2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

The 2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on August 27 and 28, 2011 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the seventh round of the 2011 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix.

Belgium    2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round
Round details

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Round 7 of 8 rounds in the
2011 GP3 Series
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Race 1
Date 27 August 2011
Laps 12
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART
Time 2:20.146
Podium
First Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART
Second United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART
Third Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART
Time 2:33.485 (on lap 10)
Race 2
Date 28 August 2011
Laps 12
Podium
First New Zealand Richie Stanaway Lotus ART
Second United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART
Third Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART
Time 2:12.498

Classification edit

Race 1 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 12 31:02.902 2 10+1
2 3   James Calado Lotus ART 12 +6.495 1 8+2
3 31   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +13.979 3 6
4 10   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 12 +21.117 4 5
5 14   Conor Daly Carlin 12 +24.915 6 4
6 23   Tom Dillmann Addax Team 12 +34.338 7 3
7 7   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 12 +40.898 8 2
8 1   Richie Stanaway Lotus ART 12 +43.583 17 1
9 28   Lewis Williamson MW Arden 12 +45.330 9
10 6   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 12 +50.869 12
11 26   Mitch Evans MW Arden 12 +51.538 10
12 11   Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 12 +53.789 19
13 17   Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 12 +1:01.520 13
14 9   Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 12 +1:05.130 14
15 30   Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +1:06.596 11
16 24   Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 12 +1:09.195 27
17 19   Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 12 +1:13.548 26
18 12   Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 12 +1:14.024 294
19 27   Simon Trummer MW Arden 12 +1:14.988 22
20 25   Dean Smith Addax Team 12 +1:20.817 24
21 16   Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 12 +1:27.518 18
22 18   Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 12 +1:49.087 25
Ret 4   Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 9 16
Ret 8   Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport 9 20
Ret 20   Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 6 15
Ret 29   Daniel Mancinelli RSC Mücke Motorsport 3 21
Ret 5   António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 1 305
Ret 15   Callum MacLeod Carlin 1 28
Ret 21   Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 0 5
Ret 22   Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 0 23
Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (Lotus ART) 2:33.485 (on lap 10)

Notes

  • ^4 – Laine received a fifteen place grid penalty for exiting the pitlane when a red light was showing and completing a lap of the track at the end of the practice session.[1]
  • ^5 – Da Costa was excluded from the qualifying results due to the car not complying with the technical regulations.[2]

Race 2 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Richie Stanaway Lotus ART 12 26:47.675 1 6
2 3   James Calado Lotus ART 12 +4.007 7 5+1
3 7   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 12 +7.126 2 4
4 30   Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +16.441 15 3
5 27   Simon Trummer MW Arden 12 +17.081 19 2
6 9   Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 12 +19.013 14 1
7 14   Conor Daly Carlin 12 +28.056 4
8 6   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 12 +29.348 10
9 11   Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 12 +32.482 12
10 20   Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 12 +32.534 25
11 5   António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 12 +33.189 27
12 22   Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 12 +36.271 30
13 21   Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 12 +42.505 29
14 19   Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 12 +44.434 17
15 8   Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport 12 +44.881 24
16 24   Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 12 +45.707 16
17 29   Daniel Mancinelli RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +46.160 26
18 16   Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 12 +46.479 21
19 2   Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 12 +48.235 8
20 25   Dean Smith Addax Team 12 +50.257 20
21 18   Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 12 +2:07.765 22
Ret 10   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 7 5
Ret 23   Tom Dillmann Addax Team 7 3
Ret 31   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 2 6
Ret 4   Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 1 23
Ret 26   Mitch Evans MW Arden 1 11
Ret 17   Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 1 13
Ret 15   Callum MacLeod Carlin 1 28
Ret 12   Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 0 18
DNS 28   Lewis Williamson MW Arden 9
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus ART) 2:12.498

Standings after the round edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Post practice penalty". GP3 Series. 26 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Antonio Felix da Costa penalised". GP3 Series. 27 August 2011.

External links edit


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