Renate Jungert

Renate Jungert

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Gasly fastest in GP2 practice session
Formula 2

Gasly fastest in GP2 practice session

Pierre Gasly was the fastest man in today’s GP2 free practice session at the Silverstone Circuit with a lap of 1m39.890s, about six-tenths of a second faster than last year’s pole position lap by Sergey Sirotkin (ART GP). Sirotkin himself was the second-fastest man of the session, ahead of his successor at Rapax, Arthur Pic. […]

King flies to maiden GP2 race win in Austria
Austria - Red Bull Ring

King flies to maiden GP2 race win in Austria

Jordan King (Racing Engineering) dashed to a stunning first victory in today’s GP2 sprint race at the Red Bull Ring: The British driver did the very best he could in treacherous conditions and led the race from lights to flag. Oliver Rowland (MP Motorsport) finished in second place after race-long battles, and Alex Lynn fought […]

GP2: Sirotkin flies to pole position in Austria
Austria - Red Bull Ring

GP2: Sirotkin flies to pole position in Austria

ART GP’s Sergey Sirotkin has claimed the pole position for the GP2 Feature race in Spielberg, Austria. The Russian was only six thousands of a second faster than his closest rival, Prema Racing’s Antonio Giovinazzi. Pierre Gasly, who had held the top spot for the longest part of the session, was eventually demoted to third […]

Giovinazzi wins manic GP2 Feature race in Baku
Europe - Baku

Giovinazzi wins manic GP2 Feature race in Baku

After his first pole position, Antonio Giovinazzi has also claimed a hard-fought maiden GP2 race win for himself and GP2 debutants PREMA Racing in an exciting Feature race that was dominated by battles, accidents, and the safety car. Sergey Sirotkin (ART GP) scored his first podium of the season, snatching second place from Raffaele Marciello […]

Giovinazzi claims maiden GP2 pole position in Baku
Europe - Baku

Giovinazzi claims maiden GP2 pole position in Baku

It was a debut for both track and driver: Antonio Giovinazzi (PREMA Racing) scored his first GP2 pole position in the first qualifying session on Azerbaijani soil. Nobuharu Matsushita put his ART GP car on the second place of tomorrow’s starting grid, and the team mate of the Japanese, Sergey Sirotkin, will start the first […]

Markelov wins chaotic GP2 feature race in Monaco
Formula 2

Markelov wins chaotic GP2 feature race in Monaco

Russian Time driver Artem Markelov wins the prestigious GP2 race at the Circuit de Monaco. Racing Engineering’s Norman Nato crosses the line in second place ahead of MP Motorsport man Oliver Rowland. At first, it looked like it would be Nato’s race though. The Frenchman dashed past pole sitter Sergey Sirotkin right after the start […]

GP2 Preview: The class of 2016
Formula 2

GP2 Preview: The class of 2016

The class of 2016 promises a GP2 season full of action and surprises: The field is full of skilled drivers, and after the generational change of 2015, which saw the debut of many exciting fresh talents, the fight for the championship crown is wide open. 2016 will see the first GP2 appearances of six new […]

Gasly quickest on second day of GP2 testing
Formula 2

Gasly quickest on second day of GP2 testing

Pierre Gasly claimed the top spot on the second day of testing with the fastest laptime of the day, a 1:27.703 set in the afternoon session of GP2’s pre-season test in Catalonia. The PREMA Racing driver had already set the second-fastest laptime on the opening day. Second-fastest man of today was Sergey Sirotkin with the […]

Sirotkin fastest on opening day of GP2 pre-season testing
Formula 2

Sirotkin fastest on opening day of GP2 pre-season testing

GP2’s best rookie of 2015, Sergey Sirotkin, began the new season in style at the Circuit de Catalunya with the best laptime of the opening preseason test day, a 1:29.072. Behind the Russian, the former team mates Pierre Gasly and Alex Lynn took the second and third place on the time sheets, with Gasly being […]

Matsushita remains with ART GP for 2016 GP2 season
Formula 2

Matsushita remains with ART GP for 2016 GP2 season

Nobuharu Matsushita will contest a second season in the GP2 Series with ART GP. The Japanese continues the successful partnership the French team, for which he made his debut alongside eventual championship winner Stoffel Vandoorne in the previous season. The Honda-backed driver made a great impression in his debut season, helping ART GP to claim […]

De Jong completes MP Motorsport’s GP2 line-up
Formula 2

De Jong completes MP Motorsport’s GP2 line-up

Dutch Driver Daniel de Jong returns to the GP2 Series for his fourth full season. The 23-year-old joins Dutch team MP Motorsport and will be contesting the 2016 GP2 season alongside British Formula Renault 3.5 winner Oliver Rowland. The 23-year-old is delighted to return to the GP2 Series after venturing into the world of endurance […]

Russian Time announces GP2 line-up for 2016
Formula 2

Russian Time announces GP2 line-up for 2016

Russian Time has confirmed its line-up for the 2016 season of the GP2 Series: Raffaele Marciello will join the team and contest his third season in Formula 1’s feeder series alongside Russian Time regular Artem Markelov. After stints with Racing Engineering and Trident Racing in the past two seasons, the 21-year-old Italian joins forces with the 2013 team champions and is looking to […]