Status Grand Prix is a former motorsport team registered in Canada.[a]

Canada Status Grand Prix[a]
Founded2005
Founder(s)Mark Gallagher
Mark Kershaw
BaseSilverstone, England
Team principal(s)Teddy Yip Jr.
Mark Gallagher
Former seriesGP2 Series, A1 Grand Prix[b]
GP3 Series
European Le Mans Series
Noted driversCanada Robert Wickens
Philippines Marlon Stöckinger
New Zealand Richie Stanaway
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
United Kingdom Seb Morris
Switzerland Alex Fontana
Thailand Sandy Stuvik
Teams'
Championships
A1 Grand Prix:
2008–09 A1 GP[b]
Websitehttp://www.statusgp.com/

Team history edit

Based in Silverstone the team was formed in 2005 to run the A1 Team Ireland franchise in the new A1 Grand Prix series.[1] The team's founders were former Jordan Grand Prix Executive Mark Gallagher and Dublin businessman Mark Kershaw. Later shareholders included former Formula One driver David Kennedy, John Hynes and Teddy Yip Jr., whose father Teddy Yip owned the Theodore Racing Formula One team. They also ran the A1 Team Canada operation in 2007–08 and also assisted A1 Team Netherlands in 2008–09, the season in which Team Ireland won the championship title.

In 2010, Status Grand Prix competed in the inaugural GP3 Series finishing second in the team championship. Gary Anderson led the technical side of the team. At the end of the 2015 season, Status withdrew from the championship.

In 2014, Status Grand Prix acquired the Malaysian team of Tony Fernandes, EQ8 Caterham Racing, for the 2015 GP2 Series season, but participated in the last meeting of the 2014 GP2 Series season under the name of Caterham.[2]

Status first raced officially in the 2015 GP2 Series season with Marlon Stockinger and Richie Stanaway as their drivers, with Oliver Rowland standing in for Stanaway in the final two rounds. Stanaway gave the team victories in the sprint races at Monaco and Sochi.

Status Grand Prix ended its participation in motor racing prior to the 2016 season.

Series results edit

GP2 Series edit

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2015 Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome   Marlon Stöckinger 21 0 0 0 0 26th 8th
  Richie Stanaway 18 2 0 0 60 10th
  Oliver Rowland[c] 3 0 0 0 3 21st

In detail edit

(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 T.C. Points
2015 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
8th 60
  Marlon Stöckinger 11 19 Ret 20 19 18 19 19 19 22 19 23 17 19 Ret 19 Ret Ret 13 19 18 C
  Richie Stanaway 15 11 10 19 7 1 23 15 Ret 13 21 13 18 13 4 4 7 1
  Oliver Rowland 22 Ret 15 C

GP3 Series edit

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Dallara GP3/10-Renault   Robert Wickens 16 3 1 2 71 2nd 2nd
  Ivan Lukashevich 16 0 0 0 0 32nd
  Daniel Morad 16 1 0 1 15 12th
2011 Dallara GP3/10-Renault   Alexander Sims 16 1 0 2 34 6th 5th
  António Félix da Costa 16 1 0 0 16 13th
  Ivan Lukashevich 16 0 0 0 0 26th
2012 Dallara GP3/10-Renault   Marlon Stöckinger 16 1 0 1 55 10th 6th
  Kotaro Sakurai[d] 6 0 0 0 0 24th
  Alice Powell 16 0 0 0 1 19th
  Lewis Williamson 8 0 0 0 11 17th
2013 Dallara GP3/13-AER   Jimmy Eriksson 16 0 0 0 0 24th 9th
  Adderly Fong 14 0 0 0 2 21st
  Josh Webster 16 0 0 0 0 28th
  Alexander Sims[e] 2 0 0 0 77 8th
2014 Dallara GP3/13-AER   Nick Yelloly 18 1 0 0 127 6th 3rd
  Richie Stanaway 18 1 1 1 125 8th
  Alfonso Celis Jr. 18 0 0 0 2 21st
2015 Dallara GP3/13-AER   Seb Morris 18 0 0 0 6 18th 8th
  Alex Fontana 18 0 0 0 16 16th
  Sandy Stuvik 18 0 0 0 7 17th

In detail edit

(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 T.C. Points
2010 GP3/10
Renault
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
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
2nd 86
  Robert Wickens 2 4 11 21 2 16 9 5 1 5 4 2 1 11 2 1
  Ivan Lukashevich 19 19 19 27 16 25 19 Ret 17 13 25 18 Ret 13 19 14
  Daniel Morad Ret 22 5 5 19 12 7 1 Ret 9 21 12 Ret 16 9 7
2011 GP3/10
Renault
P
IST
FEA
IST
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
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
5th 50
  Alexander Sims 8 1 Ret Ret 6 2 2 3 12 2 DSQ 9 Ret Ret 21 Ret
  António Félix da Costa 5 4 12 17 Ret 20 19 9 28 Ret 11 6 Ret 11 7 1
  Ivan Lukashevich 14 24 17 13 Ret Ret 18 24 11 18 28 23 10 8 Ret Ret
2012 GP3/10
Renault
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
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
6th 67
  Marlon Stöckinger 2 19 8 1 19 11 16 Ret 16 11 9 13 14 16 7 4
  Kotaro Sakurai 18 12 13 20 15 13
  Lewis Williamson 13 Ret 10 5 8 7 19 Ret
  Alice Powell Ret 11 11 22 18 Ret 17 Ret 19 Ret 19 20 18 12 12 8
2013 GP3/13
AER
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
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
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
9th 18
  Jimmy Eriksson 19 Ret 18 16 18 21 Ret 18 13 12 17 15 13 Ret 23 26
  Adderly Fong 23 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 20 17 Ret 16 19 20 17 21
  Alexander Sims 8 2
  Josh Webster Ret Ret 17 18 16 16 Ret Ret 21 DSQ Ret 18 Ret 16 21 22
2014 GP3/13
AER
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
3rd 254
  Nick Yelloly 9 7 7 5 5 2 4 5 2 11 3 5 10 5 9 6 8 1
  Richie Stanaway 3 4 4 3 7 1 13 7 1 6 7 2 9 Ret 12 Ret 12 7
  Alfonso Celis Jr. 18 Ret Ret 19 16 10 Ret 23 16 22 12 15 16 Ret 16 7 16 Ret
2015 GP3/13
AER
P
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
8th 29
  Seb Morris Ret 24 19 5 15 12 12 12 Ret 14 DSQ Ret 14 10 16 Ret 13 15
  Alex Fontana 9 16 10 6 19 18 14 13 10 6 8 16 19 11 19 19 15 13
  Sandy Stuvik 18 17 7 Ret 22 20 22 14 Ret 17 11 8 16 17 13 Ret 17 16

A1 Grand Prix edit

A1 Grand Prix Results[3]
Year Car Team Drivers Wins Poles Fast laps Points T.C.
2007–08 Lola A1GP-Zytek   A1 Team Ireland Ralph Firman · Adam Carroll 1 0 1 94 6th
  A1 Team Canada James Hinchcliffe · Robert Wickens 1 2 1 75 9th
2008–09 A1GP-Ferrari   A1 Team Ireland Adam Carroll 5 6 5 112 1st

Timeline edit

Former series
A1 Grand Prix 2007–2009
GP3 Series 2010–2015
European Le Mans Series 2012
GP2 Series 2015

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ a b Till 2012 the team competed under Irish racing license. In 2013–2015 the team competed under Canada racing license.
  2. ^ a b Operation Team at A1 Team Canada, A1 Team Ireland
  3. ^ Oliver Rowland collected 3 points scored for MP Motorsport in 2015.
  4. ^ Kotaro Sakurai ran under a Japanese licence for the first two meetings of the season before changing to a Filipino one for Silverstone.
  5. ^ Alexander Sims scored 61 of his 77 points in 2013 with Carlin Motorsport.

References edit

  1. ^ Mark Gallagher. "Status Grand Prix". mark-gallagher.com. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Leading GP3 team Status to run Caterham GP2 squad". autosport.com. Autosport. 17 October 2014. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ A1GP complete Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com

External links edit