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Franck Perera |
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| #34 Opes Prime Cosworth / DP01 |
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Matt Halliday |
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| #42 Opes Prime Cosworth / DP01 |
TEAM HIGHLIGHTS
2007 runner-up at TT Circuit Assen
Earned consecutive top 10 finishes (2003-2006)
The Conquest Racing team returns to Champ Car racing in 2011 after a three year break. Conquest Racing had been competing in the Indy Car Series and Indy Lights series the past few years. The team last participated in the Champ Car World Series back in 2007 with driver Jan Heylen and earned it's best finish that season in the Holland Grand Prix (2nd).
TEAM BIO
Conquest Racing will proudly return to Champ Car racing in 2011, the team previously competed in the IndyCar Series with a two-car team for 2008-2010. It previously competed in its first full Indy Racing League season in 2002 with Laurent Redon, who won Rookie of the Year honors.
Company president and CEO Eric Bachelart, a native of Belgium, is a former open-wheel racing driver who competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1992 and '95.
Bachelart, the 1991 Indy Lights champion, started Conquest Racing in 1997 to compete in the Indy Lights Series. Conquest Racing moved to Championship Auto Racing Teams (Champ Car) for the 2003 season with driver Mario Haberfeld, recording 11 top-10 finishes. Conquest Racing placed a driver in the top 10 of the standings for three consecutive seasons through 2006.
