Following the FIA's shuffling of the feeder series pack over the past couple of years, the Formula 3 name will join the Formula 1 support package for the 2019 season - ushering in a new era for the third-tier category under the stewardship of a new, yet familiar, promoter.

Outgoing incumbent ITR - the Gerhard Berger-led DTM promoter that ran the series under the FIA Formula 3 European Championship guise - makes way for F1's own feeder series division Formula Motorsport Ltd, headed by Formula 2 and GP3 supremo Bruno Michel.

Consequently, the rival third-tier category GP3 Series officially comes to an end after nine seasons. With F3 on the F1 bill along with F2, this creates a clear ladder to the pinnacle of international single-seater racing - much like MotoGP and its associated Moto2 and Moto3 acts.