GP 2 Series

June 24, 2012: Luiz Razia won the GP2 sprint race in Valencia after a nail-biting finish that saw him take the lead for the first time seven corners from the chequered flag

June 23, 2012: Esteban Gutierrez won an action-packed GP2 feature race in Valencia, taking advantage of three safety car periods that stole victory from his Lotus team-mate James Calado

May 26, 2012: Jolyon Palmer kept clear of trouble to take his maiden GP2 victory in the Monaco sprint race

May 25, 2012: Johnny Cecotto sealed his first ever GP2 victory with an assured pole to flag drive, the Addax driver finishing ahead of Marcus Ericsson, Giedo van der Garde and Davide Valsecchi

May 22, 2012: Pirelli has changed its tyre rules for the GP2 series, allowing teams more freedom with their tyre usage

March 25, 2012: James Calado took an impressive lights-to-flag victory in the sprint race at Sepang as Lotus GP secured a one-two finish

March 24, 2012: Luiz Razia won the opening GP2 race of the season with a dominant performance in the feature race in Malaysia

February 27, 2012: Luiz Razia will race alongside Simon Trummer for Arden in the 2012 GP2 Series

February 27, 2012: Giedo van der Garde and Rodolfo Gonzalez will race for Caterham Racing in the GP2 Series this season

February 24, 2012: Marussia has joined forces with Carlin to enter a GP2 team and strengthen its Young Driver Programme

February 20, 2012: Venezuela GP Lazarus has been granted entry to the GP2 grid for the 2012 and 2013 seasons in replacement of Super Nova

February 16, 2012: Felipe Nasr has joined DAMS for the 2012 GP2 season, partnering Davide Valsecchi at the team

February 2, 2012: Sky Sports has announced that it will show all GP2 and GP3 races live on its new F1 channel in 2012

January 27, 2012: Pirelli has announced that it will reward the 2012 GP3 Series champion with a prize fund of 200,000 Euros if they are graduating up to GP2

January 20, 2012: Davide Valsecchi will drive for DAMS in the 2012 GP2 Series after joining the team from AirAsia

January 11, 2012: ART - Lotus ART in 2011 - has renamed its GP2 and GP3 teams Lotus GP for the 2012 season

January 10, 2012: Scuderia Coloni has confirmed that Stefano Coletti and Fabio Onidi will drive for the team in the 2012 GP2 championship

January 3, 2012: Jules Bianchi says that he is looking "to play an important role in Formula One" in 2012 so that he is prepared for a race seat the following year

December 20, 2011: Julian Leal has switched from Rapax to Trident ahead of the 2012 GP2 season, joining Stephane Richelmi