The Force India moniker will no longer appear in Formula 1 in 2019, the release of the official FIA entry list reveals.
Force India will, moving forward, be known as ‘Racing Point F1 Team’, ending a run of just over a decade for the former identity.
After the assets of the financially-troubled entity was bought by a Lawrence Stroll-led consortium, new entries were issued on eve of the Belgian Grand Prix.
Force India became so named in 2008, after Indian businessman Vijay Mallya bought the Spyker team, which traced its lineage to Jordan via Midland.
Other notable names changes include those of ‘Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow’ and ‘Rich Energy Haas F1 Team’ due to new title sponsorships, while Red Bull Racing’s engines will be badged as Hondas.
In terms of rookie car numbers, Lando Norris has selected #4, George Russell #63, and Antonio Giovinazzi #99, while recent Toro Rosso signing Alexander Albon’s is still TBA.
Robert Kubica, whose last F1 race pre-dated the system whereby drivers pick their own numbers, has opted for #88.
Formula 1 2019 entry list
| Car no. | Driver’s name | Company name | Team name | Name of chassis | Name of engine |
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited | Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport | Mercedes | Mercedes |
| 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari SPA | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari SPA | Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow | Ferrari | Ferrari |
| 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Limited | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing Limited | Aston Martin Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing | Honda |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault Sport Racing Limited | Renault F1 Team | Renault | Renault |
| 27 | Nicolas Hulkenberg | Renault Sport Racing Limited | Renault F1 Team | Renault | Renault |
| 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Formula LLC | Rich Energy Haas F1 Team | Haas | Ferrari |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Formula LLC | Rich Energy Haas F1 Team | Haas | Ferrari |
| 55 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren Racing Limited | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren | Renault |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Racing Limited | McLaren F1 Team | McLaren | Renault |
| 11 | Sergio Perez Mendoza | Racing Point UK Limited | Racing Point F1 Team | Racing Point | Mercedes |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point UK Limited | Racing Point F1 Team | Racing Point | Mercedes |
| 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Sauber Motorsport AG | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team | Sauber | Ferrari |
| 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Sauber Motorsport AG | Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team | Sauber | Ferrari |
| 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Scuderia Toro Rosso S.P.A | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR14) | Honda |
| TBA | Alexander Albon | Scuderia Toro Rosso S.P.A | Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda | Scuderia Toro Rosso (STR14) | Honda |
| 63 | George Russell | Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited | Williams Racing | Williams | Mercedes |
| 88 | Robert Kubica | Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited | Williams Racing | Williams | Mercedes |
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