Lucas

Lucas-Downton Full name Lucas V-Prix Base Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom Team Principal Lucas Wilson Technical director Andy Davies Founder(s) Lucas Wilson Andy Davies Website TBC Noted drivers Hugh Dwyer Carson Davenport Jonas Phipps Regi Abott Kurtis Gardner Lewis Ellington Emma Wilson Arden Hutchinson Marcus Thunder Maximilian Thunström Nathaniel Powers Formula Virtual World Championship career First entry 2013 Australian V-Prix Last entry 2022 Turkish V-Prix Races Entered 96 (170 starts) Engine(s) Yamaha, Volkswagen, Peugeot, Downton Constructors' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 Race Victories 3 Podiums 10 Career points 504 Pole positions 2 Fastest laps 5 2022 position 5th (93 points)

Lucas V-Prix was a Formula Virtual team which competed in the series from 2013 to 2015, then from 2019 to 2022.

Origins

The team was set up by oil tycoon Lucas Wilson at the end of 2012, with the team operating from Maidstone, Kent, United Kingdom. The team made its debut in the inaugural season of Formula Virtual - 2013.

Ownership

The team was founded and owned by Lucas Wilson, owner of Wilson Oils.

Racing history - Formula Virtual

Yamaha engines (2013)

2013 season

The team had only months to produce their first car, the LW-1GP, completing it in a record time of 1 month with the custom built Yamaha engine just fitting. The car was designed by Andy Davies. The team hired Canadian, Hugh Dwyer and Portuguese, Carson Davenport. The team finished the season with a total of 158 points and 4th in the Constructors' Championship.

The team announced a change of name to simply Lucas Grand Prix in 2014.

Return to Formula Virtual (2019-2022)

On the eve of the 2018 Belgian V-Prix - the series' 100th V-Prix - it was announced that Lucas would be returning in 2019 as Lucas V-Prix.

Complete Formula Virtual results

(results in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No.	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
2013	LW-1GP	Yamaha YF1/E13	B			AUS	MAL	BHR	GBR	ESP	CAN	USA	FRA	GER	AUT	BEL	ITA	CHN	JPN	BRA	MEX		158	4th
				18	Hugh Dwyer	12	6	12	15	11	12	17	17	13	6	16	2	7	Ret	1	6
				19	Carson Davenport	5	7	8	11	19	Ret	11	10	11	7	Ret	6	1	Ret	5	3
2014	LW-2GP	Volkswagen TSI-F1/1	B			AUS	MAL	BHR	GBR	CAN	USA	ESP	POR	FRA	GER	AUT	BEL	ITA	CHN	JPN	BRA	MEX	68	9th
				15	Carson Davenport	9	11	5	16	12	9	4	6	15	18	10	13	18	9	7	8	13
				16	Jonas Phipps	18	15
					Regi Abott			16	10	Ret
					Kurtis Gardner						5	Ret	14	9	19	7	Ret	14	12	11	Ret	9
2015	LW-3GP	Peugeot PM-002015	M			AUS	MAL	BRA	RSA	ESP	POR	FRA	GBR	CAN	USA	GER	BEL	ITA	MEX	CHN	JPN		0	12th
				15	Lewis Ellington	Ret	Ret	EX	Ret	Ret
				16	Emma Wilson	13	14	EX	Ret	Ret
2016 – 2018: Lucas did not compete
2019	LW-4GPR	Downton DS-2019	G			AUS	JPN	CHN	MAL	GBR	FRA	ESP	CAN	USA	AUT	GER	BHR	TUR	ITA	BEL	MEX	BRA	8	10th
				15	Arden Hutchinson	DNQ	25	Ret	Ret	DNQ	22	15	17	21	DNQ	15	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret
				16	Marcus Thunder	15	24	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
					Carson Davenport									Ret	DNQ	DNQ	25	19	17	Ret	DNQ	6
2020	LW-5	Downton MCL-2020	G			JPN	MAL	AUS	RSA	GBR	FRA	ESP	GER	USA	CAN	BHR	TUR	BEL	ITA	MEX	BRA		16	10th
				15	Carson Davenport	19	20	22	16	Ret	DNQ	10	21	12	18	14	18	Ret	Ret	16	15
				16	Marcus Thunder	18	17	19	20	12	16	18	22	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	8	5	13
2021	LW-6	Downton MCL-2021	G			JPN	MAL	AUS	RSA	GBR	FRA	ESP	GER	UAE	TUR	BEL	ITA	CAN	USA	MEX	BRA		161	5th
				15	Marcus Thunder	9	11	11	9	16	9	11	15	16	3	4	Ret	4	18	8	3
				16	Maximilian Thunström	10	25	6	11	4	17	15	Ret	13	7	5	5	3	1	15	5
2022	LW-7	Downton MCL-2022	G			JPN	AUS	MAL	RSA	FRA	GBR	GER	CZE	TUR	UAE	BEL	ITA	CAN	USA	BRA	MEX		93	5th
				1	Nathaniel Powers	5	2	8	22	Ret	7	5	6	EX
				2	Maximilian Thunström	3	5	17	25	7	8	9	20	EX