Last year two gp2 drivers earned the chance to race in f1. He finished an extremely sensible ninth in gp3 in 2012, giving the nowdefunct ocean squad their only podium in the series. Dutch race driver nigel melker involves in a serious crash at circuit spa francorchamps, belgium on the 1st of september 2012 in the gp2 series. Individual driver statistics for the 2012 gp3 series. To celebrate the partnership, the e20 race car, the garage. He is the son of threetime formula one world champion nelson piquet, one of brazils most successful f1 drivers. Play sporcle s virtual live trivia to have fun, connect with people, and get your trivia on. Championship points standings for the gp2 series 2012. In 2006, it was franck perera and then kazuki nakajima in 2007, who finished 5th in the gp2 championship and raced in the last formula one grand prix of the season with williams. In fact, for a driver coming off the back of success in a lower formula winning gp2 in year one might be easier after all, confidence is everything and youre never more. Sep 24, 2011 formula one team renault says it has more than four drivers in the frame as it considers its 2012 lineup. F1 2012 is the next game in the awardwinning, multimillion selling series from codemasters as part of an exclusive multiyear deal with formula one world championship limited. Flat slicks, dimensions equal to f1 specifications.
The 2012 gp3 series season was the third season of the gp3 series, a feeder series for the gp2 series. Fia warns against series turf wars once racing resumes 3 hours ago. Self test driver, lotus self gp2 champion 2014 self arden international self formula 2 championship self gp2 driver, dams self gp2 series 22 episodes, 20102015 patrick stewart. Moments include, teammates tangling, driving errors. May 04, 2010 gp2 maybe be extremely competitive, but being a rookie in the series doesnt necessarily mean youll spend the season at the back of the pack learning the ropes. Self test driver, lotus self gp2 champion 2014 self arden international self formula 2 championship self gp2 driver, dams self gp2 series.
The gp2 series car is used by all of the teams, and features a dallara chassis powered by a v8 renault engine and bridgestone tyres the 4 l renault v8 engine features design and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption. The gp3 singleseater, produced under contract in italy by automobili. For the asianbased series, see list of gp2 asia series drivers this is a list of gp2. Nelson angelo piquet born july 25, 1985, heidelberg, germany, also known as nelson piquet junior or nelsinho piquet, is a brazilian race car driver. Six former gp2 champions are currently racing in f1, including lewis hamilton, who won the gp2 title in 2006.
Considered the weekend a more tragic gp in the history of formula 1. Gp2 series simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kobayashi returned to japanese racing in 2015 as a full contestant in the super formula. Gp2 driver with the most wins this season gp2 drivers. F1 2012 gets a september release we got this covered. The gp2 series originally debuted in 2005 as a replacement to formula 3000. Dams was associated with the toyota drivers program tdp from 2006 to 2009, and ran their drivers in the gp2 series. The newlyrebranded f2 has an 11race calendar for the new season, with all but one of those supporting the f1 circus. Jose maria pechito lopez born 26 april 1983 is an argentine race car driver and 20142016 world touring car champion. In its meeting on wednesday, the world motor sport council said it has now began proceedings to formalise a contract with gp2.
Davide valsecchi, fabio onidi, fabrizio crestani, luca. Join date dec 2003 location hannibals ancient arse posts 11,151 like 335 liked 160 times in 109 posts. Jul 05, 2012 the lotus formula 1 team has announced they will be partnering with the dark knight rises at this weekends grand prix of great britain. User created on january 10, 2012 2012 vm gp2 series 1 the virtual motorsports gp2 series 1 takes place on tuesdays at 14. Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.
In motorsport, the fastest lap is the quickest lap run during a race. Stats being young doesnt get you a race seat in gp2, you need to be fast and possibly wealthy. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons he raced in the gp2 series, taking a win in belgium in. The team has won three constructors championship titles, in 2010, 2011, and 2012, becoming the first austrian licensed team to win the title. This list does not count drivers who have only appeared in the sister gp2 asia series. Jerome dambrosio got his virgin racing drive for the 2011 season. Gp2 maybe be extremely competitive, but being a rookie in the series doesnt necessarily mean youll spend the season at the back of the pack learning the ropes. In the 2005 and 2006 seasons he raced in the gp2 series, taking a win in. Renault juggles f1 driver bids for 2012 formula one news. The gp4 gp2 2012 offline championship was the fifth official season of the gp2 offline. The change helps to streamline the route to f1, but it remains to be seen what will happen to the gp3 series now gp2 is no longer a thing.
At least two drivers can consider this their mustwin years in gp2. The idea behind the w series has received a lot of criticism from established racing figures and female drivers themselves. Mar 18, 2015 in 2004, neel jani and memo rojas was the fulltime drivers in the formula renault. My thoughts on and proposals for transforming gp2 to a.
Championship points standings for the gp3 series 2012. After competing for mw arden in the gp3 series, swiss driver simon trummer joined ardens gp2 team for 2012. Twisted metal 2 is the second and most successful game in the vehicular combat series, twisted metal. Di resta felt that the indianowned team had exceeded expectations towards the end of last season but it would be a big challenge to keep it up, though with the arrival of sahara, which has picked up 42. Gp2 series 2016 standings championship points standings for the gp2 series 2016. Gp2 series crashes,accidents,collides and spun offs in first part of the season 2012. In 2005, dams entered the newly formed gp2 series, the main feeder series for the formula one. 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. Its a good thing too because its been an amazing car which has frequently given us some incredible battles over the years. Formula gp2 2012 practice session singapore street circuit. The gp2 series, gp2 for short, is a form o open wheel motor racin introduced in 2005 follaein the discontinuation o the langterm formula ane feeder series, formula 3000. The wait has paid off and i am back, said hulkenberg, who had lifted the gp2 in his debut season in 2009 to earn a driving spot for williams.
The top 10 gp2 drivers of 2012 autosport rates the drivers in the formula 1 feeder series. He began racing f1 in 2010 as a full contestant and by 2012 he placed in the top three at the japan grand prix. The italian took part in practice for lotus now caterham at the 2011 malaysian grand prix and recently tested for lotus at the abu dhabi young driver test. I found this mod that had serious problems physics engine tires a little busted. The series adopted the points system used by formula one for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and. What team does karun chandok drive for in gp2 answers. In 2006, he received support from the toyota young drivers program tdp to go to europe, where he took on the f3 euro series and gp2. It was my first race in gp2, first ever time in gp2, and i won in my first race so it actually helped. He was the 2009 champion of the gp2 series, and is a previous champion of both the formula 3 euro series and a1 grand prix, as part of a1 team germany. His race at the nurburgring was one to take note of. From 2009 to 2012 mclaren couldnt quite hit the same heights with their machinery, hamilton would score multiple wins in all four of those seasons, but a culmination of less competitive machinery and a selfconfessed loss of focus saw him fail to finish higher than fourth in the drivers standings. The durango 95 car stolen by alex and his droogs in the movie was, in fact, an m505. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Davide valsecchi took the title, but hes not our number one from the 12 drivers who won races.
This list is accurate up to and including the last round of the 2016 season abu dhabi. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The format wis conceived bi bernie ecclestone an flavio briatore, while ecclestone an aa haes the rights tae the name gp1. See more ideas about formula 1, race cars, formula 1 car. Lotus f1 teams up with the dark knight rises torque news. Nationality of participating drivers % country drivers number. Sahara force india drivers set for melbourne test formula. It is, along with scuderia toro rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company red bull gmbh. 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 drivers given a chance as raikkonens season is over. Can you name the gp2 drivers who graduated to formula 1. For the asianbased series, see list of gp2 asia series drivers. 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. Jan 23, 20 valsecchi pipped razia to the gp2 series crown in 2012, scoring four wins along the way.
This year, there will be 4 drivers on the grid who have. Status grand prix is one of teams entered in the series, each running two cars to be driven by 26 of the worlds best young drivers. Gp2 2008 series 2 by simco rfactor cars rfactor central. This is a list of gp2 series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race start. Fia gp2 series crashes,accidents,spun offs and collides in 2nd part of the season 2012. Gp4 gp2 2012 offline championship gp4 offline championship. Individual driver statistics for the 2012 gp2 series. Meanwhile, the average number of seasons completed before winning the gp2 series rose from an average of 2. He is one of three drivers since 2005 to win the gp2 series championship in his debut season, the others being lewis hamilton and nico rosberg. Alexander rossi driver data born september 25, 1991 19910925 age 26 auburn, ca, usa nationality usa formula one world championship career status racing in indycar races 5 5 starts pole positions 0 wins 0 championships 0 podiums 0 fastest laps 0 career points 0 first race 2015 singapore grand prix last race 2015 brazilian grand prix alexander michael rossi born september 25, 1991 in. He claimed his first gp2 victory in 2008, followed by a gp2 asia series title in 2009. Some series, like a1 grand prix and the gp2 series, award bonus points to the driverteam with the fastest lap. Double steel wishbones, pushrod operated, twin dampers and torsion bars suspension. A documentary on brazilian formula one racing driver ayrton senna, who won the f1 world championship three times.
Furthermore, the drivers that did get promoted from gp2 to formula 1, performed decidedly less in the second period compared to the first. Gp2 nowadays has become a series filled with unknown drivers, driving for unremarkable teams with unremarkable liveries seriously, half the field seems to be sponsored by jagonya ayam. Gp2 was supposed to use a new car every three years, but for financial reasons, the dallara gp211 has been in use for a massive seven seasons. See more ideas about formula one, race cars and formula 1 car. December 2012 1 october 2012 5 september 2012 4 august 2012 1. The season began at barcelona on 12 may and concluded at autodromo nazionale monza on 9 september after eight rounds made up of two races each and all in support of european formula one grands prix. In 2007, he competed in gp2 as well as signing as a test driver for f1. After eight races with jenzer in 2014, arden represents his big break in gp3. The last season covered by this film is the 2012 season. Gp2 in 2015 was the story of one man, as stoffel vandoorne lived up to the expectation of both observers and backer mclaren by winning the title in dominant style. In 2007, kazuki became a f1 test driver, and he competed in the 2008 and 2009 seasons. Since 2005, over 50 drivers have had the opportunity to drive an f1 car as a result of their time in gp2. Who will follow in the footsteps of romain grosjean and charles pic in 2012.
How much the volume of 25kg gp2 grouting bag answers. Can you name the gp2 drivers who have driven since 2005 to 2011. Infiniti red bull racing is a formula one racing team based in milton keynes, england which currently holds an austrian licence. The team finished in the third place, jani was fourth in drivers standings. The current list of formula one free agents racing news. In f1 2012 players will feel the unparalleled thrill of becoming a formula one driver with a host of new features, wideranging technical and gameplay advancements and extensive competitive and cooperative multiplayer components. In 2010 the gp3 series class wis launched, as a feeder class for the gp2 series. Gp3 series gets new, faster car for 20 get the latest car. Join a live hosted trivia game for your favorite pub trivia experience done virtually. He then moved up to gp2 with trident and was on the podium in the reversegrid monte carlo race, only to be replaced midway through the season. Gp2 had sent an offer to the fia in july to promote the new f2 series. He began racing f1 in 2010 as a full contestant and by 2012 he placed in the.
Dec 02, 2016 some of the best, worst and craziest moments from the 2016 gp2 season, the 1st support category for drivers trying to make it to formula 1. He is one of three drivers since 2005 to win the gp2 series championship in his debut season, the. Davide valsecchi took the title, but hes not our number one. This category contains people who have driven in gp2 series wikimedia commons has media related to gp2 series drivers pages in category gp2 series drivers the following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total. After competing in two seasons with art grand prix, jules bianchi moved to the formula renault 3. The following teams and drivers competed in the gp4 gp2 2012 grand prix 4 offline. Hamilton won despite a penalty for speeding in the pit lane. In order to obtain one of them, a driver must place well in gp2 series, the top six in the indy racing league or win one of several formula three championships including euroseries, british and. The gp3 series will switch to a much more powerful, 400hp engine next year, series promoter bruno michel has announced. It is difficult to pick someone to cheer for and, by extention, nearly impossible to be emotionally invested in the series. He raced in the 2006 gp2 series for the super nova team, and previously for the dams team, and the cms team in formula 3000.
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