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2018 Sochi GP3 Series round

{{Short description|2018 car race in Sochi, Russia}}

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = RUS

| Grand Prix = Sochi

| GP3_Round_No = 8

| GP3_Season_No = 9

| Image = Circuit Sochi.svg

| Caption =

| Year = 2018

| Location = Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.634

| Course_km = 5.848

| GP3Date_r1 = 29 September

| GP3Laps_r1 = 20

| GP3Pole_driver_country = ITA

| GP3Pole_driver = Leonardo Pulcini

| GP3Pole_team = Campos Racing

| GP3Pole_time = 1:52.586

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Leonardo Pulcini

| GP3First_team_r1 = Campos Racing

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Nikita Mazepin

| GP3Second_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = FRA

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Anthoine Hubert

| GP3Third_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = RUS

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Nikita Mazepin

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:56.004

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 16

| GP3Date_r2 = 30 September

| GP3Laps_r2 = 15

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = GER

| GP3First_driver_r2 = David Beckmann

| GP3First_team_r2 = Trident

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = AUS

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Joey Mawson

| GP3Second_team_r2 = Arden International

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = NED

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Richard Verschoor

| GP3Third_team_r2 = MP Motorsport

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = UK

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = {{FLnote|Jake Hughes|David Beckmann}}

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = ART Grand Prix

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:55.087

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 7

|}}

The 2018 Sochi GP3 Series round was the eighth and penultimate round of the 2018 GP3 Series. It was held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The race supported the 2018 Russian 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"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|1:52.586

|

|1

2

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|1:52.655

| +0.069

|2

3

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|1:52.664

| +0.078

|3

4

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|1:52.798

| +0.212

|4

5

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|1:52.826

| +0.240

|5

6

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|1:52.844

| +0.258

|6

7

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|MP Motorsport

|1:52.865

| +0.279

|7

8

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|1:52.951

| +0.365

|8

9

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|1:53.178

| +0.592

|9

10

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|1:53.218

| +0.632

|10

11

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|1:53.262

| +0.676

|11

12

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:53.362

| +0.776

|12

13

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sacha Fenestraz

|Arden International

|1:53.435

| +0.849

|13

14

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:53.661

| +1.075

|14

15

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Trident

|1:53.765

| +1.179

|15

16

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|1:53.992

| +1.406

|16

17

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|1:54.007

| +1.421

|17

18

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|1:54.614

| +2.028

|18

19

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} Jannes Fittje

|Jenzer Motorsport

|1:54.846

| +2.260

|19

colspan="7" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Sochi GP3 Qualifying Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/sochi/classification/qualifying|access-date=10 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

  • Nikita Mazepin recorded the fastest time in qualifying, a 1:52.569, but it was deleted for track limits.

= Race 1 =

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

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

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

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|20

|38:56.960

|1

|align="center"|25+4

2

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +3.955

|8

|align="center"|18+2

3

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +7.037

|4

|align="center"|15

4

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|MP Motorsport

|20

| +8.314

|7

|align="center"|12

5

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Trident

|20

| +12.631

|15

|align="center"|10

6

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|20

| +13.442

|6

|align="center"|8

7

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +14.198

|10

|align="center"|6

8

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|20

| +24.084

|9

|align="center"|4

9

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|20

| +25.503

|12

|align="center"|2

10

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|20

| +31.565

|14

|align="center"|1

11

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|20

| +31.973

|17

|

12

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} Jannes Fittje

|Jenzer Motorsport

|20

| +33.156

|19

|

13

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|20

| +35.793

|2

|

14

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|20

| +36.222

|3

|

15

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|20

| +37.714

|11

|

16

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sacha Fenestraz

|Arden International

|20

| +38.412

|13

|

17

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|20

| +39.357

|16

|

18

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|19

|DNF

|5

|

Ret

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|0

|DNF

|18

|

colspan="8" |Fastest lap: Nikita Mazepin − ART Grand Prix − 1:56.004 (on lap 16)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Sochi GP3 Race 1 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/sochi/classification/feature-race|access-date=10 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

= Race 2 =

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

!{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

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

!Driver

!Team

!Laps

!Time/Retired

!Grid

!Points

1

|align="center"|8

|{{flagicon|GER}} David Beckmann

|Trident

|15

|29:43.318

|4

|align="center"|15+2

2

|align="center"|16

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Joey Mawson

|Arden International

|15

| +0.617

|1

|align="center"|12

3

|align="center"|22

|{{flagicon|NED}} Richard Verschoor

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +1.056

|5

|align="center"|10

4

|align="center"|2

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Anthoine Hubert

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +4.559

|6

|align="center"|8

5

|align="center"|10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Juan Manuel Correa

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +5.736

|9

|align="center"|6

6

|align="center"|14

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Gabriel Aubry

|Arden International

|15

| +10.464

|11

|align="center"|4

7

|align="center"|9

|{{flagicon|COL}} Tatiana Calderón

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +11.292

|10

|align="center"|2

8

|align="center"|18

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Leonardo Pulcini

|Campos Racing

|15

| +11.852

|8

|align="center"|1

9

|align="center"|7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Tveter

|Trident

|15

| +13.204

|18

|

10

|align="center"|11

|{{flagicon|GER}} Jannes Fittje

|Jenzer Motorsport

|15

| +14.719

|12

|

11

|align="center"|5

|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Piquet

|Trident

|15

| +15.175

|15

|

12

|align="center"|23

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Devlin DeFrancesco

|MP Motorsport

|15

| +20.866

|17

|

13

|align="center"|15

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Sacha Fenestraz

|Arden International

|15

| +25.386

|16

|

14

|align="center"|19

|{{flagicon|FIN}} Simo Laaksonen

|Campos Racing

|15

| +25.963

|3

|

15

|align="center"|20

|{{flagicon|MEX}} Diego Menchaca

|Campos Racing

|15

| +26.442

|19

|

16

|align="center"|4

|{{flagicon|UK}} Jake Hughes

|ART Grand Prix

|15

| +57.406

|2

|

17

|align="center"|6

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Giuliano Alesi

|Trident

|15

| +1:40.305

|14

|

18

|align="center"|1

|{{flagicon|UK}} Callum Ilott

|ART Grand Prix

|14

| +1 Lap

|13

|

Ret

|align="center"|3

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Nikita Mazepin

|ART Grand Prix

|12

|Accident

|7

|

colspan="8" |Fastest lap: Jake Hughes − ART Grand Prix − 1:55.087 (on lap 7)
colspan="8" |Source:{{Cite web|title=2018 Sochi GP3 Race 2 Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2018/sochi/classification/sprint-race|access-date=10 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

See also

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{GP3 round report

| Name_of_round = Sochi GP3 round

| Year_of_round = 2018

| Previous_round_in_season = 2018 Monza GP3 Series round

| Next_round_in_season = 2018 Yas Marina GP3 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = 2015 Sochi GP3 Series round

| Next_year's_round = 2019 Sochi Formula 3 round

}}

{{GP3Round}}

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