North Star
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This article is about the team competing in Formula Virtual. For the team that previously competed in the FV2 Series, please see North Star Racing.
North Star was a British virtual racing team based in Perth, Scotland. The team raced in Formula Virtual from 2016 to 2023, when the team were forced to pull out of the series following financial difficulties.
Origins
Main artcile: North Star Racing
North Star Racing was founded by Nick Forrest to compete in the 2015 FV2 Series season. The team struggled in their debut season, finishing 11th, but were nonetheless rewarded with a place in Formula Virtual for 2016 after the grid was expanded to 13 teams - as well as the demise of Lucas.
Ownership
The team was founded and owned in its entirety by Nick Forrest.
Team logo and identity
Racing history - Formula Virtual
BMW engines (2016-2018)
Upon their successful application to join Formula Virtual, North Star announced that they would be using BMW engines tuned by Canadian automotive company Magna International.
2016 season
2017 season
2018 season
Ford engines (2019-2023)
2019 season
2020 season
2021 season
2022 season
2023 season
North Star Young Driver Academy
Main article: Protostars Academy
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 | 18 | Points | WCC |
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2016 | NSR- V01 |
BMW MPE-16 |
M | AUS | MAL | CHN | JPN | FRA | ESP | GBR | GER | NED | BEL | ITA | TUR | BHR | CAN | USA | MEX | POR | BRA | 0 | 12th | ||
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19 | 21 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 19 | 19 | DSQ | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 16 | ||||||
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Ret | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | Ret | 21 | 20 | 18 | ||||||
2017 | NSR- V02 |
BMW MPE-17 |
G | AUS | MAL | JPN | CHN | FRA | ESP | GER | AUT | GBR | BEL | ITA | POR | TUR | BHR | CAN | USA | MEX | BRA | 121 | 6th | ||
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7 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 24 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 8 | Ret | ||||||
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12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 24 | Ret | 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
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3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
2018 | NSR- V03 |
BMW MPE-18 |
G | AUS | JPN | CHN | MAL | GBR | FRA | ESP | AUT | GER | SVK | CAN | USA | BHR | TUR | BEL | ITA | MEX | BRA | 18 | 8th | ||
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13 | 20 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | ||||||||
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11 | 16 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||
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2019 | NSR- V04 |
Ford SVT 183 V10 |
G | AUS | JPN | CHN | MAL | GBR | FRA | ESP | CAN | USA | AUT | GER | BHR | TUR | ITA | BEL | MEX | BRA | 75 | 6th | |||
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9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 18 | |||||||
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20 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 20 | 6 | Ret | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 13 | 14 | |||||||
2020 | NS-05 | Ford SVT 183B |
G | JPN | MAL | AUS | RSA | GBR | FRA | ESP | GER | USA | CAN | BHR | TUR | BEL | ITA | MEX | BRA | 106 | 4th | ||||
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20 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | ||||||||
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25 | 9 | 20 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 13 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 23 | ||||||||
2021 | NS-06 | Ford SVT 183C |
G | JPN | MAL | AUS | RSA | GBR | FRA | ESP | GER | UAE | TUR | BEL | ITA | CAN | USA | MEX | BRA | 1 | 13th | ||||
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13 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 17 | ||||||||
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19 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 20 | ||||||||
2022 | NS-07 | Ford FV 180A |
G | JPN | AUS | MAL | RSA | FRA | GBR | GER | CZE | TUR | UAE | BEL | ITA | CAN | USA | BRA | MEX | 19 | 11th | ||||
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DNQ | Ret | 23 | DNQ | 16 | 11 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |||||||||
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Ret | 16 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 12 | 23 | Ret | 12 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 26 | ||||||||
2023 | NS-07B | Ford FV 180B |
G | AUS | MAL | JPN | RSA | UAE | FRA | GBR | GER | BEL | ITA | TUR | CAN | USA | MEX | ARG | BRA | 74 | 7th | ||||
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15 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 20 | Ret | 7 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 2 | ||||||||
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16 | 20 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 21 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 7 |