2016 Auto GP season

[Formulahistory]

7 teams with 14 cars yet confirmed. Looks like a second Boss-GP series like there will be Auto GP, F3000, GP2 and F3 cars on the grid. Also GP3 and F1 are allowed.

Zele: Christof von Grünigen (?) - Luis Sá Silva (?) - Roman de Beer (?)
Ibiza: Giuseppe Cipriani (?)
MLR71: Michele La Rosa (?)
MM International/Nannini:
CMS Racing: Franco Cinelli (?), Severino Gallini (?)
HT: Pierluigi Veronesi (?)
Torino: Luis Michael Dörrbecker (?) - Mahaveer Raghunathan (?)

[Mekola]

Facu Regalia should be there.

[rschris]

I don't know if as much as 14 cars will enter the first race.
Racing only in Italy make sense to limit the expense, but I think it will repel a lot of potential drivers.

Open the championship to cars like GP2, GP3, F3000 is not a bad idea, but allow F3 cars is a non-sense for me, as the difference of pace on track between a F1 and a F3 could be dangerous.

There is still plenty of time before the first meeting, so we will see.

[GM10]

This championship has become a formula for gentlemen only. It's a pity, because it offered a low-cost series with big bhp cars. It was the ideal for young guns who had lack of money.

Right now, Auto GP is only a way to make money. Coloni is always the same, since years...

[chunterer]

Will it even get going this year?

F3.5 is going to take a lot of interest away from it, driver wise I feel.

[ShettyRakS]

Frankly speaking this guy Mahaveer Raghunathan has some serious money behind him !! Was competing here in India with some average results !! Competed in ItalianF4 & finished on moderate 12 th in standing.. Competed in FiaF3 last year & was largely a Backmarker..Skiped last rounds & joined Euroformula Open still remaing as Backmarker.. Already in this Off-season he has already tested F35V8,GP3,F3 & AutoGP Cars!! Hope he develops some talent out of such Competetive outings since he is only 17 & still time to improve

[Formulahistory]

Dörrbecker confirmed at Torino:

Zele: Christof von Grünigen (?) - Luis Sá Silva (?) - Roman de Beer (?)
Ibiza: Giuseppe Cipriani (?)
MLR71: Michele La Rosa
MM International/Nannini:
CMS Racing: Franco Cinelli (?), Severino Gallini (?)
HT: Pierluigi Veronesi (?)
Torino: Luis Michael Dörrbecker - Mahaveer Raghunathan (?)

[rschris]

First meeting this weekend at Adria. Only 7 cars registered.
Zele : Luis Sa Silva, Zoltan Fekete, Dominik Fekete
PS Racing : Mahaver Raghunathan, Salvatore De Plano
Turin Squadra Corse : Luis Michael Dörrbecker
MM International : Armando Mangini

Seems like the new "Boss GP lookalike" regulation didn't attract many team/driver.
There is no date for the next meeting in Magione, so I'm really pessimistic regarding the future of the serie.

[Mekola]

I could recognize Luis Sá Silva only, from the past unfinished season.

[Formulahistory]

Very sad. I think they should merge with Boss GP.
Are there Hungarian guys brothers?

[rschris]

According to Zele website, they are uncle and nephew.

[peebee2]

1 driver, 2 slow wannabes and 3 super-slow gentleman racers not making a great grid tbh