Horag Racing History

Experience in motor racing since 1971.

Markus Hotz had been building and driving race cars since the late 60's and after the founding of Horag in 1971 construction and maintenace of cars was kept and extended as a main activity. Horag Formula Super Vees entered numerous international races with drivers Harald Ertl, Bertil Roos and many others.

Photo left: Markus Hotz gives last instructions to Jody Scheckter at the wheel of a Horag Super Vee, Silverstone 1973.
In the mid-70's Markus Hotz was twice swiss formula 2 and hillclimb champion and also competed successfully in the european F2 championship and endurance races.

Horag HAS 7 F2

In the heydays of the european F2 championship of the early 80's, motorcyle star Johnny Cecotto and 7-times side car world champion Rolf Biland switched to four-wheeled racing in the Horag Formula 2 Team, one of Europe's best privateer teams (AUTOSPORT Magazine). other Horag drivers were Marc Surer, Loris Kessel and Eje Elgh.

After F2 had come to an end, Horag entered the new Formula 3000 with (among others) Olivier Gouillard and Mike Thackwell.

Johnny Ceccotto

From 1987 Horag turned to the construction of CanAm sportscars for the INTERSERIE Super Sports Car Cup. Based on F3000 chassis a number of successful cars were built, equipped with VW / Audi turbo or 3.5lt F1 engines.
Horag CanAms took the INTERSERIE overall victory in 1995, 96 and 97.

MikeThackwell, F3000

Horag-Lola VW Turbo

IIn 1995 the Horag-Lista Team entered the IMSA series with a Ferrari 333Sp with drivers Fredy Lienhard and Didier Theys. They took the first win of a F333SP in Europe at Zolder 1997 and finished 2nd overall in the ISRS International Sports Racing Series 1998, behind ex-grand prix drivers Collard/Sospiri, also with a Ferrari F333SP.

Additionally for 2001/02, Markus Hotz was active as a chief-engineer for Sports Racing Team Sweden, run by former Le Mans 24 hrs. winner Stanley Dickens. The team won the SR2 title of the 2001 FIA sportscar championship.

Horag-Lista Ferrari 333

Thed Björk, SRTS Lola

A few years ago, one of the two March 762 F2 cars of the Horag-maintained 1976 Lista Racing Team was recovered and fully restored. Now looking and running as fabulous as it did back then, it is used in historical events.

Since 2003 Markus Hotz took a number of victories and set new records at Albisrennen 2003, Arosa Classic 2006 and the 2007 Steckborn-Eichhölzli Memorial Hillclimb.

2008 the March 762 will participate in the ernasca Silver Flag Hillclimb in Italy.

March 762 - Schauinsland 1976

March 762 - Steckborn-Eichhölzli 2007

I
n 2005 Horag has taken up the challenge in endurance racing again, entering a Lola B05/40 Judd with Lienhard and Theys in the Le Mans Series (LMS).
In their only third race Horag-Lista Racing took their first victory in LMP2 class in the Nürburgring 1000km race.

In 2006 Horag Racing calebrated a LMP2-class podium finish in the 1000-mile "Petit Le Mans" at Road Atlanta, 3rd behind the Penske Porsche RS Spyders.

Petit Le Mans 2006

LMS 1000km Monza 2008

After a top ten finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring and 3 podiums in 5 races of the 2008 Le Mans Series, Horag Racing took victory in the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge (now Michelin Green X Challenge) with their Porsche RS Spyder (Lienhard / Theys / Lammers), being the most energy efficient team of the season.

The team is ready for new challenges in the LMS or other series and is also running the Ligier JS51 Honda CN which had its successful debut in the AvD 100-mile Race in Hockenheim 2009.

LMS 1000km Spa 2008

Horag Racing Team 2008

find out more at: www.horag-racing.com


Experience in motor racing since 1971.		deutsche Version
	Markus Hotz had been building and driving race cars since the late 60's and after the founding of Horag in 1971 construction and maintenace of cars was kept and extended as a main activity. Horag Formula Super Vees entered numerous international races with drivers Harald Ertl, Bertil Roos and many others. Photo left: Markus Hotz gives last instructions to Jody Scheckter at the wheel of a Horag Super Vee, Silverstone 1973. In the mid-70's Markus Hotz was twice swiss formula 2 and hillclimb champion and also competed successfully in the european F2 championship and endurance races.
		Horag HAS 7 F2
	In the heydays of the european F2 championship of the early 80's, motorcyle star Johnny Cecotto and 7-times side car world champion Rolf Biland switched to four-wheeled racing in the Horag Formula 2 Team, one of Europe's best privateer teams (AUTOSPORT Magazine). other Horag drivers were Marc Surer, Loris Kessel and Eje Elgh. After F2 had come to an end, Horag entered the new Formula 3000 with (among others) Olivier Gouillard and Mike Thackwell.
		Johnny Ceccotto
	From 1987 Horag turned to the construction of CanAm sportscars for the INTERSERIE Super Sports Car Cup. Based on F3000 chassis a number of successful cars were built, equipped with VW / Audi turbo or 3.5lt F1 engines. Horag CanAms took the INTERSERIE overall victory in 1995, 96 and 97.
MikeThackwell, F3000		Horag-Lola VW Turbo
	IIn 1995 the Horag-Lista Team entered the IMSA series with a Ferrari 333Sp with drivers Fredy Lienhard and Didier Theys. They took the first win of a F333SP in Europe at Zolder 1997 and finished 2nd overall in the ISRS International Sports Racing Series 1998, behind ex-grand prix drivers Collard/Sospiri, also with a Ferrari F333SP. Additionally for 2001/02, Markus Hotz was active as a chief-engineer for Sports Racing Team Sweden, run by former Le Mans 24 hrs. winner Stanley Dickens. The team won the SR2 title of the 2001 FIA sportscar championship.
Horag-Lista Ferrari 333		Thed Björk, SRTS Lola
	A few years ago, one of the two March 762 F2 cars of the Horag-maintained 1976 Lista Racing Team was recovered and fully restored. Now looking and running as fabulous as it did back then, it is used in historical events. Since 2003 Markus Hotz took a number of victories and set new records at Albisrennen 2003, Arosa Classic 2006 and the 2007 Steckborn-Eichhölzli Memorial Hillclimb. 2008 the March 762 will participate in the ernasca Silver Flag Hillclimb in Italy.
March 762 - Schauinsland 1976		March 762 - Steckborn-Eichhölzli 2007
	I n 2005 Horag has taken up the challenge in endurance racing again, entering a Lola B05/40 Judd with Lienhard and Theys in the Le Mans Series (LMS). In their only third race Horag-Lista Racing took their first victory in LMP2 class in the Nürburgring 1000km race. In 2006 Horag Racing calebrated a LMP2-class podium finish in the 1000-mile "Petit Le Mans" at Road Atlanta, 3rd behind the Penske Porsche RS Spyders.
Petit Le Mans 2006		LMS 1000km Monza 2008
	After a top ten finish in the 12 Hours of Sebring and 3 podiums in 5 races of the 2008 Le Mans Series, Horag Racing took victory in the Michelin Energy Endurance Challenge (now Michelin Green X Challenge) with their Porsche RS Spyder (Lienhard / Theys / Lammers), being the most energy efficient team of the season. The team is ready for new challenges in the LMS or other series and is also running the Ligier JS51 Honda CN which had its successful debut in the AvD 100-mile Race in Hockenheim 2009.
LMS 1000km Spa 2008		Horag Racing Team 2008
	find out more at: www.horag-racing.com