The Racing Point RP19 is a Formula One racing car designed and developed by the Racing Point F1 Team, to compete in the 2019 Formula One World Championship. It is the first car built by Racing Point after their purchase of the Force India Formula One Team assets in August 2018. The RP19 was driven by Sergio Pérez and Lance Stroll and made its competitive debut at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix.[1]
Racing Point finished the season in 7th at the World Constructors' Championship. Pérez endured a scoreless streak between the to the, but achieved his highest finishing position with sixth-places in the and the . Additionally, he would go on to score points in the last six races of the season. Teammate Stroll achieved highest finish position with a fourth-place finish in the soaked .
The RP19 featured a similar white and pink livery with an additional of purple scheme, reflecting with their title sponsor SportPesa, an online gambling company. However, it was replaced with "SpScore.com" in video games due to gambling branding being outlawed. BWT remained as one of their main sponsors.
At the Monaco Grand Prix, the team paid tribute to Niki Lauda, his helmet presented on the halo device.
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| Year | Entrant | Engine | Tyres | Drivers | Grands Prix | Points | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS | BHR | CHN | AZE | ESP | MON | CAN | FRA | AUT | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | RUS | JPN | MEX | USA | BRA | ABU | |||||||
| BWT Mercedes | Pérez | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | Ret | 11 | 6 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 73 | 7th | |||
| Stroll | 9 | 14 | 12 | 9 | Ret | 16 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 19 | Ret | ||||||