Teams are getting ready for the first championship race of the 2012 AutoGP World Series at Monza. EuroSport 2 will broadcast both races LIVE on Saturday and Sunday. Sixteen drivers from ten different Countries will line-up on the grid of the 2012 Auto GP World Series in Monza, where the maiden event of the season is taking place this weekend. The teams made the most of the last few days to fill the last available seats, and are now ready to tackle the season start.
Compared to the official test’s entry list there are some interesting news: Manor MP Motorsport completed their line-up fielding the experienced Chris Van der Drift: the kiwi driver was already a race winner in many championships, from A1GP to Superleague and Ws by Renault, so he is a valuable addition to the team’s line-up. Ombra Racing, meanwhile, confirmed that Adderly Fong will drive alongside Giancarlo Serenelli. A 22 years-old, Fong is the first Chinese driver in Auto GP history, coming from two seasons in British F3 where he was a podium finisher. He also raced twice in the Macau GP, and in 2011 he was tenth, the second ever Chinese driver to clinch a top ten finish in the race. Last but not least, Virtuosi UK will have Matteo Beretta at the wheel of the #7 car. A 17 years-old from Italy, Beretta took a podium finish in last year’s European F3 Open, and raced in Italian F3 in 2010.
1 CAMPOS RACING Facundo Regalia
2 CAMPOS RACING Giuseppe Cipriani
3 CAMPOS RACING Max Snegirev
12 EURONOVA RACING Sergey Sirotkin
14 EURONOVA RACING Antonio Spavone
5 MLR 71 Sergio Campana
71 MLR 71 Michele La Rosa
32 MANOR MP MOTORSPORT Daniel de Jong
33 MANOR MP MOTORSPORT Chris Van der Drift
23 OMBRA RACING Adderly Fong
45 OMBRA RACING Giancarlo Serenelli
10 SUPERNOVA INTERNATIONAL Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
11 SUPERNOVA INTERNATIONAL Victor Guerin
6 VIRTUOSI UK Pål Varhaug
7 VIRTUOSI UK Matteo Beretta
8 ZELE RACING Giacomo Ricci
Here is the timetable:
Friday 9 March
9.45-10.15 Free Practice 1 13.15-13.45 Free Practice 2 16.00-16.30 Qualifying
Saturday 10 March 11.45-12.25 Race 1 (14 Laps) LIVE on EUROSPORT 2
Sunday 11 March 11.45-12.25 Race 2 (14 Laps) LIVE on EUROSPORT 2
