Team Lazarus Explained

Lazarus
Founded:2009
Base:Caselle di Selvazzano, Padua, Italy
Principal:Tancredi Pagiaro
Current Series:Italian GT Championship
Former Series:Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
GP2 Series
Auto GP
Euroseries 3000
International GT Open
Blancpain GT Series
Current Drivers: William Alatalo
Mattia di Giusto
Mahaveer Raghunathan
Jorge Lorenzo
Website:http://www.teamlazarus.it/

Team Lazarus, currently competing as L&A Infinity Racing, is an Italian auto racing team, based in Padova, which is currently competing in the International GT Open and Blancpain GT Endurance Series 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.[1]

The team took part in three rounds of the 2009 Euroseries 3000 season, 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 and Monza. They finished the season in seventh place in the Teams' standings with twelve points.[2]

In 2010, Team Lazarus have entered the new Auto GP series with a single car for Italian Fabio Onidi.[3] The new partnership delivered a podium finish in the opening race of the season at Brno, with Onidi finishing third behind Edoardo Piscopo and race winner Luca Filippi.[4]

In February 2012, it was announced that Lazarus would be joining the GP2 Series under the name "Venezuela GP Lazarus", replacing Super Nova Racing.[5]

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.

Lazarus Corse became an AMR Partner team in 2023.[6] The team signed three-time MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo on a multi-year deal in 2024.[7]

Results

GP2 Series

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesPoints
2012Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome Fabrizio Crestani14000124th12th
Sergio Canamasas10000027th
René Binder6000031st
Giancarlo Serenelli18000033rd
2013Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome René Binder220001123rd13th
Kevin Giovesi8000029th
Fabrizio Crestani4000033rd
Vittorio Ghirelli10000127th
2014Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome Nathanaël Berthon220001720th13th
Conor Daly18000226th
Sergio Campana4000030th
2015Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome Nathanaël Berthon190002716th10th
Patric Niederhauser2000034th
Zoël Amberg6000029th
Sergio Canamasas20002715th
† 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)

YearChassis
Engine
Tyres
Drivers123456789101112131415161718192021222324Points
2012GP2/11
Mecachrome
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR1
FEA
BHR1
SPR
BHR2
FEA
BHR2
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
VAL
FEA
VAL
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MRN
FEA
MRN
SPR
12th1
Fabrizio Crestani
Sergio Canamasas
Giancarlo Serenelli
René Binder
2013GP2/11
Mecachrome
SEP
FEA
SEP
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
NÜR
FEA
NÜR
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MRN
FEA
MRN
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
13th12
René Binder
Kevin Giovesi
Fabrizio Crestani
Vittorio Ghirelli
2014GP2/11
Mecachrome
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HOC
FEA
HOC
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
13th19
Nathanaël Berthon
Conor Daly
Sergio Campana
2015GP2/11
Mecachrome
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
MON
FEA
MON
SPR
RBR
FEA
RBR
SPR
SIL
FEA
SIL
SPR
HUN
FEA
HUN
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
SOC
FEA
SOC
SPR
BHR
FEA
BHR
SPR
YMC
FEA
YMC
SPR
10th31
Nathanaël Berthon
Patric Niederhauser
Zoël Amberg
Sergio Canamasas

Notes and References

  1. News: GP Racing . gpracingcars.com . . 2010-05-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914065406/http://www.gpracingcars.com/team/default_en.asp . 2009-09-14 .
  2. News: 2009 Euroseries 3000. speedsport-magazine.com . Speedsport Magazine. 2010-05-05.
  3. News: Fabio Onidi in Auto GP with Team Lazarus . autogp.org . . 2010-02-27 . 2010-05-05.
  4. News: Filippi wins maiden Auto GP race . autogp.org . . 2010-04-25 . 2010-05-05.
  5. News: Venezuela GP Lazarus joins GP2 Series. 17 February 2012. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 17 February 2012.
  6. Web site: Lazarus Corse reveal themselves as latest AMR Partner team. 29 July 2023. The Advantage. 10 June 2024.
  7. Web site: Lazarus becomes an AMR partner team to campaign an Aston Martin Vantage for Jorge Lorenzo. 26 January 2024. Endurance-Info. 10 June 2024.