2012 GP3 Series

The 2012 GP3 Series season was the third season of the GP3 Series, a feeder series for the GP2 Series. The season began at Barcelona on 12 May and concluded at Autodromo Nazionale Monza on 9 September after eight rounds made up of two races each and all in support of European Formula One Grands Prix.

2012 GP3 champion, Mitch Evans

The series adopted the points system used by Formula One for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points on offer for victory. The points awarded in the sprint race also were changed, with the winner receiving fifteen points and top eight drivers receiving points. The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race also were doubled.[1]

The winner of the championship was Mitch Evans driving for the MW Arden team, who outscored Lotus GP driver Daniel Abt by two points.[2]

2012 was also the final season that the Dallara GP3/10 chassis package, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series in 2010, was used in competition, as a new chassis package and car, the Dallara GP3/13, was introduced for 2013.

Teams and drivers

Ten teams and thirty drivers had been due to take part in the 2012 season. However, in April 2012 it was reported[3] that only twenty-seven drivers would take place with Mücke Motorsport missing from the grid.

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Lotus GP[4]	1	Daniel Abt[5]	All
	2	Conor Daly[6]	All
	3	Aaro Vainio[7]	All
MW Arden[8][lower-alpha 1]	4	Mitch Evans[9]	All
	5	David Fumanelli[10]	All
	6	Matias Laine[11]	All
Marussia Manor Racing[8]	7	Dmitry Suranovich[12]	All
	8	Fabiano Machado[13]	All
	9	Tio Ellinas[14]	All
Status Grand Prix[8][lower-alpha 2]	14	Marlon Stöckinger[15]	All
	15	Kotaro Sakurai[16][lower-alpha 3]	1–2, 4
	15	Lewis Williamson[17]	5–8
	16	Alice Powell[18]	All
Ocean Racing Technology[19]	17	Carmen Jordá[20]	All
	18	Kevin Ceccon[21]	All
	19	Robert Cregan[20]	All
Jenzer Motorsport[8]	20	Robert Visoiu[22]	All
	21	Patric Niederhauser[23]	All
	22	Jakub Klášterka[24]	1–2
		Facu Regalia[25]	4
		Alex Fontana[26]	6–7
Trident Racing[27]	23	Vicky Piria[28]	All
	24	Antonio Spavone[29]	1–4
	25	Giovanni Venturini[30]	4–8
Carlin[8]	26	Alex Brundle[31]	All
	27	António Félix da Costa[32]	All
	28	William Buller[33]	All
Atech CRS GP[8]	29	Tamás Pál Kiss[34]	All
	30	John Wartique[35]	1–3, 7–8
		Fabio Gamberini[36]	4
		Facu Regalia[37]	6
	31	Ethan Ringel[38]	All

Driver changes

Changed teams

Conor Daly, who contested the 2011 season with Carlin, signed with Lotus GP.[6]
After a season with Status Grand Prix, António Félix da Costa moved to Carlin, a team he competed with at two rounds of the series in 2010.[32]
Matias Laine switched from Marussia Manor Racing to MW Arden.[11]
Tamás Pál Kiss, who raced for Tech 1 Racing, joined Atech CRS GP.[34]
Marlon Stöckinger left Atech CRS GP to join Status Grand Prix.[15]
Aaro Vainio moved from Tech 1 Racing to Lotus GP.[7]

Entering/Re-Entering GP3 Series

Daniel Abt joined the series, driving for Lotus GP, after a season in the Formula 3 Euro Series.[5]
Alex Brundle competes in the series for Carlin, moving from the FIA Formula Two Championship.[31] He was joined by British Formula 3 driver William Buller.[33]
Auto GP champion Kevin Ceccon and Irish Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series driver Robert Cregan signed with Ocean Racing Technology for his series debut.[20][21]
Cypriot-born British Formula Renault driver Tio Ellinas joined Marussia Manor Racing.[14]
European F3 Open runner-up David Fumanelli made his series debut, driving for MW Arden.[10]
After missing the 2011 racing season, Carmen Jordá drives for the Ocean Racing Technology team.[20]
Jakub Klášterka returned to motorsport after two-year absence, joining Jenzer Motorsport.[24]
Formula Three Sudamericana champion Fabiano Machado entered the series with Marussia Manor Racing.[13]
Italian Formula Abarth champion Patric Niederhauser and fellow Formula Abarth driver Robert Visoiu moved into the GP3 Series, continuing their association with Jenzer Motorsport. Both combine GP3 with an Italian Formula Three program with BVM and Ghinzani Arco Motorsport respectively.[22][23]
Formula Abarth graduate Vicky Piria became the series' first female driver, after signing for Trident Racing.[28] She was joined in the team by fellow Formula Abarth driver Antonio Spavone, who also competing in Auto GP World Series in 2012.[29]
British Formula Renault driver Alice Powell signed with Status Grand Prix,[18] and was joined in the team by British Formula 3 Rookie champion Kotaro Sakurai.[16]
F2000 Series and Formula Enterprise driver Ethan Ringel joined Atech CRS GP.[38]
After driving for four rounds in Formula Abarth with Euronova Racing, Dmitry Suranovich joined Marussia Manor Racing for his GP3 Series debut.[12]
Belgian sports car racer John Wartique made his debut in GP3 and single seaters with Atech CRS GP team.[35]

Mid-season changes

Jakub Klášterka left Jenzer Motorsport between the Monaco and Valencia rounds of the championship. He was replaced by Auto GP World Series driver Facu Regalia for the next round at Silverstone.[25]
- After missing the Hockenheim races, Regalia moved to Atech CRS GP for the Hungarian round.[37] Alex Fontana took his place at Jenzer.[26]
Kotaro Sakurai left Status Grand Prix due to sponsorship problems. His place was filled by Lewis Williamson, who previously raced in GP3 with MW Arden.[17]
Giovanni Venturini joined the series for the rest of the season from Silverstone onwards, driving a third car for Trident Racing.[30]
John Wartique was replaced by Fabio Gamberini at Atech CRS GP for the Silverstone round after Wartique's sponsors failed to meet their financial obligations with the team.[36]

Team changes

The series has proposed amending the rules which mean teams are obligated to run three cars.[39] Under the proposed rule changes, teams will only need to enter two cars, and will have the option of entering a third.
Addax Team will exit the championship to concentrate on their GP2 Series team, and will be replaced by Trident Racing.[27] Trident started the season with only two cars instead of three,[40] before entering a third from Silverstone onwards.[30]
After competing as Lotus ART in 2011, ART Grand Prix was renamed as Lotus Grand Prix in both the GP2 and GP3 Series championships, reflecting their increased relationship with title sponsor Lotus Cars.[4] The cars will carry a black and gold livery modelled on the livery used by parent team Lotus F1.
Ocean Racing Technology replaced Tech 1 Racing.[19]
RSC Mücke, the Ralf Schumacher-Mücke Motorsport collaboration, indicated to series organisers that they would not be taking part in the 2012 season, reducing the number of cars on the grid from thirty to twenty-seven.[40]

2012 Schedule

The 2012 calendar was announced on 16 December 2011.[41] The series consisted of eight rounds, with a round in Monaco confirmed on 26 January 2012.[42] The series had previously attempted to include a race in Monaco for the 2011 season, but was forced to abandon its plans when it was found that the support paddock did not have enough space for the GP3 Series.[43] The series supported every Grand Prix on the European leg of the 2012 Formula One season.

Round		Location	Circuit	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Catalunya, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	12 May	Spanish Grand Prix
1	R2	Catalunya, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	13 May	Spanish Grand Prix
2	R1	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	25 May	Monaco Grand Prix
2	R2	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	26 May	Monaco Grand Prix
3	R1	Valencia. Spain	Valencia Street Circuit	23 June	European Grand Prix
3	R2	Valencia. Spain	Valencia Street Circuit	24 June	European Grand Prix
4	R1	Silverstone, UK	Silverstone Circuit	7 July	British Grand Prix
4	R2	Silverstone, UK	Silverstone Circuit	8 July	British Grand Prix
5	R1	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	21 July	German Grand Prix
5	R2	Hockenheim, Germany	Hockenheimring	22 July	German Grand Prix
6	R1	Budapest, Hungary	Hungaroring	28 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
6	R2	Budapest, Hungary	Hungaroring	29 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
7	R1	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1 September	Belgian Grand Prix
7	R2	Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	2 September	Belgian Grand Prix
8	R1	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	8 September	Italian Grand Prix
8	R2	Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	9 September	Italian Grand Prix

Race summaries

Carlin's António Félix da Costa qualified on pole position by 0.01 seconds to Lotus GP drivers Conor Daly and Aaro Vainio.[44] However, on the start of the race their team-mate Daniel Abt made a fast getaway from seventh on the grid to lead. But Abt and Félix da Costa both had a jump start and got drive-through penalties. Returnee Mitch Evans, who was behind the two drivers after the start, won the opening race at Barcelona. Status Grand Prix's Marlon Stöckinger scored his first series podium, finishing second. Vainio completed the podium.[45] Conor Daly recouped in the sprint race, claiming his first series win. Reverse polesitter Robert Visoiu and MW Arden's Matias Laine were also on podium.[46]

Two weeks later at Monaco Vainio took the championship lead from Evans after his first series win from pole position in the feature race. He was joined on the podium by Atech CRS GP's Tamás Pál Kiss and Ocean Racing Technology's Kevin Ceccon.[47] Stöckinger, who started from reverse pole, celebrated his first series win. Félix da Costa and Abt completed the podium. The race was noted by two huge accidents between Carlin team-mates Alex Brundle and William Buller, and between Marussia Manor Racing's Dmitry Suranovich and Daly.[48]

The next series stop was at Valencia Street Circuit, where Mitch Evans regained championship lead with win from pole. Aaro Vainio was second, while David Fumanelli scored his first series podium.[49] Like at Monaco the win in the sprint race was claimed by reverse polesitter. This time it was Jenzer Motorsport's Patric Niederhauser, who won the race in GP3 for the first time. Abt and Laine completed the podium.[50]

Prior Silverstone round António Félix da Costa became part of the Red Bull Junior Team and his results increased.[51] He scored his first win of the season, despite start behind championship leaders Evans and Vainio, who joined Félix da Costa on podium.[52] Tyre strategy enabled William Buller to claim the victory in the second race starting from last row on the grid. Daly and Niederhauser completed the podium.[53]

Daniel Abt scored his first pole position on the home soil at Hockenheim.[54] But wet race conditions helped Patric Niederhauser score his second win. Conor Daly and Trident Racing's Giovanni Venturini joined him on podium.[55] Evans extended championship lead by winning the sprint race. He was joined by Lotus GP's Abt and Daly. The race was noted by airborne accidents which left Vicky Piria and Fabiano Machado with injuries.[56]

António Félix da Costa was unstoppable at Budapest, becoming the first GP3 Series driver, who had double win during the weekend. Habitual residents of the podium Abt, Evans and Niederhauser rose again on the podium stages, with Alex Brundle, who joined them for the first time.[57][58]

Results

Round		Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap[59]	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	R1	Circuit de Catalunya	António Félix da Costa	Patric Niederhauser	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	Report
1	R2	Circuit de Catalunya		Marlon Stöckinger[lower-alpha 4]	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	Report
2	R1	Circuit de Monaco	Aaro Vainio	Kevin Ceccon	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	Report
2	R2	Circuit de Monaco		Marlon Stöckinger	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	Report
3	R1	Valencia Street Circuit	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	Report
3	R2	Valencia Street Circuit		António Félix da Costa	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	Report
4	R1	Silverstone Circuit	Mitch Evans	António Félix da Costa	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	Report
4	R2	Silverstone Circuit		Tio Ellinas	William Buller	Carlin	Report
5	R1	Hockenheimring	Daniel Abt	Tio Ellinas	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	Report
5	R2	Hockenheimring		Mitch Evans	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	Report
6	R1	Hungaroring	Aaro Vainio	António Félix da Costa	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	Report
6	R2	Hungaroring		Mitch Evans[lower-alpha 5]	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	Report
7	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Mitch Evans	António Félix da Costa	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	Report
7	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		António Félix da Costa	Matias Laine	MW Arden	Report
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Mitch Evans	Tio Ellinas	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	Report
8	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		Mitch Evans[lower-alpha 6]	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	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		MON		VAL		SIL		HOC		HUN		SPA[lower-alpha 7]		MNZ		Points
1	Mitch Evans	1	20	5	4	1	6	2	11	8	1	3	21	3	15	Ret	20	151.5
2	Daniel Abt	13	6	6	3	6	2	4	Ret	7	2	2	11	1	5	1	2	149.5
3	António Félix da Costa	14	7	7	2	Ret	8	1	6	Ret	Ret	1	1	2	2	15	5	132
4	Aaro Vainio	3	4	1	7	2	7	3	Ret	5	6	5	7	6	14	11	14	123
5	Matias Laine	5	3	21	16	5	3	9	18†	4	5	7	6	5	1	3	6	111
6	Conor Daly	6	1	23	Ret	11	Ret	5	2	2	3	6	9	7	3	4	11	106
7	Patric Niederhauser	4	5	Ret	15	8	1	10	3	1	9	16	2	11	6	5	Ret	101
8	Tio Ellinas	7	15	9	8	4	5	6	4	10	7	13	4	4	Ret	2	1	99
9	Kevin Ceccon	Ret	10	3	6	7	4	8	7	17	15	4	8	12	20	13	9	56
10	Marlon Stöckinger	2	19	8	1	19	11	16	Ret	16	11	9	13	14	16	7	4	55
11	David Fumanelli	9	17	4	5	3	16	DNS	DNS	12	10	8	Ret	20	Ret	6	13	47
12	Tamás Pál Kiss	12	Ret	2	9	9	10	11	14	6	4	14	10	17	10	9	15	38
13	Giovanni Venturini							13	16	3	8	11	Ret	9	9	8	3	31
14	Robert Vișoiu	8	2	14	10	Ret	12	12	5	DSQ	12	12	22	15	13	14	7	24
15	William Buller	23	9	12	Ret	10	9	Ret	1	9	Ret	23	12	13	8	10	12	20
16	Alex Brundle	10	8	10	Ret	16	14	7	10	DSQ	13	15	3	19	11	DSQ	10	19
17	Lewis Williamson									13	Ret	10	5	8	7	19	Ret	11
18	Alex Fontana											17	15	10	4			8.5
19	Alice Powell	Ret	11	11	22	18	Ret	17	Ret	19	Ret	19	20	18	12	12	8	1
20	Fabio Gamberini							23	8									1
21	Fabiano Machado	16	Ret	15	17	Ret	19	19	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	25	21	Ret	16	0
22	Robert Cregan	15	Ret	18	11	15	13	20	15	11	NC	21	14	21	DNS	20	17	0
23	Dmitry Suranovich	11	Ret	16	DSQ	Ret	15	22	20†	15	14	Ret	16	22	18	22†	DNS	0
24	Kotaro Sakurai	18	12	13	20			15	13									0
25	John Wartique	21	13	17	13	12	Ret							23	17	17	18	0
26	Vicky Piria	22	16	19	12	17	18	18	21†	14	Ret	20	19	16	19	16	Ret	0
27	Facu Regalia							14	12			18	18					0
28	Carmen Jordá	20	21	Ret	21	13	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	20	Ret	24†	Ret	26	23	21	19	0
29	Ethan Ringel	Ret	18	Ret	18	14	Ret	Ret	17	18	16	22	17	24	22	18	Ret	0
30	Antonio Spavone	17	Ret	20	14	Ret	17	21	18									0
31	Jakub Klášterka	19	14	22	19													0
Pos	Driver	CAT		MON		VAL		SIL		HOC		HUN		SPA[lower-alpha 7]		MNZ		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.

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Car No.	CAT		MON		VAL		SIL		HOC		HUN		SPA[lower-alpha 7]		MNZ		Points
1	Lotus GP	1	13	6	6	3	6	2	4	Ret	7	2	2	11	1	5	1	2	378.5
		2	6	1	23†	Ret	11	Ret	5	2	2	3	6	9	7	3	4	11
		3	3	4	1	7	2	7	3	Ret	5	6	5	7	6	14	11	14
2	MW Arden	4	1	20	5	4	1	6	2	11	8	1	3	21	3	15	Ret	20	309.5
		5	9	17	4	5	3	16	DNS	DNS	12	10	8	Ret	20	Ret	6	13
		6	5	3	21	16	5	3	9	18†	4	5	7	6	5	1	3	6
3	Carlin	26	10	8	10	Ret	16	14	7	10	DSQ	13	15	3	19	11	DSQ	10	171
		27	14	7	7	2	Ret	8	1	6	Ret	Ret	1	1	2	2	15	5
		28	23	9	12	Ret	10	9	Ret	1	9	Ret	23	12	13	8	10	12
4	Jenzer Motorsport	20	8	2	14	10	Ret	12	12	5	DSQ	12	12	22	15	13	14	7	133.5
		21	4	5	Ret	15	8	1	10	3	1	9	16	2	11	6	5	Ret
		22	19	14	22	19			14	12			17	15	10	4
5	Marussia Manor Racing	7	11	Ret	16	DSQ	Ret	15	22	20†	15	14	Ret	16	22	18	22†	DNS	99
		8	16	Ret	15	17	Ret	19	19	9	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS	25	21	Ret	16
		9	7	15	9	8	4	5	6	4	10	7	13	4	4	Ret	2	1
6	Status Grand Prix	14	2	19	8	1	19	11	16	Ret	16	11	9	13	14	16	7	4	67
		15	18	12	13	20			15	13	13	Ret	10	5	8	7	19	Ret
		16	Ret	11	11	22	18	Ret	17	Ret	19	Ret	19	20	18	12	12	8
7	Ocean Racing Technology	17	Ret	10	Ret	21	13	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	20	Ret	24†	Ret	26	23	21	19	56
		18	20	21	3	6	7	4	8	7	17	15	4	8	12	20	13	9
		19	15	Ret	18	11	15	13	20	15	11	NC	21	14	21	DNS	20	17
8	Atech CRS GP	29	12	Ret	2	9	9	10	11	14	6	4	14	10	17	10	9	15	39
		30	21	13	17	13	12	Ret	23	8			18	18	23	17	17	18
		31	Ret	18	Ret	18	14	Ret	Ret	17	18	16	22	17	24	22	18	Ret
9	Trident Racing	23	22	16	19	12	17	18	18	21†	14	Ret	20	19	16	19	16	Ret	31
		24	17	Ret	20	14	Ret	17	21	19
		25							13	16	3	8	11	Ret	9	9	8	3
Pos	Team	Car No.	CAT		MON		VAL		SIL		HOC		HUN		SPA[lower-alpha 7]		MNZ		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.

Footnotes

Arden International competed under a Australia license.
Status Grand Prix competed under a Ireland license.
Kotaro Sakurai ran under a Japanese licence for the first two meetings of the season before changing to a Filipino one for Silverstone.
Marlon Stöckinger set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Kevin Ceccon was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. António Félix da Costa was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Matias Laine was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Half points were awarded for the feature race as less than 75% of the race distance had been completed.

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[9] Arden International competed under a Australia license.

[16] Status Grand Prix competed under a Ireland license.

[19] Kotaro Sakurai ran under a Japanese licence for the first two meetings of the season before changing to a Filipino one for Silverstone.

[63] Marlon Stöckinger set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Kevin Ceccon was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[64] Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. António Félix da Costa was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[65] Mitch Evans set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Matias Laine was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[Half_points-66] Half points were awarded for the feature race as less than 75% of the race distance had been completed.

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[Daly-6] "Lotus GP sign American ace Daly". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.

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[Fumanelli-11] "David Fumanelli joins MW Arden for 2012 GP3 Series season". Arden International. Arden International Motorsport Limited. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.

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[Suranovich-13] "Russia's Dmitry Suranovich will drive for the team in this year's GP3 Series". Marussia F1. Marussia Motors. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

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[Stockinger-17] "Filipino-Swiss driver Marlon Stöckinger joins Status GP for 2012". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.

[Sakurai-18] "Kotaro Sakurai joins Status GP for 2012 GP3 Series season". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 5 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 May 2012. Retrieved 5 April 2012.

[Williamson-20] "Status GP sign up Scottish racer Lewis Williamson". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[Powell-21] "Status Grand Prix sign Alice Powell". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

[Ocean-22] Elizalde, Pablo (7 March 2012). "Ocean replaces Tech 1 in GP3 series from 2012 season". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[JordaCregan-23] "Jorda and Cregan join Ocean Racing Technology". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 10 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2012.

[Ceccon-24] "Kevin Ceccon signs on with Ocean Racing Technology in the GP3 Séries". oceanracingtech.com. Ocean Racing Technology. 6 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2012.

[Visoiu-25] "Jenzer Motorsport announce first GP3 driver for 2012 as Robert Visoiu". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[Niederhauser-26] "Jenzer Motorsport confirm Niederhauser for 2012". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.

[Klasterka-27] "Jakub Klasterka takes last seat". jenzermotorsport.ch. Jenzer Motorsport. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 8 May 2012.

[Facu-28] "Facu Regalia (ARG) joins us for Silverstone". jenzermotorsport.ch. Jenzer Motorsport. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[Fontana-29] "Alex Fontana joins Jenzer for Budapest". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 26 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.

[Trident-30] "Trident Racing to enter GP3 Series". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2011.

[Piria-31] "Vicky Piria joins Trident Racing for 2012 GP3 Series". TridentRacing.it. Trident Racing. 17 February 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2012.

[Spavone-32] "Spavone joins Trident Racing for 2012". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 March 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

[Venturini-33] "Trident Racing join forces with Venturini". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.

[Brundle-34] "Brundle joins Carlin for GP3". Carlin. Capsicum. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[Costa-35] "Antonio Felix da Costa confirmed at Carlin for GP3". Carlin. Capsicum. 26 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.

[Buller-36] "Buller completes Carlin's GP3 squad". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 April 2012. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.

[Pal_Kiss-37] "Atech CRS GP announce Pal Kiss in GP3 line-up". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 3 April 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[Wartique-38] "Atech CRS GP confirms Wartique for GP3 campaign". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.

[Gamberini-39] "2012 Season Round 4 Preview, Silverstone, England". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 5 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2012. Thirdly, John Wartique departs Atech CRS GP and in comes Fabio Gamberini from Brazil.

[Regalia-40] "2012 Season Preview: Round 6, Budapest Hungary". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 5 December 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012. Atech CRS GP have Argentine driver Facu Regalia driving for them in Budapest after he had raced with Jenzer in Silverstone.

[Ringel-41] "ATECH CRS GP signs Ethan Ringel for GP3 assault". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 18 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2011.

[42] "Tech 1 welcomes GP3's relaxation of three-car stipulation". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 19 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[ESP_FP1-43] "Matias Laine leads MW Arden one-two in opening GP3 practice at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2012.

[44] "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

[45] "The GP3 Series confirms Monaco to its 2012 calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-01-31. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

[46] Freeman, Glenn (17 December 2011). "GP3 working to add Monaco to 2012 calendar". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 17 December 2011.

[47] "Felix Da Costa flies to maiden pole in Barcelona". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[48] "Mitch Evans wins GP3 opener in Spain". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[49] "Daly celebrating first GP3 win in Spain". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[50] "Vainio claims maiden victory in Monte Carlo". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 25 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[51] "Stöckinger wins as Daly suffers airborne crash". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 26 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[52] "Evans takes championship lead with victory". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[53] "Niederhauser takes maiden win in Valencia". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[54] "Felix Da Costa joins Red Bull Development programme". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 29 June 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[55] "Felix Da Costa takes commanding win in Silverstone". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-11. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[56] "Buller wins from 25th in GP3 Race 2". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 8 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[57] "Abt seals home pole in Germany". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[58] "Niederhauser overcomes rain to win in Germany". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[59] "Evans wins crash-affected second race". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[60] "Félix da Costa victorious at Hungaroring". 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

[61] "Félix Da Costa claims historic GP3 double". 29 July 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2012.

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

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