2017 Monza GP3 Series round explained

Country:	Italy
Grand Prix:	Monza
Gp3 Round No:	6
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2017
Location:	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.600
Course Km:	5.793
Gp3date R1:	3 September
Gp3laps R1:	21
Gp3pole Driver Country:	JPN
Gp3pole Driver:	Nirei Fukuzumi
Gp3pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:	1:38.594
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3first Driver R1:	George Russell
Gp3first Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3second Driver R1:	Jack Aitken
Gp3second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	FRA
Gp3third Driver R1:	Anthoine Hubert
Gp3third Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	FRA
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Anthoine Hubert
Gp3fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:40.232
Gp3fast Lap R1:	11
Gp3date R2:	2 September
Gp3laps R2:	17
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	None
Gp3first Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Gp3first Team R2:	N/A
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	None
Gp3second Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Gp3second Team R2:	N/A
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	None
Gp3third Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Gp3third Team R2:	N/A
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	None
Gp3fast Driver R2:	Race cancelled
Gp3fast Team R2:	N/A
Gp3fast Time R2:	NC

The 2017 Monza GP3 Series round was the sixth round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 2 and 3 September 2017 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy. The race supported the 2017 Italian Grand Prix.

Heavy rain forced the rescheduling of race 1 to the original spot of race 2, leaving no time for race 2 to take place.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	1:38.594		1
2	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:38.693	+0.099	2
3	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:38.776	+0.182	3
4	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:38.786	+0.192	4
5	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	1:38.933	+0.339	5
6	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	1:38.963	+0.369	6
7	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	1:38.971	+0.377	7
8	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	1:39.033	+0.439	8
9	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	1:39.148	+0.554	9
10	14	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	1:39.232	+0.638	10
11	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	1:39.298	+0.704	11
12	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:39.470	+0.876	12
13	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:39.518	+0.924	13
14	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	1:39.565	+0.971	14
15	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	1:39.776	+1.182	15
16	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	1:39.860	+1.266	16
17	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:39.923	+1.329	17
18	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	1:39.968	+1.374	18
19	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	1:40.411	+1.817	19
20	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	1:41.112	+2.518	20
Source:^[2]

• Heavy rains forced the cancellation of qualifying. Nirei Fukuzumi was credited with pole position as he had set the fastest lap time during free practice.^[3]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Points
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	21	44:15.898	2	25
2	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	21	+1.526	4	18
3	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	21	+2.361	3	15 (2)
4	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	21	+2.959	11	12
5	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	21	+5.026	17	10
6	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	21	+5.351	13	8
7	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	21	+6.448	19	6
8	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	21	+7.044	18	4
9	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	21	+7.207	20	2
10	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	21	+8.879	16	1
11	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	21	+9.567	15
12	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	21	+9.645	6
13	14	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	21	+16.268	10
14	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	21	+40.836	5
DNF	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	19	Accident	14
DNF	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	18	Rear wing Damage	8
Ret	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	12	Accident	12
Ret	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	0	Collision	7
Ret	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	0	Collision	9
DNS	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	0	Did not start	1	(4)
Fastest lap: Anthoine Hubert − ART Grand Prix − 1:40.232 (lap 11)
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	162
	2	Jack Aitken	119
	3	Nirei Fukuzumi	99
1	4	Anthoine Hubert	97
1	5	Giuliano Alesi	95

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	463
	2	Trident	222
	3	Jenzer Motorsport	116
1	4	Campos Racing	55
1	5	Arden International	48

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

See also

• 2017 Italian Grand Prix
• 2017 Monza Formula 2 round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monza GP3: Race one postponed to Sunday morning, race two cancelled . 10 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110215613/https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/monza-gp3-race-one-postponed-to-sunday-morning-race-two-cancelled-4995996/4995996/ . 10 January 2022 . dead.
2. Web site: 2017 Monza GP3 Qualifying Results. 10 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
3. Web site: Monza GP3: Fukuzumi inherits maiden pole in cancelled session . 10 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20220110215839/https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/monza-gp3-fukuzumi-inherits-maiden-pole-in-cancelled-session-4996023/4996023/ . 10 January 2022 . dead.
4. Web site: 2017 Monza GP3 Race 1 Results. 10 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.