Bhaitech
Italian automotive R&D team
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Bhaitech Racing (sometimes stylised as BhaiTech Racing) was an Italian automotive research and development service provider and motorsport team.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2011 |
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| Folded | 2021 |
| Base | Mestrino, Veneto, Italy |
| Former series | Italian F4 Championship Italian GT Championship International GT Open Blancpain Sprint Series Formula Renault Eurocup |
| Teams' Championships | International GT Open GTS class: 2013 Italian F4 Championship: 2017 |
| Drivers' Championships | International GT Open GTS class: 2013: Giorgio Pantano |
| Website | https://www.bhaitech.com/en/home/ |
History
Racing
Bhaitech made its racing debut in 2012, contesting the Italian GT Championship using a McLaren 12C GT3.[3] A year later, the team contested the International GT Open and clinched the GTS Teams' and Drivers' titles with Giorgio Pantano.[4] In 2014, BhaiTech competed in the Blancpain Sprint Series which saw them finish seventh in the Cup category of the Teams' Championship.[5]
After a year's sabbatical from motorsports, Bhaitech returned to racing in 2016, competing in the Italian F4 Championship, which saw them claim podium finishes with Richard Verschoor and Lorenzo Colombo.[6] A year later, the team clinched the teams' title and the rookie championship with Leonardo Lorandi while Colombo and Sebastian Fernandez claimed third and fourth in the 2017 championship respectively.[7] In 2018, the team claimed a second rookie championship title with Petr Ptáček, while Lorandi narrowly missed out on the title to Enzo Fittipaldi.[8][9]
In November 2018, it was announced Bhaitech would expand into the Formula Renault Eurocup championship for 2019, reuniting with Ptáček and signing Italian F4 race winner Federico Malvestiti.[10][11][12] In January 2019, Bhaitech made their first driver signings with Umberto Laganella, Michael Belov, Nicola Marinangeli and Matteo Nannini joining the outfit for the Italian F4 Championship.[13][14][15][16]
Technology
Bhaitech also specialized in research and development in the automotive and motorsport fields.[17] In 2018, Bhaitech entered into a strategic partnership with Altran Italia.[18]
Former series results
Italian GT Championship
International GT open
| Year | Car | No. | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | D.C. | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 65 |  Giorgio Pantano |
16 | 3 | ? | ? | 1st | 1st | 93 |
 Rafael Suzuki |
14 | 3 | ? | ? | 3rd† | |||||
 Álvaro Parente |
2 | 0 | ? | ? | NC* | |||||
| 66 |  Chris van der Drift |
16 | 1 | ? | ? | 8th | ||||
| Luiz Razia |
* Guest driver ineligible for points
† Shared results with another team
Blancpain Sprint Series
| Year | Car | No. | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | D.C. | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | McLaren MP4-12C GT3 | 60 | Fabio Onidi |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | 7th | 50 |
| Giorgio Pantano | ||||||||||
| 61 |  Sten Pentus |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | ||||
 Daniel Lloyd |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||||
| Chris van der Drift |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th† | |||||
 Filip Salaquarda |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th† | |||||
| Álvaro Parente |
NC |
† Shared results with another team
ADAC Formula 4
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | D.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Lorenzo Colombo |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* |
 Sebastián Fernández |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC* |
* Guest driver ineligible for points
Formula Renault Eurocup
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | D.C. | T.C. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Petr Ptáček |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8th | 6th | 106 |
| Federico Malvestiti |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | ||||
| 2020 | Tatuus F3 T-318 | Lorenzo Colombo |
16 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5th | 6th | 186 |
 László Tóth |
20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | ||||
| Vicky Piria |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | ||||
| Nicola Marinangeli |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
Italian F4 Championship
| Italian F4 Championship | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Fast laps | D.C. | T.C. | Points |
| 2016 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Diego Bertonelli |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11th† | 5th | 165 |
| Lorenzo Colombo |
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12th† | ||||
 Richard Verschoor |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | ||||
| Giacomo Altoè |
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||||
| Aaron di Comberti |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46th | ||||
 Antolín González |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47th | ||||
| 2017 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Lorenzo Colombo |
21 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3rd | 1st | 565 |
| Sebastián Fernández |
21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4th | ||||
| Leonardo Lorandi |
21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6th | ||||
| 2018 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Leonardo Lorandi |
21 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2nd | 2nd | 480 |
| Petr Ptáček |
21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5th | ||||
 Ilya Morozov |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th† | ||||
| Alessandro Famularo |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||||
| Anthony Famularo |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||||
| 2019 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Michael Belov |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 4th | 199 |
 Jesse Salmenautio |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18th† | ||||
| Umberto Laganella |
18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19th | ||||
| Nicola Marinangeli |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29th | ||||
| 2020 | Tatuus F4-T014 | Jesse Salmenautio |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14th | 8th | 77 |
| Zdeněk Chovanec |
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17th | ||||
 Sebastian Øgaard |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | ||||
| Dexter Patterson |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd | ||||
| Tikhon Kharitonov |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43rd | ||||
† Shared results with another team
Timeline
| Former series | |
|---|---|
| Italian GT Championship | 2012 |
| International GT Open | 2013 |
| Blancpain Sprint Series | 2014 |
| ADAC Formula 4 | 2017 |
| Italian Formula 4 Championship | 2016–2020 |
| Formula Renault Eurocup | 2019–2020 |