Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2013 GP2 Series | |||
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 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | |
Time | 1:28.706 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | |
Second | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | |
Third | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | |
Time | 1:34.352 (on lap 9) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 12 May 2013 | ||
Laps | 26 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | |
Second | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | |
Third | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | |
Time | 1:33.727 (on lap 3) |
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.
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
Qualifying
Feature race
Notes:
- ^1 — Jolyon 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]
- ^2 — Sam 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
Notes:
- ^3 — Sam Bird was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Marcus Ericsson during the feature race.[5]
- ^4 — Nathanaël Berthon was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Canamasas and Tom Dillmann during the feature race.[5]
- ^5 — Julián Leal retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
- ^ "GP2 Series 2013 season calendar unveiled". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Frijns takes first GP2 win in thriller". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Coletti holds off Frijns in sprint race". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ "Ericsson leads all-DAMS front row". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Barcelona Post race penalties announced". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.