2014 Auto GP silly season

[RichardRenes]

The 2014 Teams and Managers

Comtec by Virtuosi – Phil Blow
Fortec Italia Motorsport – Vincenzo Sospiri
Ghinzani Motorsport – Stefania Ghinzani
Ibiza Racing Team – Modesto Benegiamo
MLR71 – Michele La Rosa
Puma 3 Motrosport – Orlando Rios
Super Nova International – David Sears
Virtuosi Racing – Andy Roche
Zele Racing – Michael Zele

No MP Manor this season for AutoGP. I wonder wether cancelling that Zandvoort round in 2013 has anything to do with this..

[gomick]

How many drivers they expecting on the grid - field seems thin?

[Formulahistory]

Originally Posted by RichardRenes

No MP Manor this season for AutoGP. I wonder wether cancelling that Zandvoort round in 2013 has anything to do with this..

No, that has something to do with MP is a major supporter (and even organizer?) of the new FA1 World Series with the same cars.

[Formulahistory]

Originally Posted by gomick

How many drivers they expecting on the grid - field seems thin?

I expect: Comtec with 1 car
Fortec with 2
Ghinzani with 2
Ibiza with 2
MLR71 with 2
Puma 3 Motorsport 1
Super Nova 2
Virtuosi 2
Zele 2

That makes 16 cars and we will have one in selected rounds from RC and from Spirit, so it will be again around 15-18 drivers each race.

[Juntos]

How much is a season in Auto GP by Coloni nowadays?

[ger80]

Just realised AutoGP will be in Assen for Gamma Racing days with Dutch Supercar
Great event, they pull a lot of spectators

[jondownunder]

Unfortunately I don't think that Assen is still on the schedule? It wasn't on the official calendar released on 26/1/14 -

The 2014 Auto GP Schedule
April 1-2 – Valencia (Test)
April 13 – Marrakech
April 20 – Le Castellet
May 4 – Budapest
June 1 – Monza
July 20 – Red Bull Ring
August 17 – Nürburgring

Details regarding the two closing races of the year are being finalized and will be announced shortly.

http://www.autogp.net/newssingola2_en.asp?c=126

[Rob29]

I think F.Accelaration is on the Assen Gamma schedule?

[Alessio]

Has Coloni mentioned of any possible tracks for the last 2 rounds? Would love one to be in the UK.

[ger80]

Originally Posted by Rob29

I think F.Accelaration is on the Assen Gamma schedule?

No, they are in Assen for the Dutch Supercar final race later the year. Thats a much smaller event compared to the Gamma Racing Days

[Go_For_Pole]

Loris Spinelli: from karting straight to AutoGP. Oh God.

[Alessio]

Originally Posted by Go_For_Pole

Loris Spinelli: from karting straight to AutoGP. Oh God.

He had 3 races at the first round of F.Abarth last year with a podium in his 3rd race. No other car racing, went back to karts to finish the year off...

[gomick]

Should be fast & competitive then - hope he suprises!

[Go_For_Pole]

Well in time he will, he was a top driver in karting. It's just that he is way too inexperienced for this car. And especially to debut in the streets of Morocco, that's just asking for trouble.

[vodka]

couldn't find other auto gp thread, so I'll just tell it here: these series are a joke. Whatever competition there is, 13 cars on a starting grid is pathetic actually

[Hawkwood]

Originally Posted by vodka

couldn't find other auto gp thread, so I'll just tell it here: these series are a joke. Whatever competition there is, 13 cars on a starting grid is pathetic actually

Thank for that insight. I'm sure this will be a much better thread for it...

[gomick]

And Kimiya Sato & Markus Pommer win around the streets of Marrakech - the young karting fella finished 6th in race 1

Kimiya Sato - 40
Markus Pommer - 26
Michele La Rosa - 24
Michela Cerruti - 20
Giuseppe Cipriani - 19
Andrea Roda - 16
Sam Dejonghe - 13
Tamas P Kiss - 12
Loris Spinelli - 8

[p-matt]

Only 6 finished race 1 to be fair...

The racing was shambolic, but I definitely enjoyed it more than your typically processional F3 race. Martin Haven noticeably resisting from calling them all rubbish was a joy to watch.

[el_cat]

I actually found the race more captivating than some others I've seen recently. Mainly because the driving was so inconsistent that anything could happen at any given time.

Plus, a podium containing la Rosa and Ciprani with a lad straight out of karting finishing a little further back gives me hope that one day I too can drive a big single seater!

[gomick]

Markus Pommer & Kevin Giovesi win at Monza - no Kimiya Sato?

Kimiya Sato - 114
Markus Pommer - 106
Tamas P Kiss - 101
Kevin Giovesi - 82
Andrea Roda - 80
Michela Cerruti - 55
Michele La Rosa - 46
Sam Dejonghe - 41

[Formulahistory]

Sato never planed a full season. In Austria he will also miss Auto GP due to GP2 racing in Germany. Don't know why he was not in Monza this weekend.

[Juntos]

AutoGP is one of the F1-feeders that Berger wants to get rid. Coloni'll be child's play. My advice is to lie back and think of going back to Italy.

[Formulahistory]

I think the series will not have a good future. Perhaps a last season in 2015 but then it will disappear.

[chunterer]

Depends on this Acceleration 1 series I guess? Even if that works still can't help but feel the 2 should work together to make a serious alternative to the GP2 con and 3.5 options.