French Formula Renault 2.0 The team was founded in 2000 by French
racing driver Simon Abadie. They joined the
French Formula Renault 2.0 championship the same year, with Abadie finishing as runner-up in the standings. They also finished as runner-up in the series in 2003 before leaving the championship at the end of the 2005 season.
Eurocup Mégane Trophy In 2005, Tech 1 joined the newly formed Eurocup Mégane Trophy, with
Matthieu Lahaye and Simon Abadie finishing ninth and tenth respectively in the championship. The following year they finished second in the Drivers' championship with Lahaye and also claimed the Teams' title, the first of three consecutive Teams' championships. In 2007, they claimed a one-two finish in the drivers' championship, with
Portuguese driver
Pedro Petiz taking the title ahead of team-mate Dimitri Enjalbert.
World Series by Renault 2006 saw Tech 1 Racing join the World Series by Renault championship with drivers
Jérôme d'Ambrosio and
Ryo Fukuda. Tech 1 took over
Saulnier Racing's single-seater racing structure and equipment. After a steady first season the team finished twelfth in the Teams' standings, with Fukuda taking their best race result of fourth place at both
Donington Park and
Le Mans. In
2007 the team fielded former
British Formula 3 champion
Álvaro Parente and
Frenchman Julien Jousse. Parente took two victories during the season (at
Monaco and
Spa-Francorchamps) to claim the title ahead of
Ben Hanley, with Jousse finishing in tenth position. Tech 1 also secured the Teams' title, ahead of
International DracoRacing and
Carlin Motorsport. Jousse remained with the team for the
2008 season, where he was joined by Formula Renault graduate
Charles Pic. After taking six podium places – including a win at
Barcelona – Jousse finished second in the championship behind
Giedo van der Garde, whilst Pic took wins at Monaco and Le Mans to finish in sixth place. The team also won their second consecutive Teams' title. Pairing the drivers
Daniel Ricciardo and
Brendon Hartley at the start of the season (the latter would be replaced by
2010 British Formula 3 season champion
Jean-Éric Vergne), Tech 1 secured the
2010 season title. The team claimed just one more team title in
2012 season, with
Jules Bianchi finishing vice-champion in the standings, before withdrawing from the sport three seasons later. ==Results==