Teams and drivers 2013 GP3 Series

1 teams , drivers

1.1 team changes
1.2 driver changes

1.2.1 entering/re-entering gp3
1.2.2 changing teams
1.2.3 leaving gp3
1.2.4 mid-season changes

teams , drivers

the following teams , drivers competed in 2013 season:

team changes

the maximum grid size formally capped @ twenty-seven entries. thirty had been allowed, proved unsustainable on time, culminating in withdrawal of ralf schumacher—mücke motorsport collaboration, rsc mücke, 2012 grid.
after racing lotus gp in 2011 , 2012, art grand prix revert using original name in 2013.
world touring car championship team bamboo engineering replace atech crs grand prix.
ocean racing technology withdrew both gp3 series , sister series gp2 after 2012 season. place in gp3 series taken formula renault 2.0 series regulars koiranen gp, competing under name koiranen gp.

driver changes
entering/re-entering gp3

ryan cullen, raced in british formula ford, joined marussia manor racing make gp3 series debut.
jimmy eriksson, 2012 german formula 3 champion, entered gp3 status grand prix.
adderly fong, placed third in national class of 2012 british formula 3 championship, made debut in gp3 status grand prix.
samin gómez, drove jenzer motorsport in 2012 formula abarth championship, continued association team when joins gp3 series grid in 2013.
british formula 3 champion jack harvey made gp3 debut art grand prix.
formula renault 2.0 alps driver patrick kujala continued association koiranen gp when makes debut in gp3 series.
formula renault 2.0 alps champion daniil kvyat made debut in series, driving mw arden.
formula renault 3.5 series driver kevin korjus switched gp3 koiranen gp.
eric lichtenstein, placed third in 2012 british formula ford championship, made gp3 series debut carlin.
melville mckee, contested 2012 eurocup formula renault 2.0 season moved gp3 series bamboo engineering.
luís sá silva entered gp3 series carlin, moving now-defunct formula 3 euro series.
fia european formula 3 championship driver carlos sainz jr. made debut in series, driving mw arden.
josh webster moved formula renault barc championship gp3, racing status grand prix.
nick yelloly returned gp3 series carlin after racing in formula renault 3.5 series in 2012.
dino zamparelli made debut in gp3 series marussia manor racing, moving now-defunct formula 2 championship.
after placing fifth in 2012 formula abarth championship, sammarinese driver emanuele zonzini moved gp3 series, driving trident racing.

changing teams

david fumanelli moved trident racing after losing seat @ mw arden.
carmen jordá left now-defunct ocean racing technology join bamboo engineering. roberto la rocca had been scheduled drive car, forced withdraw due uncertainty on sponsorship following death of venezuelan president hugo chávez.
after 4 races jenzer motorsport , atech crs gp in 2012, facu regalia switched art grand prix.
aaro vainio, competed lotus gp in 2012, moved newcoming team koiranen gp.
after racing jenzer motorsport in 2012, robert vișoiu switched mw arden in 2013.
lewis williamson switched status grand prix series newcomers bamboo engineering.

leaving gp3

lotus gp driver daniel abt left series graduate gp2 lotus.
alex brundle left gp3 series , instead moved fia world endurance championship.
william buller, drove carlin in 2012, decided concentrate on newly formed european formula 3 championship.
kevin ceccon returned gp2 series, starting campaign trident racing.
mitch evans, won 2012 championship mw arden, left series, continuing relationship arden in gp2 series.
antónio félix da costa announced had left gp3 series take part in full formula renault 3.5 series season in 2013.
matias laine moved formula renault 3.5 series.
fabiano machado had no drive 2013 season.
tamás pál kiss moved auto gp.
vicky piria, competed trident racing in 2012, lost seat @ team , switched european f3 open championship.
ethan ringel left gp3 series after single season, returning america compete in indy lights series.
kotaro sakurai did not have drive 2013.
antonio spavone did not return trident racing in 2013, concentrating on auto gp.
marlon stöckinger left gp3 series, moving formula renault 3.5 lotus.
dmitry suranovich switched gp3 series fia european formula 3 championship, competing fortec motorsports.

mid-season changes

alexander sims replaced adderly fong @ status grand prix round @ nürburgring fong had clashing race in china. sims remained in series following round @ spa-francorchamps, replacing eric lichtenstein @ carlin.
both robert cregan , alice powell returned series, replacing david fumanelli , melville mckee @ trident , bamboo engineering final round @ yas marina circuit respectively.
2010 fia formula 2 champion dean stoneman made return in single seaters, taking aaro vainio s seat @ koiranen gp.




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