Jolyon Palmer heads to the brand new Sochi Autodrom circuit in Russia this weekend (10-12 October) with the chance of becoming the first British champion of the F1-supporting GP2 Series since Lewis Hamilton in 2006.

Palmer has set a GP2 record by scoring points in every race so far this year, with three wins and seven other top-three placings. He holds a 41 point lead over his nearest rival, Williams F1 Team's official test driver Felipe Nasr, with four races remaining - the two in Russia this weekend, and two at Yas Marina supporting the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 21-23 November. Forty-eight points are available from each GP2 race weekend, meaning Palmer needs to score just eight more points than the Brazilian to be crowned champion this weekend.

Palmer's most recent win came last time out at Monza in Italy, where after being relegated to the back of the grid after a post-qualifying technicality, he fought back to take eighth place in race one, giving him pole for race two, which he dominated.

The new Sochi circuit is built around the Olympic Park used for this year's Winter Olympics.

Palmer commented: "I'm looking forward to my first trip to Russia and driving a new track in Sochi. The track will be new for everyone so getting up to speed will be important in the free practice session. At the moment I don't know what to expect so I'm looking forward to getting out there to find out!"

Full coverage of rounds 19 and 20 of the 2014 GP2 season at Sochi, including live timing, will be available on Jolyon's official website www.jolyonpalmer.com, and TV coverage of all sessions will be available on Sky F1's HD channel. The first practice session gets underway at 9am UK time on Friday 10 October.