2013 Catalunya GP3 Series round

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Round details
Round 1 of 8 rounds in the
2013 GP3 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Race 1
Date 11 May 2013
Laps 17
Pole position
Driver Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:34.233
Podium
First Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing
Second Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Third United States Conor Daly Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:36.800 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date 12 May 2013
Laps 17
Podium
First Finland Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP
Second Estonia Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP
Third Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Estonia Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP
Time 1:37.669 (on lap 4)

The 2013 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 11 and 12 May 2013 as the first round of the 2013 GP3 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix. This is the debut of the GP3 Series' second-generation chassis, the Dallara GP3/13.[2]

Tio Ellinas inherited pole position in the GP3 Series feature race when pole-sitter Kevin Korjus was given a grid penalty,[3] and he went on to win the race.[4] Aaro Vainio won the sprint race, leading home team-mate Korjus to give team Koiranen GP the lead in the teams' championship in after their first GP3 Series round.[5]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 28 Estonia Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 1:34.193 91
2 14 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:34.233 1
3 11 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:34.444 2
4 12 Switzerland Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 1:34.581 132
5 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 1:34.635 152
6 1 United States Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 1:34.810 3
7 8 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly Carlin 1:35.111 4
8 27 Finland Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 1:35.183 5
9 2 Argentina Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 1:35.206 6
10 6 Russia Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 1:34.989 103
11 3 United Kingdom Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 1:35.250 7
12 16 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 1:35.334 8
13 25 Italy David Fumanelli Trident 1:35.376 11
14 5 Romania Robert Visoiu MW Arden 1:35.408 12
15 17 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 1:35.458 14
16 23 Italy Giovanni Venturini Trident 1:35.533 16
17 20 United Kingdom Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 1:35.725 17
18 9 Argentina Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 1:35.884 18
19 26 Finland Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 1:36.031 272
20 18 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 1:36.131 19
21 7 Macau Luís Sá Silva Carlin 1:36.271 20
22 21 United Kingdom Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 1:36.464 21
23 25 San Marino Emanuele Zonzini Trident 1:36.489 22
24 10 Venezuela Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 1:36.543 23
25 15 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 1:37.004 24
26 19 United Kingdom Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 1:37.030 25
27 22 Spain Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 1:38.574 26
Source:[6]

Notes:

  • ^1Kevin Korjus qualified on pole, but was given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.[3] Tio Ellinas was recognised as the pole-sitter for the event.
  • ^2Alex Fontana, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Patrick Kujala all received ten-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.[3]
  • ^3Daniil Kvyat was given a three-place penalty for blocking Conor Daly during qualifying.[7]

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 14 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 17 28:06.022 1 31 (25+4+2)
2 11 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 17 +0.428 2 18
3 1 United States Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 17 +0.940 3 15
4 8 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly Carlin 17 +9.726 4 12
5 27 Finland Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 17 +16.925 5 10
6 3 United Kingdom Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 17 +23.006 8 8
7 24 Italy David Fumanelli Trident 17 +23.572 11 6
8 28 Estonia Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 17 +28.615 9 4
9 5 Romania Robert Visoiu MW Arden 17 +29.053 12 2
10 12 Switzerland Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 17 +29.426 13 1
11 20 United Kingdom Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 17 +29.669 17
12 23 Italy Giovanni Venturini Trident 17 +30.832 16
13 7 Macau Luís Sá Silva Carlin 17 +37.044 20
14 21 United Kingdom Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 17 +37.277 21
15 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 17 +51.699 15
16 10 Venezuela Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 17 +51.949 23
17 25 San Marino Emanuele Zonzini Trident 17 +52.325 22
18 9 Argentina Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 17 +52.759 18
19 17 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 17 +53.858 14
20 6 Russia Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 17 +1:08.961 10
21 15 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 17 +1:09.967 24
22 22 Spain Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 17 +1:10.828 26
23 18 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 17 +1:14.398 19
24 2 Argentina Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 15 Retired4 6
Ret 16 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 14 Retired 9
Ret 26 Finland Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 10 Retired 27
Ret 19 United Kingdom Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 6 Retired 25
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:36.800 (on lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes:

  • ^4Facu Regalia retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 27 Finland Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 17 29:44.420 4 15
2 28 Estonia Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 17 +1.808 1 14 (12+2)
3 11 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 17 +6.948 7 10
4 14 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 17 +14.048 8 8
5 1 United States Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 17 +15.469 6 6
6 3 United Kingdom Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 17 +17.853 3 4
7 20 United Kingdom Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 17 +20.916 11 2
8 23 Italy Giovanni Venturini Trident 17 +21.704 12 1
9 12 Switzerland Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 17 +22.088 10
10 9 Argentina Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 17 +22.355 18
11 18 Hong Kong Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 17 +22.924 23
12 7 Macau Luís Sá Silva Carlin 17 +25.239 13
13 10 Venezuela Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 17 +25.419 16
14 2 Argentina Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 17 +25.968 24
15 16 United Kingdom Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 17 +26.851 25
16 26 Finland Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 17 +30.111 26
17 24 Italy David Fumanelli Trident 17 +15.2341 2
18 22 Spain Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 17 +45.568 22
19 5 Romania Robert Visoiu MW Arden 17 +40.7581 9
Ret 19 United Kingdom Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 14 Retired 27
Ret 8 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly Carlin 12 Retired 5
Ret 25 San Marino Emanuele Zonzini Trident 12 Retired 17
Ret 17 Sweden Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 10 Retired 19
Ret 15 United Kingdom Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 6 Retired 21
Ret 6 Russia Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 5 Retired 20
Ret 21 United Kingdom Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 0 Retired 14
DSQ 4 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden International 17 Disqualified2 15
Fastest lap: Kevin Korjus (Koiranen GP) — 1:37.669 (on lap 4)
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^1David Fumanelli and Robert Visoiu had twenty seconds added to their race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after they were found to have caused avoidable accidents during the race.[8]
  • ^2Carlos Sainz Jr. was disqualified from the race after his car was found to be underweight during scrutineering.[8]

Standings after the round

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2013 GP3 Series calendar revealed". GP3 Series. GP3 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ "GP3 Series announce new generation car". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c "Barcelona Post Practice Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Ellinas clings on for GP3 opener win". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Vainio leads Koiranen one-two". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Ellinas inherits Barcelona GP3 pole". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Barcelona Post Qualifying Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  8. ^ a b "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.


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