Nijo Racing SL

Nijo Racing

Full name	Nijo Racing
Base	Nantwich, UK
Team principal/s	Chris Williamson
Race drivers	20. Tommi Koivunen 21. Abdel Damghi
Test drivers	Ben Warren Chris Williamson
Chassis	NR11B
Engine	Toyota RVX-09
Tyres	Pirelli
GPVWC Superleague Career
Début	2011 Australian GP
Latest race	2015 Brazilian Grand Prix
Races competed	20
Constructors' Championships	0
Drivers' Championships	0
Race victories	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
2011 position	12th

Nijo Racing were one of 3 new teams to enter the Superleague in 2011. They currently managed by Chris Williamson.

2011 Season

The season started off well enough for the new Nijo Racing Superleague they grabbed a pretty reasonable sponsor package and had signed two promising drivers in the form of Tom Parker and Ashley Walsh. This potential was shown in some good pre-season test results and this inital feeling was only let down by failing to secure their first choice engine supplier and so had to settle for the somewhat inferior Toyota powerplant for the rest of the season.

However, most of their plans went out of the window in the first part of the season and left the British based team trying to recover for most of the season. The biggest blow was shortly before the first race with the loss of Walsh who was unable to race due to other commitments and meant that manager Chris Williamson had to step into the gap until Abdel Damghi joined as a replacement. Despite some decent performances the opening races, Nijo were plagued by retirements and connection issues for Parker, but things suddenly picked up when Ashley suddenly announced a return (although Tom had to step down for this). For the first time both cars got through to Q2 at Kyalami and things were looking hopeful once more. Sadly what promised to be a great race turned into a double retirement and Walsh was not seen again for the rest of the season.

Nijo's 2011 Superleague car

The middle part of the season was equally tough, with a combination of Williamson, Damghi and Ben Warren competing for the team, but so often they fell just short of the points leaving Nijo feeling pretty frustrated and bottom of the standings. At this point the team's development focus started to turn to next season. However, despite a weaker car compared to the like of ST Racing and Computrac, Nijo's form started to pick up at the end of the season there were a string of races where Damghi and new signing Tommi Koivunen got in Q2 and started challenging for the lower points positions on a more regular basis. Indeed they managed to score almost all our points in the final races, with highlight being Tommi's fantastic 7th place at Barcelona.

Despite the late push, the team finished a disappointing last place in the standings, albeit not far behind rivals Computrac and ST Racing.

2012 Season

Nijo Racing have confirmed their interest in continuing in the series and are rumoured to be in talks with Scottish driver Ryan Walker.

Complete Superleague results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Points	WCC
2011	NR11B	Toyota RVX-09	P		AUS	UAE	JPN	CHN	RSA	AUT	FRA	MON	GBR	BHR	RSM	TUR	MEX	CAN	BRA	ITA	ESP	BEL	NED	SIN	7	12th
				Chris Williamson	Ret	16				12			11	Ret	12	Ret	14	11	Ret			11
				Tom Parker	Ret		Ret	Ret
				Abdel Damghi		Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	13						Ret	Ret	12	9	Ret
				Ashley Walsh					Ret
				Ben Warren							Ret	Ret			13	Ret	Ret			Ret			Ret	13
				Tommi Koivunen														Ret			7

^* Season in progress.