Formula LO, previously known formally as LO Formel Lista Junior, was an
open wheel racing
An open-wheel single-seater (often known as formula car) is a car with the wheels outside the car's main body, and usually having only one seat. Open-wheel cars contrast with street cars, sports cars, stock cars, and touring cars, which have th ...
series based in mainland Europe, which often ran as a support series to the
Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps was a category of Formula Renault Open-wheel car, open-wheel racing, created by the merging of the Formula Renault 2.0 Middle European Championship (formerly known as Formula Renault 2.0 Switzerland) and Italian Formula ...
. The first season was in 2000 and is based in
Switzerland, and governed by the country's National Motorsport Authority. Because motorsports are essentially banned in Switzerland, the racing takes place on circuits in surrounding nations such as
France
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,
Italy
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and Germany. Many of the drivers go on to race in Formula Three and especially to the closely linked Formula BMW series. The series is often considered to be in competition with the German-based ADAC Formel Masters, which formed in 2008. It is named after its primary sponsor, Lista Office, owned by Swiss racing driver Fredy Lienhard.
Scoring system
* Points in the drivers' championship are awarded to the top ten race finishers with two bonus points for pole position and the fastest race lap. In the teams' championship, a team can only score points if one of its drivers finish in the top ten.
;Drivers' championship
, ,
;Teams' championship
Champions
See also
*Formula BMW
*Formula Junior
*ADAC Formel Masters
External links
Formula Lista Junior official websitedriverdb.com Formula Lista Junior2009 Pre-season Information Pack
References
{{Formula BMW years
Formula racing series, Formula Lista Junior
Formula racing, Formula Lista Junior
Formula Lista Junior,
Motorsport in Switzerland
Recurring sporting events established in 2000
Recurring events disestablished in 2012