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2011 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

{{Short description|Turkish Grand Prix round}}

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = Turkey

| Grand Prix = Istanbul

| GP3_Round_No = 1

| GP3_Season_No = 8

| Image = Istanbul park.svg

| Caption = Istanbul Park Circuit

| Year = 2011

| Location = Istanbul Park
Istanbul, Turkey

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.32

| Course_km = 5.34

| GP3Date_r1 = 7 May

| GP3Laps_r1 = 15

| GP3Pole_driver_country = FRA

| GP3Pole_driver = Tom Dillmann

| GP3Pole_team = Carlin

| GP3Pole_time = 1:45.391

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = NED

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Nigel Melker

| GP3First_team_r1 = RSC Mücke Motorsport

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Andrea Caldarelli

| GP3Second_team_r1 = Tech 1 Racing

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = FRA

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Tom Dillmann

| GP3Third_team_r1 = Carlin

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Andrea Caldarelli

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = Tech 1 Racing

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:47.227

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 =

| GP3Date_r2 = 8 May

| GP3Laps_r2 = 15

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| GP3First_driver_r2 = Alexander Sims

| GP3First_team_r2 = Status Grand Prix

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = DEN

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Michael Christensen

| GP3Second_team_r2 = RSC Mücke Motorsport

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = NED

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Nigel Melker

| GP3Third_team_r2 = RSC Mücke Motorsport

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Alexander Sims

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = Status Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:47.601

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 6

}}

The 2011 Istanbul GP3 Series round was the first round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on May 6–8, 2011 at Istanbul Speed Park, Istanbul, Turkey, supporting the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.

Classification

=Race 1=

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

|31

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

|28:13.773

| 3

|10

2

|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +0.605

| 2

|9 {{tooltip|(8+1)|8 points for second place, 1 point for fastest lap}}

3

|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

|Carlin

|15

| +2.942

| 1

|8 {{tooltip|(6+2)|6 points for third place, 2 points for pole position}}

4

|2

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Lotus ART

|15

| +3.840

| 4

|5

5

|5

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

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +4.410

| 10

|4

6

|26

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|MW Arden

|15

| +7.214

|7

|3

7

|30

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +10.608

| 6

|2

8

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +11.713

| 12

|1

9

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Addax Team

| 15

| +11.928

| 11

|

10

|24

|{{flagicon|COL}} Gabriel Chaves

|Addax Team

|15

| +19.559

| 15

|

11

|7

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Nico Müller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +23.673

| 9

|

12

|22

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Zoël Amberg

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +24.192

| 21

|

13

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Yelloly

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +24.977

| 22

|

14

|6

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +26.180

| 23

|

15

|17

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +26.354

| 30

|

16

|19

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +27.239

| 24

|

17

|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

|Lotus ART

|15

| +27.507

| 5

|

18

|12

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 15

| +29.871

| 25

|

19

| 27

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| MW Arden

|15

| +30.222

| 14

|

20

| 23

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Dominic Storey

| Addax Team

| 15

| +30.644

| 18

|

21

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|15

| +31.336

| 29

|

22

|1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|Lotus ART

|15

| +32.066

| 19

|

23

| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Zimin

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 15

| +53.931

| 27

|

24

|10

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

|Marussia Manor Racing

|15

| +1:03.096

| 16

|

25

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|Jenzer Motorsport

|14

| +1 lap

| 26

|

26

|11

|{{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 13

| +2 laps

| 13

|

Ret

|29

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luciano Bacheta

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|8

| Retired

| 20

|

Ret

|16

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|Carlin

|3

| Retired

| 28

|

Ret

|28

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

|MW Arden

|3

| Retired

| 8

|

Ret

| 20

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| ATECH CRS GP

|1

| Retired

| 17

|

colspan=8|{{center|Fastest lap: Andrea Caldarelli (Tech 1 Racing) 1:47.227}}

=Race 2=

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

| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

|Status Grand Prix

|15

|27:03.624

| 1

|6+1

2

|30

|{{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +7.406

| 2

|5

3

|31

|{{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +13.983

| 8

|4

4

|5

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

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +17.667

| 4

|3

5

|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +17.876

| 7

|2

6

|25

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Dean Smith

|Addax Team

| 15

| +18.760

| 9

|1

7

|26

|{{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|MW Arden

|15

| +18.948

| 3

|

8

|2

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Valtteri Bottas

|Lotus ART

|15

| +22.792

| 5

|

9

|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

|Carlin

|15

| +22.951

| 6

|

10

|11

|{{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 15

| +27.212

| 26

|

11

|21

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Yelloly

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +31.637

| 13

|

12

|24

|{{flagicon|COL}} Gabriel Chaves

|Addax Team

|15

| +32.829

| 10

|

13

|3

|{{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

|Lotus ART

|15

| +34.111

| 17

|

14

|22

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Zoël Amberg

|ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +35.985

| 12

|

15

|7

|{{flagicon|SUI}} Nico Müller

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +36.315

| 11

|

16

|10

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

|Marussia Manor Racing

|15

| +36.883

| 24

|

17

| 8

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Maxim Zimin

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 15

| +37.400

| 23

|

18

|19

|{{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

|Tech 1 Racing

|15

| +37.804

| 16

|

19

|29

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Luciano Bacheta

|RSC Mücke Motorsport

|15

| +38.419

| 27

|

20

|28

|{{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

|MW Arden

|15

| +38.692

| 29

|

21

| 27

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| MW Arden

|15

| +39.477

| 19

|

22

|16

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Leonardo Cordeiro

|Carlin

|15

| +40.348

| 28

|

23

| 20

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| ATECH CRS GP

|15

| +47.122

| 30

|

24

|6

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ivan Lukashevich

|Status Grand Prix

|15

| +55.843

| 14

|

25

|14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|Carlin

|15

| +57.717

| 21

|

26

|1

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Nunes

|Lotus ART

|14

| +1 lap

| 22

|

Ret

|9

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Vittorio Ghirelli

|Jenzer Motorsport

| 7

| Retired

| 25

|

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Dominic Storey

| Addax Team

| 0

| Retired

| 20

|

Ret

|12

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

|Marussia Manor Racing

| 0

| Retired

| 18

|

Ret

|17

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

|Tech 1 Racing

| 0

| Retired

| 15

|

colspan=8|{{center|Fastest lap: Alexander Sims (Status Grand Prix) 1:47.601 (lap 6)}}

Standings after the round

{{col-start}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! Driver

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| align="right"| 14

2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Caldarelli

| align="right"| 11

3

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Sims

| align="right"| 8

4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| align="right"| 8

5

| {{flagicon|DEN}} Michael Christensen

| align="right"| 7

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

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

! Team

! Points

1

| {{flagicon|GER}} RSC Mücke Motorsport

|align="right"| 21

2

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Status Grand Prix

|align="right"| 15

3

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tech 1 Racing

|align="right"| 11

4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin

|align="right"| 8

5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lotus ART

|align="right"| 5

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [http://gp3series.com/Races-and-Results/Results/?raceid=903 GP3 Series official web site: Results]

{{GP3 round report

| Name_of_round = Turkish GP3 round

| Year_of_round = 2011

| Previous_round_in_season = 2010 Monza GP3 Series round

| Next_round_in_season = {{nowrap|2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round}}

| Previous_year's_round = 2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

| Next_year's_round = none

}}

{{GP3Round}}

Istanbul Park

Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

Category:Sport in Istanbul

Category:International sports competitions hosted by Turkey

Category:May 2011 sports events in Turkey