GP2 press release
GP2 Series' organisers announced that Hilmer Motorsport have been allocated an entry for the 2013 season.
The German team, whose Team Principal Franz Hilmer already owns Formtech GmbH - a supplier for several Formula 1 teams - joins as the 13th team field in replacement of Ocean Racing Technology.
Hilmer Motorsport will run their GP2/11 cars for the first time on February 27-28-29 in Jerez, Spain where the first official pre-season testing will take place.
Dutch squad MP Motorsport already replaced team Coloni for the 2013 season.
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