List of GP2 Asia Series drivers

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This is a List of GP2 Asia Series drivers, that is, a list of drivers who have made at least one race entry in the GP2 Asia Series from 2008 onwards. The list is accurate up to and including the end of the 2011 season.

Contents

By name

NameCountrySeasonsChampionship
Titles
Race entries
(Starts)
Poles [N 1] WinsPodiumsFastest
Laps
Points
Mikhail Aleshin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2011 0400000
Hamad Al Fardan Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2008–09 012 (11)00002
Vladimir Arabadzhiev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2009–10 0800000
Christian Bakkerud Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2008 01000000
Earl Bamber Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2008–09 06 (5)00108
Nathanaël Berthon Flag of France.svg  France 2011 0400000
Jules Bianchi Flag of France.svg  France 2009–10 2011 010113226
Sam Bird Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2009–10 2011 012001114
Marco Bonanomi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008 2008–09 01801109
Will Bratt Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2009–10 0800000
Sébastien Buemi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2008 010015137
Yelmer Buurman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2008 2009–10 018 (16)001017
Andrea Caldarelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2011 0400000
Johnny Cecotto Jr. Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2009–10 2011 0600003
Karun Chandhok Flag of India.svg  India 2008 2008–09 01200107
Kevin Nai Chia Chen Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2008–09 012 (11)00000
Max Chilton Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2009–10 2011 01200002
Dani Clos Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2009–10 2011 0801108
Stefano Coletti Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2011 04011011
Fabrizio Crestani Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 010 (9)00000
Jérôme d'Ambrosio Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2008 2008–09 022 (21)106348
Michael Dalle Stelle Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 010 (9)00000
Armaan Ebrahim Flag of India.svg  India 2008 01000000
Marcus Ericsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2009–10 2011 0800109
Fairuz Fauzy Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2008, 2011 014013125
Luca Filippi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008 2011 022113133
Rodolfo González Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2008–09 2011 01400000
Romain Grosjean Flag of France.svg  France 2008, 2011 2 (2008, 2011)14657685
Esteban Gutiérrez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2011 0400003
Ben Hanley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008 0800106
Michael Herck Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 2008 2011 032 (31)001016
Nico Hülkenberg Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2008–09 04211127
Carlos Iaconelli Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2008–09 0200000
James Jakes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008–09 2011 016 (15)002113
Stephen Jelley Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2008 0900000
Adam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2008 0400000
Kamui Kobayashi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2008 2008–09 1 (2008–09)22 (21)247478
Josef Král Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2009–10 2011 012002016
Plamen Kralev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2009–10 0800000
Julián Leal Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2011 0400000
Fabio Leimer Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2009–10 2011 01200109
Mika Mäki Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 2008–09 0200000
Pastor Maldonado Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2008–09 06 (5)00107
Edoardo Mortara Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 08001011
Diego Nunes Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2008 2009–10 024 (22)022026
Jolyon Palmer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2011 0400000
Álvaro Parente Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2008–09 2009–10 010001113
Miloš Pavlović Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2008 01000006
Sergio Pérez Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2008–09 2009–10 016 (15)023131
Vitaly Petrov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2008 2008–09 022 (21)127061
Nelson Philippe Flag of France.svg  France 2008–09 0200000
Charles Pic Flag of France.svg  France 2009–10 2011 012112018
Edoardo Piscopo Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2009–10 08 (7)00003
Frankie Provenzano Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 0400000
Marcello Puglisi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008 01000000
Luiz Razia Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2008–09 2011 020 (19)01109
Giacomo Ricci Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 2009–10 020 (19)013129
Davide Rigon Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008–09 0600106
Roldán Rodríguez Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2008 2009–10 016 (15)113035
Jake Rosenzweig Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2009–10 0400000
Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2009–10 08000012
Harald Schlegelmilch Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2008 01000003
Yuhi Sekiguchi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2008–09 0200000
Bruno Senna Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2008 010002323
Andy Soucek Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2008 0200106
Jason Tahinci Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 2008 01000000
Ricardo Teixeira Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 2008–09 0400000
Ho-Pin Tung Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2008 01000001
Oliver Turvey Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 2009–10 2011 012011017
Alberto Valerio Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2008 2009–10 014 (13)00002
Adrián Vallés Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2008 2008–09 012001019
Davide Valsecchi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2008 2011 1 (2009–10)34 (33)14114116
Chris van der Drift Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2008–09 04 (3)00005
Giedo van der Garde Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2008–09 2011 018 (16)002027
Renger van der Zande Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2008–09 02 (1)00000
Pål Varhaug Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 2011 0400001
Christian Vietoris Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2009–10 0801109
Javier Villa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2008–09 2009–10 018 (17)003231
Sakon Yamamoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2008–09 012 (11)001013
Alex Yoong Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2008–09 04 (3)00000
Hiroki Yoshimoto Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2008 2008–09 012000013
Daniel Zampieri Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2009–10 0600000
Adrian Zaugg Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2009–10 0200001
Andreas Zuber Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2008–09 04 (3)00000

By nationality

CountryTotal
Drivers
ChampionsChampionshipsFirst driver(s)Last driver(s)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 100 Hamad Al Fardan (2008–09) Hamad Al Fardan (2008–09)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 100 Jérôme d'Ambrosio (2008) Jérôme d'Ambrosio (2008–09)
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 500 Diego Nunes, Bruno Senna, Alberto Valerio (2008) Luiz Razia
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 200 Vladimir Arabadzhiev, Plamen Kralev (2009–10) Vladimir Arabadzhiev, Plamen Kralev (2009–10)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 100 Ho-Pin Tung (2008) Ho-Pin Tung (2008)
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 100 Josef Král (2009–10) Josef Král
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 100 Christian Bakkerud (2008) Christian Bakkerud (2008)
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 100 Mika Mäki (2008–09) Mika Mäki (2008–09)
Flag of France.svg  France 51
(Grosjean)
2
(2008, 2011)
Romain Grosjean (2008) Nathanaël Berthon, Jules Bianchi, Romain Grosjean, Charles Pic
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 200 Nico Hülkenberg (2008–09) Christian Vietoris (2009–10)
Flag of India.svg  India 200 Karun Chandhok, Armaan Ebrahim (2008) Karun Chandhok (2008–09)
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 141
(Valsecchi)
1
(2009–10)
Marco Bonanomi, Luca Filippi, Marcello Puglisi (2008) Andrea Caldarelli, Luca Filippi, Julián Leal, Davide Valsecchi
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41
(Kobayashi)
1
(2008–09)
Kamui Kobayashi, Hiroki Yoshimoto (2008) Kamui Kobayashi, Yuhi Sekiguchi, Sakon Yamamoto, Hiroki Yoshimoto (2008–09)
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 100 Harald Schlegelmilch (2008) Harald Schlegelmilch (2008)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 200 Fairuz Fauzy (2008) Fairuz Fauzy
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 200 Sergio Pérez (2008–09) Esteban Gutiérrez
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 100 Stefano Coletti (2011) Stefano Coletti
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 300 Yelmer Buurman (2008) Giedo van der Garde
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 200 Earl Bamber, Chris van der Drift (2008–09) Earl Bamber, Chris van der Drift (2008–09)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 100 Pål Varhaug (2011) Pål Varhaug
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 100 Adam Khan (2008) Adam Khan (2008)
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 200 Álvaro Parente, Ricardo Teixeira (2008–09) Álvaro Parente (2009–10)
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 100 Michael Herck (2008) Michael Herck
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 200 Vitaly Petrov (2008) Mikhail Aleshin
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 100 Miloš Pavlović (2008) Miloš Pavlović (2008)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 100 Adrian Zaugg (2009-10) Adrian Zaugg (2009-10)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 500 Roldán Rodríguez, Andy Soucek, Adrián Vallés (2008) Dani Clos
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 100 Marcus Ericsson (2009–10) Marcus Ericsson
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 200 Sébastien Buemi (2008) Fabio Leimer
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 100 Kevin Nai Chia Chen (2008–09) Kevin Nai Chia Chen (2008–09)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 100 Jason Tahinci (2008) Jason Tahinci (2008)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 100 Andreas Zuber (2008–09) Andreas Zuber (2008–09)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 800 Ben Hanley, Stephen Jelley (2008) Sam Bird, Max Chilton, Jolyon Palmer, Oliver Turvey
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 200 Alexander Rossi (2009–10) Jake Rosenzweig, Alexander Rossi (2009–10)
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 300 Rodolfo González, Pastor Maldonado (2008–09) Johnny Cecotto Jr., Rodolfo González

Footnotes

  1. Reverse-grid pole positions not included.

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