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GP2 SeriesFor 2008, D'Ambrosio competed in both the GP2 Series and the new GP2 Asia Series for the DAMS team, alongside Kamui Kobayashi. He finished eleventh in the GP2 drivers' championship, with a best finish of two second places. He continued with the team into the 2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season, and despite not taking a single victory, D'Ambrosio managed to finish runner-up to team-mate Kobayashi. He continued with DAMS into the 2009 season, and finished ninth despite failing to achieve a victory. He remained with the team for the 2010 season, as part of DAMS's co-operation with the Renault Formula One team. He took his first series victory at Monaco, but was later rested for two races in favour of Romain Grosjean. He took his first series pole position for his home round, but retired from the feature race whilst leading. Following a podium finish at Monza, he finished twelfth in the drivers' championship.
Formula OneIn January 2010, d'Ambrosio was announced as a reserve driver for Renault F1, rejoining the team's driver programme thanks to its newly-formed links with the Gravity Sport Management company that looks after d'Ambrosio.
It was announced on 16 September that d'Ambrosio would replace Lucas di Grassi at Virgin on four occasions during Friday practice: at the Singapore, Japanese, Korean and Brazilian Grands Prix. He broke the news to Belgian TV channel RTBF. At his first Friday Practice in Singapore, he finished 21st, two-tenths behind teammate Timo Glock. For the Japanese Friday Practice he did not drive as planned.
His manager, and Renault team principal, Éric Boullier has claimed that d'Ambrosio is "95% certain" that he will drive for Virgin Racing in 2011.
On 21 December 2010 Virgin Racing confirmed that d'Ambrosio would race for the team in 2011.
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