MP Motorsport
 | |
| Founded | 1995[1] |
|---|---|
| Base | Westmaas, Netherlands |
| Team principal(s) | Sander Dorsman |
| Current series |
GP2 Series SMP F4 Championship F4 Spanish Championship |
| Former series |
Formula Renault 2.0 Netherlands Dutch Formula Ford Auto GP |
| Current drivers |
 Oliver Rowland Daniël de Jong |
| Drivers' Championships |
Dutch Formula Ford season: 2000: Patrick Koel 2002: Jaap van Lagen |
| Website | http://manormpmotorsport.net/ |
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.
After an uneventful 2015 season (with the exception of a podium from Sergio Canamasas in the Monaco feature race), the team achieved its highest points scoring place in the constructor's championship in the 2016 season, mostly from the performances of Oliver Rowland.
In November 2016, it was announced MP would go into the 2017 season with Red Bull Junior driver Sérgio Sette Câmara.[7]
Results
GP2 Series
| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F.L. | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Dallara-Mecachrome | Daniël de Jong |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24th | 10th |
| Adrian Quaife-Hobbs† |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 13th | |||
 Dani Clos |
10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 18th | |||
| 2014 | Dallara-Mecachrome | Daniël de Jong |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28th | 8th |
| Jon Lancaster‡ |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23rd | |||
 Tio Ellinas |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22nd | |||
 Marco Sørensen |
14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 11th | |||
| 2015 | Dallara-Mecachrome | Sergio Canamasas |
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 15th | 11th |
 Nicholas Latifi |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27th | |||
| Oliver Rowland |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20th | |||
| Daniël de Jong |
14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23rd | |||
| Meindert van Buuren |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
 René Binder |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22nd | |||
| 2016 | Dallara-Mecachrome | Oliver Rowland |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 9th | 7th |
| Daniël de Jong |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 21st | |||
* Season still in progress.
- †Adrian Quaife-Hobbs raced for Hilmer Motorsport for 10 races in 2013 scoring 33 of his 56 points.
- ‡Jon Lancaster raced for Hilmer Motorsport for 6 races in 2014 scoring a points finish at Hockenheimring.
Timeline
| Current series | |
|---|---|
| Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 | 2008–2015, 2017 |
| GP2 Series | 2013-2016 |
| SMP F4 Championship | 2016 |
| F4 Spanish 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 Northern European Cup | 2006–2015 |
| Formula Renault 2.0 West European Cup | 2008 |
| Auto GP | 2011–2013 |
References
- 1 2 "SUCCESS SINCE 1996". MP Motorsport. Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ↑ "MP Motorsport and De Jong join Auto GP". AutoGP.org. Auto GP. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ↑ Rubino, Jacopo (27 January 2012). "Eurocup – Manor molla la serie britannica e si allea con MP Motorsport" [Eurocup – Manor leaves British series and joins forces with MP Motorsport]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- 1 2 "MP Motorsport joins GP2 Series". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
- ↑ Mills, Peter (21 February 2013). "Quaife-Hobbs backs Manor MP to shine in rookie GP2 year". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications.
- 1 2 "LINE-UP: Nederlands GP2-team onthult tweede rijder; line-up bol van talent". RaceXpress (in Dutch). 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 February 2013.
- ↑ Simmons, Marcus (November 27, 2016). "Sergio Sette Camara secures MP Motorsport seat for 2017 GP2 season". Autosport. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
