Auto GP is ready to welcome a new-entry in Sonoma as Pippa Mann will debut in the Series. The 29 years-old from London will join Campos Racing alongside Max Snegirev and Giuseppe Cipriani, taking the wheel of the #1 car.Boasting a wide range of racing experiences Mann will surely be a valuable addition to Campos Racings line-up, especially considering that she will be the only driver on the grid that raced in Sonoma before. Mann has two previous outings on the Californian circuit - both in Firestone Indy Lights.  She took fifth place there in 2010 with Sam Schmidt Motorsports, in a year where she also claimed three pole positions and one win, securing her fifth place in the overall standings.  Momentum from the 2010 season helped to secure her a drive in the pinnacle of US open-wheel racingthe IZOD IndyCar Series. Mann competed in four IndyCar races in 2011, including the Indianapolis 500.Mann will also become the third female driver to have ever taken the wheel of an Auto GP car after Natacha Gachnang (who raced in the Series in 2010) and Carmen Jorda (who took part in the 2011 Magione test). 

Pippa Mann: "I am absolutely thrilled to have the chance to join the Auto GP series - I literally can't put into words how excited I am to be getting back into an open wheel car! The fact that Sonoma is one of my favourite road tracks in the USA is just a huge, added bonus. After the past couple of years it will be a real treat to get to go road racing and to get to turn both left and right again, as it'll be my first non-oval race since 2010.  The cars look like a lot of fun to drive, and the moment I get strapped into the Campos Racing Auto GP car for the first time cannot arrive fast enough!".Adrian Campos: Im really delighted to have Pippa with us. I saw her in action in the Indy Lights in 2010 when she was racing against my son and I always deemed her a quick and consistent driver. That year she took a win and became the first woman to clinch pole in Indianapolis, and that speaks for her. Furthermore, it will be good to have a driver with some Sonoma experience in the team, it will make our track learning process much quicker.