Supertec
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Supertec was a brand of Formula One engines supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV, managed by Flavio Briatore and Bruno Michel. Supertec engines were updated 1997 Renault RS9 units, built by Mecachrome.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Super Performance Competition Engineering BV
- Company.trade_name
- Supertec
- Company.foundation
- Netherlands
- Company.type
- Besloten Vennootschap
- Company.fate
- Assets bought by Renault Sport
- Company.location
- Netherlands
- Company.industry
- Automotive automobile racing (motorsport)
- Company.key_people
- Bruno Michel and Flavio Briatore
- Company.products
- Internal combustion engines and car engine assembly
- Company.services
- Performance engineering, Precision manufacturing
- F1 engine manufacturer.name
- Supertec
- F1 engine manufacturer.debut
- 1999 Australian Grand Prix
- F1 engine manufacturer.final_race
- 2000 Malaysian Grand Prix
- F1 engine manufacturer.races
- 82
- F1 engine manufacturer.chassis
- British American Racing, Benetton, Williams, Arrows
- F1 engine manufacturer.cons_champ
- 0
- F1 engine manufacturer.drivers_champ
- 0
- F1 engine manufacturer.wins
- 0
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Supertec was a brand of Formula One engines supplied by Dutch company Super Performance Competition Engineering BV, managed by Flavio Briatore and Bruno Michel. 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.