The GB3 Championship will have a new feel about it in 2025, with a brand new car, a revised calendar and plenty of other changes to look forward to in the year ahaed.
Here’s just some of the things we can’t wait for across the next few months:
The Tatuus MSV GB3-025 makes its race debut
Having completed a comprehensive development testing programme across circuits in Italy and Spain in the two months before Christmas, the Tatuus MSV GB3-025 has already proven to be quicker than its predecessor, and will be a hugely exciting addition to the GB3 Championship.
The F1-inspired new machine is built to meet latest FIA safety regulations, but benefits from a big increase in downforce and has an extra 30 horsepower compared to the Tatuus MSV-022. In addition, the inclusion of DRS for the first time will add an extra spice to the racing, while wider Pirelli tyres add further grip for the drivers.
The car will be running continuously in the UK across the coming weeks as preparations ramp up.
Click here for more information about the 2025 car.
DRS adds to new car challenge
GB3 adds the Drag Reduction System to its new car for 2025, with attacking drivers now able to use the device to increase their overtaking chances.
Like in Formula One, drivers will have free use of the DRS in qualifying, when travelling through permitted DRS zones around the circuit. In races, drivers must be within a second of the driver in front when passing through a detection point, to be able to open the rear wing through the DRS zone which follows.
The DRS will not be usable during the first lap of each race, immediately after a safety car period, or if Race Control deems conditions are not suitable for its use (for example, in poor weather or visibility).
New teams and drivers join the established ranks
10 teams will compete in the 2025 GB3 Championship, as Argenti with Prema and Xcel Motorsport join eight teams benefiting from prior GB3 experience. Rodin Motorsport, Hitech Pulse-Eight and JHR Developments have all won titles in the GB3 era, but all other teams have won races in that time, and the arrival of the new car should open things up even more.
On the driver front, GB3 race-winners Nikita Johnson and Will Macintyre have championship aspirations with Hitech Pulse-Eight and Elite Motorsport respectively, and there’s already been a huge intake of new contenders for 2025. British F4 champion Deagen Fairclough, plus F4 runner-ups Alex Ninovic (Rodin) and Keanu Al Ashari (Hitech) will surely be among the contenders challenging for this year’s title.
F1 Academy champion Abbi Pulling is an exciting addition to Rodin’s GB3 roster, while her series rival Bianca Bustamante has made the step up also, joining Elite Motorsport, and the grid also features a Mercedes F1 junior in the form of Yuanpu Cui, who joins the Argenti with Prema alliance alongside Reza Seewooruthun.
Plenty more drivers are set to be confirmed in the coming weeks, on what looks set to be a massive line-up for 2025!
Click here to see the teams and drivers already confirmed for 2025.
Monza joins the calendar
GB3’s continental appeal grows further in 2025, with the inclusion of Monza for the first time. Of GB3’s eight race weekends, six will be held on contemporary F1 layouts, with Zandvoort, Spa-Francorchamps, the Hungaroring and the customary double Silverstone visit remaining a key part of the calendar. Monza has the honour of hosing the GB3 season finale in 2025, with the champion set to be crowned in the middle of October.
Click here to see the 2025 calendar.
Revised race weekend format
If that wasn’t enough, a change to race weekend format has been proposed too! Qualifying is now set to be a two-part session, with each segment forming individual grids. The first 15 minutes will determine the starting order for race one, and once the session ends, there will be a five minute break, during which all cars must return to the pits.
The second session, also of 15 minutes duration, will form the race two grid, while the race three grid format remains unchanged, again featuring a top-12 reversal of the fastest qualifying times.
Race duration has also been modified, with all three races now stretching to 25 minutes each.