2016 GP3 silly season

[Formulahistory]

At the moment of course it's not very clear who will drive in GP3 next season. But the first rumours are in the paddocks.

There are very strong talks about DAMS joins the GP3 grid (and withdraws from Renault-World-Series).

I also could imagine we'll see Ricky Collard at Arden as he currently is very strong for Arden in MSA Formula.

At Koiranen Jack Aitken from their Eurocup team and Vladimir Atoev from the Koiranen run SMP F4 are good suggestions.

I hope to see Konstantin Tereshchenko from Campos Euroformula Open squad at their GP3 team.

Possible line-up:
ART: Aurélien Panis, Ukyo Sasahara, Thiago Vivacqua
Arden: Alex Bosak, Matevos Isaakyan, Ricky Collard
Trident: Amaury Bonduel, Artur Janosz, Beitske Visser
Koiranen: Matt Parry, Jack Aitken, Vladimir Atoev
Carlin: Ryan Tveter, George Russell, Santino Ferrucci
Jenzer: Ralph Boschung, Mathéo Tuscher, Kevin Jörg
Status: Sandy Stuvik, Seb Morris, Alex Albon
Campos: Konstantin Tereshchenko, Alex Palou, Diego Menchaca

[jodi]

DAMS and Virtuosi Racing for 2016, in place of Carlin and Status

[Formulahistory]

ART: Aurélien Panis, Ukyo Sasahara, Thiago Vivacqua
Arden: Alex Bosak, Matevos Isaakyan, Ricky Collard
Trident: Michele Beretta, Amaury Bonduel, Beitske Visser
Koiranen: Matt Parry, Jack Aitken, Nick Cassidy
Jenzer: Ralph Boschung, Mathéo Tuscher, Kevin Jörg
Campos: Konstantin Tereshchenko, Alex Palou, Artur Janosz
DAMS: Seb Morris, Ryan Tveter, Simon Gachet
Virtuosi: Antonio Fuoco, Sandy Stuvik, Matevos Isaakyan

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Collard is eyeing up the FR Eurocup apparently. Maybe not GP3 (yet). However, never say never.

[Rf1 Fan]

Charles Leclerc is tipped to go to GP3 with ART.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121413

While GP3 is not excluded for De Vries.
http://www.gpupdate.net/nl/world-ser...seinde-in-wsr/

[WSR Fan]

Charles Leclerc tipped to move to GP3 next season:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121413

Pretty sure he'd be a title favourite, in the same way Ocon is this year after the move from Euro F3.

[EDIT]Beat me to it Rf1 Fan

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by WSR Fan

Charles Leclerc tipped to move to GP3 next season:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/121413

Pretty sure he'd be a title favourite, in the same way Ocon is this year after the move from Euro F3.

[EDIT]Beat me to it Rf1 Fan

We will see how ART GP wll cope with the next gen of car as they seem to have never got hooked up right the current generation of car.

To my book this year ART Gp has been rather poor considering how good of a line-up they have (and how consistant they were) even though they are coming to terms with the car slowly but surely.

Let's take Monza as an example even if they got very good results they were 4th fastest car in outright speed behind Trident,Arden and Korainen. In Spa they were fast in high speed turns but lacking top speed.

Hope for their sake they find something in Bahrein with their top speed otherwise Ghiotto will win the title without being the most consistant driver.

Getting a fresh start for Leclerc with new car might be ideal but ART GP in gp3 must get their act together.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

De Vries to GP3??? A backwards step in my eyes, from 3rd in FR3.5. Leclerc moving there makes far more sense.

And I don't mind Ghiotto winning. His raw pace in qualifying has been second to none, he's every bit as fast as Ocon. Surprising, but true. Ocon's reputation has hardly taken a knock, but Ghiotto is now a real prospect. Perhaps Ferrari should consider getting him on their books as the next Italian F1 driver, considering how poor Fuoco has been (you can tell who's developed most since Fuoco took the FR Alps crown in 2013 with Ghiotto 3rd) and how Marciello isn't exactly shining.

[Hawkwood]

Originally Posted by Rf1 Fan

We will see how ART GP wll cope with the next gen of car as they seem to have never got hooked up right the current generation of car.

To my book this year ART Gp has been rather poor considering how good of a line-up they have (and how consistant they were) even though they are coming to terms with the car slowly but surely.

Let's take Monza as an example even if they got very good results they were 4th fastest car in outright speed behind Trident,Arden and Korainen. In Spa they were fast in high speed turns but lacking top speed.

Hope for their sake they find something in Bahrein with their top speed otherwise Ghiotto will win the title without being the most consistant driver.

Getting a fresh start for Leclerc with new car might be ideal but ART GP in gp3 must get their act together.

Do we want titles won by simply the driver that has been the most consistent, or by the driver that has been the best?

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by Hawkwood

Do we want titles won by simply the driver that has been the most consistent, or by the driver that has been the best?

Ghiotto has been the fastest this year but not the best.

Missed starts, poorly judged move like in Spa race 1 with Ceccon or in Sotchi Race 2 with Bernstorff.


Clearly considering his 3.5 series experience plus the fact he spent post season testings (+2 meetings in gp3) with Trident he had an head start over most of the field (even more with Ocon).

[Rf1 Fan]

Originally Posted by Biscuits In A Red Bull

And I don't mind Ghiotto winning. His raw pace in qualifying has been second to none, he's every bit as fast as Ocon. Surprising, but true. Ocon's reputation has hardly taken a knock, but Ghiotto is now a real prospect. Perhaps Ferrari should consider getting him on their books as the next Italian F1 driver, considering how poor Fuoco has been (you can tell who's developed most since Fuoco took the FR Alps crown in 2013 with Ghiotto 3rd) and how Marciello isn't exactly shining.

You have no evidence about this.

They don't have the same level of experience , neither the same team.

Also the comparison with Fuoco is unfair to Antonio.

Could you tell me in 2014 who spent his year in faster cars (Gp3 and 3.5 series versus just F3)?

Ghiotto is doing very good by being fast and having a good use of his package but as racer he was not the best this year.

2016 will be more telling about Fuoco and Ghiotto.

While one will be probably in same category for the first time in his career the other one will have to face a new context (probably gp2) without his head start compared to his fellow competitors.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

I think every driver makes mistakes. Fuoco makes far, far too many and needs another season at this level. Ghiotto and Ocon, however, have shown that they are ready to move up.

For the record, with 5 poles from a possible 7 (including by a full second at a wet Monza), Ghiotto's average grid position is 2.57, whilst Ocon's is 2.86. That is absolute pace is it not? The rest are some way back, haven't bothered working them out!

As far as I can see the comparison between Ghiotto and Fuoco is hardly unfair. Whilst Ghiotto had more powerful cars last season, Fuoco had more track time. Yes they're different but one is a fine example of a promising driver whilst the other can be at times but is a liability at other times.

This is probably a debate that should be in the 2015 season thread but never mind...

[Rf1 Fan]

Jake Dennis will race in GP3 next year.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Well with Barnicoat in F3...

...also, with only 7 teams on the new list, teams have a choice to run up to 4 cars. Probably a good move to utilise the money only some teams can spend...

[Rf1 Fan]

Nabil Jeffri will test with Korainen and ART GP.
Leclerc with ART GP and Arden.
Will Palmer with ART,Dams and arden.
Santino Ferrucci with Dams and Trident.
Albon will be there

[Formulahistory]

Dennis is also going to test with Arden and is very close to a seat there.

So nice line-up with Dennis, Ferrucci, Leclerc and Palmer...

[Juntos]

Giuliano Alesi, the son of ex-Formula 1 driver Jean Alesi, will get his first taste of GP3 machinery during the opening day of the series' Abu Dhabi post-season test.
http://www.racer.com/latest-stories/...ve-in-gp3-test


DAY 1 GP3 TEST LINE-UP (DECEMBER 2)

ART Grand Prix: Nirei Fukuzumi, Charles Leclerc, Nabil Jeffri
Status Grand Prix: Tatiana Calderon, Ralph Boschung, Santino Ferrucci
Koiranen GP: Matevos Isaakyan, Jack Aitken, Jake Hughes
Arden International: Jake Dennis, Giuliano Alesi, Will Palmer
Jenzer Motorsport: Leonardo Pulcini, Nico Rindlisbacher, Antoni Ptak
Campos Racing: Steijn Schothorst, Pedro Cardoso, Mahaveer Raghunathan
Trident: Kevin Jorg, Antonio Fuoco, Matthew Parry

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Alesi would be jumping the gun a bit if he actually heads to GP3 straight from F4...

...but some of those names would make a very good and realistic grid for next season. Leclerc especially.

[chunterer]

Originally Posted by Biscuits In A Red Bull

Alesi would be jumping the gun a bit if he actually heads to GP3 straight from F4...

...but some of those names would make a very good and realistic grid for next season. Leclerc especially.

It's the same level as F3 and that wouldn't be a huge jump, unless Eurocup is a must do?

Not sure...

[pericu]

Let's make an up at this thread...

ART: Charles Leclerc (?), Nyck de Vries (?), Alexander Albon (?), Giuliano Alesi (?)
Trident:
Arden: Jake Dennis,
Koiranen: Matthew Parry, Matevos Isaakyan, Jack Aitken (?), Jake Hughes (?)
Jenzer:
Campos: Alex Palou (?), Konstantin Tereschenko (?),
DAMS: Santino Ferrucci (?)

I put the interrogative to the ones who I think there's a real possibility. I am not just guessing.
We still don't know the dates for pre season testing.

[Rf1 Fan]

Sebastien Philippe said in french press that there would be four rookies at this level in GP3 in 2016 at ART GP.

[skells22]

well the test dates have been said about today

Test 1 will be at Estoril on March 22-24
test 2 will at Valencia on April 7-8
final pre season test Barcelona April 20-21
test during season Red Bull ring June 6-7

Like GP2, GP3 will say the race dates at a later date

[Formulahistory]

Campos driver confirmed:

GP3
ART: Charles Leclerc (?), Alex Albon (?), Nirei Fukuzumi (?), Nyck de Vries (?)
Trident: Michele Beretta (?), Antonio Fuoco (?), Leonardo Pulcini (?), Amaury Bonduel (?)
Arden: Jake Dennis, Alex Bosak (?), Ralph Boschung (?), Ricky Collard (?)
Koiranen: Matevos Isaakyan, Matt Parry, Nabil Jeffri (?), Nick Cassidy (?)
Jenzer: Giuliano Alesi (?), Nico Rindlisbacher (?), Antoni Ptak (?), Mathéo Tuscher (?)
Campos: Alex Palou, Konstantin Tereshchenko, Steijn Schothorst
DAMS: Seb Morris (?), Simon Gachet (?), Santino Ferrucci (?), Mitchell Gilbert (?)

[jodi]

Forget Seb Morris, he announced last weekend he's not doing single seaters anymore

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

Aitken confirmed at Arden. Another talented young Brit in that team.