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GP2 CHAMPION

DAMS · VALSECCHI · GP2 2012 TITLE

Valsecchi wins GP2

2012 · DAVIDE VALSECCHI · WIRE-TO-WIRE GP2 CHAMPION

GP2 CHAMPION

DAMS · JOLYON PALMER · GP2 2014

Palmer wins GP2

2014 · JOLYON PALMER · DAMS BACK-TO-BACK GP2 HERITAGE

F2 WIN

DAMS · ALEX ALBON · F2 RACE WIN

Albon breakthrough

2018–19 · ALEX ALBON · PRE–RED BULL F1 CALL-UP

FORMULA 2 · ACTIVE SINCE 2005

Lucas Oil

DAMS

FRANCE · FOUNDED 1988

Founded in 1988 near Le Mans by Jean-Paul Driot and Hugues de Chaunac, DAMS (Driot-Arnoux Motorsport) is one of the most storied names in European junior motorsport. Two GP2 driver titles — Davide Valsecchi (2012) and Jolyon Palmer (2014) — anchor their legacy. In the F2 era they have developed Alex Albon, Jack Doohan, and a string of Red Bull and Williams-backed juniors without yet adding to their title count.

“Our objective is to consistently compete at the front of the grid.”

— CHARLES PIC, DAMS LUCAS OIL TEAM OWNER — FIAFORMULA2.COM, JAK CRAWFORD 2025 RETENTION ANNOUNCEMENT

CONSTRUCTORS

2

MOST IN HISTORY

DRIVERS' TITLES

2

2 WORLD CHAMPIONS

RACE WINS

48

ALL-TIME 1ST

PODIUMS

140

ALL-TIME 1ST

SEASONS

20

2005–PRESENT

○ STATIC FIGURES · API UNAVAILABLE

ENGINEERING ERAS

2 CHAPTERS · 2012 & 2014–PRESENT

The story told through engineering leadership and the chapters they defined.

ERA 01 · GOLDEN

GP2 Champion Seasons

2012 & 2014

VALSECCHI · PALMER

2× GP2

ERA 02

F2 Modern Era

2017–present

ALBON · DOOHAN · CRAWFORD

F2 ERA

ENGINEERING SIGNATURE

MODERN ERA · 2014–PRESENT

The character of the cars built. Aggregated across chassis performance patterns in the hybrid era.

THE CAR CHARACTER

High-downforce, qualifying-oriented cars. Strong one-lap pace, historically weaker race stint management. Mechanical grip advantage in wet conditions.

Engineering depthSTRONG

35+ YEARS JUNIOR MOTORSPORT EXPERIENCE

Qualifying setupHIGH

TOP-6 AVERAGE GRID POSITION F2 ERA

Race strategyCONSERVATIVE

MEASURED, LOW-VARIANCE PIT CALLS

Driver developmentSTRONG

ALBON · DOOHAN · CRAWFORD DEVELOPED

Wet-weather executionMODERATE

SOLID IN VARIABLE CONDITIONS

Academy partnershipsEXCEPTIONAL

RED BULL · WILLIAMS · RENAULT JUNIORS

DRIVER ALUMNI

GRADUATES · F1

DAMS has operated in F2 and GP2 since 2005, launching careers including Alex Albon, Jack Doohan, and numerous Red Bull and Williams-backed juniors.

CURRENT · F1

CURRENT · F2 / F3

Jak CrawfordRed Bull junior · DAMS F2 2025 · race winner

NOTABLE ALUMNI

Davide ValsecchiGP2 champion 2012 · DAMS · Italian driver, later pundit
Jolyon PalmerGP2 champion 2014 · DAMS · → Renault F1 2016–17
Romain GrosjeanGP2 2011 runner-up · DAMS · → Lotus/Haas F1
Alex AlbonF2 race wins 2018–19 · DAMS · → Red Bull F1 · Williams F1
Jack DoohanDAMS F2 2023–24 · → Alpine F1 2025

ICONIC CARS

THE CHASSIS ARCHIVE

2 chassis that defined an era.

DAMS Dallara GP2/11
DAMS Dallara GP2/11 · PEAK
2012

Valsecchi's GP2 champion car

GP2 CHAMPION 2012 · DAVIDE VALSECCHI · WIRE-TO-WIRE

DAMS Dallara F2 2018
DAMS Dallara F2 2018
2018

Albon's breakthrough car

F2 2018–19 · ALEX ALBON · PRE–RED BULL LAUNCHPAD

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