On 19 May 2010, Andreu stepped down in his role as series president,[2] with Alfredo Brisac named as his successor not many weeks later.

Continuing the concept of Premier 1 Grand Prix, the Superleague Formula was announced in 2005, receiving the full approval of the FIA in December 2005.

Much of the sales, marketing and technology work would be handled centrally by the league, thus affording a considerable cost-savings to the teams.

The inaugural season, in 2008, was won by Chinese club Beijing Guoan, driven by Italian FIA GT Championship racer, Davide Rigon.

The season consisted of six double-headers, featuring 18 clubs, and also brought victories for Liverpool F.C., A.C. Milan, PSV Eindhoven, F.C.

[6] In 2009, the second season was won by English club Liverpool F.C., driven by Spanish racer Adrián Vallés.

The season consisted of six double-headers, featuring 19 clubs, and brought first victories for Tottenham Hotspur, FC Basel 1893, Rangers F.C., Olympiacos CFP, Sporting CP, R.S.C.

I can't think of anything else in Europe that offers this level of prize money for the winners, not to mention for individual races as in the Super Final's case.

The remaining cars carried national identities with many more closely associated with the competing drivers rather than any football connection.

This feat wasn't achieved although Sébastien Bourdais, Craig Dolby, Robert Doornbos and Max Wissel all scored 90 points in a weekend by finishing either 2nd and 2nd or 1st and 3rd.

In July 2010, it was announced that the series would race for the first time outside of Europe by having two events in two successive weekends in China on 3 & 10 October that same year.

[18] Fans globally were able to view the championship on national TV channels or via live streaming from the Superleague Formula website.

[21] In June 2009, Robin Webb stated he wanted the formula to eventually increase to 26 cars and a more diverse range of circuits.

The chassis was built with a two-metre wide track, using under-body aerodynamics to create the needed conditions for increased overtaking opportunities.

[28] Superleague Formula 2009: The Game, released for download by the series' official website, featured 18 clubs and 6 circuits from in the 2009 season, and both single-player and multiplayer modes.