The full entry list for the upcoming GP2 Series pre-season test in Abu Dhabi has been confirmed as teams begin their final preparations before the start of the new racing year.
Formula 1 may resume racing next weekend in Australia, but its premier feeder series won’t be back in action until the middle of April in support of the Bahrain Grand Prix.
However, the GP2 drivers and teams will get their first taste of on-track action in 2015 at the Yas Marina Circuit on Monday, with the first of two pre-season tests getting underway.
The majority of the teams have confirmed their drivers for the season, but a handful will get a chance to impress in Abu Dhabi and make a last-ditch bid to secure one of the remaining seats.
MP Motorsport will run with Italian driver Vittorio Ghirelli in Abu Dhabi alongside Daniel De Jong, with the latter being firmed up for a second season with the Dutch team.
As reported on Saturday, Status Grand Prix will field Richie Stanaway for all three days of testing in Abu Dhabi as he bids to graduate from GP3 in 2015. Swiss driver Zoel Amberg is also hoping to impress for Lazarus GP with the seat vacated by American driver Conor Daly up for grabs.
The only team that is yet to confirm either of its drivers for 2015, Hilmer Motorsport, runs two former GP2 drivers in this first pre-season test: Sergio Canamasas and Axcil Jefferies.
Following this three-day test, the teams will meet once again in Bahrain from April 1-3 for the final running before the season opener at the Bahrain International Circuit on April 18.
GP2 Pre-Season Test Abu Dhabi – Entry List
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CAR
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DRIVER
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COUNTRY
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TEAM
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01
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Pierre Gasly
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FRA
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DAMS
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02
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Alex Lynn
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GBR
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DAMS
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03
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Julian Leal
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COL
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Carlin
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04
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Marco Sorensen
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DEN
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Carlin
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05
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Stoffel Vandoorne
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BEL
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ART Grand Prix
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06
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Nobuharu Matsushita
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JAP
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ART Grand Prix
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07
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Jordan King
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GBR
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Racing Engineering
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08
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Alexander Rossi
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USA
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Racing Engineering
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09
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Mitch Evans
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NZL
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RUSSIAN TIME
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10
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Artem Markelov
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RUS
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RUSSIAN TIME
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11
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Raffaele Marciello
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ITA
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Trident
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12
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Rene Binder
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AUT
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Trident
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14
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Arthur Pic
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FRA
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Campos Racing
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15
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Rio Haryanto
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INA
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Campos Racing
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16
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Vittorio Ghirelli
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ITA
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MP Motorsport
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17
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Daniel De Jong
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NED
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MP Motorsport
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18
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Sergey Sirotkin
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RUS
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Rapax
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19
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Robert Visoiu
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ROU
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Rapax
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20
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André Negrao
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BRA
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Arden International
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21
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Norman Nato
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FRA
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Arden International
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22
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Marlon Stockinger
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PHI
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Status Grand Prix
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23
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Richie Stanaway
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NZL
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Status Grand Prix
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24
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Sergio Canamasas
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ESP
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Hilmer Motorsport
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25
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Axcil Jefferies
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ZIM
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Hilmer Motorsport
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26
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Nathanaël Berthon
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FRA
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Lazarus
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27
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Zoel Amberg
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SUI
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Lazarus
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