5 Mar 2010: GP3: First track outing for teams and drivers
The ten teams participating in this year’s GP3 championship took to the track at Paul Ricard yesterday for their first day of testing.
Posts Tagged ‘James Jakes’
3 Feb 2010: GP2 Asia: Twilight race marks return to Abu Dhabi
The first GP2 Asia race of 2010 is set to be held at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit at the weekend for a twilight contest featuring five new drivers.
13 Nov 2009: GP2: Bumper crop of Brits shine in Ricard testing
Three days of GP2 testing at the Circuit Paul Ricard saw James Jakes twice top the timesheets and every session feature at least one British driver among the top three fastest performers.
1 Nov 2009: GP2 Asia: Valsecchi and Vietoris take first wins of season
DAMS rookie Christian Vietoris managed to stop a Davide Valsecchi juggernaut on the first weekend of the new GP2 Asia season as the drivers took to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit for their inaugural meeting.
26 Oct 2009: GP2 Asia: Drivers test at Yas Marina
This season’s GP2 Asia drivers have been getting a sneak preview of Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina circuit as they tested this week ahead of the season’s first event as a support race for the F1 season finale.
8 Oct 2009: GP2: Jerez testing round-up, days two and three
Guido van der Garde and rookie Marcus Ericsson set the fastest times in the second and third days of GP2 testing in Jerez – but the much-anticipated arrivals of F1 hopeful Bruno Senna and rally star Sebastien Loeb failed to set the timesheets aflame.
6 Oct 2009: GP2: Valsecchi fastest as Asia-bound Jakes joins test
Davide Valsecchi set the pace in the first day of GP2 testing at Jerez, with James Jakes as a late addition for Super Nova bringing the number of British drivers in action across the three-day test to five.
3 Aug 2009: GP2: Could Grosjean’s promotion open doors for a Brit?
Could the prospective promotion of Barwa Addax driver Romain Grosjean to a Formula One seat with Renault be good news for a British driver?
8 May 2009: GP2: Jakes misses out on DPR drive
It’s now looking certain that there will be no British drivers on this year’s GP2 grid after DPR filled its remaining seat with Italian Giacomo Ricci, dashing the hopes of GP2 Asia graduate James Jakes.
28 Apr 2009: GP2 Asia: Kobayashi is series champion in DAMS lock-out
DAMS drivers Kamui Kobayashi and Jerome d’Ambrosio secured a one-two in this year’s GP2 Asia championship in Bahrain, as well as a constructors’ title for their team. Meanwhile, Britain’s James Jakes had a respectable season finish.
