Supertec Explained

Super Performance Competition Engineering BV
Trade Name:	Supertec
Type:	Besloten Vennootschap
Fate:	Assets bought by Renault Sport
Location:	Netherlands
Industry:	Automotive automobile racing (motorsport)
Key People:	Bruno Michel and Flavio Briatore
Products:	Internal combustion engines and car engine assembly
Services:	Performance engineering, Precision manufacturing

Supertec was a brand of Formula One engines supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV,^[1] managed by Flavio Briatore and Bruno Michel.^[2] Supertec engines were updated 1997 Renault RS9 units, built by Mecachrome.

In May 1998 Super Performance Competition Engineering signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the 1999 season. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered Williams, Benetton and BAR in 1999, and Benetton and Arrows in 2000. The Benetton team rebadged the engines as Playlife.

After the 2000 season, Supertec collapsed due to financial problems and Renault Sport F1 bought back Supertec's assets in 2001.

Complete Formula One World Championship results

Supertec
Debut:	1999 Australian Grand Prix
Final Race:	2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
Races:	82
Chassis:	British American Racing, Benetton, Williams, Arrows
Cons Champ:	0
Drivers Champ:	0
Wins:	0
Podiums:	7
Points:	78
Poles:	0
Fastest Laps:	1

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Points	WCC
	British American Racing	BAR 01	FB01 3.0 V10			AUS	BRA	SMR	MON	ESP	CAN	FRA	GBR	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	EUR	MAL	JPN		0	NC
					Jacques Villeneuve	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	15	8	10	Ret	9
					Ricardo Zonta	Ret	DNQ				Ret	9	Ret	15	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	12
					Mika Salo			7	Ret	8
	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B199	Playlife FB01 3.0 V10		align=left		4	Ret	5	5	9	2	Ret	7	12	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	11	14		16	6th
					align=left	Alexander Wurz	Ret	7	Ret	6	10	Ret	Ret	10	5	7	7	14	Ret	Ret	8	10
	Winfield Williams	Williams FW21	FB01 3.0 V10		Ralf Schumacher	3	4	Ret	Ret	5	4	4	3	Ret	4	9	5	2	4	Ret	5		35	5th
					Alessandro Zanardi	Ret	Ret	11	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	7	Ret	10	Ret
	Arrows F1 Team	Arrows A21	FB02 3.0 V10			AUS	BRA	SMR	GBR	ESP	EUR	MON	CAN	FRA	AUT	GER	HUN	BEL	ITA	USA	JPN	MAL	7	7th
					Pedro de la Rosa	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	16	16	Ret	Ret	12	Ret
					Jos Verstappen	Ret	7	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	15	4	Ret	Ret	10
	Mild Seven Benetton Playlife	Benetton B200	Playlife FB02 3.0 V10		align=left	Giancarlo Fisichella	5	2	11	7	9	5	3	3	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	14	9	20	4th
					align=left	Alexander Wurz	7	Ret	9	9	10	12	Ret	9	Ret	10	Ret	11	13	5	10	Ret	7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Trademarks owned by Super Performance Competition Engineering BV. Inventively Inc.. 9 February 2016.
2. News: Who owns Mecachrome?. 25 May 1998. Grandprix.com. Inside F1, Inc.. 10 February 2016.