John Booth, founder of Manor and team principal of F1 team Virgin Racing, is hoping to find the driving stars of the future.
Announcing his plans for Manor GP3 last weekend, Booth said he wanted to maintain close links with grassroots racing an
d offered up and coming drivers an incentive to get involved.
He said: "Manor GP3 is a terrific opportunity for potential stars of the future to climb the Virgin Racing ladder."
"Our objective has been to achieve a budget for the series that is not only extremely competitive, but which also offers our drivers the added benefit of the Manor driver development blueprint and integration with the F1 team."
"In addition to receiving fantastic support from our highly experienced race team professionals, Manor GP3 will occupy the same race shop facilities as the Virgin Racing F1 team, have access to the simulator programme operated by Wirth Research, and run in support of European rounds of the 2010 Formula One calendar."
"The icing on the cake is the fantastic prize of an F1 test with Virgin Racing for the most successful Manor GP3 driver."
The GP3 Series is a single seater racing category making its debut in 2010 as a feeder series for GP2.
The inaugural race is scheduled for the Spanish Grand Prix weekend of the 2010 F1 calendar.
Booth is hoping Manor GP3 will allow him to unearth new drivers of the calibre of former Manor Motorsport stars Kimi Raikkonen and Lewis Hamilton.
