2015 Auto GP season

2015 Auto GP season
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The 2015 Auto GP season is the sixth year of the Auto GP, and the sixteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship will begin on 2 May at the Hungaroring and will finish after six double-header rounds at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, on 4 October.[1][2][3]

To guarantee a field of at least 18 cars each race, the Auto GP Organisation, led by Enzo Coloni, announced a cooperation deal with ISRA, the Dutch company led by Henk de Jong that organised the 2014 Formula Acceleration 1 season. However, the partnership between the Auto GP Organisation and ISRA was discontinued as the Auto GP World Series prepared for round one, due to ISRA's apparent lack of commitment.[4] It was also announced that the 2015 Auto GP champion will be given a Formula One test.[2][3][5]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Super Nova International[6] 1 TBA TBA
2 TBA TBA
United Kingdom Virtuosi Racing[6] 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr.[7] 1
72 Russia Nikita Zlobin[8] 1
Italy Paolo Coloni Racing[9] 6 Switzerland Christof von Grünigen[10] 1
Spain Ibiza Racing Team[6] 7 Italy Giuseppe Cipriani[11] 1
Austria Zele Racing[6] 8 Brazil Antônio Pizzonia[10] 1
9 Colombia Andrés Méndez[12] 1
10 Angola Luís Sá Silva[13] 1
Italy FMS Racing[14] 16 Italy Leonardo Pulcini[7] 1
23 Argentina Facu Regalia[15] 1

Calendar

The latest draft for the 2015 season was released on 22 December 2014.[2][3] On 1 April 2015 it was announced that the Marrakech round had been cancelled.[1]

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Hungary Hungaroring 2 May Brazil Antônio Pizzonia FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
R2 3 May
2 R3 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit 23 May Blancpain Endurance Series
R4 24 May
3 R5 France Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 27 June FIA WTCC Race of France
R6 28 June
4 R7 Netherlands Circuit Park Zandvoort 11 July Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
R8 12 July
5 R9 Czech Republic Masaryk Circuit, Brno 5 September European Touring Car Cup
R10 6 September
6 R11 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya 3 October
R12 4 October

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (2 April 2015). "Auto GP's Marrakech opener cancelled". Paddock Scout. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Auto GP en FA1 bundelen hun krachten in nieuw kampioenschap" [Auto GP and FA1 join forces in new championship]. RaceXpress. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Auto GP set for Formula Acceleration merger in bid to boost grids". Autosport. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Auto GP to continue with own efforts after terminating ISRA partnership". Auto GP (Auto GP Organisation). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Auto GP 2015 drivers' champion to get prize Formula 1 test". Autosport. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "2015 Auto GP presentation" (PDF). Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Cecotto jr. (Virtuosi UK), Pulcini (FMS Racing) join Auto GP at Budapest". Auto GP (Auto GP Organisation). 29 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Hensby, Paul (27 February 2015). "Virtuosi sign Nikita Zlobin for 2015 Auto GP season". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "2015 TEAMS". Auto GP (Auto GP Organization). Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Pizzonia (Zele Racing), Von Grünigen (Paolo Coloni Racing) join 2015 Auto GP ranks". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "Giuseppe Cipriani back with Ibiza Racing Team for 2015 season". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 8 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Hensby, Paul (12 February 2015). "Zele Racing confirm Colombian Mendez for 2015 Auto GP season". thecheckeredflag.co.uk (The Checkered Flag). Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sa Silva completes Zele Racing line-up". Auto GP (Auto GP Organisation). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "2015 TEAMS". Auto GP (Auto GP Organization). Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  15. ↑ "FMS Racing announces Regalia as a first driver for Budapest". Auto GP. Auto GP Organisation. 27 April 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2015.

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