Zytek

Zytek is a British company that deals with control systems for the automotive industry, power transmission, engine and hybrid technology. The company also builds engines for motorsport and operates its own racing team.

Motorsport

Zytek Systems was founded in 1982 with the goal to develop engine electronics for international motor sport and to sell. Made a name for the company by the first electronic engine control for the Formula 1 mid-1990 Zytek Motorsport BMW began to supply with engine electronics for the four-and six-cylinder racing engines. 1995 came the breakthrough, as the FIA Zytek responsible for the maintenance and supply developed by Judd engines for the Formula 3000 race series around the world. The limitation to only one engine supplier reduced the cost of this race series noticeable, and made it even teams with smaller budgets possible to participate in the championships. The contract between the FIA ​​and Zytek ran from 1994 to the end of the series in 2004. Was a new customer Zytek in the A1 Grand Prix series, have been delivered for the 58 racing engines including electronics for racing vehicles.

Since 2002, Zytek is also active as a racing team in international motorsport. Was allowed in a Reynard chassis for a LMP-1 car build. The Zytek 04S debuted in the ALMS in 2004. The vehicle has since been revised several times and is used in 2007 as a Zytek 06S Zytek 07S and in the LMS and ALMS by private teams. In 2005 the factory team was victorious at the 1000 km race at the Nurburgring, Spa-Francorchamps and the 4- hour race at Laguna Seca.

Today Zytek is able to provide a complete package consisting of chassis, engine, wiring and control electronics for almost any car racing formula.

Road vehicles

Motor Electronics Zytek comes in addition to the racing and road vehicles by Jaguar, Aston Martin, Rolls- Royce and Bentley used. Zytek led the 32 -bit technology in vehicle and integrated controls such as traction control.

Zytek presented in collaboration with an electrically powered Lotus Elise. For the IAA 2001 Zytek designed a diesel hybrid vehicle for Daimler Chrysler. 2001 Zytek partner of General Motors in hybrid development.

A Smart Forfour has been converted in cooperation with the Lithium Technology Corporation ( LTC) 2006 plug -in hybrid.