Atech Grand Prix was a British
motor racing
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team.
It was formed in 2007 as Hitech Junior Team by David Hayle, who had sold his successful
British Formula 3
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team
Hitech Racing
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to
Austria
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n businessman Walter Grubmuller, Sr.
It was renamed Atech Grand Prix at the end of 2009.
The team ran
Nick Yelloly
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Early career
Karting
Yel ...
,
Marlon Stockinger and
Tamás Pál Kiss
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Career
Karting
Kiss made his karting début in 1998 when he was seven years old. During ten years he scored three titles in Hungarian Championships
Formula Ren ...
in the
2010 Formula Renault UK Championship, with Pál Kiss challenging for the title until the final round.
2011 saw them run under the Atech Reid GP banner in the
2011 Formula Renault 2.0 UK Championship
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, after a new collaboration with
Reid Motorsport. Former
British Formula Ford Championship
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driver
Tio Ellinas
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raced for them.
In 2013, they were purchased by
Bamboo Engineering
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Craft Racing was established by Frank Yu in 2009 and was a front running team i ...
.
Results
GP3
In detail
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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British auto racing teams
Auto racing teams established in 2007
2007 establishments in the United Kingdom
GP3 Series teams
Formula Renault Eurocup teams
Superleague Formula teams
International Formula Masters teams
British Formula Renault teams
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2013