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2010 Catalunya GP3 Series round

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = Spain

| Grand Prix = Spanish

| GP3_Round_No = 1

| GP3_Season_No = 8

| Image = Formula1 Circuit Catalunya.svg

| Caption = Circuit de Catalunya

| Year = 2010

| Location = Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 2.892

| Course_km = 4.655

| GP3Date_r1 = 8 May

| GP3Laps_r1 = 15

| GP3Pole_driver_country = Netherlands

| GP3Pole_driver = Nigel Melker

| GP3Pole_team = RSC Mücke Motorsport

| GP3Pole_time = 1:52.602

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = Norway

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Pål Varhaug

| GP3First_team_r1 = Jenzer Motorsport

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = Canada

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Robert Wickens

| GP3Second_team_r1 = Status Grand Prix

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = Mexico

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Esteban Gutiérrez

| GP3Third_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = Spain

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Miki Monrás

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = MW Arden

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:48.306

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 6

| GP3Date_r2 = 9 May

| GP3Laps_r2 = 15

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = USA

| GP3First_driver_r2 = Alexander Rossi

| GP3First_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = Brazil

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Lucas Foresti

| GP3Second_team_r2 = Carlin

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = Mexico

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Esteban Gutiérrez

| GP3Third_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = USA

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Alexander Rossi

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:38.501

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 =

}}

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.

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=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

!Pos

!No

!Name

!Team

!Time

!Grid

1

|10

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|1:52.602

|1

2

|23

|{{flagicon|NOR}} Pål Varhaug

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:52.931

|2

3

|4

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

|Status Grand Prix

|1:52.974

|3

4

|6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Status Grand Prix

|1:53.311

|4

5

|7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

|Manor Racing

|1:53.440

|5

6

|15

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Carlin

|1:53.600

|6

7

|2

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

|ART Grand Prix

|1:53.603

|7

8

|28

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

|Tech 1 Racing

|1:53.765

|8

9

|11

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|1:53.914

|9

10

|24

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:53.983

|10

11

|17

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Guimarães

|Addax Team

|1:54.159

|11

12

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Carlin

|1:54.329

|12

13

|8

|{{flagicon|IDN}} Rio Haryanto

|Manor Racing

|1:54.331

|13

14

|16

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Foresti

|Carlin

|1:54.477

|14

15

|27

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

|Tech 1 Racing

|1:54.495

|15

16

|20

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen

|MW Arden

|1:54.658

|16

17

|21

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miki Monrás

|MW Arden

|1:54.666

|17

18

|3

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|ART Grand Prix

|1:54.686

|18

19

|18

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pablo Sánchez López

|Addax Team

|1:54.691

|19

20

|25

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Müller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:54.726

|20

21

|22

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|MW Arden

|1:54.758

|21

22

|30

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Oakes

|ATECH CRS GP

|1:54.817

|22

23

|26

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Sechelariu

|Tech 1 Racing

|1:55.069

|23

24

|29

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Patrick Reiterer

|ATECH CRS GP

|1:55.394

|24

25

|12

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|1:55.643

|25

26

|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|1:55.927

|26

27

|9

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Adrian Quaife-Hobbs

|Manor Racing

|1:57.082

|27

28

|1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|ART Grand Prix

|2:00.622

|28

29

|31

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|ATECH CRS GP

|2:01.311

|29

30

|19

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Bortolotti

|Addax Team

|No time

|30

colspan="6" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2010 Catalunya GP3 Qualifying Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2010/catalunya/classification/qualifying|access-date=15 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

=Feature Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

!Pos

!No

!Name

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|23

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Pål Varhaug

| Jenzer Motorsport

|15

|26:58.573

|2

| 10

2

|4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

| Status Grand Prix

|15

| +1.563

|3

| 8

3

|2

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| ART Grand Prix

|15

| +1.958

|7

| 6

4

|15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

| Carlin

|15

| +3.446

|6

| 5

5

|28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

| Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +6.772

|8

| 4

6

|24

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer

| Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +8.734

|10

| 3

7

|16

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Foresti

| Carlin

|15

| +13.604

|14

|2

8

|1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| ART Grand Prix

|15

| +14.208

|28

|1

9

|7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

|Manor Racing

|15

| +15.874

|5

|

10

|21

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miki Monrás

|MW Arden

|15

| +16.628

|17

|1

11

|27

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +16.958

|15

|

12

|3

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +17.750

|18

|

13

|25

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Muller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +18.814

|20

|

14

|30

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Oakes

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +20.305

|22

|

15

|11

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +21.773

|9

|

16

|19

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Bortolotti

|Addax Team

|15

| +22.066

|30

|

17

|12

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +23.168

|25

|

18

|22

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|MW Arden

|15

| +28.733

|21

|

19

|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +29.238

|26

|

20

|8

|{{flagicon|IDN}} Rio Haryanto

|Manor Racing

|15

| +31.131

|13

|

21

|9

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Adrian Quaife-Hobbs

|Manor Racing

|14

| +1 lap

|27

|

22

|26

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Sechelariu

|Tech 1 Racing

|14

| +1 lap

|23

|

NC

|29

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Patrick Reiterer

|ATECH CRS GP

|11

| +4 laps

|24

|

Ret

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Carlin

|2

| Retired

|12

|

Ret

|18

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pablo Sánchez López

|Addax Team

|2

| Retired

|19

|

Ret

|20

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen

|MW Arden

|2

| Retired

|16

|

Ret

|10

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|0

| Retired

|1

|

Ret

|6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Status Grand Prix

|0

| Retired

|4

|

Ret

|17

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Guimarães

|Addax Team

|0

| Retired

|11

|

DNS

|31

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|ATECH CRS GP

|0

| Did not start

|29

|

colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 1 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2010/catalunya/classification/feature-race|access-date=15 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

=Sprint Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"

!Pos

!No

!Name

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|1

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

| ART Grand Prix

|15

|0:27:06.594

|1

| 7

2

|16

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Lucas Foresti

| Carlin

|15

| +10.535

|2

| 5

3

|2

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| ART Grand Prix

|15

| +11.005

|6

| 4

4

|4

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

| Status Grand Prix

|15

| +11.699

|7

| 3

5

|15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

| Carlin

|15

| +14.154

|5

| 2

6

|3

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

| ART Grand Prix

|15

| +17.082

|12

| 1

7

|7

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Jakes

|Manor Racing

|15

| +17.537

|9

|

8

|24

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Simon Trummer

| Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +18.346

|3

|

9

|25

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Nico Muller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +18.937

|13

|

10

|30

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Oliver Oakes

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +24.906

|14

|

11

|27

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Juncadella

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +28.248

|11

|

12

|22

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|MW Arden

|15

| +30.092

|18

|

13

|12

|{{flagicon|DEU}} Tobias Hegewald

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +30.625

|17

|

14

|10

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +30.880

|27

|

15

|18

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Pablo Sánchez López

|Addax Team

|15

| +31.398

|25

|

16

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Josef Newgarden

|Carlin

|15

| +31.989

|24

|

17

|29

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Patrick Reiterer

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +34.349

|23

|

18

|20

|{{flagicon|DNK}} Michael Christensen

|MW Arden

|15

| +34.685

|26

|

19

|5

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +37.257

|19

|

20

|17

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Guimarães

|Addax Team

|15

| +38.196

|29

|

21

|28

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Éric Vergne

| Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +40.869

|4

|

22

|6

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +43.081

|28

|

23

|21

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Miki Monrás

| MW Arden

|15

| +44.023

|10

|

24

|11

|{{flagicon|NLD}} Renger van der Zande

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +48.749

|15

|

25

|8

|{{flagicon|IDN}} Rio Haryanto

|Manor Racing

|15

| +56.584

|20

|

26

|9

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Adrian Quaife-Hobbs

|Manor Racing

|14

| +1 lap

|21

|

Ret

|26

|{{flagicon|ROU}} Doru Sechelariu

|Tech 1 Racing

|5

| Retired

|22

|

Ret

|23

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Pål Varhaug

| Jenzer Motorsport

|0

| Retired

|8

|

Ret

|19

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Mirko Bortolotti

|Addax Team

|0

| Retired

|16

|

DNS

|31

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|ATECH CRS GP

|0

| Did not start

|29

|

colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 2 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2010/catalunya/classification/sprint-race|access-date=15 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

Standings after the round

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Robert Wickens

|align=right| 11

2

| {{flagicon|NOR}} Pål Varhaug

|align=right| 10

3

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

|align=right| 10

4

| {{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Rossi

|align=right| 8

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|align=right| 7

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Pos

! Team

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

|align="right"| 19

2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin

|align="right"| 14

3

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Jenzer Motorsport

|align="right"| 13

4

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Status Grand Prix

|align="right"| 11

5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tech 1 Racing

|align="right"| 4

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100510011701/http://www.gp3series.com/races-and-results/Barcelona-Spain/Barcelona-Results-2010/ GP3 Series official web site: Results]

{{GP3 round report

| Name_of_round = Spanish GP3 round

| Year_of_round = 2010

| Previous_round_in_season = none

| Next_round_in_season = 2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = none

| Next_year's_round = {{nowrap|2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round}}

}}

{{GP3Round}}

Catalunya

Catalunya GP3