Tech 1 Racing's Pierre Gasly won the championship title after wins at Moscow, Budapest and Le Castellet.
[1] His rival Oliver Rowland had the same number of wins and fought for the title until he received a drive-through penalty, as a result of a collision with Gasly in the final race of the season.
ART Junior's Esteban Ocon took wins at Le Castellet and Barcelona to finish in third position in the drivers' standings.
Gasly, with the help of Egor Orudzhev and Vaxivière, accrued enough points to confirm the teams' championship title for Tech 1 Racing.
[2] On 7 November 2012, twelve teams were preselected for entry into the 2013 season, with BVM Racing and Atech Reid GP on the reserve list.