2011 Valencia GP3 Series round explained

Country:	Spain
Grand Prix:	Valencia
Gp3 Round No:	3
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2011
Location:	Valencia Street Circuit Valencia, Spain
Course Mi:	3.32
Course Km:	5.34
Gp3date R1:	25 June
Gp3laps R1:	14
Gp3pole Driver Country:	UK
Gp3pole Driver:	Lewis Williamson
Gp3pole Team:	MW Arden
Gp3pole Time:	1:58.693
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3first Driver R1:	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Gp3first Team R1:	Marussia Manor Racing
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3second Driver R1:	Lewis Williamson
Gp3second Team R1:	MW Arden
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	New Zealand
Gp3third Driver R1:	Mitch Evans
Gp3third Team R1:	MW Arden
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Gp3fast Team R1:	Marussia Manor Racing
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:59.663
Gp3fast Lap R1:	8
Gp3date R2:	26 June
Gp3laps R2:	14
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3first Driver R2:	James Calado
Gp3first Team R2:	Lotus ART
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3second Driver R2:	Alexander Sims
Gp3second Team R2:	Status Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	Finland
Gp3third Driver R2:	Valtteri Bottas
Gp3third Team R2:	Lotus ART
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3fast Driver R2:	James Calado
Gp3fast Team R2:	Lotus ART
Gp3fast Time R2:	1:59.500
Gp3fast Lap R2:	6

The 2011 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2011 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain, supporting the 2011 European Grand Prix.

Classification

Race 1

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	14	28:49.603	3	10+1
2	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	14	+6.547	1	8+2
3	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+7.406	4	6
4	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	14	+11.403	7	5
5	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	14	+14.315	2	4
6	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	14	+17.022	16	3
7	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	14	+18.818	8	2
8	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	14	+19.339	9	1
9	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	14	+26.837	26
10	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	14	+28.342	23
11	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	14	+36.012	30
12	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	14	+37.231	25
13	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+37.241	28
14	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	14	+39.355	21
15	15	Daniel Morad	Carlin	14	+40.131	18
16	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	14	+41.619	20
17	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+42.700	13
18	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+48.068	19
19	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+58.934	14
20	23	Tom Dillmann	Addax Team	14	+1:12.164	6
Ret	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	8	Retired	11
Ret	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	3	Retired	5
Ret	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	3	Retired	24
Ret	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	1	Retired	15
Ret	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1	Retired	17
Ret	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	0	Retired	10
Ret	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	12
Ret	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	0	Retired	22
Ret	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	27
Ret	18	Thomas Hylkema	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	29

Race 2

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	14	28:06.179	1	6+1
2	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	14	+4.445	3	5
3	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	14	+7.917	2	4
4	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+10.808	6	3
5	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	14	+18.843	5	2
6	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	14	+19.133	7	1
7	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	14	+19.212	12
8	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+20.037	8
9	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+20.659	13
10	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+21.298	18
11	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	14	+22.293	4
12	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	14	+22.817	9
13	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	14	+27.269	16
14	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+28.381	23
15	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	14	+34.266	30
16	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	14	+40.739	14
17	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	14	+51.691	10
18	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	14	+1:01.816	11
19	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+1:39.578	21
20	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	13	Retired	27
21	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	13	Retired	29
22	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	13	Retired	19
Ret	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	8	Retired	24
Ret	23	Tom Dillmann	Addax Team	8	Retired	20
Ret	15	Daniel Morad	Carlin	0	Retired	15
Ret	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	0	Retired	17
Ret	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	22
Ret	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	0	Retired	25
Ret	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	26
Ret	18	Thomas Hylkema	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	28

Notes

1. – Zimin and Nunes were given a ten grid position penalty for causing collisions in Race 1.^[1]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Mitch Evans	26
2	Nigel Melker	22
3	Andrea Caldarelli	20
4	Alexander Sims	16
5	James Calado	16

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	MW Arden	37
2	Tech 1 Racing	33
3	RSC Mücke Motorsport	29
4	Lotus ART	28
5	Status Grand Prix	23

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

See also

• 2011 European Grand Prix
• 2011 Valencia GP2 Series round

References

1. News: Post Race Penalties . GP3 Series . 26 June 2011.

External links

• GP3 Series official website: Results