2017 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round explained

Country:	BEL
Grand Prix:	Spa-Francorchamps
Gp3 Round No:	5
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2017
Location:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	4.352
Course Km:	7.004
Gp3date R1:	26 August
Gp3laps R1:	17
Gp3pole Driver Country:	UK
Gp3pole Driver:	George Russell
Gp3pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:	2:27.042
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:	JPN
Gp3third Driver R1:	Nirei Fukuzumi
Gp3third Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3fast Driver R1:	George Russell
Gp3fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R1:	2:08.433
Gp3fast Lap R1:	5
Gp3date R2:	27 August
Gp3laps R2:	13
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	FRA
Gp3first Driver R2:	Giuliano Alesi
Gp3first Team R2:	Trident
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3second Driver R2:	George Russell
Gp3second Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	USA
Gp3third Driver R2:	Ryan Tveter
Gp3third Team R2:	Trident
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3fast Driver R2:	George Russell
Gp3fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R2:	2:06.961
Gp3fast Lap R2:	5

The 2017 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was the fifth round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 26 and 27 August 2017 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. The race supported the 2017 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	2:27.042		1
2	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	2:27.316	+0.274	2
3	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	2:27.741	+0.699	3
4	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	2:28.039	+0.997	4
5	14	Matthieu Vaxivière	DAMS	2:28.474	+1.432	5
6	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	2:28.593	+1.551	6
7	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	2:28.814	+1.772	7
8	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	2:28.857	+1.815	8
9	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	2:29.110	+2.068	9
10	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	2:29.118	+2.076	10
11	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	2:29.267	+2.225	11
12	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	2:29.270	+2.228	12
13	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	2:29.461	+2.419	13
14	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	2:29.546	+2.504	14
15	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	2:29.744	+2.702	15
16	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	2:29.766	+2.724	16
17	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	2:29.882	+2.840	17
18	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	2:29.925	+2.883	18
19	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	2:29.981	+2.939	19
20	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	2:30.587	+3.545	20
Source:^[1]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	17	37:47.103	1	25 (6)
2	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	17	+7.460	4	18
3	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	17	+7.807	2	15
4	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+9.259	3	12
5	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	17	+14.409	6	10
6	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	17	+15.106	7	8
7	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	17	+15.502	12	6
8	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	17	+23.361	9	4
9	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	17	+26.210	16	2
10	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	17	+26.514	13	1
11	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	17	+27.620	15
12	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+29.201	11
13	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	17	+35.149	8
14	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	17	+38.400	18
15	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	17	+38.625	20
16	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	17	+43.005	10
Ret	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	14	DNF	14
Ret	14	Matthieu Vaxivière	DAMS	7	DNF	5
Ret	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	4	DNF	17
Ret	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	2	Accident	19
Fastest lap: George Russell − ART Grand Prix − 2:08.433 (on lap 5)
Source:^[2]

Sprint race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	13	27:50.961	2	15
2	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	13	+3.332	8	12 (2)
3	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	13	+7.089	3	10
4	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	13	+10.902	6	8
5	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	13	+12.670	1	6
6	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	13	+14.395	5	4
7	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	13	+14.667	19	2
8	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	13	+18.291	10	1
9	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	13	+18.544	9
10	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	13	+19.419	14
11	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	13	+21.689	11
12	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	13	+22.074	13
13	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	13	+22.490	16
14	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	13	+23.413	12
15	14	Matthieu Vaxivière	DAMS	13	+27.895	18
16	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	13	+30.361	20
17	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	13	+1:37.635	4
18	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	11	+2 laps	7
Ret	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	10	DNF	17
Ret	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	9	DNF	15
Fastest lap: George Russell − ART Grand Prix − 2:06.961 (on lap 5)
Source:^[3]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	137
	2	Jack Aitken	101
1	3	Nirei Fukuzumi	95
1	4	Giuliano Alesi	87
2	5	Anthoine Hubert	80

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	399
	2	Trident	202
	3	Jenzer Motorsport	116
	4	Arden International	48
	5	Campos Racing	39

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

See also

• 2017 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2017 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Qualifying Results. 16 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: 2017 Spa GP3 Race 1 Results. 30 June 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
3. Web site: 2017 Spa GP3 Race 2 Results. 30 June 2022. Motorsportstats.com.