2010 Catalunya GP3 Series round

The 2010 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on May 8 and May 9, 2010, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first race of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2010 Spanish GP2 round
Round details

and
Round 1 of 8 rounds in the
2010 GP3 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Race 1
Date 8 May 2010
Laps 15
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport
Time 1:52.602
Podium
First Norway Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport
Second Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix
Third Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Spain Miki Monrás MW Arden
Time 1:48.306 (on lap 6)
Race 2
Date 9 May 2010
Laps 15
Podium
First United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix
Second Brazil Lucas Foresti Carlin
Third Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix
Time 1:38.501

It was also the first weekend where GP2's feeder formula GP3 made its début. All teams in GP3 use the same GP3/10 chassis and are powered by a four-cylinder 2.0 L (122 cu in) 280 bhp turbocharged engine developed by Renault Sport.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 10 Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 1:52.602 1
2 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 1:52.931 2
3 4 Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 1:52.974 3
4 6 Canada Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 1:53.311 4
5 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Manor Racing 1:53.440 5
6 15 United Kingdom Dean Smith Carlin 1:53.600 6
7 2 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 1:53.603 7
8 28 France Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 1:53.765 8
9 11 Netherlands Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 1:53.914 9
10 24 Switzerland Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.983 10
11 17 Brazil Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 1:54.159 11
12 14 United States Josef Newgarden Carlin 1:54.329 12
13 8 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 1:54.331 13
14 16 Brazil Lucas Foresti Carlin 1:54.477 14
15 27 Spain Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 1:54.495 15
16 20 Denmark Michael Christensen MW Arden 1:54.658 16
17 21 Spain Miki Monrás MW Arden 1:54.666 17
18 3 Brazil Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 1:54.686 18
19 18 Mexico Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 1:54.691 19
20 25 Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 1:54.726 20
21 22 Brazil Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 1:54.758 21
22 30 United Kingdom Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 1:54.817 22
23 26 Romania Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 1:55.069 23
24 29 Italy Patrick Reiterer ATECH CRS GP 1:55.394 24
25 12 Germany Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 1:55.643 25
26 5 Russia Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 1:55.927 26
27 9 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 1:57.082 27
28 1 United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 2:00.622 28
29 31 Italy Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 2:01.311 29
30 19 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team No time 30
Source:[1]

Feature Race
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 15 26:58.573 2 10
2 4 Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 15 +1.563 3 8
3 2 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 15 +1.958 7 6
4 15 United Kingdom Dean Smith Carlin 15 +3.446 6 5
5 28 France Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 15 +6.772 8 4
6 24 Switzerland Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 15 +8.734 10 3
7 16 Brazil Lucas Foresti Carlin 15 +13.604 14 2
8 1 United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 15 +14.208 28 1
9 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Manor Racing 15 +15.874 5
10 21 Spain Miki Monrás MW Arden 15 +16.628 17 1
11 27 Spain Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 15 +16.958 15
12 3 Brazil Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 15 +17.750 18
13 25 Switzerland Nico Muller Jenzer Motorsport 15 +18.814 20
14 30 United Kingdom Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 15 +20.305 22
15 11 Netherlands Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 15 +21.773 9
16 19 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 15 +22.066 30
17 12 Germany Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 15 +23.168 25
18 22 Brazil Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 15 +28.733 21
19 5 Russia Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 15 +29.238 26
20 8 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 15 +31.131 13
21 9 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +1 lap 27
22 26 Romania Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 14 +1 lap 23
NC 29 Italy Patrick Reiterer ATECH CRS GP 11 +4 laps 24
Ret 14 United States Josef Newgarden Carlin 2 Retired 12
Ret 18 Mexico Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 2 Retired 19
Ret 20 Denmark Michael Christensen MW Arden 2 Retired 16
Ret 10 Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Retired 1
Ret 6 Canada Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 4
Ret 17 Brazil Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 0 Retired 11
DNS 31 Italy Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 0 Did not start 29
Source:[2]

Sprint Race
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 United States Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 15 0:27:06.594 1 7
2 16 Brazil Lucas Foresti Carlin 15 +10.535 2 5
3 2 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 15 +11.005 6 4
4 4 Canada Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 15 +11.699 7 3
5 15 United Kingdom Dean Smith Carlin 15 +14.154 5 2
6 3 Brazil Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 15 +17.082 12 1
7 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Manor Racing 15 +17.537 9
8 24 Switzerland Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 15 +18.346 3
9 25 Switzerland Nico Muller Jenzer Motorsport 15 +18.937 13
10 30 United Kingdom Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 15 +24.906 14
11 27 Spain Daniel Juncadella Tech 1 Racing 15 +28.248 11
12 22 Brazil Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 15 +30.092 18
13 12 Germany Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 15 +30.625 17
14 10 Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 15 +30.880 27
15 18 Mexico Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 15 +31.398 25
16 14 United States Josef Newgarden Carlin 15 +31.989 24
17 29 Italy Patrick Reiterer ATECH CRS GP 15 +34.349 23
18 20 Denmark Michael Christensen MW Arden 15 +34.685 26
19 5 Russia Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 15 +37.257 19
20 17 Brazil Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 15 +38.196 29
21 28 France Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 15 +40.869 4
22 6 Canada Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 15 +43.081 28
23 21 Spain Miki Monrás MW Arden 15 +44.023 10
24 11 Netherlands Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 15 +48.749 15
25 8 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 15 +56.584 20
26 9 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +1 lap 21
Ret 26 Romania Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 5 Retired 22
Ret 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 0 Retired 8
Ret 19 Italy Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 0 Retired 16
DNS 31 Italy Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 0 Did not start 29
Source:[3]

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

See also

References
  1. "2010 Catalunya GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  2. "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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