Swiss Racing Team (SRT) is an

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team based in Inwil,

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. Formed by Othmar Welti and Erich Kolb in 2000, Swiss Racing Team initially competed in the

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before also joining the Formula Three Euroseries from 2003 to 2004. Frédéric Vervisch won the German Championship in 2008 earning SRT their only championship. In 2007 the team also explored

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racing, providing technical aid to Jetalliance Racing and KplusK Motorsport in the

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. In 2010 Swiss Racing Team entered a partnership with

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to be one of two teams to race the

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in the inaugural

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. SRT's drivers for the World Championship include Karl Wendlinger, former FIA GT Championship race winner with both Jetalliance and KplusK, former SRT Formula Three driver Max Nilsson,

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winner Seiji Ara, and Henri Moser. In 2011, the team announced they will be racing a pair of

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's for the upcoming season, replacing the

's. Karl Wendlinger and Max Nilsson are currently the only confirmed drivers to be signed with SRT for their upcoming 2011 programme.

Former series results

Formula 3 Euro Series

† Shared results with Signature Plus

German Formula 3

† – Shared results with other teams ‡ – As Limmonen was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

British Formula 3

‡ – As Muermans was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.

References

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External links

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