Auto GP World Series
Auto GP World Series is a discharged since 1999, based in Italy racing series for formula vehicles, the guest appearances on various racetracks in Europe and worldwide since 2012. It starts in unit vehicles.
- 3.1 Main Cup
- 3.2 Secondary Championship
History
The series began in 1999 as a substructure of the European Formula 3000 under the name Italian Formula 3000 (English: Italian Formula 3000). It was organized by Pierluigi Corbari, the chassis, the T96/50, was supplied by Lola and equipped with a Zytek engine. As the Formula 3000 in 2001 " international" was that race series rose to EUR F3000 (English: Euro Formula 3000) on. In 2004, Superfund became the title sponsor of the race series and wanted to start their own " formula Superfund " in the following year, but pulled it up before the next season of the series back.
As the International Formula 3000 championship was in 2005 for the GP2 series, the series from now on was forced to self-employment and called again Italian Formula 3000th organizer was now Coloni Motorsport. 2006, the racing series was named Euro Series 3000; in that year the races were held, with one exception only at national level.
In addition, a secondary Championship was held within the Euro Series 3000 from 2005, which bore the name of Lights in their first season. As of 2006, it operated under the name Italian Formula 3000, which had been until 2005 still carried the major championship.
Since 2009, the first generation of A1GP chassis is in the race series used in modified form as a unit vehicle - Lola B05/52 with the Zytek engine - which in the first year even the old Lola-B02/50-Chassis was admitted. Before the 2010 season, the main series was renamed Auto GP and the use of the new car duty. The secondary championship has since not played. In the 2011 season took place in six of the seven race weekends in the Framework Programme of the WTCC. In addition, Euro Sports broadcast the race live on television.
For the 2012 season, the series decided to renewed name was changed to Auto GP World Series. This reflects the name that the racing series from 2012 goes on several continents at the start.
Rules
The end of the race weekend
On Friday of each race weekend will be two free practice à half an hour. Since the 2006 season, a race weekend is divided into two races. The starting grid for the first race, which will be held on Saturday, is determined by a qualification. In the second, Sundays races taking place start the eight top-ranked pilots of the first race in reverse order.
Point distribution
The distribution of points based on the GP2 regulations, with the exception that there is only one point for pole position on Saturday's race here.
- Pole position on Saturday's race: 1 point
- Saturday's race: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the best eight
- Sunday's race: 6-5-4-3-2-1 for the best six
- Fastest race lap: 1 point per race
The points allocated in proportion to and including the 2005 season after the former Formula 1 regulations.