Keke rosberg starts the seasonopening brazilian gp on the front row and the. With mercedespower the apparent powerunit of choice for 2014, the sahara force india team could be in a position to fight at the front in grand prix this season, at least in the early races. Caterham has signed rio haryanto alongside alexander rossi for its 2014 gp2 line up. Roc welcomes 2014 gp2 champion jolyon palmer circuit. Rossi will continue to compete in gp2 teamed with rio haryanto from indonesia. Caterham f1 team and caterham racing announce 2014 f1 and gp2 driver line ups. All, alonso, fernando, bianchi, jules, bottas, valtteri, button, jenson, chilton, max, ericsson, marcus. Palmer has had a mighty year in the leading formula 1 feeder series in 2014, utterly dominating a strong field and taking a total of four wins and 12 podiums. Mercedes have kept lewis hamilton and nico rosberg on board having described the pairing as one of their key strengths last year. For its first year in gp2, caterham signed the experienced duo of luiz razia and davide valsecchi for both the asia series and main series seasons.
Dec 02, 2014 last year, he was ranked 3rd of all junior drivers by achievement score. Hopefully a move away from the sortastruggling art team can do wonder for abt. Mclarens fernando alonso fumes at hondas gp2 engine at. At that point he was hot propery he had beaten bird and jules bianchi to win the previous. Our cookies are friendly and dont collect personal information but helps to improve the user experience. The portuguese driver moved up to the 3rd place in the following year while the team dropped to the 4th place after pietro fantin failed to meet the expectations. Gp2 2014 page 9 racing comments the autosport forums. Markelov heads strong driver lineup for 2015 toyota racing series 18 december 2014 event a russian driver contesting the international gp2 series and the 2014 italian f4 champion head a strong grid of international and local drivers for the 2015 toyota racing series. The yas marina postseason gp2 test sees an all new driver lineup in the status gp2 cars. I think theyll keep an eye out for the next young up.
Alexander rossi completes racing engineerings 2015 driver. Massa joined the team from ferrari for the 2014 season while bottas worked his way up from test driver to race driver for the 20 season. The 2014 caterham f1 car will be fired up for the first time in jerez at the first round of f1 testing. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Form much improved over 2014, with the mercedespowered e23. The team was founded by paul jackson and gavin bickertonjones and former members of the petrobras junior team in 2004, ahead of the inaugural gp2 season. The updated f1 2014 driver lineup after news that esteban gutierrez will remain with sauber next year. It was created by tony fernandes, who was also responsible for the revival of the lotus name in formula 1 in 2010 with the creation of the lotus racing team. In october 2014 gp3 series team status grand prix acquired the team from tony fernandes. Rt russian time has become the latest team to confirm its lineup for the forthcoming gp2 series season, announcing that it will retain mitch evans and artem markelov for 2015. Where a driver had not been confirmed the occupant of the seat for 20 is listed and. Haryanto will be starting his third season of gp2, having driven with carlin and addax in the preceding two years. Apr 20, 2020 if ferrari had been willing to put in a little more cash for raffaele marciellos gp2 exploits, then the italian may well have ended up being a titlewinning driver in a titlewinning team, and an f1 driver as a result. His gp2 career fell slightly short of expectations, dropping him slightly down the list, but he should do brazil proud in formula 1.
He has also spent two years as a test driver in 2009 for williams prior to making his race debut and 2011 for force india after a year of racing. Caterham reveal f1 driver lineup for 2014 kobayashi. Feb, 2014 di grassi confirmed as first formula e driver line up revealed. Just two teams in the f1 field will begin the 2014 season with the same driver lineup they had last year. Formula renault return with championshipwinning lineup. The driver who won the pole position was awarded four points that went towards the drivers and teams championship races. Markelov heads strong driver line up for 2015 toyota racing series 18 december 2014 event a russian driver contesting the international gp2 series and the 2014 italian f4 champion head a strong grid of international and local drivers for the 2015 toyota racing series. Mitch evans driving for defending teams champions rt russian time was another firsttime winner in the series. Pierre gasly was the series runnerup and the team finished 3rd, behind dams and fortec motorsport. Toyota gazoo racing can confirm its full driver lineup for the 2017 season, with yuji kunimoto and nicolas lapierre joining the team for races at spafrancorchamps and le mans. Finishing second at the hungarian gp, losing the lead. Fernando alonso fumes at hondas gp2 engine at suzuka. At the very least, he should perform better than saubers current lineup, which my driver ranking model considers the worst in formula 1.
F1s history is littered with drivers who were often a danger to themselves and others just because they could afford to enter the sport and teams needed them. He is also the first man to win a race in every wec class. In his fourth season in the series, dams driver jolyon palmer won the championship title after a consistent season, with pointsscoring finishes in 20 of the campaigns 22 races. Entering gp2 at the tailend of the 2014 season, pierre gasly stepped up to a full year in 2015 with dams but only managed to finish eighth. Both drivers also became test drivers for tony fernandess formula one team, at this stage known as team lotus, and took part in a number of friday free practice sessions during the f1 season. Art grand prix is pleased to open its 2016 season by announcing the arrival of sergey sirotkin, russian smp racing supported driver, to its gp2 driver line up. The gp2 operation was embedded within the formula one operation and base, and the two teams shared the same technical staff. Daly secures full 2014 race deal at lazarus f2 news. Malja remained with the team for the full 2016 gp2 series campaign. This list is accurate up to and including the last round of the 2016 season abu dhabi.
Wide spread regulations changes for the 2014 formula one season, with the. Caterham has confirmed its 2014 driver lineups with the announcement that kamui kobayashi and marcus ericsson will race in f1, with robin frijns and alexander rossi as reserve drivers. In his fourth season in the series, dams driver jolyon palmer won the. Feb 20, 2015 russian time will field an unchanged driver line up of mitch evans and artem markelov as it looks to recover its gp2 series title in 2015. Caterham is a young team and together we can take on the challenges the new rules will present in 2014 learning together and continuing to develop as the season progresses. The 20yearold will partner honda junior nobuharu matsushita. The 2 drivers, who can supplement each other, avoid inter team battles, avoid handing points and advantages to the competitors, but still a line up, where both drivers are able to take points of the competition, to maximize the potential of the car at every race, and of the team.
Knowing he needed to up his game to keep his f1 dream alive, gasly regrouped to take the 2016 gp2 title. Sirotkin was also the first rapax driver since maldonado who had finished in the topthree in the driver standings with the team. Caterham racing, formerly eq8 caterham racing and caterham team airasia was a motor racing team competing in the gp2 series and gp2 asia series. Abt sportsline unveils formula e driver lineup with. Progress up the championship order is halted, ironically by new renault. Although nasr has a respectable junior career, finishing third in gp2 last. The german outfit is the first of the ten teams in the field to have presented its driver line up. Ranking the 10 worst drivers in f1 history bleacher report latest. Mp motorsport is specialized to work with young talents. In 2010 at just 15 years of age, the young driver from moscow made a remarkable motorsport debut in formula abarth and he won the title in his first full season. Felipe massa and valtteri bottas are both being retained by the team for another year. The 21yearold is starting his second gp2 season in 2014 after having previously clinched the runnerups spot in the gp3 championship.
Abt sportsline unveils formula e driver lineup with lucas di. Just two teams in the f1 field will begin the 2014 season with the same driver lineup they had last year mercedes have kept lewis hamilton and nico rosberg on board having described the pairing as one of their key strengths last year the only other team to have retained its 20 squad is marussia, where jules bianchi and max chilton begin their second season together. Newlycrowned gp2 series champion jolyon palmer has joined the driver lineup for the 2014 race of champions, to be held at bushy park barbados on december 14. Gp2 racing news view the latest fia gp2 news headlines here.
The series continued to use pirelli tyres the title was claimed by red bull junior driver alex lynn, despite the fact he had less wins than dean stoneman. This list does not count drivers who have only appeared in the sister gp2 asia series. Racing engineering are pleased to announce that alexander rossi will drive alongside jordan king for the 2015 gp2 series. Monday 30th november, 2015 the yas marina postseason gp2 test sees an all new driver line up in the status gp2 cars. Abt sportsline will contest the first season of the new fia formula e championship with former formula one racer and audi factory driver lucas di grassi and german youngster daniel abt. The 2014 gp3 series was the fifth season of the thirdtier of formula one feeder championship and also fifth season under the moniker of gp3 series, a motor racing feeder series for formula one and sister series gp2. And in all reality, f2f3000 gp2 has always been the overpriced playground for f1 wannabes. Its the youngest driver lineup weve ever had in gp2, but weve got two exceptionally talented guys who have. Newlycrowned gp2 series champion jolyon palmer has joined the driver line up for the 2014 race of champions, to be held at bushy park barbados on december 14. This years gp2 champion jolyon palmer will compete at the 2014 race of champions in barbados later this month the englishman dominated the leading formula 1 feeder series in 2014 with four wins and 12 podiums en route to the title palmer joins a roc 2014 field featuring greats from formula 1, motogp, le mans, indycar, nascar, world rally, rallycross and touring cars. Force india are to join forces with gp2 team hilmer motorsport to help promote new driving talent hilmers cars will carry the teams colours and field facu regalia and daniel abt in this years championship. Updated f1 2014 driver lineup after gutierrez gets new.
Andre negrao completes ardens gp2 lineup formula scout. Kobayashi and ericsson to race for caterham in 2014. The belgian has been a highly rated youngster for some time, especially after his emphatic gp2 title win in 2014, but has had to wait for his chance as mclaren persisted with an experienced driver. Gp2 racing news from the open wheel racing series and driver. In 20, arden international took eighth in the teams standings with johnny cecotto and mitch evans, the latter securing four podiums in his rookie year. Monday 30th november, 2015 the yas marina postseason gp2 test sees an all new driver lineup in the status gp2 cars. This list shows which f1 teams and drivers have been confirmed for 2014. Pole position were at caterham f1s hq as the team revealed their driver lineup for 2014.
Roc welcomes 2014 gp2 champion jolyon palmer circuit racing. Jan 16, 2014 he tested with hilmer, racing engineering and carlin in gp2s postseason test last year. Abt sportsline unveils formula e driver lineup with lucas. Caterham f1 team and caterham racing announce 2014 f1 and gp2 driver lineups.
Markelov heads strong driver lineup for 2015 toyota racing. The williams martini racing team has confirmed their 2015 driver lineup this morning. That im part of the lineup in the inaugural season is both an honour and a huge challenge. Team principal cyril abiteboul said he was delighted to finally reveal caterhams 2014 lineup after a period of lengthy deliberation. Motopark academy raced under lotus moniker from 2012 to 2014 is an auto racing team based in oschersleben, germany, next to the motorsport arena oschersleben race track. He will be joined by gp2 champion jolyon palmer who will get a day at the wheel of the force india, whilst runner up in the series stoffel vandoorne will shakedown. Arden motorsport well established team in the lower. Rio haryanto joins alexander rossi at caterham for 2014 gp2. The impact of a fresh driver lineup is perhaps best seen at swiss team sauber.
The 2014 gp2 series season was the fortyeighth season of the secondtier of formula one feeder championship and also tenth season under the gp2 series moniker, a support series to the 2014 formula one world championship. 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. Markelov heads strong driver lineup for 2015 toyota. Gp2 2014 page 3 racing comments the autosport forums. The team took maiden gp2 victory in 2014, in the penultimate round at sochi autodrom, where marco sorensen won the sprint race. He came into formula one as the reigning gp2 champion. In 2010 at just 15 years of age, the young driver from moscow made a remarkable motorsport debut in formula abarth and he. In 20, the team competed in the gp2 series under the name russian time. Top 10 gp2 drivers that f1 missed out on formula scout. Force india already runs the one from a billion programme which aims to promote a racing driver from india to formula one. The appointment finalises the teams line up for this year following confirmation in december that pastor maldonado will enter his second season in formula one as a williams race driver. A temporada 2014 da gp2 series foi a decima temporada da serie gp2 e a terceira apos a fusao com a gp2 asia series. Gp2 2014 page 8 racing comments the autosport forums.
Art grand prix has completed its 2017 gp2 series line up by announcing alexander albons longanticipated promotion from its gp3 team. Feb 12, 2014 with mercedespower the apparent powerunit of choice for 2014, the sahara force india team could be in a position to fight at the front in grand prix this season, at least in the early races. With team mate jordan king, we have a formidable line up for. An allnew driver lineup for the team in the form of ralf schumacher and alex. He has taken up duties as reserve driver for lotus f1. Alexander albon moves into gp2 series with art grand prix. For the last two rounds of the season visoiu was replaced by gustav malja. He is the nephew of the late ayrton senna, threetime formula one world champion. Once caterham announce their f1 lineup, theyll probably confirm rossi for gp2.
He has just 12 starts to his name in the category and those came as part of a rotated driver lineup with hilmer motorsport in 20. Heres a look at the numbers that make up his magic formula. I think honda want another japanese f1 driver, at least a few years down the line and, i suspect, the mclarenhondaart tie up will allow them to place one of their drivers in gp2 for as long as that deal is in place, izawa is just the first guy to make that jump, pretty much a guinea pig. Apparently there will be a couple of drivers announcements this week according to the series official fb page. He will be joined by gp2 champion jolyon palmer who will get a day at the wheel of the force india, whilst runnerup in. Stoffel vandoorne vann forarmasterskapet och art grand prix vann teammasterskapet. Add to that the driver lineup nico hulkenberg and sergio perez 2014 could well end up being the teams most successful season yet.