FIA Formula 2

GP2 back in action at Yas Marina

The 2014 GP2 Series officially kicks off tomorrow with the first test session of the year at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Teams and drivers have gathered for three days in order...

Coletti completes the Racing Engineering line-up

GP2 race winner Stefano Coletti is joining Racing Engineering for the upcoming season. The Monegasque driver can look back on a very successful GP2 season in 2013 where he took 3 race wins, 3...

Nasr continues with Carlin

Brazilian racer Felipe Nasr will continue for a second season with race winning team Carlin in the 2014 GP2 Series. Nasr’s strong showing in 2013 helped Carlin secure second position in the Team’s Championship....

Lazarus signs Berthon

GP2 team Lazarus announced the signing of Nathanael Berthon. The Frenchman will take part in his third season in the series with the Italian team. Berthon joined Trident last year and got his first GP2...

Evans and Markelov with Russian Time

Reigning GP2 Champions confirm Mitch Evans and Artem Markelov RUSSIAN TIME have announced today that Mitch Evans and Artem Markelov will complete their 2014 line up. Current team Champions have also confirmed that they will...

Marciello to drive for Racing Engineering in the 2014 GP2

Raffaele, who is the current FIA Formula 3 European champion with Prema Powerteam, is only 19 years old; he was born in Switzerland on the 17th December 1994. The young Italian is already a...

Motopark ends the collaboration with Russian Time

Team Motopark announced that they will be focused on the ADAC Formel Masters and the ATS Formel 3 Cup in 2014, ending the relationship with Russian Time in GP2 and GP3. After Igor Mazepa’s death,...

Sato completes Campos Racing driver line-up

The Japanese driver arrives to Alzira-based squad to team up with Arthur Pic, confirmed last January. They both will be a strong driver line-up for Campos Racing return to GP2 The Japanese driver Kimiya Sato...

New sporting rules in GP2 for 2014

An extended free practice session and a new tyre regulation. In a change of regulations in 2014, GP2 Series organisers are pleased to announce that they have extended the free practice session for a further...

Hilmer announces the collaboration with Force India and the signing of Regalia

Hilmer Motorsport announced the association with Formula 1 squad Force India. The signing of Facu Regalia for the 2014 season was announced too, completing their driver line-up. Regalia and Daniel Abt will race with Force...

Died Head Russian Time Igor Mazepa

On Monday, February 3, at the age of 40 years died, the team leader Russian Time series GP2 Igor Mazepa - broke a blood clot.  Russian Time Team was founded just a year ago, and...

De Jong return with MP Motorsport in GP2

Daniël De Jong will return to the GP2 Series grid in 2014 for his second full season in the category after today, Thursday, 30th January, sealing a fresh deal with MP Motorsport. Continuing the partnership...

Vandoorne and Izawa join ART Grand Prix

ART Grand Prix are pleased to announce today the signing of a brand new and exciting partnership agreement with McLaren and Honda for the upcoming GP2 Series. The GP2 Series, that runs as a curtain...

Caterham announces Rossi and Haryanto as their drivers in 2014

After announcing their Formula 1 line-up, Caterham confirms the signing of Rio Haryanto and Alexander Rossi’s comeback. Alexander Rossi finished ninth in the standings last season –becoming the rookie of the year–, including a win...

Negrão signs with Arden in GP2

The driver from Campinas travels to England at the end of the month to meet the team. After testing for three other teams at the end of last year, André Negrão changed plans and ended...

Julián Leal joins Carlin

British squad Carlin announced that Julián Leal will be joining the team for the 2014 season. The Colombian driver will drive for the 2013 team championship runner-up for his fourth year in GP2 Series. Leal...

Arthur Pic, new Campos Racing driver for GP2

The Frenchman becomes first Campos Racing driver in GP2 series, as the team returns to the championship next season. Pic, who will make his debut in GP2, is considered one of the most promising...

Arden signs Binder for 2014

Arden International Motorsport has announced that Rene Binder will drive for the team in the 2014 GP2 Series season. The 21-year-old nephew of Ex-Grand Prix driver Hans Binder will be the first Austrian to...

Summary 2013: Leimer champion, not by accident

Arnau Viñals analyzed exclusively for FormulaRapida.net, all the GP2 season of this year, which has had as champion Fabio Leimer and Russian Time. GP2 season began, like Formula 1, with a test at the Jerez circuit....

GP2 Series 2014 season calendar unveiled

The GP2 Series organisers have revealed their 2014 calendar today which once again will consist of eleven rounds in total, all support events of the official Formula OneTM World Championship. Eight rounds will be held in...

Bittersweet weekend in Monza for Dani Clos

The 9th round in Monza has had this weekend a bittersweet flavour for Dani Clos. After rounds 7th and 8th, the spanish driver came to Monza eager looking forward to score in top positions...

Dams reveal their 2014 line up: Palmer and Richelmi

French squad determined to reconquer the 2014 titles with Palmer and Richelmi After two consecutive drivers’ titles (Romain Grosjean in 2011 and Davide Valsecchi in 2012) and a teams’ crown in 2012, DAMS did not...

Abt to compete with Hilmer in 2014

For his second season in GP2, twenty year-old Daniel Abt will be competing for Hilmer Motorsport in 2014. During this month's post-season tests in Abu Dhabi, Abt drove all three days with Hilmer and...

Vandoorne dominates Day 3

The final day of post season testing took place today at Yas Marina Circuit with a slightly changed field, some drivers who have been testing on the previous days moving to new teams whilst...

Marciello tops day 1 of post-season testing

F3 European champion Marciello Raffaele impressed on his first GP2 outing: the Italian set the best laptime of the day at the wheel of the Trident Racing car in a 1:49.811 in the evening...

Rossi tops morning session

The GP2 Series post-season testing opened today at Yas Marina. In the morning session, it was Alexander Rossi who set the pace seventh tenths quicker than Johnny Cecotto who is behind the wheel of...

GP2 Post season testing 2013– dia 1 entry list

The chequered flag has dropped on the 2013 GP2 Series season last Sunday in Abu Dhabi, but the Yas Marina Circuit will host three days of post-season testing from Tuesday November 5th to Thursday November...

And Calado is the winner!

James Calado claimed victory in the season-ending GP2 Sprint Race at the Yas Marina Circuit. The ART driver, who bolted into the lead from his second row grid slot, fended off the attentions of...

Post feature Race penalties for 3 drivers

Grid and time penalties handed down for collisions Mitch Evans and Jon Lancaster have both been handed five place grid position penalties for tomorrow’s sprint race, and Stefano Coletti was handed a time penalty, after...

Leimer GP2 Champion. Rossi wins the first race

Fabio Leimer became GP2 Champion today after he finished fourth in the race. Rossi and Palmer fight for the win. Finally the rokkie Rossi gets his first victory in GP2. This race has been a...