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45-475: GB3 may refer to: GB3 Championship , an open wheel motor racing series Globotriaosylceramide - It is also known as CD77, Gb3, and ceramide trihexoside Greater Brisbane League - formerly Greater Brisbane Base Ball Board, an Australian baseball league Ghostbusters: Afterlife (also known as Ghostbusters 3 , and internationally as Ghostbusters: Legacy , Ghostbusters: From Beyond , and Ghostbusters: Rise ),

90-707: A brief involvement in Formula 3000 in the mid-1980s. The first F3 car under the Dallara name came in 1981, and the cars became particularly successful in Italy. Since 1985 Dallara drivers have taken the Italian Formula Three Championship every year except 1990. The late 1980s and early 1990s also saw Dallara make inroads into the German and French markets, winning the German title in 1987 and

135-545: A carbon-fibre Tatuus chassis equipped with the Halo and is powered by a two-litre normally aspirated 250bhp spec Mountune engine. The MSV-022 meets all the latest FIA Formula 3 safety regulations including side impact panels, front and rear carbon impact structures, wheel tethers and extractable seat. An improved aerodynamic set-up includes a highly adjustable front-wing and two piece rear-wing, and an F1-style front splitter and rear diffuser, and underfloor aerodynamics. It features

180-680: A consequence, the company secured other contracts and built chassis for Toyota ( GT-One ), Audi (various incarnations of the R8 ) and Chrysler (the Oreca -run Chrysler LMP). Later, the Chrysler LMP would become Dallara's customer car available to privateers, known as the Dallara SP1 , which has also served as a test mule for Nissan 's aborted return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans . All these cars were competitive in prototype sports car racing, with

225-422: A few teams entered a Panoz/G-Force chassis into the 2007 Indianapolis 500 singly. Some smaller teams continued to utilize the slightly older IR-03 designated chassis, particularly at Indianapolis, with update kits installed to bring it up to equally competitive ground with the newer-assembled IR-05 due to cheaper costs. Dan Wheldon famously won the 2011 Indy 500 driving a nine year old IR-03. IndyCar implemented

270-560: A general chassis and engine development freeze from the start of the 2009 season . The series began focusing on a new chassis/engine package to be rolled out for 2012. By this time, the Dallara IR-03/05 was exclusively paired with the Honda Indy V8 , as other engine manufactures had departed. Starting in 2012 , Dallara began providing the common monocoque and suspension parts for the new IndyCar formulae – known as

315-604: A sequel to the original Ghostbusters film. GB3, a solo music project by Australian performer Glenn Bennie [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=GB3&oldid=1056558317 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

360-674: A six-speed sequential gearbox with paddle shift provided by Sadev and fitted with a limited-slip differential, unique to GB3. Pirelli provides both dry and wet tyres to the GB3 Championship. The braking system is supplied by AP Racing and features 4-piston front calipers and floating, grooved and ventilated discs with 2-piston rear caliper and fixed vented rear disc. Twin wishbone suspension with two-way adjustable dampers and adjustable front and rear anti-roll bars will provide drivers with plenty of scope for set-up changes. Points are awarded to all finishing drivers in each race, except

405-620: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages GB3 Championship The GB3 Championship is a single seater motorsport series based in the United Kingdom. The championship is the UK's premier single-seater category, and is aimed at young racing drivers moving up from FIA Formula 4 championships, the GB4 Championship or Karting . Having previously been known since 2013 as

450-467: Is still based in this town. Its headquarters feature multiple wind tunnels, a learning academy and museum with several highlights from its storied history . Dallara is the sole manufacturer of racing cars for the IndyCar Series , Indy NXT , FIA Formula 2 , FIA Formula 3 and Super Formula Championships . The company also produces cars for endurance races such as the 24 Hours of Le Mans and

495-682: The 1997 season . The first model year (1997) was named the IR-7. The cars were most notably differentiated from the competing G-Force chassis by the ovoid shape of the air intake inlet , while the G-Force's were triangular and molded around the roll bar. The IR-8 (1998) and IR-9 (1999) were essentially 1997 model year chassis with various update kits. Jim Guthrie won Dallara's first Indy car race at Phoenix on 23 March 1997. Eddie Cheever won Dallara's first Indianapolis 500 in 1998 , in his Oldsmobile-powered IR-7 chassis. A new model chassis

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540-519: The 24 Hours of Daytona . Dallara has also been involved in the development and production of both Formula E cars and Haas F1 Team cars. The company was founded by designer Giampaolo Dallara in 1972 in Varano de' Melegari , near Parma , Italy , and started building chassis for sports car racing and hillclimbing , racing in the smaller engine classes. Dallara designed his first Formula Three car for Walter Wolf Racing in 1978. Dallara also had

585-671: The Audi R8 , in particular, becoming the most dominant chassis in modern times at the 24 Hours and the American Le Mans Series . In 2002, they built the GC21 for use in the Fuji Grand Champion Series ; the car was based on the company's F3 cars. In March 2008 the first Dallara Daytona Prototype appeared, built-in collaboration with Doran for Wayne Taylor 's SunTrust Racing team. In 2015, Dallara

630-892: The BRDC Formula 4 Championship , the championship was renamed the BRDC British Formula 3 Championship with the backing of the FIA in March 2016. The championship was rebranded to GB3 Championship in August 2021. On 23 March 2016, the FIA and MSA revealed to the FIA World Motor Sport Council that an agreement had been reached the day prior to rebrand the BRDC Formula 4 Championship in order to reflect

675-652: The Dallara SF19 . This update to the previous chassis (the Dallara SF14 ) followed the FIA's new safety guidelines and added the "halo." In the early 1980s, Dallara was responsible for the construction of the Lancia LC1 Group 6 prototype as well as the later LC2 Group C car, along with Lancia's partner Abarth . It would not be until 1993 that Dallara returned to endurance racing , although very few chassis would take their name. The first project

720-597: The Haas VF-16 was officially unveiled. This arrangement has continued since with Dallara designing all the Haas cars up to and including the 2023 season. Dallara debuted as a chassis builder and supplier at the IndyCar Series in 1997, and has been the single chassis builder and supplier since 2007. The manufacturer has won seventeen of the twenty Indianapolis 500s they have contested. In 2013, Dallara reached its milestone 200th Indy car victory at Barber . In 2012

765-536: The 2006 season. Following Midland's purchase of the Jordan team for early entry to F1 in 2005, Dallara continued co-operating with the team technically. However, the relationship fizzled out as Midland focussed its resources on developing the existing Jordan infrastructure, and a new Dallara F1 chassis never appeared. Dallara built the cars for Hispania 's entry in the 2010 season. The Hispania team's financial problems—which delayed payment of money owed to Dallara and

810-545: The 2014 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award later in the year. Will Palmer was crowned the 2015, champion after a dominant campaign in which he took 12 victories from the 24 races. His HHC Motorsport teammate Harri Newey finished as runner-up, with Palmer subsequently named as the winner of the McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in December. In the first season of BRDC British F3, Matheus Leist secured

855-686: The British series saw numerous entrants – including champion Kelvin Burt – forced to switch from Reynard or Ralt chassis to Dallara in order to remain competitive. TOMS would win the Japanese championship with its own cars in 1993 and 1994 before switching to Dallara chassis. From then on Dallara would dominate the Formula Three market, although Martini had some success in France and Germany in

900-608: The French in 1987 and 1992. 1993 was the first year that Dallaras were entered in the British Formula Three Championship and was the beginning of the company's dominance of Formula Three. The new F393 featured major aerodynamic changes compared to its predecessor and introduced a monodamper front suspension layout. The F393 won every race in the Italian, French and German championships that year, while

945-579: The IR-03 and the IR-05 designations saw use through the end of the 2011 season. For the 2006 season , over 80% of the field began the season with a Dallara, a possible symptom of Panoz 's (manufacturer of the G-Force chassis) perceived lack of interest. This was around the time Panoz began delivering the DP01 chassis to the rival Champ Car series. From 2007 to 2011 all IndyCar teams used the IR-05 chassis, although

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990-631: The IndyCar Safety Cell ;– with the intent that the bodywork and aero parts can and will be provided by other manufacturers. The cars will be branded by the make who provides the "Aero Kit." Dallara rolled out the chassis with its own optional spec aero kit. The aero kit concept was temporarily shelved due to cost concerns, making the Dallara kit the universal spec for 2012-2014. Unique aero kits (manufactured by Chevrolet and Honda, respectively) were introduced for 2015-2017, and Dallara ceased to support and production of their own. In 2018,

1035-528: The Italian constructor and Beppe Lucchini's racing outfit endured until 1992 , with their best result being two third places: one at the 1989 Canadian Grand Prix with Andrea de Cesaris ; the other at the 1991 San Marino Grand Prix , thanks to JJ Lehto . The Constructors' Championship results were: no classification in 1988, 8th in 1989 (with 8 points), 15th (with no points) in 1990, 8th in 1991 (with 5 points) and 10th in 1992 (with 2 points) by Pierluigi Martini . Dallara returned briefly to F1 in 1999, building

1080-605: The car. Dallara has provided the spec chassis to the Indy NXT series, formerly the Indy Lights Series since 2002. For the 2015 Indy Lights season , the car was replaced by the new generation Dallara IL-15, powered by Mazda's 2.0-litre turbocharged MZR-R four-cylinder engine. Dallara also designed the chassis for the Japanese Super Formula series, formerly known as Formula Nippon , called

1125-526: The championship in the final weekend of the season, while British driver Lando Norris won three races and was named the winner of the 2016 McLaren Autosport BRDC Award in December. Enaam Ahmed claimed the title after a dominant campaign in 2017 which saw him win a total of 13 races. Linus Lundqvist won the championship in 2018, which also saw him claim a prize drive at the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona . Subsequent champions were Clement Novalak and Kaylen Frederick , both driving for Carlin. In August 2021

1170-774: The company opened an engineering center in Speedway, Indiana , at the Speed Zone Redevelopment Area near the Indianapolis Motor Speedway , where they produce and assemble the IndyCar . The same building also houses an entertainment center, where visitors can learn how a racing car is manufactured. Dallara was one of the original three chassis constructors when the Indy Racing League debuted its own chassis formula during

1215-573: The completion of the cars—and the alleged low quality of the F110 chassis resulted in the two parties officially ending their partnership in May 2010. The car was used in all 2010 races without any development except the graphics. They had only one aerodynamic configuration, used for all races, including Monte Carlo and Monza . Geoff Willis , who joined Hispania in March 2010, criticized the F110, saying that he

1260-614: The halo. The new car has proven to be around two to three seconds a lap quicker than its predecessor. For 2025 , the series will introduce the Tatuus MSV GB3-025, which will feature "F1-inspired aero", DRS and a new Mountune 2.0L generating 280bhp, among other changes. The Tatuus MSV-022 car is a significantly more powerful car than Formula 4 machinery, with a more sophisticated aerodynamic package and increased downforce which elevates its pace to equivalent to Formula Regional European Championship cars. The car utilises

1305-544: The increased pace of the new car designed for the 2016 season, and to fill the void left after the British Formula 3 Championship folded in 2014. The series will co-headline seven of eight rounds with the British GT Championship . The BRDC British Formula Three Championship notably does not use a FIA Formula 3 car, instead using a car based on the Formula 4 specification that is elevated to

1350-585: The late 1990s, including Sébastien Bourdais winning the French title in 1999. Since then Dallara has won every major Formula Three title, although Ho-Pin Tung won the 2006 Recaro F3 Cup in a Lola against a field that included several current Dallaras. Dallaras have won the Macau Grand Prix since 1993. In 1988 the company became a Formula One constructor , after being hired by BMS Scuderia Italia to build their chassis. The relationship between

1395-521: The national F3 status to the Tatuus-Cosworth highlights the pace of the car in relation to the FIA's other formula specifications. BRDC British F3 morphed out of the BRDC F4 category, which ran for three seasons before the new car was introduced. The F4 name was operated by the 750 Motor Club before being awarded to MotorSport Vision . Under the BRDC F4 moniker, British driver Jake Hughes

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1440-606: The new FIA Formula 3 Championship (formerly GP3 Series ), giving them a near-monopoly of every motorsport series used as a direct entry point into F1. In 2007 Dallara created a new car model, known as the Formulino ("little formula"), in order to fill the gap between karts and Formula Three. The first series to use the new concept was the ADAC Formel Masters in 2008 , and the MRF Challenge also adopted

1485-518: The pace of F3 cars. The car is designed by Italian manufacturer Tatuus to the F3 safety regulations including side impact panels, front and rear carbon impact structures, wheel tethers and extractable seat. British engine and electronics manufacturer Cosworth provides the engine and related control electronics for the FA-016. The car also uses a unique Sadev limited slip differential. The cars are around

1530-684: The reverse grid race two, using the following system in 2013: Points are awarded to all finishing drivers in each race, using the following system since 2014: In the reverse grid races, an extra point is awarded per position gained compared to each drivers' starting position. All champions were British-registered. (As Revelation Series) Dallara Dallara Group S.r.l. is the largest multi-national Italian race car manufacturer, founded by its current President, Giampaolo Dallara . After working for Ferrari , Maserati , Lamborghini and De Tomaso , in 1972 in his native village of Varano de' Melegari ( Parma ), he created Dallara Automobili. The company

1575-425: The same pace as the previous FIA F3 specification car used prior to the series folding in 2014. The FIA have previously been stringent with assigning of national F3 status. The Euroformula Open Championship had to drop the F3 moniker due to it using an old specification Dallara F312 Formula 3 car and low specification engine that did not meet the standards set by the FIA's single-seater commission. The granting of

1620-471: The series was renamed as GB3 Championship ; British racing driver Zak O'Sullivan was the first to win the title under the new name. The following month, MSV announced a new support series would be launched with the GB4 Championship . Shortly after the rebrand, the series announced a new car would be used for 2022, the Tatuus MSV-022, with performance and safety upgrades including the addition of

1665-408: The test-chassis for Honda 's planned but aborted return to the series. During 2004, Dallara recruited ex- Jordan , Stewart and Jaguar F1 designer Gary Anderson , leading to speculation that the Italian company was working on another F1 project. Late in 2004 the nascent Midland team announced that Dallara would be designing and building their Formula One chassis which was due to be entered for

1710-483: The third generation of aero kits was introduced for the DW-12, again returning to a universal spec kit for all entries known as UAK18 and will be used until 2026. On 18 October, Dallara confirmed that the 2012 series car would be named after the late IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon (DW-12) in honor of his work testing the car before his death two days prior at Las Vegas , with the new bumper/nerf bar section being featured, it

1755-540: Was designed to prevent many similar single-seater crashes such as the one that killed Wheldon. In 2002, Dallara became the exclusive supplier for World Series by Nissan , a move that allowed them to gain the contract for the World Series by Renault in 2004. Dallara was also appointed by the FIA to be the sole chassis builder, partner and supplier of the FIA Formula 2 Championship (formerly GP2 Series ) and

1800-408: Was disappointed at the quality and level of engineering in the car and that the design of the car was missing a lot of contemplating practices commonly employed in the process of building a Formula One car. On 15 April 2014 Gene Haas confirmed his new Formula One team, Haas F1 Team , had entered talks to form a partnership with Dallara in 2015 for the build of their first car. On 21 February 2016,

1845-752: Was introduced for the 2000 season ; named the IR-00. When updated for 2001 the chassis was designated as the IR-01 and for 2002 it was referred to as the IR-02. For the 2003 season , Dallara rolled out the new IR-03 chassis. This chassis would later become the de facto " spec-car " in the series. An aerodynamic update kit was released for 2004 , which changed its designation to IR-04 and later in 2007 , which changed its designation to IR-05. In addition, paddle-shifters began seeing use in 2008, further developing and evolving this generation of Dallaras. Chassis bearing both

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1890-645: Was launched at the Geneva Motor Show in 2008. Dallara also provided engineering services for Renault ( R.S. 01 ), Alfa Romeo ( 8C and 4C ), Bugatti ( Veyron and Chiron ), Maserati ( MC12 and MC20 ), and Lamborghini ( motorsport variants of the Huracán ) In 2017, Dallara showed its first road car, the Stradale , on the occasion of Giampaolo Dallara's 81st birthday. Dallara also produces handbikes, under Z-Bike. They also designed

1935-572: Was named as one of four constructors for the LMP2 and DPi class regulations to debut in 2017, using its Dallara P217 chassis. In 2021, Dallara was named as one of four chassis suppliers for the LMDh sports prototype class, and currently supply BMW with their M Hybrid V8 and Cadillac with their V-Series.R . In 2007, Dallara and KTM produced the KTM X-Bow , a sports car with two seats, which

1980-707: Was the Ferrari 333 SP , made for the new WSC regulations in the IMSA GT Championship . The 333 SP, manufactured at Michelotto, won a great number of races both in North America and Europe. Ferrari also hired Dallara to develop the racing version of the Ferrari F50 , the F50 GT , financed by French racing driver Fabien Giroix , but the project was aborted before it got off the ground, in 1998. As

2025-435: Was the first champion of the series in 2013 , driving for Lanan Racing. The championship top three of Hughes, vice-champion Seb Morris and Charlie Robertson were all finalists in that year's McLaren Autosport BRDC Award . In 2014, George Russell was crowned champion following a dramatic victory in the season finale at Snetterton. Russell beat his Lanan Racing teammate Arjun Maini by just three points and went on to win

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