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EGP

Full name	Enterprise GP
Owner/s	James Kirk
Base	England
Competitions
Formula Challenge Team	None
Début	2014 Challenge Australian Grand Prix
Supercup Team	None
Début	-
Masters Series Team	None
Début	2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
World Sport Series Team	None
Début	2013 Turkish Sport Series
International Touring Cup Team	None
Début	2013/14 San Marino Touring Cup

Enterprise GP is an English sim-racing team based in South London, England. The team is managed by James Kirk, co-founder and ex-co-team principal of TheSixthAxis Racing. Currently, Formula 1 event specialists FMCG are the team's title sponsor.

History

Born as Scuderia L'Asse Sesto, Enterprise GP was initially planned to be a new driver feeder team for TheSixthAxis Racing. Poised for entry into the proposed fifteenth season of the Gentlemens Racing Club Touring Car Championship alongside the GPVWC 2013 World Sport Series season, the team's debut into racing was delayed due to internal politics at TSA Racing. The transformation into Enterprise GP was completed when it was agreed that the team should be a separate entity to TSA Racing and was soon entered for the 2013 Turkish Sport Series with drivers Scott Berrisford and Matthew Allington.

Despite it's change to a completely independent team, Enterprise GP's aim remained to help develop newer drivers to sim-racing though the initial reluctance to sign experienced drivers was soon dropped.

World Sport Series

2013 Season

Despite joining the season late, Enterprise GP became a strong force in 2013 embedding themselves in the battle for 'the best of the rest'. Independent GRC drivers Scott Berrisford and Matthew Allington were signed to the team with no clear lead driver.

EGP's first competitive season saw more success than anticipated. The team quickly established themselves as top ten runners with Berrisford particularly impressing due to his consistency. The Englishman took the team's first podium at the 2013 Belgian Sport Series though Allington stole some of the lime light after qualifying a team best of third at the 2013 British Sport Series. Finishing seventh in the Teams' championship, overall the team scored 152 points; 109 for Berrisford and 43 for Allington who missed the 2013 Italian Sport Series.

At the end of the season, Berrisford revealed he would not be continuing in the World Sport Series in order to focus on his single-seater efforts though he continued to work with the team joining EGP's International Touring Cup team as reserve driver.

International Touring Cup

2013/2014 Season

On the back of their impressive showing in the World Sport Series, EGP were selected as one of twenty teams to take part in the debut season of the International Touring Cup. Ben Hackeson was revealed as the first signing for the team; sticking to the tradition of taking in newer drivers though the signing of Tom Parker would prove to be a significant departure for the team. Team Principal Kirk believed that Hackeson "needed a mentor" and he saw no better option than Parker.

Complete results

World Sport Series

(results in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fastest Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C. 2013 54 Scott Berrisford 12 0 0 0 1 109 6th 7th 55 Matthew Allington 10 0 0 0 0 43 19th 2014 7 Matthew Allington 6 0 0 0 0 11 39th 8th Rasmus Salo 4 0 0 0 1 24 26th Harley Hamnett 2 0 0 0 0 0 EX Tobias Olsson 8 0 0 0 0 17 32nd 8 Agustin Canapino1 10 0 0 2 1 157 8th Harley Hamnett 8 0 0 0 0 0 EX Joonas Raivio 2 0 0 0 0 9 41st 1 Agustin Canapino left Enterprise GP halfway through the season for Midnight Motorsport. His points total and position in the Drivers' Championship represent his time at both teams. International Touring Cup (results in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fastest Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C. 2013/14 28 Scott Berrisford 3 0 0 0 0 8 44th 11th Tom Parker 14 0 0 1 1 82 15th Jesper Taulborg 6 0 1 1 1 48 24th 29 Ben Hackeson 24 0 0 0 0 21 36th 2014 18 Sven de Vries 18 2 0 0 5 323 1 5th 1 6th Tobias Olsson 3 0 0 0 0 62 2 23rd 2 Joonas Raivio 11 1 0 0 2 47 27th 19 Mikael Tuomaala 24 0 0 0 0 49 26th Tobias Olsson 3 0 0 0 0 62 2 23rd 2 Kevin Siggy 9 1 1 3 4 124 TBC 1 Sven de Vries left Enterprise GP halfway through the season for Aurora Motorsports. These are his final points total and position in the Drivers' Championship. 2 Tobias Olsson left Enterprise GP halfway through the season for YTF1. These are his final points total and position in the Drivers' Championship.