Super Nova Racing

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Super Nova Racing
Super Nova Racing logo.png
Founded1991
Founder(s)Nozomu Saruhashi
David Sears
Folded2015
Base Griston, Norfolk, England
Team principal(s) David Sears
Former series Auto GP
Formula E [lower-alpha 1]
Formula 3000
A1 Grand Prix [lower-alpha 2]
GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Teams'
Championships
International Formula 3000 :
2000
A1 Grand Prix :
2006-07 [lower-alpha 2]
Auto GP :
2012, 2013
Drivers'
Championships
International Formula 3000 :
1995: Vincenzo Sospiri
1997: Ricardo Zonta
1998: Juan Pablo Montoya
2002: Sébastien Bourdais
Auto GP :
2012: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
2013: Vittorio Ghirelli
Website http://www.supernovainternational.com/

Super Nova Racing was a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series.

Contents

History

Super Nova first entered racing in 1991. Super Nova was a new incarnation of the pre-existing David Sears Motorsport, sponsored by the Nova chain of Japanese English schools and also ran the Danish Den Blå Avis outfit.

In July 2007, naming sponsor Nova's legal problems became the subject of intense media coverage in Japan, and by the end of September 2007 the company was reported to be unable to pay staff salaries or rent, being declared bankrupt in November 2007 amidst a widening scandal about business improprieties, but SuperNova continued to list Nova as a sponsor. [1] On 24 June 2008, President Saruhashi of the Nova chain of English schools was taken into police custody and faced charges of embezzlement. [2] In August 2009, Saruhashi was convicted and sentenced to a 42-month jail term.

Racing history

Formula 3000

Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998. BorisDerichebourg-SuperNovaRacingF3000-98es.jpg
Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.
Jason Watt driving for Den Bla Avis (Super Nova Racing) during the Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998. JasonWatt-DenBlaAvisF3000-98es.jpg
Jason Watt driving for Den Blå Avis (Super Nova Racing) during the Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.

Super Nova Racing but he made the international leap in 1994 when he appeared in the European Formula 3000. From that moment on he remained in that championship, managing to win the following year with the drivers Vincenzo Sospiri and Ricardo Rosset who obtained first and second place in the championship respectively. Between 1997 and 1998 Super Nova Racing had two of the most outstanding drivers in motorsports, Ricardo Zonta and Juan Pablo Montoya, while in the 2001 season they would have the Australian Mark Webber with whom they would achieve the runner-up position.

A1 Grand Prix

They have competed for all seasons in A1 Grand Prix since series debuts in 2005-06, fielding entries for both A1 Team Germany [3] and A1 Team Pakistan [4] and later for A1 Team New Zealand. [5] In 2006-07, the both managed team, Germany and New Zealand finishing 1st and 2nd in the Championship overall.

GP2 Series

Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova in the 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round. Christian Bakkerud 2008 GP2 Series Asia Bahrain.jpg
Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova in the 2008 Bahrain GP2 Asia Series round.

With the arrival of GP2 it had the drivers Giorgio Pantano and Adam Carroll who would achieve two victories that would leave the team in third place in the constructors' table in the 2005 season. For the 2006 season they hired the Argentine José María López and the Malaysian Fairuz Fauzy, leaving Super Nova Racing in ninth place at the end of the championship. For the 2007 season its drivers were the British Mike Conway and the Italian Luca Filippi, achieving fourth position in the constructors' championship.

In 2008 he hired the services of the Portuguese Álvaro Parente and the Danish Christian Bakkerud but in the first round of the championship Bakkerud was injured, which caused them to hire the Spanish driver Andy Soucek as a replacement, who continued until the end of the season. With these two drivers they finished the constructors' championship in seventh position. In 2009 they had the Italian Luca Filippi, who had already been on the team previously, and the Spanish Javier Villa. They finished in the championship in 3rd place with 67 points. In 2010 they will participate with the Czech Josef Král and the Swede Marcus Ericsson. In 2011 they finished ninth with 20 points.

In February 2012, it was announced that Super Nova would withdraw from the GP2 Series due to not being able to cope with its economic situation and is replaced by the Team Lazarus team. [6]

Auto GP

In 2010 they competed in the Auto GP and in the following season (2011) they managed to finish fourth in the championship, despite only competing half of the season with a single car. In 2012, they are declared winners of the team championship thanks to Adrian Quaiffe-Hobbs, who also takes the drivers' championship.

Formula E

On 1 July 2014 Super Nova announced that it will be competing in the FIA Formula E Championship under the Trulli GP name.

Complete series results

Auto GP

Auto GP Results
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2010 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of New Zealand.svg Jonny Reid 120101610th3rd
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 6000713th
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig 2000517th
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 4101105th
2011 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg 2001319th4th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jon Lancaster 41015111th
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 121141272nd
2012 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 145642211st1st
Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Guerin 10000468th

GP2 Series

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2005 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 23010496th3rd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll 23302535th
2006 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome Flag of Argentina.svg José María López 210113010th8th
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 21000024th
2007 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 21120594th4th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway 210011914th
2008 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud 3000027th7th
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 1600014 [lower-alpha 3] 14th
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 20101348th
2009 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 20103405th3rd
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa 200002710th
2010 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král 10000324th9th
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 10000520th
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson 201001117th
2011 Dallara GP2/11Mecachrome Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 18000518th9th
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 1000092nd [lower-alpha 4]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll 8000617th

In detail

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearChassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers1234567891011121314151617181920212223T.C.Points
2005 GP2/05
Renault
B
SMR
FEA
SMR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
3rd102
Flag of Italy.svg Giorgio Pantano 13Ret1314Ret2710712762332863NC1155
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll 51761Ret246218Ret119972568198
2006 GP2/05
Renault
B
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SMR
FEA
SMR
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
8th30
Flag of Argentina.svg José María López 5RetRet1943RetRetNCRet143Ret728Ret911RetRet
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 1510Ret15199Ret1410127Ret15221016RetRetRet1410
2007 GP2/05
Renault
B
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
4th78
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 13Ret1144257RetRetRet16Ret72227186
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway Ret5Ret12Ret9Ret251815Ret8RetRetRet955169
2008 GP2/08
Renault
B
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
FEA
MAG
FEA
MAG
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
7th47
Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud RetDNS10Ret
Flag of Spain.svg Andy Soucek 19Ret13Ret12Ret7Ret827Ret6Ret918
Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente 17Ret8539Ret16Ret3616Ret16Ret2RetRet12
2009 GP2/08
Renault
B
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
FEA
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
ALG
FEA
ALG
SPR
3rd67
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 47RetNC2Ret1416Ret18627RetRetRetRetRet21
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa 10Ret10872Ret1556351891310710132
2010 GP2/08
Renault
B
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
9th19
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král 12191381514RetRet85
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 2091071465RetRet14
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson 11Ret129RetRet7112186Ret1210137Ret1111Ret
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
9th20
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 1251461510161621151612RetRet72118Ret
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Ret14RetRet34Ret151312
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll 1551912911511

GP2 Final

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearChassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers12T.C.Points
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
9th0
Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci 1123
Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Onidi 1811

GP2 Asia Series

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
2008 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud 10000027th6th
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 10101244th
2008-09 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa 110011210th7th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes 11001716th
2009-10 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes 2000614th6th
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson 2000024th
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig 4000030th
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král 8000811th
2011 Dallara GP2/11Mecachrome Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 4000114th11th
Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. 4000015th

In detail

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearChassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers123456789101112T.C.Points
2008 GP2/05
Renault
B
DUB1
FEA
DUB1
SPR
SEN
FEA
SEN
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
DUB2
FEA
DUB2
SPR
6th24
Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Bakkerud Ret11Ret14RetDNSRetRetRet9
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy 828126RetRet116
2008–09 GP2/05
Renault
B
SHI
FEA
SHI
SPR
DUB3
FEA
DUB3
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
LSL
FEA
LSL
SPR
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR2
FEA
BHR2
SPR
7th19
Flag of Spain.svg Javier Villa 439C95131019181512
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Ret1112C22Ret993Ret1014
2009–10 GP2/05
Renault
B
YMC1
FEA
YMC1
SPR
YMC2
FEA
YMC2
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
BHR2
FEA
BHR2
SPR
6th14
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes 310
Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson 1712
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig 19141717
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král RetRet16202216Ret18
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
IMO
FEA
IMO
SPR
11th1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Ret158Ret
Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. 1571519

Formula 3000

International Formula 3000 Championship Results [7]
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsD.C.T.C.
1994 Reynard 94DCosworth Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri 8001244th4th
Flag of Japan.svg Taki Inoue 80000NC
1995 ReynardCosworth Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Sospiri 8300421st1st
Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Rosset 8212292nd
1996 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd Flag of Sweden.svg Kenny Bräck 10333492nd1st
Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Gueiros 10000205th
1997 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Zonta 10344391st1st
Flag of France.svg Laurent Rédon 10000109th
1998 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 12475651st1st
Flag of France.svg Boris Derichebourg 12000512th
1999 Lola B99/50Zytek Flag of Brazil.svg Ricardo Maurício 3000021st2nd
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Saelens 600089th
Flag of Denmark.svg Jason Watt 10210302nd
2000 Lola B99/50Zytek Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian 10300452nd1st
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Saelens 10020156th
2001 Lola B99/50Zytek Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber 12323392nd3rd
Flag of Brazil.svg Mario Haberfeld 12001315th
2002 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 12363561st3rd
Flag of Portugal.svg Tiago Monteiro 12000213th
2003 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Toccacelo 10100306th5th
Flag of the United States.svg Derek Hill 6000416th
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolas Kiesa 100017th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Hancock 20000NC
2004 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd Flag of Austria.svg Patrick Friesacher 400095th8th
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jeffrey van Hooydonk 6000211th
Flag of South Africa.svg Alan van der Merwe 7000214th
Flag of Turkey.svg Can Artam 30000NC

A1 Grand Prix

A1 Grand Prix results [8]
YearCarTeamRacesWinsPolesF.L.PointsT.C.
2005–06 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of Germany.svg A1 Team Germany 220003815th
Flag of Pakistan.svg A1 Team Pakistan 160001020th
2006–07 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of Germany.svg A1 Team Germany 229331281st
Flag of New Zealand.svg A1 Team New Zealand 22322932nd
2007–08 Lola B05/52Zytek Flag of Germany.svg A1 Team Germany 20211838th
Flag of New Zealand.svg A1 Team New Zealand 204211272nd
2008–09 Ferrari A1 08 Flag of Brazil.svg A1 Team Brazil 110001815th
Flag of New Zealand.svg A1 Team New Zealand 14000367th

Timeline

Former series
All-Japan Formula Three Championship 1992–1993
International Formula 3000 1994–2004
GP2 Series 2005–2011
A1 Grand Prix 2005–2009
GP2 Asia Series 2008–2011
Auto GP 2010–2014
Formula E 2014–2015

Notes

  1. Operation Team at Trulli GP team
  2. 1 2 Operation Team at A1 Team Brazil, A1 Team Germany, A1 Team New Zealand, A1 Team Pakistan
  3. Andy Soucek scored 1 of his 14 points in 2 races for David Price Racing.
  4. Luca Filippi also scored 45 points for Scuderia Coloni in 8 races.

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Achievements
Preceded by
none
International Formula 3000 Teams' Champion
2000
Succeeded by
Nordic Racing
Preceded by Auto GP Teams' Champion
2012-2014
Succeeded by
Torino Squadra Corse