Trident Racing

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Trident Racing
Motor racing team
Founded	2006
Country	Italy
Team Principal(s)	Allessandro Alunni Bravi
Current series	GP2
Former series	None
Drivers' titles	None
Teams' titles	None

Trident Racing is a motor racing team that competes in single seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which is Europe's highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. GP2 functions as an official support championship to Formula One and thus shares the latter championship's European dates and venues. Trident is headquartered at San Pietro Mosezzo in the Piedmont region of Italy.

[edit] History

After a rapid formation, Trident secured a place on the 2006 GP2 entry list, represented by former Formula One driver Gianmaria Bruni from Italy and Andreas Zuber from Austria. It was one of three teams that had lodged requests for the thirteenth entry that was made available for that season onwards. GP2's organiser Burno Michel commented: "Trident Racing put forward a proposal which promised strong sporting and engineering excellence."

Trident's first year of competition was competitive against more experienced opposition. Bruni provided two race wins, together with three pole positions and two fastest race laps. The rookie Zuber secured a single race win. In the teams' championship standings, Trident ended the year in sixth place overall.

For the 2007 season, Trident has chosen F3 Euroseries race winner Kohei Hirate from Japan and World Series by Renault front-runner Pastor Maldonado from Venezuela.

[edit] GP2 results

(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)

Year	Chassis	Engine	Drivers		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Points	Pos.
2006 GP2 Series season	Dallara	Renault 4.0 Litre V8 engine	B		SPA	SPA	ITA	ITA	GER	GER	BAH	BAH	MON	GBR	GBR	FRA	FRA	GER	GER	HUN	HUN	TUR	TUR	ITA	ITA	45	6th
				Gianmaria Bruni	6	5	1	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	17	Ret	Ret	8	10	R	1	6	Ret	8	Ret	15	R	9
				Andreas Zuber	Ret	13	Ret	8	14	Ret	Ret	11	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	16	13	19	7	1>	12	R