Pavlovic completes 2009 F2 field

The 26-year-old Serbian is the 24th and final driver to sign up for the 2009 F2 series, which commences at Valencia at the end of May.

Former Italian Formula 3 and World Series Lights champion Pavlovic had a disappointing part-season in GP2 last year with BCN, having joined the Formula One support category after three seasons as a World Series by Renault front-runner.

"I am very excited to be a part of a championship that is bringing something new to the world of single seater racing," said Pavlovic.

"The budgets are realistic and drivers are able to show their qualities against tough competition in an equal environment. I'm looking forward to meeting the challenge and doing my very best."

Pavlovic is the third ex-GP2 driver to join F2, along with Andy Soucek and Carlos Iaconelli.

F2 boss Jonathan Palmer expects Pavlovic to be among the main contenders for this year's title.

"He's a successful and very experienced single seater racer, and I expect him to be challenging near the front of the field from the outset," he said.

Palmer added that he was extremely satisfied with the field for the inaugural season of F2's new era.

"By confirming Milos we have now announced our full line-up of 24 drivers from 15 different countries, a remarkable feat given we won the tender to operate the championship as recently as September last year," he said.

The new F2 car - designed by the Williams F1 team - will be launched at Brands Hatch on Monday.

Complete 2009 Formula Two entry list:

Driver               Nationality  Age  2008 season
Robert Wickens       Canadian     19   12th in WSR, 15th in Euro F3
Julien Jousse        French       23   2nd in WSR
Armaan Ebrahim       Indian       19   7th in FV6 Asia, also GP2 Asia
Jason Moore          British      20   Formula Palmer Audi champion
Tobias Hegewald      German       19   3rd in FRenault NEC, 5th in Euro
Natacha Gachnang     Swiss        21   3rd in Spanish F3
Sebastian Hohenthal  Swedish      24   7th in British F3
Pietro Gandolfi      Italian      21   26th in Swiss FRenault
Jolyon Palmer        British      18   3rd in Formula Palmer Audi
Alex Brundle         British      18   6th in Formula Palmer Audi
Henry Surtees        British      18   12th in FRenault UK
Jack Clarke          British      20   5th in Formula Palmer Audi
Nicola de Marco      Italian      18   4th in Spanish F3
Mikhail Aleshin      Russian      21   5th in WSR
Andy Soucek          Spanish      23   14th in GP2 and GP2 Asia
Carlos Iaconelli     Brazilian    21   28th in GP2
German Sanchez       Spanish      19   Spanish F3 champion
Kazim Vasiliauskas   Lithuanian   18   21st in Italian FRenault
Mirko Bortolotti     Italian      19   Italian F3 champion
Jens Hoing           German       22   17th in German F3
Philipp Eng          Austrian     18   11th in German F3 (part-season)
Henri Karjalainen    Finnish      23   17th in Atlantic
Tom Gladdis          British      18   6th in Star Mazda
Milos Pavlovic       Serbian      26   GP2 part-season