GP3 series 2010
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| Driver: | Esteban Gutiérrez |
| Team: | ART Grand Prix |
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| Number of races: | 16 |
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The GP3 series 2010 was the first season of the newly founded GP3 series . It started on May 8, 2010 in Barcelona , Spain at the Circuit de Catalunya and ended on September 12, 2010 in Monza , Italy at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza . The drivers' championship title was secured early by Esteban Gutiérrez , whose team ART Grand Prix also won the team title early.
Starting field
All teams and drivers used Dallara chassis , Renault engines and Pirelli tires . On April 1st, the start numbers for the first season were assigned. Alexander Rossi set the fastest time and thus ensured that ART Grand Prix received the lowest numbers.
Changes in the drivers
Drivers who got into the GP3 series
- Mikhail Aljoschin : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Carlin
- Marco Barba : World Series by Renault ( International DracoRacing ) → Jenzer Motorsport
- Mirko Bortolotti : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Addax Team
- Michael Christensen : European Formula BMW ( Mücke Motorsport ) → MW Arden
- Stefano Coletti : Formula 3 Euro Series ( Prema Powerteam ) → Tech 1 Racing
- Leonardo Cordeiro : South American Formula 3 Championship ( Cesario Fórmula ) → MW Arden
- António Félix da Costa : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Motopark Academy ) → Carlin
- Lucas Foresti : South American Formula 3 Championship (Cesario Fórmula) → Carlin
- Vittorio Ghirelli : Karting → ATECH CRS GP
- Felipe Guimarães : Indy Lights ( Bryan Herta Autosport ) → Addax Team
- Esteban Gutiérrez : Formula 3 Euro Series ( ART Grand Prix ) → ART Grand Prix
- Rio Haryanto : Formula BMW Pacific ( Team Meritus ) → Manor Racing
- Tobias Hegewald : FIA Formula 2 Championship
- James Jakes : Time out → Manor Racing
- Daniel Juncadella : European Formula BMW ( EuroInternational ) → Tech 1 Racing
- Ivan Lukashevich : Time out → Status Grand Prix
- Nigel Melker : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( MP Motorsport ) → RSC Mücke Motorsport
- Roberto Merhi : Formula 3 Euro Series (Manor Motorsport) → ATECH CRS GP
- Miki Monras : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( SG Formula ) → MW Arden
- Daniel Morad : Time out → Status Grand Prix
- Nico Müller : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Jenzer Motorsport) → Jenzer Motorsport
- Josef Newgarden : British Formula Ford ( JTR ) → Carlin
- Pedro Nunes : Formula 3 Euro Series (Manor Motorsport) → ART Grand Prix
- Oliver Oakes : British Formula 3 Championship (Carlin Motorsport) → ATECH CRS GP
- Jim Pla : European Formula BMW ( DAMS ) → Tech 1 Racing
- Adrian Quaife-Hobbs : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Motopark Academy) → Manor Racing
- Patrick Reiterer : International Formula Master ( Iris Project ) → ATECH CRS GP
- Alexander Rossi : International Formula Masters ( ISR Racing ) → ART Grand Prix
- Pablo Sánchez López : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Alan Racing Team ) → Addax Team
- Doru Sechelariu : European Formula BMW ( Scuderia Coloni ) → Tech 1 Racing
- Dean Smith : British Formula Renault (Manor Competition) → Carlin
- Adrien Tambay : Formula 3 Euro Series (ART Grand Prix) → Manor Racing
- Simon Trummer : International Formula Master (Iris Project) → Jenzer Motorsport
- Pål Varhaug : International Formula Master (Jenzer Motorsport) → Jenzer Motorsport
- Jean-Éric Vergne : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (SG Formula) → Tech 1 Racing
- Robert Wickens : FIA Formula 2 Championship → Status Grand Prix
- Renger van der Zande : British Formula 3 Championship ( Hitech Racing ) → RSC Mücke Motorsport
Changes during the season
- At Manor Racing , James Jakes was represented by Adrien Tambay for two race weekends . Jakes had to pause because of a ligament injury in his right arm.
- With Carlin , Lucas Foresti drove in the British Formula 3 championship at the same time and was unable to compete on three race weekends of the GP3 series due to overlapping dates. He was represented once by Mikhail Aljoschin and twice by António Félix da Costa .
- At Jenzer Motorsport , Simon Trummer had to take a break from a racing weekend due to an injury. He was represented by Marco Barba .
- Tech 1 Racing used the maximum possible number of pilots with five pilots. While Doru Sechelariu contested all races and Stefano Coletti only skipped the season opener, Daniel Juncadella took part in five, Jean-Éric Vergne in two and Jim Pla in one race weekend. Tech 1 Racing only competed with two pilots at one race weekend.
- At ATECH CRS GP , Patrick Reiterer was replaced by Roberto Merhi after two race weekends .
run
With the exception of the race weekends in Monaco, the races of the GP3 series took place in the framework program of the GP2 series and supported all other European Formula 1 races .
Season report
A total of 37 drivers were used in the first season of the GP3 series. The pilots came from different racing series. With Leonardo Cordeiro ( South American Formula 3 Championship ), António Félix da Costa (Northern European Formula Renault ) and Rio Haryanto (Pacific Formula BMW ), three reigning champions competed in the GP3 series.
This season a total of 19 drivers achieved podium placements, 8 of which were racing drivers who won a race. The dominant driver of the season was the Mexican Esteban Gutiérrez , who won five races and ultimately became the first champion of the GP3 series. Robert Wickens , Nico Müller and Alexander Rossi made up the places behind the champion among themselves and were, besides Gutiérrez, the only drivers who could win more than one race. History was also made by the first winner of the GP3 series, Pål Varhaug , who, after his triumph in the first race, did not achieve any further placement in the points.
Due to injuries, Simon Trummer and James Jakes had to skip several races. In an accident at Hockenheim, Trummer sustained a back injury with one broken and three broken vertebrae. Jakes also had to take a break after an accident in Hockenheim with a ligament injury in his right arm. The oldest pilot this season was Marco Barba (24 years), who represented Trummer for two races. Vittorio Ghirelli went down in history as the youngest driver . The Italian was only 15 years old on the first race weekend. Since he could not start on the first race weekend, he took part in a GP3 race for the first time at the age of 16.
Ratings
Point system
The points were awarded according to the following scheme:
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In addition, the fastest pilot in qualifying, who started from pole position in the main race , received two points. The driver who had the fastest race lap of the top ten drivers also received a point.
Driver ranking
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Team evaluation
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- Pole position winner bold ; the driver who started from pole position in the main race received two points
- Italic is the driver who achieved the fastest lap of the drivers who were classified in the top ten; this driver also received a point
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i "New GP3: Ten teams are taking part" (Motorsport-Total.com on October 2, 2009)
- ↑ a b c "ART with Gutierrez, Rossi and Enrique in GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 13, 2010)
- ↑ a b c "Hungary: Tambay at Manor, da Costa at Carlin" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 29, 2010)
- ↑ a b "Melker drives in the Schumacher-Mücke team" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 4, 2010)
- ↑ "Van der Zande starts for Mücke in the new GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 2nd, 2010)
- ↑ "Hegewald drives for Mücke in the new GP3 series" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 24, 2010)
- ^ "Carlin brings Smith into GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on April 8, 2010)
- ^ "Foresti gets GP3 chance with Carlin" (autosport.com on April 14, 2010)
- ↑ a b c "Addax brings Sanchez Lopez into GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 11, 2010)
- ↑ "Ferrari appoints more drivers to the junior program" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 5, 2010)
- ↑ "GP3: Arden signs Christensen" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 8, 2010)
- ^ "Arden brings the Spaniard Monras into the GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on February 23, 2010)
- ↑ "GP3: JENZER COMPLETE WITH MÜLLER" ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (jenzermotorsport.ch on February 27, 2010)
- ↑ "Tech 1 brings Sechelariu into GP3" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 13, 2010)
- ↑ "Tech1: Juncadella returns" (Motorsport-Total.com on July 6, 2010)
- ^ "Hitech Junior to be rebranded as ATECH Grand Prix" (Racecar.com on December 2, 2009)
- ^ "Team di GP2 e WSR 3.5 per il nuovo campionato GP3" ( Memento from August 18, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Italiaracing.net on August 15, 2009)
- ↑ "Trummer is injured" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on July 29, 2010)
