Evans signs with re-jigged Russian Time team for 2014 GP2 season

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iSport International will take over the running of the Russian Time GP2 team, with Mitch Evans and Artem Markelov signed as drivers.

iSport take over the void left by Motopark Academy, who announced on Monday that they had split from Russian Time, who they had helped to the teams’ title at the first attempt in 2013.

iSport competed in GP2 from 2005 until the end of 2012, after which they sold their entry to Russian Time after struggling to find drivers with the necessary budget.

2012 GP3 champion Evans makes the switch from Arden, for whom he finished 14th in his rookie season. The Kiwi claimed a podium finish on his debut weekend in Malaysia, and then two more in Monaco and one in Hungary. He tested for Russian Time in Abu Dhabi last November.

Markelov steps up to GP2 from German F3, where he has competed for the past two seasons, finishing runner-up last year and claiming four wins over the two seasons.

He has driven for Motopark for all three years of his single-seater career and was managed by Igor Mazepa, the founder Russian Time who passed away earlier this month. Markelov’s father has reported to be one of the financiers of the Russian Time setup. 19-years-old, he also tested for the squad in November.

2014 GP2 Series line-up so far
TeamDrivers
Russian TimeMitch EvansArtem Markelov
CarlinJulian Leal
Racing EngineeringRaffaele Marciello
DAMSJolyon PalmerStephane Richelmi
ART Grand PrixStoffel VandoorneTakuya Izawa
Hilmer MotorsportDaniel AbtFacu Regalia
RapaxSimon Trummer
Arden InternationalRene BinderAndre Negrao
Caterham RacingAlexander RossiRio Haryanto
MP MotorsportDaniel De Jong
Trident Racing
Campos RacingArthur PicKimiya Sato
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Evans signs with re-jigged Russian Time team for 2014 GP2 season

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