2011 Monza GP3 Series round

The 2011 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2011 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the final round of the 2011 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2011 Italian Grand Prix.

Italy    2011 Monza GP2 round
Round details

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Round 8 of 8 rounds in the
2011 GP3 Series
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
5.793 km (3.6 mi)
Race 1
Date 10 September 2011
Laps 16
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:43.788
Podium
First Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART
Second United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART
Third Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:45.194
Race 2
Date 11 September 2011
Laps 16
Podium
First Portugal António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix
Second Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing
Third Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART
Time 1:44.801

Lotus ART was crowned Teams' Champion in Belgium, while in the Drivers' standings Valtteri Bottas, who held a five-point lead over his teammate James Calado before the round, with Nigel Melker, Alexander Sims and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs all having mathematically a chance,[1] sealed the title with his victory in Race 1.[2]

Classification edit

Race 1 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 16 30:03.132 5 10
2 3   James Calado Lotus ART 16 +0.378 6 8
3 11   Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 16 +1.513 3 6+1
4 7   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 16 +2.121 2 5
5 27   Simon Trummer MW Arden 16 +4.297 7 4
6 14   Conor Daly Carlin 16 +4.375 17 3
7 5   António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 16 +4.816 14 2
8 26   Mitch Evans MW Arden 16 +5.937 4 1
9 31   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +5.986 13
10 1   Richie Stanaway Lotus ART 16 +8.572 22
11 15   Callum MacLeod Carlin 16 +12.445 23
12 30   Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +12.889 8
13 16   Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 16 +13.238 27
14 18   Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 16 +17.131 25
15 29   Daniel Mancinelli RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +17.317 283
16 9   Christophe Hurni Jenzer Motorsport 16 +24.474 30
17 24   Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 16 +25.225 15
18 28   Lewis Williamson MW Arden 16 +25.941 292
19 20   Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 16 +38.993 24
20 12   Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 16 +40.122 19
21 4   Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 15 Retired 11
22 17   Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 14 Retired 16
Ret 23   Tom Dillmann Addax Team 13 Retired 10
Ret 10   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 10 Retired 1 2
Ret 21   Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 9 Retired 26
Ret 19   Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 8 Retired 9
Ret 6   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 2 Retired 12
Ret 22   Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 18
Ret 25   Vittorio Ghirelli Addax Team 0 Retired 20
Ret 8   Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport 0 Retired 21
Fastest lap: Rio Haryanto (Marussia Manor Racing) 1:45.194

Notes

  • ^2 – Williamson was given a 10 place grid penalty for causing a collision during the practice session.[3]
  • ^3 – Mancinelli received a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Quaife-Hobbs during the practice session.[3]

Race 2 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 16 28:28.320 2 6
2 11   Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 16 +0.720 6 5
3 7   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 16 +1.208 5 4
4 27   Simon Trummer MW Arden 16 +1.935 4 3
5 15   Callum MacLeod Carlin 16 +2.308 10 2+1
6 10   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 16 +6.235 24 1
7 24   Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 16 +7.027 16
8 17   Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 16 +7.599 22
9 23   Tom Dillmann Addax Team 16 +9.949 23
10 28   Lewis Williamson MW Arden 16 +10.128 17
11 30   Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +10.699 11
12 19   Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 16 +11.320 26
13 20   Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 16 +11.426 18
14 3   James Calado Lotus ART 16 +20.3975 7
15 29   Daniel Mancinelli RSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +23.506 14
16 8   Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport 16 +39.759 29
17 2   Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 16 +42.707 8
18 25   Vittorio Ghirelli Addax Team 16 +1:04.588 304
19 1   Richie Stanaway Lotus ART 16 +1:05.428 204
20 9   Christophe Hurni Jenzer Motorsport 16 +1:34.972 15
Ret 26   Mitch Evans MW Arden 13 Retired 1
Ret 31   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 9 Retired 9
Ret 21   Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 9 Retired 25
Ret 16   Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 6 Retired 12
Ret 12   Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 5 Retired 19
Ret 22   Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 3 Retired 28
Ret 6   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 3 Retired 27
Ret 4   Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 1 Retired 21
Ret 18   Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 1 Retired 13
Ret 14   Conor Daly Carlin 0 Retired 3
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (Lotus ART) 1:44.801

Notes

  • ^4 – Stanaway and Ghirelli were given a 10 place grid penalty for causing separate collisions during Race 1.[4]
  • ^5 – Calado received a drive through penalty in the last laps of the race for causing a collision, so the penalty became a 20-second addition to his race time.

Final standings edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Round 8 Monza preview". GP3 Series. 8 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Bottas wins to take crown". GP3 Series. 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 26 September 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Monza post practice penalties". GP3 Series. 9 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Monza post race penalties". GP3 Series. 10 September 2011.

External links edit


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