2017 Barcelona GP3 Series round explained

Country:	ESP
Grand Prix:	Barcelona
Gp3 Round No:	1
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2017
Location:	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.892
Course Km:	4.655
Gp3date R1:	13 May
Gp3laps R1:	22
Gp3pole Driver Country:	UK
Gp3pole Driver:	Jack Aitken
Gp3pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:	1:34.187
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	JPN
Gp3first Driver R1:	Nirei Fukuzumi
Gp3first Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	ITA
Gp3second Driver R1:	Leonardo Pulcini
Gp3second Team R1:	Arden International
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Gp3third Driver R1:	Alessio Lorandi
Gp3third Team R1:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	FRA
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Anthoine Hubert
Gp3fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:39.386
Gp3fast Lap R1:	9
Gp3date R2:	14 May
Gp3laps R2:	17
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	IND
Gp3first Driver R2:	Arjun Maini
Gp3first Team R2:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	FRA
Gp3second Driver R2:	Dorian Boccolacci
Gp3second Team R2:	Trident
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	ITA
Gp3third Driver R2:	Alessio Lorandi
Gp3third Team R2:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	ITA
Gp3fast Team R2:	Arden International
Gp3fast Time R2:	1:37.654
Gp3fast Lap R2:	4

The 2017 Barcelona GP3 Series round was the first round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 13 and 14 May 2017 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. The race supported the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:34.187		1
2	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	1:34.358	+0.171	2
3	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	1:34.380	+0.193	3
4	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:34.468	+0.281	4
5	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	1:34.602	+0.415	5
6	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	1:34.685	+0.498	6
7	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:34.708	+0.521	10
8	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	1:34.720	+0.533	7
9	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	1:34.788	+0.601	8
10	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:34.866	+0.679	9
11	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	1:34.964	+0.777	PL
12	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	1:35.031	+0.844	11
13	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	1:35.041	+0.854	12
14	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	1:35.070	+0.883	13
15	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	1:35.088	+0.901	14
16	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:35.224	+1.037	15
17	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	1:35.423	+1.236	16
18	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	1:35.613	+1.426	17
19	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	1:35.851	+1.664	18
Source:^[1] ^[2]

Notes:

• – Giuliano Alesi received a three-place grid penalty guilty of driving in an erratic manner between turns 9 and 10.
• – Niko Kari was disqualified after he failed to stop for weighing and his team worked on the car afterwards. As a result, Kari started race 1 from the pit.

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	22	36:41.269	2	25
2	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	22	+7.433	5	18
3	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+7.889	7	15
4	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	22	+11.807	4	12
5	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	22	+12.159	9	10 (2)
6	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	22	+14.364	3	8
7	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+14.906	6	6
8	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	22	+30.986	11	4
9	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	22	+31.314	13	2
10	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	22	+31.357	8	1
11	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	22	+31.912	14
12	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	22	+32.228	15
13	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	22	+32.916	16
14	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	22	+33.288	17
15	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	22	+35.996	PL
16	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	22	+37.783	18
17	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	22	+38.240	10
18	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	22	+39.412	12
Ret	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	16	DNF	1	(4)
Fastest lap: Anthoine Hubert − ART Grand Prix − 1:39.386 (lap 9)
Source:^[3]

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	17	28:05.908	2	15
2	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	17	+6.060	3	12
3	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+7.171	6	10
4	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	17	+8.268	4	8
5	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	17	+9.335	5	6 (2)
6	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	17	+11.309	8	4
7	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	17	+14.085	1	2
8	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	17	+16.638	9	1
9	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	17	+17.813	13
10	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	17	+20.265	11
11	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	17	+23.251	17
12	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	17	+23.511	19
13	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	17	+26.863	16
14	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	17	+27.888	15
15	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	17	+29.709	18
16	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	17	+31.093	10
17	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	17	+1:06.654	7
18	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	16	+1 Lap	12
Ret	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	11	DNF	14
Fastest lap: Leonardo Pulcini − Arden International − 1:37.654 (lap 4)
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Nirei Fukuzumi	29
	2	Alessio Lorandi	25
	3	Arjun Maini	21
	4	Dorian Boccolacci	20
	5	George Russell	20

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	73
	2	Jenzer Motorsport	46
	3	Trident	20
	4	Arden International	18
	5	Campos Racing	7

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

See also

• 2017 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2017 Barcelona Formula 2 round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Barcelona GP3 Qualifying Results. 12 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: Alesi & Kari penalised in Barcelona. 11 August 2024. GP3Series.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20170516023412/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2017/05_May/Round-1-post-qualifying-penalties/. 16 May 2017. dead.
3. Web site: 2017 Barcelona GP3 Race 1 Results. 12 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
4. Web site: 2017 Barcelona GP3 Race 2 Results. 12 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.