2010 Valencia GP3 Series round

The 2010 Valencia GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on June 26 and June 27, 2010, at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the third round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 European Grand Prix.

Spain    2010 Valencia GP2 round
Round details

and
Round 3 of 8 rounds in the
2010 GP3 Series
Circuit de Valencia
Circuit de Valencia
Location Valencia Street Circuit
Valencia, Spain
Course Street course
5.34 km (3.32 mi)
Race 1
Date 26 June 2010
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
Time 1:58.653
Podium
First Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
Second Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix
Third Spain Roberto Merhi Atech CRS GP
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
Time 1:58:748 (on lap 14)
Race 2
Date 27 June 2010
Laps 14
Podium
First Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Second Spain Roberto Merhi Atech CRS GP
Third United Kingdom James Jakes Manor Racing
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Roberto Merhi Atech CRS GP
Time 1:58:845 (on lap 11)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:58.653 1
2 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 1:58.709 51
3 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 1:58.916 2
4 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 1:58.986 72
5 28   Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 1:59.041 3
6 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 1:59.076 93
7 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 1:59.107 4
8 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 1:59.370 6
9 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 1:59.385 8
10 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 1:59.457 134
11 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 1:59.558 145
12 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 1:59.589 10
13 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 1:59.669 11
14 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 1:59.817 12
15 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.855 15
16 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 1:59.868 196
17 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 1:59.946 16
18 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.954 17
19 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 2:00.049 18
20 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 2:00.059 20
21 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 2:00.070 21
22 15   Dean Smith Carlin 2:00.119 257
23 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 2:00.151 22
24 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 2:00.258 23
25 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 2:00.413 288
26 7   James Jakes Manor Racing 2:00.542 299
27 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 2:00.616 24
28 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 2:00.729 26
29 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 2:00.865 27
30 16   Lucas Foresti Carlin 2:00.880 3010

Notes

1.^ - Roberto Merhi, Michael Christensen, Stefano Coletti, Alexander Rossi, Pablo Sánchez López, Dean Smith, Daniel Morad, James Jakes and Lucas Foresti received a three-place grid penalty because of ignoring yellow flags. Felipe Guimarães was penalised for crossing the pit exit line during free practice.[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 14 28:00.338 1 13 (10+2+1)
2 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 14 +2.484 2 8
3 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 14 +8.699 5 6
4 28   Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 14 +11.634 5 5
5 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 14 +12.030 8 4
6 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 14 +20.812 6 3
7 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 +21.415 17 2
8 7   James Jakes Manor Racing 14 +23.335 29 1
9 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +29.646 11
10 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 14 +30.534 13
11 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 14 +32.402 15
12 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +33.021 24
13 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 14 +33.624 20
14 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 14 +34.886 19
15 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 14 +36.526 23
16 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +45.654 26
17 15   Dean Smith Carlin 14 +45.871 25
18 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 14 +48.341 21
19 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 14 +49.230 28
20 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 14 +52.013 27
21 16   Lucas Foresti Carlin 14 +53.293 30
Ret 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 3 Retired 7
Ret 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 0 Retired 14
Ret 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Retired 4
Ret 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motosport 0 Retired 22
Ret 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 0 Retired 16
Ret 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 0 Retired 9
Ret 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 0 Retired 18
Ret 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 0 Retired 10
Ret 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 12
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (ART Grand Prix) — 1:58.748 (on lap 14)
Source:[2][3]

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 28:01.567 2 6
2 29   Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 14 +3.208 6 5+1
3 7   James Jakes Manor Racing 14 +6.641 1 4
4 8   Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 14 +15.423 3 3
5 9   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +17.054 12 2
6 27   Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 14 +18.172 10 1
7 2   Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 14 +18.779 8
8 23   Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 14 +24.997 11
9 18   Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 14 +26.149 14
10 19   Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 14 +29.817 18
11 3   Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 14 +31.100 15
12 6   Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 14 +31.455 19
13 21   Miki Monrás MW Arden 14 +31.598 4
14 20   Michael Christensen MW Arden 14 +35.706 22
15 10   Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +37.647 26
16 4   Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 14 +39.002 7
17 28   Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 14 +39.118 5
18 17   Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 14 +41.936 29
19 30   Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 14 +45.869 30
20 26   Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 14 +46.030 24
21 22   Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 14 +47.519 23
22 31   Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 14 +48.557 20
23 15   Dean Smith Carlin 14 +54.615 17
24 11   Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +1:06.160 27
25 5   Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +1:06.493 16
26 14   Josef Newgarden Carlin 14 +1:14.601 28
27 24   Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 13 +1 lap 13
28 16   Lucas Foresti Carlin 13 +1 lap 21
29 12   Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +2 laps 9
Ret 1   Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 3 Retired 25
Fastest lap: Roberto Merhi (ATECH CRS GP) — 1:58:845 (on lap 11)
Source:

Standings after the round edit

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

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "GP3 issues 10 grid penalties". Autosport. Autosport. 2010-06-26. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  2. ^ "2010 Valencia GP3 - Round 5". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "GP3 Series 2010 Valencia - Feature Race". Retrieved 23 December 2021.


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