2010 Valencia GP3 Series round

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)

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.

Classification

Qualifying

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

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

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

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

See also

References

  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.


Previous round:
2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round 		GP3 Series
2010 season 		Next round:
2010 Silverstone GP3 Series round
Previous round:
none 		Valencia GP3 round Next round:
2011 Valencia GP3 Series round