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Formula König
Formula König was a formula racing series based in Germany that ran from 1988 to 2004 as a one-design single-seater feeder series. It was founded by Richard König in 1987 and factory-backed by Volkswagen from 1997 to 2003.
In order to be eligible to compete in the series during its final season in 2004, drivers had to be at least 16 years old and complete its own training programme, with one of the goals of the series being to provide its participants with an opportunity to race in a single-seater series at a lower cost in comparison with the German Formula Three Championship and other feeder series at a comparable level.
The series built its own cars that, as of 2004, were powered by slightly modified production engines from Volkswagen and allowed to use the available sets of slick and wet-weather tyres from Bridgestone. It supplied the teams with all the cars and engines, managing all the spare parts and aerodynamic kits, and not allowing the teams to make any changes to the supplied cars and engines on their own.
The folding of the series was announced on 1 March 2005, before it could start what would have been its 18th season.
Formula König was founded in 1987 by Richard König, a businessman from Baden-Württemberg and the owner of König Komfort- und Rennsitze GmbH, a company producing seats for road vehicles and sports cars.
The series' inaugural season took place in 1988 and featured ten races. The original cars were powered by a 1.0-litre engine produced by Fiat and the gearbox also came from the Italian manufacturer. The series' first champion was future seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, who won nine of the ten races during the inaugural season.
For the 1989 season, the gearbox from Fiat was replaced by one from Hewland, which was purpose-built for race cars and hence believed to be better suited to the demands of auto racing than the previous season's gearbox that was largely identical to one used in the production model of the Fiat Panda at the time. In order to further adapt the series to the demands of auto racing, a new engine was chosen for the 1990 season, when the cars were powered by a 1.3-litre engine from Volkswagen, based on one available for the brand's most powerful production model of the Polo GT at the time and modified to produce 100 PS (74 kW), as opposed to 75 PS (55 kW) in its standard version.
The series was sponsored by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) from 1991 to 1995, whilst Dekra sponsored it from 1993 to 1995. After that, it was sponsored by the Deutscher Motorsport Verband (DMV) from 1996 until its final season in 2004. In the 1990s, the series ran in support of the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring on two occasions.
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Formula König
Formula König was a formula racing series based in Germany that ran from 1988 to 2004 as a one-design single-seater feeder series. It was founded by Richard König in 1987 and factory-backed by Volkswagen from 1997 to 2003.
In order to be eligible to compete in the series during its final season in 2004, drivers had to be at least 16 years old and complete its own training programme, with one of the goals of the series being to provide its participants with an opportunity to race in a single-seater series at a lower cost in comparison with the German Formula Three Championship and other feeder series at a comparable level.
The series built its own cars that, as of 2004, were powered by slightly modified production engines from Volkswagen and allowed to use the available sets of slick and wet-weather tyres from Bridgestone. It supplied the teams with all the cars and engines, managing all the spare parts and aerodynamic kits, and not allowing the teams to make any changes to the supplied cars and engines on their own.
The folding of the series was announced on 1 March 2005, before it could start what would have been its 18th season.
Formula König was founded in 1987 by Richard König, a businessman from Baden-Württemberg and the owner of König Komfort- und Rennsitze GmbH, a company producing seats for road vehicles and sports cars.
The series' inaugural season took place in 1988 and featured ten races. The original cars were powered by a 1.0-litre engine produced by Fiat and the gearbox also came from the Italian manufacturer. The series' first champion was future seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher, who won nine of the ten races during the inaugural season.
For the 1989 season, the gearbox from Fiat was replaced by one from Hewland, which was purpose-built for race cars and hence believed to be better suited to the demands of auto racing than the previous season's gearbox that was largely identical to one used in the production model of the Fiat Panda at the time. In order to further adapt the series to the demands of auto racing, a new engine was chosen for the 1990 season, when the cars were powered by a 1.3-litre engine from Volkswagen, based on one available for the brand's most powerful production model of the Polo GT at the time and modified to produce 100 PS (74 kW), as opposed to 75 PS (55 kW) in its standard version.
The series was sponsored by the Automobilclub von Deutschland (AvD) from 1991 to 1995, whilst Dekra sponsored it from 1993 to 1995. After that, it was sponsored by the Deutscher Motorsport Verband (DMV) from 1996 until its final season in 2004. In the 1990s, the series ran in support of the German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring on two occasions.