2013 GP3 Series season
The GP3 Series season in 2013 was the fourth season of the GP3 series. It starts on May 11 in Barcelona and ended on 3 November at the Yas Island.
- 3.1 Points system
- 3.2 Drivers' Championship
- 3.3 Evaluation team
Teams and Drivers
Changes in drivers
The following list contains all the drivers who took part in the 2012 GP3 Series season and did not start in the 2013 season for the same team as in 2012.
Drivers who have changed their team:
- Robert Cregan: Ocean Racing Technology → Trident Racing
- David Fumanelli: MW Arden → Trident Racing
- Carmen Jordá: Ocean Racing Technology → Bamboo Engineering
- Alice Powell: Status Grand Prix → Bamboo Engineering
- Facu Regalia: Atech CRS Grand Prix → ART Grand Prix
- Aaro Vainio: Lotus GP → GP Koiranen
- Robert Vişoiu: Jenzer Motorsport → MW Arden
- Lewis Williamson: Status Grand Prix → Bamboo Engineering
Driver who went and returned to the GP3 series:
- Ryan Cullen: British Formula Ford ( Race Car Consultants) → Marussia Manor Motorsport
- Jimmy Eriksson: German Formula 3 Cup ( Lotus ) → Status Grand Prix
- Adderly Fong: Auto GP World Series ( Ombra Racing) → Status Grand Prix
- Samin Gomez: Formula Abarth ( Jenzer Motorsport) → Jenzer Motorsport
- Jack Harvey: British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin ) → ART Grand Prix
- Kevin Korjus: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Lotus ) → Koiranen GP
- Patrick Kujala: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Koiranen Motorsport) → Koiranen GP
- Daniil Kwjat: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Koiranen Motorsport) → MW Arden
- Eric Lichtenstein: British Formula Ford ( Jamun Racing) → Carlin
- Melville McKee: Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Interwetten Racing) → Bamboo Engineering
- Luís Sá Silva: Formula 3 Euro Series (Angola Racing Team) → Carlin
- Carlos Sainz Jr.: Formula 3 Euro Series (Carlin ) → MW Arden
- Alexander Sims: European Le Mans Series ( Status Grand Prix) → Status Grand Prix
- Dean Stoneman: Radical European Masters ( Radical UK Works Team ) → Koiranen GP
- Josh Webster: BARC Formula Renault (MGR Motorsport) → Status Grand Prix
- Nick Yelloly: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Comtec Racing) → Carlin
- Dino Zamparelli: FIA Formula 2 Championship → Marussia Manor Motorsport
- Emanuele Zonzini: Formula Abarth ( Euro Nova Racing by Fortec ) → Trident
Drivers who have left the GP3 series:
- Daniel Abt: Lotus GP → GP2 Series ( ART Grand Prix)
- Alex Brundle: Carlin → WEC (OAK Racing)
- William Buller: Carlin → European Formula 3 Championship ( Three Bond with T-Sport )
- Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology → GP2 Series ( Trident Racing)
- Mitch Evans: MW Arden → GP2 Series ( Arden International)
- António Félix da Costa: Carlin → Formula Renault 3.5 ( Arden Caterham Motorsport)
- Fabio Gamberini: Atech CRS Grand Prix → No racing activity in 2013
- Jakub Klášterka: Jenzer Motorsport → No racing activity in 2013
- Matias Laine: MW Arden → Formula Renault 3.5 (P1 Motorsport)
- Fabiano Machado: Marussia Manor Racing → No racing activity in 2013
- Tamás Pál Kiss: Atech CRS Grand Prix → Auto GP ( MLR71 Racing Team)
- Vicky Piria: Trident Racing → European F3 Open ( BVM Racing)
- Ethan Ringel: Atech CRS Grand Prix → Indy Lights (Team Moore Racing)
- Kotaro Sakurai: Status Grand Prix → No racing activity in 2013
- Antonio Spavone: Trident Racing → Auto GP (Super Nova International)
- Marlon Stöckinger: Status Grand Prix → Formula Renault 3.5 ( Lotus )
- Dmitri Suranowitsch: Marussia Manor Racing → European Formula 3 Championship ( Fortec )
- John Wartique: Atech CRS Grand Prix → No racing activity in 2013
Changes the teams
- Ocean Racing Technology, some after a season in the GP3 Series for a racing operation. Koiranen GP moved to its place in the GP3 starting grid.
- Atech CRS Grand Prix, since the founding of the GP3 Series active in the championship, handed his starting place at Bamboo Engineering.
- ART Grand Prix returned to the official team name. In the preseason, the team ran as Lotus GP.
Race Calendar
Like last year, a total of eight race weekends were held in 2013, seven in Europe. Except for the event in Valencia, all races took place in the Formula 1 and GP2 Series.
Rating
Points system
In the main race (HAU ), the first ten of the race, 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 were given point (s). During the sprint race (SPR ), the first eight of the race were 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s). In addition, the winner of the qualifying session, which starts in the main race from pole position, four points received. The driver, who scored the fastest lap of the first ten classified riders received two points.
Drivers' championship
- Fat - Pole Position
- Italics - Fastest lap