2013 Catalunya GP3 Series round

   2013 Catalunya GP3 round

Round details
Round 1 of 8 rounds in the 2013 GP3 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	11 May 2013
Laps	17
Pole position
Driver	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing
Time	1:34.233
Podium
First	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing
Second	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport
Third	Conor Daly	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing
Time	1:36.800 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	12 May 2013
Laps	17
Podium
First	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP
Second	Kevin Korjus	Koiranen GP
Third	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver	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	Kevin Korjus	Koiranen GP	1:34.193	9^1
2	14	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:34.233	1
3	11	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:34.444	2
4	12	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	1:34.581	13^2
5	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	MW Arden	1:34.635	15^2
6	1	Conor Daly	ART Grand Prix	1:34.810	3
7	8	Nick Yelloly	Carlin	1:35.111	4
8	27	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP	1:35.183	5
9	2	Facu Regalia	ART Grand Prix	1:35.206	6
10	6	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	1:34.989	10^3
11	3	Jack Harvey	ART Grand Prix	1:35.250	7
12	16	Dino Zamparelli	Marussia Manor Racing	1:35.334	8
13	25	David Fumanelli	Trident	1:35.376	11
14	5	Robert Visoiu	MW Arden	1:35.408	12
15	17	Jimmy Eriksson	Status Grand Prix	1:35.458	14
16	23	Giovanni Venturini	Trident	1:35.533	16
17	20	Lewis Williamson	Bamboo Engineering	1:35.725	17
18	9	Eric Lichtenstein	Carlin	1:35.884	18
19	26	Patrick Kujala	Koiranen GP	1:36.031	27^2
20	18	Adderly Fong	Status Grand Prix	1:36.131	19
21	7	Luís Sá Silva	Carlin	1:36.271	20
22	21	Melville McKee	Bamboo Engineering	1:36.464	21
23	25	Emanuele Zonzini	Trident	1:36.489	22
24	10	Samin Gómez	Jenzer Motorsport	1:36.543	23
25	15	Ryan Cullen	Marussia Manor Racing	1:37.004	24
26	19	Josh Webster	Status Grand Prix	1:37.030	25
27	22	Carmen Jordá	Bamboo Engineering	1:38.574	26
Source:[6]

Notes:

• ^1 — Kevin 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.
• ^2 — Alex Fontana, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Patrick Kujala all received ten-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.[3]
• ^3 — Daniil 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	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	17	28:06.022	1	31 (25+4+2)
2	11	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+0.428	2	18
3	1	Conor Daly	ART Grand Prix	17	+0.940	3	15
4	8	Nick Yelloly	Carlin	17	+9.726	4	12
5	27	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP	17	+16.925	5	10
6	3	Jack Harvey	ART Grand Prix	17	+23.006	8	8
7	24	David Fumanelli	Trident	17	+23.572	11	6
8	28	Kevin Korjus	Koiranen GP	17	+28.615	9	4
9	5	Robert Visoiu	MW Arden	17	+29.053	12	2
10	12	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+29.426	13	1
11	20	Lewis Williamson	Bamboo Engineering	17	+29.669	17
12	23	Giovanni Venturini	Trident	17	+30.832	16
13	7	Luís Sá Silva	Carlin	17	+37.044	20
14	21	Melville McKee	Bamboo Engineering	17	+37.277	21
15	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	MW Arden	17	+51.699	15
16	10	Samin Gómez	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+51.949	23
17	25	Emanuele Zonzini	Trident	17	+52.325	22
18	9	Eric Lichtenstein	Carlin	17	+52.759	18
19	17	Jimmy Eriksson	Status Grand Prix	17	+53.858	14
20	6	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	17	+1:08.961	10
21	15	Ryan Cullen	Marussia Manor Racing	17	+1:09.967	24
22	22	Carmen Jordá	Bamboo Engineering	17	+1:10.828	26
23	18	Adderly Fong	Status Grand Prix	17	+1:14.398	19
24	2	Facu Regalia	ART Grand Prix	15	Retired^4	6
Ret	16	Dino Zamparelli	Marussia Manor Racing	14	Retired	9
Ret	26	Patrick Kujala	Koiranen GP	10	Retired	27
Ret	19	Josh Webster	Status Grand Prix	6	Retired	25
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:36.800 (on lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes:

• ^4 — Facu 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	Aaro Vainio	Koiranen GP	17	29:44.420	4	15
2	28	Kevin Korjus	Koiranen GP	17	+1.808	1	14 (12+2)
3	11	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+6.948	7	10
4	14	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	17	+14.048	8	8
5	1	Conor Daly	ART Grand Prix	17	+15.469	6	6
6	3	Jack Harvey	ART Grand Prix	17	+17.853	3	4
7	20	Lewis Williamson	Bamboo Engineering	17	+20.916	11	2
8	23	Giovanni Venturini	Trident	17	+21.704	12	1
9	12	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+22.088	10
10	9	Eric Lichtenstein	Carlin	17	+22.355	18
11	18	Adderly Fong	Status Grand Prix	17	+22.924	23
12	7	Luís Sá Silva	Carlin	17	+25.239	13
13	10	Samin Gómez	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+25.419	16
14	2	Facu Regalia	ART Grand Prix	17	+25.968	24
15	16	Dino Zamparelli	Marussia Manor Racing	17	+26.851	25
16	26	Patrick Kujala	Koiranen GP	17	+30.111	26
17	24	David Fumanelli	Trident	17	+15.234^1	2
18	22	Carmen Jordá	Bamboo Engineering	17	+45.568	22
19	5	Robert Visoiu	MW Arden	17	+40.758^1	9
Ret	19	Josh Webster	Status Grand Prix	14	Retired	27
Ret	8	Nick Yelloly	Carlin	12	Retired	5
Ret	25	Emanuele Zonzini	Trident	12	Retired	17
Ret	17	Jimmy Eriksson	Status Grand Prix	10	Retired	19
Ret	15	Ryan Cullen	Marussia Manor Racing	6	Retired	21
Ret	6	Daniil Kvyat	MW Arden	5	Retired	20
Ret	21	Melville McKee	Bamboo Engineering	0	Retired	14
DSQ	4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	MW Arden International	17	Disqualified^2	15
Fastest lap: Kevin Korjus (Koiranen GP) — 1:37.669 (on lap 4)
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^1 — David 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]
• ^2 — Carlos Sainz Jr. was disqualified from the race after his car was found to be underweight during scrutineering.[8]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Tio Ellinas 39 2 Patric Niederhauser 28 3 Aaro Vainio 25 4 Conor Daly 21 5 Kevin Korjus 18

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Koiranen GP 43 2 Marussia Manor Racing 39 3 Jenzer Motorsport 29 4 ART Grand Prix 28 5 Carlin 12

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

See also

• 2013 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round

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. "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. "Ellinas clings on for GP3 opener win". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
5. "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. "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.

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