Difference between revisions of "2010 Superleague season"

Revision as of 09:29, 19 October 2011

"They've failed to finish!"
This article is a stub or is otherwise incomplete.
You can help GPVWC Wiki by expanding it.

**2010 Superleague season**

Competition	Superleague
Title Sponsor	N/A
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	19
Mod base	Custom F1
Carshape base	2007 F1 (MMG)
Engine Supplier(s)	Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Toyota, BMW, Cosworth
Tyre Supplier(s)	Bridgestone
Drivers	44
Teams	12
Drivers' Champion	Janne Tanskanen
Teams' Champion	Nordsjoen Racing
Superleague Seasons
2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008 · 2009 · 2010 · 2011 · 2012 · 2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

The 2010 Superleague season is the 11th GPVWC Superleague season.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla vel diam id mauris accumsan egestas. Sed sed lorem. Integer id mi vel sapien fermentum vehicula. Pellentesque vitae lacus a sem posuere fringilla. Vestibulum dolor. Phasellus cursus augue ac purus. Curabitur faucibus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nulla vel diam id mauris accumsan egestas. Sed sed lorem. Integer id mi vel sapien fermentum vehicula. Pellentesque vitae lacus a sem posuere fringilla. Vestibulum dolor. Phasellus cursus augue ac purus. Curabitur faucibus. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas.

Pre-season

Testing

Report

Teams and drivers

Superleague Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	No.	Race Drivers	Rounds	Test/Reserve Driver(s)
Nordsjoen Racing	Cardiff, UK	Nordsjoen Racing	NR003	Mercedes	B	0	Adam Rouse	12, 15-16	Adam Rouse David Stanton
						0	David Stanton	1-2, 4-6, 9, 14, 19
						1	Joe Consiglio	3, 7-8, 11, 13, 17, 19
						2	Janne Tanskanen	1-16, 18
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing		Mercedes	B	3	Mark Wicks	1-19
Woods Racing	Croydon, UK	Woods Racing		Mercedes	B	4	Kieran Ryan	1-19
CSG Racing	Sheffield, UK	CSG Racing		Honda	B	5	Lee Morris	1–8
						5	Jyri Lylykorpi	13, 16-19
						6	Nick Rowland	1–8, 12-13
Synergetic Motorsports	Belfast, UK	Synergetic Motorsports		Cosworth	B	7	Gavin Thomas	1-6	Mal McKee
						7	Sam Millar	9-19
						8	Liam Hatchell	1–5, 7-9, 11-13, 15, 18
						8	Vinodh Moodley	6
Constant Racing	St. Helens, UK	Constant Racing	CR-SL10	Renault	B	9	Mark Stanton	1–14, 16, 19
						9	David Stanton	15
						10	William Ponissi	3-14, 16-19
ST Racing	London, England	ST Racing		Honda	B	11	Mark Fuller	1, 3-6, 9, 11, 13-15, 17, 19	Chris Williamson Ben Warren
						11	Chris Williamson	2, 7, 12, 16
						12	Tom Parker	1–4, 7, 16
							Chris Williamson	5, 8-10, 13-15, 17-19
							Ben Warren	12
Red Archer Virtual Racing Team	Rethymno, Greece	Red Archer VRT		Renault	B	14	Mickael Folcher	1–4, 9-10
							Leontin Nemet	5, 13, 19
							Jason Muscat	6-8, 11-12, 14-18
						15	Nikos Evangelidakis	4-6, 8, 10, 12-13, 15-16, 19
							Leontin Nemet	1-2, 7, 11, 14, 17-18
							Jason Muscat	9
Yellowbirds GP	Zolder, Belgium	Yellowbirds GP		Toyota	B	16	Marco Vandenbroeck	1–2, 4, 6-8
						16	Mark Bullivant	10-12, 14-16, 18-19
						17	Christoph Lichtenstein	1–2, 4-13, 16-17
						17	Jason Muscat	19
Argentina Racing Team	Argentina	ART		Honda	B	18	Agustin Canapino	1-2, 5-6, 11
							Tommi Koivunen	3, 10, 13
							Tomas Marino	9
						19	Fernando Babij	1, 3, 5-7, 9
Draig Racing	Hirwaun, Wales	Draig Racing		Ferrari	B	20	Lee Iden	1, 4-5
							Ashley Walsh	3
							Bastien Gauthier	11
							Phil Perkins	12-18
						21	Wayne Mullins	1-14
						21	Bastien Gauthier	15-16
Williamson Dynamics	England	Williamson Dynamics		Toyota	B	22	Roy Wachtmeester	1
							Sam Millar	2, 6-7
							Tim-Oliver Wagner	13-17
						23	Gregg Lawson	1-6
						23	Adam Smith	7, 9, 11-18
Oz Racing	Melbourne, Australia	Oz Racing		BMW	B	24	Richard Bayes	1, 7
							Scott Bennett	2-3, 5
							Ryan Walker	14
							David Jundt	17-19
						25	Emanuel Gaczella	1-2
						25	Gavin Thomas	7-11, 13

^† Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
^‡ Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

New entries

The new season initially saw 9 out of last year's 12 teams confirming their participation in next year's championships as well, with three newcomers joining the ranks of the teams.

The three newcomers were a mix of new upstarts and teams established in other leagues. Williamson Dynamics GP was a solid reality which achieved lots of success in other formulas, while Draig Racing and Oz Racing, owned respectively by Mike Phillis and former Constant Racing driver Richard Bayes enjoyed their first experience as a racing teams here in the Superleague.

Team changes

As planned in Gear F1's buyout deal during the 2009 season, the Italian team relocated to Wales and underwent a name change: the new Red 5 Racing, which represented a complete new outfit, were set to take part in the 2010 season. However the Welsh team withdrew their entry before the season start and their slot was taken by the Belgian Yellowbirds team who were led by Marco Vandenbroeck and had previously attempted an entry back in 2004.

Similarly to the former Daniel Ortega Racing (D.O.R.), was now purchased by Greek driver Nikos Evangelidakis, who rebranded the team as Red Archer VRT for the new season.

Maximum Racing were on the entry list for 2010, but their withdrawal shortly before the season start meant their slot on the grid was taken over by the new Argentinian Racing Team led by Agustin Canapino.

Driver changes

2010 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne	Sunny	rFactor v1255	25th March	???	19:00
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Chinese GP	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	Sunny	rFactor v1255	1st April	???	19:00
3	Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Mie	Sunny	rFactor v1255	8th April	???	19:00
4	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Abu Dhabi GP	Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Island	Sunny	rFactor v1255	15th April	???	19:00
5	Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungarian GP	Pannonia-Ring, Ostffyasszonyfa	Sunny	rFactor v1255	29th April	???	19:00
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco GP	Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo	Sunny	rFactor v1255	13th May	???	19:00
7	British Grand Prix	British GP	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	Sunny	rFactor v1255	3rd June	???	19:00
8	Portuguese Grand Prix	Portuguese GP	Autodromo do Estoril, Estoril	Sunny	rFactor v1255	10th June	???	19:00
9	Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain GP	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain	Sunny	rFactor v1255	24th June	???	19:00
10	Turkish Grand Prix	Turkish GP	Istanbul Park, Istanbul	Sunny	rFactor v1255	1st July	???	19:00
11	Canadian Grand Prix	Canadian GP	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal	Sunny	rFactor v1255	15th July	???	19:00
12	Mexican Grand Prix	Mexican GP	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City	Sunny	rFactor v1255	22nd July	???	19:00
13	Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo	Sunny	rFactor v1255	29th July	???	19:00
14	Argentine Grand Prix	Argentine GP	Autodromo Juan y Oscar Galvez, Buenos Aires	Sunny	rFactor v1255	12th August	???	19:00
15	Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	Sunny	rFactor v1255	2nd September	???	19:00
16	Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza	Sunny	rFactor v1255	9th September	???	19:00
17	Belgian Grand Prix	Belgian GP	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa	Sunny	rFactor v1255	23rd September	???	19:00
18	Dutch Grand Prix	Dutch GP	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	Sunny	rFactor v1255	30th September	???	19:00
19	Singapore Grand Prix	Singapore GP	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	Sunny	rFactor v1255	21st October	???	19:00

Changes

Rule changes

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning constructor	Report
1	Australian Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:23.927)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
2	Chinese Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Kieran Ryan (1:33.393)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
3	Japanese Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:30.539)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
4	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Lee Morris (1:37.431)	Lee Morris	CSG Racing-Honda	Report
5	Hungarian Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:18.255)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Lee Morris	Lee Morris (1:12.542)	Lee Morris	CSG Racing-Honda	Report
7	British Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Joe Consiglio (1:19.456)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
8	Portuguese Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Kieran Ryan (1:09.317)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
9	Bahrain Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:29.615)	Kieran Ryan	Woods Racing-Mercedes	Report
10	Turkish Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:24.810)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
11	Canadian Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:14.359)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
12	Mexican Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:08.170)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
13	Brazilian Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Janne Tanskanen (1:08.955)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
14	Argentine Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:23.122)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
15	Spanish Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:17.151)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
16	Italian Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:20.665)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
17	Belgian Grand Prix	Kieran Ryan	Jason Muscat (1:44.735)	Jason Muscat	Red Archer-Renault	Report
18	Dutch Grand Prix	Janne Tanskanen	Janne Tanskanen (1:12.067)	Janne Tanskanen	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report
19	Singapore Grand Prix	Joe Consiglio	Joe Consiglio (1:31.116)	Joe Consiglio	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 10 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
Points	15	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers standings

Pos	Driver	AUS	CHN	JPN	UAE	HUN	MON	UK	POR	BAH	TUR	CAN	MEX	BRA	ARG	SPA	ITA	BEL	NED	SIN	Points
1	Janne Tanskanen	1	1	1	Ret	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	DNS	1	DNS	232
2	Mark Wicks	8	2	5	2	3	6	3	3	3	2	2	3	5	2	2	2	4	Ret	3	172
3	Kieran Ryan	6	6	Ret	Ret	5	5	11	5	1	3	4	2	2	4	5	Ret	Ret	2	2	117
4	Lee Morris	3	4	3	1	2	1	5	2												88
5	Joe Consiglio			2	DNS	DNS	DNS	2	4	DNS	DNS	4	DNS	3	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	1	65
6	Jason Muscat						9	Ret	9	9	DNS	Ret	6	DNS	3	3	Ret	1	3	4	64
7	Nick Rowland	7	3	6	4	4	2	7	6	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	6							61
8	Christoph Lichtenstein	9	10	DNS	9	10	7	10	8	10	6	Ret	8	7	DNS	DNS	4	7			39
9	Liam Hatchell	Ret	7	8	3	Ret	DNS	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret		33
10	Mark Stanton	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8	12	6	Ret	8	7	3	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	32
11	Mickael Folcher	Ret	5	4	6	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	4										27
12	William Ponissi			11	10	12	10	Ret	11	7	11	6	7	12	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	5	Ret	25
13	Phil Perkins												5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret		24
14	Chris Williamson		14	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	12	Ret	DNS	9	11	Ret	7	5	9	6	7	24
15	Wayne Mullins	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	11	8	8	7	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	6						23
16	Sam Millar		DSQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	5	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	22
17	Jyri Lylykorpi													Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	2	4	Ret	20
18	Fernando Babij	4	DNS	Ret	DNS	9	4	9	DNS	Ret											20
19	David Stanton		8	DNS	DNS	6	Ret	DNS	DNS	6	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	6	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	18
20	Adam Rouse												4	DNS	DNS	4	Ret				16
21	David Jundt																	6	7	5	15
22	Mark Fuller	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	11	DNS	8	DNS	10	Ret	Ret	DNS	5	DNS	6	15
23	Agustin Canapino	2	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret									12
24	Leontin Nemet	DSQ	9	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	5	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	8	11
25	Gregg Lawson	Ret	DNS	9	7	7	Ret														10
26	Tom Parker	5	11	12	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	9^†				8
27	Tim-Oliver Wagner													9	Ret	8	Ret	8			8
28	Mark Bullivant										DSQ	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DSQ	6	DNS	Ret	9	7
29	Tommi Koivunen			Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	5	DNS	DNS	Ret							6
30	Ryan Walker														5						6
31	Gavin Thomas	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	Ret							4
32	Lee Iden	Ret	DNS	DNS	8	Ret															3
33	Adam Smith							Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret		3
34	Nikos Evangelidakis				11	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	12	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	10	1
35	Emanuel Gaczella	10	Ret																		1
36	Marco Vandenbroek	11	12	DNS	Ret	DNS	11	DNS	Ret												0
37	Scott Bennett		13	Ret	DNS	Ret															0
38	Rich Bayes	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret													0
39	Roy Wachtmeester	Ret																			0
40	Ashley Walsh			Ret																	0
41	Vinodh Moodley						Ret														0
42	Tomas Marino									Ret											0
43	Bastien Gauthier											Ret	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret				0
44	Ben Warren												Ret								0
Pos	Driver	AUS	CHN	JPN	UAE	HUN	MON	UK	POR	BAH	TUR	CAN	MEX	BRA	ARG	SPA	ITA	BEL	NED	SIN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Constructors standings

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	CHN	JPN	UAE	HUN	MON	UK	POR	BAH	TUR	CAN	MEX	BRA	ARG	SPA	ITA	BEL	NED	SIN	Points
1	Nordsjoen Racing-Mercedes	0	DNS	8		DNS	6	Ret			6			4		Ret	4	Ret			Ret	326
		1			2				2	4			4		3				Ret		1
		2	1	1	1	Ret	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
2	Woods Racing-Mercedes	3	8	2	5	2	3	6	3	3	3	2	2	3	5	2	2	2	4	Ret	3	289
2	Woods Racing-Mercedes	4	6	6	Ret	Ret	5	5	11	5	1	3	4	2	2	4	5	Ret	Ret	2	2	289
3	CSG Racing-Honda	5	3	4	3	1	2	1	5	2					Ret			Ret	2	4	Ret	169
3	CSG Racing-Honda	6	7	3	6	4	4	2	7	6				Ret	6							169
4	Red Archer VRT-Renault	14	Ret	5	4	6	Ret	9	Ret	9	Ret	4	Ret	6	Ret	3	3	Ret	1	3	8	95
4	Red Archer VRT-Renault	15	DSQ	9	DNS	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	12	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	95
5	Constant Racing-Renault	9	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	8	12	6	Ret	8	7	3	Ret	8	Ret	6	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	62
5	Constant Racing-Renault	10			11	10	12	10	Ret	11	7	11	6	7	12	Ret	DNS	7	Ret	5	Ret	62
6	Synergetic-Cosworth	7	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	5	10	7	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	56
6	Synergetic-Cosworth	8	Ret	7	8	3	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	DNS	56
7	Yellowbirds GP-Toyota	16	11	12	DNS	Ret	DNS	11	DNS	Ret	DNS	DSQ	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DSQ	6	DNS	Ret	9	54
7	Yellowbirds GP-Toyota	17	9	10	DNS	9	10	7	10	8	10	6	Ret	8	7	DNS	DNS	4	7	DNS	4	54
8	Draig Racing-Ferrari	20	Ret	DNS	Ret	8	Ret						Ret	5	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret		50
8	Draig Racing-Ferrari	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	11	8	8	7	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret				50
9	ST Racing-Honda	11	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	11	DNS	8	9	10	Ret	Ret	5	5	DNS	6	47
9	ST Racing-Honda	12	5	11	12	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	10	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	11	Ret	7	5	9	6	7	47
10	ART-Honda	18	2	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	Ret	5	Ret	DNS	Ret							38
10	ART-Honda	19	4	DNS	Ret	DNS	9	4	9	DNS	Ret											38
11	Oz Racing-BMW	24	Ret	13	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret							5			6	7	5	25
11	Oz Racing-BMW	25	10	Ret					Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	DNS	Ret							25
12	Williamson-Toyota	22	Ret	DSQ	DNS	DNS	DNS	Ret	Ret						9	Ret	8	Ret	8			21
12	Williamson-Toyota	23	Ret	DNS	9	7	7	Ret	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	Ret	Ret	DNS	21
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	AUS	CHN	JPN	UAE	HUN	MON	UK	POR	BAH	TUR	CAN	MEX	BRA	ARG	SPA	ITA	BEL	NED	SIN	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

^† Cars did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.

Preceded by: 2009 Superleague season	2010 Superleague season 2010	Succeeded by: 2011 Superleague season

@@ Line 321: / Line 321: @@
 Similarly to the former [[Daniel Ortega Racing]] (D.O.R.), was now purchased by Greek driver [[Nikos Evangelidakis]], who rebranded the team as [[Red Archer VRT]] for the new season.
+[[Maximum Racing]] were on the entry list for 2010, but their withdrawal shortly before the season start meant their slot on the grid was taken over by the new [[Argentinian Racing Team]] led by [[Agustin Canapino]].
 ===Driver changes===