2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

The 2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on August 28 and 29, 2010 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium. It was the seventh round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was run in support of the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix.

Belgium    2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 round
Round details
Round 7 of 8 rounds in the
2010 GP3 Series
Spa Francorchamps
Spa Francorchamps
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
7.004 km (4.352 mi)
Race 1
Date 28 August 2010
Laps 12
Pole position
Driver Spain Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing
Time 2:17.433
Podium
First Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix
Second Spain Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP
Third United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Time 2:13.498
Race 2
Date 29 August 2010
Laps 12
Podium
First France Adrien Tambay Manor Racing
Second United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix
Third Spain Miki Monrás MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Time 2:13.050

Robert Wickens cut championship leader Esteban Gutiérrez's (who did not score a point over the weekend) lead by winning race 1 in torrential conditions, following a tyre gamble. Another clever tyre gamble earned Adrien Tambay a first victory in race 2.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Team Time Grid
1 28   Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 2:17.433 6
2 16   António Félix da Costa Carlin 2:18.399 8
3 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 2:18.456 12
4 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 2:18.829 27
5 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 2:19.300 23
6 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 2:19.301 22
7 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 2:19.421 3
8 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 2:19.944 1
9 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 2:20.463 2
10 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 2:20.684 28
11 7   Adrien Tambay Manor Racing 2:20.694 21
12 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 2:20.873 4
13 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 2:20.983 5
14 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 2:20.983 16
15 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 2:21.136 15
16 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 2:21.243 19
17 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 2:21.284 7
18 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 2:21.310 9
19 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 2:21.803 10
20 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 2:21.899 11
21 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 2:22.006 20
22 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 2:22.559 25
23 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 2:22.650 29
24 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 2:23.074 13
25 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 2:23.315 14
26 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 2:25.241 26
27 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 2:25.386 17
28 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 2:26.146 18
29 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 2:27.639 24
30 15   Dean Smith Carlin 2:40.128 30
Source:[1]

Feature Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 9 30:10.463 1 10
2 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 9 +0.519 11 8
3 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 9 +4.094 2 6
4 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 9 +4.215 14 5+1
5 28   Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 9 +4.957 6 4+2
6 15   Dean Smith Carlin 9 +5.678 30 3
7 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 9 +6.048 29 2
8 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 9 +7.740 16 1
9 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 9 +8.639 26
10 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 9 +10.282 9
11 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 9 +10.932 7
12 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 9 +11.293 28
13 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 9 +24.286 19
14 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 9 +30.395 17
15 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 9 +30.482 23
16 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 9 +33.957 27
17 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 9 +1:00.799 15
18 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 9 +1:50.226 22
Ret 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 6 Retired 18
Ret 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 6 Retired 10
Ret 16   António Félix da Costa Carlin 9 Retired 8
Ret 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 5 Retired 12
Ret 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 5 Retired 13
Ret 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 1 Retired 3
Ret 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 0 Retired 24
Ret 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 20
Ret 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 4
Ret 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 0 Retired 25
Ret 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 0 Retired 5
Ret 7   Adrien Tambay Manor Racing 0 Retired 21
Source:[2]

Sprint Race edit

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7   Adrien Tambay Manor Racing 12 30:11.408 27 6
2 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 12 +0.445 13 5
3 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 12 +1.203 9 4
4 15   Dean Smith Carlin 12 +2.788 3 3
5 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 12 +3.107 6 2
6 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 12 +6.131 5 1+1
7 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 12 +12.160 16
8 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +13.837 11
9 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 12 +18.197 30
10 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 12 +19.794 17
11 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 12 +25.499 8
12 16   António Félix da Costa Carlin 12 +29.444 19
13 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 12 +34.677 21
14 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 12 +39.355 22
15 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +50.443 12
16 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 12 +57.444 24
17 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 12 +1:08.290 15
18 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 12 +1:19.228 18
19 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 12 +1:28.189 2
20 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 12 +1:40.900 29
21 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 12 +1:56.218 25
22 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 11 +1 lap 7
23 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 11 +1 lap 10
24 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 11 +1 lap 23
25 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 11 +1 lap 28
Ret 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 5 Retired 1
Ret 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 0 Retired 14
Ret 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Retired 20
Ret 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 26
DSQ 28   Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 11 Disqualified 4
Source:[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  2. ^ "2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "2010 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 July 2022.


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