All of the teams used the
Dallara GP3/10 chassis with and a Renault four-cylinder 2.0 litre (122 cu in) turbocharged engines order and with tyres supplied by
Pirelli.
Driver changes ; Changed teams •
Michael Christensen moved from
MW Arden to
RSC Mücke Motorsport. Team-mate Leonardo Cordeiro also changed teams, moving to
Carlin. • After racing with Carlin in two meetings in
2010,
António Félix da Costa moved into the series full-time with
Status Grand Prix after claiming top rookie honours in the
Formula 3 Euro Series. Another Carlin driver,
Dean Smith, moved to the
Addax Team. •
Vittorio Ghirelli switched from
Atech CRS GP to
Jenzer Motorsport. • After missing the opening round,
Daniel Morad joined Carlin from Status Grand Prix. •
Simon Trummer, who finished 25th in 2010 with Jenzer Motorsport, moved to MW Arden. ; Entering/Re-Entering GP3 Series •
Formula Renault MEC champion
Zoël Amberg joined the series with Atech CRS GP. •
Luciano Bacheta, the
Formula Renault Eurocup runner-up, joined the series with RSC Mücke Motorsport. •
Valtteri Bottas joined the championship, having finished third in the Formula 3 Euro Series. He will continue with the
Lotus ART team that he drove for in the Euro Series. •
James Calado joined the championship, having finished runner-up to
Jean-Éric Vergne in
British Formula 3 with
Carlin. He will join Bottas at Lotus ART. •
Andrea Caldarelli, who finished third in
Italian Formula Three, moved into the championship with
Tech 1 Racing.
Aaro Vainio joined him, having driven for the French squad in the Formula Renault Eurocup, finishing fourth in the standings. •
Gabriel Chaves stepped up from Italian Formula Three to GP3 with the Addax Team. He was joined by
Dominic Storey, who moved over from a one-off drive in the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series. •
Star Mazda champion
Conor Daly joined the series for Carlin. He was joined by
German Formula Three champion
Tom Dillmann for the first round of the series in
Istanbul Park. • Having competed in
Australian Formula Three and the
Toyota Racing Series since the start of 2010,
Mitch Evans joined MW Arden. •
Matias Laine made his debut in the series with
Manor Racing, having competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series for
Motopark Academy in 2010. •
Formula Renault UK race-winners
Tamás Pál Kiss,
Marlon Stöckinger,
Lewis Williamson and
Nick Yelloly all joined the series. Pál Kiss drove for Tech 1 Racing, Williamson drove for MW Arden while Stöckinger and Yelloly drove for Atech CRS GP. •
Alexander Sims made his debut in the series with Status Grand Prix, having finished fourth in the Formula 3 Euro Series for
ART Grand Prix. •
Maxim Zimin joined the series with Jenzer Motorsport, having competed with the team in
Formula Abarth. ; Leaving GP3 Series •
Mirko Bortolotti, who finished eleventh for
Barwa Addax, and
Tobias Hegewald, who finished 22nd with
RSC Mücke Motorsport, both returned to
Formula Two for 2011. They were joined by
Miki Monrás, who was tenth for MW Arden. •
Stefano Coletti and
Pål Varhaug joined the
GP2 Series with
Trident Racing and
DAMS respectively. 2010 champion
Esteban Gutiérrez also joined GP2 with Lotus ART as well as being reserve driver for
Formula One team
Sauber. •
James Jakes, after initially signing to race in GP2 with
Scuderia Coloni, raced in the
IndyCar Series with
Dale Coyne Racing. •
Josef Newgarden returned to his native United States to compete in
Indy Lights for
Sam Schmidt Motorsports. •
Alexander Rossi and
Robert Wickens moved into the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Rossi, who finished fourth in 2010 with ART Grand Prix, drove for
Fortec Motorsport while championship runner-up Wickens drove for
Carlin. ==2011 Schedule==