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  Benetton Formula - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benetton Formula Ltd., commonly referred to simply as Benetton, was a Formula One constructor that participated from 1986 to 2001.
Benetton Formula Ltd. was formed at the end of 1985 when the Toleman team was sold to the Benetton family.
Benetton Team had a United Kingdom license from 1986 to 1995 and an Italian license from 1996 to 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benetton_Formula   (638 words)

  
 Benetton Formula Ltd.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Die Firma Benetton Formula Ltd. wurde 1970 von dem Bekleidungshersteller Benetton als Sponsorenpartner für verschiedene Motorsportserien gegründet.
Obwohl Berger 1997 in Deutschland gewann, blieb Benetton auch 1997 hinter den Erwartungen zurück.
Benetton verpflichtete für das Jahr 1998 die Fahrer Giancarlo Fisichella und Alexander Wurz.
www.jenskleemann.de /wissen/bildung/wikipedia/b/be/benetton_formula_ltd_.html   (992 words)

  
 BBC News | FORMULA 1 | Benetton in backroom reshuffle
Benetton have sacked two key members of their technical staff saying it is time the team's potential is turned into results.
Benetton said they wanted to improve the team's technical structure and that the new recruits would play a significant role in preparations for their challenge this season.
Last season Benetton lagged behind the pace of their rivals in Ferrari, McLaren, Jordan and Williams but it is apparently the technicians, not the drivers, who have taken the blame.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/sport/formula_1/607673.stm   (326 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Constructors > Benetton Formula Ltd.
Clothes manufacturer Benetton entered Grand Prix racing as a sponsor for Tyrrell in 1983, at the suggestion of former racing driver Nanni Galli, who supplied the company with wool.
Benetton wanted exposure in the United States and so Danny Sullivan was hired to drive.
In May 1985 the Benettons bought the struggling Toleman team and changed its name to Benetton Formula.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/con-benet.html   (1050 words)

  
 Benetton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Benetton family, the family who were responsible for the brand's creation
Benetton Formula, a Formula One constructor which became Renault F1 in 2002
This human name article is a disambiguation page – a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a person's or persons' name.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Benetton   (105 words)

  
 CFD fine tunes Benetton Formula 1 aerodynamics: News from CD-adapco
Mild Seven Benetton Renault Sport is using Star-CD from the CD Adapco Group to gain a better insight into the flow field around the cars than has been achieved in the past through wind tunnel measurements.
Benetton F1's design engineers are using Star-CD to 'fine tune' the aerodynamics of its racecars.
For its aerodynamic calculations Benetton Formula 1 chose EZAero which enabled the geometry of the CAD model to be imported and a tailored CFD mesh to be built automatically.
www.engineeringtalk.com /news/cdp/cdp100.html   (888 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | FORMULA ONE  | Benetton close in on rivals
Benetton have improved markedly in recent races after a poor start to the season and are now lying seventh in the constructors' championship.
Benetton technical director Mike Gascoyne said: "If [tyre company] Michelin are competitive, we can do exactly what we did at Spa - qualify in the top 10 and finish in the top six in the race.
Benetton's improved performance came after the introduction of new aerodynamic parts to the car, which spent the first half of the season close to the back of the grid.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/low/motorsport/formula_one/1528906.stm   (536 words)

  
 The Paddock : Benetton
He was runner up in 1993, but he clinched the title in 94, the same year he won the Monaco Formula Three race, as well as one of the two heats of the international invitation race at Macau.
His Formula One debut eventuated at the Canadian Grand Prix when regular Benetton driver, Gerhard Berger became ill. He qualified in 11th, but retired with transmission failure on lap 35.
Benetton will be hoping that this season it can be near the front of the battle for the title of "Best of the Rest", which will be contested by Jordan, Jaguar, Williams, Prost, BAR and Sauber.
www.euronet.nl /users/guidof/t_benetton.html   (1347 words)

  
 Investor Relations - Benetton Group
Benetton and Renault have reached an agreement by which the French car manufacturer will take over Benetton’s Formula One team for an overall amount of $120 million.
In the new Formula One scenario, in which large contructors are increasingly reaffirming themselves as the main protagonists, Benetton’s decision to pass the baton to Renault is also a significant mark of recognition to the French group, whose technological know-how has contributed to making the Benetton team part of Formula One history.
Benetton Board of Directors approves the results for the first quarter of the year 2000.
www.benetton.com /investors/en/pressreleases/2000/20000316.html   (459 words)

  
 Benetton Formula - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Benetton team was built on the ashes of the Toleman team, who performed well in 1984 with then-beginner Ayrton Senna, but could not compete in 1985 because it had no contract with a tyre manufacturer.
The Benetton team is best known for its success with Michael Schumacher.
Benetton began with BMW engines and then switched to Ford.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Benetton_Formula   (340 words)

  
 RTÉ.ie Sport - Formula 1: Renault buy Benetton ahead of F1 return
Benetton group chairman Luciano Benetton said they had been driven out by the rising costs of Formula One.
Renault quit Formula One after the 1997 season, with Williams and Benetton continuing to use Renault engines under the Supertec banner - their own modification of the power unit.
Benetton made their Formula One debut in 1983 and finally landed the Drivers' crown with Schumacher behind the wheel in 1994 and 1995, when they added the Constructor's Championship.
www.rte.ie /sport/2000/0317/formula1.html   (328 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Formula One - Rocco Bennetton promises to learn as F1 team chief - Thursday December 03, 1998 09:03 PM
He said the group had felt many people were failing to make the link between the Benetton racing team and the Italian parent company, and there was also a need to emphasize Benetton's commitment to staying in motor sport.
They [Benetton and Benetton Formula] are two different businesses, they are to be run on a separate basis for logical reasons but they are the same family.
Benetton won the world championship with Germany's Michael Schumacher in 1994 and 1995 and started last season in promising fashion only to slump in the second half of the year.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /motorsports/world/news/1998/12/03/rocco_benetton   (850 words)

  
 Guardian | Benetton in Formula One smash-up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Formula One motor racing has been hit by a blazing row over the leak of investment talks involving Benetton, the Italian clothing retailer and team owner.
As a result of the premature publicity Benetton has now frozen negotiations with MGPE that would have seen it taking a stake of between 5 and 10 per cent, worth up to £160m, in Formula One.
Benetton is furious that the secret talks were leaked by an unknown source to the Financial Times last week.
www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,3923158-103450,00.html   (236 words)

  
 BENETTON - ADVERTISING HISTORY
Benetton conferred its' advertising campaigns to the Eldorado agency, who opted almost exclusively for a poster campaign.
Benetton brought out a eau de toilette : "Colors", whose name was written out by hand by Bruno Suter, Eldorado's president, in yellow, red, green and blue on the rectangular bottle's four sides.
Benetton took out a double page advert in Liberation with, a series of masculine and feminine genitals, all different ages, all different coloursÉ with the label "United Colors of Benetton".
www.museedelapub.org /pubgb/virt/mp/benetton/pub_benetton.html   (1570 words)

  
 Arun Technology continues association with Benetton Formula Limited
Arun Technology is pleased to announce that the long standing association with Benetton Formula Limited has been extended during the 2001 Grand Prix Championship year.
As an official supplier to Mild Seven of Benetton Formula 1 Racing Team Arun Technology provides metal analysis equipment vital to the Technical Centre in Oxfordshire, where the cars are designed and built.
Formula 1 Racing is at the cutting edge of technological development in many fields and metals are one of the most important of these.
www.aruntechnology.com /pressreleases/pressmay2001.html   (206 words)

  
 Benetton Formula 1 1983 - 2001
Luciano Benetton, looking like the famous composer Ludwig van Beethoven, is not only the head of one of Italy´s most famous dynasties, but also the principal of one of the best known companies of his home country.
Benetton decided to buy the team of Spirit Hart to transfer their Pirelli contract to Toleman, where they also became the title sponsor the same year with their brand United Colors Of Benetton.
The Benetton Toleman Harts were driven by the Italians Teo Fabi and Piercarlo Ghinzani with a fine pole position of Fabi at the Nuerburgring to their credit.
www.research-racing.de /benetton1.htm   (1319 words)

  
 Formula One Motor Racing FAQ (modified 3/14/97), Part 1/2
From: mitchmcc@ultranet.com (Mitchell McCann) Newsgroups: rec.autos.sport.f1 Subject: Formula One Motor Racing FAQ (modified 3/14/97), Part 1/2 Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 17:55:11 GMT Message-ID: <3379fbfe.22542488@news.ultranet.com> Summary: This article is a collection of information on Formula One racing, teams, personnel and technology.
They could not improve on their performance in '93 but by '94 Schumacher had become a force to be reckoned with and he took the driver's championship in controversial fashion at the end of a controversial season.
In 1995 he was transferred by Benetton to the Simtek team and he drove five races before the uncompetitive team folded.
www.faqs.org /faqs/sports/formula-one-faq/part1   (7982 words)

  
 Benetton F1 Team - Formula One Team Information
Benetton were 3rd in 1990, a drama filled year during which pilot Nannini lost an arm in a helicopter mishap.
Benetton was discovered to have a banned computer software driver aide (a launch control option) although Benetton maintained they were not using it.
A fire during refuelling at the 1994 German Grand Prix caused Benetton driver Jos Verstappen some scary moments although he was uninjured in the incident.
www.geocities.com /MotorCity/Lane/4994/benetton.html   (517 words)

  
 Motorsport.com: News channel
Benetton Formula Ltd, the company that runs the Mild Seven Benetton Playlife team, have inaugurated their wind tunnel.
Benetton Formula's wind tunnel was designed to test a 50% scale model, but can also accommodate a full size formula one car.
In the last five years the Benetton Formula team has won three Formula One World championships: the driver's championship in 1994 and the driver's and constructor's championship in 1995.
www.motorsport.com /news/article.asp?ID=23183&FS=F1   (290 words)

  
 Grand Prix Racing - the whole story
The Benetton boys realised they had a potential champion on their hands and set about building a technical facility in the Costwolds that would serve up the tools to do the job.
Flavio Briatore was gone to be replaced by Subaru rally ace Dave Richards while the experienced pairing of Alesi and Berger left leaving their seats to two young guns in the shape of Alexander Wurz and Giancarlo Fisichella.
Roco Benetton has taken over, but with exactly the same line up in terms of engines, drivers and designers for 1999, the team are going to have to work hard to recapture their previous form.
www.gpracing.net192.com /teams/115.cfm   (775 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > GP Encyclopedia > People > Rocco Benetton   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Benetton family has owned the Benetton Formula 1 team since it was acquired from Toleman in 1986.
Rocco Benetton is one of the 14 children of the four founders of the Benetton company: father Luciano, aunt Giuliana, and uncles Carlo and Gilberto.
The Benettons now run one of the most successful businesses in Italy and the family is estimated to be worth something in the region of $4bn, the clothing firm now having diversified into sporting brands, restaurants, supermarkets and real estate.
www.grandprix.com /gpe/cref-benroc.html   (374 words)

  
 FedEx | About FedEx | Press Releases
Formula 1 is a highly effective vehicle to deliver messages to broader audiences, and so we're looking forward to seeing our logo in Suzuka," added Mr.
Already, Benetton Renault Formula 1 with FedEx, driven by Gerhard Berger - one of the top Formula 1 racers in the circuit - crossed the finish line first in Germany at Hockenheim ring.
After 15 races this year, Benetton Formula 1 ranks third in the constructor's championships, with (pls check proper name - ?Joan Alcsi) ranking third in the driver's championships.
www.fedex.com /sg/about/pressreleases/pr100697a.html   (388 words)

  
 CD-adapco News Room - Benetton Formula 1 - The Race Is On with STAR-CD!
Benetton Formula 1 are using CFD techniques to gain more insight into the flowfield than can be achieved by wind tunnel measurements.
In collaboration with CD (Computational Dynamics Ltd, a member of CD-adapco) Benetton Formula 1’s design engineers are using STAR-CD to "fine tune" the aerodynamics of their race cars.
The race is truly on at Benetton Formula 1 to use STAR-CD to push aerodynamic design of their F1 cars to new heights.
www.cd-adapco.com /press_room/archive_2001/benetton_f1.html   (285 words)

  
 Benetton : marketing and advertising profile at Adbrands.net
Benetton has become one of the world's best known clothing brands since the late 1980s, largely as a result of striking and often controversial advertising campaigns which seemed to bear limited relevance to the clothes they represented.
Instead Benetton's advertising has principally been a platform for the worldview of Luciano Benetton, a leading member of the wealthy family which, in typically Italian style, has substantial interests in numerous sectors other than fashion, which now accounts for 40% or less of the family business.
Most recently the Benettons were instrumental in funding the takeover of Telecom Italia by tire and cable maker Pirelli.
www.mind-advertising.com /it/benetton_it.htm   (194 words)

  
 Formula One team uses stereolithography systems: News from 3D Systems
Benetton Formula 1 uses 3D Systems' solid imaging technology to build parts for racecars that will be driven by Giancarlo Fisichella and Jenson Button in the 2001 Formula One World Championship.
The process enables Benetton engineers to produce new parts easily and quickly from computer-aided design (CAD) data - a necessity for making quick adjustments to improve the performance of their cars between racing events.
According to John Murray, 3D Systems' senior director of global business development for motorsports, Benetton Formula 1 is using the stiffer SL 7520 material for parts tested in the wind tunnel and SL 7540 for parts that require more durability.
www.engineeringtalk.com /news/dsy/dsy111.html   (520 words)

  
 Dassault Systemes : Press Room
Benetton Formula 1, IBM and Dassault Systemes (NASDAQ:DASTY, Bourse de Paris), announced today that Benetton Formula 1 will design the Mild Seven Benetton Playlife team car exclusively using CATIA Solutions, and will use ENOVIA Solutions for its product lifecycle management.
Benetton Formula 1 won the World Drivers championship in 1994, both World Drivers and Constructors championships in 1995, and finished third in the Constructors championship in 1996 and 1997.
Benetton Formula 1 will use ENOVIAVPM to manage the configuration of each car throughout its lifecycle and make this data available through the ENOVIA Portal to everyone in the team - wherever they are located.
www.3ds.com /news-events/press-room/release/329/1   (621 words)

  
 UK & Ireland - Press Release - Novell Selected as Official Technical Supplier to Mild Seven Benetton Formula 1 Racing ...
The announcement follows the unveiling of Benetton Formula 1's challenger for the 2000 FIA Formula One World Championship, the Mild Seven* Benetton* Playlife* B200 car, at the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya in Barcelona on the 17th January.
This connection will allow Benetton Formula 1's engineers in the UK to access and analyse data feeds from over 120 sensors monitoring the team's cars during every Grand Prix race.
Technical Director of Benetton Formula 1, Pat Symonds said: "The B200 has been designed to use proven technology and methodologies with the aim of being consistently fast and reliable.
www.novell.com /offices/emea/uk/news/press/benetton.html   (625 words)

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