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The 2017 GP3 Series will be the eighth season of the GP3 Series, a motor racing feeder series that runs in support of the 2017 FIA Formula One World Championship and sister series Formula 2.

ART Grand Prix, who achieved their sixth teams' title in the first race at Monza in 2016, will start the season as the defending teams' champions.

Teams and drivers

Team	No.	Driver
ART Grand Prix	1	Jack Aitken
	2	Nirei Fukuzumi
	3	George Russell
	4	Anthoine Hubert
Arden International	5	Niko Kari
	6	Leonardo Pulcini
	7	Steijn Schothorst
Trident	9	Kevin Jörg
	10	Giuliano Alesi
	11	Ryan Tveter
	12	Dorian Boccolacci
DAMS	14	Santino Ferrucci
	15	Tatiana Calderón
	16	Bruno Baptista
Jenzer Motorsport	22	Alessio Lorandi
	23	Valentine Loeb
	24	Arjun Maini
Campos Racing	26	Julien Falchero
	27	Raoul Hyman
	28	Marcos Siebert
Sources:

Driver changes

Changing teams

• Renault Sport Academy member Jack Aitken switched from Arden International to ART Grand Prix.
• Tatiana Calderón moved from Arden International to DAMS.
• Kevin Jörg switched from DAMS to Trident.
• Steijn Schothorst, who raced for Campos Racing switched to Arden International.

Joining GP3

• Bruno Baptista, who raced in Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 will step up to GP3 Series with DAMS.
• Julien Falchero will graduate from Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0, joining Campos Racing.
• Red Bull Junior driver Niko Kari, who finished tenth in the 2016 European Formula 3 season and contested in the Spa round of the 2016 season with Koiranen GP, will compete in the series full-time with Arden International.
• 2016 Euroformula Open Champion Leonardo Pulcini, will graduate with Arden International.
• Anthoine Hubert and Mercedes F1 junior driver George Russell, who finished eighth and third in the 2016 European Formula 3 season respectively, will join the series with ART Grand Prix.
• 2016 Italian F4 Champion Marcos Siebert will join the series with Campos Racing.
• European Formula 3 racers Ryan Tveter and Raoul Hyman will join the series with Trident and Campos Racing respectively.
• 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 runner-up Dorian Boccolacci will join the series with Trident.

Leaving GP3

• Arden International driver Jake Dennis will leave the series after the 2016 season.
• 2016 champion Charles Leclerc and Antonio Fuoco will graduate to the GP2 Series with Prema Racing.
• DAMS driver Jake Hughes left the series to race in European Formula 3 with Hitech GP.
• Matevos Isaakyan, who raced with Koiranen GP will concentrate on World Series Formula V8 3.5 campaign, joining AVF.
• Campos Racing drivers Álex Palou and Konstantin Tereshchenko left the series, to participate in All-Japan Formula Three Championship with ThreeBond Drago Corse and World Series Formula V8 3.5 with Teo Martín Motorsport respectively.

Calendar

On 27 January 2017, the full calendar was revealed with eight rounds taking place.

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting
1	R1	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona	Spain	13 May	Spanish Grand Prix
	R2			14 May
2	R1	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	Austria	8 July	Austrian Grand Prix
	R2			9 July
3	R1	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone	United Kingdom	15 July	British Grand Prix
	R2			16 July
4	R1	Hungaroring, Budapest	Hungary	29 July	Hungarian Grand Prix
	R2			30 July
5	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps	Belgium	26 August	Belgian Grand Prix
	R2			27 August
6	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	Italy	2 September	Italian Grand Prix
	R2			3 September
7	R1	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera	Spain	7 October	FIA Formula 2 Jerez round
	R2			8 October
8	R1	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	United Arab Emirates	25 November	Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
	R2			26 November

Calendar changes

• The series will make its début at the Circuito de Jerez, with a stand-alone event planned as the penultimate round of the season.
• The Hockenheim and Sepang round were removed from the calendar.

Rule changes

• The series will introduce the use of the drag reduction system (DRS), an overtaking aid that cancels out aerodynamic drag and allowing drivers to achieve a higher top speed when within one second of the car in front at designated points on the circuit.

References

1. Smith, Luke (3 September 2016). "ART seals GP3 Series teams' title with five races to spare". NBC Sports. NBCUniversal. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
2. ^ "Jack Aitken moves to ART Grand Prix in 2017". February 21, 2017. Retrieved February 21, 2017.
3. "ART re-sign Fukuzumi". February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
4. ^ "George Russell to race with ART Grand Prix in 2017". GP3 Series. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. ^ "ART signs Hubert". February 23, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
6. ^ "Red Bull Juniors confirmed". 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
7. ^ Gruz, David (7 February 2017). "Arden completes GP3 line-up for 2017". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
8. "Renault protege Jorg set for GP3 return with Trident". 9 January 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
9. "Ferrari junior Alesi to stay in GP3 with Trident". 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
10. ^ "Boccolacci, Tveter sign with Trident". May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
11. ^ "DAMS reveal 2017 line up". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
12. "Lorandi returns with Jenzer". March 17, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
13. "Arjun returns with Jenzer Motorsport". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
14. ^ "Campos Racing adds Julien Falchero to GP3 driver line-up". Campos Racing. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
15. ^ "Hyman, Siebert join Falchero at Campos". GPUpdate.net. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
16. Bradley, Charley (1 October 2015). "DAMS and Virtuosi join 2016 grid as Carlin and Status exit". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
17. "Onko tässä Suomen seuraava F1-kuljettaja?" [Is this the next Finnish F1 driver?] (in Finnish). 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016. Formula 3:n eurosarjassa Kari oli tällä kaudella vasta kymmenes voitettuaan 30 startista vain yhden, mutta ensi kaudella Kari saa paikan GP3-sarjasta. Asian vahvisti MTV Sportille Red Bullin moottoriurheilupomo Helmut Marko.
18. "Dennis set to pick between GP2 and sportscars for 2017". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
19. "Prema Racing confirm 2017 line up". GP2 Series. 28 November 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
20. Khorounzhiy, Valentin (19 January 2017). "Isaakyan moves to AVF for second F3.5 campaign". motorsport.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
21. Gruz, David (29 March 2017). "GP3 race winner Palou makes Japanese F3 switch". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
22. "Tereshchenko met Teo Martin naar F3.5". motorsport.com. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
23. ^ "GP3 Series 2017 season calendar unveiled". gp2series.com. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
24. http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126517/gp3-to-introduce-drs-in-2017

External links

• Official website

• 2017 in motorsport
• GP3 Series seasons
• Scheduled motorsport seasons