The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a multi-event

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championship for

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, formula racing cars held across

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. The championship featured drivers competing in 2-litre Formula Three

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single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2013 season was the second edition of the

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organized by the

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. The season began at

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on 23 March and finished on 20 October at

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. The series formed part of the

Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters The Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters (DTM, German Touring Car Masters) is a grand touring car series sanctioned by ITR e.V. who have been affiliated to the DMSB-FIA since 1984. The series is based in Germany, with rounds elsewhere in Europe. The ser ...

meetings at seven triple header events, with other triple header events as part of the

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, the

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and the

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. The championship was won by 2012 runner-up

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, driving for

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finished behind Marciello for the second year in a row, finishing 32.5 points behind. Marciello's teammates

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and

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finished third and fourth respectively, allowing Prema to clinch the teams' championship. Carlin's driver

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completed the top five with a win at his home round at

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. Non-regular drivers

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– prior to moving into the DTM – and

Daniil Kvyat Daniil Vyacheslavovich Kvyat ( rus, Дании́л Вячесла́вович Квят, p=dənʲɪˈil vʲɪtɕɪˈslavəvʲɪtɕ ˈkvʲat; born 26 April 1994) is a Russian professional racing driver who competed in Formula One between 2014– ...

were the only drivers outside the top five, who took a race win.

Drivers and teams

All cars were equipped with

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tyres.

Driver changes

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announced that he retired from racing at the end of the 2012 season. * After two races for

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in 2012,

switched to

in 2013. * 2012 ma-con Motorsport driver

Emil Bernstorff Emil G. J. Bernstorff (born 7 June 1993) is a British racing driver of Danish and German descent. He last raced in the 2016 GP2 Series. Career Karting Born in Greater London, Bernstorff began karting in 2003 and raced mostly in the United Ki ...

, had lost his seat at the team and signed with Lotus in

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. *

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, who competed for ma-con Motorsport in 2012, moved to

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, who are making their début in the championship in 2013. * Richard Bradley left the championship to take part in a full

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with KCMG in 2013. * William Buller, who drove for Carlin in 2012, switched to the ThreeBond with T-Sport team. * Newcomers

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signed

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driver

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and

Formula Pilota China Formula Masters China, FMCS () (previously known as Formula Pilota China), was a single-seater racing series based in Asia. The series was created in 2011 after the success of the Formula Abarth championship that was created a year before. Event ...

frontrunners

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and

Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Maria Giovinazzi (; born 14 December 1993) is an Italian racing driver who currently serves as the reserve driver for Scuderia Ferrari, Haas and Alfa Romeo Racing. He was the 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship runner-up and race ...

. *

team

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joined the championship, with their 2011 Superstars driver

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signed as their first driver. *

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drivers

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and

Nicholas Latifi Nicholas Daniel Latifi (born 29 June 1995) is a Canadian racing driver who last raced for Williams Racing under the Canadian flag in the 2022 Formula One World Championship. Latifi made his Formula One debut at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix a ...

joined Prema Powerteam and Carlin respectively. * 2012 Carlin drivers

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and

Jazeman Jaafar Jazeman Firhan bin Jaafar (born 13 November 1992) is a Malaysian racing driver. Career Karting Jazeman started his career at a tender age of 6 in Shah Alam, Malaysia. A hobby which turned to a full time career, Jazeman has won a total Eleve ...

left the series, switching to Formula Renault 3.5. *

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and

Roy Nissany Roy Nissany ( he, רוי ניסני; born 30 November 1994) is an Israeli racing driver who is set to compete in the Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is also currently a Formula 1 test driver with Williams Grand Prix Eng ...

made their debut in the series for

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, moving from

and

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respectively. * Måns Grenhagen moved from European F3 Open to the championship, racing for

. * Josh Hill, who drove for

Fortec Motorsport Fortec Motorsport Ltd. is a motor-racing team that races in the GB3 Championship. The team was bought in 1995 by current owner Richard Dutton. Past drivers for the team include Juan Pablo Montoya, Gianmaria Bruni, Danny Watts, Jamie Green, Jame ...

s in the

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, continued his association with the team, in 2013. * Ed Jones will take

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's seat at the

s team at the first

round. *

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, who won the 2012 championship with Prema Powerteam, left the series, joining

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in the

. *

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, the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC runner-up, entered the series with Carlin. *

joined Carlin for a one-off as the fifth driver of the team at the first Hockenheimring round. Later he announced he made a deal to stay with the team for the rest of the season. *

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lost his seat at Prema Powerteam. Later, he was announced at

as the replacement for DTM-bound

. *

switched from Fortec Motorsports to Prema Powerteam. * After placing sixth in the GT3 class of the

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made his Formula Three debut, driving for Carlin. * After one season with Prema Powerteam in 2012, Sven Müller switched to ma-con Motorsport for 2013. *

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moved to the

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with Virtuosi UK. * German Formula Three Trophy Class champion

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graduated to the championship with ma-con Motorsport. * Angolan driver

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and Carlin driver

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moved to the GP3 Series, driving for Carlin and MW

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respectively. *

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driver

switched to the championship with Fortec Motorsports. * After three seasons competing in the

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national class, Gary Thompson entered the series with Romeo Ferraris, competing with a Japanese racing licence.

Calendar

A provisional ten-round calendar was announced on 18 November 2012. This was modified on 19 December 2012, after

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organisers moved the

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event back by a week to avoid a clash with the . To accommodate the change of date, the

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meeting was moved from July to September. On 1 June 2013, the Le Castellet round was removed from the calendar, and was ultimately replaced by a round at

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Results

Championship standings

;Scoring system

Drivers' championship

The third race at Monza was red-flagged after half the race had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points. (

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) † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Ravenol Team Trophy

Prior to each round of the championship, two drivers from each team – if applicable – are nominated to score teams' championship points.

Footnotes

References

External links

* {{FIA European F3 seasons FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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