2013 GP3 Series

The 2013 GP3 Series season was the fourth season of the GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2.

Following a three-year cycle, the previous GP3 chassis was replaced by a brand new car, the GP3/13, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara.^[1] The 280 bhp turbo-charged engine used from 2010 to 2012 was upgraded to a 400 bhp naturally-aspirated unit,^[2] which will be used until end of 2015. Series organisers have anticipated that the new cars became up to three seconds per lap faster than the GP3/10 chassis;^[3] these estimations proved to be accurate during pre-season testing at the Autódromo do Estoril.^[4] The re-structuring of the category coincides with the series' organisers' desire to ease the transition between the GP3 Series and parent series GP2, thereby allowing rookie drivers more opportunities to succeed in GP2.

The championship title was secured by Daniil Kvyat with a race to spare after three consecutive feature race wins in Spa, Monza and Abu Dhabi.^[5] He had a thirty-point advantage on ART Grand Prix's Facu Regalia, who finished as runner-up. His teammate Conor Daly, who was the feature race winner at Valencia. Tio Ellinas, who led the drivers' standings until the first race at Spa, bookended the season with victories in both the first race and the final race of the season. Jack Harvey completed the top five, helping ART Grand Prix to claim the teams' championship.

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2013 season:^[3]

Team	No.	Driver	Rounds
ART Grand Prix[3][6]	1	Conor Daly[7]	All
	2	Facu Regalia[8]	All
	3	Jack Harvey[9]	All
MW Arden[3]	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.[10]	All
	5	Robert Vișoiu[10]	All
	6	Daniil Kvyat[10]	All
Carlin[3]	7	Luís Sá Silva[11]	All
	8	Nick Yelloly[12]	All
	9	Eric Lichtenstein[13]	1–5
		Alexander Sims[14]	6–8
Jenzer Motorsport[3]	10	Samin Gómez[15]	All
	11	Patric Niederhauser[16]	All
	12	Alex Fontana[17]	All
Marussia Manor Racing[3]	14	Tio Ellinas[18]	All
	15	Ryan Cullen[19]	All
	16	Dino Zamparelli[20]	All
Status Grand Prix[21]	17	Jimmy Eriksson[22]	All
	18	Adderly Fong[23]	1–3, 5–8
		Alexander Sims[24]	4
	19	Josh Webster[25]	All
Bamboo Engineering[26]	20	Lewis Williamson[27]	1–7
	21	Melville McKee[28]	1–7
		Alice Powell[29]	8
	22	Carmen Jordá[30]	All
Trident[3]	23	Giovanni Venturini[31]	All
	24	David Fumanelli[32]	1–7
		Robert Cregan[33]	8
	25	Emanuele Zonzini[34]	All
Koiranen GP[3][35]	26	Patrick Kujala[36]	All
	27	Aaro Vainio[36]	1–7
		Dean Stoneman[37]	8
	28	Kevin Korjus[38]	All

Team changes

• The maximum grid size will be formally capped at twenty-seven entries.^[39] Thirty had previously been allowed, but this proved unsustainable over time, culminating in the withdrawal of the Ralf Schumacher—Mücke Motorsport collaboration, RSC Mücke, from the 2012 grid.
• After racing as "Lotus GP" in 2011 and 2012, ART Grand Prix will revert to using its original name in 2013.^[6]
• World Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering will replace Atech CRS Grand Prix.^[26]
• Ocean Racing Technology withdrew from both the GP3 Series and sister series GP2 after the 2012 season. Their place in the GP3 Series was taken by Formula Renault 2.0 series regulars Koiranen GP, competing under the name Koiranen GP.^[3][35]

Driver changes

Entering/Re-entering GP3

• Ryan Cullen, who raced in the British Formula Ford, joined Marussia Manor Racing to make his GP3 Series debut.^[19]
• Jimmy Eriksson, the 2012 German Formula Three champion, entered GP3 with Status Grand Prix.^[22]
• Adderly Fong, who placed third in the National Class of the 2012 British Formula 3 Championship, made his debut in GP3 with Status Grand Prix.^[23]
• Samin Gómez, who drove for Jenzer Motorsport in the 2012 Formula Abarth championship, continued her association with the team when she joins the GP3 Series grid in 2013.^[15]
• British Formula 3 champion Jack Harvey made his GP3 debut with ART Grand Prix.^[9]
• Formula Renault 2.0 Alps driver Patrick Kujala continued his association with Koiranen GP when he makes his debut in the GP3 Series.^[36]
• Formula Renault 2.0 Alps champion Daniil Kvyat made his debut in the series, driving for MW Arden.^[10]
• Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Kevin Korjus switched to GP3 with Koiranen GP.^[38]
• Eric Lichtenstein, who placed third in the 2012 British Formula Ford championship, made his GP3 Series debut with Carlin.^[13]
• Melville McKee, who contested the 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season moved to the GP3 Series with Bamboo Engineering.^[28]
• Luís Sá Silva entered the GP3 Series with Carlin, moving from the now-defunct Formula 3 Euro Series.^[11]
• FIA European Formula 3 Championship driver Carlos Sainz Jr. made his debut in the series, driving for MW Arden.^[10]
• Josh Webster moved from the Formula Renault BARC championship to GP3, racing for Status Grand Prix.^[25]
• Nick Yelloly returned to the GP3 Series with Carlin after racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012.^[12]
• Dino Zamparelli made his debut in the GP3 Series for Marussia Manor Racing, moving from the now-defunct Formula Two championship.^[20]
• After placing fifth in the 2012 Formula Abarth championship, Sammarinese driver Emanuele Zonzini moved to the GP3 Series, driving for Trident Racing.^[34]

Changing teams

• David Fumanelli moved to Trident Racing after losing his seat at MW Arden.^[32]
• Carmen Jordá left the now-defunct Ocean Racing Technology to join to Bamboo Engineering.^[30] Roberto La Rocca had previously been scheduled to drive the car, but was forced to withdraw due to uncertainty over his sponsorship following the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez.^[40]
• After four races with Jenzer Motorsport and Atech CRS GP in 2012, Facu Regalia switched to ART Grand Prix.^[8]
• Aaro Vainio, who competed for Lotus GP in 2012, moved to newcoming team Koiranen GP.^[36]
• After racing for Jenzer Motorsport in 2012, Robert Vișoiu switched to MW Arden in 2013.^[10]
• Lewis Williamson switched from Status Grand Prix to series newcomers Bamboo Engineering.^[27]

Leaving GP3

• Lotus GP driver Daniel Abt left the series to graduate into GP2 with Lotus.^[41]
• Alex Brundle left the GP3 Series and instead moved to the FIA World Endurance Championship.^[42]
• William Buller, who drove for Carlin in 2012, decided to concentrate on the newly formed European Formula Three Championship.^[43]
• Kevin Ceccon returned to the GP2 Series, starting a campaign with Trident Racing.
• Mitch Evans, who won the 2012 championship with MW Arden,^[44] left the series, continuing his relationship with Arden in the GP2 Series.^[45]
• António Félix da Costa announced that he had left the GP3 Series to take part in a full Formula Renault 3.5 Series season in 2013.^[46]
• Matias Laine moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.^[47]
• Fabiano Machado had no drive for the 2013 season.
• Tamás Pál Kiss moved to Auto GP.
• Vicky Piria, who competed for Trident Racing in 2012, lost her seat at the team and switched to the European F3 Open Championship.^[31][32][34]
• Ethan Ringel left the GP3 Series after a single season, returning to America to compete in the Indy Lights series.
• Kotaro Sakurai did not have a drive for 2013.
• Antonio Spavone did not return to Trident Racing in 2013, concentrating on the Auto GP.^[31][32][34]
• Marlon Stöckinger left the GP3 Series, moving to Formula Renault 3.5 with Lotus.^[17]
• Dmitry Suranovich switched from the GP3 Series to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, competing for Fortec Motorsports.^[48]

Mid-season changes

• Alexander Sims replaced Adderly Fong at Status Grand Prix for the round at the Nürburgring as Fong had a clashing race in China.^[24] Sims remained in the series from the following round at Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Eric Lichtenstein at Carlin.
• Both Robert Cregan and Alice Powell returned to the series, replacing David Fumanelli and Melville McKee at Trident and Bamboo Engineering for the final round at the Yas Marina Circuit respectively.^[29][33][37]
• 2010 FIA Formula Two Champion Dean Stoneman made his return in single seaters, taking Aaro Vainio's seat at Koiranen GP.^[37]

Calendar

The official calendar for the 2013 series was unveiled on 19 December 2012.^[49] The format remains largely unchanged from 2012, with seven rounds of the championship in support of the 2013 Formula One season and sister series GP2,^[39] plus the addition of a stand-alone round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.^[50]

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló	Spain	11 May	Spanish Grand Prix
	R2			12 May
2	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste	Spain	16 June	stand-alone event
	R2
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit	United Kingdom	29 June	British Grand Prix
	R2			30 June
4	R1	Nürburgring, Nürburg	Germany	6 July	German Grand Prix
	R2			7 July
5	R1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	27 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
	R2			28 July
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium	24 August	Belgian Grand Prix
	R2			25 August
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Italy	7 September	Italian Grand Prix
	R2			8 September
8	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	2 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
	R2			3 November

Calendar changes

• The series did not return to the Circuit de Monaco in 2013.
• The GP3 Series hosted a stand-alone event for the first time in 2013 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
• The round scheduled to be held at the Valencia Street Circuit was discontinued after the European Grand Prix was removed from the 2013 Formula One season calendar.
• The 2013 season saw the GP3 Series hold a round outside Europe for the first time, with the final round of the championship scheduled to be held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	Tio Ellinas[N 1]	Tio Ellinas	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	Report
	R2			Kevin Korjus	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP
2	R1	Circuit Ricardo Tormo	Conor Daly	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Conor Daly	ART Grand Prix	Report
	R2			Carlos Sainz Jr.	Robert Vișoiu	MW Arden
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit	Kevin Korjus	Jack Harvey	Jack Harvey	ART Grand Prix	Report
	R2			Daniil Kvyat	Giovanni Venturini	Trident
4	R1	Nürburgring	Facu Regalia	Facu Regalia	Facu Regalia	ART Grand Prix	Report
	R2			Melville McKee	Melville McKee	Bamboo Engineering
5	R1	Hungaroring	Aaro Vainio	Aaro Vainio	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP	Report
	R2			Facu Regalia	Robert Vișoiu	MW Arden
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	Report
	R2			Alexander Sims	Alexander Sims	Carlin
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	Report
	R2			Conor Daly	Jack Harvey	ART Grand Prix
8	R1	Yas Marina Circuit	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	Report
	R2			Nick Yelloly	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing

Championship standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the race 1, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the race 2. The pole-sitter in the race 1 also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the race 1 and race 2. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the race 2.

Race 1 points

Race 2 points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Points 1 Daniil Kvyat 20 Ret 4 5 4 4 Ret 16 3 7 1 6 1 2 1 5 168 2 Facu Regalia 24† 14 2 7 3 5 1 Ret 6 4 3 3 3 4 15 16 138 3 Conor Daly 3 5 1 8 22 Ret 10 9 2 8 2 2 Ret 8 4 3 126 4 Tio Ellinas 1 4 6 4 5 6 2 6 11 10 8 Ret Ret 11 7 1 116 5 Jack Harvey 6 6 10 12 1 7 3 10 4 5 Ret Ret 7 1 5 4 114 6 Nick Yelloly 4 Ret 12 9 6 2 5 3 15 13 6 4 2 Ret 3 6 107 7 Kevin Korjus 8 2 3 6 2 9 20† 15 7 3 4 5 6 5 12 12 107 8 Alexander Sims 8 2 5 1 5 6 2 7 77 9 Aaro Vainio 5 1 7 2 11 8 14 11 1 9 20 22† 16 13 75 10 Carlos Sainz Jr. 15 DSQ 5 3 13 13 6 5 5 2 Ret 13 9 9 DSQ 18 66 11 Robert Vișoiu 9 19 8 1 12 Ret 11 23 8 1 9 8 Ret 10 10 11 44 12 Lewis Williamson 11 7 19 17 25† 14 4 4 24 Ret 14 10 4 3 44 13 Patric Niederhauser 2 3 13 Ret 15 11 12 8 25 15 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret 15 33 14 Melville McKee 14 Ret 11 Ret 24 15 7 1 17 Ret 7 Ret 12 7 31 15 Giovanni Venturini 12 8 15 13 8 1 16 14 9 6 11 11 11 Ret 11 9 26 16 Dean Stoneman 6 2 20 17 Alex Fontana 10 9 14 11 7 3 Ret 17 10 19 21 12 Ret Ret 13 10 18 18 Dino Zamparelli Ret 15 9 10 10 Ret 9 7 12 20 10 7 Ret EX 9 8 13 19 David Fumanelli 7 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 20 16 18 15 14 15 18 6 20 Patrick Kujala Ret 16 21 15 Ret EX 13 13 14 11 13 20 10 12 8 19 5 21 Adderly Fong 23 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 20 17 Ret 16 19 20† 17 21 2 22 Eric Lichtenstein 18 10 Ret Ret 14 10 Ret 21 18 16 0 23 Luís Sá Silva 13 12 Ret 22 17 12 Ret 22 Ret 22 12 21† Ret 19 18 17 0 24 Jimmy Eriksson 19 Ret 18 16 18 21† Ret 18 13 12 17 15 13 Ret 23 26 0 25 Emanuele Zonzini 17 Ret 16 14 19 Ret 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 23 14 14 14 14 0 26 Samin Gómez 16 13 Ret 19 20 18 18 19 19 14 16 Ret 17 15 22 25 0 27 Robert Cregan 16 13 0 28 Josh Webster Ret Ret 17 18 16 16 Ret Ret 21 DSQ Ret 18 Ret 16 21 22 0 29 Ryan Cullen 21 Ret 20 20 21 17 19 25 23 Ret 18 17 20 Ret 20 24 0 30 Carmen Jordá 22 18 Ret 21 23 19 DSQ 24 22 21 19 19 18 17 Ret 23 0 31 Alice Powell 19 20 0 Pos. Driver CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' championship

Pos. Team No. CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Points 1 ART Grand Prix 1 3 5 1 8 22 Ret 10 9 2 8 2 2 Ret 8 4 3 378 2 24† 14 2 7 3 5 1 Ret 6 4 3 3 3 4 15 16 3 6 6 10 12 1 7 3 10 4 5 Ret Ret 7 1 5 4 2 MW Arden 4 15 DSQ 5 3 13 13 6 5 5 2 Ret 13 9 9 DSQ 18 278 5 9 19 8 1 12 Ret 11 23 8 1 9 8 Ret 10 10 11 6 20 Ret 4 5 4 4 Ret 16 3 7 1 6 1 2 1 5 3 Koiranen GP 26 Ret 16 21 15 Ret EX 13 13 14 11 13 20 10 12 8 19 207 27 5 1 7 2 11 8 14 11 1 9 20 22† 16 13 6 2 28 8 2 3 6 2 9 20† 15 7 3 4 5 6 5 12 12 4 Carlin 7 13 12 Ret 22 17 12 Ret 22 Ret 22 12 21† Ret 19 18 17 168 8 4 Ret 12 9 6 2 5 3 15 13 6 4 2 Ret 3 6 9 18 10 Ret Ret 14 10 Ret 21 18 16 5 1 5 6 2 7 5 Marussia Manor Racing 14 1 4 6 4 5 6 2 6 11 10 8 Ret Ret 11 7 1 129 15 21 Ret 20 20 21 17 19 25 23 Ret 18 17 20 Ret 20 24 16 Ret 15 9 10 10 Ret 9 7 12 20 10 7 Ret EX 9 8 6 Bamboo Engineering 20 11 7 19 17 25† 14 4 4 24 Ret 14 10 4 3 75 21 14 Ret 11 Ret 24 15 7 1 17 Ret 7 Ret 12 7 19 20 22 22 18 Ret 21 23 19 DSQ 24 22 21 19 19 18 17 Ret 23 7 Jenzer Motorsport 10 16 13 Ret 19 20 18 18 19 19 14 16 Ret 17 15 22 25 51 11 2 3 13 Ret 15 11 12 8 25 15 Ret 9 8 Ret Ret 15 12 10 9 14 11 7 3 Ret 17 10 19 21 12 Ret Ret 13 10 8 Trident 23 12 8 15 13 8 1 16 14 9 6 11 11 11 Ret 11 9 32 24 7 17 Ret Ret Ret 20 17 20 16 18 15 14 15 18 16 13 25 17 Ret 16 14 19 Ret 15 12 Ret Ret Ret 23 14 14 14 14 9 Status Grand Prix 17 19 Ret 18 16 18 21† Ret 18 13 12 17 15 13 Ret 23 26 18 18 23 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 2 20 17 Ret 16 19 20† 17 21 19 Ret Ret 17 18 16 16 Ret Ret 21 DSQ Ret 18 Ret 16 21 22 Pos. Team No. CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Footnotes

References

External links

• Official website