Elf Masters
indoor karting competition in Paris, France
The Masters of Paris-Bercy, officially known as the Elf Masters for sponsorship reasons, was an indoor all-star kart racing competition organised by the FFSA.
Founded in 1993 by former Formula One driver Philippe Streiff, it was hosted until 2001 on a temporary circuit at the Palais Omnisport de Paris-Bercy. Streiff founded the Masters with the intention of bringing together the best drivers from all disciplines of professional auto racing and karting.
In 2011, ERDF revived the competition as a one-off event with electric karts, known as the ERDF Masters Kart.
History
Elf Masters (1993–2001)
The first edition of the Elf Masters took place on 18 and 19 December 1993. Two races were held each evening, a relay race contested by teams of three drivers (a Formula 1 driver, a driver from another discipline of motorsport, and a young kart driver) and a race counting towards the CIK Championship. This weekend marked the last duel on the track between Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna.
In 1994 the team relay was replaced by a simple race between the big names in motorsport. It was a battle between Alain Prost and Michael Schumacher that held the Bercy arena in suspense. French driver Jean-Christophe Boullion won the first race on Saturday and Alessandro Zanardi won on Sunday.
In 1995, Prost and Schumacher did not participate and it was a young French driver, David Terrien who won the first race ahead of Gianni Morbidelli.
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