# 2019 BOSS GP Series

The 2019 BOSS GP season was the 25th season of the BOSS GP series. The championship began on 28 April at Hockenheim and finished on 13 October at Imola.

## Teams and Drivers

| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Open Class ||||||
| Top Speed | Toro Rosso STR1 | Cosworth 3.0 V10 | 1 | Ingo Gerstl | All |
| Speed Center | Forti FG03 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 5 | Hans Laub | 4 |
| ESBA Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 7 | Ulf Ehninger | 1–2, 4, 6 |
| Penn Elcom Racing | Dallara GP2/11 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 8 | Phil Stratford | 1 |
| Penn Elcom Racing | Benetton B197 | Judd 4.0 V10 | 8 | Phil Stratford | 2–3, 6 |
| Ray-Ban | Dallara T08 | Renault 3.5 V6 Turbo | 111 | 'Piter' | 1, 3–4, 6 |
| Formula Class ||||||
| Zig-Zag | Lola B05/52 | Zytek 3.4 V8 | 16 | Nicolas Matile | 5–6 |
| Zig-Zag | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 29 | Marc Faggionato | 5–6 |
| Top Speed | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 19 | Christopher Höher | 5 |
| Top Speed | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 44 | Thomas Jakoubek | 1–3, 5 |
| Top Speed | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 69 | Salvatore De Plano | 1–4, 6 |
| Top Speed | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 88 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | 2, 5 |
| MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 21 | Gianluca Ripoli | All |
| MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 35 | Armando Mangini | 1–4, 6 |
| MM International Motorsport | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 37 | Luca Martucci | All |
| Scuderia Palladio | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 27 | Marco Ghiotto | All |
| Scuderia Palladio | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 28 | Sergio Ghiotto | 1–3 |
| Speed Center | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 31 | Alessandro Bracalente | All |
| Speed Center | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 33 | Peter Göllner | All |
| Speed Center | Dallara GP2/08 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 55 | Christian Eicke | All |
| Speed Center | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 77 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 3–6 |
| Inter Europol Competition | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 47 | Walter Steding | All |
| Inter Europol Competition | Dallara GP2/11 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 77 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 1–2 |
| Fiedler Racing | Dallara GP2/05 | Mecachrome 4.0 V8 | 66 | Andreas Fiedler | All |

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Formula Class Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 28 April | Ingo Gerstl | Salvatore de Plano | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Andreas Fiedler |
| 1 | R2 | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 28 April | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Andreas Fiedler |
| 2 | R3 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 24 May | Phil Stratford | Ingo Gerstl | Alessandro Bracalente | Speed Center | Alessandro Bracalente |
| 2 | R4 | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 25 May | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Alessandro Bracalente |
| 3 | R5 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 15 June | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Phil Stratford | Penn Elcom Racing | Marco Giotto |
| 3 | R6 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 16 June | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Marco Giotto |
| 4 | R7 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 20 July | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Gianluca Ripoli |
| 4 | R8 | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | 21 July | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Alessandro Bracalente |
| 5 | R9 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 7 September | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Höher |
| 5 | R10 | Masaryk Circuit, Brno | 8 September | | Andreas Fiedler | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Christopher Höher |
| 6 | R11 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 12 October | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Alessandro Bracalente |
| 6 | R12 | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 13 October | | Ingo Gerstl | Ingo Gerstl | Top Speed | Alessandro Bracalente |
* ^1 Round 1 was originally scheduled for 27 April, but was postponed due to heavy rain.

## Championship standings

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th |
| All Races | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers Standings

| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | RBR | RBR | MNZ | MNZ | ASS | ASS | BRN | BRN | IMO | IMO | Points |
| Open Class |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ingo Gerstl | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 272 |
| 2 | 'Piter' | 12 | 10 | | | 12 | Ret | 7 | 12 | | | DNS | 12 | 126 |
| 3 | Phil Stratford | DNS | DNS | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ret | | | | | DNS | DNS | 72 |
| 4 | Hans Laub | | | | | | | 6 | 10 | | | | | 44 |
| 5 | Ulf Ehninger | DNS | DNS | 9 | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | | | Ret | DNS | 22 |
| Formula Class |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Marco Ghiotto | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 240 |
| 2 | Alessandro Bracalente | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 2 | 231 |
| 3 | Andreas Fiedler | 2 | 2 | DNS | Ret | 4 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 184 |
| 4 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 177 |
| 5 | Luca Martucci | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 164 |
| 6 | Gianluca Ripoli | 5 | 8 | 8 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 150 |
| 7 | Armando Mangini | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | | | DNS | DNS | 104 |
| 8 | Salvatore de Plano | 8 | 4 | 7 | DNS | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 | | | 5 | 5 | 103 |
| 9 | Walter Steding | 9 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 94 |
| 10 | Christian Eicke | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 9 | DNS | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 82 |
| 11 | Peter Göllner | 11 | 11 | 10 | DNS | Ret | 11 | 11 | 13 | DNS | 9 | 11 | 9 | 81 |
| 12 | Thomas Jakoubek | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | DNS | | | 13 | 10 | | | 72 |
| 13 | Christopher Höher | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 50 |
| 14 | Sergio Ghiotto | DNS | DNS | 2 | 7 | 10 | DNS | | | | | | | 48 |
| 15 | Florian Schnitzenbaumer | | | Ret | 5 | | | | | 7 | 11 | | | 42 |
| 16 | Nicolas Matile | | | | | | | | | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 37 |
| 17 | Marc Faggionato | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 14 |
| Pos | Driver | HOC | HOC | RBR | RBR | MNZ | MNZ | ASS | ASS | BRN | BRN | IMO | IMO | Points |