GP2 and GP3 have confirmed their calendars ahead of the 2017 season, with both series adding a standalone round at Jerez in October.
GP2 and GP3 act as the second and third rungs on the single-seater ladder, with a number of Formula 1’s biggest talents previously plying their trade in the series.
For 2017, GP2 will return to Bahrain for its opening round, having started its 2016 campaign a few weeks later at the Spanish Grand Prix.
GP2 will support F1 at every European round from Spain onwards, as well as at Baku in Azerbaijan. A standalone round is scheduled at Jerez on October 6-8 ahead of the season finale in Abu Dhabi on November 26.
GP3 will first appear on the undercard for the Spanish Grand Prix in May, but will not return until the Austrian Grand Prix weekend at the end of July. It will then support all of the summer European rounds, as well as featuring at Jerez and in Abu Dhabi.
“We’re delighted to race in Jerez between Monza and Abu Dhabi,” GP2 chief Bruno Michel said.
“We wanted to have the same number of events (including three flyaway rounds in 2017 as in the previous year, but we were mindful of freight costs. This meant not adding a fourth flyaway round and staying in Europe for a standalone event.
“This is also why we decided to hold our final pre-season test session in Bahrain, ahead of the season opener.”
2017 GP2 Series Calendar
1. Sakhir, Bahrain - 14-16 April
2. Barcelona, Spain - 12-14 May
3. Monte Carlo, Monaco - 25-27 May
4. Baku, Azerbaijan - 23-25 June
5. Spielberg, Austria - 7-9 July
6. Silverstone, Great Britain - 14-16 July
7. Budapest, Hungary - 28-30 July
8. Spa, Belgium - 25-27 August
9. Monza, Italy - 1-3 September
10. Jerez, Spain - 6-8 October
11. Abu Dhabi - 24-26 November
2017 GP3 Series Calendar
1. Barcelona, Spain - 12-14 May
2. Spielberg, Austria - 7-9 July
3. Silverstone, Great Britain - 14-16 July
4. Budapest, Hungary - 28-30 July
5. Spa, Belgium - 25-27 August
6. Monza, Italy - 1-3 September
7. Jerez, Spain - 6-8 October
8. Abu Dhabi - 24-26 November