- Fisichella Motor Sport
Fisichella Motor Sport, also known as FMS International, is a
racing team fromItaly . Formed in 2005, the team participated in theGP2 Series from 2006 onwards and Italian F3000. It is a joint venture by Fisichella Motor Sport and Coloni Motorsport.Competition history
2005
* Italian F3000 - during their first year of operation they won the drivers and constructors championship with
Luca Filippi .2006
* In 2006 they participated in the Italian F3000 and the GP2 Series.
* In theGP2 Series ,Giorgio Pantano finished a commendable 5th in the final standings, with a win atMagny Cours and a double win at his home race atAutodromo Nazionale Monza , on top of only competing in 8 of 11 rounds. He replaced the somewhat disappointingLuca Filippi , whose best result was 5th with the team at theAutodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari . Fillippi moved toBCN Competicion after the first 3 rounds, replacingTimo Glock who in turn moved toiSport International . TurkJason Tahinci had a poor year, placing 11th as his best result atMonza .2007
* In the
GP2 Series , afterGiorgio Pantano placing 5th the previous year, things looked on the up, especially with new signingAntonio Pizzonia who hadFormula One experience under his belt. However, he too was a disappointment, scoring a solitary point at theCircuit de Monaco . He was replaced byAdam Carroll for Round 4, and he proved to be a dark horse, taking victories at his home race atSilverstone Circuit and again at theHungaroring . With another 3 podiums to follow, he ended up 7th in the overall standings. Once again,Jason Tahinci failed to make an impression, who failed to ever make the top 10.2008
* The original
GP2 Series line-up for FMS was to consist of SpaniardsAndy Soucek &Adrian Valles , but after the first round atCircuit de Catalunya both had been replaced. Due to a legal conflict,Roldan Rodriguez replaced Soucek before the start of the first round, and shortly after, Valles bowed out to joinBCN Competicion making way forAdam Carroll , who signed to drive the second car for Rounds 3 & 4 atIstanbul Park andCircuit de Monaco respectively. He was not retained thereafter, and was replaced by reigingBritish Formula 3 championMarko Asmer in time for round 4 atMagny Cours . He too proved to be a disappointment, never making the top 10. Rodriguez however scored on four occasions including a highly convincing podium in the final round of the season. He finished joint 13th in the championship with 14 points.* FMS will manage and run the
Superleague Formula car forA.S. Roma driven byEnrico Toccacelo .Members
Current Drivers
;
GP2 Series
*Marko Asmer
*Adam Carroll (Rounds 2-3)
*Roldán Rodríguez
*Adrian Valles (Round 1 Only)The Current livery (2008) resembles that of Fisichella's F1 Team,
Force India , with the same title sponsor ofKingfisher Airlines .Prior to this, the livery was red & white withPetrol Ofisi as the primary sponsor, as a result of the TurkJason Tahinci 's presence at the team.Past Drivers
Antonio Pizzonia (2007, replaced byAdam Carroll midseason)Jason Tahinci (2006-07)Luca Filippi (2006, replaced byGiorgio Pantano midseason)Team personnel
*Team Owner
Giancarlo Fisichella
*Team Principal Paolo Coloni
*Team Manager John Parnis
*Technical Director Enzo Coloni
*Chief Engineer Sergio Rinland
*Race Engineer Rob Creswell
*Race Engineer Peter Berry
*Team Co-ordinator Dino Luiso
*Press Officer Dr. Luca ColapietroExternal links
* [http://www.fisichellamotorsport.com/ Official website]
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