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Seven GP2 drivers penalised at Spa
Following the sprint race of the GP2 Series at Spa-Francorchamps, seven drivers were found guilty of using their DRS on the first lap, and therefore received a ten second penalty added to their race time. The penalised drives are : Sergey Sirotkin, Jordan King, Arthur Pic, Daniël De Jong, Nabil Jeffri and Jimmy Eriksson. King…
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Jimmy Eriksson penalised after Race 2
Following today’s Sprint Race at the Baku City Circuit, it was found that Jimmy Eriksson had caused a collision with Jordan King at Turn 1. As a consequence, the Arden International driver was given a three grid drop penalty for Round 4 Feature Race at Spielberg.
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Gasly quickest again as GP2 testing ends
This afternoon’s session marks the end of the 2016 GP2 pre-season test, the first opportunity the drivers have had to shake off the winter cobwebs until the end of the month, where the second test will commence at Jerez. Newcomers PREMA Powerteam have proved that speed and results are not restricted to just their FIA…
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Kirchhöfer wins Race 1 in Abu Dhabi, the title yet to be decided
Marvin Kirchhöfer won the first GP3 race in Abu Dhabi despite crossing the finish line 2nd, as his teammate Esteban Ocon got a 5-second penalty. Bernstorff and Eriksson completed the podium. Ocon kept the lead of the race at the start, but he ran wide on turn 1, for which he was given a 5…
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Maiden win for Eriksson in Russia
The super Swede was happy to be back on the top step after enduring some challenging times this season: The Koiranen GP ace started from reverse pole and saw off the advances of Antonio Fuoco who briefly held the lead on the opening lap. From then on, Eriksson drove a calm and confident race to…
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Budapest Post Race 2 Penalties
Following the result of GP3 Race 2 in Budapest, three drivers have been penalised. Firstly, Koiranen GP’s Jimmy Eriksson who finished in third place has been issued with a five second time penalty for leaving the track at turns 6-7 and gaining an advantage over Luca Ghiotto. This time penalty has been added to his…
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Second Sprint Race Masterclass from Ceccon
From the first corner to the last, Arden’s Kevin Ceccon controlled this morning’s race, his second consecutive sprint race victory following his maiden win at Silverstone 3 weeks ago. Esteban Ocon achieved his second 2nd place of the weekend, with Jimmy Eriksson fending off Koiranen teammate Matt Parry for the final podium position. Championship leader…
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Ghiotto dominates the practice in UK
Luca Ghiotto, currently championship point’s leader in GP3 Series, led the way in the Friday practice session at Silverstone in United Kingdom. Bernstorff and Eriksson completes the top 3. The Austria Race 1 winner, led the whole session and was able to brake the barrier of 1m 49 sec. He was seven tenth faster than…
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Kirchhofer wins Sunday race
Marvin Kirchhofer has won the Sunday race thanks to a great pace and overtaking of poleman Fuoco. Eriksson and Mardenborough come 2nd and 3d. The GP3 race had a clean start today except for a couple of drivers like Eriksson who went into the run off area in the first turn where the track turns…
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Parry, Eriksson and Fong the line-up of Koiranen GP
Koiranen GP will announce soon his divers for the 2015 GP3 Series season. FORMULARAPIDA.NET has been able to know that Matt Parry (more info), Jimmy Eriksson and Adderly Fong will be the drivers for the Finn team. Koiranen GP will announce his drivers for the 2015 GP3 Series season, but that FORMULARAPIDA.NET has been able…
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Tuscher and Ghiotto set the pace in Post-Season testing
Swiss driver Mathéo Tuscher posted the best lap time on day two of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit with a 1:55.583. Italian driver Luca Ghiotto clocked the fastest time of the morning session with a 1:55.976. The second day of post-season testing at the Yas Marina Circuit again got underway with beautiful sunshine…
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Jimmy Eriksson won the first race at Monza
Driver of Koiranen GP Jimmy Eriksson won first race of GP3 series at Monza. Sweden led from start to finish and did not allow a single attack on his positions. Second and third places were taken by drivers ART Dino Zamparelli and Marvin Kirchhofer. The race was full of struggle and a lot of minor incidents. The…
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Jimmy Eriksson takes pole at Monza round in Italy
Jimmy Eriksson grabs pole position for Koiranen GP on the last minutes of qualifying in Monza, ahead of Dino Zamparelli and Nick Yelloly. In the first attempt Alex Lynn from Carlin took the lead and held it until all the drivers went for a pit stop before the second attempt. 10 minutes before the end of qualifying leadership has changed between Alex Lynn and Nick Yelloly. Finally, Jimmy Eriksson showed the…
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Lynn grabs the first pole position of the year
Alex Lynn set the fastest time in the GP3 qualifying session and will start today’s race from first place. Kirchhofer completes the first row of the grid. The first pole of the season in the GP3 series was for the rookie Lyyn. The Red Bull Junior Team driver wiill start the race of this afternoon…
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Urrutia joins Koiranen GP
After having tested with Koiranen GP in Abu Dhabi rookie testdays, the seventeen year old Uruguayan Santiago Urrutia will join the Finnish team’s ranks along with Jimmy Eriksson. After a season in European F3, Santiago Urrutia decided to jump to a GP3 car and drove the car for the first time after the last event…
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Eriksson joins Koiranen GP
GP3 team Koiranen GP announced the signing of Jimmy Eriksson, who was previously signed by Russian Time. The Swedish driver was announced as a driver for the Russian squad for the upcoming season, but he was resigned due to financial problems from the team. Eriksson could get a seat in Koiranen GP to take part…
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Eriksson joins Russian Time for second GP3 campaign
Jimmy Eriksson will remain in the Formula 1-supporting GP3 Series for a second consecutive year in 2014, having agreed a deal to join reigning GP2 champions Russian Time as the outfit prepares for its maiden season in the GP3 category. The move, which has been made possible by support from the Omnilink GreenTech wind energy…