2013 Catalunya GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
The 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 11 and 12 May 2012 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season.[1] The weekend also saw the first round of the 2013 GP3 Series season,[2] and the debut of the GP3 Series' second-generation chassis, the Dallara GP3/13.[3]
Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr.[4] Stefano Coletti took his second race win of the season in the sprint race, beating Frijns by six-tenths of a second and further secured his championship lead with the result.[5]
Tio Ellinas inherited pole position in the GP3 Series feature race when pole-sitter Kevin Korjus was given a grid penalty,[6] and he went on to win the race.[7] Aaro Vainio won the sprint race, leading home team-mate Korjus to give team Koiranen GP the lead in the teams' championship in after their first GP3 Series round.[8]
GP2 Series classification
Qualifying
Feature race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 22 | ![]() |
Hilmer Motorsport | 37 | 1:00:38.896 | 8 | 25 |
2 | 9 | ![]() |
Carlin | 37 | +3.316 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 23 | ![]() |
Hilmer Motorsport | 37 | +12.609 | 15 | 17 (15+2) |
4 | 18 | ![]() |
Rapax | 37 | +13.329 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 12 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 37 | +14.325 | 14 | 10 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
Caterham Racing | 37 | +17.160 | 17 | 8 |
7 | 21 | ![]() |
Trident Racing | 37 | +17.504 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 5 | ![]() |
Arden International | 37 | +24.013 | 23 | 4 |
9 | 17 | ![]() |
Barwa Addax | 37 | +32.024 | 22 | 2 |
10 | 10 | ![]() |
Carlin Motorsport | 37 | +12.2901 | 11 | 1 |
11 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 37 | +32.823 | 12 | |
12 | 6 | ![]() |
Arden International | 37 | +35.748 | 19 | |
13 | 7 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 37 | +39.922 | 18 | |
14 | 16 | ![]() |
Barwa Addax | 37 | +40.999 | 16 | |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
DAMS | 37 | +42.690 | 2 | |
16 | 27 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 37 | +43.102 | 26 | |
17 | 26 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 37 | +54.532 | 25 | |
18 | 8 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 37 | +56.946 | 6 | |
19 | 19 | ![]() |
Rapax | 37 | +57.935 | 24 | |
20 | 24 | ![]() |
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 36 | +1 lap | 20 | |
21 | 11 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 33 | Retired2 | 4 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 11 | Retired | 10 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() |
DAMS | 10 | Retired | 1 | |
Ret | 14 | ![]() |
Caterham Racing | 5 | Retired | 13 | |
Ret | 20 | ![]() |
Trident Racing | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 7 | |
Fastest lap: Jon Lancaster (Hilmer Motorsport) — 1:34.352 (on lap 9) | |||||||
Source:[4] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 — Jolyon Palmer finished the race in third place, but had twenty seconds added to his race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after he was judged to have forced Sam Bird off the circuit late in the race.[10]
- ^2 — Sam Bird retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Sprint race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 18 | ![]() |
Rapax | 26 | 41:49.895 | 5 | 17 (15+2) |
2 | 22 | ![]() |
Hilmer Motorsport | 26 | +0.691 | 8 | 12 |
3 | 9 | ![]() |
Carlin | 26 | +7.212 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 10 | ![]() |
Carlin | 26 | +12.129 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
Arden International | 26 | +35.593 | 1 | 6 |
6 | 15 | ![]() |
Caterham Racing | 26 | +36.991 | 3 | 4 |
7 | 21 | ![]() |
Trident Racing | 26 | +38.483 | 2 | 2 |
8 | 4 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 26 | +39.645 | 11 | 1 |
9 | 8 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 26 | +40.664 | 18 | |
10 | 23 | ![]() |
Hilmer Motorsport | 26 | +41.353 | 6 | |
11 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 26 | +41.464 | 24 | |
12 | 11 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 26 | +41.876 | 263 | |
13 | 6 | ![]() |
Arden International | 26 | +42.520 | 12 | |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
Caterham Racing | 26 | +44.190 | 23 | |
15 | 2 | ![]() |
DAMS | 26 | +44.277 | 15 | |
16 | 19 | ![]() |
Rapax | 26 | +44.487 | 19 | |
17 | 25 | ![]() |
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 26 | +44.628 | 21 | |
18 | 27 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 26 | +45.041 | 16 | |
19 | 24 | ![]() |
Venezuela GP Lazarus | 26 | +48.132 | 20 | |
20 | 1 | ![]() |
DAMS | 26 | +53.650 | 22 | |
21 | 26 | ![]() |
MP Motorsport | 26 | +53.938 | 17 | |
22 | 16 | ![]() |
Barwa Addax | 26 | +1:02.518 | 14 | |
23 | 20 | ![]() |
Trident Racing | 26 | +1:06.632 | 254 | |
24 | 17 | ![]() |
Barwa Addax | 26 | +1:25.590 | 9 | |
25 | 7 | ![]() |
Racing Engineering | 25 | Retired5 | 13 | |
26 | 12 | ![]() |
Russian Time | 25 | +1 lap | 4 | |
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 1:33.727 (on lap 3) | |||||||
Source:[5] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^3 — Sam Bird was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Marcus Ericsson during the feature race.[10]
- ^4 — Nathanaël Berthon was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Canamasas and Tom Dillmann during the feature race.[10]
- ^5 — Julián Leal retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
GP3 Series classification
Qualifying
Notes:
- ^1 — Kevin Korjus qualified on pole, but was given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.[6] Tio Ellinas was recognised as the pole-sitter for the event.
- ^2 — Alex Fontana, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Patrick Kujala all received ten-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.[6]
- ^3 — Daniil Kvyat was given a three-place penalty for blocking Conor Daly during qualifying.[12]
Feature race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor Racing | 17 | 28:06.022 | 1 | 31 (25+4+2) |
2 | 11 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +0.428 | 2 | 18 |
3 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +0.940 | 3 | 15 |
4 | 8 | ![]() |
Carlin | 17 | +9.726 | 4 | 12 |
5 | 27 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 17 | +16.925 | 5 | 10 |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +23.006 | 8 | 8 |
7 | 24 | ![]() |
Trident | 17 | +23.572 | 11 | 6 |
8 | 28 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 17 | +28.615 | 9 | 4 |
9 | 5 | ![]() |
MW Arden | 17 | +29.053 | 12 | 2 |
10 | 12 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +29.426 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 20 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 17 | +29.669 | 17 | |
12 | 23 | ![]() |
Trident | 17 | +30.832 | 16 | |
13 | 7 | ![]() |
Carlin | 17 | +37.044 | 20 | |
14 | 21 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 17 | +37.277 | 21 | |
15 | 4 | ![]() |
MW Arden | 17 | +51.699 | 15 | |
16 | 10 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +51.949 | 23 | |
17 | 25 | ![]() |
Trident | 17 | +52.325 | 22 | |
18 | 9 | ![]() |
Carlin | 17 | +52.759 | 18 | |
19 | 17 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 17 | +53.858 | 14 | |
20 | 6 | ![]() |
MW Arden | 17 | +1:08.961 | 10 | |
21 | 15 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor Racing | 17 | +1:09.967 | 24 | |
22 | 22 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 17 | +1:10.828 | 26 | |
23 | 18 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 17 | +1:14.398 | 19 | |
24 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 15 | Retired4 | 6 | |
Ret | 16 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor | 14 | Retired | 9 | |
Ret | 26 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 10 | Retired | 27 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 6 | Retired | 25 | |
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:36.800 (on lap 2) | |||||||
Source:[7] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^4 — Facu Regalia retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed 90% of the winner's race distance.
Sprint race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 17 | 29:44.420 | 4 | 15 |
2 | 28 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 17 | +1.808 | 1 | 14 (12+2) |
3 | 11 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +6.948 | 7 | 10 |
4 | 14 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor Racing | 17 | +14.048 | 8 | 8 |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +15.469 | 6 | 6 |
6 | 3 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +17.853 | 3 | 4 |
7 | 20 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 17 | +20.916 | 11 | 2 |
8 | 23 | ![]() |
Trident | 17 | +21.704 | 12 | 1 |
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +22.088 | 10 | |
10 | 9 | ![]() |
Carlin | 17 | +22.355 | 18 | |
11 | 18 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 17 | +22.924 | 23 | |
12 | 7 | ![]() |
Carlin | 17 | +25.239 | 13 | |
13 | 10 | ![]() |
Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +25.419 | 16 | |
14 | 2 | ![]() |
ART Grand Prix | 17 | +25.968 | 24 | |
15 | 16 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor Racing | 17 | +26.851 | 25 | |
16 | 26 | ![]() |
Koiranen GP | 17 | +30.111 | 26 | |
17 | 24 | ![]() |
Trident | 17 | +15.2341 | 2 | |
18 | 22 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 17 | +45.568 | 22 | |
19 | 5 | ![]() |
MW Arden | 17 | +40.7581 | 9 | |
Ret | 19 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 14 | Retired | 27 | |
Ret | 8 | ![]() |
Carlin | 12 | Retired | 5 | |
Ret | 25 | ![]() |
Trident | 12 | Retired | 17 | |
Ret | 17 | ![]() |
Status Grand Prix | 10 | Retired | 19 | |
Ret | 15 | ![]() |
Marussia Manor Racing | 6 | Retired | 21 | |
Ret | 6 | ![]() |
MW Arden | 5 | Retired | 20 | |
Ret | 21 | ![]() |
Bamboo Engineering | 0 | Retired | 14 | |
DSQ | 4 | ![]() |
MW Arden International | 17 | Disqualified2 | 15 | |
Fastest lap: Kevin Korjus (Koiranen GP) — 1:37.669 (on lap 4) | |||||||
Source:[8] | |||||||
Notes:
- ^1 — David Fumanelli and Robert Visoiu had twenty seconds added to their race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after they were found to have caused avoidable accidents during the race.[13]
- ^2 — Carlos Sainz Jr. was disqualified from the race after his car was found to be underweight during scrutineering.[13]
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- "GP2 Series 2013 season calendar unveiled". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "2013 GP3 Series calendar revealed". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "GP3 Series announce new generation car". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 5 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Frijns takes first GP2 win in thriller". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Coletti holds off Frijns in sprint race". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Barcelona Post Practice Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 July 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Ellinas clings on for GP3 opener win". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Vainio leads Koiranen one-two". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Ericsson leads all-DAMS front row". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Barcelona Post race penalties announced". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Ellinas inherits Barcelona GP3 pole". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Barcelona Post Qualifying Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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