Barwa Addax
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| Founded | 2009 |
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| Folded | 2013 |
| Team principal(s) |
Alejandro Agag Iganacio Muñoz-Alonso |
| Former series |
GP2 Series GP2 Asia Series GP3 Series |
| Noted drivers |
 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Romain Grosjean Sergio Pérez Vitaly Petrov Charles Pic Giedo van der Garde
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| Teams' Championships |
GP2 Series: 2011 |
Addax, or Barwa Addax was a Spanish motorsport team owned by the bank Addax Capital, which competed in the GP2, GP3 and GP2 Asia Series.
Barwa Addax was formed as a result of Alejandro Agag purchase of the Campos Racing GP2 team. Campos Racing was started by former Formula One driver Adrián Campos in 1998, and competed in the GP2 Series since its inaugural season in 2005. After the 2008 season, in which Campos won the teams' championship, he elected to step down and pass control of the GP2 team to Agag, a businessman with motorsport interests. Campos Racing continues to compete in the European F3 Open Championship, and in 2010 they entered Formula One as Campos Meta 1 before being taken over and renamed Hispania Racing. Agag renamed the team Addax after the eponymous species of antelope, and retained the name of team sponsor Barwa International, a Qatari real estate company, for the 2009 season.
Addax signed 2008 GP2 Asia Series season champion Romain Grosjean and existing Campos driver Vitaly Petrov for its 2009 campaign. Grosjean took the team's first pole position during the opening qualifying session of the season, in Barcelona. He also took the team's first win, leading home Petrov in a 1–2 finish. Both drivers quickly established themselves as championship contenders.
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