Ferrari Formula 1 academy racer Giuliano Alesi is remaining at Trident to compete in a third GP3 season during 2018. Alesi, son of ex-F1 driver Jean, continues in the category after a breakthrough 2017 in which he claimed three sprint race victories at Britain, Hungary and Belgium. The 18-year-old ended the campaign in fifth in […]
Former LMP2 American Le Mans racer Gil de Ferran is expecting Fernando Alonso to have a ‘fantastic’ Daytona 24 Hours with United Autosports. Alonso makes his race debut at the American track alongside team-mates Phil Hanson and Lando Norris in 2018 and qualified 13th, with Renger van der Zande on pole. The Brazilian had experience of Alonso’s […]
Anthoine Hubert will continue to race for ART Grand Prix in the 2018 GP3 season as he embarks on a second campaign in the series. Hubert joins the French outfit’s other competitors Jake Hughes, Callum Ilott and Nikita Mazepin to complete its line-up and is the only driver remaining from its 2017 squad. He finished fourth in the drivers’ championship […]
Arjun Maini’s manager Karun Chandhok believes that the Haas Formula 1 development driver needs to improve his qualifying form during 2018. Maini – who competed for Trident and Russian Time in F2 testing last December and set the fastest time in two sessions for the latter – is working on a move into the series […]
GP3 race-winner Jake Hughes is returning to the series in 2018 with ART to partner Callum Ilott and Nikita Mazepin. Hughes moves over to the category after racing with Hitech GP in European Formula 3 last season, ending the year in fifth in the drivers’ standings with a Nurburgring victory. He spent one campaign in […]
Double Champ Car champion Gil de Ferran believes analysis needs to take place to help Brazil gain future drivers in high echelons of motorsport. This year is set to be the first season 1969 that Brazil does not to have a driver on the Formula 1 grid after Felipe Massa’s retirement, while Helio Castroneves has […]
GP3 race-winner Niko Kari has joined MP Motorsport for his second season in the series after testing with the Dutch outfit in December. Kari topped two of the three days of post-season testing at Abu Dhabi with its squad before switching to a Campos-run Dallara for the final sessions. This was MP’s first running in […]
United Autosports co-founder Zak Brown has said that his team has a “shot” for a top-three finish at the Daytona 24 Hours despite describing preparations as “tough”. Brown gave further insight into its experience of the pre-race events at Daytona on the main stage of the Autosport International show in Birmingham. His team of Fernando […]
As the year of 2017 nears to a close, and competitors already start being confirmed for 2018, it is time to consider the top 10 drivers from the GP3 campaign just gone. With nine different winners from 15 races, 15 standing on the podium, and multiple on-track battles, a fascinating season emerged as ART again […]
Force India Formula 1 tester Nikita Mazepin is joining ART for the 2018 GP3 season, the expected final contest of the series. Mazepin will move into the category after spending two years with Hitech GP in European F3, claiming three podiums at Spa and Austria. The 18-year-old has also previously had one win with Carlin in […]
As the first weekend of winter hibernation has passed for people involved in running the show in GP3, it seems to be an apt time to celebrate some of the achievements from the season just gone. Mercedes Formula 1 protege George Russell became the eighth series champion at the seventh round at Jerez, while his […]
Ferrari academy racer Callum Ilott will step up from European Formula 3 to compete in the 2018 GP3 season with reigning drivers’ and teams’ champions ART. Ilott raced for a third season in F3 in 2017, claiming six wins on his way to fourth in the drivers’ championship, while also making his F2 debut with […]
