- GP2 Asia Series
Infobox motorsport championship
current_season = 2008-09 GP2 Asia Series season
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category = Formula cars
inaugural = 2008
drivers = 26 (2008)
teams = 13 (2008)
constructors = flagicon|ITADallara (2009)
engines = flagicon|FRAMecachrome (2009)
tyres = flagicon|JapanBridgestone
country/region =Asia
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champion driver = flagicon|FranceRomain Grosjean
champion team = flagicon|FranceART Grand Prix
website = [http://www.gp2series.com/ gp2series.com] The GP2 Asia Series is a form ofopen wheel motor racing based on theGP2 series .The series was officially announced during the weekend of the
2007 Monaco Grand Prix .cite news |first=Charles |last=Bradley |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=GP2 confirms Asian series for 2008 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/59092 |work= |publisher=Autosport Website |date=2007 -05-24 |accessdate=2007-05-25 ] GP2 series organiser Bruno Michel commented that "It is of great importance that the GP2 Asia Series maintains a strong and viable link toFormula One . Our inclusion as the support races on the programme of Asian Grands Prix in 2008 is an essential key in this new venture".The first season ran during the main GP2 series off season, January–April, with five two-race meetings. It ran alongside the new
Speedcar Series [ [http://www.speedcarseries.com/news/index.php?newsid=7 Speedcar Series | News ] ] , and the events in Malaysia and Bahrain acted as support races for the Formula One championship.In effort to promote motor racing in Asia, each team is encouraged to have at least one driver whose passport does not come from Western Europe or the Americas (North and South). For the avoidance of doubt, Turkey and Russia are not included in the list of "European" countries.
However, in the 2008 season, four of the thirteen teams opted to field two non-Asian drivers with the agreement that one of their two drivers would be a "ghost driver" and receive no prize money for competing in the series.
Champions
References
External links
* [http://www.gp2series.com/ GP2 Series official website]
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