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2025 GB3 Championship

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The 2025 GB3 Championship is a scheduled motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across Europe. The 2025 season is the tenth organised by the British Racing Drivers' Club in the United Kingdom, and the fifth season under the GB3 moniker after rebranding from the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship in mid-2021. The championship will feature a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers. The season is scheduled to be run over eight triple-header rounds, starting in April and ending in October.[1]

Teams and drivers

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The 2025 season is scheduled to see the introduction of a new chassis and engine package. The new Tatuus MSV GB3-025 will conform to the FIA Formula Regional regulations while featuring a higher downforce output than its predecessor as well as a drag reduction system.[2] The Pirelli tyres used will have their diameter increased by two inches, while the Mountune engine has also been redesigned and will provide 30BHP more power.[3]

Team No. Driver Rounds
United Kingdom Hitech Pulse-Eight TBA United Kingdom Deagen Fairclough[4] TBC
TBA United States Nikita Johnson[5] TBC
United States VRD Racing[6] TBA TBA TBC

Race calendar

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The provisional calendar was announced on 22 August 2024. The series continued its evolution from a British-focused calendar towards racing all over Europe. It added another event outside the United Kingdom with the championship set to make its debut at Monza, and dropped Oulton Park from the list of its venues.[7]

Round Circuit Date Supporting Map of circuit locations
1 R1 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)
26–27 April British GT Championship
R2
R3
2 R4 Netherlands Circuit Zandvoort
(Zandvoort, Netherlands)
17–18 May GT World Challenge Europe
R5
R6
3 R7 Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
(Spa, Belgium)
31 May – 1 June Spa Euro Race
R8
R9
4 R10 Hungary Hungaroring
(Mogyoród, Hungary)
5–6 July International GT Open
R11
R12
5 R13 United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit
(Grand Prix Circuit, Northamptonshire)
2–3 August MSVR race weekend
R14
R15
6 R16 United Kingdom Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
23–24 August British GT Championship
R17
R18
7 R19 United Kingdom Donington Park
(Grand Prix Circuit, Leicestershire)
4–5 October British GT Championship
R20
R21
8 R22 Italy Monza Circuit
(Monza, Italy)
18–19 October International GT Open
R23
R24

Championship standings

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Scoring system

Points will be awarded to the top 20 classified finishers in races one and two, with the third race awarding points to only the top 15. Race three, which will have its grid formed by reversing the top twelve from the qualifying order, will award extra points, up until a maximum of twelve, for positions gained from the drivers' respective starting positions.[8]

Races Position, points per race
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th 18th 19th 20th
Races 1 & 2 35 29 24 21 19 17 15 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Race 3 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

References

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  1. ^ "GB3 Championship reveals F1-focused 2025 calendar with Monza finale". www.gb-3.net. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  2. ^ Whitfield, Steve (12 June 2024). "GB3 unveils new faster car with DRS for 2025 onwards". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  3. ^ Brabner, George (12 June 2024). "GB3 to introduce 'F1-inspired' Tatuus car for 2025 season". Feeder Series. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Dominant British F4 champion Deagen Fairclough moves up to GB3 with Hitech Pulse-Eight". www.gb-3.net. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  5. ^ "Nikita Johnson joins Hitech Pulse-Eight for 2025 GB3 campaign". www.gb-3.net. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  6. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-10-01). "USA's Velocity Racing Development team to race in GB3 under own name". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  7. ^ Whitfield, Steve (22 August 2024). "GB3 to race at Monza for first time as 2025 calendar announced". Formula Scout. Retrieved 22 August 2024.
  8. ^ Wood, Ida (2024-03-25). "GB3 announces reversed-grid change and superlicence points for 2024". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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