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2 unusual facts about GP2


Christophe Hurni

Hurni is the oldest driver to have raced in GP2/GP3 race weekend, aged 48, and he finished 16th and 20th in both races in the Autodromo Nazionale Monza track.

GP2

GP2 Asia Series, a similar series that ran in Asia from 2008 - 2011, It has since merged with the main GP2 Series.


2005 Imola GP2 Series round

The 2005 San Marino GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 23 April and 24 April 2005 at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.

2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 2 and July 3, 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France.

2005 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2005 European GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 28 May and 29 May 2005 at the Nürburgring in Nürburg, Germany.

2009 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2009 Spanish GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 9 and May 10, 2009 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain.

2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round

Ricci's second place was an equally memorable result for DPR, a team that scored precisely one point between 2007 and 2009, and has not won a race since the inaugural GP2 season in 2005.

2010 Silverstone GP2 Series round

Sergio Pérez got his season back on track with a crushing win for Addax in the GP2 Series sprint race at Silverstone.

2011 Auto GP season

Luca Filippi who missed Oshersleben's round due to GP2 Series commitments finished season as runner-up with one win at Brno.

2012 Hungaroring GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2012 Hungaroring GP2 Series round and the 2012 Hungaroring GP3 Series round was a group of motor races held at the Hungaroring circuit near Mogyoród in Hungary for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships.

2012 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2012 Monza GP2 series round and the 2012 Monza GP3 Series round were a group of motor races held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza in Italy for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships.

2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

The 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round and the 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a group of motor races held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near Spa in Belgium for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships.

Addax Team

Having previously scored a meagre four points over more than two years of GP2, Cecotto made a breakthrough with Addax, winning the feature races at Monaco (from pole position) and Hockenheim.

Alberto Valerio

He crashed in three successive GP2 races up to the Monaco Sprint Race, leading Lucas di Grassi to comment on ITV4 that "he always crashes".

Alexandre Sarnes Negrão

Negrão moved up to the GP2 Series for its inaugural season in 2005, alongside Piquet in his family-sponsored team.

Bahrain Grand Prix

The GP2 Series supported the race in 2007 and a celebrity race was held in 2006 with the likes of Simon Webbe competing.

Driver development program

It is widely used in both Formula One (primarily by Red Bull Racing and Renault) and NASCAR, usually consisting of a team signing a driver to a multi-year contract in which they run in minor-league racing divisions (such as the Formula 3 Euro Series & GP2 in Europe, and Late models & ARCA in stock car racing) and gradually work up to the highest levels of motorsport.

EuroBOSS Series

Nowadays relative new cars like the Dallara GP2/08 (GP2), Dallara T08 (WSbR and Lola B05/52 (A1GP/Auto GP) are allowed in the series.

Jérôme d'Ambrosio

He is also doing co-commentary work for Sky Sports F1 for F1 practice sessions, GP2 and GP3 races and for Belgian French-speaking channel RTBF for F1 races.

Sakon Yamamoto

Yamamoto made his return to the GP2 series halfway through the 2008 season, as the ART Grand Prix team elected to employ him in place of the underperforming Luca Filippi.

Without Grace

Without Grace would later perform to over 700 people at the GP2 Series launch in Valencia on April 2006, which was attended by the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Patrick Kluivert.


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