2018 Silverstone GP3 Series round

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = UK

| Grand Prix = Silverstone

| GP3_Round_No = 4

| GP3_Season_No = 9

| Image = Silverstone Circuit vector map.png

| Caption =

| Year = 2018

| Location = Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.660

| Course_km = 5.891

| GP3Date_r1 = 7 July

| GP3Laps_r1 = 20

| GP3Pole_driver_country = FRA

| GP3Pole_driver = Anthoine Hubert

| GP3Pole_team = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Pole_time = 1:46.033

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = FRA

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Anthoine Hubert

| GP3First_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Nikita Mazepin

| GP3Second_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = UK

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Callum Ilott

| GP3Third_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = UK

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Callum Ilott

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:47.096

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 19

| GP3Date_r2 = 8 July

| GP3Laps_r2 = 15

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| GP3First_driver_r2 = Pedro Piquet

| GP3First_team_r2 = Trident

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = FRA

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Giuliano Alesi

| GP3Second_team_r2 = Trident

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = USA

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Ryan Tveter

| GP3Third_team_r2 = Trident

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = UK

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Callum Ilott

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:47.821

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 10

|}}

The 2018 Silverstone GP3 Series round was the fourth round of the 2018 GP3 Series. It was held on 7 and 8 July 2018 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. The race supported the 2018 British Grand Prix.

Classification

= Qualifying =

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

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Time

!Gap

!{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}

1

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|1:46.033

|

|1

2

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|1:46.135

| +0.102

|2

3

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|1:46.271

| +0.238

|3

4

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|1:46.348

| +0.315

|4

5

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|1:46.705

| +0.672

|5

6

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

|1:46.706

| +0.673

|6

7

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

|1:46.710

| +0.677

|7

8

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|1:46.712

| +0.679

|8

9

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|1:46.790

| +0.757

|9

10

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|1:46.871

| +0.838

|10

11

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|1:46.907

| +0.874

|11

12

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|1:46.987

| +0.954

|12

13

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|1:47.094

| +1.061

|13

14

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Falchero

|Arden International

|1:47.145

| +1.112

|14

15

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:47.159

| +1.126

|15

16

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:47.187

| +1.154

|16

17

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:47.233

| +1.200

|17

18

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|1:47.304

| +1.271

|18

19

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niko Kari

|MP Motorsport

|1:47.311

| +1.278

|19

20

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|1:47.315

| +1.282

|20

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Silverstone GP3 Qualifying Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/silverstone/classification/qualifying|access-date=15 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}{{Cite web|title=GP3 Silverstone: Hubert closes on points leader Ilott with pole|url=https://www.autosport.com/fia-f3/news/gp3-silverstone-hubert-closes-on-points-leader-ilott-with-pole-5297185|access-date=1 July 2022|website=Autosport.com|date=6 July 2018 }}

= Feature race =

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

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|20

|39:40.023

|1

|align="center"|25+4

2

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +3.903

|2

|align="center"|18

3

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +6.408

|4

|align="center"|15+2

4

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|20

| +10.768

|5

|align="center"|12

5

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

|20

| +15.035

|7

|align="center"|10

6

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|20

| +18.048

|9

|align="center"|8

7

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|20

| +19.736

|11

|align="center"|6

8

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|20

| +21.281

|3

|align="center"|4

9

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|20

| +23.124

|13

|align="center"|2

10

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

|20

| +23.449

|6

|align="center"|1

11

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niko Kari

|MP Motorsport

|20

| +24.283

|19

|

12

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|20

| +24.972

|12

|

13

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|20

| +26.739

|10

|

14

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Jenzer Motorsport

|20

| +27.363

|16

|

15

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|20

| +28.852

|18

|

Ret

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|12

|Engine fail

|8

|

Ret

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|3

|Collision

|17

|

Ret

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|2

|Collision

|20

|

Ret

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Falchero

|Arden International

|0

|Collision

|14

|

Ret

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|0

|Collision

|15

|

colspan="8" |Fastest lap: Callum Ilott − ART Grand Prix − 1:47.096 (on lap 19)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Silverstone GP3 Race 1 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/silverstone/classification/feature-race|access-date=1 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

= Sprint race =

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

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

!{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|15

|28:46.563

|2

|align="center"|15

2

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|15

| +1.401

|1

|align="center"|12

3

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|15

| +2.967

|5

|align="center"|10

4

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +3.503

|8

|align="center"|8

5

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +3.900

|6

|align="center"|6+2

6

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|15

| +9.356

|3

|align="center"|4

7

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +12.450

|7

|align="center"|2

8

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +14.033

|16

|align="center"|1

9

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Dorian Boccolacci

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +14.676

|4

|

10

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +15.401

|17

|

11

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|15

| +16.025

|12

|

12

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Alessio Lorandi

|Trident

|15

| +18,222

|10

|

13

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|15

| +18.915

|9

|

14

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +19.152

|15

|

15

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +19.385

|20

|

16

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|15

| +22.846

|13

|

Ret

|align="center"|24

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Niko Kari

|MP Motorsport

|12

|Collision

|11

|

Ret

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Falchero

|Arden International

|12

|Collision

|19

|

Ret

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|11

|Collision

|18

|

Ret

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Jenzer Motorsport

|11

|Collision

|14

|

colspan="8" |Fastest lap: Callum Ilott − ART Grand Prix − 1:47.821 (on lap 10)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Silverstone GP3 Race 2 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/silverstone/classification/sprint-race|access-date=1 July 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

Standings after the event

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;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|align="right"| 100

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Callum Ilott

|align="right"| 94

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|align="right"| 73

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|align="right"| 71

align="left"| 10px 1

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|align="right"| 67

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;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} ART Grand Prix

|align="right"| 300

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Trident

|align="right"| 196

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Campos Racing

|align="right"| 77

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|NED}} MP Motorsport

|align="right"| 42

align="left"| 10px

|align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Jenzer Motorsport

|align="right"| 26

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

See also

References

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