Last year two gp2 drivers earned the chance to race in f1. For the asianbased series, see list of gp2 asia series drivers this is a list of gp2 series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race start in the gp2 series. American f1 hopeful alexander rossi gets second career gp2. Jun 30, 2006 graham rahal is set for a transatlantic switch to gp2 in readiness for a tilt at formula one. Gp2 driver with the most wins this season comments. The 20yearold was announced this week as a renault test driver. Alex zanardi puts lifethreatening champ car crash behind him to. As was the case in 2011, three types of dry weather compound hard, medium and soft and one type of wet weather compound will be produced, with. Davide valsecchi took the title, but hes not our number one from the 12 drivers who won races. Sebastian vettel f1 news ferrari contract talks latest update formula one. Dani clos replaces josef kral at barwa addax team whilst brendon hartley takes over jon.
Haryanto and 2012 gp2 series teammate max chilton drove for. The gp2 series, gp2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing. The 2008 gp2 series season was the fortysecond season of the secondtier of formula one feeder championship and also fourth season under the gp2 series moniker. Nato switches to gp2 with arden gp2 eurosport asia. Arthur pic fra, rapax leads artem markelov rus, russian time. Drivers who have competed in the 2015 gp2 series season are highlighted in bold. The series adopted the points system used by formula one for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twentyfive points on. Nato switches to gp2 with arden gp2 eurosport australia. She was joined in the team by fellow formula abarth driver antonio spavone, who also competing in auto gp world series in 2012. Bbc sport motorsport rosberg wraps up gp2 championship. An early crash did not faze dambrosio of team dams as he went on to claim first place. Guest column my working from home diary roy nissany.
Firstly, the issue of motorsport in the olympics has been denied. This is a list of gp2 series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race start. Rossi was a test driver in formula one from 2012 2014 yet was unable to make a formula one race start. Rowland claims third win of 2017 fuoco disqualified from abu dhabi race 1 race 1 artem markelovrus charles leclercmon luca ghiottoita nicky devriesned nicholas latifican nobuharu matsushitajap alexander albontha jordan kinggbr sergio sete camarabra louis deletrazsui gustav majlaswe alex palouesp norman natofra santino. I feel that my successful season in gp2 series has helped me mature a lot. The renault test driver followed his opening race win by finishing behind adam carroll and alexandre premat.
This list does not count results in the sister gp2 asia series. Age is looked at for beyond gp2 as f1 team bosses look for potential investments in fresh young talent they can mould to their company. Gp2 20 page 29 racing comments the autosport forums. Jerome dambrosio got his virgin racing drive for the 2011 season. Draco marketing on track with gp2 series and formula v8 3. The fia has been pushing for the reestablishment of the formula two name in the motorsport ladder since 2015 and has now agreed with gp2 s new owners, liberty media, to rename the f1 feeder series.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Birabongse was the only southeast asian driver in formula one until. The gp2 series was a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the longterm formula one feeder series, formula 3000. Formula ones top developmental league, the gp2 series, will embark on an 11race schedule next season with new stops at austrias red bull ring and russias new street circuit at sochi. The arden team is maturing under the stewardship of julian rouse son of touring car talisman andy and in 2012 its lead driver blossomed in tandem. Finlands heikki kovalainen maintained his lead in the inaugural gp2 series after securing third place in sundays second race in imola. Standings gp2 championship gp2 eurosport australia. Nico rosberg clinched the inaugural gp2 series championship with a double victory in bahrain. Teammate alex premat made it an art onetwo in the first race and came home third in race two. This is a list of driver records in the gp2 series, since 2005. Thirtyone drivers represented eight teams over the course of the seasons nine rounds, starting in spain on 9 may and ending. The championship was expanded to include rounds in malaysia, bahrain and singapore, in support of the 2012 formula one. The 12round 2012 gp2 series will begin in malaysia on 2325 march and there will be strong british interest in the championship, including formula 2 racewinner jolyon palmer and 2011 gp3 runnerup james calado. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
Fixtures results gp2 championship gp2 eurosport uk. Sirotkin was also the first rapax driver since maldonado who had finished in the topthree in the driver standings with the team. The 17yearold, son of former indianapolis 500 winner and jaguar formula one boss bobby, will move from america to europe next year. Sergey sirotkin aiming for formula one seat after gp2 drive. The gp2 series has been renamed formula two at a meeting of the fias world motor sport council in geneva. To be a competitor in f1, the driver has to obtain a super licence licenses, driver.
Gp2 series 2012 gp2 series 2011 gp2 series gp2 series 20. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. The championship will provide the final level for junior drivers who are looking to. What about other motor racing events scheduled for the year such as the gp2 support race and the fia world endurance championship.
Rowland claims third win of 2017 fuoco disqualified from abu dhabi race 1 race 1 artem markelovrus charles leclercmon luca ghiottoita nicky devriesned nicholas latifican nobuharu matsushitajap alexander albontha jordan kinggbr sergio sete camarabra louis deletrazsui gustav majlaswe alex palouesp norman natofra santino ferrucciusa seal. Emilia has also competed in the olympics on three occasions. British formula renault driver alice powell signed with status grand prix, and was joined in the team by british formula 3 rookie champion kotaro sakurai. This page was last edited on 7 january 2019, at 18. Access official results for the athletics event 200m men at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances.
However, some drivers have reached formula one without competing in gp2, for example paul di resta, daniel ricciardo, jeaneric vergne, valtteri bottas, and kevin magnussen. Max chilton brings ability as well as affluence to the f1. For the asianbased series, see list of gp2 asia series drivers. For the asianbased series, see 2008 gp2 asia series season.
The 26yearold spent the last six seasons in the gp2 series, and was a test driver for honda in formula one from 2007 until. This is a list of gp2 series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race start in the gp2 series. Gp2 was started in 2005 after the formula 3000 was stopped. The gp2 format was conceived by bernie ecclestone and flavio briatore, while ecclestone also has the rights to the name gp1. I am a much more complete driver than i was last time i was. Though a longtime gp2 frontrunner with drivers including heikki kovalainen, bruno senna and sebastien buemi, arden has not won in the series since it took four victories with luiz razia in 2012. Rahal hires filippi to start season with indy 500 sports. Gp2 driver with the most wins this season gp2 drivers stats. It does not include data from the nonchampionship races held in 2011.
The 2012 silverstone gp2 series round and the 2012 silverstone gp3 series round was a group of motor races held at the silverstone circuit in great britain for the gp2 and gp3 series championships. Gp2 driver with the most wins this season gp2 drivers. F1 is famous worldwide and is the third most watched televised sporting competition after the summer olympics and the fifa world cup. He also was an olympic sailor in the melbourne olympics, 1956 in the star, rome. Mp motorsport confirms the two drivers for the formula 2 championship. Inspiring story of former f1 driver who, after losing his legs in a race, has come back. Who will follow in the footsteps of romain grosjean and charles pic in 2012. The young brazilian driver arrived to the gp2 series last season as a rookie, with dams racing, and is. Aug 25, 2012 the sky sports f1 channel covers every session of the 2012 formula 1 season live, from the drivers press conference on a thursday afternoon right through to the race itself.
Sergio perez was given the drive alongside kamui kobayashi, another former gp2 driver and gp2 asia series winner, at sauber. The 2015 gp3 series was the sixth season of the thirdtier of formula one feeder championship and also sixth season under the moniker of gp3 series, a motor racing feeder series that was run in support of the 2015 fia formula one world championship and sister series gp2. Gp2 series simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. I consent that the eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services.
Do you know these formula 1 drivers from southeast asia. He switched to world series by renault in 2012, racing for i. Find here all your favorites sports, events, teams and players for a quick access. Being young doesnt get you a race seat in gp2, you need to be fast and possibly wealthy. The championship will provide the final level for junior drivers. Romain has shown a lot of maturity in the past 12 months both through his gp2 series victory and his development as third driver with us, said boullier, who. Bbc sport motorsport kovalainen stays in front in gp2. For the last two rounds of the season visoiu was replaced by gustav malja. The series adopted the points system used by formula one for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and. Gp3 gets underway and gp2 resumes with pirelli in barcelona. Driver, gp2, gp2 drivers, gp2 series, motor, motorsport, racing, racing sports. Alex brundle, the son of sky sports f1 commentator martin brundle, will be driving for carlin motorsport in the gp3 category. This list does not count drivers who have only appeared in the sister gp2 asia series.
At least two drivers can consider this their mustwin years in gp2. Preseason favourite heikki kovalainen saw his title hopes disappear when he. The channel also covers every session from the feeder series called gp2 as well as the qualifying and the two races from gp3. The format was conceived by bernie ecclestone and flavio briatore, while ecclestone also has the rights to the name gp1. Can you name the gp2 drivers who graduated to formula 1. Mar 06, 2012 it will be filippis first season in an americanbased racing series. Malja remained with the team for the full 2016 gp2 series campaign. In 2010 the gp3 series class was launched, as a feeder class for the gp2 series. What are the differences between f1, f2, f3, f4, gp2, gp3. Ask steven how many gp2 champions have gone on to f1. Brian france doesnt see the nascar cup series on dirt anytime soon. Jul 27, 2010 the second race of the gp2 2010 racing season at the grand prix of monaco. News deletraz and lundgaard to compete in this weekends f1 esports virtual grand prix. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
The championship was expanded to include rounds in malaysia, bahrain and singapore, in support of the 2012 formula one season. Carroll, from northern ireland, tested for the bar f1 team over the winter. At the 2012 olympics in london, she raced in the 100m and 200m. Abc has carried the indy 500 for 47 consecutive years and will do so again in 2012, and many of the series old hands would be aghast if. Lotus renault sign romain grosjean with kimi raikkonen for 2012. This list is accurate up to and including the last round of the 2016 season abu dhabi. In 2012, carlin teamed up with marussia to enter a team for. F1 support division changes name from gp2 series to fia. The next game in the baftawinning series featuring all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2012 fia formula one world championship. F2 was a championship run by motor sport vision which ran until 2012. Nico hulkenberg became the first current formula 1 driver in over 20 years to win. The 2020 olympic games will take place in tokyo next year. Virtual motorsports announce gp2 series 2 onlineracedriver. Formula ones driver lineup for 2012 will be almost complete before the end of the current season, after force india boss vijay mallya agreed to adrian sutils request to move along with his.
Jenson button esports verdict dropped by lando norris before legends trophy and virtual gp. Championship points standings for the gp2 series 2012. Nov 11, 2015 but how many gp2 champions have gone on to f1. Under f9 comes formula go karts and as the series of formula goes up from. Full coverage of the gp2 2015 season including the latest gp2 news, race results and stats.
Throughout 2012, pirelli will supply over 10,000 tyres to the gp3 series, including all the official test sessions. Sports quiz gp2 drivers 2012 random sports or auto racing quiz can you name the gp2 drivers of 2012. However, he is rumored to be in the running for a seat at the new haas f1 team in 2016. Nascar details the back to back offweekends for 2020 racing.