2013 GP3 Series

The 2013 GP3 Series was the fourth season of the GP3 Series, a motor racing championship that acted as a third-tier feeder series for Formula One and sister series GP2.

2013 GP3 Series

Drivers' Champion: Daniil Kvyat
Teams' Champion: ART Grand Prix

Previous

2012

Next

2014

Parent series:
GP2 Series

2013 GP3 champion, Daniil Kvyat

The season introduced a new car, the GP3/13, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara.^[1] The engine was upgraded to a naturally-aspirated 400bhp V6 unit supplied by AER,^[2][3][4] and the car also featured a new nose, sidepods and engine cover.^[5] The car was estimated to be three seconds per lap than the previous chassis, which was proven correct during pre-season testing.^[6][7]

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.^[8] He had a thirty-point advantage on ART Grand Prix's Facu Regalia, who finished as runner-up. Regalia's teammate Conor Daly, who was the feature race winner at Valencia, finished in third. 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 to finish fourth. Jack Harvey completed the top five, helping ART Grand Prix to claim the teams' championship.^[9]

Teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers competed in the 2013 season:^[6]

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ART Grand Prix[6][10]	1	Conor Daly[11]	All
	2	Facu Regalia[12]	All
	3	Jack Harvey[13]	All
MW Arden[6][a]	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.[14]	All
	5	Robert Vișoiu[14]	All
	6	Daniil Kvyat[14]	All
Carlin[6]	7	Luís Sá Silva[15][b]	All
	8	Nick Yelloly[16]	All
	9	Eric Lichtenstein[17]	1–5
		Alexander Sims[18]	6–8
Jenzer Motorsport[6]	10	Samin Gómez[19][20]	All
	11	Patric Niederhauser[21][22]	All
	12	Alex Fontana[23]	All
Marussia Manor Racing[6]	14	Tio Ellinas[24]	All
	15	Ryan Cullen[25][c]	All
	16	Dino Zamparelli[26]	All
Status Grand Prix[27][d]	17	Jimmy Eriksson[28]	All
	18	Adderly Fong[29]	1–3, 5–8
		Alexander Sims[30]	4
	19	Josh Webster[31]	All
Bamboo Engineering[32]	20	Lewis Williamson[33]	1–7
	21	Melville McKee[34]	1–7
		Alice Powell[35]	8
	22	Carmen Jordá[36]	All
Trident[6]	23	Giovanni Venturini[37]	All
	24	David Fumanelli[38]	1–7
		Robert Cregan[39]	8
	25	Emanuele Zonzini[40]	All
Koiranen GP[6][41]	26	Patrick Kujala[42]	All
	27	Aaro Vainio[42]	1–7
		Dean Stoneman[43]	8
	28	Kevin Korjus[44]	All

Team changes

The maximum grid size was formally capped at twenty-seven entries, down from the previous limit of thirty.^[45]

After racing as Lotus GP in 2011 and 2012, ART Grand Prix reverted to using its original name in 2013.^[10]

World Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering replaced Atech CRS Grand Prix.^[32]

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 Motorsport, competing under the name Koiranen GP.^[6][41]

Driver changes

Reigning champions ART Grand Prix saw two drivers leave the team, with Daniel Abt graduating to GP2 with the team and Aaro Vainio moving to new team Koiranen GP.^[46][42] They were replaced by Facu Regalia, who competed in two rounds in 2012 for Jenzer Motorsport and Atech CRS GP, and reigning British Formula 3 champion Jack Harvey.^[12][13]

MW Arden brought a brand new line up, with reigning champion Mitch Evans graduating with the team to GP2, Matias Laine moving to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, and David Fumanelli moving to Trident Racing.^{[47][48][49][38]} They were replaced by two drivers from the Red Bull Junior Team, Formula Renault 2.0 Alps champion Daniil Kvyat and FIA European Formula 3 Championship driver Carlos Sainz Jr., as well as Robert Vișoiu, who previously raced for Jenzer Motorsport.^[14]

Carlin also signed three new drivers, with Alex Brundle moving to the FIA World Endurance Championship, William Buller deciding to focus on the newly formed European Formula Three Championship, and António Félix da Costa moving to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.^{[50][51][52][53]} They were replaced by Luís Sá Silva, who moved from the now-defunct Formula 3 Euro Series, Nick Yelloly, who had been racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2012, and Eric Lichtenstein, who placed third in the 2012 British Formula Ford championship.^[15][16][17]

Jenzer Motorsport signed Samin Gómez to replace the outgoing Robert Vișoiu. She had previously driven for the team in the 2012 Formula Abarth championship.^[19]

Marussia Manor Racing signed two new drivers for 2013, after Dmitry Suranovich switched to the FIA European Formula 3 Championship, and Fabiano Machado left motor racing.^[54][55] They were replaced by Ryan Cullen, who raced in the 2012 British Formula Ford season, and Dino Zamparelli, who moved from the now-defunct Formula Two championship.^[25][26]

Status Grand Prix brought a completely new line up after the departure of all three of their 2012 drivers; Marlon Stöckinger moved to Formula Renault 3.5, Alice Powell joined F3 Cup, and Lewis Williamson switched to series newcomers Bamboo Engineering.^[23][56][33] They were replaced by three rookies in Jimmy Eriksson, the 2012 German Formula Three champion, Adderly Fong, who placed third in the National Class of the 2012 British Formula 3 Championship, and Josh Webster, who moved from the Formula Renault BARC championship.^[28][29][31]

Newcomers Bamboo Engineering signed one rookie, Melville McKee, who contested the 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, to drive alongside Lewis Williamson and Carmen Jordá, the latter leaving the now-defunct Ocean Racing Technology.^[34][36] Roberto La Rocca had originally 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.^[57]

Trident saw two of their 2012 drivers leave the series, as Antonio Spavone concentrated on Auto GP and Vicky Piria switched to the European F3 Open Championship.^[37] They were replaced by Sammarinese driver Emanuele Zonzini, who placed fifth in the 2012 Formula Abarth championship, and David Fumanelli.^[40][38]

The second new team, Koiranen GP, signed two rookies to drive alongside Aaro Vainio. They were Formula Renault 2.0 Alps driver Patrick Kujala and Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Kevin Korjus.^[42][44]

Kevin Ceccon, who had raced for Ocean Racing Technology in 2012, returned to the GP2 Series.^[58] From Atech CRS GP, Tamás Pál Kiss moved to Auto GP and Ethan Ringel returned to America to compete in the Indy Lights series.^[59]

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.^[30] Sims then returned to the series full-time from Spa-Francorchamps, replacing Eric Lichtenstein at Carlin after Lichtenstein was unable to pay for his seat.^[60]

Both Robert Cregan and Alice Powell returned to the series for the final round at the Yas Marina Circuit, replacing David Fumanelli and Melville McKee at Trident and Bamboo Engineering respectively.^[35][39][43] 2010 FIA Formula Two Champion Dean Stoneman also made his return to single seaters in this round, taking Aaro Vainio's seat at Koiranen GP.^[43]

Calendar

The official calendar for the 2013 series was unveiled on 19 December 2012.^[61] The format remained largely unchanged from 2012, with seven rounds of the championship in support of the 2013 Formula One season and sister series GP2,^[45] plus the addition of a stand-alone round at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.^[62]

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	Monza Circuit	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
Sources:[62][63]

Calendar changes

• The series did not return to the Circuit de Monaco in 2013.
• 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. It was replaced by a stand-alone round at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, also in Valencia
• The round in Germany moved from the Hockenheimring to the Nürburgring, along with the German Grand Prix
• 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[64]	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	Tio Ellinas[e]	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			Melville McKee[f]	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	Monza Circuit	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
Source:[66]

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.^[67]

Race 1 points

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	Pole	FL
Points	25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	4	2

Race 2 points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.^[67]

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	FL
Points	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Drivers' championship

Pos. Driver CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Points R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Sources:[67][68]

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

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 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 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. R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Points CAT VAL SIL NÜR HUN SPA MNZ YMC Sources:[67][68]

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Other points position Blue Other classified position Not classified, finished (NC) Purple Not classified, retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrawn (WD) Text formatting Meaning Bold Pole position point(s) Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

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

Footnotes

1. Arden International competed under an Australian license.
2. Sá Silva is an Angolan driver who competed under a Macanese licence as Angola was not permitted to grant Grade A licenses.
3. Cullen is an Irish driver who competed under a British racing licence.
4. Status Grand Prix competed under a Canadian license.
5. Kevin Korjus recorded the fastest time in qualifying for the opening race at Barcelona, but started tenth after he and three other drivers received ten-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags in the practice session.^[65] Tio Ellinas was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.
6. Melville McKee set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Carlos Sainz Jr. was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.