Jenson button esports verdict dropped by lando norris before legends trophy and virtual gp. The gp2 format was conceived by bernie ecclestone and flavio briatore, while ecclestone also has the rights to the name gp1. F1 is famous worldwide and is the third most watched televised sporting competition after the summer olympics and the fifa world cup. 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. 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. At the 2012 olympics in london, she raced in the 100m and 200m. 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. Jun 30, 2006 graham rahal is set for a transatlantic switch to gp2 in readiness for a tilt at formula one. For the last two rounds of the season visoiu was replaced by gustav malja.
Gp2 driver with the most wins this season comments. 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. Gp2 was started in 2005 after the formula 3000 was stopped. Mar 06, 2012 it will be filippis first season in an americanbased racing series. Thirtyone drivers represented eight teams over the course of the seasons nine rounds, starting in spain on 9 may and ending. 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. Jul 27, 2010 the second race of the gp2 2010 racing season at the grand prix of monaco.
Arthur pic fra, rapax leads artem markelov rus, russian time. The gp2 series, gp2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing. 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. It does not include data from the nonchampionship races held in. 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. It does not include data from the nonchampionship races held in 2011. Standings gp2 championship gp2 eurosport australia. Nato switches to gp2 with arden gp2 eurosport asia. In 2010 the gp3 series class was launched, as a feeder class for the gp2 series. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
I feel that my successful season in gp2 series has helped me mature a lot. This is a list of gp2 series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race start. Davide valsecchi took the title, but hes not our number one from the 12 drivers who won races. 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. Dani clos replaces josef kral at barwa addax team whilst brendon hartley takes over jon. 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. Alex brundle, the son of sky sports f1 commentator martin brundle, will be driving for carlin motorsport in the gp3 category. 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. Lotus renault sign romain grosjean with kimi raikkonen for 2012. Gp2 driver with the most wins this season gp2 drivers. Firstly, the issue of motorsport in the olympics has been denied. Full coverage of the gp2 2015 season including the latest gp2 news, race results and stats.
Draco marketing on track with gp2 series and formula v8 3. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. The 17yearold, son of former indianapolis 500 winner and jaguar formula one boss bobby, will move from america to europe next year. This list is accurate up to and including the last round of the 2016 season abu dhabi. Last year two gp2 drivers earned the chance to race in f1. Find here all your favorites sports, events, teams and players for a quick access. Ask steven how many gp2 champions have gone on to f1. This page was last edited on 7 january 2019, at 18.
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. Birabongse was the only southeast asian driver in formula one until. The championship will provide the final level for junior drivers who are looking to. For example, for london 2012 i would have built the track inside. An early crash did not faze dambrosio of team dams as he went on to claim first place.
The gp2 series has been renamed formula two at a meeting of the fias world motor sport council in geneva. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. For the asianbased series, see list of gp2 asia series drivers. However, he is rumored to be in the running for a seat at the new haas f1 team in 2016.
The championship was expanded to include rounds in malaysia, bahrain and singapore, in support of the 2012 formula one season. 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. 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. Inspiring story of former f1 driver who, after losing his legs in a race, has come back.
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. He also was an olympic sailor in the melbourne olympics, 1956 in the star, rome. She was joined in the team by fellow formula abarth driver antonio spavone, who also competing in auto gp world series in 2012. In 2012, carlin teamed up with marussia to enter a team for. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Under f9 comes formula go karts and as the series of formula goes up from.
Access official results for the athletics event 200m men at the london 2012 summer games olympics, plus view video highlights of top performances. Emilia has also competed in the olympics on three occasions. Gp2 20 page 29 racing comments the autosport forums. Autosport rates the drivers in the formula 1 feeder series.
At least two drivers can consider this their mustwin years in gp2. Being young doesnt get you a race seat in gp2, you need to be fast and possibly wealthy. Gp2 series simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Mar 09, 2017 the gp2 series has been renamed formula two at a meeting of the fias world motor sport council in geneva. The series adopted the points system used by formula one for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and. F2 was a championship run by motor sport vision which ran until 2012.
Nato switches to gp2 with arden gp2 eurosport australia. Max chilton brings ability as well as affluence to the f1. Rossi was a test driver in formula one from 2012 2014 yet was unable to make a formula one race start. Bbc sport motorsport kovalainen stays in front in gp2. Haryanto and 2012 gp2 series teammate max chilton drove for. What are the differences between f1, f2, f3, f4, gp2, gp3.
Individual driver statistics for the 2012 gp2 series. 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. This list does not count drivers who have only appeared in the sister gp2 asia series. This list does not count results in the sister gp2 asia series. Nov 11, 2015 but how many gp2 champions have gone on to f1. Gp3 gets underway and gp2 resumes with pirelli in barcelona. For the asianbased series, see 2008 gp2 asia series season. F1 support division changes name from gp2 series to fia. If someone finishes last in the 100m final of the olympics, you dont say they do not deserve to be there.
I am a much more complete driver than i was last time i was. Preseason favourite heikki kovalainen saw his title hopes disappear when he. 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. Malja remained with the team for the full 2016 gp2 series campaign. Brian france doesnt see the nascar cup series on dirt anytime soon. The channel also covers every session from the feeder series called gp2 as well as the qualifying and the two races from gp3. The 20yearold was announced this week as a renault test driver. Jerome dambrosio got his virgin racing drive for the 2011 season. Virtual motorsports announce gp2 series 2 april 22, 2012 by dan thornton leave a comment if youre tempted by racing in a competitive series featuring every driver in the same car, then you might be interested in the virtual motorsports gp2 series 2, which will put all racers in the 2007 seat leon supercup at s6 performance index. Sebastian vettel f1 news ferrari contract talks latest update formula one.
Do you know these formula 1 drivers from southeast asia. 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. 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. News deletraz and lundgaard to compete in this weekends f1 esports virtual grand prix. Fixtures results gp2 championship gp2 eurosport uk. The next game in the baftawinning series featuring all the official drivers, teams and circuits from the 2012 fia formula one world championship. Drivers who have competed in the 2015 gp2 series season are highlighted in bold. 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 young brazilian driver arrived to the gp2 series last season as a rookie, with dams racing, and is. Bbc sport motorsport rosberg wraps up gp2 championship. Gp2 series 2012 gp2 series 2011 gp2 series gp2 series 20. Draco team in barcelona for the world series by renault 2012 final round. To be a competitor in f1, the driver has to obtain a super licence licenses, driver.
Nascar details the back to back offweekends for 2020 racing. Virtual motorsports announce gp2 series 2 onlineracedriver. Who will follow in the footsteps of romain grosjean and charles pic in 2012. Sergio perez was given the drive alongside kamui kobayashi, another former gp2 driver and gp2 asia series winner, at sauber. The 2020 olympic games will take place in tokyo next year. The format was conceived by bernie ecclestone and flavio briatore, while ecclestone also has the rights to the name gp1. I consent that the eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services.
Finlands heikki kovalainen maintained his lead in the inaugural gp2 series after securing third place in sundays second race in imola. 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. Alex zanardi puts lifethreatening champ car crash behind him to. The 26yearold spent the last six seasons in the gp2 series, and was a test driver for honda in formula one from 2007 until. The championship was expanded to include rounds in malaysia, bahrain and singapore, in support of the 2012 formula one. F1 support division changes name from gp2 series to fia formula 2. Teammate alex premat made it an art onetwo in the first race and came home third in race two.
Gp2 driver with the most wins this season gp2 drivers stats. He switched to world series by renault in 2012, racing for i. 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. Sergey sirotkin aiming for formula one seat after gp2 drive.
Sports quiz gp2 drivers 2012 random sports or auto racing quiz can you name the gp2 drivers of 2012. Carroll, from northern ireland, tested for the bar f1 team over the winter. Driver, gp2, gp2 drivers, gp2 series, motor, motorsport, racing, racing sports. What about other motor racing events scheduled for the year such as the gp2 support race and the fia world endurance championship. Nico hulkenberg became the first current formula 1 driver in over 20 years to win. Championship points standings for the gp2 series 2012. The 2012 gp2 series season was the fortysixth season of the secondtier of formula one feeder championship and also eight season under the gp2 series moniker and also the first season after merging with the gp2 asia series. Mp motorsport confirms the two drivers for the formula 2 championship. The championship will provide the final level for junior drivers. Can you name the gp2 drivers who graduated to formula 1. The renault test driver followed his opening race win by finishing behind adam carroll and alexandre premat. Sirotkin was also the first rapax driver since maldonado who had finished in the topthree in the driver standings with the team. The second last formula 2 race weekend took place in russia at the olympic park of sochi.
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