GP2
The team joined the GP2 Series in 2011 for the first time, finishing 13th and last in the teams' championship scoring 4 points. The team's lead driver was Max Chilton—a former Carlin driver in British F3—whilst the second seat was initially taken by Mikhail Aleshin, who had won the Formula Renault 3.5 Series championship with the team the previous year. He soon ran out of financial support and was replaced by Oliver Turvey (another former Carlin driver in other series), who made a one-off appearance before being replaced in turn by Álvaro Parente (the 2005 British F3 champion with Carlin). Aleshin later returned to the team but was again replaced by Parente for the season finale.
For the 2012 season, the team formed a partnership with the Marussia Formula One team, and competed under the Marussia Carlin Motorsport name. Chilton retained his seat and improved dramatically, taking two race victories on his way to fourth place in the drivers' championship. His team-mate was Rio Haryanto, promoted from the Marussia-backed Manor Motorsport GP3 Series team. He finished 14th in the championship with a pole position and a fastest lap, and Carlin improved to fifth place in the teams' championship.
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