2018 GP3 Series

Last updated August 22, 2024

The 2018 GP3 Series was the ninth and final season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also ninth and final season under the moniker of GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series that runs in support of the 2018 FIA Formula One World Championship and sister series Formula 2. This was the final contested season of GP3, as the series united with the FIA Formula 3 European Championship to form the FIA Formula 3 Championship.^[1]

Runner-up Nikita Mazepin won 4 races; in Barcelona, Hungaroring, Spa-Francorchamps, and Yas Marina. After having four rounds with Jenzer Motorsport, David Beckmann moved to Trident before the summer break and took 3 race wins. Champion Anthoine Hubert, Callum Ilott, Leonardo Pulcini, and Pedro Piquet all won 2 races. Also, Giuliano Alesi won the second race in Spain, Jake Hughes won for the third time in the series at the Red Bull Ring, and Dorian Boccolacci, who drove for MP Motorsport before being promoted to their Formula 2 team won the sprint race at the Hungaroring.

Teams and drivers

All GP3 drivers competed in a Dallara GP3/16 chassis using a Mecachrome GP3 V6 engine and Pirelli P Zero and Cinturato tyres.

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ART Grand Prix	1	Callum Ilott ^[3]	All
	2	Anthoine Hubert ^[4]	All
	3	Nikita Mazepin ^[5]	All
	4	Jake Hughes ^[6]	All
Trident	5	Pedro Piquet ^[7]	All
	6	Giuliano Alesi ^[8]	All
	7	Ryan Tveter ^[9]	All
	8	Alessio Lorandi ^[10]	1–4
	8	David Beckmann ^[11]	5–9
Jenzer Motorsport	9	Tatiana Calderón ^[12]	All
	10	Juan Manuel Correa ^[13]	All
	11	David Beckmann ^[14]	1–4
	11	Jannes Fittje ^[15]	5–9
Arden International	14	Gabriel Aubry ^[16]	All
	15	Julien Falchero ^[17]	1–7
	15	Sacha Fenestraz ^[18]	8–9
	16	Joey Mawson ^[19]	All
Campos Racing	18	Leonardo Pulcini ^[20]	All
	19	Simo Laaksonen ^[21]	All
	20	Diego Menchaca ^[22]	All
MP Motorsport	22	Dorian Boccolacci ^[23]	1–5
	22	Richard Verschoor ^[24]	6–9
	23	Will Palmer ^[25]	1
		Christian Lundgaard ^[26]	2
		Devlin DeFrancesco ^[27]	3–9
	24	Niko Kari ^[28]	1–7
	24	Jehan Daruvala ^[29]	9
Sources:^[30]^[31]

Team changes

DAMS left the championship after two years of competition. Their entry was taken by Formula 2 team MP Motorsport.^[31]

Driver changes

Gabriel Aubry and Joey Mawson, who raced in 2017 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 and 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship respectively, made their series début with Arden International.^[16]^[19] They were joined by Julien Falchero, who switched from Campos Racing.^[17] Steijn Schothorst left the team and switched to sports car racing, joining 2018 Blancpain GT Series.^[32]
Dorian Boccolacci and Niko Kari moved from Trident and Arden International respectively to MP Motorsport.^[23]^[28] They were joined by 2017 Formula Renault Eurocup runner-up Will Palmer.^[25]
Tatiana Calderón moved from DAMS to Jenzer Motorsport.^[12] She was joined by 2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver David Beckmann.^[14] Arjun Maini left the team to join the FIA Formula 2 Championship.^[33]
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers Callum Ilott and Nikita Mazepin moved to the series, joining ART Grand Prix for the season.^[3]^[5] Under the series regulations, reigning GP3 Series champion George Russell could not compete in the championship again and left the series along with Jack Aitken and Nirei Fukuzumi and joined Formula 2.^[34]^[35] Fukuzumi will also contest the 2018 Super Formula Championship.^[36]
Simo Laaksonen continued his collaboration with Campos Racing after his campaign with the team in the 2017 Euroformula Open Championship.^[21] He was partnered by Leonardo Pulcini and Diego Menchaca, who reignited their partnership with Campos after a season with Arden in 2017 and 2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 respectively.^[20]^[22] Raoul Hyman and Marcos Siebert both left the team. Siebert later joined Campos in the 2018 Euroformula Open Championship.^[37]
Alessio Lorandi, who raced with Jenzer Motorsport switched to race with Trident.^[10] He was joined by former FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver Pedro Piquet.^[7]

Midseason changes

Formula Renault Eurocup race-winner Christian Lundgaard joined MP Motorsport for a one-off entry at Paul Ricard, replacing Will Palmer.^[26] Lundgaard was replaced by FIA Formula 3 European Championship driver Devlin DeFrancesco for the rest of the season.^[27]
Jannes Fittje replaced David Beckmann in Jenzer Motorsport after Beckmann parted ways with the team prior Hungaroring round.^[15] Beckmann filled Alessio Lorandi's slot in Trident, while Lorandi moved to Trident's FIA Formula 2 Championship team ahead of the Hungaroring round, replacing Santino Ferrucci.^[11]
Richard Verschoor replaced Dorian Boccolacci for the Spa-Francorchamps round, as the French driver joined MP's FIA Formula 2 team, to replace Roberto Merhi. Niko Kari was also promoted to Formula 2 with MP Motorsport before the Sochi round.^[38] Jehan Daruvala took Kari's seat for the Abu Dhabi round.^[29]
Sacha Fenestraz replaced Julien Falchero for Arden International ahead of the Sochi Autodrom round.^[18]

Calendar

The following nine rounds took place as part of the 2018 championship. Each round consisted of two races, a longer race 1 and a shorter race 2:

Round	Circuit	Race 1	Race 2	Supporting
1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	12 May	13 May	Spanish Grand Prix
2	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June	24 June	French Grand Prix
3	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June	1 July	Austrian Grand Prix
4	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	7 July	8 July	British Grand Prix
5	Hungaroring, Budapest	28 July	29 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
6	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	25 August	26 August	Belgian Grand Prix
7	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	1 September	2 September	Italian Grand Prix
8	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September	30 September	Russian Grand Prix
9	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	24 November	25 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Source:^[39]

Calendar changes

The championship will expand to nine rounds in 2018.^[39]
The championship will return to the Sochi Autodrom, running in support of the Russian Grand Prix.^[39] The series last visited the circuit in 2015.
The championship will make its début at the Circuit Paul Ricard, running in support of the French Grand Prix.^[39]
The stand-alone event run at the Jerez Circuit in 2017 was discontinued.^[39]

Results

Season summary

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap ^[40]	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya	Leonardo Pulcini	Anthoine Hubert	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	Report
1	R2	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya		Giuliano Alesi	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	Report
2	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard	Dorian Boccolacci	Anthoine Hubert	Anthoine Hubert ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	ART Grand Prix	Report
2	R2	Circuit Paul Ricard		Anthoine Hubert	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	Report
3	R1	Red Bull Ring	Callum Ilott	Leonardo Pulcini	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	Report
3	R2	Red Bull Ring		Leonardo Pulcini	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	Report
4	R1	Silverstone Circuit	Anthoine Hubert	Callum Ilott	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	Report
4	R2	Silverstone Circuit		Callum Ilott	Pedro Piquet	Trident	Report
5	R1	Hungaroring	Anthoine Hubert	Nikita Mazepin	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	Report
5	R2	Hungaroring		Joey Mawson ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	Report
6	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	David Beckmann	Anthoine Hubert	David Beckmann	Trident	Report
6	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		Nikita Mazepin	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	Report
7	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	David Beckmann	Juan Manuel Correa ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	David Beckmann	Trident	Report
7	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		Nikita Mazepin	Pedro Piquet	Trident	Report
8	R1	Sochi Autodrom	Leonardo Pulcini ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Nikita Mazepin	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	Report
8	R2	Sochi Autodrom		Jake Hughes ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	David Beckmann	Trident	Report
9	R1	Yas Marina Circuit	Nikita Mazepin	Nikita Mazepin	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	Report
9	R2	Yas Marina Circuit		Jehan Daruvala ^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	Report

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.

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.

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		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	Anthoine Hubert	2	2	1	7	17	9	1	4	3	3	3	2	2	DSQ	3	4	3	Ret	214
2	Nikita Mazepin	1	10	2	5	13	7	2	7	1	12	5	1	5	3	2	Ret	5	1	198
3	Callum Ilott	3	7	8	1	1	6	3	5	6	2	6	3	3	DSQ	13	18	4	4	167
4	Leonardo Pulcini	4	9	4	8	2	3	6	6	2	4	15	Ret	14	7	1	8	1	12	156
5	David Beckmann	6	17	18	10	8	Ret	14	Ret	4	7	1	Ret	1	5	5	1	2	Ret	137
6	Pedro Piquet	9	Ret	6	2	4	2	7	1	12	9	4	5	7	1	15	11	12	Ret	106
7	Giuliano Alesi	7	1	3	6	6	Ret	8	2	17†	16	9	6	6	2	14	17	6	10	100
8	Jake Hughes	13	3	10	17	5	1	Ret	8	16	14	7	4	9	4	7	16	7	2	85
9	Ryan Tveter	17	14	11	9	7	Ret	4	3	5	6	2	8	11	16	18	9	11	5	69
10	Dorian Boccolacci	5	5	DSQ	14	10	5	5	9	8	1									58
11	Alessio Lorandi	11	16	5	4	3	4	10	12											42
12	Juan Manuel Correa	8	4	9	12	19	13	Ret	15	7	5	11	10	17	Ret	9	5	8	6	42
13	Joey Mawson	16	15	7	3	Ret	10	9	13	Ret	18	8	17†	12	12	8	2	20	9	38
14	Simo Laaksonen	15	8	13	11	9	15	13	16	14	11	12	13	4	8	6	14	9	3	36
15	Richard Verschoor											17	7	8	9	4	3	14	7	30
16	Tatiana Calderón	Ret	Ret	17	16	12	12	Ret	10	11	8	10	9	15	6	10	7	10	8	11
17	Niko Kari	Ret	6	DSQ	Ret	11	8	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	12	10	10					6
18	Gabriel Aubry	12	Ret	15	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	13	13	11	Ret	Ret	11	6	15	14	5
19	Diego Menchaca	10	12	14	Ret	14	16	12	11	9	10	19	16	Ret	14	Ret	15	18	16	3
20	Jannes Fittje									13	17	20	15	16	11	12	10	13	Ret	0
21	Devlin DeFrancesco					18†	11	15	14	WD	WD	18	Ret	13	15	17	12	17	11	0
22	Julien Falchero	14	11	16	15	15	14	Ret	Ret	15	15	16	14	Ret	13					0
23	Christian Lundgaard			12	13															0
24	Sacha Fenestraz															16	13	16	15	0
25	Will Palmer	18	13																	0
26	Jehan Daruvala																	19	13	0
Pos.	Driver	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
Pos.	Driver	CAT		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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)

Rookie

Notes:

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

Teams' championship

Only three best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.^[41]

Pos.	Team	CAT		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points
Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
1	ART Grand Prix	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	3	1	2	3	2	4	3	1	640
		2	3	2	5	5	6	2	5	3	3	5	2	3	4	3	16	4	2
		3	7	8	7	13	7	3	7	6	12	6	3	5	DSQ	7	18	5	4
2	Trident	7	1	3	2	3	2	4	1	4	7	1	5	1	1	5	1	2	5	433
		9	14	5	4	4	4	7	2	5	8	2	6	6	2	14	9	8	10
		11	16	6	6	6	Ret	8	3	12	9	4	8	7	5	15	11	11	Ret
3	Campos Racing	4	8	4	8	2	3	6	6	2	4	12	13	4	7	1	8	1	3	195
		10	9	13	11	9	15	12	11	9	10	15	16	14	8	6	14	9	16
		15	12	14	Ret	14	16	13	16	14	11	19	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	15	18	Ret
4	MP Motorsport	5	5	12	13	10	5	5	9	8	1	14	7	8	9	4	3	14	7	94
		18	6	DSQ	14	11	8	11	14	Ret	Ret	17	12	10	10	17	12	17	11
		Ret	13	DSQ	Ret	18†	11	15	Ret	WD	WD	18	Ret	13	15	DNP	DNP	19	13
5	Jenzer Motorsport	6	4	9	10	8	12	14	10	7	5	10	9	15	6	9	5	8	6	65
		8	17	17	12	12	13	Ret	15	11	8	11	10	16	11	10	7	10	8
		Ret	Ret	19	16	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	17	20	15	17	Ret	12	10	13	Ret
6	Arden International	12	11	7	3	15	10	9	13	10	13	8	11	12	12	8	2	15	9	43
		14	15	15	15	16	14	Ret	Ret	15	15	13	14	Ret	13	11	6	16	14
		16	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	18	16	17	Ret	Ret	16	13	20	15
Pos.	Team	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	R1	R2	Points
Pos.	Team	CAT		LEC		RBR		SIL		HUN		SPA		MNZ		SOC		YMC		Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Other points position
Blue	Other classified position
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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.

Notes

↑ MP Motorsport driver Dorian Boccolacci won the race but was later disqualified for a technical infringement.
↑ Joey Mawson set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dorian Boccolacci was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
↑ Juan Manuel Correa set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
↑ Nikita Mazepin originally qualified on pole for the Sochi feature race, but had his lap time deleted for track limits.
↑ Jake Hughes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
↑ Jehan Daruvala set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Ryan Tveter was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

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1 2 "Calderon switches to Jenzer for third GP3 season". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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1 2 Allen, Peter (20 July 2018). "David Beckmann leaves Jenzer GP3 team, replaced by Jannes Fittje". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
1 2 Gruz, David (24 January 2018). "Arden signs Aubry for maiden GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 24 January 2018.
1 2 Allen, Peter (8 February 2018). "Arden adds Julien Falchero to 2018 GP3 line-up". formulascout.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
1 2 Hewitt, Chloe (25 September 2018). "SACHA FENESTRAZ JOINS ARDEN INTERNATIONAL GP3 TEAM". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
1 2 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (21 February 2018). "Mawson joins Arden for GP3 move". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 21 February 2018.
1 2 Allen, Peter (3 February 2018). "Leonardo Pulcini returns to Campos for second GP3 campaign". formulascout.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
1 2 Gruz, David (8 January 2018). "Laaksonen moves to GP3 with Campos". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 8 January 2018.
1 2 Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "Diego Menchaca back with Campos for GP3 debut". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
1 2 Allen, Peter (2 February 2018). "Dorian Boccolacci moves to MP Motorsport for 2018 GP3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
↑ Allen, Peter (22 August 2018). "Boccolacci steps up to F2 in place of Merhi, Verschoor gets GP3 chance". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
1 2 "Palmer completes MP Motorsport lineup". GP3 Series . 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
1 2 "Lundgaard to make GP3 Series debut with MP Motorsport". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018. Christian will drive for MP Motorsport across the two races, as part of a one-off entry in the class.
1 2 Gruz, David (25 June 2018). "DeFrancesco joins MP for rest of GP3 season". motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
1 2 Gruz, David (15 January 2018). "Ex-Red Bull junior Niko Kari gets GP3 lifeline with MP Motorsport". Autosport . Retrieved 15 January 2018.
1 2 Benyon, Jack (21 November 2018). "Daruvala joins MP Motorsport for Abu Dhabi GP3 finale". motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
↑ Bradley, Charley (1 October 2015). "DAMS and Virtuosi join 2016 grid as Carlin and Status exit". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 26 August 2016.
1 2 Kalinauckas, Alex (16 October 2017). "MP Motorsport to replace DAMS in GP3 in 2018". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 16 October 2017.
↑ Lloyd, Daniel (7 March 2018). "Attempto Switches to Audi for Full-Season Blancpain GT Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
↑ Allen, Peter (21 February 2018). "Trident signs Haas juniors Ferrucci and Maini for F2". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
↑ "Jack Aitken Confirmed At ART Grand Prix". fiaformula2.com. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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[41] MP Motorsport driver Dorian Boccolacci won the race but was later disqualified for a technical infringement.

[42] Joey Mawson set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dorian Boccolacci was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[43] Juan Manuel Correa set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[sochi_pole-44] Nikita Mazepin originally qualified on pole for the Sochi feature race, but had his lap time deleted for track limits.

[45] Jake Hughes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[46] Jehan Daruvala set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Ryan Tveter was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[1] Simmons, Marcus (22 September 2017). "FIA confirms new single-make Formula 3 category for 2019". autosport.com . Autosport . Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[2] Paterson, Cameron (29 September 2018). "PULCINI CLAIMS MAIDEN GP3 VICTORY, ART WINS TEAMS' TITLE". readmotorsport.com. Fresh Press Media. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[Ilott-3] 1 2 Kalinauckas, Alex (4 December 2017). "Ferrari junior Ilott joins dominant GP3 team". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 4 December 2017.

[4] Khorounziy, Valentin (23 January 2018). "ART re-signs Hubert to complete 2018 GP3 line-up". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[Mazepin-5] 1 2 Allen, Peter (15 December 2017). "Nikita Mazepin lands ART GP3 seat for 2018". formulascout.com. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[Hughes-6] Allen, Peter (16 January 2018). "Jake Hughes makes GP3 return with ART". formulascout.com. Retrieved 23 January 2018.

[Piquet-7] 1 2 Benyon, Jack (7 May 2018). "Pedro Piquet gets last-minute 2018 GP3 deal with Trident squad". Autosport .

[8] Kalinauckas, Alex (6 February 2018). "Alesi sticks with Trident GP3 squad for 2018". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 7 February 2018.

[9] Gruz, David (16 February 2018). "Trident retains Tveter for second GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 16 February 2018.

[Lorandi-10] 1 2 Kalinauckas, Alex (20 February 2018). "GP3 race winner Lorandi signs for Trident". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[BeckmannTrident-11] 1 2 González, Marc (21 July 2018). "GP3: DAVID BECKMANN DEJA JENZER Y FICHA POR TRIDENT". formularapida.net (in Spanish). Formula Rapida. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

[Calderon-12] 1 2 "Calderon switches to Jenzer for third GP3 season". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[13] Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "TRS winner Juan Manuel Correa returns to GP3". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[Beckmann-14] 1 2 Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "David Beckmann makes GP3 switch with Jenzer Motorsport". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[Fittje-15] 1 2 Allen, Peter (20 July 2018). "David Beckmann leaves Jenzer GP3 team, replaced by Jannes Fittje". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 21 July 2018.

[Aubry-16] 1 2 Gruz, David (24 January 2018). "Arden signs Aubry for maiden GP3 campaign". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 24 January 2018.

[Falchero-17] 1 2 Allen, Peter (8 February 2018). "Arden adds Julien Falchero to 2018 GP3 line-up". formulascout.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.

[Fenestraz-18] 1 2 Hewitt, Chloe (25 September 2018). "SACHA FENESTRAZ JOINS ARDEN INTERNATIONAL GP3 TEAM". thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

[Mawson-19] 1 2 Khorounzhiy, Valentin (21 February 2018). "Mawson joins Arden for GP3 move". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[Pulcini-20] 1 2 Allen, Peter (3 February 2018). "Leonardo Pulcini returns to Campos for second GP3 campaign". formulascout.com. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

[Laaksonen-21] 1 2 Gruz, David (8 January 2018). "Laaksonen moves to GP3 with Campos". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 8 January 2018.

[Menchaca-22] 1 2 Allen, Peter (20 February 2018). "Diego Menchaca back with Campos for GP3 debut". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 20 February 2018.

[Boccolacci-23] 1 2 Allen, Peter (2 February 2018). "Dorian Boccolacci moves to MP Motorsport for 2018 GP3 season". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

[Verschoor-24] Allen, Peter (22 August 2018). "Boccolacci steps up to F2 in place of Merhi, Verschoor gets GP3 chance". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 August 2018.

[Palmer-25] 1 2 "Palmer completes MP Motorsport lineup". GP3 Series . 2 May 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.

[Lundgaard-26] 1 2 "Lundgaard to make GP3 Series debut with MP Motorsport". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2018. Christian will drive for MP Motorsport across the two races, as part of a one-off entry in the class.

[DeFrancesco-27] 1 2 Gruz, David (25 June 2018). "DeFrancesco joins MP for rest of GP3 season". motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

[Kari-28] 1 2 Gruz, David (15 January 2018). "Ex-Red Bull junior Niko Kari gets GP3 lifeline with MP Motorsport". Autosport . Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[Daruvala-29] 1 2 Benyon, Jack (21 November 2018). "Daruvala joins MP Motorsport for Abu Dhabi GP3 finale". motorsport.com . Motorsport Network. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.

[30] Bradley, Charley (1 October 2015). "DAMS and Virtuosi join 2016 grid as Carlin and Status exit". Motorsport.com . Retrieved 26 August 2016.

[MP-31] 1 2 Kalinauckas, Alex (16 October 2017). "MP Motorsport to replace DAMS in GP3 in 2018". Motorsport.com . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[32] Lloyd, Daniel (7 March 2018). "Attempto Switches to Audi for Full-Season Blancpain GT Entry". sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[33] Allen, Peter (21 February 2018). "Trident signs Haas juniors Ferrucci and Maini for F2". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[34] "Jack Aitken Confirmed At ART Grand Prix". fiaformula2.com. FIA Formula 2 Championship. 15 January 2018. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[35] "George Russell joins ART Grand Prix". fiaformula2.com. Formula 2 Championship. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[36] Thukral, Rachit (12 January 2018). "Honda protege Fukuzumi to combine Formula 2, Super Formula in 2018". Autosport . Motorsport Network . Retrieved 12 January 2018.

[37] "Entry List" (PDF). euroformulaopen.net. GT Sport. Retrieved 12 April 2018.

[KariF2-38] Allen, Peter (25 September 2018). "Niko Kari steps up to F2 for final two rounds of 2018 with MP Motorsport". formulascout.com. Formula Scout. Retrieved 25 September 2018.

[Calendar-39] 1 2 3 4 5 Di Zinno, Tony (6 November 2017). "F2, GP3 2018 schedules released". motorsports.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

[40] "GP3 Fastest laps". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.

[47] Vinel, Benjamin (15 March 2016). "GP3 teams to score points with three cars only". motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2017.

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