Tottenham Hotspur (Superleague Formula team)
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Tottenham Hotspur Superleague Formula team was the racing team of Tottenham Hotspur, a football team that competes in England in the Premier League. The Tottenham Hotspur racing team competed in the Superleague Formula for only three seasons. It was operated in 2008 first by GTA Motor Competición and for the other two seasons was operated by Alan Docking Racing.
| Tottenham Hotspur SF Racing Team | |||||||||||
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| Founded | 2008 | ||||||||||
| Country |  England | ||||||||||
| Driver(s) | Duncan Tappy (2008) Dominik Jackson (2008) Craig Dolby ('09, '10) | ||||||||||
| First race | 2008 Donington | ||||||||||
| Last race | 2010 Navarra | ||||||||||
| Rounds | 24 | ||||||||||
| Ch'ships | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total points | 1336 (including Super Finals) | ||||||||||
| 2010 position | 2nd (697 pts) | ||||||||||
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| NOTE - Data not including Super Finals | |||||||||||
Tottenham did not continue the sponsorship after the end of the 2010 season and, with the format changing to national teams, Dolby then raced for the English team in the 2011 series. However, just after two races in 2011, the Superleague folded.
2008 season
In the 2008 Superleague Formula season, Tottenham finished eleventh overall in the standings. The Tottenham driver was Duncan Tappy in all rounds except the 2008 Estoril Superleague Formula round, where Dominik Jackson was driving. The team's best placing was second in the second race of the 2008 Zolder Superleague Formula round.
2009 season
For the 2009 Superleague Formula season, Craig Dolby was confirmed as the driver and Alan Docking Racing would now operate the team.[1] Dolby drove for the Anderlecht team the previous year.
At the Donington Park course, Dolby finished the grid in sixth place. In the first race, Dolby finished fifth place and, in the second race, in fourth place.[2]
2010 season
The 2010 season started off at Silverstone and, in the first race of 25 laps, Craig Dolby took first position on the podium.[3] After two races, Tottenham had a lead of 48 out of 50 points.[4] By the end of the season, Dolby finished as runner-up and had been reported to have earned €1.8 million.[5]
Record
(key)
2008
| Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Rank | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DON | NÜR | ZOL | EST | VAL | JER | ||||||||||
| GTA Motor Competición |  Duncan Tappy |
3 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 257 | 11th | ||
| Dominik Jackson |
15 | 11 | |||||||||||||
2009
- Super Final results in 2009 did not count for points towards the main championship.
| Operator(s) | Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Rank | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAG | ZOL | DON | EST | MOZ | JAR | ||||||||||||||||
| Alan Docking Racing | Craig Dolby |
3 | 10 | DN | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | X | 5 | 2 | – | 4 | 2 | 6 | 382 | 2nd |