2017 Yas Marina GP3 Series round explained

Country:	UAE
Grand Prix:	Yas Marina
Gp3 Round No:	8
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2017
Location:	Yas Marina Circuit Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.451
Course Km:	5.554
Gp3date R1:	25 November
Gp3laps R1:	18
Gp3pole Driver Country:	UK
Gp3pole Driver:	George Russell
Gp3pole Team:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3pole Time:	1:54.751
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	FIN
Gp3first Driver R1:	Niko Kari
Gp3first Team R1:	Arden International
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	UK
Gp3second Driver R1:	George Russell
Gp3second Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	IND
Gp3third Driver R1:	Arjun Maini
Gp3third Team R1:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	JPN
Gp3fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:57.544
Gp3fast Lap R1:	18
Gp3date R2:	26 November
Gp3laps R2:	14
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	FRA
Gp3first Driver R2:	Dorian Boccolacci
Gp3first Team R2:	Trident
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	USA
Gp3second Driver R2:	Ryan Tveter
Gp3second Team R2:	Trident
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	UK
Gp3third Driver R2:	Dan Ticktum
Gp3third Team R2:	DAMS
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	JPN
Gp3fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Gp3fast Time R2:	1:57.662
Gp3fast Lap R2:	6

The 2017 Yas Marina GP3 Series round was the final round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 25 and 26 November 2017 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The race supported the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	1:54.751		1
2	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	1:55.073	+0.322	2
3	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	1:55.157	+0.406	3
4	14	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	1:55.289	+0.538	4
5	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	1:55.466	+0.715	5
6	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	1:55.484	+0.733	6
7	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	1:55.533	+0.782	7
8	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	1:55.583	+0.832	8
9	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:55.594	+0.843	9
10	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	1:55.605	+0.854	10
11	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	1:55.610	+0.859	11
12	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:55.684	+0.933	12
13	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	1:55.772	+1.021	13
14	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	1:55.774	+1.023	14
15	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	1:55.823	+1.072	15
16	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:55.909	+1.158	16
17	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	1:56.088	+1.337	17
18	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	1:56.485	+1.734	18
19	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:56.597	+1.846	19
20	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	1:57.015	+2.264	20
Source:^[1]

Feature Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	18	37:28.944	3	25 (2)
2	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	18	+2.748	1	18 (4)
3	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+7.532	5	15
4	14	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	18	+13.745	4	12
5	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+25.884	10	10
6	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	18	+29.890	11	8
7	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	18	+34.339	7	6
8	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	18	+35.815	12	4
9	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	18	+36.374	14	2
10	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	18	+37.837	17	1
11	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	18	+40.003	9
12	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+41.362	19
13	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	18	+50.566	8
14	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	18	+57.811	15
15	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	18	+1:15.635	6
16	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	18	+1:20.614	13
17	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	16	DNF	2
Ret	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	9	DNF	16
Ret	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	3	DNF	18
DNS	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	0	Did not start	20
Fastest lap: Nirei Fukuzumi − ART Grand Prix − 1:57.544 (lap 18)
Source:^[2]

Sprint Race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Dorian Boccolacci	Trident	14	27:38.145	2	15
2	11	Ryan Tveter	Trident	14	+5.581	1	12
3	14	Dan Ticktum	DAMS	14	+8.510	5	10 (2)
4	3	George Russell	ART Grand Prix	14	+9.981	7	8
5	4	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	14	+13.169	11	6
6	24	Arjun Maini	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+18.681	6	4
7	9	Kevin Jörg	Trident	14	+19.557	9	2
8	1	Jack Aitken	ART Grand Prix	14	+20.745	14	1
9	10	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	14	+22.389	18
10	16	Bruno Baptista	DAMS	14	+23.501	10
11	27	Raoul Hyman	Campos Racing	14	+23.946	13
12	23	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+26.766	12
13	5	Niko Kari	Arden International	14	+27.323	8
14	2	Nirei Fukuzumi	ART Grand Prix	14	+27.607	15
15	15	Tatiana Calderon	DAMS	14	+28.814	16
16	26	Julien Falchero	Campos Racing	14	+31.359	20
17	22	Alessio Lorandi	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+1:17.433	4
18	7	Steijn Schothorst	Arden International	13	DNF	3
Ret	28	Marcos Siebert	Campos Racing	1	DNF	19
Ret	6	Leonardo Pulcini	Arden International	0	DNF	17
Fastest lap: Nirei Fukuzumi − ART Grand Prix − 1:57.662 (lap 6)
Source:^[3]

Championship standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	George Russell	220
	2	Jack Aitken	141
	3	Nirei Fukuzumi	134
	4	Anthoine Hubert	123
	5	Giuliano Alesi	99

Teams' Championship standings

		Team	Points
	1	ART Grand Prix	590
	2	Trident	285
	3	Jenzer Motorsport	164
1	4	Arden International	91
1	5	Campos Racing	56

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

See also

• 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
• 2017 Yas Island Formula 2 round

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2017 Yas Marina GP3 Qualifying Results. 11 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
2. Web site: 2017 Yas Marina GP3 Race 1 Results. 11 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.
3. Web site: 2017 Yas Marina GP3 Race 2 Results. 11 January 2022. Motorsportstats.com.