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Ocean Racing TechnologyFull name Ocean Racing Technology Founded 2008 (2002 as BCN Competicion) Base Perafita, PortugalFounder/s Team principal/s Tiago Monteiro
José Guedes2011 GP2 Series seasonRace drivers 18. 
Kevin Mirocha
18.
Brendon Hartley
19.
Johnny Cecotto, Jr.2011 GP2 Asia Series seasonRace drivers 14. 
Andrea Caldarelli
15.
Oliver TurveyGP2 Series recordDebut 2005 Teams' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 Race victories 1 GP2 Asia Series recordDebut 2008 Teams' Championships 0 Drivers' Championships 0 Race victories 0 Other SeriesFormer Series A1 Grand Prix
Formula 3000
World Series by Nissan
Euro Formula 3000Ocean Racing Technology (ORT) is a racing team that takes part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN, a team which never enjoyed much success in GP2 (two podiums in four years). The driver and the entrepreneur created a structure based on recognized professionals and quickly started to secure first-class results, making it possible for the Portuguese Racing team to fight with the more advanced teams in the FIA accredited championship that is the main feeder series for Formula One.
While BCN was the only GP2 team that had yet to win a race (contributing factors being BCN Competición's frequent use of a rotating selection of paying drivers), the change to ORT meant a full transformation (the team kept only the frames, discarding all the rest, and hiring new staff). In their first year in GP2, Álvaro Parente won the first race for the team at the 2009 Belgian GP2 Feature Race, in a round where he also got pole position and fastest lap.
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History
The team was created in 2002 and their debut season was in Formula Nissan with Andrea Belicchi and Carlos Martin as drivers.
Formula Nissan 2000 Results Year Car Drivers Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C. 2002[1] -Nissan Andrea Belicchi1 2 105 5th th 
Carlos Martin0 0 4 16th In 2003 and 2004, BCN raced in International Formula 3000/GP2 Series, finishing as runner-up in both the drivers and teams championships in 2004.
In 2005-06, the team was involved in the new A1 Grand Prix series managing the A1 Team South Africa car,[2] however DAMS took over the team for 2006-07.
A1 Grand Prix Results[3] Year Car Team Wins Poles Fast laps Points T.C. 2005-06 Lola-Zytek 
A1 Team South Africa0 0 0 20 17th Formula 3000 and GP2 Series
Karun Chandhok driving for Ocean Racing Technology at the Monaco round of the 2009 GP2 Series season.
For 2003, BCN stepped up to International Formula 3000. In their first year on that series, they was known as a rent-a-drive team due to high number of drivers who passed by team that year (drivers such as Will Langhorne, Alessandro Piccolo, Ferdinando Monfardini and Rob Nguyen). This year, it had many financial difficulties and virtually did not have a big sponsor.
In 2004, the situation got better - the team ran veteran driver Enrico Toccacelo alongside Argentine youngster Esteban Guerrieri. With the same drivers throughout the year, the team found the pace to reach second place in the Teams' Championiship, with 84 points (56 from Toccacelo and 28 from Guerrieri) just behind the Arden International team.
BCN was considered a threat for the new GP2 Series, alongside other top teams like Super Nova Racing and Arden. In 2005, the team hired Venezuelan star Ernesto Viso and Japanese Hiroki Yoshimoto, anticipating at least, some victories and many points. However, compared to the previous year, 2005 was a great disappointment. BCN could not threaten teams like Arden and ART Grand Prix. The team ended the year with 35 points and 9th place in the Teams' Championiship.
In 2006, Scalabroni's team continued as a midfield team, scoring points occasionally. Yoshimoto continued with the team, first paired with Timo Glock (who brought DHL as sponsor), but the German driver was not comfortable with the team and moved to iSport International at mid-season. Glock's place was filled by Luca Filippi. The team again finished 9th in the Teams' Championship, with 22 points.
For 2007 BCN hired a pair of young Asian talents - Super Aguri F1 test driver Sakon Yamamoto and 2006 German F3 Cup champion Ho-Pin Tung. When Yamamoto stepped up to F1, his place was taken by Finnish driver Markus Niemelä. However, the team was unsuccessful, scoring just four points all year. 2008 was little better, with a succession of drivers competing for the team amidst reported financial troubles. A fourth place for Adrián Vallés at Monaco was the only points-scoring run.
BCN Competición was bought by the Portuguese former F1 (and current WTCC) driver Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes in November 2008, in a move that relocated the team to the Algarve circuit, being renamed Ocean Racing Technology (ORT).[4] Yelmer Buurman[5] and Fabrizio Crestani drove for the team in the 2008-09 GP2 Asia Series season, replacing BCN drivers Yoshimoto and Luca Filippi who competed in the first round of the championship.[6].
In the 2009 GP2 main season, drivers were Álvaro Parente and Karun Chandhok. Parente scored the team's first win in the Spa-Francorchamps round and was 8th in the final Championship standings. ORT finished the Teams' Championship in 9th, but only two points behind 5th place finisher iSport International.
GP2 Series Results[7] Year Car Drivers Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C. 2005 Dallara-Mecachrome 
Ernesto Viso0 0 1 21 12th 9th 
Hiroki Yoshimoto0 0 1 24 16th 2006 Dallara-Mecachrome Timo Glock0 0 0 5 4th † 9th Hiroki Yoshimoto0 0 0 12 15th Luca Filippi0 0 0 7 19th 2007 Dallara-Mecachrome 
Ho-Pin Tung0 0 0 4 23rd 13th Sakon Yamamoto0 0 0 0 30th 
Markus Niemelä0 0 0 0 31st Henri Karjalainen0 0 0 0 NC 2008 Dallara-Mecachrome Paolo Maria Nocera0 0 0 0 34th 12th Adrián Vallés†0 0 0 5 21st 
Miloš Pavlović0 0 0 0 32nd 
Carlos Iaconelli0 0 0 0 29th 2009 Dallara-Mecachrome 
Karun Chandhok0 0 0 10 18th 9th Álvaro Parente1 1 1 30 8th 2010 Dallara-Mecachrome Max Chilton0 0 0 3 25th 12th 
Fabio Leimer1 0 1 8 19th International Formula 3000 Championship Results[7] Year Car Drivers Wins Poles Fast laps Points D.C. T.C. 2003 Lola B02/50-Zytek Judd KV 
Rob Nguyen0 0 0 5 15th 9th Valerio Scassellati0 0 0 0 NC Alessandro Piccolo0 0 0 0 NC 
Will Langhorne0 0 0 0 NC Marc Hynes0 0 0 0 NC Giovanni Berton0 0 0 0 NC Ferdinando Monfardini0 0 0 0 NC 2004 Lola B2/50-Zytek Enrico Toccacelo1 1 0 56 2nd 2nd 
Esteban Guerrieri0 0 0 28 6th - † These drivers raced for more than one team during the season. Their final position includes results for all teams.
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
Sources
- ^ 2002 Formula Nissan light complete results speedsportmag.com
- ^ a1podium.com/teamRSA.php, A1 team South Africa informations.
- ^ results.a1gp.com, A1 Grand Prix complete results.
- ^ "Tiago Monteiro confirms the acquisition of GP2 team". tiagomonteiro.com. 2008-11-27. https://tiagomonteiro.com/default.aspx?go=32&c=196. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
- ^ "Buurman fills Monteiro's first seat". autosport.com. 2008-11-29. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72281. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
- ^ "Ocean sign Crestani as second driver". autosport.com. 2008-12-02. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/72299. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
- ^ a b speedsportmag.com, GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results.
External links
Teams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Series season
Other drivers: Ceccon (Coloni), Mirocha (Ocean), Parente (Carlin, Racing Engineering), Rigon (Coloni), Turvey (Carlin)Rapax Addax ART Racing Eng. iSport DAMS Arden Super Nova Coloni Trident Ocean Carlin Air Asia 1 Leimer
2 Leal3 Pic
4 Van der Garde5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Clos
8 Vietoris9 Bird
10 Ericsson11 Grosjean
12 Varhaug14 Král
15 Palmer16 Fauzy
17 Carroll18 Herck
19 Filippi20 Coletti
21 González22 Hartley
23 Cecotto, Jr.24 Chilton
25 Aleshin26 Razia
27 ValsecchiTeams and drivers competing in the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season iSport Arden ART Super Nova DAMS Coloni Ocean Addax Trident Rapax Racing Eng. Carlin Air Asia 1 Ericsson
2 Bird3 Král
4 Palmer5 Bianchi
6 Gutiérrez7 Fauzy
8 Cecotto, Jr.9 Grosjean
10 Varhaug11 Herck
12 Jakes14 Turvey
15 Caldarelli16 Pic
17 van der Garde18 Coletti
19 González20 Leimer
21 Leal22 Berthon
23 Clos24 Aleshin
25 Chilton26 Razia
27 ValsecchiCategories:- Portuguese auto racing teams
- Spanish auto racing teams
- Formula 3000 racing teams
- A1 Grand Prix racing teams
- GP2 teams
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