2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round explained

Country:	Belgium
Grand Prix:	Spa-Francorchamps
Gp3 Round No:	7
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2010
Location:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	4.352
Course Km:	7.004
Gp3date R1:	28 August
Gp3laps R1:	12
Gp3pole Driver Country:	ESP
Gp3pole Driver:	Daniel Juncadella
Gp3pole Team:	Tech 1 Racing
Gp3pole Time:	2:17.433
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	CAN
Gp3first Driver R1:	Robert Wickens
Gp3first Team R1:	Status Grand Prix
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	ESP
Gp3second Driver R1:	Roberto Merhi
Gp3second Team R1:	ATECH CRS GP
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	GBR
Gp3third Driver R1:	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Gp3third Team R1:	Manor Racing
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	SUI
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Nico Müller
Gp3fast Team R1:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Time R1:	2:13.498
Gp3date R2:	29 August
Gp3laps R2:	12
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	FRA
Gp3first Driver R2:	Adrien Tambay
Gp3first Team R2:	Manor Racing
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	USA
Gp3second Driver R2:	Alexander Rossi
Gp3second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	ESP
Gp3third Driver R2:	Miki Monrás
Gp3third Team R2:	MW Arden
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	SUI
Gp3fast Driver R2:	Nico Müller
Gp3fast Team R2:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Time R2:	2:13.050

The 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on August 28 and 29, 2010 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was the seventh round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was run in support of the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix.

Robert Wickens cut championship leader Esteban Gutiérrez's (who did not score a point over the weekend) lead by winning race 1 in torrential conditions, following a tyre gamble. Another clever tyre gamble earned Adrien Tambay a first victory in race 2.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	28	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	2:17.433	6
2	16	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	2:18.399	8
3	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	2:18.456	12
4	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	2:18.829	27
5	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	2:19.300	23
6	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	2:19.301	22
7	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	2:19.421	3
8	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	2:19.944	1
9	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	2:20.463	2
10	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	2:20.684	28
11	7	Adrien Tambay	Manor Racing	2:20.694	21
12	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	2:20.873	4
13	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	2:20.983	5
14	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	2:20.983	16
15	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	2:21.136	15
16	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	2:21.243	19
17	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	2:21.284	7
18	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	2:21.310	9
19	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	2:21.803	10
20	29	Roberto Merhi	ATECH CRS GP	2:21.899	11
21	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	2:22.006	20
22	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	2:22.559	25
23	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	2:22.650	29
24	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	2:23.074	13
25	25	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	2:23.315	14
26	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	2:25.241	26
27	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	2:25.386	17
28	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	2:26.146	18
29	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	2:27.639	24
30	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	2:40.128	30
Source:^[1]

Feature Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	9	30:10.463	1	10
2	29	Roberto Merhi	ATECH CRS GP	9	+0.519	11	8
3	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	9	+4.094	2	6
4	25	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	9	+4.215	14	5+1
5	28	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	9	+4.957	6	4+2
6	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	9	+5.678	30	3
7	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	9	+6.048	29	2
8	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	9	+7.740	16	1
9	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	9	+8.639	26
10	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	9	+10.282	9
11	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	9	+10.932	7
12	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	9	+11.293	28
13	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	9	+24.286	19
14	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	9	+30.395	17
15	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	9	+30.482	23
16	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	9	+33.957	27
17	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	9	+1:00.799	15
18	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	9	+1:50.226	22
Ret	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	6	Retired	18
Ret	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	6	Retired	10
Ret	16	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	9	Retired	8
Ret	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	5	Retired	12
Ret	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	5	Retired	13
Ret	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	1	Retired	3
Ret	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	0	Retired	24
Ret	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	0	Retired	20
Ret	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	4
Ret	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	25
Ret	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	0	Retired	5
Ret	7	Adrien Tambay	Manor Racing	0	Retired	21
Source:^[2]

Sprint Race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Adrien Tambay	Manor Racing	12	30:11.408	27	6
2	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	12	+0.445	13	5
3	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	12	+1.203	9	4
4	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	12	+2.788	3	3
5	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	12	+3.107	6	2
6	25	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	12	+6.131	5	1+1
7	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	12	+12.160	16
8	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	12	+13.837	11
9	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	12	+18.197	30
10	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	12	+19.794	17
11	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	12	+25.499	8
12	16	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	12	+29.444	19
13	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	12	+34.677	21
14	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	12	+39.355	22
15	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	12	+50.443	12
16	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	12	+57.444	24
17	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	12	+1:08.290	15
18	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	12	+1:19.228	18
19	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	12	+1:28.189	2
20	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	12	+1:40.900	29
21	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	12	+1:56.218	25
22	29	Roberto Merhi	ATECH CRS GP	11	+1 lap	7
23	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	11	+1 lap	10
24	27	Stefano Coletti	Tech 1 Racing	11	+1 lap	23
25	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	11	+1 lap	28
Ret	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	5	Retired	1
Ret	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	0	Retired	14
Ret	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	0	Retired	20
Ret	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	0	Retired	26
DSQ	28	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	11	Disqualified	4
Source:^[3]

See also

• 2010 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Qualifying Results. 20 July 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 1 Results. 20 July 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
3. Web site: 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 2 Results. 20 July 2022. Motorsportstats.com.