Super Nova Racing

Super Nova Racing was a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991. Super Nova was a new incarnation of the pre-existing David Sears Motorsport, sponsored by the Nova chain of Japanese English schools and also ran the Danish Den Blå Avis outfit.

United Kingdom Super Nova Racing
Founded1991
Founder(s)Nozomu Saruhashi
David Sears
Folded2015
BaseGriston, Norfolk, England
Team principal(s)David Sears
Former seriesAuto GP
Formula E[lower-alpha 1]
Formula 3000
A1 Grand Prix[lower-alpha 2]
GP2 Series
GP2 Asia Series
Teams'
Championships		International Formula 3000:
2000
A1 Grand Prix:
2006-07[lower-alpha 2]
Auto GP:
2012, 2013
Drivers'
Championships		International Formula 3000:
1995: Vincenzo Sospiri
1997: Ricardo Zonta
1998: Juan Pablo Montoya
2002: Sébastien Bourdais
Auto GP:
2012: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
2013: Vittorio Ghirelli
Websitehttp://www.supernovainternational.com/

In July 2007, naming sponsor Nova's legal problems became the subject of intense media coverage in Japan, and by the end of September 2007 the company was reported to be unable to pay staff salaries or rent, being declared bankrupt in November 2007 amidst a widening scandal about business improprieties, but SuperNova continued to list Nova as a sponsor.[1] On 24 June 2008, President Saruhashi of the Nova chain of English schools was taken into police custody and faced charges of embezzlement.[2] In August 2009, Saruhashi was convicted and sentenced to a 42-month jail term.

In February 2012, it was announced that Super Nova would withdraw from the GP2 Series. They were replaced by the Italian team Lazarus.[3]

On 1 July 2014 Super Nova announced that it will be competing in the FIA Formula E Championship under the Trulli GP name.

Complete series results

AutoGP
Auto GP Results
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2010 Lola B05/52–Zytek New Zealand Jonny Reid 12 0 1 0 16 10th 3rd
Italy Giorgio Pantano† 6 0 0 0 7 13th†
United States Jake Rosenzweig 2 0 0 0 5 17th
Italy Luca Filippi† 4 1 0 1 10 5th†
2011 Lola B05/52–Zytek South Africa Adrian Zaugg 2 0 0 1 3 19th 4th
United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 4 1 0 1 51 11th
Italy Luca Filippi 12 1 1 4 127 2nd
2012 Lola B05/52–Zytek United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 14 5 6 4 221 1st 1st
Brazil Victor Guerin 10 0 0 0 46 8th
  • † These drivers raced for more than one team during the season. Their final position includes results for all teams.

Complete former series results

GP2 Series
Christian Bakkerud driving for Super Nova in the 2008 GP2 Asia Series season.
Boris Derichebourg driving in the F3000 race for Super Nova Racing at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.
Jason Watt driving for Den Blå Avis (Super Nova Racing) during the Formula 3000 race at the Circuit de Catalunya in 1998.
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2005 Dallara GP2/05–Mecachrome Italy Giorgio Pantano 23 0 1 0 49 6th 3rd
United Kingdom Adam Carroll 23 3 0 2 53 5th
2006 Dallara GP2/05–Mecachrome Argentina José María López 21 0 1 1 30 10th 8th
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 21 0 0 0 0 24th
2007 Dallara GP2/05–Mecachrome Italy Luca Filippi 21 1 2 0 59 4th 4th
United Kingdom Mike Conway 21 0 0 1 19 14th
2008 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome Denmark Christian Bakkerud 3 0 0 0 0 27th 7th
Spain Andy Soucek 16 0 0 0 141 14th1
Portugal Álvaro Parente 20 1 0 1 34 8th
2009 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome Italy Luca Filippi 20 1 0 3 40 5th 3rd
Spain Javier Villa 20 0 0 0 27 10th
2010 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome Czech Republic Josef Král 10 0 0 0 3 24th 9th
Italy Luca Filippi 10 0 0 0 5 20th
Sweden Marcus Ericsson 20 1 0 0 11 17th
2011 Dallara GP2/11–Mecachrome Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 18 0 0 0 5 18th 9th
Italy Luca Filippi 10 0 0 0 9 2nd2
United Kingdom Adam Carroll 8 0 0 0 6 17th

Notes:

  • 1.^ - Andy Soucek scored 1 of his 14 points in 2 races for David Price Racing.
  • 2.^ - Luca Filippi also scored 45 points for Scuderia Coloni in 8 races.

In Detail

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Chassis
Engine
Tyres		 Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 T.C. Points
2005 GP2/05
Renault
B		 SMR
FEA		 SMR
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 MAG
FEA		 MAG
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 BHR
FEA		 BHR
SPR		 3rd 102
Italy Giorgio Pantano 13† Ret 13 14 Ret 2 7 10 7 12 7 6 2 3 3 2 8 6 3 NC 11 5 5
United Kingdom Adam Carroll 5 1 7 6 1 Ret 2 4 6 21† 8 Ret 11 9 9 7 2 5 6 8 1 9 8
2006 GP2/05
Renault
B		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SMR
FEA		 SMR
SPR		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 MAG
FEA		 MAG
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 8th 30
Argentina José María López 5 Ret Ret 19† 4 3 Ret Ret NC Ret 14 3 Ret 7 2 8 Ret 9 11 Ret Ret
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 15 10 Ret 15 19 9 Ret 14 10 12 7 Ret 15 22 10 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 10
2007 GP2/05
Renault
B		 BHR
FEA		 BHR
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MAG
FEA		 MAG
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 4th 78
Italy Luca Filippi 1 3 Ret 11 4 4 2 5 7 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 7 2 2 2 7 18† 6
United Kingdom Mike Conway Ret 5 Ret 12 Ret 9 Ret 2 5 18 15 Ret 8 Ret Ret Ret 9 5 5 16 9
2008 GP2/08
Renault
B		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
FEA		 MAG
FEA		 MAG
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 7th 47
Denmark Christian Bakkerud Ret DNS 10 Ret
Spain Andy Soucek 19 Ret 13 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 8 2 7 Ret 6 Ret 9 18
Portugal Álvaro Parente 1 7 Ret 8 5 3 9 Ret 16 Ret 3 6 16 Ret 16† Ret 2 Ret Ret 12
2009 GP2/08
Renault
B		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
FEA		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 ALG
FEA		 ALG
SPR		 3rd 67
Italy Luca Filippi 4 7 Ret NC 2 Ret 14 16 Ret 18† 6 2 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 1
Spain Javier Villa 10 Ret 10 8 7 2 Ret 15 5 6 3 5 18† 9 13 10 7 10 13 2
2010 GP2/08
Renault
B		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
SPR		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 HOC
FEA		 HOC
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 YMC
FEA		 YMC
SPR		 9th 19
Czech Republic Josef Král 12 19 13 8 15 14 Ret Ret 8 5
Italy Luca Filippi 20 9 10 7 14 6 5 Ret Ret 14
Sweden Marcus Ericsson 11 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 7 1 12 18 6 Ret 12 10 13 7 Ret 11 11 Ret
2011 GP2/11
Mecachrome
P		 IST
FEA		 IST
SPR		 CAT
FEA		 CAT
SPR		 MON
FEA		 MON
SPR		 VAL
FEA		 VAL
SPR		 SIL
FEA		 SIL
SPR		 NÜR
FEA		 NÜR
SPR		 HUN
FEA		 HUN
SPR		 SPA
FEA		 SPA
SPR		 MNZ
FEA		 MNZ
SPR		 9th 20
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 12 5 14 6 15† 10 16 16 21 15 16 12 Ret Ret 7 21 18 Ret
Italy Luca Filippi Ret 14 Ret Ret 3 4 Ret 15 13 12
United Kingdom Adam Carroll 15 5 19 12 9 11 5 11

GP2 Asia Series
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
2008 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome Denmark Christian Bakkerud 10 0 0 0 0 27th 6th
Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 10 1 0 1 24 4th
2008-09 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome Spain Javier Villa 11 0 0 1 12 10th 7th
United Kingdom James Jakes 11 0 0 1 7 16th
2009-10 Dallara GP2/08–Mecachrome United Kingdom James Jakes 2 0 0 0 6 14th 6th
Sweden Marcus Ericsson 2 0 0 0 0 24th†
United States Jake Rosenzweig 4 0 0 0 0 30th
Czech Republic Josef Král 8 0 0 0 8 11th
2011 Dallara GP2/11–Mecachrome Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy 4 0 0 0 1 14th 11th
Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. 4 0 0 0 0 15th
  • † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and final place include all results.

Formula 3000
International Formula 3000 Championship Results[4]
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F.L. Points D.C. T.C.
1994 Reynard 94D–Cosworth Italy Vincenzo Sospiri 8 0 0 1 24 4th 4th
Japan Taki Inoue 8 0 0 0 0 NC
1995 Reynard–Cosworth Italy Vincenzo Sospiri 8 3 0 0 42 1st 1st
Brazil Ricardo Rosset 8 2 1 2 29 2nd
1996 Lola T96/50–Zytek Judd Sweden Kenny Bräck 10 3 3 3 49 2nd 1st
Brazil Marcos Gueiros 10 0 0 0 20 5th
1997 Lola T96/50–Zytek Judd Brazil Ricardo Zonta 10 3 4 4 39 1st 1st
France Laurent Rédon 10 0 0 0 10 9th
1998 Lola T96/50–Zytek Judd Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 12 4 7 5 65 1st 1st
France Boris Derichebourg 12 0 0 0 5 12th
1999 Lola B99/50–Zytek Brazil Ricardo Maurício 3 0 0 0 0 21st† 2nd
Belgium David Saelens 6 0 0 0 8 9th†
Denmark Jason Watt 10 2 1 0 30 2nd
2000 Lola B99/50–Zytek France Nicolas Minassian 10 3 0 0 45 2nd 1st
Belgium David Saelens 10 0 2 0 15 6th
2001 Lola B99/50–Zytek Australia Mark Webber 12 3 2 3 39 2nd 3rd
Brazil Mario Haberfeld 12 0 0 1 3 15th
2002 Lola B02/50–Zytek Judd France Sébastien Bourdais 12 3 6 3 56 1st 3rd
Portugal Tiago Monteiro 12 0 0 0 2 13th
2003 Lola B02/50–Zytek Judd Italy Enrico Toccacelo 10 1 0 0 30 6th 5th
United States Derek Hill 6 0 0 0 4 16th
Denmark Nicolas Kiesa 1 0 0 0 1 7th†
United Kingdom Sam Hancock 2 0 0 0 0 NC
2004 Lola B02/50–Zytek Judd Austria Patrick Friesacher 4 0 0 0 9 5th† 8th
Belgium Jeffrey van Hooydonk 6 0 0 0 2 11th†
South Africa Alan van der Merwe 7 0 0 0 2 14th
Turkey Can Artam 3 0 0 0 0 NC†
  • † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and final place include all results.

A1 Grand Prix

They have competed for all seasons in A1 Grand Prix since series debuts in 2005-06, fielding entries for both A1 Team Germany[5] and A1 Team Pakistan[6] and later for A1 Team New Zealand.[7] In 2006-07, the both managed team, Germany and New Zealand finishing 1st and 2nd in the Championship overall.

A1 Grand Prix results[8]
Year Car Team Races Wins Poles F.L. Points T.C.
2005–06 Lola B05/52–Zytek Germany A1 Team Germany 22 0 0 0 38 15th
Pakistan A1 Team Pakistan 16 0 0 0 10 20th
2006–07 Lola B05/52–Zytek Germany A1 Team Germany 22 9 3 3 128 1st
New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand 22 3 2 2 93 2nd
2007–08 Lola B05/52–Zytek Germany A1 Team Germany 20 2 1 1 83 8th
New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand 20 4 2 1 127 2nd
2008–09 Ferrari A1 08 Brazil A1 Team Brazil 11 0 0 0 18 15th
New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand 14 0 0 0 36 7th

Timeline
Former series
All-Japan Formula Three Championship 1992–1993
International Formula 3000 1994–2004
GP2 Series 2005–2011
A1 Grand Prix 2005–2009
GP2 Asia Series 2008–2011
Auto GP 2010–2014
Formula E 2014–2015

Footnotes
  1. Operation Team at Trulli GP team
  2. Operation Team at A1 Team Brazil, A1 Team Germany, A1 Team New Zealand, A1 Team Pakistan

References
  1. Slump from ad scandal triggers rent defaults, radical restructuring, The Japan Times online, 21 September 2007
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Venezuela GP Lazarus joins GP2 Series". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. GP2 and Formula 3000 entrylist and complete results Archived 19 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine speedsportmag.com
  5. A1 Team Germany information a1podium.com
  6. A1 Team Pakistan information a1podium.com
  7. A1 Team New Zealand information a1podium.com
  8. A1GP complete Archived 26 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine resultsresults.a1gp.com
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