Visitors to bf1systems’ booth at the 2017 Professional Motorsport World Expo can find not only individual electrical and electronic components, but whole-vehicle vehicle electric solutions.

For more than 20 years bf1systems has been trusted by motorsport teams and sports car manufacturers all over the world to provide high quality electrical and electronic components. Now the UK company is working with MoTeC to supply complete electrical and electronic vehicle solutions for motorsport teams, manufacturers and series.

On display in Booth 5038 of the 2017 Professional Motorsport World Expo, the two companies will be displaying their full ranges of electrical and electronics solutions for vehicles including TPMS devices, telemetry solutions, integrated electronics, including steering wheels, power distribution modules, force measurement components, colour displays, wiring harnesses, data loggers and engine/ control ECUs.

In addition to this, a wealth of knowledge will also be on hand from bf1systems representatives, willing and able to speak about the very latest developments across all the products, as well as seeing live demonstrations.

For more information on what bf1systems and MoTeC can do for your 2018 season, stop by Professional MotorSport World Expo, Booth 5038.

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Visitors to JAPO Motorsport GmbH’s stand at the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo could pore over the all-new Astra TCR; a joint-development between Kissling Motorsport, Opel Motorsport and JAPO Motorsport.

Responsible for refining the wiring-harness, electrical experts JAPO supplied an entirely new high-grade competition-spec wiring loom to the project. Also responsible for the marketing of the car from 2018 onwards, the German company are keen to extol the virtues of the car, which is able to compete in championships organised by IMSA, Creventic and others; infinitely broadening the appeal of the Astra.

Due to Opel’s recent realignment within the PSA Group, purchase price is yet to be confirmed by the team, but they remain optimistic that the Astra TCR will represent exceptional value on the grid.

The German company will be one of several brands attending the forthcoming TCR UK test day session at Brands Hatch circuit in the UK, aimed at introducing the new championship to its latest territory, which is scheduled for the end of this month (29th November).

JAPO Motorsport can be found at Professional MotorSport World Expo 2017, Booth 2026.

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MCF Safety Belts is showcasing its new line of safety harnesses, which are approved according to FIA standard 8853-2016. According to MCF, the brand has re-approached its design in the engineering phase compared to the old standard. With the introduction of the new FIA buckle 2018 and with the use of new components throughout the unit’s design, the new harnesses is said to enhance both driver comfort and safety.

The Italian supplier has previously produced safety belts for Klippan, Momo and Fiat Group and is currently partnering with OEMs in the research, development and manufacture of restraint systems for cars and specialist vehicles.

MCF Safety Belts’ extensive range of safety products can be found at Professional MotorSport World Expo, Booth 4022

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Endurance racing is one of the greatest tests for driver and machine, not to mention the components that make up the racecar. Endurance racing specialists, Bilstein, has seen itscomponents take victory at the 24 Hours Nürburgring in 2016, and a win at Le Mans in 2017 (LMGTE Pro class).

Its extremely versatile Modular Damper System (MDS) is perfectly adaptable to regulations, vehicles, drivers and budgets, and at Professional Motorsport World 2017, the suspension-specialist is displaying its 4-way version of the modular system, as used in the Mercedes-AMG GT3 by Black Falcon at the Nürburgring 24 Hours.

Bilstein can be found in Booth 6026 of the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo.

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Whether you are a professional driver, a semi-professional or just a track day enthusiast, capturing video and data is one of the best ways to improve performance. Race Navigator by RN Vision is an all-in-one video and data analysis system that records composite videos of track and driver with four HD-cameras as well as all relevant data such as speed, acceleration, lateral forces, GPS-position, lap times and other parameters.

All these features are contained within a single, compact device that can be mounted behind the windshield. The large touchscreen display is suited for racing gloves and provides the driver with crucial information in the cockpit, and after getting out of the racecar, the system allows in-depth analysis of performance.

RN Vision’s presence at Professional MotorSport World Expo 2017, is in Booth 4062

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The results of the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo awards are in! This year’s event saw a fantastically wide variety of motorsport achievements celebrated in style.

UK-based World Rally team M-Sport were the evening’s biggest winner, picking up the Race Car of the Year and Motorsport Engineer of the Year accolades. The awards were collected by Gary Chandler, test engineer at M-Sport. Another bumper year for new race car debuts, M-Sport’s 2017 Fiesta WRC fought off extremely stiff competition in the Race Car of the Year category from the multi-race winning Audi RS3 LMS TCR, the IMSA dominating Cadillac DPI-V.R., Porsche’s all-new 911 RSR and the Lexus LS500 GT500.

The WRC car crafted by M-Sport found favour with the judges due to the small Cumbrian teams independence from factory support, in addition to the incredibly strong, consistent performances of the car, out on some of the most challenging stages on the planet.

In addition to the incredibly strong car, the team snagged the services of four-time WRC champion Sebastian Ogier. Alongside talented youngsters Ott Tanak and factory-backed privateer Elfyn Evans, the Fiesta WRC has claimed four outright victories, several podiums and multiple points scoring finishes to give M-Sport the 2017 WRC Drivers and Teams titles, beating the Citroën, Hyundai and Toyota factory efforts.

M-Sport’s second award came in the Motorsport Engineer of the Year category, with its head of rally Engineering, Chris Williams taking top honours ahead of Ludo Lacroix, competition director of Virgin Australia Supercars front-runners DJR Team Penske. Abt Sportsline’s technical director Franco Chiocchetti, Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser vice president of Motorsport and GT cars Porsche, Carl Faux, lead engineer at Team B.M.R, and the designer of the unique NGTC Subaru Levorg, which took Ash Sutton to the 2017 BTCC driver’s title.

The 23-strong judging panel were more than impressed with the way that Williams’s design took on manufacturers with considerably more budget than that of the independent team. Williams oversaw every aspect of the car’s development by M-Sport, from the 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, co-developed with Ford, to the transmission and to the completely in-house fabricated shell.

Strong performances from a number of teams, in a diverse range of championships in 2017 meant that the Motorsport Team of the Year category once again served up a shortlist that was anything but short. With over twenty entries on the list’s first draft, it was the heroes of the 2017 running of Le Mans, Jackie Chan DC Racing, who emerged victorious ahead of DJR Team Penske, Abt Sportsline, J.A.S. Motorsport, Renault e.Dams, and PSRX Volkswagen Sweden.

Jackie Chan DC Racing’s achieved several firsts at the WEC’s flagship event. Taking full advantage of a diminished LMP1 entry, and its partnership with Britain’s Jota Sport, the team became the first LMP2 team to lead laps at Le Mans, and despite losing the lead with a little over one hour left, Jackie Chan DC Racing became the first Chinese team to win its class at Le Mans. Co-owned between Asian Le Mans Champion David Cheng and actor Jackie Chan, the team has also taken (to date) two further victories at Spa and the Nurburgring to amass a comfortable lead in both Endurance Trophy championships for team, and driver.

The German supplier Bosch took top honours in the bumper-sized Motorsport Technology of the Year for its all-new CAS-M3 Collision Avoidance System. With a number of crash protection orientated devices entered for 2017, such as Motordrive’s MD-10 seat, DJR Team Penske’s leg protection tray, as well as Toyota and the FIA’s jointly-developed THUMS project, there was a strong driver safety theme. Other entries in to the category included ZF’s Formula 1 dampers, BMW’s Topometric 3D digitization cell, and Stratasys’ FDM Nylon 12CF material; as used on the McLaren MCL32 this season. However, it was Bosch who emerged victorious. Its device provides real time visualization and warns the driver about approaching or overtaking cars via intuitive marking of the cars on the display. It helps preventing the most common causes of collisions and gives drivers the chance to focus on the track.

In other categories, the Race Series of Year title went to the all-electric Formula E championship, in a line-up featuring global heavyweights such as the SRO Group’s Blancpain Endurance Series, America’s IMSA Weathertech United Sports Cars, Australia’s Virgin Supercars, the FIA’s World Rallycross Championship and the immensely popular TCR International Series.

The Powertrain Innovation of the Year award went to Mercedes-Benz AMG Petronas team, for its W08 EQ Power+ 2017 Formula 1 power unit. Mercedes-AMG units have truly dominated the hybrid era but nevertheless, the team has continued to work on and refine the engine and has now recorded a thermal efficiency in excess of 50%, essentially meaning the unit makes more power than waste energy. The W08 took on complete engines from Cadillac and ECR in America’s IMSA series, Gibson Technology in LMP2, KTM in MotoGP, and Mahindra and Magnetti Marelli in Formula E. Rohm Semiconductor’s SiC diode, also used in Formula E, rounded out the categories entries.

California’s Thermal Club took top honours in the Motorsport Facility of the Year, whilst a dramatic running of the 2017 Singapore GP, saw Marina Bay run the Palm Springs facility very close in the voting. Other entries in the category included China’s Speedpark Ningbo, the recently rejuvenated Martinsville NASCAR facility, Portugal’s Circuito Internacional de Villa Real, and the new for 2017 Red Hook street circuit in Brooklyn.

The now familiar Young Rally Driver of the Year award was collected by Ewan Tindall. Highly praised by the judges for displaying a maturity and approachability, both in and out of the car, that singled Tindall out as a real future prospect for the sport of Rallying. Not only consistent, but also very quick, Tindall has taken the crown in both the 2017 J1000 Ecosse and 2017 Kick Energy Formula 1000 rally championships.

Introduced for 2016, and back once again, is the Outstanding Contribution to Motorsport category, which was won by last year’s runner-up, birthday boy, charismatic owner and namesake of Dallara; Giampaolo Dallara. One of the most prominent figures in global motorsport, the Dallara name is known across the world for its participation in a staggering long list of disciplines including Formula 1, Formula 2 and 3, Indycar, Indy Lights, Formula E, LMP2, IMSA DPI, World Series 3.5, Super Formula and more. As a result, Dallara has built a reputation for building and supplying some of the finest single-seaters available. Sadly, for us, Dallara was not only celebrating his 81st birthday on the day of Awards ceremony, but also launching the first ever Dallara road car and as a result, was unable to attend. Collecting the honour on behalf of Giampaolo was Andrea Burzoni, design manager at Dallara.

“In the short time that I’ve been organising these awards, I’ve never been so uncertain of the results as the individual votes came in,” explained John O’Brien, editor of Professional MotorSport World, and chair of the judging panel. “Following the multiple regulations changes throughout the industry, 2017 has, for me, been one of the best in recent time. Yes, there have been some sad losses in certain championships, but on balance, there’s been much, much more to celebrate. Malcom Wilson’s M-Sport, and its truly superb performance in the WRC against factory-supported teams shows that with the right regulations in place, budget will always come second to clever engineering. Formula E’s victory also proves that green motorsport was no passing fad, and will only go from strength to strength.

The close fight for Race Series of the Year proves that despite what is written in mainstream press, motorsport is not in a bad shape globally, and when you look at the viewing figures of these championships it proves that people still watch motorsport in abundance. Whilst it’s easy to point out what ‘needs’ to be improved without solution, we prefer to celebrate the achievements of what makes this industry so great. The breadth and depth of the nominations in all the categories this year shows that there’s an awful lot to be proud of.”

The winners of the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo Awards:

Race Car of the Year
Winner: M-Sport Ford Fiesta WRC

Shortlisted:
Audi Sport RS3 LMS
Cadillac DPI- V.R
Porsche 911 RSR
Lexus LS500 GT500

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Motorsport Team of the Year
Winner: Jackie Chan DC Racing x Jota Sport

Shortlisted:
DJR Team Penske
ABT Sportsline
J.A.S. Motorsport
Renault e.Dams
PSRX Volkswagen Sweden

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Powertrain Innovation of the Year
Winner: Mercedes-AMG M08 EQ Power+ 1.6-liter V6

Shortlisted:
Gibson Technology GK428
ECR/ Cadillac LT-R 6.2-liter V8
Rohm Semiconductor’s SiC diode
KTM ‘Big Bang’ V4
Mahindra Racing M3Electro

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Engineer of the Year
Winner: Chris Williams, head of rally engineering, M-Sport

Shortlisted:
Ludo Lacroix, competition director, DJR Team Penske
Franco Chiocchetti, technical director, Abt Sportsline
Dr Frank-Steffen Walliser vice president of Motorsport and GT cars Porsche
Carl Faux, lead engineer, Team B.M.R.

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Motorsport Facility of the Year
Winner: Thermal Club, Palm Springs

Shortlisted:
SpeedPark Ningbo, China
Martinsville, USA
Marina Bay GP circuit, Singapore
Circuito Internacional de Vila Real, Portugal
Red Hook, Brooklyn street circuit, USA

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Motorsport Technology of the Year
Winner: Bosch CAS-M3 Collision Avoidance System

Shortlisted:
Michelin Pilot Sport EV Formula E season three tire
MotorDrive MD-10 competition seat
ZF Motorsport Formula 1 damper
Stratsys FDM Nylon 12CF material
DJR Team Penske Supercars leg protection
Toyota & FIA THUMS project
BMW M/ Topometric 3D digitzation and serial measurement cell

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

Race Series of the Year
Winner: Formula E

Shortlisted:
TCR International
IMSA Weathertech United Sports Cars
Blancpain Endurance Series
Virgin Australia Supercars
FIA World Rallycross Championship presented by Monster Energy

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

UK Young Rally Driver of the Year
Winner: Ewan Tindall

Shortlisted:
Sam Adams
Eddie Lewis
Tom Llewellin
Elliot Payne
Robert Wilson

Outstanding Contribution to Motorsport
Returning for 2017, the Outstanding Contribution to Motorsport Award honours those who have gone above and beyond what is required in this industry – often at great personal expense.
Winner: Giampaolo Dallara, Dallara

Shortlisted:
David Richards, Prodrive
Alejandro Agag, Formula E
Stephane Ratel, SRO Group

A high-resolution image gallery of all the finalists in this category can be found on the PMW Expo Facebook page.

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Boosted and nitrous-assisted powertrains are increasing in popularity across a number of championships that have relaxed regulations. These big power engines undergo a lot of stress during operation, often far too much many engine components can withstand.

At Professional MotorSport World Expo 2017, Wiseco is showcasing its BoostLine Connecting Rods; a patent-pending 3-pocket design, specifically formulated for demanding turbocharged, supercharged and big nitrous applications that provides 60% more bending strength compared to common H-beam rods. Each rod is designed, finished and inspected in the USA and includes an inspection report from the company’s quality team. Furthermore, despite their heavy-duty applications and being machined from premium 4340 forged steel, the rods are relatively light without any compromise in strength.

RWB (Wiseco) will be in 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo, Booth 4053

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3D printing, also known as additive layer manufacturing, has revolutionized many aspects of manufacturing and motorsport is no exception. At Professional Motorsport World 2017, former Expo award winners Stratasys, whose current customers include McLaren-Honda F1 and Team Penske, will demonstrate how they can enhance the automotive production process.

In deploying FDM and PolyJet 3D printing across design and manufacturing applications, the production of aerodynamic prototypes and composite parts, with greater complexity and functionality than traditional components, can be created in a fraction of the time. Representatives from Stratasys will also explain how you can customize production, unlocking the freedom to design and 3D print durable, race-ready, lightweight parts on-demand, reducing dependency on tooling.

Stratasys is displaying its comprehensive range of 3D printing solutions in Booth 4066 at the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo.

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Whether Formula 1, WRC, DTM or amateur race series, innovative technology can help give you that competitive edge. ZF Race Engineering, develops, produces and distributes core products in the field of driveline and chassis technology particularly for race car applications, and are showing off a selection of their comprehensive product range at Professional Motorsport World 2017, including race clutches and race suspensions. The company is also exhibiting the Formula E racecar from their partner Venturi Racing to show off their expertise in future technologies.

ZF Race Engineering can be found at the 2017 Professional MotorSport World Expo in Booth 4073.

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Building on the strong reputation it has established, the Professional MotorSport World Expo returns to the Koln Messe once again, with an incredibly diverse range of workshops in both German and English, and more than 200 exhibitors.

Open exclusively to motorsport industry professionals, Professional MotorSport World Expo will be running for the next three days (Wednesday 15 November through to Friday 17 November at 17:00 hrs).

“The show’s first morning is very busy,” said Tony Robinson, founder of Professional MotorSport World Expo. “We’ve got a lot of top exhibitors as always, to the point it’s hard to pick out what names to begin with but the likes of GKN, Bosch, Ricardo; a lot of top people. We’ve also got a lot of new and wonderful technologies that cover every facet of competition cars, and the wider motorsport industry. It’s shaping up to be a really good show this year, with a lovely cross-section of companies and unsurprisingly, it’s just a fantastic show to visit!”

As always at the Expo, there are also a comprehensive range of workshop programs, with papers and discussion on topics as diverse as aerodynamic optimization to the next-generation of electronic engine management and anti-lag, to extracting the most from braking systems.

The program for the remainder of the show can be found on the dedicated Professional MotorSport World Expo website.

And of course, this evening is set to host the PMW Expo Awards. Once again the biggest, best and most promising names in motorsport are celebrated and honoured at a star-studded ceremony in Cologne.

For a short list of nominations and categories, click here.

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