GP3 will race in Abu Dhabi for the first time in 2013, with the Yas Marina circuit hosting the season finale.
Series organizers revealed the calendar for next year on Wednesday, featuring seven Formula 1 support rounds and an unconfirmed standalone race on June 14-16. The championship will not return to Monaco, where it raced for the first time in 2012. The Abu Dhabi round in November will mark the first time the series has raced outside of Europe.
"Since the series' inception, the calendar has always consisted of eight race weekends, and it will be the case again in 2013," related series CEO Bruno Michel. "The fact that the season will end in Abu Dhabi marks GP3 history. It moves the series in yet another positive direction."
GP3 also confirmed pre-season tests at Estoril, Barcelona and Silverstone, and an in-season test at the Hungaroring in June.
2013 calendar
May 10-12 Barcelona, Spain
June 14-16 TBA
June 28-30 Silverstone, UK
July 5-7 Nurburg, Germany
July 26-28 Budapest, Hungary
Aug. 23-25 Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
Sept. 6-8 Monza, Italy
Nov. 1-3 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates