GP3 Series
Season Driver Team Poles Wins Podiums Fastest laps Points % points achievable Clinched Margin
2010 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 3 5 9 7 88 55.000 Race 15 of 16 17
2011 Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 1 4 7 3 62 38.750 Race 15 of 16 7
2012 Mitch Evans MW Arden 4 3 6 3 151.5 40.891 Race 16 of 16 2
2013 Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 2 3 5 4 168 43.750 Race 15 of 16 30
2014 Alex Lynn Carlin 2 3 8 3 207 47.917 Race 17 of 18 44
2015 Esteban Ocon ART Grand Prix 3 1 14 5 253 58.565 Race 18 of 18 8
2016 Charles Leclerc ART Grand Prix 4 3 8 4 202 46.759 Race 17 of 18 25
2017 George Russell ART Grand Prix 4 4 7 5 220 59.946 Race 13 of 16 79
2018 Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 2 2 11 4 214 49.537 Race 17 of 18 16
Champions -- Drivers '
The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and the GP2 (now Formula 2) series as a support race for the two. In 2012, the series visited the Monaco street circuit after 2 years of attempts, as they were always unable to beforehand due to lack of room. Like the GP2 series, GP3 gave drivers the experience of the Grand Prix environment, and took advantage of the infrastructure, such as marshals and medical facilities, in place for the Formula One events. GP3 Series mainly raced on European circuits, but had appearances on other international race tracks as well with their most recent races in the only 2015 season at the Bahrain International Circuit in Bahrain and the Yas Marina Circuit in United Arab Emirates since 2010 season. Many drivers had since stepped up to GP2 since the series began, with the 2010 champion Esteban Gutiérrez, Pål Varhaug and ninth-place finisher Stefano Coletti being the first to do so for the 2011 season. 2011 champion Valtteri Bottas did not follow suit however, and instead joined Williams F1 as a reserve driver. Meanwhile, James Calado, Rio Haryanto, Simon Trummer, Tom Dillmann and Nigel Melker all joined GP2 for the 2012 season. Other drivers who have graduated to other series are James Jakes who moved to the IndyCar Series for 2011, Josef Newgarden to the Indy Lights series in 2011 and Alexander Rossi and Robert Wickens who moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2011 and Lewis Williamson in 2012. In the series' short history, nine drivers have gone on to compete, or are competing in Formula One currently after GP3. These include former champions Gutiérrez, Kvyat, Bottas and Ocon for Sauber, Red Bull Racing, Williams and Manor respectively, Jean-Éric Vergne and Carlos Sainz Jr. for Toro Rosso. In 2019, the series became the FIA Formula 3 Championship, after merging with the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.