Team Lazarus is an Italian
auto racing team, based in
Padova, which is currently competing in the
International GT Open and
Blancpain GT Endurance Series
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formerly starting in
GP2 Series and
Auto GP.
Background
Team Lazarus were founded in 2009 by Tancredi Pagiaro, who also founded the
GP Racing team in
1997
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.
The team took part in three rounds of the
2009 Euroseries 3000 season
The 2009 Euroseries 3000 began on 16 May at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal and finished at Monza in Italy on 18 October after 14 races.
In February, 2009, series organisers Coloni Motorsport announced that the first-generatio ...
, debuting at the season-opener in
Portimão with
GP2 Series drivers
Michael Herck and
Diego Nunes, who were racing in order to learn the circuit ahead of the GP2 Series visit there later in the year. The team scored eleven points over the course of the weekend with Nunes and Herck finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Saturday feature race.
At the next round in
Magny-Cours, the team were down to a single car entry with
Italian Formula Three graduate
Michael Dalle Stelle taking over the driving duties. He remained with the team for the following round at
Zolder, but failed to start either race during the event. The team then missed the final three events of the season in
Valencia,
Vallelunga
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See also
* Vallelunga Circuit
The Autodromo Vallelunga P ...
and
Monza
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. They finished the season in seventh place in the Teams' standings with twelve points.
In
2010
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, Team Lazarus have entered the new Auto GP series with a single car for Italian
Fabio Onidi. The new partnership delivered a podium finish in the opening race of the season at
Brno
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, with Onidi finishing third behind
Edoardo Piscopo
Edoardo Piscopo (born 4 February 1988) is an Italian racing driver.
Career
Formula BMW
After previously competing in karting, Piscopo began his single seater career in Formula BMW USA in 2005, where despite missing the first rounds he fini ...
and race winner
Luca Filippi.
In February 2012, it was announced that Lazarus would be joining the GP2 Series under the name "Venezuela GP Lazarus", replacing
Super Nova Racing.
In 2017 Team Lazarus participated in two Championships: the Blancpain GT Series, with an orange Lamborghini Huracán with GT3 configuration, and a black Huracán with a layout for the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia Championship.
In 2018 Team Lazarus is starting in the Blancpain GT Endurance Series as well as in the International GT Open Championship.
Drivers for Team Lazarus include Fabrizio Crestani (Italy), Miguel Ramos (Portugal).
Results
GP2 Series
† Lazarus competed under the name Venezuela GP Lazarus from 2012 to 2014.
In detail
GP2 Series
(
key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)
References
External links
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Italian auto racing teams
Auto racing teams established in 2009
2009 establishments in Italy
GP2 Series teams
Auto GP teams
International GT Open teams
Blancpain Endurance Series teams