Supertec was a brand of

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s supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV, managed by

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and Bruno Michel. Supertec engines were updated

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RS9 units, built by

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. In May 1998 Super Performance Competition Engineering signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the 1999 season. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered Williams, Benetton and

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in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000. The Benetton team rebadged the engines as Playlife. After the 2000 season, Supertec collapsed due to financial problems and

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bought back Supertec's assets in 2001.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

( key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

References

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