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James Calado took the second step of the podium for the first race in Barcelona. The british driver was starting from pole position and despite a faultless drive he couldn't build a gap big enough to hold on P2 during the pit-stops. Esteban Gutierrez couldn't do better than 10, having started 11th. Added to that, the young mexican did the fastest lap of the race. The start of race 2 is scheduled at 10:20 tomorrow morning. This post has been promoted to an article
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Following an interesting practice session this morning, Lotus GP realised strong performances this afternoon during the qualifying session. Sadly Esteban Gutierrez couldn't take advantage of his speed has he met a yellow flag on his flying lap. He finished P11 hile he has the best sector 1 and 2. James Calado will start from pole position ! The young driver of the Racing Steps Foundation drove a clean lap that nobody could threat. That's the first pole position of the british driver in GP2 Series. This post has been promoted to an article
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Round three of this year’s 13 round GP2 Series Championship took place in Bahrain’s searing temperatures once again with both Lotus drivers opted to sit the practice session out after completing just one installation lap in order to save their tyres as much as possible. With just an hour between practice and qualifying, there was little room for error. Without the benefit of F1 rubber on the circuit, lap times were slower than those of last weekend. It turned out to be a difficult qualifying session, mainly in terms of traffic and while Estaban was a lot quicker than appeared, he was forced to settle for 13th on the grid after failing to improve on his final run. Mean…
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Round two began in scorching temperatures as Esteban Gutiérrez put in a strong qualifying performance to start the feature race on the front row of the grid. The Lotus driver, who was only a tenth shy of pole, was in a strong second place; however a problem with the right rear right tyre in his pitstop left him back in P5. From this point on Esteban drove superbly to fight his way back to the rostrum, finishing third thanks to two stunning overtaking manœuvre, including one on the very last lap! Starting Sunday’s sprint race in sixth, Esteban had a strong start and was up to P4 by the first turn before fending off Chilton to move into third by the end of the first lap. E…
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Lotus GP got their 2012 GP2 Championship season off to a sizzling start at the Sepang circuit in Malaysia this weekend when James Calado continued his fine form from Abu Dhabi to take his maiden GP2 Championship victory in Sunday’s sprint race. Teammate Esteban Gutierrez made it a double celebration by crossing the line a mere two seconds behind the young Brit to make it a Lotus one-two! After qualifying 6th and 15th, the two Lotus GP drivers drove superbly in Saturday’s 30 lap feature race to finish in the perfect positions for race two’s reverse grid, seventh and eighth. Esteban, who had limited time to set his car up due to contact with Johnny Cecotto in practice, …
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Esteban Gutierrez and James Calado put a lot of laps and kilometers under their belts during the last three days in Barcelona. Qualifying and race simulations, pit-stop training : nothing has been forgotten before the start of the season in two weeks. The team is happy with the job accomplished and has confidence for the upcoming season which will start in Bahrain Sepang, Malaysia on March 24 and 25th. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus GP was in Jerez with its GP2 Series drivers, Esteban Gutierrez and James Calado, for the first three days of testing of the 2012 season. The team gathered a lot of data which will help to understand at best the new Pirelli tires. Both drivers were feeling good in the car and have signed strong performances. Next tests will be from march 6 to 8 in Barcelona. This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART wrapped up its 2011 GP2 Series season with a win in the second race of the exhibition weekend at Abu Dhabi thanks to the remarkable mastery of James Calado, a rookie in the category, who started from the pole position thanks to his 8th place finish in the first leg. First blood, first pole, first win, James managed track conditions, tyres, and more experienced competitors ideally, in order to bring home his first GP2 Series win. Esteban Gutierrez first set the tempo with the best time in the free practice session with a half-second lead over second place. Unfortunately, the Mexican driver suffered a transmission problem in qualifying and started fr…
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James Calado earns first GP2 Series win ! Esteban made an amazing recovery from 21st on the grid to 5th on the finish-line. This post has been promoted to an article
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On his first GP2 Series race, James Calado finished in 8th position which means he will start from pole position in the Sprint race tomorrow. Esteban Gutierrez had no luck and crossed the line in 21st position after a contact with an another driver at the start of the race. This post has been promoted to an article
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Esteban set the 8th time of the qualifying session while James qualified in 12th position. However, he will start from the 11th position thanks to Giacomo Ricci's penalty. This post has been promoted to an article
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Esteban tops the session with the fastest time. James finished in 19th position. POS NO DRIVER NAT ENTRANT TIME LAPS GAP KPH TIME OF DAY 1 6 E. GUTIERREZ MEX Lotus ART 1:50.442 16 181.039 10:43:55 19 5 J. CALADO GBR Lotus ART 1:52.665 2.223 0.019 17 177.467 10:38:51 This post has been promoted to an article
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Lotus ART is happy to announce that it has established its driver lineup for the 2012 GP2 Series Championship. Along with Esteban Gutierrez, Racing Steps Foundation driver James Calado will be taking part in the Abu Dhabi races, November 12 & 13 2011, and will be racing for the team in the 2012 championship. Runner up in the GP3 series in his first year in the sport, James brought home one win, six podiums, and one pole position, but he also met every one of Lotus ART’s human, technical, and sporting expectations. The collaboration between Lotus ART and James therefore follows the team’s logic and James’ career profile. James Calado: “This is excell…
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Lotus ART is happy to announce that Esteban Gutierrez will be the official driver for its race team competing in the 2012 GP2 Series... Since the first day of their collaboration in 2009, Lotus ART and the Mexican driver have fulfilled their joint objectives. The first champion in the history of the GP3 Series in 2010, Esteban was one of the best rookies in the GP2 series, where he brought home his first win i…
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Lotus ART leaves Monza with a 3rd place finish in the drivers' championship. Drivers Jules Bianchi and Esteban Gutierrez experienced a tough, frustrating qualifying session, in spite of Lotus ART and their drivers’ potential. Jules, perturbed by a technical problem, placed in 19th and Esteban, after his crash at the beginning of the session, placed 25th on the grid for the first race. Jules and Esteban both had a great performance in the first race, moving up to 8th and 9th places, respectively. In the second race, Jules fell back to third position in the first corner, and wrapped up his season with a podium, which in turn secured him a podium in the drivers’…
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