Villa joins Arden in Abu Dhabi

The Arden GP2 team confirm that experienced GP2 driver Javier Villa will join the team this weekend, at the next round of the GP2 Asia Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Published: Thursday February 4, 2010

Villa (22) has both GP2 Asia and GP2 Main Series races under his belt, but this will be his first GP2 Asia race this Season, he finished 10th overall in the last GP2 Asia Season, and his first visit to the Yas Marina circuit. Javier finished 10^th overall in the GP2 Main Series in 2009 and has won 3 races.
 
GP2 Head of Race Engineering, Richard Dent:
"The Arden team is delighted to have signed Javier Villa for this weekends GP2 Asia round. Javier has been involved with GP2 since 2006 and is familiar with these cars - the first Dallara GP2 model when he joined the Series. I am sure he will be a contender this weekend in what looks like a competitive field" 

Javier Villa:

“I am really happy to be racing with Arden. They are a good team and I feel we can work together and push hard in these races. I am looking forward to this weekend. Qatar was a night race and I enjoyed that – it was a good race. I am sure I will like the car, the team and the track and I am very motivated for this weekend.”

• 02/03 Cordeiro races for MW Arden in GP3 2010 Season
• 27/02 Pic of the bunch... Frenchman scores memorable maiden GP2 win as Villa completes Arden podium double
• 26/02 Podium for Villa, points for Pic
• 25/02 Villa stars in qualifying thriller
• 22/02 Miki Monras Joins MW Arden for 2010 GP3 season
• 06/02 No points… but plenty of encouragement
• 05/02 Points for Villa, but no joy for luckless Pic
• 04/02 Pic of the bunch...Arden rookie grabs pole in Abu Dhabi
• 04/02 Villa joins Arden in Abu Dhabi
• 15/01 Arden Confirm Pic for 2010 GP2 Season

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