BOSS GP HISTORY
A STORY OF 30 YEARS OF SUCCESS
The Big Open Single Seater Series was founded in 1995 according to the regulations of the RAC (Royal Automobile Club Motor Sports Association). Initially, the series raced with “used” Formula 1 cars in Great Britain, and later on other race tracks in continental Europe. This expansion of the racing series and the commitment of Paul Stoddart (European Aviation), the aviation entrepreneur and later Minardi team boss, led to the name change to European BOSS (also abbreviated to EuroBOSS).
One of the most frequent participants after the turn of the millennium were Formula 1 bolides from Benetton, Jordan, Tyrrell, Minardi and occasionally a V12 Ferrari. Over the years, monopostos of the fastest US formula series CART, ChampCar and IndyCar have been seen racing as well.
After the season of 2009, the drivers Marijn van Kalmthout, Klaas Zwart, Henk de Boer and Frits van Eerd decided to split up and organize their own race series. This resulted in both EuroBOSS and BOSS GP in 2010. In the EuroBOSS racing series, however, the starting field was reduced so much that the series was discontinued. BOSS GP, on the other hand, flourished because many drivers made the switch to the new series. Here, in addition to some unique Formula 1 cars, most of the cars were made up of newer monopostos from the up-and-coming GP2 and Renault World Series formula series.
A highlight for drivers and teams was when the BOSS GP series appeared as a support series to Formula 1 at the German Grand Prix in Hockenheim in 2018. The BOSS GP Racing Series was also regularly presented to a larger audience at guest starts in the German Touring Car Masters (DTM).
Today, the BOSS GP Racing Series is characterized by an incomparable variety of the fastest formula cars in the world. Driving takes place on current Formula 1 and MotoGP tracks with the highest safety standards.
All champions from 1995 to today
BOSS GP Racing Series CHAMPIONS 2022– :
| Season | F1 Class | OPEN Class | FORMULA Class | SUPER LIGHTS Class |
| 2024 | Ulf Ehninger F1 Benetton B197-Judd | Antonio Pizzonia Dallara World Series 4.5 | Marco Ghiotto GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Stephan Glaser Dallara World Series V6 |
| 2023 | Ingo Gerstl Toro Rosso STR1-Cosworth | Antonio Pizzonia Dallara World Series 4.5 | Simone Colombo GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Henry Clausnitzer Tatuus Formula Renault V6 |
| 2022 | Ingo Gerstl Toro Rosso STR1-Cosworth | Haralds Šlēgelmilhs Dallara World Series 4.5 | Simone Colombo GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Andreas Hasler Dallara World Series V6 |
BOSS GP Racing Series CHAMPIONS 2016–2021:
| Season | OPEN Class | FORMULA Class |
| 2021 | Ulf Ehninger F1 Benetton B197-Judd | Marco Ghiotto GP2 Dallara Mecachrome |
| 2020 | Ingo Gerstl F1 Toro Rosso STR 1-Cosworth | Marco Ghiotto GP2 Dallara Mecachrome |
| 2019 | Ingo Gerstl F1 Toro Rosso STR 1-Cosworth | Marco Ghiotto GP2 Dallara Mecachrome |
| 2018 | Ingo Gerstl F1 Toro Rosso STR 1-Cosworth | Florian Schnitzenbaumer GP2 Dallara Mecachrome |
| 2017 | Ingo Gerstl F1 Toro Rosso STR 1-Cosworth | Mahaveer Raghunathan Lola B05/52 Auto GP |
| 2016 | Ingo Gerstl F1 Toro Rosso STR 1-Cosworth | Christopher Brenier Panoz DP098 Superleague |
BOSS GP Racing Series CHAMPIONS 2010–2015:
| Season | OPEN Class | FORMULA Class | MASTER Class | TEAM Champion |
| 2015 | Klaas Zwart F1 Jaguar R5 Cosworth | Johann Ledermair GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Hans Laub Dallara World Series by Renault | not awarded |
| 2014 | Jakub Śmiechowski GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Jakub Śmiechowski GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Hans Laub GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Inter Europol Competition |
| 2013 | Gary Hauser GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Gary Hauser GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Hans Laub Dallara World Series by Renault | Racing Experience |
| 2012 | Klaas Zwart F1 Jaguar R5 Cosworth | Bernd Herndlhofer GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Johann Ledermair GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Team Ascari |
| 2011 | Klaas Zwart F1 Ascari Benetton Judd | Ingo Gerstl GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Norbert Gruber GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Team Ascari |
| 2010 | Klaas Zwart F1 Ascari Benetton Judd | not awarded | Karl Heinz Becker Dallara SN01 Nissan | Team Ascari |
EuroBOSS CHAMPIONS 2001–2010:
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
| 2010 | Damien Charveriat GP2 Dallara Mecachrome | Zele Racing |
| 2009 | Henk de Boer ChampCar Panoz DP01 Mazda-Cosworth | De Boer Manx |
| 2008 | Ingo Gerstl Dallara World Series by Renault | Team Top Speed |
| 2007 | Klaas Zwart F1 Ascari Benetton Judd V10 | Team Ascari |
| 2006 | Klaas Zwart F1 Ascari Benetton Judd V10 | Team Ascari |
| 2005 | Patrick d’Aubreby F1 Benetton Ford | Team Griffiths/Team Ascari |
| 2004 | Scott Mansell F1 Benetton B197 Judd V10 | Mansell Motorsport |
| 2003 | Klaas Zwart F1 Benetton B197 Judd V10 | Team Ascari |
| 2002 | Earl Goddard F1 Benetton B194 Ford V8 | Kockney Koi Yamitsu |
| 2001 | Tony Worswick F1 Jordan 194 Judd | Worswick Engineering |
BOSS Formula CHAMPIONS 1995–2000:
| Season | Champion | Team Champion |
| 2000 | Dave Hutchinson F1 Benetton B194 Ford V8 | Kockney Koi Yamitsu |
| 1999 | Tony Worswick F1 Jordan 194 Judd | Worswick Engineering |
| 1998 | Nigel Greensall F1 Tyrell 022 Judd | European Aviation |
| 1997 | Nigel Greensall F1 Tyrell 022 Judd | European Aviation |
| 1996 | Johan Rajamaki F1 Arrows FA-13 Judd V10 | Rajamaki Racing |
| 1995 | Klaus Panchyrz F3000 Reynard 93D Cosworth | Mönninghoff Racing |