Fisichella Motor Sport
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Fisichella Motor Sport, also known as FMS International, is a racing team from Italy. Formed in 2005, the team participated in the GP2 Series from 2006 onwards and Italian F3000. It is a joint venture by Fisichella Motor Sport and Coloni Motorsport.
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[edit] Competition history
[edit] 2005
- Italian F3000 - during their first year of operation they won the drivers and constructors championship with Luca Filippi.
[edit] 2006
- In 2006 they participated in the Italian F3000 and the GP2 Series.
- In the GP2 Series, Giorgio Pantano finished a commendable 5th in the final standings, with a win at Magny Cours and a double win at his home race at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, on top of only competing in 8 of 11 rounds. He replaced the somewhat dissappointing Luca Filippi, whose best result was 5th with the team at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari. Fillippi moved to BCN Competicion after the first 3 rounds, replacing Timo Glock who in turn moved to iSport International. Turk Jason Tahinci had a poor year, placing 11th as his best result at Monza.
[edit] 2007
- In the GP2 Series, after Giorgio Pantano placing 5th the previous year, things looked on the up, especially with new signing Antonio Pizzonia who had Formula One experience under his belt. However, he too was a dissappointment, scoring a solitary point at the Circuit de Monaco. He was replaced by Adam Carroll for Round 4, and he proved to be a dark horse, taking victories at his home race at Silverstone Circuit and again at the Hungaroring. With another 3 podiums to follow, he ended up 7th in the overall standings. Once again, Jason Tahinci failed to make an impression, who failed to ever make the top 10.
[edit] 2008
- The original GP2 Series line-up for FMS was to consist of spaniards Andy Soucek & Adrian Valles, but after the first round at Circuit de Catalunya both had been replaced. Due to a legal conflict, Roldan Rodriguez replaced Soucek before the start of the first round, and shortly after, Valles bowed out to join BCN Competicion making way for Adam Carroll.
[edit] Members
[edit] Current Drivers
- Adam Carroll
- Roldán Rodríguez
- Adrian Valles (Round 1 Only)
The Current livery (2008) resembles that of Fisichella's F1 Team, Force India, with the same title sponsor of Kingfisher Airlines. Prior to this, the livery was red & white with Petrol Ofisi as the primary sponsor, as a result of the Turk Jason Tahinci's presence at the team.
[edit] Past Drivers
Antonio Pizzonia (2007, replaced by Adam Carroll midseason)
Jason Tahinci (2006-07)
Luca Filippi (2006, replaced by Giorgio Pantano midseason)
[edit] Team personnel
- Team Owner Giancarlo Fisichella
- Team Principal Paolo Coloni
- Team Manager John Parnis
- Technical Director Enzo Coloni
- Chief Engineer Sergio Rinland
- Race Engineer Rob Creswell
- Race Engineer Peter Berry
- Team Co-ordinator Dino Luiso
- Press Officer Dr. Luca Colapietro
