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2018 GP3 Series

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2018 GP3 Series
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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]

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

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.

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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.[3]

Team changes

Driver changes

Midseason changes
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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:

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Results

Season summary

Championship standings

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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.[43]

Race 1 points
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Race 2 points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.[43]

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Drivers' championship

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Notes:

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

Teams' championship

Only three best-finishing cars are allowed to score points in the championship.[45]

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Notes:

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

  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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