2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round

{{Primary sources|date=July 2022}}

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = Spain

| Grand Prix = Catalunya

| GP3_Round_No = 2

| GP3_Season_No = 8

| Image = Formula1 Circuit Catalunya.svg

| Caption = Circuit de Catalunya

| Year = 2011

| Location = Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 2.892

| Course_km = 4.665

| GP3Date_r1 = 21 May

| GP3Laps_r1 = 16

| GP3Pole_driver_country = New Zealand

| GP3Pole_driver = Mitch Evans

| GP3Pole_team = MW Arden

| GP3Pole_time = 1:38.498

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = New Zealand

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Mitch Evans

| GP3First_team_r1 = MW Arden

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = Great Britain

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = James Calado

| GP3Second_team_r1 = Lotus ART

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = Finland

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Aaro Vainio

| GP3Third_team_r1 = Tech 1 Racing

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = Finland

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Valtteri Bottas

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = Lotus ART

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:41.633

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 6

| GP3Date_r2 = 22 May

| GP3Laps_r2 = 16

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = Hungary

| GP3First_driver_r2 = Tamás Pál Kiss

| GP3First_team_r2 = Tech 1 Racing

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = Netherlands

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Nigel Melker

| GP3Second_team_r2 = RSC Mücke Motorsport

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = Great Britain

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Dean Smith

| GP3Third_team_r2 = Addax Team

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = Italy

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Andrea Caldarelli

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = Tech 1 Racing

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:40.548

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 7

}}

The 2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round was the second round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on May 20–22, 2011 at Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain, supporting the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix.

Classification

=Race 1=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

|26

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|MW Arden

|16

|27:19.175

|1

|10+2

2

|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

|Lotus ART

|16

| +1.885

| 4

|8

3

|17

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

| +7.224

| 3

|6

4

|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

| +7.432

| 2

|5

5

|7

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Nico Müller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +7.751

| 6

|4

6

|31

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +8.574

| 5

|3

7

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Addax Team

| 16

| +8.790

| 8

|2

8

|19

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

| +10.328

| 7

|1

9

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +11.930

| 12

|

10

|2

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Lotus ART

|16

| +13.495

| 9

|1

11

|10

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

|Marussia Manor Racing

|16

| +15.294

| 11

|

12

|5

|{{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa

|Status Grand Prix

|16

| +20.311

| 15

|

13

|24

|{{flagicon|COL}} Gabriel Chaves

|Addax Team

|16

| +20.611

| 17

|

14

|28

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

|MW Arden

|16

| +21.230

| 18

|

15

|1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|Lotus ART

|16

| +24.071

| 16

|

16

|22

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Zoël Amberg

|ATECH CRS GP

|16

| +26.521

| 22

|

17

|6

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|16

| +27.108

| 20

|

18

|30

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +27.770

| 29

|

19

|12

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 16

| +32.782

| 19

|

20

|11

|{{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 16

| +33.320

| 21

|

21

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|16

| +36.714

| 23

|

22

|29

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luciano Bacheta

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +37.458

| 28

|

23

|16

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|Carlin

|16

| +44.098

| 26

|

24

|15

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Carlin

|16

| +44.886

| 25

|

25

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Yelloly

|ATECH CRS GP

|16

| +49.737

| 10

|

26

| 20

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| ATECH CRS GP

|16

| +51.623

| 30

|

27

| 27

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| MW Arden

|15

| +1 lap

| 27

|

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Dominic Storey

| Addax Team

|9

| Retired

| 24

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

| Status Grand Prix

|3

| Retired

| 14

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Zimin

| Jenzer Motorsport

|0

| Retired

| 13

|

colspan=8|{{center|Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (Lotus ART) 1:41.633 (lap 6)}}
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2011 Catalunya GP3 Race 1 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2011/catalunya/classification/feature-race|access-date=15 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

=Race 2=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

|19

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

|31:08.280

| 1

|6

2

|31

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +1.294

| 3

|5

3

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Addax Team

| 16

| +2.657

| 2

|4

4

|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

| +4.055

| 5

|3+1

5

|26

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|MW Arden

|16

| +5.671

|8

|2

6

|24

|{{flagicon|COL}} Gabriel Chaves

|Addax Team

|16

| +7.122

| 13

|1

7

|2

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Lotus ART

|16

| +9.341

| 10

|

8

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +10.615

| 9

|

9

|28

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

|MW Arden

|16

| +11.830

| 14

|

10

|22

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Zoël Amberg

|ATECH CRS GP

|16

| +14.205

| 16

|

11

|11

|{{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 16

| +15.542

| 20

|

12

|30

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +17.398

| 18

|

13

|6

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|16

| +18.038

| 17

|

14

|15

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Morad

|Carlin

|16

| +19.171

| 24

|

15

|16

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|Carlin

|16

| +19.733

| 23

|

16

|29

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luciano Bacheta

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|16

| +22.275

| 22

|

17

|5

|{{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa

|Status Grand Prix

|16

| +22.785

| 12

|

18

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Yelloly

|ATECH CRS GP

|16

| +29.727

| 25

|

19

| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Zimin

| Jenzer Motorsport

|16

| +30.180

| 30

|

20

|17

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

|Tech 1 Racing

|16

| +31.256

| 6

|

21

|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

|Lotus ART

|16

| +43.066

| 7

|

22

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|16

| +46.796

| 21

|

23

|10

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

|Marussia Manor Racing

|16

| +50.892

| 11

|

24

|12

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 15

| +1 lap

| 19

|

25

| 27

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| MW Arden

|14

| +2 laps

| 27

|

26

|1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|Lotus ART

|14

| +2 laps

| 15

|

27

| 23

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Dominic Storey

| Addax Team

|14

| +2 laps

| 28

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

| Status Grand Prix

|0

| Collision

| 29

|

Ret

|7

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Nico Müller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|0

| Collision

| 4

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| ATECH CRS GP

|0

| Collision

| 26

|

colspan=8|{{center|Fastest lap: Andrea Caldarelli (Tech 1 Racing) 1:40.548 (lap 7)}}
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2011 Catalunya GP3 Race 2 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2011/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|NED}} Nigel Melker

| align=right|22

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

| align=right|20

3

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| align=right|17

4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

| align=right|8

5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| align=right|8

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

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

! Team

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tech 1 Racing

| align=right|33

2

| {{flagicon|GER}} RSC Mücke Motorsport

| align=right|29

3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} MW Arden

| align=right|17

4

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Status Grand Prix

| align=right|15

5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lotus ART

| align=right|14

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

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