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2018 GP3 Series

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Anthoine Hubert, the series champion.
ART Grand Prix successfully defended the teams' championship.

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]

2018 was the final season that the Dallara GP3/16 chassis package—which débuted in the 2016 GP3 Series—was used in competition, as a brand new chassis package for the FIA Formula 3 Championship was introduced in 2019.

After finishing 3rd in the final feature race of the last season of GP3, Anthoine Hubert was crowned the 2018 GP3 Champion. ART successfully defended their teams' title over Trident after the first race at Sochi, winning the teams' title in eight of the nine seasons of GP3.[2]

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

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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
France ART Grand Prix 1 United Kingdom Callum Ilott[3] All
2 France Anthoine Hubert[4] All
3 Russia Nikita Mazepin[5] All
4 United Kingdom Jake Hughes[6] All
Italy Trident 5 Brazil Pedro Piquet[7] All
6 France Giuliano Alesi[8] All
7 United States Ryan Tveter[9] All
8 Italy Alessio Lorandi[10] 1–4
Germany David Beckmann[11] 5–9
Switzerland Jenzer Motorsport 9 Colombia Tatiana Calderón[12] All
10 United States Juan Manuel Correa[13] All
11 Germany David Beckmann[14] 1–4
Germany Jannes Fittje[15] 5–9
United Kingdom Arden International 14 France Gabriel Aubry[16] All
15 France Julien Falchero[17] 1–7
France Sacha Fenestraz[18] 8–9
16 Australia Joey Mawson[19] All
Spain Campos Racing 18 Italy Leonardo Pulcini[20] All
19 Finland Simo Laaksonen[21] All
20 Mexico Diego Menchaca[22] All
Netherlands MP Motorsport 22 France Dorian Boccolacci[23] 1–5
Netherlands Richard Verschoor[24] 6–9
23 United Kingdom Will Palmer[25] 1
Denmark Christian Lundgaard[26] 2
Canada Devlin DeFrancesco[27] 3–9
24 Finland Niko Kari[28] 1–7
India Jehan Daruvala[29] 9
Sources:[30][31]

Team changes

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Driver changes

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Midseason changes

Calendar

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

Calendar changes

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Results

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Season summary

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Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lap[40] Winning driver Winning team Report
1 R1 Spain Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Italy Leonardo Pulcini France Anthoine Hubert Russia Nikita Mazepin France ART Grand Prix Report
R2 France Giuliano Alesi France Giuliano Alesi Italy Trident
2 R1 France Circuit Paul Ricard France Dorian Boccolacci France Anthoine Hubert France Anthoine Hubert[a] France ART Grand Prix Report
R2 France Anthoine Hubert United Kingdom Callum Ilott France ART Grand Prix
3 R1 Austria Red Bull Ring United Kingdom Callum Ilott Italy Leonardo Pulcini United Kingdom Callum Ilott France ART Grand Prix Report
R2 Italy Leonardo Pulcini United Kingdom Jake Hughes France ART Grand Prix
4 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit France Anthoine Hubert United Kingdom Callum Ilott France Anthoine Hubert France ART Grand Prix Report
R2 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Brazil Pedro Piquet Italy Trident
5 R1 Hungary Hungaroring France Anthoine Hubert Russia Nikita Mazepin Russia Nikita Mazepin France ART Grand Prix Report
R2 Australia Joey Mawson[b] France Dorian Boccolacci Netherlands MP Motorsport
6 R1 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Germany David Beckmann France Anthoine Hubert Germany David Beckmann Italy Trident Report
R2 Russia Nikita Mazepin Russia Nikita Mazepin France ART Grand Prix
7 R1 Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza Germany David Beckmann United States Juan Manuel Correa[c] Germany David Beckmann Italy Trident Report
R2 Russia Nikita Mazepin Brazil Pedro Piquet Italy Trident
8 R1 Russia Sochi Autodrom Italy Leonardo Pulcini[d] Russia Nikita Mazepin Italy Leonardo Pulcini Spain Campos Racing Report
R2 United Kingdom Jake Hughes[e] Germany David Beckmann Italy Trident
9 R1 United Arab Emirates Yas Marina Circuit Russia Nikita Mazepin Russia Nikita Mazepin Italy Leonardo Pulcini Spain Campos Racing Report
R2 India Jehan Daruvala[f] Russia Nikita Mazepin France ART Grand Prix

Championship standings

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Scoring system

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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

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

Notes:

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

Teams' championship

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

Pos. Team CAT
Spain
LEC
France
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
MNZ
Italy
SOC
Russia
YMC
United Arab Emirates
Points
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 France 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 Italy 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 Spain 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 Netherlands 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 Switzerland 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 United Kingdom 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
CAT
Spain
LEC
France
RBR
Austria
SIL
United Kingdom
HUN
Hungary
SPA
Belgium
MNZ
Italy
SOC
Russia
YMC
United Arab Emirates
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.

Notes

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  1. ^ MP Motorsport driver Dorian Boccolacci won the race but was later disqualified for a technical infringement.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Nikita Mazepin originally qualified on pole for the Sochi feature race, but had his lap time deleted for track limits.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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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