MP Motorsport

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Netherlands MP Motorsport
File:MP Motorsport.png
Founded 1995[1]
Base Westmaas, Netherlands
Team principal(s) Sander Dorsman
Current series GP2 Series
Auto GP
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0
Formula Renault 2.0 NEC
Former series Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands
Dutch Formula Ford
Current drivers United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
Netherlands Daniël de Jong
Website http://manormpmotorsport.net/
Drivers'
Championships		 2002 Dutch Formula Ford season (van Lagen)
2000 Dutch Formula Ford season (Koel)

MP Motorsport is a Dutch auto racing team, which is currently competing in the GP2 Series starting in 2013. The team is also participating in Auto GP, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in conjunction with Manor Motorsport, using the name "Manor MP Motorsport".

Background

MP Motorsport were founded in 1995. The squad competed in local Benelux and Dutch Formula Ford championships.[1]

In 2003, team joined Formula Renault 2.0 series, competing in Eurocup and Benelux championships. In 2008 MP Motorsport entered the EUROCUP Formula Renault 2.0 series and made an immediate impact when Paul Meijer won at the teams debut in the Series at Spa Francorchamps

In 2011, MP Motorsport graduated to Auto GP.[2] For the next year team joined forces with Manor Motorsport in Auto GP World Series, Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup.[3]

MP Motorsport joined GP2 Series in 2013,[4] replacing Scuderia Coloni.[5] 2012 Auto GP World Series champion Adrian Quaife-Hobbs will race for the team[6] alongside Daniël de Jong, who raced for Manor MP Motorsport in the Auto GP World Series and Rapax in the GP2 Series throughout the 2012 season.[4][6] MP achieved their first podium at the GP2 sprint race in Monaco, with Quaife-Hobbs finishing second behind race winner Stefano Coletti of Rapax. The team took their first GP2 victory in 2014, when Marco Sorensen won the sprint race in Sochi despite a late challenge from both Stoffel Vandoorne and Felipe Nasr.

Results

GP2 Series

Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2013 Dallara-Mecachrome Netherlands Daniël de Jong 22 0 0 0 3 24th 10th
United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs† 12 0 0 0 56 13th
Spain Dani Clos 10 0 0 1 25 18th
2014 Dallara-Mecachrome Netherlands Daniël de Jong 22 0 0 0 2 28th 8th
United Kingdom Jon Lancaster‡ 2 0 0 0 6 23rd
Cyprus Tio Ellinas 6 0 0 0 7 22nd
Denmark Marco Sørensen 14 1 0 0 47 11th
2015 Dallara-Mecachrome Spain Sergio Canamasas 6 0 0 0 27 15th 11th
Canada Nicholas Latifi 7 0 0 0 0 27th
United Kingdom Oliver Rowland 4 0 0 0 3 20th
Netherlands Daniël de Jong 14 0 0 0 1 23rd
Netherlands Meindert van Buuren 1 0 0 0 0 NC
Austria René Binder 7 0 0 0 2 22nd
2016 Dallara-Mecachrome United Kingdom Oliver Rowland
Netherlands Daniël de Jong

* Season still in progress.

Timeline

Current series
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup 2006–2015
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 2008–2015
GP2 Series 2013-2015
SMP F4 Championship 2016
Former series
Benelux Formula Ford 1800 1996–2002
Duth Formula 1800 1996–2002
Formula Renault 2.0 Masters 2003
Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands 2003–2005
Formula Renault 2.0 Germany 2005
Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup 2008
Auto GP 2011–2013

References

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