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Belgium
Belgium (
i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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Brazil
Brazili/brəˈzɪl/ (Portuguese: Brasil, IPA: [bɾaˈziw]), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: República Federativa do Brasil, 
listen (help·info)), is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people. It is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas and the largest lusophone country in the world.
Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Brazil has a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the south by Uruguay. Numerous archipelagos form part of Brazilian territory, such as Fernando de Noronha, Rocas Atoll, Saint Peter and Paul Rocks, and Trindade and Martim Vaz. It borders all other South American countries except Ecuador and Chile.
Brazil was a colony of Portugal from the landing of Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500 until 1815, when it was elevated to the rank of kingdom and the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was formed. The colonial bond was in fact broken in 1808, when the capital of the Portuguese colonial empire was transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro, after Napoleon invaded Portugal.Independence was achieved in 1822 with the formation of the Empire of Brazil, a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system. The country became a presidential republic in 1889, when a military coup d'état proclaimed the Republic, although the bicameral legislature, now called Congress, dates back to the ratification of the first constitution in 1824. Its current Constitution, formulated in 1988, defines Brazil as a Federal Republic. The Federation is formed by the union of the Federal District, the 26 States, and the 5,564 Municipalities.
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Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; 027
Finlandi/ˈfɪnlənd/ ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities, and an autonomous region of the Åland Islands. About one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area, which consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] (
listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Imola
Imola (Iômla in the local dialect) is a town and comune in the province of Bologna, located on the Santerno River, in the Emilia-Romagna region of north-central Italy. The town is traditionally considered the western entrance to the historical region Romagna. The Sacmi group of companies were founded here in 1919. John Restakis considers it "to be one of the towns most venerated institutions".
The city is most noted as the home of the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari who formerly hosted the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix. The race is named for the nearby independent republic of San Marino, which is too small to host a grand prix, and the deaths of Formula One drivers Ayrton Senna (Brazilian) and Roland Ratzenberger (Austrian) during the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.
The city was anciently called Forum Cornelii, after the Roman dictator L. Cornelius Sulla, who founded it about 82 BCE. The town was an agricultural and trade center, famous for its ceramics.
The name Imola was first used in the 7th century by the Lombards, who applied it to the fortress (the present Castellaccio, the construction of which is attributed to the Lombard Clefi), whence the name passed to the city itself. According to Paul the Deacon, Imola was in 412 the scene of the marriage of Ataulf, King of the Visigoths, to Galla Placidia, daughter of Emperor Theodosius the Great. In the Gothic War (535–552), and after the Lombard invasion, it was held alternately by the Byzantines and barbarians.
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India
India (i/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Japan
Japan
i/dʒəˈpæn/ (Japanese: 日本 Nihon or Nippon; formally 日本国 
Nippon-koku or Nihon-koku, literally the State of Japan) is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun".
Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's tenth-largest population, with over 127 million people. The Greater Tokyo Area, which includes the de facto capital city of Tokyo and several surrounding prefectures, is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with over 30 million residents.
Archaeological research indicates that people lived in Japan as early as the Upper Paleolithic period. The first written mention of Japan is in Chinese history texts from the 1st century AD. Influence from other nations followed by long periods of isolation has characterized Japan's history. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, victory in the First Sino-Japanese War, the Russo-Japanese War and World War I allowed Japan to expand its empire during a period of increasing militarism. The Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937 expanded into part of World War II in 1941, which came to an end in 1945 following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Since adopting its revised constitution in 1947, Japan has maintained a unitary constitutional monarchy with an emperor and an elected parliament called the Diet.
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Mexico
Mexico (i/ˈmɛksɨkoʊ/; Spanish: México, IPA: [ˈmexiko] ( listen)), officially the United Mexican States (Spanish: Estados Unidos Mexicanos (help·info)), is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States of America; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico. Covering almost two million square kilometres (over 760,000 sq mi), Mexico is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the thirteenth largest independent nation in the world. With an estimated population of over 113 million, it is the eleventh most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country. Mexico is a federation comprising thirty-one states and a Federal District, the capital city.
In Pre-Columbian Mexico many cultures matured into advanced civilizations such as the Olmec, the Toltec, the Teotihuacan, the Zapotec, the Maya and the Aztec before the first contact with Europeans. In 1521, Spain conquered and colonized the territory from its base in México-Tenochtitlan, which was administered as the Viceroyalty of New Spain. This territory would eventually become Mexico as the colony's independence was recognized in 1821. The post-independence period was characterized by economic instability, the Mexican-American War and territorial cession to the United States, a civil war, two empires and a domestic dictatorship. The latter led to the Mexican Revolution in 1910, which culminated with the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution and the emergence of the country's current political system. Elections held in July 2000 marked the first time that an opposition party won the presidency from the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
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Monaco
Monacoi/ˈmɒnəkoʊ/, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Italian: Principato di Monaco; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. Bordered by France on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea, its center is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Italy, and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) north east of Nice, France. It has an area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), and a population of 35,986, making Monaco the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of only 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1.7 km (1.1 mi) and 349 metres (382 yards). The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires district, which is 161 metres (528 feet) above sea level. Monaco's most populated Quartier is Monte Carlo, and the most populated Ward is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. After a recent expansion of Port Hercules, Monaco's total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi), with new plans to extend the district of Fontvieille, with land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Monza
Monza listen (help·info) (Lombard: Mùnscia; Latin: Moduetia) is a city and comune on the river Lambro, a tributary of the Po, in the Lombardy region of Italy some 15 km north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of Monza and Brianza. It is best known for its Grand Prix motor racing circuit, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
On June 11, 2004 Monza was designated the capital of the new province of Monza and Brianza. The new administrative arrangement came fully into effect in summer 2009; previously, Monza was a comune within the province of Milan.
Monza is the third-largest city of Lombardy and the most important economic, industrial and administrative centre of the Brianza area, supporting a textile industry and a publishing trade.
Monza also hosts a Department of the University of Milan Bicocca, a Court of Justice and several offices of regional administration. Monza Park is one of the largest urban parks in Europe.
Monza is located in the high plains of Lombardy, between Brianza and Milan, at an altitude of 162 meters above sea level and is 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the capital of the region and about 40 km (25 mi) from Lecco and Como. Its territory is crossed from north to south by the river Lambro. At the entrance to the north in the center, between the streets Via Aliprandi and Via Zanzi, a fork of the river artificially created for defensive purposes in the early decades of the 14th century gives rise to Lambretto, which is joined to the main course Lambro at its exit to the south from the ancient circle of medieval walls (Monza) (now completely demolished). Another stream, which is also artificial, is the Canale Villoresi, constructed in the late 19th century.
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Nürburgring
Coordinates: 50°20′08″N 6°56′51″E / 50.33556°N 6.9475°E / 50.33556; 6.9475
The Nürburgring is a motorsports complex around the village of Nürburg, Germany. It features a Grand Prix race track built in 1984, and a much longer old North loop track which was built in the 1920s around the village and medieval castle of Nürburg in the Eifel mountains. It is located about 70 km (43 mi) south of Cologne, and 120 km (75 mi) northwest of Frankfurt. The old track was nicknamed "The Green Hell" by Jackie Stewart and is widely considered one of the most demanding purpose-built racing circuits in the world.
Originally, the track featured four configurations: the 28.265 km (17.563 mi)-long Gesamtstrecke ("Whole Course"), which in turn consisted of the 22.810 km (14.173 mi) Nordschleife ("Northern Loop"), and the 7.747 km (4.814 mi) Südschleife ("Southern Loop"). There also was a 2.281 km (1.417 mi) warm-up loop called Zielschleife ("Finish Loop") or better known as Betonschleife, around the pit area.
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RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (for brevity Rai S.p.A.) known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy. It competes with three major private television companies, Mediaset, Telecom Italia Media, and Sky Italia.
Rai operates several television channels and radio stations, broadcasting in analog terrestrial (until 2013), in digital terrestrial and in several satellite and IPTV offerings. In 1950, Rai became one of the 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union.
Half of Rai's revenues come from the broadcast licence fee, the other half from advertising. Rai has a relatively high audience share of 42.3%.
Due to their close proximity, Albania, Switzerland, Monaco, Malta, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Slovenia and Croatia also receive broadcasts.
Unione Radiofonica Italiana (URI) was formed in 1924 with the backing of the Marconi Company following a model adopted in other European countries. URI made its inaugural broadcast — a speech by Benito Mussolini at Teatro Costanzi — on 5 October and regular programming began with a quartet performing Haydn's Opera 7 from the Palazzo Corradi the following evening. At 21:00 CET, Ines Donarelli Viviani announced for the first time: "URI—Unione Radiofonica Italiana Rome station 1RO 425 meters wavelength. To all those who are listening our greetings, good evening."Guglielmo Marconi's S.A. Radiofono—Società Italiana per le Radiocomunicazioni Circolari (Radiofono) held 85% of URI shares and Western Electric's Società Italiana Radio Audizioni Circolari (SIRAC) held the remaining 15%.
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Russia
Russiai/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the US state of Alaska by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Spain
Spain (i/ˈspeɪn/ SPAYN; Spanish: España, pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. Furthermore, the town of Llívia is a Spanish exclave situated inside French territory. With an area of 504,030 square kilometres (194,610 sq mi), it is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
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Switzerland
Switzerland (German: die Schweiz[ˈʃvaɪts]; French: Suisse [sɥis(ə)]; Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvit͡sːɛra]; Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ] or [ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ]), in its full name the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western Europe, where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi). While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zurich and Geneva.
The Swiss Confederation has a long history of armed neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and did not join the United Nations until 2002. It pursues, however, an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world. Switzerland is also the birthplace of the Red Cross and home to a large number of international organizations, including the second largest UN office. On the European level, it is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Area – although it is notably not a member of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Venezuela
Venezuela (i/ˌvɛnɨˈzweɪlə/ VEN-ə-ZWAY-lə), officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish: República Bolivariana de Venezuela [repuˈβlika βoliβaˈɾjana ðe βeneˈswela]), is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south. Its northern coastline of roughly 2,800 kilometres (1,700 mi) includes numerous islands in the Caribbean Sea, and in the north east borders the northern Atlantic Ocean. Caribbean islands such as Trinidad and Tobago, Grenada, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba and the Leeward Antilles lie near the Venezuelan coast. Venezuela's territory covers around 916,445 square kilometres (353,841 sq mi) with an estimated population of 29,105,632. Venezuela is considered a state with extremely high biodiversity, with habitats ranging from the Andes mountains in the west to the Amazon Basin rainforest in the south, via extensive llanos plains and Caribbean coast in the center and the Orinoco River Delta in the east.
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Williams F1
Coordinates: 51°37′5″N 1°24′46″W / 51.61806°N 1.41278°W / 51.61806; -1.41278
Williams Grand Prix Engineering Limited (FWB: WGF1), trading as Williams F1, is a British Formula One motor racing team and constructor. It was founded and run by former team owner Sir Frank Williams and automotive engineer Patrick Head. The team was formed in 1977 after Frank Williams' two earlier and, compared with Williams F1's achievements, unsuccessful F1 operations: Frank Williams Racing Cars (1969 to 1975) and Walter Wolf Racing (1976). All of Williams F1 chassis are called "FW" then a number, the FW being the initials of team owner, Frank Williams.
Williams' first race was the 1977 Spanish Grand Prix, where the new team ran a March chassis for Patrick Nève. Williams started manufacturing its own cars the following year, and Switzerland's Clay Regazzoni won Williams' first race at the 1979 British Grand Prix. At the 1997 British Grand Prix, Canadian Jacques Villeneuve won the team's 100th race, making Williams one of only three teams in Formula One, alongside Ferrari and fellow British team McLaren, to win 100 races. Williams won nine Constructor's titles between 1980 and 1997. This stood as a record until Ferrari surpassed it in 2000.
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Alexandre Prémat
Alexandre Prémat (born 5 April 1982 in Juvisy-sur-Orge, Essonne) is a French race car driver.
Prémat started his motorsport career in karting at the age of 10. In 1998 the French driver became champion in «Ile-de-France». In 2000 he finished as runner-up in 125cc ICC European Championship.
He continued karting until 2000 when he moved up to French Formula Campus, a common starting point for Formula drivers from France.
He quickly moved up to French Formula Renault in 2001, and after familiarising himself with the series, won the title in 2002. In 2002 he also raced in part of the Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup.
With the merger of several national Formula Three championships in 2003, Prémat moved to the resultant Formula Three Euroseries, driving for the ASM team with Olivier Pla, another driver who raced in the inaugural GP2 season. He stayed there for the 2004 season, also winning the prestigious Macau Grand Prix and Marlboro Masters non-championship races.
This earned him a drive in the 2005 GP2 Series, for ART Grand Prix, the team ran by Nicolas Todt. He was behind team-mate Nico Rosberg, but was the highest-place second driver in the championship. Alex remained, alongside the young British driver Lewis Hamilton for 2006, though he was overshadowed, as he finished third whilst Hamilton took the honours.
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Bernie Ecclestone
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone (born 28 October 1930) is an English business magnate, as president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration and through his part-ownership of Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. As such, he is generally considered the primary authority in Formula One racing. He is most commonly addressed in tabloid journalism as "F1 Supremo". His early involvement in the sport was as a competitor and then as a manager of drivers Stuart Lewis-Evans and Jochen Rindt. In 1972, he bought the Brabham team, which he ran for fifteen years. As a team owner he became a member of the Formula One Constructors Association. His control of the sport, which grew from his pioneering the sale of television rights in the late 1970s, is chiefly financial, but under the terms of the Concorde Agreement he and his companies also manage the administration, setup and logistics of each Formula One Grand Prix. Ecclestone himself entered two Grand Prix races during the 1958 season, failing to qualify for either of them.
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Bruno Senna
Bruno Senna Lalli (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbrunu ˈsenɐ], born 15 October 1983 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian Formula One racing driver and the nephew of the late three-time Formula One world champion Ayrton Senna. His mother is Ayrton's older sister, Viviane. His father, Flávio Lalli, died in a motorcycle crash in 1996. He wears a slightly modified version of his uncle's helmet. Senna made his Formula One début in 2010, driving for Hispania Racing. He moved to Renault in 2011, replacing Nick Heidfeld as a driver from August of that year, and since January 2012 he is signed to the Williams team.
As a child, Bruno raced go-karts against Ayrton on the family farm, and Ayrton regarded his nephew's potential very highly. When leaving McLaren at the end of 1993, Ayrton said: "If you think I'm fast, just wait until you see my nephew Bruno". Ayrton's death while driving a Williams at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, however, brought Bruno's own racing career to an abrupt halt.
At Imola in 2004, however, on the 10th anniversary of his uncle's death, Senna was given an example of his uncle's 1986 Lotus 98T as a gift from an Italian friend. Senna drove the car at the 2004 Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix meeting in São Paulo, at Interlagos, where Ayrton had won in 1991 and 1993.
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Charles Pic
Charles Pic (born 15 February 1990 in Montélimar, France) is a French-born professional racing driver, who currently competes in Formula One for Marussia F1 Team.
Pic had a successful career in karting, winning minor championships and individual races and coming close to winning the European Championship ICA Junior.
Pic raced in Formula Renault Campus in France in 2006, where he finished third. Pic raced in the Championnat de France Formula Renault 2.0 and the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 in 2007, and he finished fourth in the French series and third in the championship.
He was signed to drive for Formula Renault 3.5 Series team Tech 1 Racing in early 2008. He was partnered by Julien Jousse, and finished sixth in the championship with two wins at Circuit de Monaco — dominating the whole weekend, with pole position and fastest lap — and at Le Mans. He continued in the series in 2009 with Tech 1, starting in embarrassing fashion, when he spun off on the parade lap in Barcelona. He recovered from a slow start to the season, by winning two races at Silverstone and the Nürburgring, and finished third in the championship. In 2009 he was also a member of the Renault Driver Development.
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Flavio Briatore
Flavio Briatore (born 12 April 1950) is an Italian businessman. He started his career as a restaurant manager and insurance salesman in Italy. Convicted in Italy on several fraud charges in the 1980s, he set up a number of successful Benetton franchises as a fugitive in the Virgin Islands and the United States. In 1990, he was promoted by Luciano Benetton to manager of the Benetton Formula One racing team, which became Renault F1 in 2002. From 2007 to 2010, he was part-owner and chairman of London's Queens Park Rangers F.C.. On 16 September 2009, Briatore was forced to resign from the ING Renault F1 team due to his involvement in race fixing at the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix. After the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) conducted its own investigation, Briatore was banned indefinitely from any events sanctioned by the FIA, although this ban was later overturned by the French Tribunal de Grande Instance.
Briatore was born in Verzuolo near Cuneo, Italy, in the Maritime Alps, to a family of elementary school teachers. After twice flunking out of public (state) school, he attended a private (independent) school, receiving a diploma with the lowest grades in Land Surveying at Fassino di Busca high school. Briatore found early work as a ski instructor and restaurant manager. He opened a restaurant named Tribüla, which was Briatore's nickname. The restaurant was unsuccessful and went bankrupt.
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Giorgio Pantano
Giorgio Pantano (born 4 February 1979 in Padua, Italy) is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula One team for much of the 2004 season before being replaced by Timo Glock. He was also successful in Formula 3000.
He raced in the GP2 Series from its inaugural year in 2005 until his championship campaign in 2008, holding the record for most races competed and most races won in the series. As of 2011, these records have been taken over by Luca Filippi (86 starts) and Pastor Maldonado (10 wins) respectively.
Pantano is the holder of one of the best records ever in karting, where he started at age nine. Nico Rosberg grew up with a poster of Pantano on his bedroom wall and later would describe the Italian as being "probably the best of all time in karts."Fernando Alonso once called Pantano "invincible" and that in karting he had looked up to him as being "a really incredible talent."
In his first year in Cadet karting he achieved the Italian and European titles. In 1994 he won the Italian and World titles in Junior karting and in 1995 and 1996 won the European Formula A title. In 1996 he was signed by AMG-Mercedes, from where he went through a difficult patch to enter Formula One racing. He entered the winter series of Palmer Audi in 1999 and tested for the Astromega Formula 3000 team before signing for the KMS team that would take him to race in F3 in his first year of single-seater racing. He won his first race and went on to win the title.
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Heikki Kovalainen
Heikki Johannes Kovalainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈheikki ˈkoʋɑlɑinen], born 19 October 1981 in Suomussalmi, Finland) is a Finnish Formula One racing driver who races for Caterham F1. He drove for McLaren in 2008 and 2009 and Team Lotus in 2010 and 2011, before its rebranding to Caterham.
He was supported by the Renault Driver Development programme early in his racing career, during which he won the World Series by Nissan championship and finished runner-up in the GP2 series. Renault signed him on as a full-time Formula One test driver for 2006, and then promoted him to a race seat for 2007. He gained his first podium by finishing second in the Japanese Grand Prix.
He moved to McLaren for the 2008 season, where he partnered Lewis Hamilton. His second season saw him achieve his first pole position at Silverstone and his first victory at Hungaroring, becoming the 100th driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix. He remained with the team for the 2009 season. In 2010, he moved to Team Lotus where he remained for 2011.
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Jules Bianchi
Jules Bianchi (born August 3, 1989 in Nice, France) is a French racing driver.
Jules is the grandson of Mauro Bianchi, three-times World Champion in the GT category, and the grandnephew of Lucien, who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and competed in nineteen Grands Prix in the Formula One World Championship between 1959 and 1968, with a podium finish in Monaco.
In 2007 Bianchi left karting and raced in French Formula Renault 2.0 for SG Formula, where he finished as champion.
He was signed to drive for Formula Three Euroseries team ART Grand Prix in late 2007. Bianchi is currently managed by ART boss Nicolas Todt, manager of Formula One driver Felipe Massa.
In 2008 Bianchi won the Masters of Formula 3 at Zolder, and also finished third in the 2008 Formula Three Euroseries season.
Bianchi continued in the F3 Euroseries in 2009, leading ART's line-up along with rookie team-mates Valtteri Bottas, Esteban Gutiérrez and Adrien Tambay. With eight wins, Bianchi sealed the title with a round to spare, at Dijon-Prenois. He then added a ninth win at the final round at Hockenheim. He also drove in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series at Monaco, after SG Formula acquired the cars formerly run by Kurt Mollekens.
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Kamui Kobayashi
Kamui Kobayashi (小林 可夢偉, Kobayashi Kamui?, born September 13, 1986 in Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan) is a Japanese racing driver. He has competed in the GP2 Series, won the GP2 Asia Series, and made his Formula One debut with Toyota in the final two races of 2009 when he replaced Timo Glock after the German was injured in a crash during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix. He has driven for Sauber since the 2010 season. He was named after Kamuy, divine being in Ainu mythology, and the letter of the name imitated the sound citing three Kanjis from the sentence "Enabling great dream(s)".
Kobayashi was born in the town of Amagasaki, near Kobe. His father owns a sushi restaurant. He began his career in motorsport in 1996 when he was nine years old, finishing third in his first season of karting in the SL Takarazuka Tournament Cadet Class. During the following seven years, Kobayashi took four karting titles, winning the Toyota SL All Japan Tournament Cadet Class series twice.
In 2004, he signed up for Toyota's Driver Academy and soon began his career in open wheel racing. Kobayashi's next step was Formula Renault, entering the Asian, German, Italian and Dutch championships and taking two race victories in the Italian championship. Kobayashi continued his campaign in the Formula Renault class, entering the Italian and European championships and with six wins in both championships, he won both titles.
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Karun Chandhok
Karun Chandhok (Hindi: करुण चंडोक; born January 19, 1984 in Madras) is an Indian racing driver, who competed for Hispania Racing in Formula One in 2010. Before this, he drove in the GP2 Series for three years, winning two races.
Prior to his time in GP2, Chandhok won the Formula Asia championship in 2001 and was the inaugural Formula Asia V6 by Renault champion in 2006.
In 2000, Chandhok was Indian National Racing Champion winning seven out of ten races in the Formula Maruti series. He scored Pole position and fastest lap in all ten races. In 2001 Chandhok was the Formula 2000 Asia champion, becoming the youngest ever Asian Formula Champion, driving for Team India Racing.
Chandhok tested with British Formula 3 champion team Carlin Motorsport in 2001. He raced in the National class in 2002, driving for T-Sport, finishing sixth in class. He stayed with T-Sport in the National Class for 2003, and finished third in the final class standings, behind champion Ernesto Viso and runner-up Steven Kane. In 2004 Chandhok stepped up to the main British Formula 3 class with T-Sport, and finished 14th in the standings.
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Kazuki Nakajima
Kazuki Nakajima (中嶋 一貴, Nakajima Kazuki?, born January 11, 1985 in Okazaki, Aichi,Japan) is a Formula One driver from Japan who drove for the Williams-Toyota team from 2007 to 2009. Prior to that he had been their test driver, as well as a competitor in the GP2 Series for the DAMS team.
Nakajima is the son of the retired Formula One driver Satoru Nakajima. His younger brother, Daisuke, is also a racing driver. Nakajima was signed to drive for Stefan GP in 2010, but the team was not accepted as an entrant in the Formula One world championship.
Nakajima started his career in racing in 1996, when he started karting. Three years later, he was crowned the Suzuka Formula ICA karting champion. After some impressive performances, Nakajima was picked up by Japanese car manufacturer Toyota as part of the corporation's Young Drivers Program.
His father had been backed by Toyota's arch-rivals Honda through his career. Nakajima hoped that by joining Toyota he would shield himself against any accusations that his father had promoted his career.
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Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton,MBE (born 7 January 1985) is a British Formula One racing driver from England, currently racing for the McLaren team. He is the 2008 Formula One World Champion.
Hamilton was born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. In December 1995, at the age of ten, he approached McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and told him, "I want to race for you one day ... I want to race for McLaren." Less than three years later McLaren and Mercedes-Benz signed him to their Young Driver Support Programme. After winning the British Formula Renault, Formula Three Euroseries, and GP2 championships on his way up the racing career ladder, he drove for McLaren in 2007, making his Formula One debut 12 years after his initial encounter with Dennis. Lewis Hamilton's contract for the McLaren driver development program made him the youngest ever driver to secure a contract which later resulted in an F1 drive.
Coming from a mixed-race background, with a black father and white mother, Hamilton is often labelled "the first black driver in Formula One", although Willy T. Ribbs tested an F1 car in 1986. He is also the first driver of black heritage to win a major race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in any discipline.
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Luca Filippi
Luca Filippi (born August 9, 1985 in Savigliano, Italy) is a racing driver who competes in single seaters in Europe.
Filippi made the step out of karting in 2003, competing in Formula Renault 2.0 Italia, where he finished third in 2004 behind Pastor Maldonado and Kohei Hirate.
Filippi stepped up to the Italian Formula 3000 series in 2005, driving for Giancarlo Fisichella's Fisichella Motorsport team. He also made his Formula One test debut in 2005 with Minardi in the team's last ever test.
Fisichella joined forces with the Coloni Motorsport GP2 Series team in 2006, and Filippi was selected as a driver for the team. However, he switched to the BCN Competición team mid-way through the season.
In 2007, he continued in GP2 with Super Nova Racing and emerged as one of the series' top performers, finishing the season in fourth position.
On November 14, 2007 Filippi tested for Honda Racing F1. On December 6, Filippi tested for Super Aguri F1, being even faster than regular race driver Takuma Sato.[citation needed]
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Lucas di Grassi
Lucas Tucci di Grassi (born 11 August 1984 in São Paulo) is a Brazilian racing driver who drove for Virgin Racing in the 2010 Formula One season. He is currently Pirelli's official test driver for the 2011 Formula One season and the 2012 Formula One season.
Di Grassi's career in karting peaked in 2000, with a 5th place in the Formula A World Championship. Di Grassi began his formula racing career in Brazilian Formula Renault in 2002, finishing as runner-up to champion Sérgio Jimenez.
In 2003 Di Grassi stepped up to Formula Three, driving a Dallara F301 Mugen-Honda for Avallone Motorsport in Formula Three Sudamericana. He finished as the championship runner-up behind Danilo Dirani, with one win and eleven other podium finishes. This came despite missing the last six races after suffering a major crash at the Curitiba round.
He also travelled to Europe to make four race starts in the F3 Euroseries with Prema Powerteam, achieving a best finish of fourth place. The following year, he made a permanent move to Europe and took a drive with Hitech Racing in the British F3 Championship. His season peaked with two wins, and he was classified in eighth place overall. Another of that year's highlights was a podium finish on his début at the Macau Grand Prix with Hitech.
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Nelson Piquet
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈnɛwsõ piˈke], born August 17, 1952), known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian former racing driver. He was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987. He is one of eight drivers to win three or more world championships, the others being Jack Brabham, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna (3 each), Alain Prost (4), Juan Manuel Fangio (5), and Michael Schumacher (7). In 1983, he became the only driver to win the F1 championship in a BMW engined car.
Piquet was born in Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of Brazil, the son of Estácio Gonçalves Souto Maior, a Brazilian politician. His father moved his family to the new capital, Brasília, in 1960 and became Minister for Health in João Goulart's government (1961–64). Piquet started kart racing at the age of 14, but because his father did not approve of his racing career, he used his mother's maiden name Piquet (of French origin and pronounced as "Pee-Kè") misspelt as Piket to hide his identity.
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Nico Hülkenberg
Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈniːko ˈhʏlkənbɛɐ̯k], born 19 August 1987 in Emmerich am Rhein, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany) is a German professional racing driver. 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. 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.
Hülkenberg raced in Formula One in 2010 with the Williams team. Despite winning the first pole position for Williams in over 5 years he was not retained for 2011, and joined Force India as a test and reserve driver. He was promoted to a race seat with the team for the 2012 season, joining Paul di Resta.
Hülkenberg made his karting debut in 1997, at the age of 10. In 2002 he was German Junior Karting Champion and the following year he won the German Kart Championship.
Hülkenberg was previously managed by Willi Weber, the long-time manager of Michael Schumacher. Weber has gone on record saying that Hülkenberg would be ready for Formula One by 2008. He has also praised Hülkenberg as an "unbelievable talent" and says he reminds him of Schumacher as a young driver. He also stated that he nicknamed him "The Hulk", after the fictional superhero, in reference to Hülkenberg changing his personality whilst at the wheel. As of 2011, Hülkenberg and Weber have split.
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Nico Rosberg
Nico Erik Rosberg (born 27 June 1985 in Wiesbaden, West Germany) is a racing driver for the Mercedes GP Formula One team. He races under the German flag in Formula One, although he competed for Finland earlier in his career. He holds dual nationality of these two countries.
Rosberg won the 2005 GP2 Series for the ART team, having raced in Formula 3 Euro Series previously for his father's team.
For the 2010 Formula One season, Rosberg joined the re-branded Mercedes team, formed by Mercedes' takeover of 2009 constructors' champions Brawn GP.
The son of Finnish 1982 Formula One World Champion Keke Rosberg and his German wife Sina, Nico spent much of his youth in Monaco with his family, and still lives in the principality. Rosberg speaks fluent German, English, Italian, Spanish and French but only a little Finnish, though he is learning the language. Rosberg competed under the Finnish and German flags at different times during his early career. In Formula One, as for all FIA world championships, a driver's nationality is defined by his passport. Rosberg races under the German flag in Formula One.
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Pastor Maldonado
Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (born March 10, 1985 in Maracay) is a Venezuelan Formula One driver, currently with the Williams team. Before making his Formula One debut in 2011, he won the 2010 GP2 championship. He became the first Venezuelan to win a Formula One Grand Prix when he won the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix from his first pole position.
Maldonado's first experience of formula racing began in Italy in 2003. He competed in the Italian Formula Renault Championship with Cram Competition, and was classified seventh in the drivers' championship. His notable results included three podium finishes and one pole position. Cram Competition also entered one round of the German Formula Renault Championship at Oschersleben.
In 2004, Maldonado ran a dual programme in Italian and European Formula Renault with Cram Competition. He won the Italian title, with eight wins and six pole positions from seventeen starts. In the European championship, he was classified eighth overall, with two wins. Maldonado also found the time to enter one round of the now defunct Formula Renault V6 Eurocup at Spa-Francorchamps, with a best finish of fifth place.
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Romain Grosjean
Romain Grosjean (French pronunciation: [ʁomɛ̃ gʁoʒɑ̃], born 17 April 1986 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a Swiss racing driver for the Lotus F1 Team. He races under the French flag in Formula One although he has lived his entire life in Switzerland. He was the 2007 Formula Three Euroseries drivers' champion and the inaugural GP2 Asia Series champion and first drove in Formula One in 2009. He is the 2011 GP2 Asia Series and GP2 Series champion and is the first – and as of April 2012, only – two-time GP2 Asia champion and the only driver to hold both the GP2 Asia series and main GP2 series titles simultaneously.
In 2012, Grosjean returned to Formula One with the Lotus F1 Team, alongside Kimi Räikkönen.
Grosjean won all ten rounds of the 2003 Swiss Formula Renault 1.6 championship and moved to the French Formula Renault championship for 2004.
He was seventh in that first season with one win and champion in 2005 with ten victories. Grosjean also appeared in the Formula Renault Eurocup and finished on the podium twice in Valencia.
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Sakon Yamamoto
Sakon Yamamoto (山本 左近, Yamamoto Sakon?, born July 9, 1982 in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture) is a Japanese racing driver. He competed in 21 Formula One Grands Prix during the 2006, 2007 and 2010 seasons.
Yamamoto began his racing career in 1994 at the Suzuka Circuit Racing School (Karting), and worked his way up through the ranks, to become the test/third driver for the Jordan Formula One team for one weekend (Japan) during the 2005 Formula One season.
On June 8, 2006, Sakon Yamamoto joined the Super Aguri F1 team as their test driver and third driver on grand prix weekends, helping Takuma Sato and Franck Montagny in Friday's free practice sessions. Yamamoto replaced Montagny in the second team car at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim. He did not enjoy a particularly successful start to his career, however, with a mechanical failure and a stalled engine restricting him to a total of one lap in his first two races. He also damaged one of the team's new SA06 chassis in a crash during Free Practice at the German Grand Prix. He then spun out of his third Grand Prix in Turkey, a disappointment after outqualifying Sato for the first time.
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Scott Speed
Scott Andrew Speed (born January 24, 1983) is an American race car driver. Formerly a driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 team, he made his Formula One race debut at the 2006 Bahrain Grand Prix; becoming the first American to race in F1 since Michael Andretti in 1993. Speed has currently turned his career towards stock car racing; specifically NASCAR, where he has driven for Red Bull Racing Team and Whitney Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series. In 2012 he will be driving a limited schedule for Leavine Family Racing.
Speed currently resides in Mt. Holly, NC, where he lives with his wife Amanda. On October 4, 2011, Scott and Amanda welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Juliet.
His brother Alex currently races karts in America and is a 3 time Stars of Karting champion and a 3 time SKUSA Supernationals winner.
Speed's career started at the age of 10 in karting, his stint there lasting from 1993 until 2001, winning the SKUSA Super Pro Title for JM Racing driving a Tony Kart Swedetech Honda in 2000 2 IKF Grand Nationals driving a 6 year old kart, and 3 IKF regional titles. He also won the 2002 Rock Island GP in 125cc Shifter Karts. He moved up to Formula series in 2001, competing in US Formula Russell and becoming champion. He drove in both the US Barber Formula Dodge and US Star Mazda Series followed in 2002, although he failed to win either title, and in 2003 the American drove for the ADR team in British Formula Three after winning the Red Bull Driver Search programme. During that year he fell ill with ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease, and was forced to return to the United States for treatment.
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Sergio Pérez
Sergio Pérez Mendoza (born January 26, 1990 in Guadalajara, Jalisco), also known as "Checo" Pérez, is a Mexican racing driver currently racing for Sauber in the 2012 Formula One season. Pérez, who currently resides in Schindellegi, Switzerland, is the younger brother of former champion NASCAR Corona Series driver Antonio Pérez and is also a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy. He also took his first Formula One podium at the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Pérez competed in the United States-based Skip Barber National Championship in 2004. Driving for a team sponsored by Mexican telecommunications company Telmex, he finished eleventh in the championship.
Pérez moved to Europe for 2005 to compete in the German Formula BMW ADAC series. He finished fourteenth in the championship, driving for Team Rosberg, and improved to sixth position the following year.
In the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Pérez took part in a single round of the championship for A1 Team Mexico. He was the third-youngest driver to take part in the series.
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Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Olivier Buemi (born 31 October 1988 in Aigle, Vaud) is a Swiss racing driver, who formerly competed for Scuderia Toro Rosso in Formula One. Buemi is currently a reserve driver for Scuderia Toro Rosso's sister team, Red Bull Racing, as well as being a member of Toyota's 24 Hours of Le Mans squad.
After graduating from karting, Buemi spent 2004 and 2005 in German Formula BMW, finishing third and second in the championship respectively. He was also runner up in the 2005 FBMW World Final.
Following a single race in Spanish Formula Three in 2005, Buemi moved up to the Formula Three Euroseries for 2006, finishing 12th in the championship, ceding 11th place to Charlie Kimball on countback. He remained in the series for 2007, and finished second in the championship, behind Romain Grosjean. He has also competed in the special Masters of Formula 3 and Macau Grand Prix races.
For the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season, Buemi shared driving duties for A1 Team Switzerland with Neel Jani and Marcel Fässler. The team finished eighth in the championship.
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Timo Glock
Timo Glock (born 18 March 1982) is a German motor racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for the Marussia F1 team. At the 2004 Canadian Grand Prix, standing in for Giorgio Pantano who had a contract dispute with Jordan Grand Prix, he joined a select group of drivers who have scored a World Championship point in their first Formula One race.
Born in Lindenfels, West Germany, Glock began his motorsport career in 1998 at the age of 15. He won several karting championships as well as the BMW ADAC Formula Junior Cup in 2000 and the Formula BMW ADAC Championship in 2001. In his first German Formula Three Championship season in 2002, he finished third in the standings en route to rookie of the year honours. In 2003, he competed in the Formula Three Euroseries, winning three races and scoring three other podium finishes, which were enough to place him in fifth position in the Championship.
Glock was signed as Jordan Grand Prix's test driver for the 2004 Formula One season and made his Formula One debut at the Canadian Grand Prix replacing Giorgio Pantano for one race. He finished 11th, but inherited 7th following the disqualification of the Williams and Toyota cars and thus scored two points on his debut. He finished the season with Jordan, taking over from Pantano for the last three races. Glock's sponsorship with Deutsche Post helped bring back the colours of DHL to Jordan.
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Vitaly Petrov
Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (Russian: Виталий Александрович Петров, born 8 September 1984 in Vyborg) is a Russian Formula One racing driver who is driving for the Caterham F1 Team in 2012, having driven for Renault in the 2010 and 2011 seasons. He is known as the "Vyborg Rocket" (Russian: Выборгская Ракета) in Russia. He is, to date, the only Russian to have competed in the Formula One World Championship.
Unlike most top drivers, Petrov did not begin his career in karting, as there was very little motorsport where he lived. He instead enrolled in the University of Moscow,[when?] where he gained a degree in meteorology. Afterwards he began competing in the Russian Lada Cup in 2001. He remained in the series for 2002 dominating the championship, winning all rounds and amassing the maximum points possible of 500.
In 2003, Petrov began racing in the Formula Renault championships. His main campaign was in the Italian Formula Renault Championship for Euronova Racing, finishing 19th overall. During the year he competed in several rounds of the Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, the Formula Renault 2.0 UK series, and finished fourth in the British Formula Renault Winter Series at the end of the year, taking one win. He also made his debut in Euro Formula 3000 at Cagliari.
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2012 GP2 Series - Silverstone Race 2 - Luiz Razia overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:57
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Great battle between championship rivals Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi at Silverstone. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
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Great battle between championship rivals Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi at Silverstone. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
GP2 Series 2012 - Spain (Full Race)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 79:05
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
GP2 Series - Spain
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2012 GP2 Series - Spa - Johnny Cecotto Jr Onboard Lap
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:58
- Updated: 26 Jan 2013
Johnny Cecotto Jr's first flying lap in the wet GP2 qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. Commentator: Will Buxton
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Johnny Cecotto Jr's first flying lap in the wet GP2 qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps. Commentator: Will Buxton
- published: 01 Sep 2012
- views: 2535
- author: Infernal06
Monaco Sprint Race Big Start Pile Up at 2012 GP2 Series
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
A massive crash on the opening lap of the Monaco GP2 Sprint race eliminates 10 cars. Everyone involved was ok
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A massive crash on the opening lap of the Monaco GP2 Sprint race eliminates 10 cars. Everyone involved was ok
- published: 27 May 2012
- views: 17303
- author: JAke McIntyre
GP2 Series 2012 Valencia Amazing Finish race 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:08
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
Superbe finish lors de la course 2 de GP2 Series dans les rues de Valence lors du GP de Valencia en F1. On retrouve dans cette bataille Luiz Razia, James Calado, Fabio Leimer, Max Chilton, Nathanaël Berthon, Giedo van der Garde et Rio Haryanto.
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Superbe finish lors de la course 2 de GP2 Series dans les rues de Valence lors du GP de Valencia en F1. On retrouve dans cette bataille Luiz Razia, James Calado, Fabio Leimer, Max Chilton, Nathanaël Berthon, Giedo van der Garde et Rio Haryanto.
- published: 24 Jun 2012
- views: 4245
- author: 88FanHendrick
GP2 Series Burnouts and Accelerations - Engine Notes!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:36
- Updated: 01 Nov 2012
Full HD 1080p Video By NM2255: 2011 Formula GP2 Series engine notes with some burnouts and accelerations on the track!! "Like" my Facebook page: www.facebook.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com
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Full HD 1080p Video By NM2255: 2011 Formula GP2 Series engine notes with some burnouts and accelerations on the track!! "Like" my Facebook page: www.facebook.com Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com
- published: 12 Nov 2011
- views: 6694
- author: NM2255
GP2 Series Marina Bay Street Circuit- Singapore
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:46
- Updated: 05 Oct 2012
GP2 Series Marina Bay Street Circuit- Singapore
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GP2 Series Marina Bay Street Circuit- Singapore
- published: 22 Sep 2012
- views: 1999
- author: sporteventhd
2012 GP2 Series at Valencia Feature Race Fabrizio Crestani Flip
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Why GP2 cars flip so much, probably very flexible cars. 2012 GP2 Series at Valencia Feature Race Fabrizio Crestani Flip One of many incidents in a wild feature race, Jolyon Palmer sends Fabrizio Crestani flipping
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Why GP2 cars flip so much, probably very flexible cars. 2012 GP2 Series at Valencia Feature Race Fabrizio Crestani Flip One of many incidents in a wild feature race, Jolyon Palmer sends Fabrizio Crestani flipping
- published: 24 Jun 2012
- views: 3404
- author: Pedro Joao
2012 GP2 Series - Spa - Felipe Nasr Final Corner Overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:39
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Felipe Nasr overtakes in the final corner in both GP2 races at Spa-Francorchamps. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
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Felipe Nasr overtakes in the final corner in both GP2 races at Spa-Francorchamps. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
- published: 03 Sep 2012
- views: 2026
- author: Infernal06
GP2 Series Race 2 Monaco 2012 Big Crash in Opening Lap
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:16
- Updated: 26 Dec 2012
Crash after Johnny Ceccoto's spin at Massenet turn entrance, in the casino's up straight of Monte-Carlo circuit. Big crash of Felipe Nasr and other drivers. Race chaos in opening lap.
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Crash after Johnny Ceccoto's spin at Massenet turn entrance, in the casino's up straight of Monte-Carlo circuit. Big crash of Felipe Nasr and other drivers. Race chaos in opening lap.
- published: 26 May 2012
- views: 68300
- author: FOneProductions
2012 GP2 Series - Spa Sprint Race - Start Crashes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:34
- Updated: 02 Feb 2013
Chaotic start at Spa-Francorchamps.
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2012 GP2 Series - Valencia Sprint Race - Epic Lead Battle
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:31
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Great battle for the lead. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
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Great battle for the lead. Commentators: Will Buxton and Jerome d'Ambrosio
- published: 24 Jun 2012
- views: 6574
- author: Infernal06
2012 GP2 Series at Silverstone Sprint Race Action
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:55
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Watch the Sprint Race Action from the GP2 at Silverstone,this was a great Race. All rights to FOM
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Watch the Sprint Race Action from the GP2 at Silverstone,this was a great Race. All rights to FOM
- published: 08 Jul 2012
- views: 3239
- author: RMediaRacing
2010 GP2 Series - Germany Race 2 - Romain Grosjean overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:22
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Romain Grosjean's return to GP2 with the DAMS team in 2010. He replaced Jerome d'Ambrosio to improve the team's performance. In the feature race he had a collision with Christian Vietoris, that's why he started here from 19th place.
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Romain Grosjean's return to GP2 with the DAMS team in 2010. He replaced Jerome d'Ambrosio to improve the team's performance. In the feature race he had a collision with Christian Vietoris, that's why he started here from 19th place.
- published: 29 Mar 2012
- views: 2461
- author: Infernal06
2010 GP2 Series - Romain Grosjean's season
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:46
- Updated: 05 Sep 2012
On 20 July 2010, Grosjean announced that he would return to GP2 with the DAMS team. He replaced the then Renault test driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio for the German round of the championship. He later substituted for D'Ambrosio's injured team-mate, Ho-Pin Tung, from the Belgian round onwards (despite Tung recovering and returning to the series with a different team), finishing 3rd in Belgium and Abu Dhabi to take fourteenth place in the drivers' standings, only two positions behind D'Ambrosio.
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On 20 July 2010, Grosjean announced that he would return to GP2 with the DAMS team. He replaced the then Renault test driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio for the German round of the championship. He later substituted for D'Ambrosio's injured team-mate, Ho-Pin Tung, from the Belgian round onwards (despite Tung recovering and returning to the series with a different team), finishing 3rd in Belgium and Abu Dhabi to take fourteenth place in the drivers' standings, only two positions behind D'Ambrosio.
- published: 30 Jun 2012
- views: 2055
- author: Infernal06
GP2 Series 2012 - Spain (Qualifying)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 39:04
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
Qualifying for the GP2 race at Catalunya
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GP2 Series 2012 (Monaco) - Big Start Crash Race 2 (Replays)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:41
- Updated: 09 Aug 2012
In the second race of the weekend in Monaco, a big crash happened. First Richelmi is being pushed off in the first corner, this was Richelmi's home race and he had pole position. Then near Casino, there was a big crash with among others Valsecchi, Cecotto Jr., Nasr.
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In the second race of the weekend in Monaco, a big crash happened. First Richelmi is being pushed off in the first corner, this was Richelmi's home race and he had pole position. Then near Casino, there was a big crash with among others Valsecchi, Cecotto Jr., Nasr.
- published: 07 Jul 2012
- views: 740
- author: Motorsports97
2010 GP2 Series - Germany Race 2 - Sergio Perez overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 11 Jan 2013
Sergio Perez wins the sprint race of the German GP weekend with great overtaking moves.
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Sergio Perez wins the sprint race of the German GP weekend with great overtaking moves.
- published: 29 Mar 2012
- views: 3082
- author: Infernal06
2006 GP2 Series - Turkey Race 2 - Lewis Hamilton overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 9:33
- Updated: 31 Jan 2013
Lewis Hamilton's best race from the 2006 GP2 Season. He recovered from a spin that left him in eighteenth place to take second position in the final corners. Commentators: Martin Haven and Gareth Rees
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Lewis Hamilton's best race from the 2006 GP2 Season. He recovered from a spin that left him in eighteenth place to take second position in the final corners. Commentators: Martin Haven and Gareth Rees
- published: 30 Mar 2012
- views: 7848
- author: Infernal06
GP2 Series 2012 (Sepang) - Valsecchi Big Crash
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:59
- Updated: 25 Sep 2012
Big Crash of Valsecchi being hit by Ericsson, and he rolls over. Ericsson was penalized the next qualification for his agressive driving.
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Big Crash of Valsecchi being hit by Ericsson, and he rolls over. Ericsson was penalized the next qualification for his agressive driving.
- published: 07 Jul 2012
- views: 926
- author: Motorsports97
2009-2010 GP2 Asia Series - Abu Dhabi - Jules Bianchi overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:36
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Jules Bianchi's first ever GP2 weekend with very impressive overtakes. Commentators: Martin Haven and Gareth Rees
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Jules Bianchi's first ever GP2 weekend with very impressive overtakes. Commentators: Martin Haven and Gareth Rees
- published: 30 Mar 2012
- views: 1570
- author: Infernal06
2012 GP2 Series - Bahrain - Davide Valsecchi overtakes
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:55
- Updated: 22 Jan 2013
Davide Valsecchi's overtakes from the two Bahrain rounds. Commentator: Will Buxton
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Davide Valsecchi's overtakes from the two Bahrain rounds. Commentator: Will Buxton
- published: 04 May 2012
- views: 1021
- author: Infernal06
GP2 Series 2011 PURE SOUND - Burnouts, Full Throttle Acceleration & More!!
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:13
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
This is a sort of compilation of the best videos I made about the Fia GP2 2011 Main Series cars. You can see I recorded them in three different days: during the qualyfing day while living the pits (during the 2011 F1 Italian GP), and in two different test days (while Pirelli was testing the new tyres). Link To My Channel: www.youtube.com THANKS FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBE!!!
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This is a sort of compilation of the best videos I made about the Fia GP2 2011 Main Series cars. You can see I recorded them in three different days: during the qualyfing day while living the pits (during the 2011 F1 Italian GP), and in two different test days (while Pirelli was testing the new tyres). Link To My Channel: www.youtube.com THANKS FOR WATCHING AND SUBSCRIBE!!!
- published: 20 Sep 2011
- views: 10159
- author: 19Bozzy92
photo: AP / Manish
02 Feb 2013
NEW DELHI — A crowd of Tibetans came here to India’s capital last week, bearing flags and political banners and a bittersweet admixture of hope and despair. A grim countdown was under way. The number of Tibetans who have set themselves on fire to protest Chinese rule in Tibet had reached 99, one short of an anguished milestone. Enlarge This Image. Freetibet.org, via Associated Press ... Related ... Connect With Us on Twitter ... (Mr ... Mr ... ....(size: 10.7Kb)
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04 Feb 2013
Tweet. London, Feb. 4 (ANI). Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has accused Israel of trying to 'destabilise' his country. Assad's comments came as he claimed that last week's airstrike showed the Jewish state was behind the revolution seeking to overthrow his regime ... Assad insisted however, that his country could still meet 'current threats and aggression' ... (ANI) ... Israel ... ... ) .. ). ... . . . . . .. . . .. ....(size: 3.0Kb)
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04 Feb 2013
About 800,000 people died during the 1994 Rwandan genocide. ....(size: 0.5Kb)
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03 Feb 2013
At least 33 people were killed on Sunday after a suicide bomber and two gunmen attacked a police headquarters in Kirkuk, northern Iraq, official sources said, the third major attack in the region in several weeks. By News Wires (text). . A suicide bomber driving a car and gunmen disguised in police uniforms killed at least 33 people in the Iraqi city Kirkuk on Sunday when they tried to storm the police headquarters ... (REUTERS). IRAQ....(size: 8.5Kb)
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04 Feb 2013
French warplanes have carried out air strikes in Mali's far north as they try to secure the final rebel stronghold of Kidal after a three-week offensive. Thirty jets targeted Islamist militants' training and communication centres around Tessalit - a mountainous area near the Algerian border. French President Francois Hollande has pledged to help rebuild Mali after the rebels who seized its north are beaten ... ....(size: 2.7Kb)
Stuff
04 Feb 2013
Mercedes Formula One test driver Brendon Hartley will make his Bathurst debut this weekend in the annual 12-hour race at the legendary Mount Panorama circuit ... Now he switches his attentions Down Under ... Hartley has a wealth of experience in single-seaters clinching the 2007 World Series by Renault - Eurocup 2.0 title before contesting the British Formula 3 Championship, the GP2. Series, and then a move into the Formula One arena ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
Scoop
04 Feb 2013
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 9.06 am. Press Release. United Autosports. Media Release.. 3rd February 2013. Formula One test driver Brendon Hartley joins United Autosports for Liqui-Moly Bathurst 12 Hours ... *** ... Brendon has a wealth of experience in single-seaters clinching the 2007 World Series by Renault – Eurocup 2.0 title before contesting the British Formula 3 Championship, the GP2 Series, and then a move into the Formula One arena ... ....(size: 5.2Kb)
Orange News
02 Feb 2013
The 27-year-old Dutch driver makes the step up from the GP2 series and his role as Caterham's reserve driver, and joins with Frenchman Charles Pic in an all-new driver line-up ... "He has been part of our family since early 2012 when he joined our GP2 team and was appointed as reserve driver for the F1 team ... Van der Garde's season with Caterham in GP2 delivered six podiums and two race wins....(size: 3.0Kb)
noodls
02 Feb 2013
(Source. Formula 1 World Championship). Sauber field an all-new driver line-up for 2013. Germany's Nico Hulkenberg arrives on a high, having led much of the final race of 2012 in Brazil, where the 25-year-old ultimately finished fifth for Force India. And 21-year-old Mexican team mate Esteban Gutierrez, third in last season's GP2 Series, steps up from Sauber's reserve role to make his F1 race debut…. Q ... Is the adrenaline pumping yet? ... Q ... NH....(size: 4.9Kb)
Formula1 Blog
01 Feb 2013
Giedo’s appointment to the F1 team is the natural step for the Dutch driver after he spent 2012 competing with Caterham Racing in the GP2 Series, combining his GP2 season, in which he scored six podiums and two race wins, with six FP1 outings for the F1 team ... He has been part of our family since early 2012 when he joined our GP2 team and was appointed as Reserve Driver for the F1 team....(size: 10.2Kb)
Sporting Life
01 Feb 2013
The 27-year-old Dutch driver makes the step up from the GP2 series and his role as Caterham's reserve driver, and joins with Frenchman Charles Pic in an all-new driver line-up ... "He has been part of our family since early 2012 when he joined our GP2 team and was appointed as reserve driver for the F1 team ... Van der Garde's season with Caterham in GP2 delivered six podiums and two race wins....(size: 2.9Kb)
noodls
01 Feb 2013
Van der Garde spent 2012 competing with Caterham Racing in the GP2 Series, combining his GP2 season, in which he scored six podiums and two race wins, with six Friday practice outings for Caterham's F1 team ... He has been part of our family since early 2012 when he joined our GP2 team and was appointed as reserve driver for the F1 team....(size: 3.4Kb)
Sky Sports
31 Jan 2013
The 23-year-old finished as runner-up in the 2012 GP2 Series with four race victories and brings significant sponsorship with him ... Marussia came to a mutual termination with Glock in January citing tough economic conditions for the German's departure ... If Razia was to join Marussia, the team would head into 2013 with an entirely rookie line-up with fellow GP2 graduate Max Chilton already confirmed. Share. ....(size: 2.4Kb)
Orange News
31 Jan 2013
The 23-year-old Brazilian finished second in last year's GP2 series behind Davide Valsecchi, and two places ahead of Chilton ... ....(size: 0.9Kb)
Formula1 FanCast
30 Jan 2013
The Brit enjoyed a successful 2012 in the GP2 series, claiming two race wins, impressing enough to take Charles Pic’s position with the team ... “I believe after my last year in GP2 with two wins and ......(size: 1.0Kb)
Newstrack India
29 Jan 2013
Tweet ... The car was revealed to team partners on site Monday, streamed live on YouTube and broadcast live on Sky Sports News in the UK ... Joining the team as third driver is reigning GP2 series champion Davide Valsecchi, whilst Nicolas Prost will perform development driver duties. Jerome D'Ambrosio will continue with the team as a reserve ... Read More ... ) .. ). ... . . . . . .. . . .. ....(size: 2.9Kb)
noodls
29 Jan 2013
(Source. Formula 1 World Championship). Lotus have become the first team to unveil their 2013 car after the wraps came off the Renault-powered E21 in an online launch ceremony broadcast from the team's UK factory on Monday evening ... Joining Raikkonen and Grosjean in Lotus's 2013 line-up is reigning GP2 Series champion Davide Valsecchi as third driver and Nicolas Prost as development driver. Jerome D'Ambrosio continues as reserve driver....(size: 3.5Kb)
noodls
28 Jan 2013
(Source. Formula 1 World Championship). Lotus have announced reigning GP2 Series champion Davide Valsecchi as their third driver for the 2013 season ... As well as claiming the GP2 title last season, Valsecchi took the 2009-2010 GP2 Asia Series championship and has contested races in Auto GP and the Le Mans Series. "My last season in GP2 in 2012 was something I really focussed on, and in the end I succeeded," he added ... (noodl....(size: 2.5Kb)
Not to be confused with FIA Formula Two Championship or Formula Two.
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| Category | Single seaters |
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| Country or region | International |
| Inaugural season | 2005 |
| Drivers | 26 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Constructors | Dallara |
| Engine suppliers | Renault |
| Tyre suppliers | Pirelli |
| Drivers' champion |  Romain Grosjean |
| Teams' champion |  Barwa Addax Team |
| Official website | gp2series.com |
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The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of open wheel motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One feeder series, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore,[1] while Ecclestone also has the rights to the name GP1.[2] In 2010 the GP3 Series class was launched, as a feeder class for the GP2 series.[3]
Designed to make racing affordable for the teams and to make it the perfect training ground for life in Formula One, GP2 has made it mandatory for all of the teams to use the same chassis, engine and tyre supplier so that true driver ability is reflected. All but three races have taken place as support races at Formula One race weekends to boost the series' profile, to give drivers experience on the Grand Prix environment, and to take advantage of the infrastructure (marshalls, medical facilities etc.) in place for a Formula One event. GP2 visited the Bahrain International Circuit in 2005, 2007, and returned again in 2012; all other races were held in European circuits.
Many drivers have used GP2 as a stepping stone into Formula One. The 2005 Champion Nico Rosberg was hired by the Williams team for the 2006 F1 campaign, 2006 GP2 winner Lewis Hamilton made the transition to F1 the following year with McLaren and the 2007 Champion Timo Glock to Toyota for the 2008 F1 season. 2009 GP2 champion Nico Hülkenberg moved up to a Williams F1 race driver in the 2010 Formula 1 season. In addition, all runners up—Heikki Kovalainen (2005), Nelson Piquet, Jr. (2006) and Lucas di Grassi (2007)—became Renault test drivers the following year. All three earned F1 seats, but Piquet Jr has since been replaced. Karun Chandhok, Bruno Senna and Vitaly Petrov were also granted an F1 seat in 2010. For 2011 Pastor Maldonado was granted the hot seat at Williams due to his sponsorship from PDVSA and the fact he was GP2 champion. This meant that Nico Hülkenberg was deposed by Williams. Sergio Pérez was given the drive alongside Kamui Kobayashi, another former GP2 driver and GP2 Asia Series winner, at Sauber. Jérôme d'Ambrosio got his Virgin Racing drive a few days before Christmas 2010, the Yorkshire team deposed Lucas di Grassi for the driver who often drove in Friday Practice sessions throughout the season's second half.
During 2011 it was announced that in 2012 the GP2 and GP2 Asia Series would combine to make a single, longer GP2 series.
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GP2 Series cars[link]
The GP2 Series car is used by all of the teams, and features a Dallara chassis powered by a V8 Renault engine and Pirelli tyres.
- Chassis
- The 2009 specification GP2 Car has been designed by Dallara Automobili. The 2006 GP2 car featured a biplane rear wing, with the triplane rear wing used in previous seasons only to be used at the Monaco race. The front upper and lower wishbones have been reinforced, as have the front and rear suspension uprights.
- Engine
- The 4 litre Renault V8 engine features internal, cartographic and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption. The engine produces 612 hp and 500Nm torque @ 8000 rpm. GP2 Series engines are rev-limited to 10,000 rpm and need a rebuild after 4000 to 4500 km. The valve train is a dual overhead camshaft configuration with four valves per cylinder. The crankshaft is made of alloy steel, with five main bearing caps. The pistons are forged aluminum alloy, while the connecting rods are machined alloy steel. The electronic engine management system is supplied by Magneti Marelli, firing a CDI ignition system. The engine lubrication is an Elf Aquitaine dry sump type, cooled by a single water pump.
- Gearbox
- The 2009 gearbox has been manufactured by GearTek and features an 8-position barrel with ratchet body and software upgrades as well as a new transverse shafts fixing system designed to facilitate improved gear selection.
- Tyres
- Similar to the 2011 change for Formula 1, Pirelli is now the sole tyre supplier for the series. The GP2 series runs the same compounds as F1.
- Other parts
- Brembo is supplying monobloc brake calipers and disc bells, which are exclusive to GP2.
The car also features internal cooling upgrades, a new water radiator, radiator duct, oil/water heat exchanger, modified oil degazer, new oil and water pipes and new heat exchanger fixing brackets.
- Performance
- According to research and pre-season stability tests, the 2005 model can go 0 to 200 km/h (124 mph) in 6.7 seconds. The car has a top speed of 320 km/h (198 mph) meaning that it is the fastest single seater racing car behind Formula One and Indy cars. The cars are predicted to be reliable and should run within ten seconds per lap of the typical Formula One car.
Specifications[link]
2008–2010 Specifications[link]
- Chassis: Dallara GP2/08 Survival cell – Sandwich Carbon/aluminium honeycomb structure made by Dallara. Front and rear wing – Carbon structures made by Dallara. Bodywork – Carbon – Kevlar honeycomb structures made by Dallara.
- Engine Displacement: Mecachrome Built Renault 4.0 L (4,000 cc) (245 in³) DOHC V8.
- Gearbox: GearTek 6-speed paddle shift gearbox and one reverse.
- Power Output: 612 hp (456 kW; 620 PS) @ 10,000 rpm.
- Fuel: Elf 100 RON, no refuelling.
- Fuel Tank: FIA homologated rubber safety tank.
- Fuel Capacity: 33 US gal (125 L; 27 imp gal).
- Fuel Delivery: Fuel injection.
- Aspiration: Naturally aspirated.
- Electronics/ECU: Magneti Marelli.
- Length: 4,867 mm (192 in).
- Height: 1,047 mm (41 in) (including FOM roll hoop camera).
- Width: 1,805 mm (71 in) (bodywork 1,500 mm (59 in)).
- Wheelbase: 3,119 mm (123 in).
- Weight: 688 kg (1,517 lb) (without driver).
- Steering: Rack and pinion and manual, power assisted banned.
- Drivetrain: 2WD only.
- Brakes: Hitco racing.
- Tires: Pirelli P Zero racing slicks and rain tires.
- Wheel rims: O.Z. Racing.
- Safety equipment: HANS device, Seat belt 6-point supplied by Sabelt.
- Prohibitings: Traction Control only
2011 also sees change as Dallara has built the 3rd generation chassis for all the teams the Gp2 11.
Race weekend[link]
On Friday, drivers have a 30-minute free practice session and a 30-minute qualifying session. The qualifying session decides the grid order for Saturday's race which has a length of 180 kilometres.
During Saturday's race, each driver has to make a pit stop in which at least two tyres have to be changed.
On Sunday there is a sprint race of 120 kilometres. The grid is decided by the Saturday result with top 8 being reversed, so the driver who finished 8th on Saturday will start from pole position and the winner will start from 8th place.
Point system[link]
- 2005–2011
- Pole for Saturday races: 2 points
| Point system for race 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Point system for race 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | ||
| 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
- Fastest lap: 1 point in each race. Driver recording fastest lap has to drive 90% of race laps. The driver must now also start the race from his allocated grid position and as of 2008 must finish in the top ten of the race to be eligible for the fastest lap point.
With this points system, the most number of points anyone can score in one round is 20 by claiming pole position, winning both races with the fastest lap in each race. This feat has only been achieved twice in GP2 racing's short history. By Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the 9th round of the 2006 season in Hungary and by German Nico Hülkenberg in the 5th round of the 2009 season in Germany.
- 2012 onwards
From the 2012 season the GP2 series will change its scoring system.[4] Feature races will be run with a scoring system similar to the one used in Formula One:
| Point system for race 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
The top eight finishers in a sprint race receive points as follows:
| Point system for race 2 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
| 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pole position for the feature race will now be worth 4 points, and 2 points will be given for the fastest lap in each race. Therefore, the maximum number of points a driver can score at any round will be 48.
Champions[link]
Drivers graduated to F1[link]
| Driver | GP2 | F1 | Other major titles | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasons | Races | Wins | Podiums | Seasons | First team | Races | Wins | Podiums | ||
 Rosberg, NicoNico Rosberg |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 02006-03-12March 12, 2006 2006–2012 | Williams | 114 | 1 | 7 | |
 Kovalainen, HeikkiHeikki Kovalainen |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 5 | 12 | 02007-03-18March 18, 2007 2007–2012 | Renault | 96 | 1 | 4 | World Series by Nissan |
 Speed, ScottScott Speed |
02005-09-30September 30, 2005 2005 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 02006-03-12March 12, 2006 2006–2007 | Toro Rosso | 28 | 0 | 0 | FR 2000 Eurocup |
 Hamilton, LewisLewis Hamilton |
02006-09-10September 10, 2006 2006 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 02007-03-18March 18, 2007 2007–2012 | McLaren | 96 | 17 | 45 | Formula One, FR 2.0 UK, F3 Euro Series |
 Piquet, Jr., NelsonNelson Piquet, Jr. |
02006-09-10September 10, 2006 2005–2006 | 44 | 5 | 13 | 02008-03-16March 16, 2008 2008–2009 | Renault | 28 | 0 | 1 | F3 Sudamericana, British F3 |
| Glock, TimoTimo Glock‡ |
02007-09-30September 30, 2007 2006–2007 | 42 | 7 | 15 | 02008-03-16March 16, 2008 2004, 2008–2012 | Jordan | 81 | 0 | 3 | |
 Nakajima, KazukiKazuki Nakajima† |
02007-09-30September 30, 2007 2007 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 02007-10-21October 21, 2007 2007–2009 | Williams | 36 | 0 | 0 | |
| Senna, BrunoBruno Senna |
02008-09-14September 14, 2008 2007–2008 | 41 | 3 | 9 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2012 | HRT | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
 Buemi, SébastienSébastien Buemi |
02008-09-14September 14, 2008 2007–2008 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 02009-03-29March 29, 2009 2009–2011 | Toro Rosso | 55 | 0 | 0 | |
| Grosjean, RomainRomain Grosjean† |
02009-07-26July 26, 2009 2008–2011 | 54 | 9 | 21 | 02009-08-23August 23, 2009 2009, 2012 | Renault | 13 | 0 | 1 | F3 Euro Series, GP2 Asia, Auto GP, GP2 Asia |
| Hülkenberg, NicoNico Hülkenberg |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2009 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010, 2012 | Williams | 25 | 0 | 0 | A1 Grand Prix, F3 Euro Series |
 Petrov, VitalyVitaly Petrov |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2006–2009 | 69 | 4 | 11 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2012 | Renault | 44 | 0 | 1 | |
| di Grassi, LucasLucas di Grassi |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2006–2009 | 75 | 5 | 21 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010 | Virgin | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kobayashi, KamuiKamui Kobayashi† |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2008–2009 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 02009-10-18October 18, 2009 2009–2012 | Toyota | 46 | 0 | 0 | Eurocup FR 2.0, GP2 Asia |
 Chandhok, KarunKarun Chandhok |
02009-09-20September 20, 2009 2007–2009 | 61 | 2 | 5 | 02010-03-14March 14, 2010 2010–2011 | HRT | 11 | 0 | 0 | Formula V6 Asia |
 Maldonado, PastorPastor Maldonado |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2007–2010 | 73 | 10 | 18 | 2011–2012 | Williams | 25 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pérez, SergioSergio Pérez |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2009–2010 | 40 | 5 | 9 | 2011–2012 | Sauber | 25 | 0 | 1 | |
 d'Ambrosio, JérômeJérôme d'Ambrosio |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2008–2010 | 58 | 1 | 7 | 2011 | Virgin | 19 | 0 | 0 | International Formula Master |
| Pic, CharlesCharles Pic |
02010-11-14November 14, 2010 2010–2011 | 38 | 3 | 8 | 2012 | Marussia | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Notes:
- Only Lewis Hamilton has subsequently become Formula One World Champion.
- Drivers are listed by their last year in GP2 Series. Usually they started in Formula One at the start of the following season.
- Gold background denotes GP2 champion.
- Drivers marked with a † started Formula One on mid-season.
- ‡ Glock had four Grand Prix starts in 2004 for Jordan; his first Formula One team since driving in GP2 2006–07 was Toyota.
- Romain Grosjean returned to GP2 after losing his 2010 Formula One seat. He signed a contract with Lotus Renault for 2012 and returned to Formula One.
- 2008 GP2 champion Giorgio Pantano drove the 2004 season in Formula One for Jordan before driving in GP2. He had previously driven in F3000.
- Sakon Yamamoto raced in F1 with Super Aguri in 2006. For the next year, he moved down to GP2, before returning to F1 with Spyker mid-season.
Seasons[link]
2005[link]
Main article: 2005 GP2 Series season
The 2005 Season was the first of the series, it succeeding the now defunct Formula 3000 championship. Arden International won the last F3000 titles, thus starting as one of the favourites.
The 2005 season began on April 23, 2005 on the weekend of the San Marino Grand Prix at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. In the pre-season test to decide the inaugural season's car numbers, the iSport International and HiTech/Piquet Racing teams showed a competitive edge. The latter team was largely funded by the former Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet in order to aid his son's route to the premier Formula sport.
The championship lasted 23 rounds, two races occurring a weekend with the exception of a single race in Monaco. It was won by German Nico Rosberg, who was subsequently hired by the WilliamsF1 Team.
2006[link]
Main article: 2006 GP2 Series season
The 2006 Season was the second of the series. After championship holder Nico Rosberg's move to the WilliamsF1 team, and runner-up Heikki Kovalainen's move to be reserve driver at Renault F1, Nelson Piquet, Jr. in the Piquet Sports car was installed as the early title favourite, though the ART Grand Prix cars of Alexandre Prémat and Lewis Hamilton also had fairly short odds, given ART were reigning champions.
For the first time, the season began on a calendar separate to the 2006 Formula One calendar, starting out at the Circuit de Valencia, in Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 with Piquet, Jr. the first victor.
Piquet raced into an early lead, before Lewis Hamilton came back into the fray. A dominant run by the Briton took him into the championship lead, before the balance came back into Piquet Jr.'s favour.
After an exciting championship battle lasting 20 races, Hamilton claimed the title in the penultimate race, at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, in Monza, Italy, and celebrated with a second place in the 21st and final round.
2007[link]
Main article: 2007 GP2 Series season
The 2007 GP2 Series season began on 13 April at the Bahrain International Circuit, and completed on 30 September at the Circuit de Valencia. Eventual champion Timo Glock was a driving force throughout the series, but came under stiff competition from Lucas di Grassi in the closing stages- however, with a convincing win at the last race in Valencia, Glock sealed the championship.
2008[link]
Main article: 2008 GP2 Series season
The 2008 GP2 Series season featured the same teams as in previous seasons.[5] It was the first season to feature a new car design from Dallara, the GP2/08, the only non-F1 car to pass the 2007 FIA crash test in full.[6] In the United Kingdom, the 2008 GP2 Series season was exclusively aired on ITV4[7] from April 2008. It was won by Giorgio Pantano for Racing Engineering, with Bruno Senna finishing distant runner-up.
2009[link]
Main article: 2009 GP2 Series season
The 2009 season began and ended on the Iberian peninsula, with the first race weekend at Circuit de Catalunya (9–10 May) and ending in the stand-alone headline event (i.e. not supporting a corresponding Formula One event) at Portugal's Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (19–20 September). The title was won by German rookie Nico Hülkenberg at the penultimate round of the championship at Monza, the first time the series had been won before the final round.
2010[link]
Main article: 2010 GP2 Series season
2010 season contained ten rounds, all of which were supporting F1 World Championship. The series started in May at Catalunya and concluded at Abu Dhabi in November.
Pastor Maldonado won the title in his fourth season in the series. He won a record-breaking six successive feature races mid-season. Sergio Pérez was his closest rival, but the title was sealed already in the penultimate round at Monza.
2011[link]
Main article: 2011 GP2 Series season
2011 season contained nine rounds and a final tenth round with no points, all of which were supporting F1 World Championship. The series started in May at Istanbul and concluded at Abu Dhabi in November.
The championship was won by reigning GP2 Asia champion Romain Grosjean at the penultimate round of the series. Following a three-year cycle, the previous GP2 chassis was replaced by a brand new car, the GP2/11, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara. The series will change tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Pirelli for 2011–13. The 2011 season saw the addition of two new teams to the grid, Carlin and Team AirAsia. Meanwhile, DPR was not selected to continue in the series.
2012[link]
Main article: 2012 GP2 Series season
The 2012 season will contain twelve rounds, eleven of which will be supporting the F1 World Championship and one stand alone round in Bahrain. The series started on March 24th in Malaysia and will conclude in Singapore on November 23rd.
Television rights[link]
The television rights are held by the Formula One Management, which also manages the rights to Formula One. In the UK, races were being shown on Setanta Sports until the channel ceased broadcasting in June 2009.[8] Setanta took up coverage of the series from ITV, who had shown GP2 in all four seasons to date (highlights only for 2005–2007, live coverage for 2008). However, by the German GP, Setanta GB had gone into administration so UK viewers could have been left without a GP2 broadcaster, but British Eurosport subsequently picked up the UK rights to GP2 for the next two and a half years.[9] Setanta Ireland continues to operate for the Irish market and retain GP2 rights for that country. The races are also broadcast in Canada and USA on SPEED channel before the Formula One races, while in Brazil its broadcast by cable TV channel SportTV, in Venezuela are broadcast by MeridianoTV; in the rest of Latin America, the races from 2012 are shown on delayed in South Cone and live in North Cone on Fox Sports + and live on SPEED. About other European countries: In Spain, races are broadcasted by MarcaTV, Antena 3 and TV3. In Germany PayTV Channel Sky broadcast all races Live and in Finland Pay-TV-channel MTV3 MAX broadcasts all races and qualifying live. RAI broadcasts only the races. In February 2012, it was announced that Sky Sports F1 had secured the broadcasting rights to the GP2 series and will broadcast every race live in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[10]
See also[link]
- List of GP2 Series drivers
- GP2 Asia Series
- GP3 Series
- Formula One
- Formula 3000
- Formula Three
- Formula Two
References[link]
- ^ Spurgeon, Brad (2005-06-01). "Formula One experiments with its minor league". The International Herald Tribune: p. 22.
- ^ http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns15388.html grandprix.com August 11, 2005
- ^ http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/71098 autosport.com October 3, 2008
- ^ "GP2 adopts Formula 1-like tyre rules for 2012". autosport.com. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/95044. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ^ "Current teams confirmed for 2008". Autosport.com. 2007-10-19. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/63419.
- ^ "New car passes F1 crash tests". Autosport.com. 2007-10-05. http://www.itv.com/Sport/GP2/default.html.
- ^ "Teams and Drivers". itv.com. 2008-03-26. http://www.itv.com/Sport/GP2/Teamsanddrivers/default.html.
- ^ Maher, Dave (2009-05-01). "GP2, FIA GT, DTM and SF on Setanta". setanta.com (Setanta Sports). http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/other-sports/2009/05/01/Motorsports-on-Setanta/gnid-51126/. Retrieved 2009-05-07. [dead link]
- ^ http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/08072009/58/british-eurosport-secures-gp2.html
- ^ "Sky Sports to show GP2 & GP3". Sky Sports. 2 February 2012. http://www1.skysports.com/formula-1/news/12433/7474325/Sky-Sports-to-show-GP2-GP3.
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| Luiz Razia | |
|---|---|
 Razia at Moscow City Racing 2011 |
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| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Born | (1989-04-04) April 4, 1989 (age 23) Barreiras (Brazil) |
| 2012 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Arden International |
| Car no. | 23 |
| Former teams | Scuderia Coloni Rapax Team Team AirAsia |
| Starts | 66 |
| Wins | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 11th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2005 2005–06 2006 2007–08 2007 2008–09–2011 |
Brazilian Formula Renault SudAm Formula Three F3000 Int. Masters Euroseries 3000 Formula Renault 3.5 Series GP2 Asia Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2006 | SudAm Formula Three |
Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho (born April 4, 1989 in Barreiras) is a Brazilian racing driver.
Contents |
Career[link]
Early career[link]
Razia began his single seater career in 2005 in the South American Formula 3 championship. Driving for Dragão Motorsport, Razia finished sixth in the championship taking six podium finishes, including two race wins. During the season he also took part in the Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 series, finishing the year tenth in the standings.
For 2006, Razia remained in South American Formula 3, taking eleven podium places and seven race wins to win the title ahead of Mario Moraes and Diego Nunes. He also contested three races in the Formula 3000 International Masters series for Charouz Racing, winning all three of them to finish eighth in the championship. He also became a rookie driver for A1 Team Brazil in the 2006–07 A1 Grand Prix season.
The following year, Razia moved to Europe to race in the Euroseries 3000 championship. He began the season with Fisichella Motor Sport, but made a mid-season change to ELK Motorsport following the departure of Alx Danielsson. During the season, he took four podium places to finish third in the Euroseries standings and fourth in the Italian championship, which ran as part of the main series. Razia also contested four races in the World Series by Renault when he replaced Ricardo Risatti at GD Racing.[1]
In 2008, he remained in Euroseries 3000 with ELK Motorsport, partnering Frenchman Nicolas Prost, the son of four-time Formula One World Champion Alain Prost.[2] In the Italian Formula 3000 standings he once again finished the season in fourth place, taking three podiums including his first race win at Misano.
Towards the end of 2006, Razia tested a GP2 car at Jerez for the Racing Engineering team, and in September 2008 he tested again for the team at the Paul Ricard circuit in Southern France.[3] It was confirmed on October 2, 2008 that Razia will race for Trust Team Arden in the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season.[4] He scored his first championship points in Qatar, with an 8th in the feature race and a 6th in the sprint race. In the final race of the season in Bahrain, Luiz claimed his first win, having started from the pole – due to the series' reverse-grid system – as he had finished 8th in the feature race the day before.
He signed for Fisichella Motor Sport to compete in the main GP2 Series in 2009.[5] After taking his first point at Autodromo Nazionale Monza during the feature race, Razia led from pole to take his first GP2 win, in a similar way to his win in Bahrain during GP2 Asia.
Razia joined Max Chilton in the Barwa Addax Team for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season,[6] but both drivers were replaced before the second round of the championship, with Chilton moving to Ocean Racing Technology. Razia returned for the final round in Bahrain, replacing Daniel Zampieri at the Rapax Team.[7]
He remained with Rapax for the 2010 GP2 Series season. He started strongly, finishing the first six races in the points (including two podiums), but then endured a barren run until the final round of the season, eventually finishing eleventh in the drivers' championship. His team-mate, Pastor Maldonado, became the series champion, whilst Razia helped Rapax to claim the teams' title.
As part of his Formula One testing deal with the Lotus team, Razia signed to drive for the new AirAsia team in 2011, alongside fellow Lotus tester Davide Valsecchi. He scored no points in the Asia series, but finished sixth in the first race of the main series season, to earn the team three points in its inaugural main series start. He later took his first series pole position at the Hungaroring, and finished 12th in the championship.
For the 2012 season, he moved to the Arden International team alongside Simon Trummer, and won the feature race in Malaysia to lead the championship after the first round of the championship, although Davide Valsecchi has since moved ahead.
Formula One[link]
Razia made his first appearance in a Formula One team when he joined Virgin Racing, one of the new teams for the 2010 season, as a test driver.[8] Razia drove the car during the Young drivers test at the end of the season,[9] but did not participate in any Formula One sessions. Team Lotus hired him as a reserve and test driver for 2011, in conjunction with competing in the GP2 series with the Fernandes-owned Caterham AirAsia team.[10] Luiz drove in the first Free Practice session at the Chinese Grand Prix, in place of regular driver Jarno Trulli, setting the twenty-third time. Luiz also competed in the Young Driver test for Team Lotus.
Racing record[link]
Career summary[link]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | South American Formula Three | Dragão Motorsport | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 52 | 6th |
| Brazilian Formula Renault 2.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 10th | ||
| 2006 | South American Formula Three | Razia Sports | 16 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 99 | 1st |
| F3000 International Masters | Charouz Racing System | 3 | 3 | 0 | ? | 3 | 30 | 8th | |
| 2007 | Euroseries 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 57 | 3rd |
| ELK Motorsport | |||||||||
| Italian Formula 3000 | Fisichella Motor Sport | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 4th | |
| ELK Motorsport | |||||||||
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | GD Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38th | |
| 2008 | Euroseries 3000 | ELK Motorsport | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 4th |
| Italian Formula 3000 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 32 | 4th | ||
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Trust Team Arden | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 13th |
| 2009 | GP2 Series | Fisichella Motor Sport | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19th |
| Scuderia Coloni | |||||||||
| 2009–10 | GP2 Asia Series | Barwa Addax | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26th |
| Rapax Team | |||||||||
| 2010 | GP2 Series | Rapax Team | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 11th |
| Formula One | Virgin Racing | Test driver | |||||||
| 2011 | GP2 Series | Caterham Team AirAsia | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12th |
| GP2 Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3rd | ||
| GP2 Asia Series | Team AirAsia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25th | |
| Formula One | Team Lotus | Test driver | |||||||
| 2012 | GP2 Series | Arden International | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 110 | 2nd* |
* Season in progress.
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | GD Racing | MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
NÜR 1 |
NÜR 2 |
MON 1 |
HUN 1 |
HUN 2 |
SPA 1 |
SPA 2 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
MAG 1 Ret |
MAG 2 20 |
EST 1 |
EST 2 |
CAT 1 |
CAT 2 |
38th | 0 |
Complete GP2 Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Trust Team Arden | CHN FEA Ret |
CHN SPR 17 |
DUB FEA 10 |
DUB SPR C |
BHR1 FEA 14 |
BHR1 SPR 9 |
QAT FEA 8 |
QAT SPR 6 |
MYS FEA Ret |
MYS SPR Ret |
BHR2 FEA 8 |
BHR2 SPR 1 |
13th | 9 |
| 2009–10 | Barwa Addax Team | ABU1 FEA Ret |
ABU1 SPR 11 |
ABU2 FEA |
ABU2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
26th | 0 | ||||||
| Rapax Team | BHR2 FEA Ret |
BHR2 SPR 13 |
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| 2011 | Team AirAsia | ABU FEA Ret |
ABU SPR 16 |
ITA FEA Ret |
ITA SPR 14 |
25th | 0 |
Complete Formula One participations[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Team Lotus | Lotus T128 | Renault RS27 2.4 V8 | AUS | MAL | CHN TD |
TUR | ESP | MON | CAN | EUR | GBR | GER | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABU | BRA TD |
– | – |
References[link]
- ^ "Razia takes Risatti's place at GD". crash.net. 2007-09-07. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/renault/news/154082-0/razia_takes_risattis_place_at_gd.html. Retrieved 2008-10-07.
- ^ "Luiz Razia extends contract with Elk Motorsport". italiaracing.net. 2008-02-10. http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=17954&cat=33. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Champion team to test trio at Ricard". crash.net. 2008-09-24. http://www.crash.net/motorsport/gp2/news/169454-0/champion_team_to_test_trio_at_ricard.html. Retrieved 2008-10-01.
- ^ "Razia joins Arden, Villa to Super Nova". GPUpdate.net. 2008-10-02. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/199903/razia-joins-arden-villa-to-super-nova/. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ "Razia joins Fisichella for GP2 season". autosport.com. 2009-02-27. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/73454. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
- ^ O'Leary, Jamie (2009-10-21). "Razia joins Barwa Addax for Asia". autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79649. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
- ^ "Luiz Razia set to join Rapax in Bahrain's finale". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 2010-03-08. http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/03/08/Luiz-Razia-set-to-join-Rapax-in-Bahrain-s-finale. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
- ^ Elizalde, Pablo; Glendenning, Mark (2009-12-15). "Parente, Razia join Virgin as testers". Autosport.com (Haymarket Publications). http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80579. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ "Ricciardo still on top on session 3 in Abu Dhabi". Racer.com. 17 November 2010. http://www.racer.com/ricciardo-still-on-top-in-abu-dhabi/article/191024/. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
- ^ "2011 Test Driver Line-up". Teamlotus.co.uk (Team Lotus). 11 March 2011. http://www.teamlotus.co.uk/news/2011/raziavalsecchiteixeira. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
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| Name | Razia, Luiz |
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| Date of birth | April 4, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Barreiras (Brazil) |
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| Johnny Cecotto, Jr. | |
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| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Born | (1989-09-09) September 9, 1989 (age 22) Augsburg (Germany) |
| 2012 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2009 |
| Current team | Barwa Addax Team |
| Car no. | 1 |
| Former teams | David Price Racing Trident Racing Ocean Racing Technology |
| Starts | 47 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2009–10–2011 2009 2007 2007 2006, 2008 2006 2006 2006–07 2006–07 2005 2005 2005 |
GP2 Asia Series Formula Three Euroseries International Formula Master British Formula Three German Formula Three Formula Renault NEC Formula Renault 2.0 Italia Euroseries 3000 Italian Formula 3000 Formula BMW ADAC Formula Junior 1600 Italy FR2.0 Italia Winter Series |
Johnny Amadeus Cecotto,[1] more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto, Jr. (born September 9, 1989 in Augsburg, Germany) is a racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of former racing driver and motorcycle world champion Johnny Cecotto.
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Career[link]
He began his racing career in kart racing, then progressing to open wheel single seater racing. He competed in Formula BMW ADAC in 2005. In 2006 he raced in the German Formula Three Championship, taking one victory, and also in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.
In 2007 he raced in the International Formula Master series, finishing eighth with three podiums. He returned to the German F3 Championship, finishing in third with two victories.
In 2009 he raced in the Formula Three Euroseries for the HBR Motorsport team,[2] before the team missed races at Brands Hatch. He then signed a deal to compete in the GP2 Series, partnering Michael Herck at David Price Racing.[1]
He joined up with Trident Racing for the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series season,[3] but was replaced by Dani Clos after the first round. In returned to Trident for the 2010 Main Series and scored his first championship points at Monaco, but was replaced by Edoardo Piscopo after sixteen races.[4]
Cecotto moved to Super Nova Racing for the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season alongside Fairuz Fauzy, and finished fifteenth in the drivers' championship. For the main series season, he switched to the Ocean Racing Technology team and was partnered with Kevin Mirocha and later Brendon Hartley, finishing 24th in the championship. He switched to the Addax team for the 2012 season, alongside Josef Král. After a difficult start to the season, he suddenly hit form at Monaco, taking his first pole position and race victory in the category.[5]
Racing record[link]
Career summary[link]
† – Cecotto was a guest driver at Brands Hatch round and ineligible for points but he not started in both races.
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
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| 2009–10 | Trident Racing | ABU1 FEA 7 |
ABU1 SPR 6 |
ABU2 FEA |
ABU2 SPR |
BHR1 FEA |
BHR1 SPR |
BHR2 FEA |
BHR2 SPR |
17th | 3 |
| 2011 | Super Nova Racing | ABU FEA 15 |
ABU SPR 7 |
ITA FEA 16 |
ITA SPR 19 |
15th | 0 |
References[link]
- ^ a b "Cecotto to debut with DPR". crash.net (Crash Media Group). 2009-09-08. http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/152049/1/cecotto_to_debut_with_dpr.html. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
- ^ "The HBR pairing: Mirocha and Cecotto". gpupdate.net. 2009-02-24. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/f3-news/207337/mirocha-and-cecotto-join-hbr-motorsport/. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
- ^ "Trident signs Kralev and Cecotto". gpupdate.net (GPUpdate). 2009-10-21. http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/222200/trident-signs-kralev-and-cecotto/. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
- ^ Beer, Matt (2010-09-08). "Piscopo joins Trident for Monza". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86461. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ "Johnny Cecotto grabs maiden GP2 win in Monaco". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 2012-05-25. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99848. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
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| Name | Cecotto, Johnny Jr. |
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| Date of birth | September 9, 1989 |
| Place of birth | Augsburg (Germany) |
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Alberto "Johnny" Cecotto (born January 25, 1956 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer and Formula One driver.[1] The son of Italian immigrants, he is one of the few people to have competed in both motorcycle and Formula One Grand Prix.
Motorcycle racing history[link]
Cecotto had won the Venezuelan road racing national championship in 1973 and 1974 before he rose to international prominence at the 1975 Daytona 200 motorcycle race with one of the more inspired rides in the history of the event.[2][3] Competing as an unknown rookie aboard an unmodified Yamaha TZ750 sponsored by Yamaha's Venezuelan importer, he qualified in pole position but, a last minute mechanical glitch forced race officials to relegate him to the last row on the starting grid. Cecotto showed impressive riding ability by passing almost the entire field while working his way up to third place by the end of the race.[2][3][4]
Following Daytona, Cecotto arrived in Europe to compete in the Grand Prix series where, he continued his meteoric rise at the season opening round in France by winning the 250cc and 350cc races in his first ever Grand Prix.[1] He went on to become the youngest World Champion ever at nineteen years of age when he defeated the defending champion, Giacomo Agostini for the 1975 350cc World Championship.[1][5]
In 1976, Cecotto returned to Daytona, now with full support from the Yamaha factory racing team. This time, he was victorious, coming out on top after a race-long battle with American Champion Kenny Roberts.[6][7][8] In the 1976 Grand Prix season, he lost his 350cc crown in a tight battle with Harley-Davidson mounted Walter Villa.[1] At the beginning of the 1977 season, he was badly injured in a deadly four rider accident at the Austrian Grand Prix that claimed the life of Swiss rider Hans Stadelmann.[9] Cecotto never seemed to come to grips with the 500cc Yamaha, having had a series of crashes which hindered his progress.[5] Cecotto finished third in the 1978 500cc title chase and added the Formula 750 World Championship to his titles.[1][10] He suffered a badly broken kneecap at the 1979 Austrian Grand Prix at the Salzburgring and missed half the season. Cecotto soldiered on through the 1980 Grand Prix season but his numerous injuries curtailed his motorcycle racing career. After the 1980 season, he decided to quit motorcycling to pursue an auto racing career. He retired with twelve 500cc pole positions in 27 starts, giving him one of the highest pole position per start ratios in motorcycle Grand Prix history.
Automobile racing history[link]
Cecotto made his four wheeled debut with Minardi in the 1980 Formula Two Championship. In the 1982 Formula Two season, driving for the March-BMW team, he won three races and finished the season tied for first place with his team-mate Corrado Fabi but, was relegated to runner up by the tie breaker system.[11] Nevertheless, his performance garnered enough attention that he was offered a seat in Formula One.
In Formula One, Cecotto participated in 23 races, debuting on March 13, 1983 for the Theodore Racing team.[12] He had a promising start as he scored a sixth place in only his second race, however, the team suffered from lack of funding and he was forced to sit out the final two rounds.[12] For the 1984 season, he joined the Toleman racing team with Ayrton Senna as his team mate.[13] While qualifying for the British Grand Prix, he crashed heavily, breaking both of his legs which effectively ended his Formula One career. His sixth place at Long Beach stood as the best result for a Venezuelan driver until Pastor Maldonado's victory in the Spanish Grand Prix 29 years later.
After recovering from his injuries, Cecotto returned to competition in the flourishing Touring Car category, driving a Volvo 240T to victory at the 1986 Guia Race held during the Macau Grand Prix.[14] Cecotto competed in the 1987 World Touring Car Championship driving a CiBiEmme BMW M3 alongside Gianfranco Brancatelli. They won the French round at Dijon-Prenois and the Australian round at the 1987 James Hardie 1000 at Mount Panorama.[15][16] In 1989 he captured the Italian Touring Car Championship.[17][18]
From 1988 to 1992, Cecotto competed in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM, German Touring Car Championship).[19] Driving a Schnitzer Motorsport BMW M3, he finished as runner up in the 1990 season.[20] In 1994 and 1998 he won the German Super Tourenwagen Cup Championship for BMW.[21][22][23] In 1995 he raced in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) for BMW.[24] In 2001 and 2002, he switched to the Irmscher Opel Omega and won the German V8Star Series Championship two years running.[23][25][26]
Cecotto currently devotes most of his time to supporting the racing career of his son, Johnny Cecotto, Jr.
Motorcycle Grand Prix results[link]
Source:[1]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Class | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Points | Rank | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 250cc | Yamaha | FRA 1 |
ESP NC |
GER NC |
NAT 2 |
IOM - |
NED NC |
BEL 1 |
SWE NC |
FIN 2 |
CZE NC |
YUG - |
54 | 4th | 2 | ||
| 350cc | Yamaha | FRA 1 |
ESP 2 |
AUT NC |
GER 1 |
NAT 1 |
IOM - |
NED 5 |
FIN 1 |
CZE NC |
YUG - |
78 | 1st | 4 | ||||
| 1976 | 350cc | Yamaha | FRA 2 |
AUT 1 |
NAT 1 |
YUG NC |
IOM - |
NED 8 |
FIN NC |
CZE NC |
GER 2 |
ESP 4 |
65 | 2nd | 2 | |||
| 500cc | Yamaha | FRA 2 |
AUT NC |
NAT NC |
IOM - |
NED DNS |
BEL - |
SWE - |
FIN - |
CZE - |
GER - |
12 | 19th | 0 | ||||
| 1977 | 350cc | Yamaha | VEN 1 |
AUT C |
GER INJ |
NAT INJ |
ESP INJ |
FRA INJ |
YUG INJ |
NED INJ |
SWE NC |
FIN NC |
CZE 1 |
GBR NC |
30 | 9th | 2 | |
| 500cc | Yamaha | VEN 4 |
AUT INJ |
GER INJ |
NAT INJ |
FRA INJ |
NED INJ |
BEL INJ |
SWE 2 |
FIN 1 |
CZE 1 |
GBR NC |
50 | 4th | 2 | |||
| 1978 | 500cc | Yamaha | VEN NC |
ESP 4 |
AUT 2 |
FRA NC |
NAT NC |
NED 1 |
BEL NC |
SWE 6 |
FIN 3 |
GBR 7 |
GER 2 |
66 | 3rd | 1 | ||
| 1979 | 500cc | Yamaha | VEN NC |
AUT NC |
GER INJ |
NAT INJ |
ESP INJ |
YUG INJ |
NED INJ |
BEL DNS |
SWE NC |
FIN 7 |
GBR NC |
FRA 5 |
10 | 20th | 0 | |
| 1980 | 350cc | Yamaha | NAT 1 |
FRA 2 |
NED 20 |
GBR NC |
CZE NC |
GER 3 |
37 | 4th | 1 | |||||||
| 500cc | Yamaha | NAT 4 |
ESP 6 |
FRA 9 |
NED 6 |
BEL NC |
FIN - |
GBR 5 |
GER 6 |
31 | 7th | 0 |
Complete European Formula Two Championship results[link]
Source:[11]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mike Earle with March Racing | March 802 | BMW | THR |
HOC |
NÜR |
VAL |
PAU |
SIL Ret |
ZOL 9 |
MUG |
- | 0 | |||||
| Minardi | Minardi GM75 | ZAN 15 |
PER |
MIS |
HOC |
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| 1981 | Minardi | Minardi | BMW | SIL 14 |
HOC Ret |
THR 4 |
NÜR DNS |
VAL Ret |
MUG |
14th | 6 | |||||||
| Horag Hotz Racing | March | PAU 7 |
PER Ret |
SPA Ret |
DON 6 |
MIS 6 |
MAN 6 |
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| 1982 | March | March | BMW | SIL Ret |
HOC 4 |
THR 1 |
NÜR 3 |
MUG 2 |
VAL Ret |
PAU 1 |
SPA 2 |
HOC 6 |
DON 2 |
MAN 1 |
PER 3 |
MIS 15 |
2nd | 56 |
Complete Formula One World Championship results[link]
Source:[12][13]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | WDC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Theodore Racing Team | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BRA 14 |
USW 6 |
FRA 11 |
SMR Ret |
MON DNPQ |
BEL 10 |
DET Ret |
CAN Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER 11 |
AUT DNQ |
NED DNQ |
ITA 12 |
EUR |
RSA |
19th | 1 | |
| 1984 | Toleman Group Motorsport | Toleman TG183B | Hart 415T 1.5 L4T | BRA Ret |
RSA Ret |
BEL Ret |
SMR NC |
NC | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Toleman TG184 | FRA Ret |
MON Ret |
CAN 9 |
DET Ret |
DAL Ret |
GBR DNQ |
GER |
AUT |
NED |
ITA |
EUR |
POR |
Complete British Touring Car Championship results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | Pos | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | BMW Motorsport Team | BMW 318i | DON 1 5 |
DON 2 8 |
BRH 1 11 |
BRH 2 5 |
THR 1 Ret |
THR 2 11 |
SIL 1 11 |
SIL 2 12 |
OUL 1 9 |
OUL 2 Ret |
BRH 1 10 |
BRH 2 9 |
DON 1 Ret |
DON 2 Ret |
SIL DNS |
KNO 1 4 |
KNO 2 Ret |
BRH 1 5 |
BRH 2 Ret |
SNE 1 10 |
SNE 2 Ret |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 6 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 Ret |
12th | 49 |
Complete German Touring Championship results[link]
Source:[19]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pos | Pts | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | |||||
| 1988 | AMG-Mercedes | Mercedes 190E 2.3-16 | ZOL 8 |
ZOL DNF |
HOC 13 |
HOC DNF |
NÜR 13 |
NÜR 12 |
BRN 33 |
BRN - |
BER 1 |
BER 1 |
DIE 15 |
DIE DNF |
NÜR 11 |
NÜR 9 |
NOR 3 |
NOR 4 |
WUN 7 |
WUN 6 |
SLZ C |
SLZ C |
HUN 1 |
HUN 1 |
HOC 3 |
HOC DNF |
6th | 204 |
| 1989 | Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 | ZOL - |
ZOL - |
HOC 3 |
HOC 1 |
NÜR - |
NÜR - |
MAI 2 |
MAI 8 |
BER 5 |
BER 22 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 7 |
NOR 6 |
HOC 1 |
HOC 4 |
DIE DNF |
DIE - |
NÜR - |
NÜR - |
HOC 3 |
HOC 4 |
7th | 206 | ||
| 1990 | Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 | ZOL 5 |
ZOL DNF |
HOC 4 |
HOC 1 |
NÜR DNF |
NÜR 4 |
BER 12 |
BER 5 |
MAI 1 |
MAI 1 |
WUN 3 |
WUN 4 |
NÜR DNF |
NÜR 3 |
NOR 5 |
NOR 14 |
DIE 2 |
DIE 3 |
NÜR 9 |
NÜR DNF |
HOC 11 |
HOC 4 |
2nd | 177 | ||
| 1991 | Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 | ZOL 1 |
ZOL 1 |
HOC 9 |
HOC DSQ |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR DNF |
BER 6 |
BER 5 |
WUN 6 |
WUN 1 |
NOR 14 |
NOR 6 |
DIE 12 |
DIE 2 |
NÜR 10 |
NÜR 4 |
SIN 5 |
SIN DNF |
HOC 4 |
HOC 13 |
BRN 5 |
BRN 5 |
DON 3 |
DON 3 |
4th | 147 |
| 1992 | Schnitzer Motorsport | BMW M3 | ZOL 12 |
ZOL DNF |
NÜR 6 |
NÜR DNF |
WUN 5 |
WUN DNF |
BER 2 |
BER 6 |
HOC 9 |
HOC 8 |
NÜR 2 |
NÜR 2 |
NOR 7 |
NOR 7 |
BRN 1 |
BRN 1 |
DIE 5 |
DIE 5 |
SIN 4 |
SIN 12 |
NÜR 3 |
NÜR 4 |
HOC 7 |
HOC 2 |
4th | 185 |
| 2002 | OPC Euroteam | Opel Astra V8 Coupé 2001 | HOC - |
ZOL - |
DON - |
SAC - |
NOR - |
EUR - |
NÜR - |
A1R - |
ZAN - |
HOC 10 |
- | - | ||||||||||||||
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| Preceded by Giacomo Agostini |
350cc Motorcycle World Champion 1975 |
Succeeded by Walter Villa |
| Preceded by Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Guia Race winner 1986 |
Succeeded by Roberto Ravaglia |
| Preceded by Gianfranco Brancatelli |
Italian Touring Car Champion 1989 |
Succeeded by Roberto Ravaglia |
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| Persondata | |
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| Name | Cecotto, Johnny |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 1956-01-25 |
| Place of birth | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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http://it.wn.com/Johnny Cecotto
http://pl.wn.com/Johnny Cecotto
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| Fabrizio Crestani | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Italian |
| Born | (1987-12-17) December 17, 1987 (age 24) |
| 2012 GP2 Series | |
| Debut season | 2010 |
| Current team | Venezuela GP Lazarus |
| Car no. | 18 |
| Former teams | David Price Racing |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 30th in 2010 |
| Previous series | |
| 2008–2010 2008–09 2008 2005–07 2006 2005 |
Auto GP GP2 Asia Series International Formula Master Italian F3 British F3 National Class Formula 1600 Junior Italia |
Fabrizio Crestani (born December 17, 1987) is an Italian racing driver.
Contents |
Career[link]
Having competed in karts until 2005, Crestani moved up to the Formula Junior 1600 Italia championship, finishing in 4th place in the championship, driving for PSR Motorsport. Crestani had one win and finished behind Pasquale Di Sabatino, Mihai Marinescu and Jaime Alguersuari in the championship.[1] He also made his debut in the Italian Formula Three Championship for Corbetta Competizioni at the final round at the Misano World Circuit. Having qualified 7th for both races, Fabrizio recorded a sixth and a seventh from the two races, allowing him to finish 13th in the championship.[2]
Crestani moved up full-time to Italian F3 for 2006, continuing with Corbetta Competizioni. Over the course of the season, he recorded one pole position at Vallelunga, and five podiums (four of which being second places) on his way to fifth in the championship.[3] He also made an appearance in the British Formula Three Championship when the series visited Mugello. Driving in the Invitational Class, he finished both races outside of the points recording a 15th and a 14th with lap times matching the National Class runners.[4]
A third season of Italian F3 followed, again with Corbetta. Having recorded two more pole positions at Misano, Crestani finally recorded his first wins in the championship at Mugello, leading home 2008 champion Mirko Bortolotti in both races.[5] A third win would follow later in the year at Vallelunga, but Crestani could not improve on his championship position from 2006 by again finishing fifth, 41 points behind champion Paolo Maria Nocera.[6]
Crestani would not return to the series for 2008, instead moving to the Euroseries 3000 championship for GP Racing. Again, a fifth place championship position was the net result of the season including wins at Mugello, and a double at the Magione season finale. He finished 8th in the counterpart Italian series, which ran at the same time as the Euro series, at four of the first five rounds. He also forayed into the International Formula Master series, racing at Valencia, Pau and Brno for Euronova Racing. His best finish was eighth in the shortened second race at Pau – holding off champion Chris van der Drift by 0.058 seconds,[7] giving him a total of 0.5 points in the championship.[8]
After Tiago Monteiro acquired the former BCN Competición team and renamed it as Ocean Racing Technology,[9] Monteiro replaced both drivers from round one (Hiroki Yoshimoto and Luca Filippi), hiring Yelmer Buurman and Crestani to be the drivers to replace them from round two of the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season onwards. He scored no points and finished 28th in the championship. He resumed his Euroseries career with the TP Formula team, although he then switched to the Emmebi Motorsport outfit for the final round of the championship. He took six podium finishes, a pole position and a fastest lap from the 13 races to finish fourth in the championship and fifth in the concurrent Italian F3000 championship.
Crestani had a fragmented 2010, competing four races in Auto GP for the DAMS and Trident teams, and six races for David Price Racing in the main GP2 Series after replacing Giacomo Ricci in the team.[10] He failed to score in either championship. He then undertook a full 2011 season in Auto GP with the Lazarus team alongside compatriot Fabio Onidi; he finished sixth in the championship, just seven points and one position behind his team-mate.
Crestani remained with Lazarus as the team made its GP2 Series début in 2012, and is partnered by Giancarlo Serenelli. He scored his first series points with a tenth-place finish in the season-opening feature race at Sepang.
Racing record[link]
Career summary[link]
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Formula Junior 1600 Italy | PSR Motorsport | 12 | 1 | ? | ? | 4 | 141 | 4th |
| Italian Formula Three | Corbetta | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13th | |
| 2006 | Italian Formula Three | Corbetta Competizioni | 16 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 76 | 5th |
| British Formula Three National Class | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17th | ||
| 2007 | Italian Formula Three | Corbetta Competizioni | 16 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 5th |
| 2008 | Euroseries 3000 | GP Racing | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 49 | 5th |
| Italian Formula 3000 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9th | ||
| International Formula Master | Euronova Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 27th | |
| 2008–09 | GP2 Asia Series | Ocean Racing Technology | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28th |
| 2009 | Euroseries 3000 | TP Formula | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 4th |
| Italian Formula 3000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 5th | ||
| 2010 | Auto GP | DAMS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22nd |
| Trident Racing | |||||||||
| GP2 Series | David Price Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30th | |
| 2011 | Auto GP | Lazarus | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 92 | 6th |
| 2012 | GP2 Series | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20th* |
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Series results[link]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | David Price Racing | ESP FEA |
ESP SPR |
MON FEA |
MON SPR |
TUR FEA |
TUR SPR |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
BEL FEA Ret |
BEL SPR 14 |
ITA FEA 10 |
ITA SPR 15 |
ABU FEA 13 |
ABU SPR 14 |
30th | 0 | ||||
| 2012 | Venezuela GP Lazarus | MYS FEA 10 |
MYS SPR 21 |
BHR1 FEA 14 |
BHR1 SPR 19 |
BHR2 FEA Ret |
BHR2 SPR 23 |
ESP FEA 17 |
ESP SPR 10 |
MON FEA 19 |
MON SPR Ret |
VAL FEA |
VAL SPR |
GBR FEA |
GBR SPR |
GER FEA |
GER SPR |
HUN FEA |
HUN SPR |
BEL FEA |
BEL SPR |
ITA FEA |
ITA SPR |
SGP FEA |
SGP SPR |
20th* | 1* |
* Season in progress.
Complete GP2 Asia Series results[link]
(key) (Bold indicates pole position, * indicates fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008–09 | Ocean Racing Technology | CHN FEA |
CHN SPR |
UAE FEA 14 |
UAE SPR C |
BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 17 |
QAT FEA 10 |
QAT SPR 21 |
MAL FEA 15 |
MAL SPR 16 |
BHR FEA 18 |
BHR SPR 15 |
28th | 0 |
References[link]
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- ^ "2005 Italian Formula 3 Championship". Speedsport Magazine. http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/italian-formula-3/2005/points.html. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
- ^ "2006 Italian Formula 3 Championship". Speedsport Magazine. http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/italian-formula-3/2006/points.html. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Lloyds TSB Insurance British F3 International Series – Rounds 17 & 18 – Mugello, Italy" (PDF). Mike Conway. 2006-09-16. http://www.mikeconway.co.uk/pdf/results/rounds17_18.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "2007 Italian Formula 3 Championship results". Speedsport Magazine. http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/italian-formula-3/2007/results.html. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "2007 Italian Formula 3 Championship standings". Speedsport Magazine. http://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level3/italian-formula-3/2007/points.html. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "2008 International Formula Master – Pau, Race 2" (PDF). International Formula Master. 2008-06-01. http://www.formulamaster.net/2008/upload/PDF/PDF_2008/2.2.IFM-KEYr2.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-04. [dead link]
- ^ "2008 International Formula Master standings" (PDF). International Formula Master. 2008-10-05. http://www.formulamaster.net/2008/upload/PDF/standings.drivers.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-04. [dead link]
- ^ "Tiago Monteiro confirms the acquisition of GP2 team". tiagomonteiro.com. 2008-11-27. https://tiagomonteiro.com/default.aspx?go=32&c=196. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^ "Spa: Official Preview". pitpass.com (Pitpass). 2010-08-26. http://www.pitpass.com/fes_php/pitpass_news_item.php?fes_art_id=41777. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
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| Persondata | |
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| Name | Crestani, Fabrizio |
| Alternative names | |
| Short description | |
| Date of birth | December 17, 1987 |
| Place of birth | |
| Date of death | |
| Place of death | |
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Related pages:
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http://nl.wn.com/Fabrizio Crestani
http://pl.wn.com/Fabrizio Crestani
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