Raphael Raucci

The last PaddockScout Roundup of 2014 reviews the final weekend of GP2 and GP3 action in Abu Dhabi, as well as winter competition in the UK, and some dominant performances in Brazil.

We round up the weekend’s action from the opening round of Formula Renault 3.5 at Monza as well as Formula Renault 2.0 NEC from the support bill, Auto GP in Marrakech and international F3.

The first edition of a new, more concise, roundup for 2014 looks back an intriguing opening GP2 weekend in Bahrain, Formula Renault from Imola and Rockingham, and regional championships in South America.

Felipe Guimaraes has won the 2014 F3 Brazil Open at Interlagos.

Leandro Florenzo took a surprise win in the Pre-Final for the Formula 3 Brazil Open on Saturday at Interlagos.

Felipe Guimaraes started the 2014 Formula 3 Brazil Open event at Interlagos with a victory in race one. The Brazilian led every lap of the 30-minute race and took the checkered flag 1.5s ahead of his teammate Victor Franzoni.

Reigning South American champion Felipe Guimaraes was the quickest after two practice sessions for F3 Brazil Open on Thursday at Interlagos.

British ace boosts his standing with victory in end-of-season F3 showdown, while new star Barnicoat becomes a champion on his first day in single-seaters.

The F1-supporting opening round of the MRF Challenge took place this weekend, as household names in European junior single-seaters found themselves battling against some surprisingly on-form underdogs…

The great Dane proves his class in Formula Renault 3.5 at Paul Ricard, while at Zandvoort the European F3 title race closes up…

Bird and Calado win races and Leimer scores well as Coletti and Nasr stumble at Spa-Francorchamps, meaning the top five are now separated by just 24 points with three weekends remaining…

There was more of the same in round two of the GP2 Series at Sakhir, with Fabio Leimer winning the feature race but Stefano Coletti continued a 100 per cent podium record to hold the points lead…

The beginning of the season in three Formula Renault categories sees the young and inexperienced prevail as rookies score maiden poles and wins.

European F3 racers steal the show in round two as Auer claims points lead, while ex-GP3 man Felipe Guimaraes wins the F3 Brazil Open at Interlagos…

Felipe Guimaraes became the winner of 2013’s Formula 3 Brazil Open at Interlagos after an engine issue took polesitter Roberto La Rocca out of contention, leaving Guimaraes virtually unopposed.

Roberto La Rocca picked up his second win of the weekend in the pre-final at the 2013 Formula 3 Brazil Open event at Interlagos, benefiting from another retirement for main…

The second race of the ongoing Formula 3 Brazil Open event at Interlagos produced a somewhat unexpected result, as Roberto La Rocca took an easy win as race one winner and polesitter Felipe Guimaraes damaged his car on lap 13 and was forced to pit in for a lengthy period of time, eventually crossing the finish line five laps down on the winner.

Felipe Guimaraes continued to be the man to beat in this year’s Formula 3 Brazil Open, taking a comfortable lights-to-flag victory in difficult weather conditions.

GP3 and Indy Lights podium-finisher Felipe Guimaraes topped the 35-minute qualifying session ahead of the main event of 2013’s F3 Brazil Open event at Interlagos.