Swiss racer Fabio Leimer took the spoils as the GP2 season kicked off in Malaysia. Leimer passed pole sitter Stefano Coletti with five laps remaining while the Rapax driver was also passed by James Calado as he struggled with his tyres. It was the Racing Engineering driver's first win since Barcelona 2011. "It feels really great because last year we were fighting every time for the win but unfortunately we could never win," said Leimer. "Now it’s the first race of the season and I […]

Rapax's Stefano Coletti has taken the early lead in the GP2 championship after setting the fastest time in qualifying in Malaysia. Coletti's time edged out James Calado by 0.004s, with the same difference separating Calado from Felipe Nasr in third place. Fabio Leimer was fourth, ahead of top rookie Mitch Evans in fifth place. The main talking point from the thirty minute session revolved around an incident between Sam Bird and Johnny Cecotto. Bird held Cecotto up through the fast Turn 6, for which he […]

The ninth season of the GP2 Series roars into life this weekend in Malaysia. Here's our preview.

Mitch Evans will race in GP2 this season after signing for Arden International. The New Zealand racer won the GP3 title in 2012, driving for MW Arden. Evans also receives 200,000 Euros as a prize for stepping up to GP2 having claimed the GP3 title. "Firstly I'd like the thank Arden for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to drive with them in GP2 after two great years in GP3," he said. "I want to thank Mark Webber and Ann Neal and everyone […]

Red Bull young driver Antonio Felix da Costa will return to Formula Renault 3.5 in 2013 with Arden Caterham. Felix da Costa raced in GP3 in 2012, finishing in third place. The Portuguese driver also took part in FR3.5 last year, claiming fourth in the championship despite missing the first five races. He also won the prestigious Macau Grand Prix at the end of the season. Red Bull's Helmut Marko has already upped the pressure on current Toro Rosso racers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean Eric […]

GP3 runner-up Daniel Abt will step up to GP2 with Lotus in 2013. The 20 year old German driver will join James Calado at the French team, who stays on for a second season in the series. Abt replaces Esteban Gutierrez, who moves on to Formula One with Sauber. "I cannot tell you how happy I am to have the opportunity to race in GP2 with the best team I can imagine. Already in GP3 we had a really good relationship and worked together well," […]

What a season of GP3 racing. The feeder series for GP2 excelled in its third season of existence as a ferocious fight for the title came down to the final few races; four drivers in with a shout during the final weekend in which the drama was nail-bitingly tense. Clashes, mechanical failures and a final race where the destination of the 2012 crown changed hands several times, swinging from Mitch Evans, to Daniel Abt, back to Evans, to Abt and eventually to Evans, who finished just […]

An exclusive interview with GP2 rookie Felipe Nasr

Arden International's Luiz Razia is currently second in the GP2 championship. Fresh off the back of a win in the sprint race in Spain, he talks to F1Zone.net Q: How has the GP2 season been so far for you? Luiz Razia: Challenging. The most important thing is to keep pushing myself to be on top every session, give 110% every time in the car and create good opportunity to score points every time. Q: What do you think you have to do to overhaul Davide […]

(GP2) James Calado will start Saturday's GP2 feature race from pole position. Lotus GP's Calado was one of several drivers to take advantage of the Formula One rubber laid down and set his best time early on in the 30 minute session. Calado will be joined on the front row by Fabio Leimer, who has won two GP2 races in Barcelona in the past. Trident racer Stephane Richelmi will start from third, despite failing to score a point so far this season. Championship leader Davide […]

GP2 Championship leader Davide Valsecchi took another victory in the standalone Feature race in Bahrain. Valsecchi started from second on the grid but soon overhauled pole sitter Giedo van der Garde when the Caterham driver began to suffer from used tyres. Van der Garde initially extended his advantage to 1.8 seconds but Valsecchi eventually reeled in his rival and overtook him with an easy pass on the pit straight. Fabio Leimer also passed the Dutch driver, but Van der Garde held on for the final […]

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