2010 GP2 Calendar Revealed06/01/2010

2010 GP2 Calendar Announced

The GP2 series has unveiled the 2010 calendar with eleven rounds being confirmed for next season. Twelve teams will take part in the 2010 season with PiquetGP renamed Rapax.

Barcelona to host first round of GP2 Series 

 
The season will once again commence in Barcelona running alongside the first European round of the Formula One World Championship. Portimao will again host a stand-alone event which will take place mid-season on 19-20 June. The 2010 GP2 Championship will be concluded in Abu Dhabi at the Yas Marina Circuit, again in connjunction with Formula One.  

Two pre-season test sessions have be organised, first at Paul Ricard on 23-25 March followed by Barcelona on 7-9 April.

GP2 Series to feature new talent 

 
GP2 Series Organiser Bruno Michel said: “I am very pleased to have eleven rounds this year. We will have ten events alongside Formula One; that’s one more than in 2009 and ending the season in Abu Dhabi is fantastic. I can also reveal today that the 2010 grid is almost complete. The list of drivers for next season is made of a lot of new names and it will be very interesting to follow these promising young guns. Looking at the Formula One grid for next year, one can only be impressed by the number of GP2 graduates who will be competing in the 2010 championship.”

2010 GP2 Series Race Calendar

Date and Venue
8-9 May: Barcelona, Spain
14-15 May: Monte-Carlo, Monaco
29-30 May: Istanbul, Turkey
19-20 June: Portimao, Portugal
26-27 June: Valencia, Spain
10-11 July: Silverstone, Great Britain
24-25 July: Hockenheim, Germany
31 July-1 August: Budapest, Hungary
28 - 29 August: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
11-12 September: Monza, Italy
13-14 November: Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi