Status Grand Prix


Status Grand Prix is a former motorsport team registered in Canada.

Team history

Based in Silverstone the team was formed in 2005 to run the A1 Team Ireland franchise in the new A1 Grand Prix series. The team's shareholders are former Jordan Grand Prix Head of Marketing Mark Gallagher, former Formula One driver David Kennedy, John Hynes and Teddy Yip Jr., whose father Teddy Yip owned the Theodore Racing Formula One team. They also ran the A1 Team Canada operation in 2007–08 and also assisted A1 Team Netherlands in 2008–09, the season in which Team Ireland won the championship title.
In 2010, Status Grand Prix competed in the inaugural GP3 Series finishing second in the team championship. Gary Anderson led the technical side of the team. At the end of the 2015 season, Status withdrew from the championship.
In 2014, Status Grand Prix acquired the Malaysian team of Tony Fernandes, EQ8 Caterham Racing, for the 2015 GP2 Series season, but participated in the last meeting of the 2014 GP2 Series season under the name of Caterham.
Status first raced officially in the 2015 GP2 Series season with Marlon Stockinger and Richie Stanaway as their drivers, with Oliver Rowland standing in for Stanaway in the final two rounds. Stanaway gave the team victories in the sprint races at Monaco and Sochi.
Status Grand Prix ceased to enter race series prior to the 2016 season due to lack of funding and sponsorship.

Series results

; GP2 Series
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2015Dallara-Mecachrome Marlon Stöckinger21000026th8th
2015Dallara-Mecachrome Richie Stanaway182006010th8th
2015Dallara-Mecachrome Oliver Rowland3000321st†8th

† Includes points scored for MP Motorsport
; GP3 Series
YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesFast lapsPointsD.C.T.C.
2010Dallara-Renault Robert Wickens16312712nd2nd
2010Dallara-Renault Ivan Lukashevich16000032nd2nd
2010Dallara-Renault Daniel Morad161011512th2nd
2011Dallara-Renault Alexander Sims16102346th5th
2011Dallara-Renault António Félix da Costa161001613th5th
2011Dallara-Renault Ivan Lukashevich16000026th5th
2012Dallara-Renault Marlon Stöckinger161015510th6th
2012Dallara-Renault Kotaro Sakurai6000024th6th
2012Dallara-Renault Alice Powell16000119th6th
2012Dallara-Renault Lewis Williamson80001117th6th
2013Dallara-AER Jimmy Eriksson16000024th9th
2013Dallara-AER Adderly Fong14000221st9th
2013Dallara-AER Josh Webster16000028th9th
2013Dallara-AER Alexander Sims†2000778th9th
2014Dallara-AER Nick Yelloly181001276th3rd
2014Dallara-AER Richie Stanaway181111258th3rd
2014Dallara-AER Alfonso Celis Jr.18000221st3rd
2015Dallara-AER Seb Morris18000618th8th
2015Dallara-AER Alex Fontana180001616th8th
2015Dallara-AER Sandy Stuvik18000717th8th

† Alexander Sims scored 61 of his 77 points in 2013 with Carlin Motorsport
D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
;A1 Grand Prix
T.C. = Teams' Championship position.

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