Ralph Firman Racing is a British racecar constructor. The company was founded in 2008 by Ralph Firman, Sr.

History

Ralph Firman, Sr. was one of the founders of

Van Diemen Van Diemen International, Ltd. was a British race car manufacturer based in Snetterton, Norfolk, United Kingdom. The company had a reputation for high-volume production runs of its cars, the most well-known of which is its series of Formula Fo ...

in 1973 which went on to become one of the leading formula car constructors in the world before being sold to

Élan Motorsport Technologies Élan Motorsport Technologies is an American enterprise that serves as an umbrella company containing the race car engineering, development and manufacturing companies owned by American racing and automotive company conglomerate Panoz Motor Sport ...

in 1999. After the sale Ralph Firman, Sr. set up a small company near the

Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit Snetterton Circuit is a motor racing course in Norfolk, England, originally opened in 1953. Owned by Jonathan Palmer's MotorSport Vision organisation, it is situated on the A11 road north-east of the town of Thetford and south-west of the ...

which became Ralph Firman Racing (RFR) in 2008. In 2009 RFR began to develop

Formula 1000 Formula 1000 (F1000) is an open wheel class of Formula car racing, with professional and amateur series worldwide. Formula 1000 gets its name from the 1000 cc (1.0 L) super-bike engine used to power a single seat, open wheel race car with f ...

and

F2000 Championship Series The F2000 Championship Series is a North American–based open wheel road racing series based on Formula Continental, a wings and slicks series that is designed to be the second step after Formula F 1600. The series utilizes the 2.0L powerpl ...

cars. In both classes the RFR cars won races in their first season in America. In 2012 the RFR Formula 1000 was chosen as the exclusive car for the Middle East-based Formula Gulf 1000. later that same year in September 2012 RFR was asked by

Jonathan Palmer Jonathan Charles Palmer (born 7 November 1956) is a British businessman and former Formula One racing driver. Before opting for a career in motor racing, Palmer trained as a physician at London's Guys Hospital. He also worked as a junior phys ...

to build and develop the car for the new BRDC Formula 4 Championship which made its début in 2013. RFR currently has dealerships in England, the USA and Australia.

Cars

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External links

RFR Cars

Firman Cars Australia

Ralph Firman Racing Cars United States (Firman West Cars)

Formula Gulf 1000
Automotive motorsports and performance companies British racecar constructors Companies based in Norfolk Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 2008