Founded 2005 Team principal(s) Teddy Yip Jr. | Base Silverstone, England Current series GP2 Series | |
Founder(s) Mark Gallagher
Mark Kershaw Former series A1 Grand Prix
GP3 Series
European Le Mans Series | ||
Status Grand Prix is a motorsport team registered in Canada.
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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 left the GP2 Series and GP3 Series respectively in 2016 due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
Series results
† Includes points scored for MP Motorsport
† Alexander Sims scored 61 of his 77 points in 2013 with Carlin Motorsport
D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
T.C. = Teams' Championship position.