Trident Racing
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Trident Racing are a GP2 team from San Pietro Mosezzo, Italy. They were formed in 2006 as a brand new team, and entered in the GP2 series of that same year, with the drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Andreas Zuber. Trident's team principal is Allessandro Alunni Bravi. They earned the right to compete in GP2 as they were deemed the most promising of three finalists who made it through to the final stage of the selection of 13th team on the grid. "Trident Racing put forward a proposal which promised strong sporting and engineering excellence," according to Bruno Michel, the GP2 series organizer. "Trident's proposal could not be overlooked, and I am very happy to welcome them to the GP2 family."
[edit] 2006 GP2 Series season
In their debut season, the Trident racing outfit did not disappoint, as they scored three wins over the course of the season, two for Bruni and one for Zuber. Bruni also scored three pole positions and two fastest laps. The team's debut season was promising, finishing sixth in the standings on 45 points, just one point behind Fisichella Motor Sport.
[edit] 2006 GP2 results
(key) (results in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Points | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 GP2 Series season | Dallara | Renault 4.0 Litre V8 engine | B | SPA | SPA | ITA | ITA | GER | GER | BAH | BAH | MON | GBR | GBR | FRA | FRA | GER | GER | HUN | HUN | TUR | TUR | ITA | ITA | 45 | 6th | |
| Gianmaria Bruni | 6 | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 17 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 10 | R | 1 | 6 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 15 | R | 9 | ||||||
| Andreas Zuber | Ret | 13 | Ret | 8 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 5 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 1> | 12 | R |
[edit] 2007 GP2 Series season
For 2007, Trident hired Kohei Hirate, a Japanese F3 Euroseries race winner, and Pastor Maldonado, a Venezuelan World Series by Renault front-runner.
GP2 official site: Trident Racing profile
Details on Trident's entry into GP2
Trident sign Kohei Hirate
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