Super Nova Racing
Motor racing team
Founded	1991
Country	United Kingdom
Team Principal(s)	David Sears
Current series	GP2 Series, A1 Grand Prix
Former series	Formula 3000
Drivers' titles	1995 Formula 3000 (Sospiri) 1997 Formula 3000 (Zonta) 1998 Formula 3000 (Montoya) 2002 Formula 3000 (Bourdais)
Teams' titles	1995 Formula 3000 1996 Formula 3000 1997 Formula 3000 1998 Formula 3000 2000 Formula 3000 2006-07 A1 GP (Germany)

Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located David Sears is a former racing driver turned owner of the Super Nova GP2 team For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Vincenzo Sospiri (born October 7, 1966) is an Italian racing driver Early career Born in Curitiba, Brazil Zonta began karting in 1987 winning his first race shortly thereafter Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Sébastien Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French Formula One race car driver Teams 24 teams each representing a different country signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 A1 Team Germany is the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 Super Nova first entered racing in 1991. Super Nova was a new incarnation of the pre-existing David Sears Motorsport, sponsored by the Nova chain of Japanese English schools and also ran the Danish Den Blå Avis outfit. David Sears is a former racing driver turned owner of the Super Nova GP2 team Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000 / GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series

In July 2007, naming sponsor Nova's legal problems became the subject of intense media coverage in Japan, and by the end of September 2007 the company was reported to be unable to pay staff salaries or rent, being declared bankrupt in November 2007 amidst a widening scandal about business improprieties, but SuperNova continued to list Nova as a sponsor^[1].

Formula 3000 and GP2 Series

Super Nova Racing race in International Formula 3000 since 1994 and later in its substitution series, the GP2 Series since 2005. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005 and ended in Manama, Bahrain on

In the last 2007 GP2 championship their drivers were the Italian Luca Filippi and British Mike Conway. The 2007 GP2 Series season began on April 14 at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on September 30 after winning the Luca Filippi (born August 9, 1985 in Italy) is a racing driver who competes in single seaters in Europe. Mike Conway (born 19 August 1983, in Bromley, Kent, England) is a British Racing driver who currently resides

Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series season. Christian Bakkerud (born November 3 1984) is a Danish racing driver who competes in the 2008 GP2 Series season for the Super Nova Entry list Calendar Testing Calendar Race calendar Season results Results at a glance The GP2 Asia Series is a form of Open wheel motor racing based on the GP2 series.

GP2 Series Results[2]
Year	Car	Drivers	Wins	Poles	Fast laps	Points	D. For the article about the Asian version of the GP2 series see GP2 Asia Series. C.	T. C.
2005	Dallara-Mecachrome	Adam Carroll	3	1		53	5th	3rd
		Giorgio Pantano	0	1		49	6th
2006	Dallara-Mecachrome	José María López	0	1	1	30	10th	9th
		Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy	0	0	0	0	24th
2007	Dallara-Mecachrome	Luca Filippi	1	2	0	59	4th	4th
		Mike Conway	0	0	1	19	14th
2008	Dallara-Mecachrome	Christian Bakkerud
		Álvaro Parente

• D. The 2005 GP2 Series season started in Imola, San Marino on April 23, 2005 and ended in Manama, Bahrain on Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering Adam Carroll (born October 26 1982, Portadown, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Race car driver. Giorgio Pantano (born February 4, 1979 in Padua, Italy) is an Italian racing driver who drove for the Jordan Formula The 2006 GP2 Series season began at Valencia, Spain on April 8, 2006 and ended in Monza, Italy on September Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering José María López (born April 26 1983 in Río Tercero, Argentina) is a Race car driver. The 2007 GP2 Series season began on April 14 at Bahrain. Timo Glock was crowned series champion on September 30 after winning the Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering Luca Filippi (born August 9, 1985 in Italy) is a racing driver who competes in single seaters in Europe. Mike Conway (born 19 August 1983, in Bromley, Kent, England) is a British Racing driver who currently resides For the Asian-based series see 2008 GP2 Asia Series season. The 2008 GP2 Series season was the fourth GP2 Series season Dallara Automobili is an Italian Chassis manufacturer for various Motor racing series being most notable for its near- Monopoly in Formula 3 Mecachrome SAS is a precision engineering company involved in Aviation, the Automotive industry, Motor racing and industrial engineering Christian Bakkerud (born November 3 1984) is a Danish racing driver who competes in the 2008 GP2 Series season for the Super Nova Álvaro Parente (born October 4, 1984 in Porto) is a Portuguese racecar driver C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.

Super Nova have given rides to numerous successful drivers like Kenny Bräck, Ricardo Zonta, Juan Pablo Montoya or Sébastien Bourdais. Kenneth "Kenny" Brack (born March 21, 1966 in Arvika, Värmland) is a Race car driver from Sweden. Early career Born in Curitiba, Brazil Zonta began karting in 1987 winning his first race shortly thereafter Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born September 20, 1975, in Bogotá, Colombia) is a Race car driver in NASCAR for Chip Sébastien Bourdais (born February 28, 1979 in Le Mans) is a French Formula One race car driver

In 11 Formula 3000 seasons, 1994 to 2004, the team won 5 teams titles, 4 drivers titles, 27 wins, 26 pole positions and 21 fasted laps. What makes Super Nova, one of the best Formula 3000 teams with DAMS and Arden International. Driot-Arnoux Motorsport ( DAMS) is a racing team from France, involved in many areas of Motorsports. Arden International is an international Formula 3000 / GP2 Series team created by Christian Horner.

• † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and final place include all results.
• D. C. = Drivers' Championship position, T. C. = Teams' Championship position.

A1 Grand Prix

They have competed for all seasons in A1 Grand Prix since series debuts in 2005-06, fielding entries for both A1 Team Germany^[3] and A1 Team Pakistan^[4] and later for A1 Team New Zealand^[5]. A1 Team Germany is the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Pakistan is the Pakistani team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series In 2006-07, the both managed team, Germany and New Zealand finishing 1st and 2nd in the Championship overall. Teams 24 teams each representing a different country signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season

A1 Grand Prix results[6]
Year	Car	Team	Wins	Poles	Fast laps	Points	T. History The nation-based A1GP concept was founded by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Maktoum Al Maktoum of Dubai, initially in 2004 C.
2005-06	Lola-Zytek	A1 Team Germany	0	0	0	38	15th
		A1 Team Pakistan	0	0	0	10	20th
2006-07	Lola-Zytek	A1 Team Germany	9	3	3	128	1st
		A1 Team New Zealand	3	2	2	93	2nd
2007-08	Lola-Zytek	A1 Team Germany
		A1 Team New Zealand

• 2007-08 is the current season. Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team Germany is the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team Pakistan is the Pakistani team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams 24 teams each representing a different country signed up for the second A1 Grand Prix season Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team Germany is the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis ( Lola) engine ( Zytek) and tyre ( Cooper Avon) Lola Racing Cars (also Lola Cars International) is a Racing car Engineering company founded in 1961 by Eric Broadley and based in Huntingdon Zytek Group Ltd is a British Automotive Engineering company founded in 1981 in Fradley, United Kingdom. A1 Team Germany is the German team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series Teams All teams used same A1 Grand Prix car including chassis ( Lola) engine ( Zytek) and tyre ( Cooper Avon)
• T. C. = Teams' Championship position.

Sources

External links

• supernova-racing.com, official website.