Super Nova signs Antonio Spavone and Vittorio Ghirelli for Auto GP

The Norfolk team is also evaluating entering a third car.

Naples racer Spavone competed for Euro Nova and Ombra in his maiden Auto GP year in 2012, finishing 10th in the standings.

"I'm really proud to be chosen by Super Nova this season," said 18-year-old Spavone. "I'm still very young and this is my opportunity to show who I am.

"You don't always get the opportunity to be with a team that won the championship the previous season, and one which has the pedigree of Super Nova. I hope to take my chances, and have nothing to lose."

Formula Renault 3.5 graduate Ghirelli, also 18, posted competitive times in Auto GP winter testing, topping a Barcelona test for Super Nova last December.

"I am sure [Super Nova] is the right place to be," said Ghirelli. "Their experience and knowhow is very high, and the team has a winning atmosphere. Therefore, I'm really looking forward to the first race meeting in Monza."

Series organisers predict a 16-car grid for round one at Monza on March 23-24.

2013 Auto GP line-up so far:

Super Nova           Vittorio Ghirelli   Antonio Spavone
Virtuosi UK          Andrea Roda
Euronova             Yoshitaka Kuroda	 Kimiya Sato
Manor MP             Ricciardo Agostini	 M.van Buuren	Daniel de Jong*
Ibiza                Giuseppe Cipriani
MLR71                Michele la Rosa     Giacomo Ricci
Ghinzani Arco        Robert Visoiu
Zele                 TBA
* Denotes part-season