- For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series, see GP2 Asia Series
The GP2 Series, GP2 for short, is a form of motor racing introduced in 2005 following the discontinuation of the long-term Formula One 'feeder' sport, Formula 3000. The format was conceived by Bernie Ecclestone and Flavio Briatore.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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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.
GP2 Series cars
The GP2 Series car is used by all of the teams, and features a Dallara chassis powered by a V8 Renault engine and Bridgestone tires. Dallara was a Formula One constructor from 1988 through 1992. ...
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Chassis The 2006 specification GP2 Car has been designed by Dallara Automobili. The 2006 GP2 car features a biplane rear wing, with the triplane rear wing used in 2005 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 V8 engine features internal, cartographic and software upgrades designed to improve performance and fuel consumption. The engine produces about 580 horsepower (432.5 kW). The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration, although modern automotive versions use a 90 degree block angle. ...
Gearbox The 2006 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. A gearbox is an assembly of gears allowing the rotational speed of an input shaft to be changed to a different speed. ...
Tyres Bridgestone is the single tyre supplier for the GP2 Racing Series. Bridgestone Corporation ) (TYO: 5108 ) is a Japanese rubber conglomerate founded in 1931 by Shojiro Ishibashi ) in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. ...
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Grooved dry tyres were used when the series started in 2005, regulation changed in 2006 in favour of slick tyres. Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Bridgestone is supplying three slick tyre compounds for racing on dry (soft, medium and hard), as well as a wet specification. The choice of tyre being raced is made jointly by the manufacturer and the GP2 Series organizers prior to each event. A slick tyre is a type of tyre that has no tread pattern, used predominantly in auto racing. ...
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Other parts Brembo is supplying a new development of monobloc brake calipers and disc bells, which are exclusive to GP2. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...
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 in 6.70 seconds. The car has a top speed of 320 km/h meaning that it is the fastest single seater racing car bar Formula One, Champ Car and Indy Racing League models. The cars are predicted to be reliable and are within less than ten seconds per lap of the typical Formula One car. Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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Race weekend On Friday they 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 tires have to be changed.
On Sunday (except Monaco) 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 - Pole for Saturday races: 2 points
- Saturday races: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 points for top 8 finishers
- Sunday races: 6-5-4-3-2-1 points for top 6 finishers
- 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 to be eligible to claim the fastest lap.
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 once in GP2 Racing's short history, by Brazilian Nelson Angelo Piquet. He scored the maximum 20 points in the 9th round of the 2006 season in Hungary. Nelson Angelo Piquet Nelson Angelo Piquet (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, Germany), also Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian race car driver. ...
The 2006 GP2 Series season begun at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006. ...
Champions The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005. ...
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Seasons
2005 -
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 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005. ...
The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005. ...
Arden International is a International Formula 3000 team, created by Christian Horner. ...
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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 Racing teams showed a competitive edge. The latter team is largely funded by the former Formula One world champion Nelson Piquet in order to aid his son's route to the premier Formula sport. is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One championship race which had been run at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in the town of Imola, near the Apennine mountains in Italy, since 1981. ...
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HiTech Racing is a British motor racing team. ...
Nelson Piquet Souto Maior (born August 17, 1952), more commonly known as Nelson Piquet, is a Brazilian racing driver who was Formula One world champion in 1981, 1983, and 1987. ...
Nelson Angelo Piquet Nelson Angelo Piquet (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, Germany), also Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian race car driver. ...
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. Nico Rosberg (born June 27, 1985 in Wiesbaden, Germany) is a Formula One race car driver who drives for the Williams team. ...
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2006 -
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. The 2006 GP2 Series season begun at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006. ...
The 2006 GP2 Series season begun at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006. ...
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Nelson Angelo Piquet Nelson Angelo Piquet (born July 25, 1985, Heidelberg, Germany), also Nelson Piquet Junior or Nelsinho Piquet, is a Brazilian race car driver. ...
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Alexandre Prémat (born April 5, 1982) is a race car driver born in Juvisy-sur-Orge, France. ...
Lewis Carl Hamilton (born January 7, 1985 in Stevenage, Hertfordshire) is a British Formula One driver. ...
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. 2006 Formula One season - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...
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Piquet raced into an early lead, before Lewis Hamilton came back into the foray. 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. Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a motorsport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. ...
The Lambro River runs through Monza. ...
2007 -
The 2007 GP2 Series season began on 13th April at the Bahrain International Circuit, and will end on 30th September at the Circuit de Valencia. The 2007 GP2 Series season began in 2007 on April 14 at Sakhir in Bahrain. ...
(Redirected from 13th April) April 13 is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ...
The Bahrain International Circuit (Arabic: Øلبة البØرين الدولية) is a venue used for drag racing, GP2, and an annual Formula One Grand Prix. ...
September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ...
The Circuit de Valencia (officially named Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo) is a motorsport race track located in Cheste (Valencia, Spain) and built in 2000. ...
Television rights The television rights are held by the Formula One Management, which also manages the rights to Formula One. GP2 currently Broadcasts on British or Non Eurosport. The races are also broadcast in Canada and USA on the SPEED Channel before the Formula One races. Organisation of commercial operations of Formula One Formula One Management, or FOM, is a corporate entity dealing with media relations and financial matters regarding Formula One. ...
Eurosport is the largest European sports satellite and cable network available in 54 countries and broadcasting in 18 different languages. ...
SPEED Channel, based in Charlotte, NC, was launched on New Years Day 1996, by Roger Werner, as SpeedVision. ...
In Brazil, it's broascasted by Cable TV channel SportTV.
See also Formula 3000 is a type of formula racing. ...
The GP2 Asia Series is a form of open wheel motor racing based on the GP2 series. ...
References - ^ Spurgeon, Brad. "Formula One experiments with its minor league", The International Herald Tribune, 2005-06-01, p. 22. Retrieved on 2007-01-31.
Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...
is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
External links - The official GP2 Series website
- The official blog of team Minardi Piquet
- GPUpdate.net GP2 news, results, photos and more
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