2016 GP2 drivers and teams
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I’d love to see Rosenqvist get a shot at GP2. Obviously he’s had a lot of years in F3, but that could be a good thing as he could potentially go straight in at the top end of GP2.
Sirotkin and Matshita ART 2016? – http://www.motorsport.com/gp2/news/sirotkin-in-talks-with-art-for-2016-gp2-season-664817/
http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/225955/1/sirotkin-linked-to-arden-targets-f1-test-role.html
Sirotkin to Arden 2016? Arden are backmarkers in GP2 most of the time but can they be at the front like in FR 3.5?
I want to like the possibility of Sirotkin at Arden. They’re a better GP3 team than people realize. And they’re going to be partnering up with Jota Sport, one of the best LMP2 teams in the world. If they can land a driver at that caliber, it must mean that they’re going to retool and make a big push back to the front of the GP2 field.
Then again, I was sold on Raffaele Marciello at Trident because if they could get career-best results out of the previously problematic Cecotto and Canamasas, they could surely turn a former European F3 champ into a title contender in GP2. This is why I don’t prognosticate the junior formulae. ;)
It’s quite a bit of time since the last piece of news about GP2 came out. With so many drivers rumoured to be already in agreements with teams (Sirotkin, Gelael, etc.) could it be that the teams are waiting to find out what will happen when, and if, the change to Formula 2 happens? A meeting to discuss the changes was rumoured to be planned for January, but of course there’s no time for these changes to take place before 2017 – why not announce the calendar yet? A change in name can be announced the day before the season starts, and a new car is not urgent.
Big chance for Sergey Sirotkin as he joins ART for his second season in GP2:
Interesting, Sirotkin has to be the championship favourite now! Will be interesting to see if Evans and Lynn can take it to him.
Confirmed so far:
ART – 2 – Sergey Sirotkin
DAMS – 5 – Alex Lynn
DAMS – 6 – Nicolas Latifi
Campos – 7 – Mitch Evans
Campos – 8 – Sean Gelael
Russian Time – 9 – Artem MarkelovMarciello is confirmed for one of the other twenty vacant seats, though no longer with the FDA.
Also, how about it, Sergey!
Spoke too soon – Jordan King resigns for another year at Racing Engineering, in the #3 car:
Good to see Marciello return for a 3rd/title push season, same for Gasly and Rosenqvist, hopefully at Prema.
Rafaelle Marciello has signed for Russian Time alongside Artem Markelov.
Make sure you give our newest #GP2 team member a big welcome and dont forgot to follow him: @Real_RMarciello pic.twitter.com/17sUetr14Y
— Russian Time GP2 (@TeamRussianTime) January 18, 2016
It seem’s like the main core of the grid are staying on the grid eg Sirotkin, Lynn, Gasly ,Marciello, Evans, Markleov, King. In the coming days would be happy to see Rowland to switch to GP2 with Prema and Matsushita stay on
Antonio Giovinazzi is making a much-deserved move up to GP2 at Prema Powerteam after finishing runner-up in last year’s European Formula 3 Championship:
http://www.paddockscout.com/giovinazzi-to-secure-gp2-graduation-with-prema/32985
And Jagonya Ayam Campos Racing makes it officially official with Evans and Gelael:
Happy to announce @gelaelized & @mitchevans_ as our @GP2_Official line- up for 2016 #CamposRacing #GP2 #lineup
— Campos Racing (@CamposRacing) January 19, 2016
Rumoured for some time now, but finally confirmed – Red Bull Junior Team’s Pierre Gasly is the second driver at Prema Powerteam:
Driver announcement – @PierreGASLY joins @PREMAPowerteam for the 2016 #GP2 season
— GP2 Series Official (@GP2_Official) January 25, 2016
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