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

United Kingdom Super Nova Racing
Founded1991
Founder(s)Nozomu Saruhashi
David Sears
Folded2015
BaseGriston, Norfolk, England
Team principal(s)David Sears
Former seriesAuto GP
Formula E[a]
Formula 3000
A1 Grand Prix[b]
GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Teams'
Championships
International Formula 3000:
2000
A1 Grand Prix:
2006-07[b]
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
Websitehttp://www.supernovainternational.com/

History

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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

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Formula 3000

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Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.
 
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Auto GP

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Auto GP Results
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Lola B05/52Zytek   Jonny Reid 12 0 1 0 16 10th 3rd
  Giorgio Pantano 6 0 0 0 7 13th
  Jake Rosenzweig 2 0 0 0 5 17th
  Luca Filippi 4 1 0 1 10 5th
2011 Lola B05/52Zytek   Adrian Zaugg 2 0 0 1 3 19th 4th
  Jon Lancaster 4 1 0 1 51 11th
  Luca Filippi 12 1 1 4 127 2nd
2012 Lola B05/52Zytek   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 14 5 6 4 221 1st 1st
  Victor Guerin 10 0 0 0 46 8th

GP2 Series

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2005 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome   Giorgio Pantano 23 0 1 0 49 6th 3rd
  Adam Carroll 23 3 0 2 53 5th
2006 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome   José María López 21 0 1 1 30 10th 8th
  Fairuz Fauzy 21 0 0 0 0 24th
2007 Dallara GP2/05Mecachrome   Luca Filippi 21 1 2 0 59 4th 4th
  Mike Conway 21 0 0 1 19 14th
2008 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   Christian Bakkerud 3 0 0 0 0 27th 7th
  Andy Soucek 16 0 0 0 14[c] 14th
  Álvaro Parente 20 1 0 1 34 8th
2009 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   Luca Filippi 20 1 0 3 40 5th 3rd
  Javier Villa 20 0 0 0 27 10th
2010 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   Josef Král 10 0 0 0 3 24th 9th
  Luca Filippi 10 0 0 0 5 20th
  Marcus Ericsson 20 1 0 0 11 17th
2011 Dallara GP2/11Mecachrome   Fairuz Fauzy 18 0 0 0 5 18th 9th
  Luca Filippi 10 0 0 0 9 2nd[d]
  Adam Carroll 8 0 0 0 6 17th

In detail

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

Year Chassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 T.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
3rd 102
  Giorgio Pantano 13 Ret 13 14 Ret 2 7 10 7 12 7 6 2 3 3 2 8 6 3 NC 11 5 5
  Adam Carroll 5 1 7 6 1 Ret 2 4 6 21 8 Ret 11 9 9 7 2 5 6 8 1 9 8
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
8th 30
  José María López 5 Ret Ret 19 4 3 Ret Ret NC Ret 14 3 Ret 7 2 8 Ret 9 11 Ret Ret
  Fairuz Fauzy 15 10 Ret 15 19 9 Ret 14 10 12 7 Ret 15 22 10 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 10
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
4th 78
  Luca Filippi 1 3 Ret 11 4 4 2 5 7 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 2 2 2 7 18 6
  Mike Conway Ret 5 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret 2 5 18 15 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 5 16 9
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
7th 47
  Christian Bakkerud Ret DNS 10 Ret
  Andy Soucek 19 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18
  Álvaro Parente 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16 Ret 2 Ret Ret 12
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
3rd 67
  Luca Filippi 4 7 Ret NC 2 Ret 14 16 Ret 18 6 2 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1
  Javier Villa 10 Ret 10 8 7 2 Ret 15 5 6 3 5 18 9 13 10 7 10 13 2
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
9th 19
  Josef Král 12 19 13 8 15 14 Ret Ret 8 5
  Luca Filippi 20 9 10 7 14 6 5 Ret Ret 14
  Marcus Ericsson 11 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 7 1 12 18 6 Ret 12 10 13 7 Ret 11 11 Ret
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
9th 20
  Fairuz Fauzy 12 5 14 6 15 10 16 16 21 15 16 12 Ret Ret 7 21 18 Ret
  Luca Filippi Ret 14 Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 15 13 12
  Adam Carroll 15 5 19 12 9 11 5 11

GP2 Final

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

Year Chassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers 1 2 T.C. Points
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
9th 0
  Giacomo Ricci 11 23
  Fabio Onidi 18 11

GP2 Asia Series

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2008 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   Christian Bakkerud 10 0 0 0 0 27th 6th
  Fairuz Fauzy 10 1 0 1 24 4th
2008-09 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   Javier Villa 11 0 0 1 12 10th 7th
  James Jakes 11 0 0 1 7 16th
2009-10 Dallara GP2/08Mecachrome   James Jakes 2 0 0 0 6 14th 6th
  Marcus Ericsson 2 0 0 0 0 24th
  Jake Rosenzweig 4 0 0 0 0 30th
  Josef Král 8 0 0 0 8 11th
2011 Dallara GP2/11Mecachrome   Fairuz Fauzy 4 0 0 0 1 14th 11th
  Johnny Cecotto Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 15th

In detail

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

Year Chassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 T.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
6th 24
  Christian Bakkerud Ret 11 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret 9
  Fairuz Fauzy 8 2 8 1 2 6 Ret Ret 11 6
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
7th 19
  Javier Villa 4 3 9 C 9 5 13 10 19 18 15 12
  James Jakes Ret 11 12 C 22 Ret 9 9 3 Ret 10 14
2009–10 GP2/05
Renault
B
YMC1
FEA
YMC1
SPR
YMC2
FEA
YMC2
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
BHR2
FEA
BHR2
SPR
6th 14
  James Jakes 3 10
  Marcus Ericsson 17 12
  Jake Rosenzweig 19 14 17 17
  Josef Král Ret Ret 16 20 22 16 Ret 18
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
IMO
FEA
IMO
SPR
11th 1
  Fairuz Fauzy Ret 15 8 Ret
  Johnny Cecotto Jr. 15 7 15 19

Formula 3000

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International Formula 3000 Championship Results[7]
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
1994 Reynard 94DCosworth   Vincenzo Sospiri 8 0 0 1 24 4th 4th
  Taki Inoue 8 0 0 0 0 NC
1995 ReynardCosworth   Vincenzo Sospiri 8 3 0 0 42 1st 1st
  Ricardo Rosset 8 2 1 2 29 2nd
1996 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd   Kenny Bräck 10 3 3 3 49 2nd 1st
  Marcos Gueiros 10 0 0 0 20 5th
1997 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd   Ricardo Zonta 10 3 4 4 39 1st 1st
  Laurent Rédon 10 0 0 0 10 9th
1998 Lola T96/50Zytek Judd   Juan Pablo Montoya 12 4 7 5 65 1st 1st
  Boris Derichebourg 12 0 0 0 5 12th
1999 Lola B99/50Zytek   Ricardo Maurício 3 0 0 0 0 21st 2nd
  David Saelens 6 0 0 0 8 9th
  Jason Watt 10 2 1 0 30 2nd
2000 Lola B99/50Zytek   Nicolas Minassian 10 3 0 0 45 2nd 1st
  David Saelens 10 0 2 0 15 6th
2001 Lola B99/50Zytek   Mark Webber 12 3 2 3 39 2nd 3rd
  Mario Haberfeld 12 0 0 1 3 15th
2002 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd   Sébastien Bourdais 12 3 6 3 56 1st 3rd
  Tiago Monteiro 12 0 0 0 2 13th
2003 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd   Enrico Toccacelo 10 1 0 0 30 6th 5th
  Derek Hill 6 0 0 0 4 16th
  Nicolas Kiesa 1 0 0 0 1 7th
  Sam Hancock 2 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 Lola B02/50Zytek Judd   Patrick Friesacher 4 0 0 0 9 5th 8th
  Jeffrey van Hooydonk 6 0 0 0 2 11th
  Alan van der Merwe 7 0 0 0 2 14th
  Can Artam 3 0 0 0 0 NC

A1 Grand Prix

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A1 Grand Prix results[8]
Year Car Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Points T.C.
2005–06 Lola B05/52Zytek   A1 Team Germany 22 0 0 0 38 15th
  A1 Team Pakistan 16 0 0 0 10 20th
2006–07 Lola B05/52Zytek   A1 Team Germany 22 9 3 3 128 1st
  A1 Team New Zealand 22 3 2 2 93 2nd
2007–08 Lola B05/52Zytek   A1 Team Germany 20 2 1 1 83 8th
  A1 Team New Zealand 20 4 2 1 127 2nd
2008–09 Ferrari A1 08   A1 Team Brazil 11 0 0 0 18 15th
  A1 Team New Zealand 14 0 0 0 36 7th

Timeline

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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

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  1. ^ Operation Team at Trulli GP team
  2. ^ a b 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.

References

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  1. ^ Slump from ad scandal triggers rent defaults, radical restructuring, The Japan Times online, 21 September 2007
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ A1 Team Germany information a1podium.com
  4. ^ A1 Team Pakistan information a1podium.com
  5. ^ A1 Team New Zealand information a1podium.com
  6. ^ "Venezuela GP Lazarus joins GP2 Series". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  7. ^ GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results Archived 19 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine speedsportmag.com
  8. ^ A1GP complete Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com
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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