Trident Racing

Motor racing team

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founded = 2006
country = flagicon|ITA Italy
principal = Allessandro Alunni Bravi
current series = GP2
former series = None
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Trident Racing is a motor racing team that competes in single seater formula racing. It was founded in 2006 in order to compete in the GP2 championship, which is Europe's highest-ranking single-seater formula below Formula One. GP2 functions as an official support championship to Formula One and thus shares the latter championship's European dates and venues. Trident is headquartered at San Pietro Mosezzo in the Piedmont region of Italy.

History

After a rapid formation, Trident secured a place on the 2006 GP2 entry list, represented by former Formula One driver Gianmaria Bruni from Italy and Andreas Zuber from Austria. It was one of three teams that had lodged requests for the thirteenth entry that was made available for that season onwards. GP2's organiser Bruno Michel commented: "Trident Racing put forward a proposal which promised strong sporting and engineering excellence."

Trident's first year of competition was competitive against more experienced opposition. Bruni provided two race wins, together with three pole positions and two fastest race laps. The rookie Zuber secured a single race win. In the teams' championship standings, Trident ended the year in sixth place overall.

For the 2007 season, Trident chose F3 Euroseries race winner Kohei Hirate from Japan and World Series by Renault front-runner Pastor Maldonado from Venezuela. Its 2008 drivers are Mike Conway and Ho-Pin Tung.

GP2 results

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References

[http://www.gp2series.com/en/website/trident_racing/ GP2 official site: Trident Racing profile]
[http://www.eurosport.com/gp2/sport_sto790855.shtml Details of Trident's entry into GP2]
[http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/55591 Trident signs Kohei Hirate]