Argo Racing Cars Ltd. is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan as part of their Anglia Cars racing team in the 1980s. The company initially constructed a variety of open-wheel cars for national and international Formula Three, as well as the Formula Atlantic and Formula Super Vee series. The company later built sports prototypes for the World Sportscar Championship's C2 class and the North American IMSA GT Championship's IMSA Lights category, winning several championships.

United Kingdom Argo Racing Cars
Team principal(s)Jo Marquart (founder)
Nick Jordan (founder)
David Sears
Current seriesA1 Grand Prix
Former seriesFormula 3
Formula Atlantic
Formula Super Vee
Formula Ford 2000
World Sportscar Championship
IMSA GT Championship
BRDC C2 Championship
Formula Asia
An Argo JM19-Buick IMSA GTP Lights car, at the 1987 Miami Grand Prix.
Argo JM19 on display.

Argo produced in excess of 100 chassis between 1983 and 1993. Production included 7 JM16[1] and 19 JM19[2] sports prototype chassis.

Argo Racing Cars was later purchased by David Sears and the former headquarters now houses his Super Nova Racing team.

The Argo Racing Cars name was resurrected in later years for use in the A1 Grand Prix championship, where they supported A1 Team Lebanon and A1 Team India.

Racecars

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Year Racing car Racing Series
1977 Argo JM1 Formula 3
1978 Argo JM1 Formula 3
1978 Argo JM2 Formula Super Vee
1979 Argo JM1X Formula Atlantic
1979 Argo JM3 Formula 3
1979 Argo JM4 Formula Super Vee
1980 Argo JM5 Formula Atlantic
1980 Argo JM6 Formula 3
1980 Argo JM7 Formula Super Vee
1981 Argo JM8 Formula 3
1981 Argo JM9 Formula Atlantic
1981 Argo JM10 Formula Super Vee
1982 Argo JM11 Formula Super Vee then converted in Formula Atlantic
1983 Argo JM12 Formula 3 / Formula Super Vee
1983 Argo JM14 Formula Ford 2000
1983 Argo JM15 CART
1983-1986 Argo JM16 GTP
1985 Argo JM17 Formula Ford 2000
1989 Argo JM18 Formula 3
1985-1986 Argo JM19 GTP/C2
1987-1988 Argo JM19B GTP/C2
1988-1989 Argo JM19C C2
1989-1990 Argo JM19D C2
1991 Argo JM20 C1
1991 Argo JM21 CN

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A1 Team Lebanon moves technical team for new season of A1GP [1]

References

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  1. ^ Marquart, Jo (n.d.). "Argo Sports Cars - Champions on two continents". Jo Marquart. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jo. "Racecarsdirect.com - Argo JM19D Group C2". Racecarsdirect.com. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
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