The FIA Formula 2 Championship is the premier junior single-seater series, with races taking place as part of Formula 1 events. The modern F2 began as the GP2 Series in 2005 before taking on its current name in 2017.
Norman Nato took his maiden GP2 victory in the 2016 season opener at Barcelona with a pass on Pierre Gasly towards the end of the race.
Prema will start its first ever GP2 race from pole position after Pierre Gasly topped qualifying in Barcelona by almost half a second.
Pierre Gasly showed Prema will be right on the pace in its maiden GP2 campaign by setting the pace in the first practice session of the season at Barcelona.
The new GP2 season promises a close multi-way title fight and quality racing through much of the racing. Peter Allen looks at the runners and riders.
Jimmy Eriksson and Nabil Jeffri have been announced by GP2 team Arden for the 2016 season following their pre-season tests with the outfit.
Norman Nato returned to the head of the field on the final day of the Jerez GP2 pre-season test to complete a clean sweep for the local Racing Engineering team.
Local team Racing Engineering topped the times for a second straight day in the GP2 pre-season test at Jerez, with Jordan King taking his turn to set the pace.
Norman Nato topped the times on the first day of the second and final GP2 pre-season test at Jerez, leading fellow Frenchman Pierre Gasly.
Red Bull protege Pierre Gasly set the fastest time of the third, final GP2 testing day at Catalunya.
Red Bull junior Pierre Gasly topped the timesheets in the second GP2 pre-season testing day at Catalunya.
New ART recruit Sergey Sirotkin was quickest in day one of the GP2 pre-season testing at Catalunya.
GP2 pre-season testing gets underway at Barcelona on Wednesday with Jimmy Eriksson, Nabil Jeffri and Will Buller joining 19 signed drivers in action. Eriksson and Jeffri will line up together …
Marvin Kirchhofer has secured a graduation to GP2 for 2016, joining the Carlin team.
Gustav Malja has signed with Rapax for a full GP2 campaign in 2016.
Philo Paz Armand will graduate to GP2 to complete Trident’s lineup in the series.
Japanese GP2 Series driver Nobuharu Matsushita will stay with ART Grand Prix for his second season in the series, Honda has confirmed.
Daniel de Jong will race in GP2 with the MP Motorsport team again in 2016, for what he says will be “one more year” in the category before moving on.
Luca Ghiotto will race in GP2 this year after securing a seat with Trident, the team with which he finished runner-up in GP3 last season.
Sophomore driver Norman Nato will switch from Arden to Racing Engineering for the 2016 GP2 season.
Reigning Formula Renault 3.5 champion and leader of Renault’s recently-announced academy Oliver Rowland has been confirmed to join GP2 with MP Motorsport.