2010 GP2 season

noikeee · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 11:41 am

Calendar:

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Round 1 - Barcelona - 8/9 May
Round 2 - Monaco - 15/16 May
Round 3 - Istanbul - 29/30 May
Round 4 - Portimão - 19/20 June
Round 5 - Valencia Street Circuit - 26/27 June
Round 6 - Silverstone - 10/11 July
Round 7 - Hockenheim - 24/25 July
Round 8 - Hungaroring - 31 July/1 August
Round 9 - Spa-Francorchamps - 28/29 August
Round 10 - Monza - 11/12 September
Round 11 - Abu Dhabi - 13/14 November

Lineup:

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ART
Jules Bianchi - french, 20 y.o., rookie - F3 Euroseries 2009 champion
Sam Bird - british, 23 y.o., rookie - 8th in F3 Euroseries 2009

Barwa Addax
Giedo van der Garde - dutch, 24 y.o., 2nd season - 7th in GP2 2009
Sergio Pérez - mexican, 20 y.o., 2nd season - 12th in GP2 2009

Supernova
Marcus Eriksson - swedish, 19 y.o., rookie - F3 Japan 2009 champion
Josef Kral - czech, 19 y.o., rookie - 3rd in Int. Formula Masters 2009

Racing Engineering

iSport
Oliver Turvey - british, 22 y.o., rookie - 4th in World Series by Renault 2009
Davide Valsecchi - italian, 22 y.o., 3rd season - 17th in GP2 2009

DAMS
Jérôme D'Ambrosio - belgian, 24 y.o., 3rd season - 9th in GP2 2009
Ho-Pin Tung - chinese, 27 y.o., 3rd season - in Superleague Formula 2009

Rapax

Arden
Charles Pic - french, 19 y.o., rookie - 3rd in World Series by Renault 2009

Ocean
Max Chilton - british, 18 y.o., rookie - 4th in British F3 2009
Fabio Leimer - swiss, 20 y.o., rookie - Int. Formula Masters 2009 champion

Coloni
Alberto Valerio - brazilian, 24 y.o., 3rd season - 15th in GP2 2009

Trident

DPR

Shaddix · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 12:55 pm

I don't think that Clos is signed with RE, he tested with Arden in october

I've heard d'Ambrosio might go to RE

noikeee · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:31 pm

I went by Wikipedia on Clos, but they are wrong, I just checked their source there and it links to an old article saying Clos was signed for... 2009.

Rudy88 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 1:51 pm

Go Giedo!! :thumbsup:

kart99 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:46 pm

Max Chilton and Fabio Leimer will be Ocean's 2010 line-up, confirmed here:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80588

phil1993 · PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 2009 5:55 pm

3 Brits

Maybe the Beeb will get the coverage

noikeee · PostPosted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:30 pm

I'm glad Ocean has signed up Leimer, who I'm expecting big things of. Chilton I don't rate much.

More news:
- The calendar has been revealed, they will race at Abu Dhabi as the season's finale, and Portimão will be the only standalone round without F1, in June. There will be two pre-season tests at Paul Ricard (23/24/25 March) and Barcelona (7/8/9 April).
- A new car won't be introduced for 2011 as previously planned, due to costs. Instead there will do some evolutions on the car: a new aero package based on F1, new mechanical evolutions, and a new gearbox that will force some changes in the back of the car.

Sources: autosport.com and sportmotores.com

codename_47 · PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:48 am

noikeee wrote:

- A new car won't be introduced for 2011 as previously planned, due to costs. Instead there will do some evolutions on the car: a new aero package based on F1,

Ahhh, shit.

More aero and double diffusers for all! Hooray!

GP2 ruined...Again!

Anyone else thinking FIA has switched their attentions to F2 and are going to send GP2 the way of F3000?

Bernie hasn't got Max to protect his series any more...

Echti · PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 9:21 am

Calender is pretty much the same as in 2009, which is A-OK. Good to see they kept Portimao.
But I would really really like to see GP2 racing at Montreal. I hope that this will happen one day.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Sun Dec 20, 2009 6:45 pm

codename_47 wrote:

noikeee wrote:

- A new car won't be introduced for 2011 as previously planned, due to costs. Instead there will do some evolutions on the car: a new aero package based on F1,

Ahhh, shit.

More aero and double diffusers for all! Hooray!

GP2 ruined...Again!

Anyone else thinking FIA has switched their attentions to F2 and are going to send GP2 the way of F3000?

Bernie hasn't got Max to protect his series any more...

current F1 has less aero than the current GP2 car
also I don't think they will use the DDF

kart99 · PostPosted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:58 pm

Davide Valsecchi is ISport's second driver. Confirmed here:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80658

phil1993 · PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:48 pm

Super Nova have signed Kral and Ericsson

kals · PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:51 pm

What is Daniel Ricciardo doing in 2010? I would have thought he'd be slotted into an Arden GP2 seat.

noikeee · PostPosted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:39 pm

kals wrote:

What is Daniel Ricciardo doing in 2010? I would have thought he'd be slotted into an Arden GP2 seat.

World Series by Renault as Brendon Hartley's team-mate in Tech 1.

Shaddix · PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:15 am

phil1993 wrote:

Super Nova have signed Kral and Ericsson

Ericsson is a good choise

Scirocco · PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:46 am

noikeee wrote:

kals wrote:

What is Daniel Ricciardo doing in 2010? I would have thought he'd be slotted into an Arden GP2 seat.

World Series by Renault as Brendon Hartley's team-mate in Tech 1.

I can see them doing the same with Ricciardo as with Jamie Alg...suari. Place him in WSR and if Algy doesn't perform for Toro Rosso then hes next inline.

noikeee · PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:08 am

Yep. I can definitely see Ricciardo getting his F1 debut mid-season this year. But it will depend on his performance vs the WSR field and vs Hartley - I expect the aussie to do very well, but you never know...

kals · PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 10:36 am

Scirocco wrote:

noikeee wrote:

kals wrote:

What is Daniel Ricciardo doing in 2010? I would have thought he'd be slotted into an Arden GP2 seat.

World Series by Renault as Brendon Hartley's team-mate in Tech 1.

I can see them doing the same with Ricciardo as with Jamie Alg...suari. Place him in WSR and if Algy doesn't perform for Toro Rosso then hes next inline.

That is assuming that Alguesuari is driving for Torro Rosso. There are reports (on Crash.net admittedly) suggesting Bruno Senna may switch across to STR from Campos.

krag · PostPosted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:48 pm

Charles Pic to drive for Arden

Autosport wrote:

Pic to contest full season with Arden

Charles PicCharles Pic has completed a deal to stay with Arden for the rest of the GP2 Asia season and the full 2010 championship.

The 19-year-old French driver has already contested the opening GP2 Asia event in Abu Dhabi with the team.

"Having tested with the team at Jerez last year and raced at the final Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round, Charles stood out among the various drivers that we have tested," said Arden's head of race engineering Richard Dent.

"With a lot of rookies entering GP2 for 2010 we believe that Charles has the ability to be a frontrunner in his debut season."

Pic has spent the last two years in Formula Renault 3.5, and finished third in last year's championship.

"I am very happy to be joining the Arden team who have a proven track record in GP2," he said.

"Racing in the final three GP2 Asia races gives me the opportunity to work closely with the team and prepare fully for the European season. It's going to be a busy year and I can't wait to get started."

yellowbird rs · PostPosted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:00 pm

Arden Motorsport :flag:

GP2 Main Series
>>Sergio Perez
>>Charles Pic

GP2 Asia Series
>>Rodolfo Gonzalez
>>Charles Pic

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