CARSINGLE-SEATERGP3 SERIES

Pre-season GP3 title favourite Mitch Evans (MW Arden) opened the 2012 season with a feature race victory at Circuit de Catalunya before American hotshoe Conor Daly scored his maiden series triumph in the sprint.

Northern Irishman Will Buller has firmed up his plans for 2012 with confirmation that the 19-year-old will launch a dual assault on the GP3 Series and European F3 Championship with the crack Carlin outfit.

Ocean Racing Technology have become the latest GP2 team to expand into GP3 after confirming that they had taken over French squad Tech 1's entry.

GP3 squad Mucke intends to quit the series with immediate effect, thus ending their contract a year early and potentially facing legal proceedings.

Marlon Stockinger will switch to GP3 front-runners Status for his second campaign in the series.

The Marussia-backed Manor GP3 squad will field Russian novice Dmitry Suranovich in this season’s championship.

Alex Brundle will dovetail his European Le Mans Series commitments with an attack on the GP3 championship with Carlin.

This year’s GP3 field will be competing for a 200,000 Euro prize fund, the Series’ official tyre supplier Pirelli announced today.

This year’s GP3 calendar has been increased to eight rounds with the addition of Monaco, the Series confirmed today.

MW Arden has completed its 2012 GP3 Series driver line-up with the addition of Matias Laine.