Editing Supertec (section)

{{short description|Dutch Formula One engine brand}}
{{Refimprove|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Super Performance Competition Engineering BV
| trade_name = Supertec
| foundation = [[Netherlands]] {{start date and age|1998|paren=yes}}
| logo = 
| logo_size = 
| type = '''Besloten Vennootschap'''
| fate = Assets bought by [[Renault in Formula One|Renault Sport]]
| defunct = {{end date and age|2001|p=yes}}
| location = [[Netherlands]]
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]] <br /> [[auto racing|automobile racing]] ([[motorsport]])
| key_people = Bruno Michel and [[Flavio Briatore]]
| products = [[Internal combustion engines]] and [[car engine]] assembly
| services = [[Performance]] [[engineering]], Precision manufacturing
| parent = 
| website = 
}}
'''Supertec''' was a brand of [[Formula One]] [[engine]]s supplied by Dutch company '''Super Performance Competition Engineering BV''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventively.com/search/trademarks/owner/SUPER%20PERFORMANCE%20COMPETITION%20ENGINEERING%20BV|title=Trademarks owned by Super Performance Competition Engineering BV|publisher=Inventively Inc.|accessdate=9 February 2016}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}</ref> managed by [[Flavio Briatore]] and Bruno Michel.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns01585.html|title=Who owns Mecachrome?|date=25 May 1998|work=Grandprix.com|publisher=Inside F1, Inc.|accessdate=10 February 2016}}</ref> Supertec engines were updated [[1997 Formula One season|1997]] [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]] RS9 units, built by [[Mecachrome]].

In May 1998 Super Performance Competition Engineering signed an exclusive distribution agreement with Mecachrome to begin in the [[1999 Formula One season|1999 season]]. The engines were purchased and rebadged as Supertec. Supertecs powered [[Williams Racing|Williams]], [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]] and [[British American Racing|BAR]] in 1999, and Benetton and [[Arrows Grand Prix International|Arrows]] in 2000. The Benetton team rebadged the engines as [[Playlife]].

After the 2000 season, Supertec collapsed due to financial problems and [[Renault Sport F1]] bought back Supertec's assets in 2001.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}