GP3 series 2013

GP3 series 2013

master
Driver:	Daniil Kvyat
Team:	ART Grand Prix
Season dates
Number of races:	16
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The 2013 GP3 series was the fourth season of the GP3 series . It starts on May 11th in Barcelona and ends on November 3rd on Yas Island . Daniil Kwjat won the drivers' championship.

Teams and drivers

team	Automobile #	driver	Race weekend
ART Grand Prix	01	Conor Daly	1-8
	02	Facu regalía	1-8
	03	Jack Harvey	1-8
MW Arden	04th	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1-8
	05	Robert Vişoiu	1-8
	06th	Daniil Kvyat	1-8
Carlin	07th	Luís Sá Silva	1-8
	08th	Nick Yelloly	1-8
	09	Eric Lichtenstein	1-5
		Alexander Sims	6-8
Jenzer Motorsport	10	Samin Gomez	1-8
	11	Patric Niederhauser	1-8
	12	Alex Fontana	1-8
Marussia Manor Racing	14th	Tio Ellinas	1-8
	15th	Ryan Cullen	1-8
	16	Dino Zamparelli	1-8
Status Grand Prix	17th	Jimmy Eriksson	1-8
	18th	Adderly Fong	1-3, 5-8
		Alexander Sims	4th
	19th	Josh Webster	1-8
Bamboo engineering	20th	Lewis Williamson	1-7
	21st	Melville McKee	1-7
		Alice Powell	8th
	22nd	Carmen Jordá	1-8
Trident Racing	23	Giovanni Venturini	1-8
	24	David Fumanelli	1-7
		Robert Cregan	8th
	25th	Emanuele Zonzini	1-8
Koiranen GP	26th	Patrick Kujala	1-8
	27	Aaro Vainio	1-7
		Dean Stoneman	8th
	28	Kevin Korjus	1-8

Changes in the drivers

The following list contains all drivers who took part in the GP3 series in 2012 and who did not start for the same team in the 2013 season 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 Regalía : Atech CRS Grand Prix → ART Grand Prix
• Aaro Vainio : Lotus GP → Koiranen GP
• Robert Vişoiu : Jenzer Motorsport → MW Arden
• Lewis Williamson : Status Grand Prix → Bamboo Engineering

Drivers who entered or 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 ( Euronova 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 ( ThreeBond 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 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 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 )
• Kōtarō Sakurai : Status Grand Prix → No racing activity 2013
• Antonio Spavone : Trident Racing → Auto GP ( SuperNova 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 2013

Changes in the teams

• Ocean Racing Technology stopped racing after a season in the GP3 series. Koiranen GP moved into the GP3 starting field instead.
• Atech CRS Grand Prix , active in the championship since the GP3 series was founded, handed over its starting place to Bamboo Engineering .
• ART Grand Prix returned to the official team name. In the preseason the team competed as a Lotus GP .

Racing calendar

As in the previous year, a total of eight race weekends were held in 2013, seven of them in Europe. With the exception of the event in Valencia , all races took place as part of the Formula 1 and GP2 series .

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
01.	May 11th	Barcelona	Tio Ellinas	Patric Niederhauser	Conor Daly
02.	12th of May		Aaro Vainio	Kevin Korjus	Patric Niederhauser
03.	June 16	Valencia	Conor Daly	Facu regalía	Kevin Korjus
04th			Robert Vişoiu	Aaro Vainio	Carlos Sainz Jr.
05.	June 29th	Silverstone	Jack Harvey	Kevin Korjus	Facu regalía
06th	June 30th		Giovanni Venturini	Nick Yelloly	Alex Fontana
07th	0July 6th	Nürburg	Facu regalía	Tio Ellinas	Jack Harvey
08th.	07th of July		Melville McKee	Alexander Sims	Nick Yelloly
09.	July 27th	Mogyoród	Aaro Vainio	Conor Daly	Daniil Kvyat
10.	July 28th		Robert Vişoiu	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Kevin Korjus
11.	August 24th	Spa Francorchamps	Daniil Kvyat	Conor Daly	Facu regalía
12.	August 25		Alexander Sims	Conor Daly	Facu regalía
13.	07th of September	Monza	Daniil Kvyat	Nick Yelloly	Facu regalía
14th	0September 8th		Jack Harvey	Daniil Kvyat	Lewis Williamson
15th	0November 2	Yas Island	Daniil Kvyat	Alexander Sims	Nick Yelloly
16.	0November 3rd		Tio Ellinas	Dean Stoneman	Conor Daly

Rating

Point system

At the main race (HAU) the first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 1 point (s). In the sprint race (SPR) the first eight of the race received 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 or 1 point (s). In addition, the winner of the qualifying, who starts from pole position in the main race, received four points. The driver who achieved the fastest lap of the first ten classified drivers received two points.

Driver ranking

Item driver  ES1  ES2  GBR  GER  HUN  BEL  ITA  UAE Points HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR 01  D. Kvyat 20th DNF 4th 5 4th 4th DNF 16 3 7th 1 6th 1 2 1 5 168 02  F. Regalia 24 * 14th 2 7th 3 5 1 DNF 6th 4th 3 3 3 4th 15th 16 138 03  C. Daly 3 5 1 8th 22nd DNF 10 9 2 8th 2 2 DNF 8th 4th 3 126 04th  T. Ellinas 1 4th 6th 4th 5 6th 2 6th 11 10 8th DNF DNF 11 7th 1 116 05  J. Harvey 6th 6th 10 12 1 7th 3 10 4th 5 DNF DNF 7th 1 5 4th 114 06th  N. Yelloly 4th DNF 12 9 6th 2 5 3 15th 13 6th 4th 2 DNF 3 6th 107 07th  K. Korjus 8th 2 3 6th 2 9 20 * 15th 7th 3 4th 5 6th 5 12 12 107 08th  A. Sims             8th 2     5 1 5 6th 2 7th 77 09  A. Vainio 5 1 7th 2 11 8th 14th 11 1 9 21st 22 * 16 13     75 10  C. Sainz 15th DSQ 5 3 13 13 6th 5 5 2 DNF 13 9 9 DSQ 18th 66 11  R. Vişoiu 9 19th 8th 1 12 DNF 11 23 8th 1 9 8th DNF 10 10 11 44 12  L. Williamson 11 7th 19th 17th 25 * 14th 4th 4th 24 DNF 14th 10 4th 3     44 13  P. Niederhauser 2 3 13 DNF 15th 11 12 8th 25th 15th DNF 9 8th DNF DNF 15th 33 14th  M. McKee 14th DNF 11 DNF 24 15th 7th 1 17th DNF 7th DNF 12 7th     31 15th  G. Venturini 12 8th 15th 13 8th 1 16 14th 9 6th 11 11 11 DNF 11 9 26th 16  D. Stoneman                             6th 2 20th 17th  A. Fontana 10 9 14th 11 7th 3 DNF 17th 10 19th 20th 12 DNF DNF 13 10 18th 18th  D. Zamparelli DNF 15th 9 10 10 DNF 9 7th 12 21st 10 7th DNF EX 9 8th 13 19th  D. Fumanelli 7th 17th DNF DNF DNF 20th 17th 20th 16 18th 15th 14th 15th 18th     6th 20th  P. Kujala DNF 16 21st 15th DNF EX 13 13 14th 11 13 20th 10 12 8th 19th 5 21st  A. Fong 23 11 DNF DNF 9 DNF     20th 17th DNF 16 19th 20 * 17th 21st 2 22nd  E. Lichtenstein 18th 10 DNF DNF 14th 10 DNF 21st 18th 16             0 23  L. Sa Silva 13 12 DNF 22nd 17th 12 DNF 22nd DNF 23 12 21 * DNF 19th 18th 17th 0 24  J. Eriksson 19th DNF 18th 16 18th 21 * DNF 18th 13 12 17th 15th 13 DNF 23 26th 0 25th  E. Zonzini 17th DNF 16 14th 19th DNF 15th 12 DNF DNF DNF 23 14th 14th 14th 14th 0 26th  S. Gomez 16 13 DNF 19th 20th 18th 18th 19th 19th 14th 16 DNF 17th 15th 22nd 25th 0 27  R. Cregan                             16 13 0 28  J. Webster DNF DNF 17th 18th 16 16 DNF DNF 21st 20th DNF 18th DNF 16 21st 22nd 0 29  R. Cullen 21st DNF 20th 20th 21st 17th 19th 25th 23 DNF 18th 17th 20th DNF 20th 24 0 30th  C. Jordá 22nd 18th DNF 21st 23 19th DSQ 24 22nd 22nd 19th 19th 18th 17th DNF 23 0 31  A. Powell                             19th 20th 0 Item driver HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR HAU SPR Points  ES1  ES2  GBR  GER  HUN  BEL  ITA  UAE

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) other formats and characters P / bold Pole position italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers) * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered underlined Leader in the overall standings Bold - pole position Italic - fastest race lap

Team evaluation

Item	team	Car no.	ES1		ES2		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		UAE		Points
			HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR
1	ART Grand Prix	01	3	5	1	8th	22nd	DNF	10	9	2	8th	2	2	DNF	8th	4th	3	378
		02	24 *	14th	2	7th	3	5	1	DNF	6th	4th	3	3	3	4th	15th	16
		03	6th	6th	10	12	1	7th	3	10	4th	5	DNF	DNF	7th	1	5	4th
2	MW Arden	04th	15th	DSQ	5	3	13	13	6th	5	5	2	DNF	13	9	9	DSQ	18th	278
		05	9	19th	8th	1	12	DNF	11	23	8th	1	9	8th	DNF	10	10	11
		06th	20th	DNF	4th	5	4th	4th	DNF	16	3	7th	1	6th	1	2	1	5
3	Koiranen GP	26th	DNF	16	21st	15th	DNF	EX	13	13	14th	11	13	20th	10	12	8th	19th	207
		27	5	1	7th	2	11	8th	14th	11	1	9	20th	22 *	16	13	6th	2
		28	8th	2	3	6th	2	9	20 *	15th	7th	3	4th	5	6th	5	12	12
4th	Carlin	07th	13	12	DNF	22nd	17th	12	DNF	22nd	DNF	22nd	12	21 *	DNF	19th	18th	17th	168
		08th	4th	DNF	12	9	6th	2	5	3	15th	13	6th	4th	2	DNF	3	6th
		09	18th	10	DNF	DNF	14th	10	DNF	21st	18th	16	5	1	5	6th	2	7th
5	Marussia Manor Racing	14th	1	4th	6th	4th	5	6th	2	6th	11	10	8th	DNF	DNF	11	7th	1	129
		15th	21st	DNF	20th	20th	21st	17th	19th	25th	23	DNF	18th	17th	20th	DNF	20th	24
		16	DNF	15th	9	10	10	DNF	9	7th	12	20th	10	7th	DNF	EX	9	8th
6th	Bamboo engineering	20th	11	7th	19th	17th	25 *	14th	4th	4th	24	DNF	14th	10	4th	3			75
		21st	14th	DNF	11	DNF	24	15th	7th	1	17th	DNF	7th	DNF	12	7th	19th	20th
		22nd	22nd	18th	DNF	21st	23	19th	DSQ	24	22nd	21st	19th	19th	18th	17th	DNF	23
7th	Jenzer Motorsport	10	16	13	DNF	19th	20th	18th	18th	19th	19th	14th	16	DNF	17th	15th	22nd	25th	51
		11	2	3	13	DNF	15th	11	12	8th	25th	15th	DNF	9	8th	DNF	DNF	15th
		12	10	9	14th	11	7th	3	DNF	17th	10	19th	21st	12	DNF	DNF	13	10
8th	Trident Racing	23	12	8th	15th	13	8th	1	16	14th	9	6th	11	11	11	DNF	11	9	32
		24	7th	17th	DNF	DNF	DNF	20th	17th	20th	16	18th	15th	14th	15th	18th	16	13
		25th	17th	DNF	16	14th	19th	DNF	15th	12	DNF	DNF	DNF	23	14th	14th	14th	14th
9	Status Grand Prix	17th	19th	DNF	18th	16	18th	21 *	DNF	18th	13	12	17th	15th	13	DNF	23	26th	18th
		18th	23	11	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	8th	2	20th	17th	DNF	16	19th	20 *	17th	21st
		19th	DNF	DNF	17th	18th	16	16	DNF	DNF	21st	DSQ	DNF	18th	DNF	16	21st	22nd
Item	team	Car no.	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	HAU	SPR	Points
			ES1		ES2		GBR		GER		HUN		BEL		ITA		UAE

Individual evidence

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