- ISport International
Motor racing team
name = iSport International
founded = 2005
country = flagcountry|UK
principal = Paul Jackson
current series = GP2
former series = None
driver titles = 1
team titles = 1iSport International is a British championship winning motor racing team that competes in the GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series, the official feeder series for Formula One. It was founded in 2004.
Overview
iSport International was founded in 2004 to compete in the new Formula One feeder series GP2 after F3000 series ended. The team is comprised of several former members of the
Petrobras JuniorF3000 team who tookBruno Junqueira to his Formula 3000 Championship victory in 2000. Their factory is based inCarleton Rode near Norwich, England.Jonathan Williams , son ofWilliams F1 founder SirFrank Williams is an advisor for the team.History
The inaugural season of the
GP2 series saw iSport take the fastest time in the shoot-out for race numbers, giving their driversScott Speed andCan Artam numbers 1 and 2 for the season. While the team was regularly fast at races they weren't able to win a race. The team finished the season in 4th place.In 2006 the American graduated to
Formula 1 with a drive atToro Rosso , and iSport filled their seats withErnesto Viso andTristan Gommendy , who would be replaced byTimo Glock at mid-season. Viso brought the team their first two wins, with Glock taking two more wins, giving the team 3rd place in the championship.Timo Glock remained with the team for 2007 and was joined by 2006 race winnerAndreas Zuber .Timo Glock won the championship at the last race of the season at Valencia after a season long battle withLucas Di Grassi . The team won the team's championship.With Glock moving to Formula One with Toyota, and Zuber leaving to join Piquet Sport, for 2008, iSport have an all new driver lineup of
Bruno Senna (nephew of three times F1 world champion Ayrton) andKarun Chandhok . Both drivers also competed for iSport in theGP2 Asia Series .Results
Key:
*D.C. = Drivers' Championship position.
*T.C. = Teams' Championship position.External links
* [http://www.isportinternational.com/ iSport International] official website
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