Proto Racing

Proto Racing are a motorsport team currently competing in Formula B based in Holmstrup, Denmark. The team entered FB in its inaugural year and finished 4th in the constructors standings with 181 points. Leon Dolocius is the team principal and Miron Pawlak and Kyle Morrell drive for the team.

Etymology
The name Proto Racing comes from the Greek word protos meaning first. As such, the team's name means "first racing". The logo of the team features the lowercase Greek letter α which is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, further emphasising that they are at the front of motorsport.

FRL03 Season
Proto Racing signed Miron Pawlak and Joao Alves Souza both on 1 season deals for FRL03. They looked towards the back of the grid after Pre-Season testing in Abu Dhabi. They achieved decent results at the beginning of the season, scoring 14 points in the first 3 races. However, the team principal resigned after the Malaysian GP, citing personal reasons. Proto approached Leon Dolocius to fill the position. However, Arcuri's respective role was also open and they offered Dolocius it too. In the end, it was announced on Twitter that he had signed with the Danish outfit.

The team's performance dropped off after Dolocius' appointment. Only 7 points were scored in the next 4 races. Better results followed from the Brazilian GP through to Belgium. Pawlak even managed to score a win in Spain.

The final 2 races were disappointing for the team. Both cars finished in the bottom 6 each time. As a result, Proto fell back from 2nd to 4th in the standings, ending the season with 181 points and an average finishing position of 10.84.

FRL04
Proto Racing invested over $30m into their car for FRL04. This, combined with a decent driver line up in Miron Pawlak and Kyle Morrell and a modern factory, gave the team high hopes for promotion to Formula A. Strong results in Winter Testing in Qatar gave the team an extra $1.2m from title sponsor Maersk.

This success did not carry over to the first race in Mexico, however, with the team only taking home 3 points. The next 4 races went well with a podium in each. After the Japanese GP, Proto were leading in the constructors championship.