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'''Potentia Group Engineering''' was created in December 2012 to head up the development of an engine backed by the [[Midnight Motorsport]] team. The first product to be produced by the group was as the 'Potentia PGE-01', the engine which powered a number of teams throughout the {{SL|2013}} [[Superleague]] season. As of 2016 the group is effectively owned by [[Wauters Automotive]].

The 'Potentia PGE-02' was produced for the [[2014 Superleague season|2014 season]] and powered 4 teams; a 5th team, [[Phoenix F1]], used the PGE-01. The Pheonix deal saw the team buy a fully-developed 2013-spec engine for a cheaper price; however, the engine was not developed over the year like the PGE-02.

The PGE-02 dominated the 2014 season, helped by the strength of the teams it supplied. A Potentia-powered car won in all but one of the Grands Prix that year.

In 2015 the PGE-03 was developed and Potentia continued to power Midnight and [[Hawkeye Racing]], with [[Torrent Motorsports]] joining for the first time. Sensationally, [[CSG Racing]], winners of the Drivers' and Constructors' championships the previous year with Potentia, opted to retain the PGE-02. This lead to a large dispute in the league as many other teams felt that the system in place would have made PGE-02 unbeatable for most of the season, despite its lack of further development. Coupled with other controversies surrounding the engine big process, the notion of year-old engines was scrapped and all Potentia teams in 2015 used the PGE-03; its development led exclusively by Midnight Motorsport.

Prior to the {{SL|2016}} season, CSG Racing, having won the 2015 championship with Potentia power, withdrew from the championship. Potentia also lost Hawkeye as a customer, but two teams became would fill the gap and become Potentia customers: [[Kernow Sport]] and [[Wauters Automotive]]. After Midnight's withdrawal from the 2016 season, Wauters took over development of the PGE-04 engine, before the group would fold at the end of the season.

== Engine deals ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Season(s) !! Total Wins !! First Win !! Last Win
|-
| {{ENG}} [[CSG Racing]] || {{SL|2014}} &ndash; {{SL|2015}}
| 16 || [[2014 Australian Grand Prix]] || [[2015 United States Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{ENG}} [[Midnight Motorsports]] || {{SL|2013}} &ndash; {{SL|2016}}
| 15 || [[2013 Austrian Grand Prix]] || [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{ENG}} [[Hawkeye Racing]] || {{SL|2013}} &ndash; {{SL|2015}}
| 2<sup>1</sup> || [[2015 Bahrain Grand Prix]] || [[2015 Japanese Grand Prix]]
|-
| {{ENG}} [[Constant Racing]] || {{SL|2013}}
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{GER}} [[Green Stripes Racing]] || {{SL|2013}}
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{ENG}} '''[[Kernow Sport]]''' || {{SL|2016}} &ndash; Present
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{ENG}} [[Phoenix F1]]<sup>2</sup> || {{SL|2014}}
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{USA}} [[Torrent Motorsports]] || {{SL|2015}} &ndash; {{SL|2016}}
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{ENG}} [[Vod:Bul Racing]] || {{SL|2014}}
| 0 || - || -
|-
| {{BEL}} '''[[Wauters Automotive]]''' || {{SL|2016}} &ndash; Present
| 0 || - || -
|}
'''Bold''' represents current deal.<br>
<sup>1</sup>- the [[2014 British Grand Prix]] was originally won by Hawkeye driver [[Harley Hamnett]], however it was later deemed that he was likely benefiting from illegal driving aids and was disqualified. The victory was then passed on to [[David Fidock]], driving for CSG Racing, another Potentia-powered team.<br>
<sup>2</sup>- Phoenix F1 used a 2013-spec engine during the 2014 season.<br>

== See also ==
* [[Midnight Motorsports]]

[[Category:Engine manufacturers]]