GP3 series - Team news
Strong showing for Carlin in Estoril
22 February 2012
Antonio Felix da Costa finished the final day of GP3 testing in Estoril third fastest for Carlin today, while Alex Brundle and William Buller set the thirteenth and sixteenth fastest times of the afternoon session at the Portuguese circuit.
da Costa on the pace in Estoril
22 February 2012
Antonio Felix da Costa showed the pace of the Carlin GP3 car today, in the first official test of the season in Estoril. The Portuguese racer looked quick on home soil, and went fastest in the final stages of this afternoon’s session. Last minute improvements by two other driver relegated da Costa to third place by the chequered flag. British racers William Buller and Alex Brundle also put in a strong performance, with Brundle making his debut with Carlin and in the GP3 Series.
Carlin confirms Estoril line up
21 February 2012
Carlin will take part in the first GP3 Series test of the new season this week at Estoril with confirmed 2012 driver Alex Brundle who will be joined by Antonio Felix da Costa and Will Buller. The team will complete two days of official testing at the Portuguese circuit, before moving to Barcelona in March.
Brundle joins Carlin for GP3
03 February 2012
Alex Brundle will make the move to the GP3 Series for the 2012 season with Surrey based race team Carlin. The 21 year-old racer, who has previously competed in Formula Two and Formula 3 will make his racing debut in the GP3 Series in Barcelona later this year.
Daly sets the pace for Carlin in GP3
23 November 2011
Carlin’s Conor Daly set the fastest time in this afternoon’s official GP3 test in Valencia. The young American has been a frontrunner throughout the two day test and set the fastest time in today’s afternoon session with just 10 minutes remaining. Tom Blomqvist enjoyed a consistent day in the second Carlin car and was eleventh quickest.
Daly, Buller and Blomqvist to test for Carlin's GP3 team
25 October 2011
Carlin’s GP3 team will field two cars in this week’s official test in Valencia as the squad continue to prepare for the 2012 season. Conor Daly, William Buller and Tom Blomqvist will all participate in the two day test, with Buller and Blomqvist making their GP3 debuts.
Huertas on the pace in Barcelona
25 October 2011
Carlin’s Carlos Huertas was on the pace in GP3 testing today, on the first day of official testing at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The British F3 front runner was on impressive form on his GP3 debut, finishing both the morning and afternoon sessions third quickest.
Huertas and Costa test for Carlin in GP3
24 October 2011
Carlin’s GP3 squad will be testing two cars in Barcelona this week with Carlos Huertas and Nicolas Costa behind the wheel. The South American duo will both participate in the official test at the Catalan circuit where they will get their first taste of the GP3 machinery.
Mixed fortunes in season finale
11 September 2011
It was a story of mixed fortunes for Carlin’s GP3 drivers today, in the final race of the 2011 season. American racer Conor Daly had the podium in his sights from his third place grid slot, but had little chance to show his potential after being taken out of the race in the early stages. It was left to team mate Callum MacLeod to show the pace of the Carlin car – who came through from 11th to cross the line in the points in 5th place. Leonardo Cordeiro also failed to finish after spinning out whilst in 12th.
Daly storms into the points in Monza
10 September 2011
Carlin’s GP3 drivers Conor Daly, Callum McLeod and Leonardo Cordeiro enjoyed a strong race around the Monza circuit in Italy this afternoon, thanks to an impressive showing in the penultimate race of the season. Following a difficult qualifying session all three drivers fought back to make their way through the field, with Daly putting in a stunning drive to sixth, McLeod to 11th and Cordeiro to 13th.
Action packed race two at Spa
28 August 2011
In was an eventful outing for Carlin’s GP3 team today, in the final race of the weekend at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Conor Daly had the podium in his sights with a fourth place grid slot but a spin on lap one saw the American cross the line seventh. Leonardo Cordeiro crossed the line 16th, despite running for the majority of the race in 11th, while Callum Macleod failed to finish after an accident on lap one.
Daly takes best ever GP3 finish at Spa
27 August 2011
GP3 driver Conor Daly took a fifth place finish for Carlin today in race one of the weekend at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. The 19 year-old American started sixth and moved up to fifth in the early stages, putting in a flawless drive to hold onto the position despite intense pressure from behind. Leonardo Cordeiro had a chaotic race to finish 21st while Callum Macleod was taken out of contention on lap one after contact with another car.
Daly will line up sixth at Spa
27 August 2011
Carlin’s Conor Daly continued to improve in this season’s competitive GP3 Series, taking a seventh place qualifying slot ahead of this afternoon’s race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in Belgium. Following the disqualification of another driver ahead of him, Daly will line up sixth later this afternoon. Team mate Leonardo Cordeiro also took his best qualifying position of the season in 19th and will now line up 18th, Callum Macleod was 30th after getting just one flying lap on slick tyres at the end of the session, but will line up 29th.
Carlin drivers ready for action at Spa
22 August 2011
The GP3 season gets back underway this weekend in Belgium for rounds 11 and 12 of the 2011 GP3 Series and Carlin drivers Conor Daly, Leonardo Cordeiro and Callum Macleod will be looking to continue to improve their form.
Daly in the points in Germany
23 July 2011
Carlin’s Conor Daly took his first points paying finish in the GP3 Series today, following a thrilling rain affected race at the Nürburgring in Germany. The 19 year-old American made up ten places having started from 16th place. Team mate Leonardo Cordeiro finished 17th, while GP3 rookie Callum McLeod finished at the back of the field following a tyre gamble early on in the race.
Macleod joins Carlin for GP3
19 July 2011
Carlin are pleased to announce that British Driver Callum Macleod will be joining the team for the remainder of the 2011 season. The former Autosport McLaren BRDC nominee has already tasted success in the British Formula Ford championship and the European Formula 3 Open championship and has previous experience of Carlin’s GP3 car. Macleod will race alongside the team’s regular drivers; Conor Daly and Leonardo Cordeiro.
Eventful weekend at Silverstone
10 July 2011
It was a mixed weekend for Carlin’s GP3 team at Silverstone. A disappointing qualifying session was followed by some feisty racing once again by Conor Daly who finished 15th in race one and seventh in the second race of the weekend. Leonardo Cordeiro took a 18th and 23rd place finish. Daniel Morad was unable to take part in either race due to a severely damaged chassis following an accident in qualifying.
Daly puts up a fight in Valencia
26 June 2011
Conor Daly was the star of the show in round six of the 2011 GP3 Series today, with a spirited drive to seventh place in Valencia. The young American pushed hard from the outset to make the most of his 12th place grid slot, and finished just outside the points in his third European race event. Team mates Leonardo Cordeiro and Daniel Morad weren’t quite so happy with their races, after an incident at the start. Cordeiro managed to recover and cross the line 17th while Morad was forced to retire on lap one.
Progress in Valencia
25 June 2011
Carlin’s GP3 drivers made progress in the opening race in Valencia this afternoon, in hot and sunny conditions around the F1 street circuit. Leonardo Cordeiro pushed hard to finish 10th having lined up 24th, while Conor Daly crossed the line 12th with Morad 15th following a drive-through penalty.
Dillmann claims third on GP3 debut
7 April 2011
Carlin’s Tom Dillmann took third place on his GP3 debut today, in round one of the 2011 GP3 Series. The GP3 rookie started from pole but lost out at the start to drop to third. From then on Dillmann was forced to defend heavily from fourth place man Valterri Bottas, but defended brilliantly to clinch third place. Team mate Conor Daly fought back well from 29th on the grid to cross the line 21st in his first ever race is Europe, while Leonardo Cordeiro was taken out of the race following an accident on lap five.
Dillmann storms to pole in Turkey
7 April 2011
Tom Dillmann clinched the first pole position of the 2011 GP3 season today, in his first ever GP3 race weekend. The Frenchman stormed to pole in the dying minutes of the session, only to put in another lap capable of pole on his next attempt. In an immensely competitive session where all 30 drivers were covered by just 1.4 seconds, Leonardo Cordeiro qualified 28th, with GP3 rookie Conor Daly 29th.
Cordeiro joins Daly and Dillmann in Turkey
4 April 2011
Carlin’s GP3 team arrived in Turkey this weekend, for the opening round of the 2011 season. Conor Daly and Tom Dillmann, who have both completed several test days with Carlin will be joined by Leonardo Cordeiro , who impressed the team at the last pre-season test in Barcelona last month. .
Tom Dillmann to race in GP3 with Carlin
02 March 2011
German Formula 3 champion Tom Dillmann has joined Carlin for the 2011GP3 season. Dillmann is the second reigning champion to form part of Carlin’s GP3 team and will race alongside Star Mazda champion Conor Daly this season.
Conor Daly joins Carlin for GP3 in 2011
17 February 2011
Star Mazda champion Conor Daly will join British race team Carlin for the 2011 GP3 Series. Daly makes the move to Europe having dominated the 2010 Star Mazda championship, and will also compete in non-clashing rounds of the Firestone Indy Lights Championship in 2011. The 19 year-old American is the first driver to be announced in Carlin’s 2011 GP3 squad.
Newgarden reflects on the first season of GP3
24 September 2010
When Josef Newgarden lined up on the GP3 grid in Barcelona at the start of this year, he did so alongside drivers with experience in Formulas such as F3, F2, Formula Renault 3.5 and Formula Renault 2.0. But for the 19 year-old American, the learning curve was steeper than most. With just one seaso...
Newgarden finishes the season in the points
12 September 2010
Carlin's Josef Newgarden took a fifth place finish this morning in race two in Monza to finish the 2010 GP3 Series with another points paying finish. The young American made a good start from the front row but was boxed out at the first corner and dropped to fifth. Team mate Dean Smith endured a d...
Newgarden clinches seventh in Monza
11 September 2010
Josef Newgarden took seventh place in a dramatic GP3 feature race in Monza this afternoon. The 19 year-old American fought hard for seventh, having dropped to 11th on the first lap and will consequently start tomorrow's reverse-grid race from second. Lucas Foresti endured a tough race to finish 20...
Carlin on the pace at Monza
10 September 2010
Carlin's GP3 team made a strong start to the last race weekend of the season today, in free practice at the Monza circuit in Italy. Josef Newgarden demonstrated his growing ability as his finished the session second quickest, while Dean Smith was also on the pace and was fifth quickest. Today's off...
Smith finishes fourth in Spa
29 August 2010
Dean Smith fought back from a difficult qualifying session at Spa-Francorchamps circuit this weekend, to leave the Belgian circuit with a sixth and fourth place finish. The current Formula Renault 2.0 UK champion was classified sixth in yesterday's race after several drivers were handed post race p...
Torrid race for Carlin at Spa
28 August 2010
A drama filled race at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit this afternoon yielded a disappointing result for the Carlin team in round 13 of the 2010 GP3 Series. Despite lining up on the grid fifth and eighth respectively, Josef Newgarden and António Félix da Costa failed to finish, while De...
Da Costa qualifies second in Spa
28 August 2010
António Félix da Costa took a front row start for Carlin this morning, in qualifying for the Belgian round of the GP3 season. The 18 year-old racer put in a strong performance around the drying Spa-Francorchamps circuit in only his second outing in a GP3 car. Team mate Josef Newgarde...
Mixed fortunes for Carlin in Hungary
01 August 2010
The Carlin GP3 team saw mixed fortunes for its drivers in race two of the weekend at the Hungaroring this morning, as Dean Smith took his first podium finish of the season. Smith's podium was in contrast to Josef Newgarden, who lost a strong second place due to a broken fuel pump and António...
Carlin in the points in Hungary
31 July 2010
Carlin drivers Dean Smith, António Félix da Costa and Josef Newgarden finished in the top seven in the first GP3 race of the weekend in Hungary today. It was Smith who led the Carlin drivers home with a well fought fifth place, just ahead of new team mate da Costa in sixth and Newgard...
da Costa steps in for Carlin in Hungary
29 July 2010
Portuguese racer António Félix da Costa will race with Carlin in this weekend's GP3 round in Hungary. The 18 year-old racer, who finished third in last year's Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup and this season competes in F3 Euro Series, will join Carlin for this one off event. Replacing Lu...
Smith ninth in chaotic Hockenheim race
24 July 2010
Dean Smith finished ninth in round nine of the GP3 season today, having managed to survive a chaotic race which saw 12 cars crash out at the Hockenheimring in Germany. Josef Newgarden, who had started from pole position, was hit from behind on the last lap while fighting for eighth and failed to fi...
Newgarden on pole in Hockenheim
24 July 2010
Formula Ford graduate Josef Newgarden will line up on pole for the first time in his GP3 career this afternoon, after putting in a stunning performance for Carlin this morning in a wet qualifying session at the Hockenheimring. The 19 year-old, who set the third fastest time in qualifying, will line...
Smith takes sixth in home event
10 July 2010
Dean Smith took a sixth place finish this afternoon in the first GP3 race of the weekend at Silverstone. Smith's sixth place was the best finish for the Carlin team, as Josef Newgarden came home in 16th place, with Lucas Foresti 18th. Smith's sixth place finish earned him three championship points...
Tough weekend in Valencia
28 June 2010
Carlin's GP3 team endured a tough weekend in round three of the inaugural GP3 Series this weekend, following two disappointing races around the Valencia street circuit. A tough qualifying session, which was red flagged with four minutes remaining meant the Carlin drivers were unable to follow up on...
Dean Smith Q and A
24 June 2010
2009 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Dean Smith competes in his third GP3 race of the season this weekend with Carlin. Here, the British racer talks about his season so far and his expectations ahead of the Valencia rounds this weekend. How has the season gone so far? It's been ok. I missed t...
Smith qualifies third in Istanbul
29 May 2010
Carlin's Dean Smith put his GP3 car third on the grid for race one of the weekend at Istanbul Park, Turkey this morning. The Racing Steps Foundation and Tomax backed driver was eighth quickest in yesterday's free practice session and improved further today to claim a spot on the second row of the g...
Carlin field Aleshin for Istanbul
25 May 2010
Mikhail Aleshin will make the transition from Formula Renault 3.5 to Carlin's GP3 squad this weekend, as he competes in the second round of the season in Istanbul, Turkey. Aleshin, who has already won two Formula Renault 3.5 races for Carlin so far this season, will stand in for Lucas Foresti, who ...
Foresti takes Carlin’s first GP3 podium
09 May 2010
Lucas Foresti took Carlin's first GP3 podium finish today in race two at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The 17 year-old Brazilian drove a superb race to hold off the attacks of Esteban Gutierrez and take second place, while Dean Smith took his second points paying finish of the weekend in f...
Smith finishes fourth in first GP3 race
08 May 2010
Carlin's Dean Smith took a strong fourth place in the first ever GP3 race today at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. The McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner made a strong getaway and avoided a start line incident to race to a fourth place finish. Lucas Foresti meanwhile made lightning progres...
Strong start for Carlin in GP3
08 May 2010
Carlin made a promising start in the inaugural weekend of GP3 today, with a strong showing from all three of the team's drivers in the first ever qualifying session. Josef Newgarden was the lead Carlin driver for the majority of the session, but it was Dean Smith who got the most out of the drying ...
Carlin set for GP3 opener
05 May 2010
Following a successful start to the 2010 season which has seen the Carlin team take seven out of ten victories across two championships, the British squad are now preparing for the inaugural GP3 race in Barcelona this weekend. Carlin, who have been amongst the front-running teams throughout pre-sea...
Carlin conclude successful GP3 testing
15 April 2010
Carlin concluded on-track preparations for the 2010 GP3 season yesterday, as Dean Smith, Josef Newgarden and Lucas Foresti completed a successful test for the British squad at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. With pre-season testing over, the Carlin drivers now look forward to the first race ...
Newgarden confirmed at Carlin for GP3
12 April 2010
Josef Newgarden has been signed by Carlin for the inaugural GP3 season. The Formula Ford UK vice champion will partner McLaren Autosport BRDC Award winner Dean Smith in the British team 19 year-old Newgarden is fast becoming a driver to watch for the future, having won 10 races in Formula Ford UK ...
Smith joins Carlin for GP3
08 April 2010
Dean Smith will join British race team Carlin for the 2010 GP3 season. The 2009 McLaren Autosport Award winner and Formula Renault 2.0 UK champion will race with Carlin thanks to financial backing from the Racing Steps Foundation and Tomax driver management company. The British racer is the first ...
Strong outing for Carlin in GP3
02 April 2010
Carlin enjoyed a successful GP3 test this week, as the British based squad joined nine other teams from across Europe for the second ever GP3 test. Despite it being their first experience in the GP3 machinery, Carlin's test drivers Dean Smith, Josef Newgarden and Jake Rosenzweig showed competitive ...
Strong start for Carlin in GP3
06 March 2010
Carlin got off to a promising start in the inaugural GP3 test this week, following two days testing at the Paul Ricard circuit in the south of France. The team started the test in the best possible fashion as the first cars in the 30 strong field to take to the track on Thursday morning. After a s...
Carlin gear up for first GP3 test
03 March 2010
British race squad Carlin is gearing up for the first ever GP3 test this week. The current British F3 champions will join nine other teams at Paul Ricard for the inaugural test on Thursday and Friday. Carlin will run test drivers Adriano Buzaid, Max Chilton and Lucas Foresti to gain as much informa...
Carlin secure GP3 entry
01 October 2009
Multiple F3 champions Carlin Motorsport have been granted an entry into the new GP3 series. The British squad are one of only ten teams selected to run three cars in the new GP2 support series. The eight round series will run alongside European F1 and GP2 events in 2010. Carlin, who currently run...
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