<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Device
racing	B-Application
simulator	I-Application
by	O
MicroProse	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2000	O
by	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
featuring	O
the	O
1998	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
season	O
(	O
with	O
all	O
drivers	O
except	O
Jacques	O
Villeneuve	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
instead	O
replaced	O
by	O
a	O
fictional	O
character	O
,	O
John	O
Newhouse	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2001	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
2000	I-Application
Season	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
updating	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
2000	O
season	O
's	O
cars	O
and	O
drivers	O
(	O
including	O
Villeneuve	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
2	O
new	O
circuits	O
on	O
the	O
calendar	O
,	O
the	O
Sepang	O
International	O
Circuit	O
in	O
Malaysia	O
and	O
the	O
Indianapolis	O
Motor	O
Speedway	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
quite	O
as	O
well	O
received	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
but	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
was	O
widely	O
considered	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
best	O
racing	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	B-Device
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
the	O
best	O
racing	O
game	O
of	O
2000	O
,	O
although	O
it	O
lost	O
to	O
Motocross	B-Application
Madness	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
described	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
a	O
"	O
precisely	O
tuned	O
"	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Europe	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
300,000	O
units	O
in	O
one	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
German	O
market	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
40,000	O
units	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
three	O
days	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Debuting	O
at	O
#2	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
computer	B-Device
game	O
sales	O
chart	O
for	O
July	O
2000	O
,	O
it	O
rose	O
to	O
first	O
place	O
the	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
before	O
claiming	O
fourth	O
in	O
September	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Verband	O
der	O
Unterhaltungssoftware	O
Deutschland	O
(	O
VUD	O
)	O
presented	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
a	O
"	O
Gold	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
that	O
month	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
units	O
across	O
Germany	O
,	O
Austria	O
and	O
Switzerland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
passed	O
the	O
100,000	O
-sale	O
mark	O
in	O
German-speaking	O
countries	O
,	O
Udo	O
Hoffman	O
of	O
PC	O
Player	O
reported	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
fallen	O
below	O
Hasbro	O
Interactive	O
's	O
projections	O
by	O
late	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
publisher	O
was	O
"	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
little	O
disappointed	O
"	O
in	O
its	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
's	O
product	O
manager	O
,	O
Thomas	O
Sewing	O
,	O
blamed	O
this	O
outcome	O
in	O
part	O
on	O
high	O
competition	O
from	O
other	O
titles	O
with	O
the	O
Formula	B-Application
One	I-Application
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
continued	O
to	O
chart	O
on	O
Media	O
Control	O
's	O
top	O
30	O
in	O
2001	O
,	O
placing	O
19th	O
in	O
January	O
,	O
23rd	O
in	O
February	O
and	O
17th	O
in	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Prix	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
Silver	O
"	O
certificate	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
(	O
ELSPA	O
)	O
,	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
100,000	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
