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Ocean Racing Technology

Founded| 2008
Folded| 2012
Base| Perafita, Portugal
Team principal(s)| Tiago Monteiro
José Guedes
Former series| GP2 Asia Series
GP2 Series
GP3 Series
Noted drivers|  Kevin Ceccon
Álvaro Parente
Website| http://www.oceanracingtech.com/

Ocean Racing Technology (ORT) was a racing team that took part in both the GP2 Main Series and the GP2 Asia Series Championships. The team, owned by Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes, was formed at the end of the 2008 season after being purchased from BCN Competición. The driver and the entrepreneur created a structure based on recognized professionals and quickly started to secure first-class results, making it possible for the Portuguese Racing team to fight with the more advanced teams in the FIA accredited championship that is the main feeder series for Formula One.

## History

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BCN Competición was bought by the Portuguese former F1 (and current WTCC) driver Tiago Monteiro and José Guedes in November 2008, in a move that relocated the team to the Algarve circuit, being renamed Ocean Racing Technology.[1] The change to ORT meant a full transformation the team kept only the frames, discarding all the rest, and hiring new staff.

## Racing history

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### GP2 Series

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Karun Chandhok driving for Ocean Racing Technology at the 2009 Monaco GP2 Series round.

In the 2009 season, drivers were Álvaro Parente and Karun Chandhok. Parente won the first race for the team at the 2009 Belgian Feature Race, in a round where he also got pole position and fastest lap and was 8th in the final Championship standings. Ocean finished the Teams' Championship in 9th, but only two points behind 5th-place finisher iSport International.

For 2010, Ocean recruited Max Chilton and Fabio Leimer, with Leimer taking the team's second win, but the team slipped back to twelfth overall in the standings.

The following year, Ocean hired Kevin Mirocha (who was later replaced by Brendon Hartley) and Johnny Cecotto Jr.: Hartley scored the team's only points with a fifth-place finish at Spa-Francorchamps, this poor showing again resulting in a twelfth-place teams' championship result.

For the 2012 season, Ocean signed Nigel Melker, and Jon Lancaster, the latter of whom was swiftly dropped when he ran out of money. He was replaced by Hartley for two rounds of the championship, before Victor Guerin took the seat for the remainder of the season. Melker scored 25 points under the revised system, raising Ocean's performance to eleventh overall following the Coloni team's exclusion from the championship.

At the end of 2012, its owner Tiago Monteiro reported that the Government of Portugal owed the project around €6 million and that without that money they would not be able to continue in the competition. On January 16, 2013, Hilmer Motorsport was announced as a replacement of the team in the GP2 Series.[2]

### GP2 Asia Series

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Yelmer Buurman[3] and Fabrizio Crestani drove for the team in the 2008-09 GP2 Asia Series season, replacing BCN drivers Yoshimoto and Luca Filippi who competed in the first round of the championship.[4]

### GP3 Series

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In 2012 they entered the GP3 Series shortly before the start of the season, replacing Tech 1 Racing, they finished seventh in the championship with 56 points thanks to the results of Kevin Ceccon.

## Complete series results

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### GP2 Series

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Year  | Chassis  | Engine  | Tyres  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F.L. | Points  | D.C. | T.C.

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2009 | Dallara
GP2/08 | Mecachrome
V8108 V8 | B |  Karun Chandhok | 20  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 10  | 18th  | 9th
Álvaro Parente | 20  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 30  | 8th
2010 | Dallara
GP2/08 | Mecachrome
V8108 V8 | B |  Max Chilton | 20  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 25th  | 12th
Fabio Leimer | 19  | 1  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 19th
2011 | Dallara
GP2/11 | Mecachrome
V8108 V8 | P |  Kevin Mirocha | 12  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 22nd  | 12th
Brendon Hartley | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 19th
Johnny Cecotto Jr. | 18  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 24th
2012 | Dallara
GP2/11 | Mecachrome
V8108 V8 | P |  Jon Lancaster | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 34th  | 11th
Brendon Hartley | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 25th
Victor Guerin | 17  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 30th
Nigel Melker | 23  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 25  | 19th

### In detail

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Chassis
Engine
Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | 17  | 18  | 19  | 20  | 21  | 22  | 23  | 24  | T.C. | Points

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2009 | GP2/08
Renault
B |  | CAT
FEA | CAT
SPR | MON
FEA | MON
FEA | IST
FEA | IST
SPR | SIL
FEA | SIL
SPR | NÜR
FEA | NÜR
SPR | HUN
FEA | HUN
SPR | VAL
FEA | VAL
SPR | SPA
FEA | SPA
SPR | MNZ
FEA | MNZ
SPR | ALG
FEA | ALG
SPR |  |  |  |  | 9th  | 40
Karun Chandhok | Ret  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  | 13  | 14  | 6  | 3  | 11  | Ret  | 17†  | 10  | Ret  | 6  | Ret  | 7  | 19†  | 12  | Ret  | 13  |  |  |  |
Álvaro Parente | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | 11  | 6  | 2  | 9  | 6  | 4  | Ret  | 1 | Ret  | 11  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  |  |  |  |
2010 | GP2/08
Renault
B |  | CAT
FEA | CAT
SPR | MON
FEA | MON
SPR | IST
FEA | IST
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 | YMC
FEA | YMC
SPR |  |  |  |  | 12th  | 11
Max Chilton | 18  | 16  | Ret  | 14  | 9  | 11  | Ret  | 11  | 19  | 19  | 19  | 16  | 17  | 16  | 17  | 11  | 8  | 5  | 12  | 12  |  |  |  |
Fabio Leimer | 8  | 1 | Ret  | 17  | 13  | 15  | Ret  | Ret  | 17  | 13  | 21†  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 12  | Ret  | Ret  | DNS  | Ret  | 15  |  |  |  |
2011 | GP2/11
Mecachrome
P |  | IST
FEA | IST
SPR | CAT
FEA | CAT
SPR | MON
FEA | MON
SPR | VAL
FEA | VAL
SPR | SIL
FEA | SIL
SPR | NÜR
FEA | NÜR
SPR | HUN
FEA | HUN
SPR | SPA
FEA | SPA
SPR | MNZ
FEA | MNZ
SPR |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12th  | 4
Kevin Mirocha | 15†  | 19  | 21†  | 16  | 10  | Ret  | 12  | 8  | DNS  | DNS  | Ret  | 13  | 14  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brendon Hartley |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 9  | 22  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  |
Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ret  | 13  | 14  | 13  | Ret  | 17  | 14  | 17  | 12  | Ret  | 10  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 11  | 8  | 17  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |
2012 | GP2/11
Mecachrome
P |  | 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 | 11th  | 26
Jon Lancaster | Ret  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Brendon Hartley |  |  | 10  | Ret  | 13  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Victor Guerin |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  | 21  | 16  | Ret  | 17  | 18  | 17  | DNS  | Ret  | 23  | 21  | 23  | Ret  | 18  | 23  | Ret  | Ret  | 13
Nigel Melker | 16  | 14  | 20†  | 18  | 19  | 11  | 14  | 24  | Ret  | 12  | Ret  | 13  | 4  | 6  | 6  | 8  | 14  | 18  | Ret  | DNS  | 11  | Ret  | 12  | 12

### GP2 Final

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Chassis
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Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | T.C. | Points

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2011 | GP2/11
Mecachrome
P |  | YMC
FEA | YMC
SPR | 7th  | 2
Nicolas Marroc | 14  | 22
António Félix da Costa | 7  | 13

### GP2 Asia Series

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GP2 Asia Series Results

Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F.L. | Points  | D.C. | T.C.
2008 | Dallara GP2/08-Mecachrome |  Miloš Pavlović | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 6  | 16th  | 12th
Jason Tahincioglu | 10  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 22nd
2008-09 | Dallara GP2/08-Mecachrome |  Yelmer Buurman | 6  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 4  | 19th  | 11th
Karun Chandhok | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 26th
Fabrizio Crestani | 9  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28th
2009-10 | Dallara GP2/08-Mecachrome |  Alexander Rossi†  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 8  | 9th†  | 9th
Max Chilton†  | 2  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 18th†
Yelmer Buurman | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 21st
Fabio Leimer | 7  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 31st
2011 | Dallara GP2/11-Mecachrome |  Andrea Caldarelli | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 21st  | 12th
Oliver Turvey | 4  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 16th

† These drivers raced for more than one team during the season. Their final position includes results for all teams.

### In detail

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Chassis
Engine
Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | T.C. | Points

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2008–09*  | GP2/05
Renault
B |  | SHI
FEA | SHI
SPR | DUB3
FEA | DUB3
SPR | BHR1
FEA | BHR1
SPR | LSL
FEA | LSL
SPR | SEP
FEA | SEP
SPR | BHR2
FEA | BHR2
SPR | 11th  | 4
Yelmer Buurman |  |  | Ret  | C  | Ret  | 13  | Ret  | DNS  | 5  | 11  |  |
Karun Chandhok |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  | Ret
Fabrizio Crestani |  |  | 14  | C  | Ret  | 17  | 10  | 21  | 15  | 16  | 18  | 15
2009–10 | GP2/05
Renault
B |  | YMC1
FEA | YMC1
SPR | YMC2
FEA | YMC2
SPR | BHR1
FEA | BHR1
SPR | BHR2
FEA | BHR2
SPR |  |  |  |  | 9th  | 9
Alexander Rossi | 4  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Max Chilton |  |  | 8  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Yelmer Buurman |  |  |  |  | 12  | 10  | 13  | 7  |  |  |  |
Fabio Leimer | 17  | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 20  | 15  | Ret  | DNS  |  |  |  |
2011 | GP2/11
Mecachrome
P |  | YMC
FEA | YMC
SPR | IMO
FEA | IMO
SPR |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12th  | 0
Oliver Turvey | 18  | 19  | 14  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Andrea Caldarelli | 16  | 11  | 17  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

* * Team was known as BCN Competición at round one in Shanghai, before Tiago Monteiro bought over the team's assets and renamed it as Ocean Racing Technology.

### GP3 Series

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GP3 Series Results

Year  | Car  | Drivers  | Races  | Wins  | Poles  | F.L. | Points  | D.C. | T.C.
2012 | GP3/10-Renault |  Carmen Jordá | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 28th  | 7th
Kevin Ceccon | 16  | 0  | 0  | 2  | 56  | 9th
Robert Cregan | 16  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 22nd

### In detail

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year  | Chassis
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Tyres  | Drivers  | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  | 15  | 16  | T.C. | Points

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2012 | GP3/10
Renault
P |  | 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 | 7th  | 56
Carmen Jordá | 20  | 21  | Ret  | 22  | 13  | Ret  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 20  | Ret  | 24†  | Ret  | 26  | 23  | 21  | 19
Kevin Ceccon | Ret  | 10 | 3 | 6  | 7  | 4  | 8  | 7  | 17  | 15  | 4  | 8  | 12  | 20  | 13  | 9
Robert Cregan | 15  | Ret  | 18  | 11  | 15  | 13  | 20  | 15  | 11  | NC  | 21  | 14  | 21  | DNS  | 20  | 17

## References

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1. ^ "Tiago Monteiro confirms the acquisition of GP2 team". tiagomonteiro.com. 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-11-27.
2. ^ Beer, Matt (2013-01-16). "Hilmer Motorsport replaces Ocean in GP2". autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
3. ^ "Buurman fills Monteiro's first seat". autosport.com. 2008-11-29. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
4. ^ "Ocean sign Crestani as second driver". autosport.com. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2008-12-02.

## External links

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* Official Ocean Racing Technology website