GP 3

KONI is official supplier to the GP3 series. This goal of the new GP3 Series is to give young upcoming drivers a chance to develop their driving skills and jump to the next step: GP2.

The Series has been designed to make it the perfect driver training ground for GP2 and Formula One. All but one GP3 event will follow the Formula One European Calendar giving drivers firsthand experience of racing in the Grand Prix environment and gaining that all important F1 exposure.

This year, KONI will follow the performance of Renger van der Zande, the Dutch driver who is racing in GP3 for the RS Mücke Motorsport Team.

Renger has an agreement with Ralf Schumacher/ Mücke team for the 2010 GP3 season. The Berlin based team has an outstanding experience in Formula BMW, Euroseries Formula 3 and Mercedes DTM, generating F1 talents like Vettel and Buemie. Ralf Schumacher adds a lot of Formula One experience and an impressive network to the team. 

The new GP3 class will start in 2010 as a class giving young talents the possibilityto expose themselves to the world of Formula One. As part of the support package of the main Formula 1 weekends in 2010, the drivers directly are placed within the view of the Formula One decision makers. The drivers and their support team are participant in the impressive Grand Prix environment and tracks. The series pedigree for success is unparalleled. With a so called “one make” car concept, on a high technological level, all participants have maximum equal conditions. It is the tuning quality arising from the cooperation between the driver and his engineers and the raw speed the driver demonstrates, that will give maximum space for personal excellence.

Only best in class talents will climb the rostrum. For Renger the GP3 class is the ultimate challenge in view of his F1 ambitions.