2017 Silverstone GP3 Series round explained

Country:	UK
Grand Prix:	Silverstone
Gp3 Round No:	3
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2017
Location:	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.660
Course Km:	5.891
Gp3date R1:	15 July
Gp3laps R1:	20
Gp3pole Driver Country:	UK
Gp3pole Driver:	George Russell
Gp3pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:	1:46.608
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3first Driver R1:	George Russell
Gp3first Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Gp3second Driver R1:	Anthoine Hubert
Gp3second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Gp3third Driver R1:	Alessio Lorandi
Gp3third Team R1:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	FRA
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Giuliano Alesi
Gp3fast Team R1:	Trident
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:49.838
Gp3fast Lap R1:	18
Gp3date R2:	16 July
Gp3laps R2:	15
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	FRA
Gp3first Driver R2:	Giuliano Alesi
Gp3first Team R2:	Trident
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3second Driver R2:	Jack Aitken
Gp3second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	FIN
Gp3third Driver R2:	Niko Kari
Gp3third Team R2:	Arden International
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3fast Driver R2:	George Russell
Gp3fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R2:	1:48.862
Gp3fast Lap R2:	10

The 2017 Silverstone GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 15 and 16 July 2017 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race supported the 2017 British Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:46.608		1
2	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:46.714	+0.106	2
3	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	1:46.833	+0.225	3
4	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	1:47.052	+0.444	7
5	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	1:47.082	+0.474	4
6	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:47.090	+0.482	5
7	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	1:47.259	+0.651	6
8	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	1:47.412	+0.804	8
9	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:47.412	+0.804	9
10	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	1:47.473	+0.865	10
11	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	1:47.571	+0.963	11
12	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:47.588	+0.980	12
13	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	1:47.658	+1.050	13
14	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	1:47.677	+1.069	14
15	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	1:47.823	+1.215	15
16	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	1:47.898	+1.290	16
17	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	1:47.977	+1.369	17
18	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	1:48.544	+1.936	18
19	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	1:48.893	+2.285	19
Source:^[1]

• Dorian Boccolacci been given a three-place grid penalty in for crashing over the rear of Alessio Lorandi at the end of race two in Austria.^[2]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Points
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	20	40:20.435	1	25 (4)
2	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	20	+1.128	2	18
3	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+1.555	5	15
4	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	20	+8.316	6	12
5	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	20	+10.134	7	10
6	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+10.731	8	8
7	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	20	+10.990	12	6 (2)
8	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	20	+14.183	4	4
9	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	20	+15.205	13	2
10	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	20	+17.329	10	1
11	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	20	+19.371	14
12	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	20	+26.859	17
13	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	20	+28.536	15
14	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	20	+30.283	19
15	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	20	+45.967	18
16	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	20	+58.289	11
Ret	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	13	DNF	9
Ret	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	7	DNF	16
Ret	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	0	DNF	3
Fastest lap: Giuliano Alesi − Trident − 1:49.838 (lap 18)
Source:^[3]

Sprint race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Gap	Grid	Points
1	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	15	30:04.801	2	15
2	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	15	+0.724	5	12
3	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	15	+1.431	4	10
4	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	15	+1.857	8	8 (2)
5	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+5.900	3	6
6	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+7.257	6	4
7	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	15	+8.099	9	2
8	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	15	+8.447	7	1
9	14	Santino Ferrucci	DAMS	15	+10.744	18
10	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	15	+11.712	12
11	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	15	+12.387	16
12	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	15	+17.079	11
13	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	15	+17.645	17
14	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	15	+22.595	15
15	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	15	+23.280	14
16	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	15	+28.539	19
Ret	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	3	DNF	13
Ret	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	3	DNF	10
Ret	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	0	DNF	1
Fastest lap: George Russell − ART Grand Prix − 1:48.862 (lap 10)
Source:^[4]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
1	1	George Russell	92
1	2	Anthoine Hubert	57
2	3	Nirei Fukuzumi	54
1	4	Jack Aitken	52
1	5	Alessio Lorandi	51

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	241
	2	Trident	91
	3	Jenzer Motorsport	87
1	4	Arden International	38
1	5	Campos Racing	27

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

See also

• 2017 British Grand Prix
• 2017 Silverstone Formula 2 round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Silverstone GP3 Qualifying Results. 16 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: GP3 Silverstone: Mercedes F1 junior George Russell takes pole . 16 January 2022 . Autosport.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20220116152323/https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/gp3-silverstone-mercedes-f1-junior-george-russell-takes-pole-4999491/4999491/ . 16 January 2022 . dead.
3. Web site: 2017 Silverstone GP3 Race 1 Results. 4 July 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
4. Web site: 2017 Silverstone GP3 Race 2 Results. 4 July 2022. Motorsportstats.com.