2018 Sochi GP3 Series round

The 2018 Sochi GP3 Series round was the eighth and penultimate round of the 2018 GP3 Series. It was held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The race supported the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

Russia    2018 Sochi GP3 round
Round details
Round 8 of 9 rounds in the
2018 GP3 Series
Location Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.848 km (3.634 mi)
Race 1
Date 29 September 2018
Laps 20
Pole position
Driver Italy Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing
Time 1:52.586
Podium
First Italy Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing
Second Russia Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix
Third France Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Russia Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix
Time 1:56.004 (on lap 16)
Race 2
Date 30 September 2018
Laps 15
Podium
First Germany David Beckmann Trident
Second Australia Joey Mawson Arden International
Third Netherlands Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jake Hughes[a] ART Grand Prix
Time 1:55.087 (on lap 7)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 18   Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing 1:52.586 1
2 1   Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 1:52.655 +0.069 2
3 6   Giuliano Alesi Trident 1:52.664 +0.078 3
4 2   Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 1:52.798 +0.212 4
5 7   Ryan Tveter Trident 1:52.826 +0.240 5
6 19   Simo Laaksonen Campos Racing 1:52.844 +0.258 6
7 22   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 1:52.865 +0.279 7
8 3   Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 1:52.951 +0.365 8
9 16   Joey Mawson Arden International 1:53.178 +0.592 9
10 4   Jake Hughes ART Grand Prix 1:53.218 +0.632 10
11 5   Pedro Piquet Trident 1:53.262 +0.676 11
12 10   Juan Manuel Correa Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.362 +0.776 12
13 15   Sacha Fenestraz Arden International 1:53.435 +0.849 13
14 9   Tatiana Calderón Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.661 +1.075 14
15 8   David Beckmann Trident 1:53.765 +1.179 15
16 23   Devlin DeFrancesco MP Motorsport 1:53.992 +1.406 16
17 14   Gabriel Aubry Arden International 1:54.007 +1.421 17
18 20   Diego Menchaca Campos Racing 1:54.614 +2.028 18
19 11   Jannes Fittje Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.846 +2.260 19
Source:[1]
  • Nikita Mazepin recorded the fastest time in qualifying, a 1:52.569, but it was deleted for track limits.

Race 1 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18   Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing 20 38:56.960 1 25+4
2 3   Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 20 +3.955 8 18+2
3 2   Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 20 +7.037 4 15
4 22   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 20 +8.314 7 12
5 8   David Beckmann Trident 20 +12.631 15 10
6 19   Simo Laaksonen Campos Racing 20 +13.442 6 8
7 4   Jake Hughes ART Grand Prix 20 +14.198 10 6
8 16   Joey Mawson Arden International 20 +24.084 9 4
9 10   Juan Manuel Correa Jenzer Motorsport 20 +25.503 12 2
10 9   Tatiana Calderón Jenzer Motorsport 20 +31.565 14 1
11 14   Gabriel Aubry Arden International 20 +31.973 17
12 11   Jannes Fittje Jenzer Motorsport 20 +33.156 19
13 1   Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 20 +35.793 2
14 6   Giuliano Alesi Trident 20 +36.222 3
15 5   Pedro Piquet Trident 20 +37.714 11
16 15   Sacha Fenestraz Arden International 20 +38.412 13
17 23   Devlin DeFrancesco MP Motorsport 20 +39.357 16
18 7   Ryan Tveter Trident 19 DNF 5
Ret 20   Diego Menchaca Campos Racing 0 DNF 18
Fastest lap: Nikita Mazepin − ART Grand Prix − 1:56.004 (on lap 16)
Source:[2]

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8   David Beckmann Trident 15 29:43.318 4 15+2
2 16   Joey Mawson Arden International 15 +0.617 1 12
3 22   Richard Verschoor MP Motorsport 15 +1.056 5 10
4 2   Anthoine Hubert ART Grand Prix 15 +4.559 6 8
5 10   Juan Manuel Correa Jenzer Motorsport 15 +5.736 9 6
6 14   Gabriel Aubry Arden International 15 +10.464 11 4
7 9   Tatiana Calderón Jenzer Motorsport 15 +11.292 10 2
8 18   Leonardo Pulcini Campos Racing 15 +11.852 8 1
9 7   Ryan Tveter Trident 15 +13.204 18
10 11   Jannes Fittje Jenzer Motorsport 15 +14.719 12
11 5   Pedro Piquet Trident 15 +15.175 15
12 23   Devlin DeFrancesco MP Motorsport 15 +20.866 17
13 15   Sacha Fenestraz Arden International 15 +25.386 16
14 19   Simo Laaksonen Campos Racing 15 +25.963 3
15 20   Diego Menchaca Campos Racing 15 +26.442 19
16 4   Jake Hughes ART Grand Prix 15 +57.406 2
17 6   Giuliano Alesi Trident 15 +1:40.305 14
18 1   Callum Ilott ART Grand Prix 14 +1 Lap 13
Ret 3   Nikita Mazepin ART Grand Prix 12 Accident 7
Fastest lap: Jake Hughes − ART Grand Prix − 1:55.087 (on lap 7)
Source:[3]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jake Hughes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.


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