The FIA Historic Formula One Championship offers a unique opportunity to promote organisations, brands, products and services throughout Europe and beyond.
Historic motor sport is a fast growing sector of the motor sport industry and attracts affluent competitors as well as affluent spectators, both young and old.
Just as the FIA Formula One World Championship represents the pinnacle in contemporary motor sport, HFO represents the pinnacle in historic motor sport and offers some of the same benefits on a less grand scale and, appropriately, at a less grand cost.
Unlike one-off historic events such as the Monaco Historique, Goodwood Festival of Speed and Revival, HFO offers multiple exposure opportunities in various countries and on average, as a feature support race at one Grand Prix event every two years.
Partnerships are available in many forms to suit a range of budgets and marketing objectives from Web Site exposure to full Championship Title Sponsorship.
If you would like to discuss the possibilities further, please initially contact Dan Collins, our vice-chairman.
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You just need to be aware of the minor technical and sporting regulation differences, in particular the rev limit of your engine will need to be changed for each series.
HFO and Masters accommodate Formula 1 cars from a similar racing period, however, the series have some fundamental differences:
There are also a few technical and sporting differences:
HFO essentially covers the 3 litre Formula 1 era which ran from 1966 until 1985. See the About HFO section for more details.
Grand Prix Masters regulations state that cars built to Formula 1 regulations from 1966 until 1978 are eligible, though they exclude any cars with operational ground effects such as the Lotus 78 and 79.
Although excluded in the published regulations, Masters has announced several races for post 1978 ground effect and flat bottom Formula 1 cars in 2009.
EuroBOSS is open to Formula 1 cars constructed before 2004 but also permits Indy Racing League or Champ Car chassis and Formula 3000 cars. Engine capacity is unlimited and many competitors run engines which are significanly larger than those used in period.
If you have about $250m to spare, there are slots available on the contemporary F1 grid at the moment!
If your budget is more limited, there are three series in Europe and one in the US.
If you are US based, you might want to check out Historic Grand Prix. They run a series of individual events at circuits across North America. Technically each event is a race but their regulations require that the leader remains in contact with cars behind to ensure a spectacle for the fans.
In Europe, you have the choice of the Historic Formula One Championship, Grand Prix Masters and EuroBOSS. Both the Masters and EuroBOSS are a series of individual events rather than a championship.
You will need to check the circuit web sites for detailed daily timetables since HFO does not schedule the event.
However, the HFO weekend schedule generally looks something like this:
Friday AM – teams complete pit garage set up.
Friday PM – 30 minute free practice session.
Saturday AM – 30 qualifying 1.
Saturday PM – 30 qualifying 2.
Sunday AM – 10 minute warm-up.
Sunday PM – 30 minute race.
Some events may feature a sprint race in place of qualifying 2 on Saturday afternoon.
Events supporting a contemporary Formula One Grand Prix may have a significantly different schedule.
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HFO operates an “open pits” policy which means that spectators can walk through the pit garages to get close up looks at the cars and the work being carried out by the mechanics.
Feel free to take photographs and pose with the cars but please follow these basic rules:
You can buy tickets directly from the circuit hosting the event. Please check our links page or the event information pages for contact details for the circuits.
HFO does not organise it’s own events but is invited to participate at various race meetings by the event organisers. We are therefore unable to sell tickets to the public.
The FIA Historic Formula One Championship does not actually employ anyone. The Championship is run mainly by volunteers on behalf of the drivers.
Employment opportunities are available within the organisations that participate in the Championship. These organisations include the teams that prepare cars for the drivers, event organisers and the track owners.
If you are interested in getting involved with race car preparation, you should contact the teams, either those involved with HFO or any other series which interests you.
If you want to be involved with motorsport marketing/promotion, you should contact either specialist motorsport promotors or marketing companies, driving clubs (such as the BRDC) or track owners.
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