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{{Infobox game/row/developer|MicroProse}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Simergy|Season 2000}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Hasbro Interactive}}
 
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 28, 2000}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 28, 2000}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|grand-prix-3|87}}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Racing, Simulation }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | Track racing }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Grand Prix }}
 
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|strategywiki =  
 
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|wikipedia    = Grand Prix 3
 
|wikipedia    = Grand Prix 3
 
|winehq      = 4760
 
|winehq      = 4760
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{{Series|Grand Prix}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://www.grandprixgames.org/list.php?1 GrandPrixGames.com] Grand Prix 3 forums section
 
{{mm}} [http://www.grandprixgames.org/list.php?1 GrandPrixGames.com] Grand Prix 3 forums section
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{{mm}} [http://www.simracingworld.com/ SimRacingWorld] - A huge fan site for racing games
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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}}
 
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==Monetization==
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Grand Prix 3 Season 2000 | | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Season 2000 | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Video.png|In-game general video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Video.png|In-game advanced video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = false
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = false
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|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = Capped at 25.6 fps
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =  
 
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|color blind                = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
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==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Controls.png|In-game general control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 General Controls.png|In-game general control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Controls.png|In-game advanced control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Advanced Controls.png|In-game advanced control settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Remapping.png|In-game key map settings.}}
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{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam hook input          = unknown
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|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
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|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Grand Prix 3 Audio.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = true
 
|eax support              = true
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|eax support notes       = A3D, EAX<ref>[http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_multi_piattaforma/385/grand-prix-3-2000-season.aspx Grand Prix 3 2000 Season Review - SpazioGames.it]</ref>
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|eax support notes         = A3D, EAX<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://www.spaziogames.it/recensioni_videogiochi/console_multi_piattaforma/385/grand-prix-3-2000-season.aspx|title=Grand Prix 3 2000 Season Review - SpazioGames.it|date=May 2023}}</ref>
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  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
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|interface = true
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|notes     = [https://web.archive.org/web/20010410004501/http://www.brasoft.com.br/grandprix3/index.htm Brasoft release.]
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|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play modes      = Versus
 
|lan play notes      = {{cn|date=August 2015}}
 
|lan play notes      = {{cn|date=August 2015}}
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|online play          = false
 
|online play players  = 22
 
|online play players  = 22
 
|online play modes    = Versus
 
|online play modes    = Versus
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|online play notes    =  
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|online play notes    = The official multiplayer service has been shut down.
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous        =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
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{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Gp3.exe}} file: <code>Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2))</code>}}
 
{{Fixbox|description=Enable the following [[Windows Compatibility Mode|compatibility settings]] for the {{code|Gp3.exe}} file: <code>Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2))</code>}}
  
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===Running game on modern 64bit Windows OS===
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# Run the game.
 
# Run the game.
 
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
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Latest revision as of 12:49, 31 March 2024

Grand Prix 3
Grand Prix 3 cover
Developers
MicroProse
Season 2000 Simergy
Publishers
Hasbro Interactive
Release dates
Windows July 28, 2000
Reception
Metacritic 87
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Controls Direct control
Genres Racing, Simulation
Vehicles Track racing
Art styles Realistic
Series Grand Prix
Grand Prix 3 on HowLongToBeat
Grand Prix 3 on IGDB
Grand Prix 3 on MobyGames
Grand Prix 3 on Wikipedia
Icon overlay.png
Grand Prix
Formula One Grand Prix 1992
Grand Prix 2 1996
Grand Prix 3 2000
Grand Prix 4 2002

Warnings

SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see Availability for affected versions).

Grand Prix 3 is a singleplayer and multiplayer racing and simulation game in the Grand Prix series.

General information

GrandPrixGames.com Grand Prix 3 forums section

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 SafeDisc DRM[Note 1]
Windows
SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows Vista and later (see above for affected versions).

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season 2000
Windows

Essential improvements

Patches

The latest patch available is Patch v1.13.

Note that a No-CD patch may be required to fix a potential "Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error.

Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\[Note 2]

Video

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 25.6 fps
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

In-game general control settings.
In-game general control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game advanced control settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support
A3D, EAX[3]
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Brazilian Portuguese
Brasoft release.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
8 Hot seat
LAN play
4 Versus
[citation needed]
Online play
22 Versus
The official multiplayer service has been shut down.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

"Cannot locate the CD-ROM" error after patching the game

After patching the game to the latest official version (v1.13), the game cannot detect the disc, even if it's in the drive. The only "solution" is to use a No-CD patch.

Due to the legality of the patch, PCGamingWiki cannot directly link to any downloads of it.

Game crashes at the end of graphics calibration

Game always asks for graphics calibration on game startup

Issues fixed

Black screen on startup

Enable the following compatibility settings for the Gp3.exe file: Compatibility mode (Windows XP (Service Pack 2))

Running game on modern 64bit Windows OS

Use dgVoodoo 2 v2.52
  1. Download and setup dgVoodoo 2 version 2.52
  2. Once the initial game installation is done, unzip dgvoodoo_2.52 and copy dgVoodooSetup.exe from main folder, then D3D8.dll, D3DImm.dll , and DDraw.dll files from the MS/x86 subfolder into GP3's installation folder
  3. Run dgvoodoo.exe, configure General tab to have Full Screen with Stretched, 4:3 Aspect Ratio
  4. On DirectX tab, set dgvoodoo virtual 3D card, 512mb, 1280x1024 resolution, Application Controlled State, and Fast Memory Access. Apply.
  5. Right-click GP3.exe, go to Compatibility tab, set compatibility to Windows XP SP3. Apply.
  6. Run the game.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 7
Software renderer
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium II
System memory (RAM) 32 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 330 MB
Video card (GPU) 2 MB of VRAM
DirectX 7 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ SafeDisc retail DRM does not work on Windows 10[1] or Windows 11 and is disabled by default on Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 when the KB3086255 update is installed.[2]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References