Eight rounds in the 2010 season

The GP3 Series is proud to unveil its inaugural race calendar. Eight rounds have been confirmed for the 2010 season, seven of which will support the FIA Formula One World Championship.

The season goes green in Barcelona where Formula One kicks off its European season. GP3 will then take a break whilst big sister series GP2 travels to Monaco and Istanbul for rounds two and three  of  their  season.    GP3  will  then  return  on  19-20  June  to  Portimao  for  round  two,  a  stand- alone  event  supporting  the  GP2  Series. 

The  final  six  events  will  then  support  the  remaining Formula  One  European  calendar,  resulting  in  the  finale  of  the  championship  being  held  at historical Monza.

Ten  teams  will  take  part  in  the  new series, and there have been two significant name changes since  the  initial  team  line-up  was  announced  back  in  October  –  Carlin  Motorsport  will  now  be known  as  just  Carlin  following  a  new  partnership  with  Capsicum,  and  Silverstone-based  Hitech Junior has been renamed ATECH Grand Prix following a partnership with CRS Racing.   

Three pre-season test days have also been scheduled, first at Paul Ricard on 3-4 March and 30- 31 March followed by Barcelona on 13-14 April.

GP3  Series  Organiser  Bruno  Michel  commented:  “I  am  very  pleased  with  the  inaugural  GP3 Series calendar. Three pre-season test days and eight rounds means drivers will have a sizeable amount of running during the season, and with seven of those rounds running alongside Formula One, we are confident the series will achieve excellent exposure for the teams and drivers.    Our driver line-up for the season is also starting to take shape, and I am confident by the time the season  kicks  off  in  May  we  will  have  thirty  highly  promising  young  drivers  representing  the series.”

2010 GP3 Series calendar of events

Date Venue

3-4 March Le Castellet, France Test

30-31 March Le Castellet, France Test

13-14 April Barcelona, Spain Test

8-9 May Barcelona, Spain Race

19-20 June Portimao, Portugal Race

26-27 June Valencia, Spain Race

10-11 July Silverstone, Great Britain Race

24-25 July Hockenheim, Germany Race

31 July – 1 August Budapest, Hungary Race

28_29 August Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium Race

11-12 September Monza, Italy Race

GP3 Series grid (in alphabetical order)

Team Name License

Addax Team ESP

ART Grand Prix FRA

Atech CRS Grand Prix GBR

Carlin GBR

Jenzer Motorsport SUI

Manor Racing GBR

Mücke Motorsport GER

MW Arden AUS

Status Grand Prix IRL

Tech 1 Racing FRA