Editing Mecachrome (section)

===GP2 Series/FIA Formula 2 Championship===
In 2005, the [[GP2 Series]] (now [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]]) was launched as the official feeder category to [[Formula One]]. As the brainchild of [[Bernie Ecclestone]] and [[Flavio Briatore]], the new series was to be powered by Renault engines (badging only), and Mecachrome was tasked with their production. The engines were manufactured at the same base as the [[Renault F1]] units in Aubigny, France with direction from [[Heini Mader]] in Switzerland.

The company continued to provide engines and gearboxes for the GP2 Series in its second generation (2008–2010) whilst also supplying the new-for-2008 [[GP2 Asia Series]] with slightly detuned versions of the power unit which has been at the core of the GP2 Series since 2005.

Since the [[2011 GP2 Series season|2011 season]], [[Renault Sport]] no longer badge their Mecachrome engines due to [[Renault Sport]] focusing on their [[Formula One]] programme.

The [[Mecachrome V8108 GP2 V8|Mecachrome V8 GP2/F2 engines]] were jointly developed by Mecachrome and TEOS Engineering for design, tune-up, R&D, engine maintenance, arrangement and trackside support. The [[GP2 Series]]/[[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] V8 engine formula specification was in use from 2005 and was retired following the 2017 season.

New engine regulations with 620&nbsp;hp 3,400 cc [[V6 engine|V6]] [[turbocharged|single-turbocharged]] [[Gasoline direct injection|direct-injected engines]], known as the [[Mecachrome V634 engine|Mecachrome V634 Turbo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mecachromemotorsport.com/f2|title=Mecachrome Motorpsort FIA Formula 2|access-date=31 March 2019|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325021327/http://mecachromemotorsport.com/f2/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> which is a development of the naturally aspirated Mecachrome V634 used in the [[GP3 Series]], were introduced for 2018 along with a new Dallara F2 2018 chassis while TEOS Engineering renewed its subcontract relationship with Mecachrome on track in the [[FIA Formula 2 Championship]] for 2018 beyond.<ref name="2018 new engine">{{cite news|url=http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/gp2-aiming-for-v6-switch-but-not-wider-tyres-for-2018-car-859721/|title=GP2 Series aiming for V6 switch, but not wider tyres for 2018 car|work=motorsport.com|publisher=[[Motorsport.com]]|date=16 December 2016|access-date=13 March 2017}}</ref> Dutch turbocharger company [[Van Der Lee Turbo Systems]] supplies the turbochargers for all FIA Formula 2 Championship engines.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=ScarbsTech|author=Craig Scarborough|number=796714956607590400|date=10 November 2016|title=The forthcoming @GP2_Official @GroupMecachrome turbo v6 engine}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vdlee.com/turbocharger-technologies/motorsport/|title=Van Der Lee Turbo Systems Motorsport|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref>