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{{short description|British sports car prototype}}
{{Infobox racing car
|Brakes           = 6 Piston [[Company:Alcon|Alcon]] Ventilated Disks
|Weight           = 930kg
|Constructor      = Ginetta Cars
|Length           = 4650mm
|Width            = 1950mm
|Height           = 1085mm
|Tyres            = Michelin
|Lubricants       = Various
|Fuel             = Various
|Category         = Le Mans Prototype (LMP3)
|Chassis          = Carbon Fibre/Aluminium Honeycomb Monocoque
|Debut            = 2015 4 Hours of Silverstone
|Wins             = 7
|Races            = 31
|Designer         = Ewan Baldry <small>(technical director)</small>
|Engine name      = Nissan VK50DE V8
|Front suspension = Pull-rod double wishbone
|Rear suspension  = Pull-rod double wishbone
|Gearbox name     = X-Trac 6 Speed Sequential
|Teams_champ      = 1 (2015 European Le Mans Series (LMP3))
|Drivers_champ    = 1 (2015 European Le Mans Series (LMP3))
|Successor        = Track Day:[[Engineering:Ginetta G57 P2|Ginetta G57 P2]]<br />
LMP3: Ginetta G61-LT-P3
|Team             = {{flagicon|GBR}} Team LNT<br />{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bolton|University of Bolton]]<br /> {{flagicon|GBR}} Lanan Racing<br />
{{flagicon|ESP}} Speed Factory Racing<br />{{flagicon|JPN}} TKS<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} Villorba Corse<br />{{flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava<br />
|Image            = Ginetta P3-15 Pit.jpg
|Caption          = 
}}
The '''Ginetta-Juno P3-15''', also known as the '''Ginetta-Juno P3''' is a Le Mans Prototype LMP3 built to ACO Le Mans Prototype LMP3 regulations. It was designed by Ewan Baldry, and built by [[Company:Ginetta Cars|Ginetta Cars]]. The car was the first car to launch, and run in the class, with it making its debut at the 2015 4 Hours of Silverstone. It subsequently formed the basis of the [[Engineering:Ginetta G57 P2|G57 P2]], and the later [[Company:Ginetta G58|G58]]. A direct successor to the P3-15, the G61-LT-P3, was developed to meet the new 2020 LMP3 regulations, while retaining the original tub utilised in the P3-15.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/04/12/ligier-names-its-2020-lmp3-chassis.html|title=Ligier Names Its 2020 LMP3 Chassis – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/01/14/ginetta-at-the-racing-car-show-lmp1-lmp3-gt3-updates.html|title=Ginetta At The Racing Car Show: LMP1, LMP3 & GT3 Updates – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref>

== Development ==
In 2013, the ACO announced a new category of Le Mans Prototypes, known as LMP3, which would replace the previous Le Mans Prototype Challenge (LMPC) class in 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.racecar-engineering.com/news/lmp3-officially-launched/|title=LMP3 officially launched|last=Sam|date=2014-07-19|website=Racecar Engineering|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autosport.com/wec/news/111613/aco-creates-new-lmp3-class|title=ACO creates new LMP3 class for European and Asian Le Mans Series|last=Tremayne|first=Sam|website=Autosport.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> Shortly afterwards, [[Company:Juno Racing Cars|Juno Racing Cars]] announced that it would be building a car for the class, before it was purchased by Ginetta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.autoblog.com/2014/08/08/ginetta-juno-lmp3-le-mans-prototype/|title=Ginetta-Juno reveals LMP3 prototype design|website=Autoblog|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The engine is a Nissan VK50VE producing 420&nbsp;hp, paired to an [[Engineering:Xtrac Limited|Xtrac]] 6-Speed Manual Sequential Gearbox. The car had its first shakedown run at Leeds East Airport, with Ginetta chairman Lawrence Tomlinson at the wheel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/03/20/ginetta-nissan-lmp3-shakedown-video.html|title=Ginetta Nissan LMP3 Shakedown Video – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

The car was initially overweight, due to a misprediction of the mass of the powertrain, until the minimum weight of the class was raised to 930&nbsp;kg by the ACO.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.racecar-engineering.com/articles/lmp3-the-state-of-play/|title=LMP3: The state of play|last=O'Gorman|first=Leigh|date=2015-08-24|website=Racecar Engineering|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> After the 2015 season, it was announced that Ginetta would be moving on from the project, and focusing on the [[Engineering:Ginetta G57 P2|G57 P2]] Track day car.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/ginetta-shifts-focus-from-lmp3-to-new-g57-prototype/|title=Ginetta Shifts Focus from LMP3 to New G57 Prototype – Sportscar365|last=Dagys|first=John|website=sportscar365.com|date=4 November 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> This was due to a dispute between powertrain components supplier ORECA, and Ginetta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/12/29/whats-new-in-2016-part-3-lmp3-lmpc.html|title=What's New In 2016? Part 3, LMP3 & LMPC – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

The tub of the car is shared with its successors, the [[Engineering:Ginetta G57 P2|Ginetta G57 P2]], the [[Company:Ginetta G58|Ginetta G58]], and the Ginetta G61-LT-P3, and can be upgraded with new bodywork and engine configurations to be built up into its successors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2019/06/13/its-all-systems-go-for-lmp3-gen-ii.html|title=It's All Systems Go For LMP3 Gen II – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2019-09-02}}</ref>

=== Roborace Devbot ===
[[File:2017 New York ePrix - Saturday 57.jpg|thumb|Roborace Devbot, based on the Ginetta P3 Chassis|alt=|left|200x200px]]The car also formed the base of the [[Roborace]] Devbot, used for the development of the Artificial Intelligence software for the future electrically powered autonomous racing series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.e-racing.net/roborace/|title=Roborace|last=Kannenberg|first=Sven|website=e-racing.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-04-14}}</ref> The Devbot incorporates the same internal units that are used in the actual RoboCar, and is stripped off all bodywork, to provide better cooling and access.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://current-e.com/chatter/roborace-devbot-to-make-public-debut-at-donington/|title=Roborace DevBot debuts at Donington|date=2016-08-24|website=Current E|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-09-02|archive-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902041144/https://current-e.com/chatter/roborace-devbot-to-make-public-debut-at-donington/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Devbot would have its initial public test during Pre-Season testing for the 2016–17 FIA Formula E Championship, at the Donington Park Circuit.

== Competition History ==
In October 2014, the first car was announced to be sold to the [[Organization:University of Bolton|University of Bolton]], under its Centre for Advanced Performance Engineering (CAPE).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/first-ginetta-juno-lmp3-customer-announced/|title=First Ginetta LMP3 Customer announced|website=Sportscar365|date=16 October 2014 }}</ref> For the 2015 season, 6 cars would be run in the European Le Mans series, with 2 run by the factory Ginetta team, Team LNT.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/02/05/elms-2015-full-season-entry-list.html|title=ELMS: 2015 Full Season Entry List – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The factory cars secured the 1st and 2nd in the LMP3 Championship. The Ginettas also won all races in the season,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/news/ginetta-complete-2015-lmp3-clean-sweep/3922|title=Ginetta Complete 2015 LMP3 Clean Sweep|website=www.europeanlemansseries.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> while the sole non-Ginetta car, a Ligier JS P3 run by Graff Racing managed a podium on its debut, at the end of the season.

Following the end of the season, after Ginetta's announcement, that it would shift its focus towards the G57 P2, the car was dropped by most teams, which switched to the Ligier JS P3.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2015/10/18/68309.html|title=Speed Factory Switch To Ligier For 2016 ELMS & VdeV LMP3 Campaign – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/elms/news/united-autosports-switch-to-ligier-for-2016-elms-campaign/647132/|title=United Autosports switch to Ligier for 2016 ELMS campaign|website=www.motorsport.com|date=2 October 2015 |language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportscar365.com/lemans/elms/villorba-corse-switches-to-ligier-js-p3/|title=Scuderia Villorba Corse Switches to Ligier JS P3 – Sportscar365|last=Dagys|first=John|website=sportscar365.com|date=25 January 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> The car has remained more popular in Asia since the 2015 season, although it is noted to be similarly quick to the Ligier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailysportscar.com/2017/01/07/whats-new-in-2017-lmp3-part-1.html|title=What's New In 2017, LMP3 (Part 1) – dailysportscar.com|website=www.dailysportscar.com|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>

== Complete European Le Mans Series results ==
Results in '''bold''' indicate pole position. Results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Entrant
! rowspan="2" |Class
! rowspan="2" |Drivers
! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!1
!2
!3
!4
!5
!6
! rowspan="2" |Points
! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos|World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship position}}
|-
|'''{{Flagicon|GBR}}'''<br />'''SIL'''
|'''{{Flagicon|ITA}}'''<br />'''IMO'''
|'''{{Flagicon|AUT}}'''<br />'''RBR'''
|'''{{Flagicon|FRA}}'''<br />'''LEC'''
|'''{{Flagicon|POR}}'''<br />'''EST'''
|
|-
| rowspan="18" |'''2015'''
| rowspan="5" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} Team LNT
| rowspan="18" |LMP3
|{{Flagicon|FRA}} Gaëtan Paletou
| rowspan="3" |2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan="3" |'''58'''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan="3" |'''2nd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Michael Simpson
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Mark Shulzhitskiy
|
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Chris Hoy
| rowspan="2" |3
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan="2" |'''94'''
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" rowspan="2" |'''1st'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Charlie Robertson
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|ITA}} Villorba Corse
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Roberto Lacorte
| rowspan="2" |5
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
| rowspan="2" |'''36'''
| rowspan="2" |'''5th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Giorgio Sernagiotto
|
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} [[Organization:University of Bolton|University of Bolton]]
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Rob Garofall
| rowspan="3" |7
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|
|
|
| rowspan="3" |'''40'''
| rowspan="3" |'''4th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|DEU}} Jens Petersen
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|DNK}} Morten Dons
|
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flagicon|GBR}} Lanan Racing
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Alex Craven
| rowspan="4" |11
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|
|
| rowspan="4" |'''16'''
| rowspan="4" |'''7th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Joey Foster
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Charlie Hollings
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|RUS}} Mark Shulzhitskiy
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flagicon|ESP}} SVK by Speed Factory
|{{Flagicon|LAT}} Konstantīns Calko
| rowspan="4" |15
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" rowspan="4" |'''57'''
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" rowspan="4" |'''3rd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|LIT}} Dainius Matijošaitis
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Fuster
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|NLD}} Mirco van Oostrum
|
|
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|-
| colspan="5" |
|'''{{Flagicon|GBR}}'''<br />'''SIL'''
|'''{{Flagicon|ITA}}'''<br />'''IMO'''
|'''{{Flagicon|AUT}}'''<br />'''RBR'''
|'''{{Flagicon|FRA}}'''<br />'''LEC'''
|'''{{Flagicon|BEL}}'''<br />'''SPA'''
|'''{{Flagicon|POR}}'''<br />'''EST'''
!Points
!{{Tooltip|Pos|World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship position}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''2016'''
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|IRE}} MurphyP3-3Dimensional.com
| rowspan="3" |LMP3
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Tony Ave
| rowspan="3" |14
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
|
| rowspan="3" |'''0'''
| rowspan="3" |'''N/A'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|IRE}} Michael Cullen
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|USA}} Doug Peterson
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|
|
|}

== Complete Asian Le Mans Series results ==
Results in '''bold''' indicate pole position. Results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! rowspan="2" |Year
! rowspan="2" |Entrant
! rowspan="2" |Class
! rowspan="2" |Drivers
! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}
!1
!2
!3
!4
! rowspan="2" |Points
! rowspan="2" |{{Tooltip|Pos|World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship position}}
|-
|'''{{Flagicon|CHN}}'''<br />'''ZHU'''
|'''{{Flagicon|JPN}}'''<br />'''FUJ'''
|'''{{Flagicon|THA}}'''<br />'''BUR'''
|'''{{Flagicon|MYS}}'''<br />'''SEP'''
|-
| rowspan="15" |'''2016 - 2017'''
| rowspan="8" |{{Flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava
| rowspan="15" |LMP3
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Darren Burke
| rowspan="4" |4
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan="4" |'''63'''
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" rowspan="4" |'''2nd'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|SVK}} Miroslav Konopka
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Simpson
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|LAT}} Konstantīns Calko
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Muston
| rowspan="4" |7
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
| rowspan="4" |'''46'''
| rowspan="4" |'''5th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|LAT}} Konstantīns Calko
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | 2
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|SVK}} Miroslav Konopka
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Simpson
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 7
|-
| rowspan="3" |{{flagicon|PHI}} PRT Racing
|{{Flagicon|NLD}} Ate de Jong
| rowspan="3" |67
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| rowspan="3" |'''22'''
| rowspan="3" |'''8th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Charlie Robertson
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|-
|{{Flagicon|EST}} Martin Rump
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 5
|
|
|-
| rowspan="4" |{{Flagicon|MYS}} Aylezo Ecotint Racing
|{{Flagicon|MYS}} Zen Low
| rowspan="4" |69
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
| rowspan="4" |'''24'''
| rowspan="4" |'''7th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|MYS}} Weiron Tan
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|-
|{{Flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Barri
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | Ret
|
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Riki Christodoulou
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 6
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 8
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 4
|-
| colspan="5" |
|'''{{Flagicon|CHN}}'''<br />'''ZHU'''
|'''{{Flagicon|JPN}}'''<br />'''FUJ'''
|'''{{Flagicon|THA}}'''<br />'''BUR'''
|'''{{Flagicon|MYS}}'''<br />'''SEP'''
!Points
!{{Tooltip|Pos|World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship position}}
|-
| rowspan="3" |'''2017 - 2018'''
| rowspan="3" |{{Flagicon|JPN}} TKS
| rowspan="3" |LMP3
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Yuta Kamimura
| rowspan="3" |99
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
| rowspan="3" |'''15'''
| rowspan="3" |'''6th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Shinyo Sano
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|-
|{{Flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Shirasaka
|
| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3
|
|
|-
| colspan="5" |
|'''{{Flagicon|CHN}}'''<br />'''ZHU'''
|'''{{Flagicon|JPN}}'''<br />'''FUJ'''
|'''{{Flagicon|THA}}'''<br />'''BUR'''
|'''{{Flagicon|MYS}}'''<br />'''SEP'''
!Points
!{{Tooltip|Pos|World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship position}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |'''2018 - 2019'''
| rowspan="2" |{{Flagicon|SVK}} ARC Bratislava
| rowspan="2" |LMP3
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Neale Muston
| rowspan="2" |44
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
| rowspan="2" |'''2'''
| rowspan="2" |'''10th'''
|-
|{{Flagicon|GBR}} Mike Simpson
|
|
|
| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | 9
|}

== References ==
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