Question: what is the difference between gp2 and formula 2?
Answer: Formula 2 and Formula 3000 are essentially the same, the former was replaced by 3000 in 1985 but revived again in around 2009 only to be discontinued in 2012. All other formulas are used as feeders to Formula One. ... The GP2 series started in 2005, with the same concept of graduation and familiarization to F1.