Super Nova Racing was a British racing team that has competed in

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/ GP2 and the

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series. Super Nova first entered racing in 1991. Super Nova was a new incarnation of the pre-existing David Sears Motorsport, sponsored by the Nova chain of Japanese English schools and also ran the Danish

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outfit. In July 2007, naming sponsor Nova's legal problems became the subject of intense media coverage in Japan, and by the end of September 2007 the company was reported to be unable to pay staff salaries or rent, being declared bankrupt in November 2007 amidst a widening scandal about business improprieties, but SuperNova continued to list Nova as a sponsor. On 24 June 2008, President Saruhashi of the Nova chain of English schools was taken into police custody and faced charges of embezzlement. In August 2009, Saruhashi was convicted and sentenced to a 42-month jail term. In February 2012, it was announced that Super Nova would withdraw from the

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. They were replaced by the Italian team Lazarus. On 1 July 2014 Super Nova announced that it will be competing in the

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under the

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name.

Complete series results

AutoGP

Complete former series results

GP2 Series

BorisDerichebourg-SuperNovaRacingF3000-98es

Notes: *1. - Andy Soucek scored 1 of his 14 points in 2 races for

David Price Racing David Price Racing (commonly referred to as DPR) is a British motor racing team, founded by David Price. The team competed in various forms of motorsport from their foundation in 1976 until 2008. The team was sold in April 2009, but continued ...

. *2. - Luca Filippi also scored 45 points for

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in 8 races.

In Detail

(

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

GP2 Asia Series

Formula 3000

A1 Grand Prix

They have competed for all seasons in A1 Grand Prix since series debuts in 2005-06, fielding entries for both A1 Team Germany and

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and later for

A1 Team New Zealand A1 Team New Zealand is the New Zealand team of A1 Grand Prix, an international racing series. Management The team was formed by and is owned by prominent Auckland businessman Colin Giltrap, well known for this car dealerships. The team is mana ...

.A1 Team New Zealand information
''a1podium.com'' In 2006-07, the both managed team, Germany and New Zealand finishing 1st and 2nd in the Championship overall.

Timeline

Footnotes

References

External links

supernova-racing.com
official website. {{s-end British auto racing teams International Formula 3000 teams A1 Grand Prix racing teams GP2 Series teams GP3 Series teams Formula Renault Eurocup teams Japanese Formula 3 Championship teams 1991 establishments in the United Kingdom Auto racing teams established in 1991 Auto racing teams disestablished in 2015 Auto GP teams British Formula Three teams