Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova during the 2008 GP2 Asia Series season.
The GP2 Asia Series was a form of open wheel motor racing as a result of a spin-off from the GP2 series.
The series was officially announced during the weekend of the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.[1] GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It is of great importance that the GP2 Asia Series maintains a strong and viable link to Formula One. Our inclusion as the support races on the programme of Asian Grands Prix in 2008 is an essential key in this new venture".[1]
The first season ran during the main GP2 series off season, January–April, with five two-race meetings. It ran alongside the new Speedcar Series,[2] and the events in Malaysia and Bahrain acted as support races for the Formula One championship.
In effort to promote motor racing in Asia, each team is encouraged to have at least one driver whose passport does not come from Western Europe or the Americas (North and South). For the avoidance of doubt, Turkey and Russia are not included in the list of "European" countries.
However, in the 2008 season, four of the thirteen teams opted to field two non-Asian drivers with the agreement that one of their two drivers would be a "ghost driver" and receive no prize money for competing in the series.
In 2011, GP2 CEO Bruno Michel announced that the GP2 Asia Series would be merged with the European series after the 2011 season.[3]
^ abBradley, Charles (2007-05-24). "GP2 confirms Asian series for 2008". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2007-05-25.
^Speedcar Series | News Archived 2007-07-02 at the Wayback Machine
^Collantine, Keith (2011-07-12). "GP2 to drop Asia Series in 2012". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
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