2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round

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 2013 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2013 Catalunya GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 11 rounds in the
2013 GP2 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 11 May 2013
Laps 37
Pole position
Driver Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS
Time 1:28.706
Podium
First Netherlands Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport
Second Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin
Third United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport
Time 1:34.352 (on lap 9)
Sprint race
Date 12 May 2013
Laps 26
Podium
First Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Second Netherlands Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport
Third Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Time 1:33.727 (on lap 3)

Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr.[2] 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.[3]

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 1   Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1:28.706 1
2 2   Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:28.871 2
3 9   Felipe Nasr Carlin 1:29.152 3
4 11   Sam Bird Russian Time 1:29.188 4
5 18   Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:29.213 5
6 8   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:29.293 6
7 3   James Calado ART Grand Prix 1:29.318 7
8 22   Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 1:29.321 8
9 21   Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 1:29.424 9
10 25   Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:29.425 10
11 10   Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1:29.609 11
12 4   Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1:29.668 12
13 14   Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 1:29.685 13
14 12   Tom Dillmann Russian Time 1:29.739 14
15 23   Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 1:29.759 15
16 16   Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:29.792 16
17 15   Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 1:29.804 17
18 7   Julián Leal Racing Engineering 1:29.824 18
19 6   Mitch Evans Arden International 1:29.936 19
20 24   René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:29.956 20
21 20   Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 1:29.969 21
22 17   Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1:30.020 22
23 5   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 1:30.025 23
24 19   Simon Trummer Rapax 1:30.025 24
25 26   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 1:30.763 25
26 27   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:30.773 26
Source:[4]

Feature race

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 37 1:00:38.896 8 25
2 9   Felipe Nasr Carlin 37 +3.316 3 18
3 23   Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 37 +12.609 15 17 (15+2)
4 18   Stefano Coletti Rapax 37 +13.329 5 12
5 12   Tom Dillmann Russian Time 37 +14.325 14 10
6 15   Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 37 +17.160 17 8
7 21   Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 37 +17.504 9 6
8 5   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 37 +24.013 23 4
9 17   Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 37 +32.024 22 2
10 10   Jolyon Palmer Carlin 37 +12.2901 11 1
11 4   Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 37 +32.823 12
12 6   Mitch Evans Arden International 37 +35.748 19
13 7   Julián Leal Racing Engineering 37 +39.922 18
14 16   Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 37 +40.999 16
15 2   Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 37 +42.690 2
16 27   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 37 +43.102 26
17 26   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 37 +54.532 25
18 8   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 37 +56.946 6
19 19   Simon Trummer Rapax 37 +57.935 24
20 24   René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 36 +1 lap 20
21 11   Sam Bird Russian Time 33 Retired2 4
Ret 25   Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 11 Retired 10
Ret 1   Marcus Ericsson DAMS 10 Retired 1
Ret 14   Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 5 Retired 13
Ret 20   Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 4 Retired 21
Ret 3   James Calado ART Grand Prix 1 Retired 7
Fastest lap: Jon Lancaster (Hilmer Motorsport) — 1:34.352 (on lap 9)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1Jolyon 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.[5]
  • ^2Sam 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

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18   Stefano Coletti Rapax 26 41:49.895 5 17 (15+2)
2 22   Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 26 +0.691 8 12
3 9   Felipe Nasr Carlin 26 +7.212 7 10
4 10   Jolyon Palmer Carlin 26 +12.129 10 8
5 5   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 26 +35.593 1 6
6 15   Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 26 +36.991 3 4
7 21   Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 26 +38.483 2 2
8 4   Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 26 +39.645 11 1
9 8   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 26 +40.664 18
10 23   Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 26 +41.353 6
11 3   James Calado ART Grand Prix 26 +41.464 24
12 11   Sam Bird Russian Time 26 +41.876 263
13 6   Mitch Evans Arden International 26 +42.520 12
14 14   Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 26 +44.190 23
15 2   Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 26 +44.277 15
16 19   Simon Trummer Rapax 26 +44.487 19
17 25   Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 26 +44.628 21
18 27   Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 26 +45.041 16
19 24   René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 26 +48.132 20
20 1   Marcus Ericsson DAMS 26 +53.650 22
21 26   Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 26 +53.938 17
22 16   Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 26 +1:02.518 14
23 20   Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 26 +1:06.632 254
24 17   Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 26 +1:25.590 9
25 7   Julián Leal Racing Engineering 25 Retired5 13
26 12   Tom Dillmann Russian Time 25 +1 lap 4
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 1:33.727 (on lap 3)
Source:[3]

Notes:

Standings after the round

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "GP2 Series 2013 season calendar unveiled". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Frijns takes first GP2 win in thriller". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Coletti holds off Frijns in sprint race". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Ericsson leads all-DAMS front row". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Barcelona Post race penalties announced". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.


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