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   2011 Valencia GP3 round

Round details
Round 3 of 8 rounds in the 2011 GP3 Series
Circuit de Valencia
Location	Valencia Street Circuit Valencia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	25 June 2011
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden
Time	1:58.693
Podium
First	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing
Second	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden
Third	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing
Time	1:59.663 (on lap 8)
Race 2
Date	26 June 2011
Laps	14
Podium
First	James Calado	Lotus ART
Second	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART
Fastest lap
Driver	James Calado	Lotus ART
Time	1:59.500 (on lap 6)

The 2011 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2011 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain, supporting the 2011 European Grand Prix.

Classification

Race 1

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	14	28:49.603	3	10+1
2	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	14	+6.547	1	8+2
3	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+7.406	4	6
4	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	14	+11.403	7	5
5	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	14	+14.315	2	4
6	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	14	+17.022	16	3
7	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	14	+18.818	8	2
8	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	14	+19.339	9	1
9	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	14	+26.837	26
10	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	14	+28.342	23
11	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	14	+36.012	30
12	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	14	+37.231	25
13	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+37.241	28
14	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	14	+39.355	21
15	15	Daniel Morad	Carlin	14	+40.131	18
16	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	14	+41.619	20
17	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+42.700	13
18	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+48.068	19
19	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+58.934	14
20	23	Tom Dillmann	Addax Team	14	+1:12.164	6
Ret	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	8	Retired	11
Ret	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	3	Retired	5
Ret	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	3	Retired	24
Ret	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	1	Retired	15
Ret	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1	Retired	17
Ret	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	0	Retired	10
Ret	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	12
Ret	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	0	Retired	22
Ret	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	27
Ret	18	Thomas Hylkema	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	29
Fastest lap: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Marussia Manor Racing) 1:59.663 (lap 8)

Race 2

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	14	28:06.179	1	6+1
2	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	14	+4.445	3	5
3	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	14	+7.917	2	4
4	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+10.808	6	3
5	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	14	+18.843	5	2
6	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	14	+19.133	7	1
7	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	14	+19.212	12
8	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+20.037	8
9	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+20.659	13
10	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+21.298	18
11	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	14	+22.293	4
12	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	14	+22.817	9
13	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	14	+27.269	16
14	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+28.381	23
15	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	14	+34.266	30
16	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	14	+40.739	14
17	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	14	+51.691	10
18	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	14	+1:01.816	11
19	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	14	+1:39.578	21
20	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	13	Retired	27
21	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	13	Retired	29
22	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	13	Retired	19
Ret	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	8	Retired	24
Ret	23	Tom Dillmann	Addax Team	8	Retired	20
Ret	15	Daniel Morad	Carlin	0	Retired	15
Ret	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	0	Retired	17
Ret	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	22
Ret	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	0	Retired	25
Ret	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	26
Ret	18	Thomas Hylkema	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	28
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus ART) 1:59.500 (lap 6)

Notes

1. – Zimin and Nunes were given a ten grid position penalty for causing collisions in Race 1.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mitch Evans 26 2 Nigel Melker 22 3 Andrea Caldarelli 20 4 Alexander Sims 16 5 James Calado 16

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 MW Arden 37 2 Tech 1 Racing 33 3 RSC Mücke Motorsport 29 4 Lotus ART 28 5 Status Grand Prix 23

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

See also

• 2011 European Grand Prix
• 2011 Valencia GP2 Series round

References

1. "Post Race Penalties". GP3 Series. 26 June 2011.

External links

• GP3 Series official website: Results

• 2011 GP3 round reports
• 2011 in Spanish motorsport