Racing  Engineering  will  be  participating  in  the  2008  GP2  Series  with  two  GP2 race  winners,  Javier  Villa  and  Giorgio  Pantano.  This  driver  line-up  underlines Racing Engineering’s ambitious goals for 2008 and the Spanish team is happy to count  on  another  year  with  the  continuing  stable  relationship  with  its  partners Repsol and Telefónica.

Aiming   for   the   championship   title   and   displaying   the   distinctive   colors   of Telefónica and Repsol on the podiums of the 11 events o f the 2008 season is clearly Racing Engineering’s objective for the upcoming season. With  Javier  Villa  and  Giorgio  Pantano,  Racing  Engineering  presents  its  most ambitious  driver  pairing  since  the  Spanish  squad  has  been  competing  in  the category that is regarded as the stepping stone to Formula 1.

Both have already demonstrated  their  capacity  to  win  races  in  GP2,  and  together  they  make  an excellent team, being the right mixture of youth, speed and experience, the ideal ingredients to aim for the top positions in Racing Engineering’s fourth season in this championship. For  Javier  Villa  2008  will  be  his  third  season  in  GP2  with  Racing  Engineering.

Following his debut in 2006 aged only 18, Javier was the youngest driver in the GP2 field in 2007. He was one of the surprises of the season with his three race wins  as  well  as  other  podiums  and  finishing  the  championship  in  an  excellent sixth  position. 

Being  the  youngest  driver  ever  to  have  won  a  GP2  race,  Javier Villa is one of the favorites for the 2008 title. Giorgio Pantano joins Racing Engineering with the unquestionable guarantee of his experience in Formula 1 and his good results in GP2. The Italian is one of the  most  experienced  and  fastest  drivers  in  international  single-seater  racing. Having finished last year’s GP2 season in third position, Giorgio is definitely one of the title aspirants in 2008.

 Alfonso de Orleáns -Borbón:   “I am very happy about our driver line-up for 2008 and   think   it   is   clear   that   with   Giorgio   and   Javi,   we   are   aiming   for   the championship  this  year.  The  effort  put  into  everything  we  do  is  wholly  in  that direction. We have two drivers that have won and can continue to win. With our dedication, know-how, backing and top drivers, our aim this year can only be a championship win.” Giorgio Pantano:  “I am very happy to be with Racing Engineering as this is a good opportunity to go for the championship title this year. I am sure that we can get good results this year.”

Javier Villa: “I think this season could be very good for the whole team at Racing Engineering. I see the staff changes made as very positive and I'm sure they will help us improve in the development of the new GP2 car. Certainly having a driver as experienced as Giorgio Pantano makes us one of the teams with a chance of championship success.”