Superleague Formula
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Superleague Formula is a new motor racing formula, which will start its first race on August 30, 2008, on Donington Park. The league will introduce team sponsorship by major sports clubs, and will feature open-wheel racing around a mix of historic and challenging tracks.
[edit] Formats[edit] League formatContinuing the concept of Premier 1 Grand Prix, the Superleague Formula was announced in 2005, receiving the full approval of the FIA in December of 2005. Superleague Formula will be open-wheel racing and the teams will be sponsored by and bear the colors of prominent football clubs such as RSC Anderlecht, Galatasaray, CR Flamengo, Borussia Dortmund, AC Milan, Olympiacos CFP, FC Porto, S.C. Corinthians, Rangers F.C. and PSV Eindhoven. Some countries may have non-club sponsored teams. Drivers from A1 Grand Prix, GP2, DTM, etc are being recruited for the 2008 start, and insiders maintain that there will be some notable young stars on the SLF grid in 2008. The goal is to have a starting grid of twenty teams, each of which will have one car. Much of the sales, marketing and technology work will be handled centrally by the league, thus affording a considerable cost-savings to the teams. [edit] Race Format
 Superleague Formula’s race format will incorporate a Saturday qualification and two Sunday races, one with a reverse grid. For each round, the competing teams will compete for a 1 million Euro prize purse, plus points in a yearly championship.
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[edit] Technology
The car has been built by Panoz under the Élan Motorsport Technologies banner and will be powered by a 750bhp 4.2-litre V12 engine designed by US-owned Menard Competition Technologies. Élan currently manufactures cars for Champ Car, as well as other championships. The chassis is built on a two-metre wide track with entertainment in mind, using under-body aerodynamics to create the needed conditions for increased overtaking opportunities. The cars have been subjected to the latest FIA safety tests, and the car has continued under development during 2007. Car Details:
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