Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/30/2009
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GP STRATEGIES CORP [GPX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 2,875,843
D (1)
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Sagard Capital Partners, L.P.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc.
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Sagard Capital Partners Management CORP
325 GREENWICH AVENUE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Daniel M. Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners, L.P. 01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Daniel M. Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners GP, Inc. 01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Daniel M. Friedberg, President of Sagard Capital Partners Management Corporation 01/04/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Sagard is the direct beneficial owner of the securities reported herein. GP and Sagard Management are indirect beneficial owners of the securities reported herein. However, each of GP and Sagard Management disclaims beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 16a-1(a)(2)) of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
This Form 3 is being filed by Sagard Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sagard"), Sagard Capital
 Partners GP, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GP"), and Sagard Capital Partners Management Corporation, a Delaware corporation
 ("Sagard Management," and together with Sagard and GP, the "Reporting Persons").  As a result of direct and indirect
 securities holdings, Power Corporation of Canada and Mr. Paul G. Desmarais may each be deemed (i) to control the Reporting
 Persons, although the filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that any such control relationship
 actually exists, and (ii) to beneficially own the securities reported herein.  Each of Power Corporation of Canada and Mr.
 Paul G. Desmarais disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of its pecuniary
 interest therein.

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