Super Nova Racing is a British racing team that has competed in Formula 3000/GP2 and the A1 Grand Prix 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 Den Blå Avis 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[1]. On 24 June, 2008 President Saruhashi of the Nova chain of English schools was reported to be in police custody pending charges of embezzlemnet. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/national/news/20080624p2a00m0na004000c
Formula 3000 and GP2 Series
Super Nova Racing race in International Formula 3000 since 1994 and later in its substitution series, the GP2 Series since 2005.
In the last 2007 GP2 championship their drivers were the Italian Luca Filippi and British Mike Conway.
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
Super Nova have given rides to numerous successful drivers like Kenny Bräck, Ricardo Zonta, Juan Pablo Montoya, Mark Webber or Sébastien Bourdais.
In 11 Formula 3000 seasons, 1994 to 2004, the team won 5 teams titles, 4 drivers titles, 27 wins, 26 pole positions and 21 fasted laps. What makes Super Nova, one of the best Formula 3000 teams with DAMS and Arden International.
- † These drivers also drove for other teams during the season and final place include all results.
- D.C. = Drivers' Championship position, T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
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[3] and A1 Team Pakistan[4] and later for A1 Team New Zealand[5]. In 2006-07, the both managed team, Germany and New Zealand finishing 1st and 2nd in the Championship overall.
- T.C. = Teams' Championship position.
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