Status Grand Prix is a former
motorsport
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team registered in
Canada
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.
Team history
Based in
Silverstone
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the team was formed in 2005 to run the
A1 Team Ireland
A1 Team Ireland was the Irish team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. The team were the A1 Grand Prix champions for the fourth season, 2008-09.
The team
Founded by Mark Kershaw and Mark Gallagher in 2005, the team was owned and ...
franchise in the new
A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as opposed to themselves or a team, the usual format in most for ...
series. The team's founders were former
Jordan Grand Prix
Jordan Grand Prix was a Formula One constructor that competed from 1991 to 2005. The team was named after Irish businessman and founder Eddie Jordan. The team was based at Silverstone, UK but raced with an Irish licence.
In early 2005, the t ...
Executive
Mark Gallagher and Dublin businessman Mark Kershaw. Later shareholders included former
Formula One
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driver
David Kennedy, John Hynes and
Teddy Yip Jr. Teddy Yip Jr, () born in La Jolla, California on 30 May 1982. Yip is the son of Macau-based Indonesians, Indonesian businessman Teddy Yip (businessman), Teddy Yip Sr. He has six half-siblings. His mother, Beverly Clark, is from Nova Scotia. He grew ...
, whose father
Teddy Yip owned the
Theodore Racing
Theodore Racing ( zh, t=徳利賽車隊香港) was a Formula One constructor from Hong Kong founded by real estate magnate and millionaire Teddy Yip. They participated in 51 grands prix, entering a total of 64 cars.
In the present day Theodor ...
Formula One team. They also ran the
A1 Team Canada
A1 Team Canada is the Canadian team of A1 Grand Prix
A1 Grand Prix (A1GP) was a "single-make" open-wheel auto racing series that ran from 2005 until 2009. It was unique in its field in that competitors solely represented their nation as oppose ...
operation in
2007–08 and also assisted
A1 Team Netherlands
A1 Team Netherlands was the Dutch team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series.
Management
A1 Team Netherlands' owner was former Formula One driver and Le Mans winner Jan Lammers. The team was managed by Lammers's racing team Racing f ...
in
2008–09, the season in which Team Ireland won the championship title.
In
2010
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, Status Grand Prix competed in the inaugural
GP3 Series
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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
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,
EQ8 Caterham Racing, for the
2015 GP2 Series season
The 2015 GP2 Series season was the forty-ninth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eleventh season under the GP2 Series moniker, a championship for open-wheel racing cars run as a support series to the 2015 Formu ...
, but participated in the last meeting of the
2014 GP2 Series season
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under the name of Caterham.
Status first raced officially in the
2015 GP2 Series season
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with
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and
Richie Stanaway
Richie Stanaway (born 24 November 1991) is a racing car driver from New Zealand.
Career New Zealand
Born in Tauranga, Stanaway was originally from a motocross background, before making the switch to speedway at the age of twelve. Following tha ...
as their drivers, with
Oliver Rowland
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standing in for Stanaway in the final two rounds. Stanaway gave the team victories in the sprint races at
Monaco
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and
Sochi
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.
Status Grand Prix ended its participation in motor racing prior to the 2016 season.
Series results
GP2 Series
In detail
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key
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* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
GP3 Series
In detail
(
key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (map ...
) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
A1 Grand Prix
Timeline
Footnotes
References
External links
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Irish auto racing teams
Canadian auto racing teams
Auto racing teams established in 2005
2005 establishments in the United Kingdom
A1 Grand Prix racing teams
GP3 Series teams
European Le Mans Series teams
GP2 Series teams
24 Hours of Le Mans teams
Auto racing teams disestablished in 2016