Arena Motorsport
Arena International Motorsport was a British motor racing team founded by Mike Earle. Earle originally ran the Onyx Formula One team from the same base in Littlehampton, before selling the team. At the end of 2012 the team's new owners, Capsicum Racing Limited, placed the company into CVA.
| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Mike Earle |
| Folded | 2012 |
| Base | Littlehampton, West Sussex, England |
| Team principal(s) | Mike Earle |
| Former series | 12 Hours of Sebring 24 Hours of Le Mans European Le Mans Series BTCC Le Mans Series A1 Grand Prix British F3 WTCC |
| Noted drivers | Tom Chilton Stefan Johansson Alan Morrison Tom Onslow-Cole Matt Neal Andy Priaulx Guy Smith |
| Teams' Championships | 2001 ELMS 2010 BTCC Ind. Team. |
| Drivers' Championships | 2010 Ind. BTCC(Chilton) |
Earle also created 3001 International and Grand Prix Design, which later morphed into Arena International Motorsport. The team made their racing debut in the British Touring Car Championship in 1999, where they ran for many years before moving to become a factory-supported Zytek sports car team in the Le Mans Series in 2007. They returned to the BTCC running the Team Aon operation, until switching to the World Touring Car Championship for the 2012 season.