2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Series round

   2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 round
Round details
Round 2 of 8 rounds in the
2013 GP3 Series
Location Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.005 km (2.488 mi)
Race 1
Date 16 June 2013
Laps 18
Pole position
Driver Conor Daly ART Grand Prix
Time 1:22.329
Podium
First Conor Daly ART Grand Prix
Second Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix
Third Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP
Fastest lap
Driver Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden
Time 1:24.573 (on lap 9)
Race 2
Date 16 June 2013
Laps 18
Podium
First Robert Vișoiu MW Arden
Second Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP
Third Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Melville McKee[a] Bamboo Engineering
Time 1:37.654 (on lap 4)

The 2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Series round was the second round of the 2013 GP3 Series. It was held on 16 June 2013 at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste, Spain as a stand-alone event.

Classification

Summary

Conor Daly claimed his first GP3 pole position in qualifying.[1] He led every lap to win the race, followed by Facu Regalia, making it a 1-2 result for ART Grand Prix.[2] After being excluded from his third-place qualifying result, Nick Yelloly made a strong comeback to finish 12th.[3]

Robert Vișoiu started on pole for the reverse grid race 2. He made a good start and led every lap to win the race, 7.7 seconds ahead of Aaro Vainio. Carlos Sainz Jr. overtook Tio Ellinas on the opening lap to finish third, his first GP3 podium.[4] Fourth place was enough for Ellinas to keep the championship lead, 4 points ahead of Daly.[2]

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 1 Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 1:22.329 1
2 6 Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 1:22.536 2
3 8 Nick Yelloly Carlin 1:22.597 26 1
4 2 Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 1:22.603 3
5 27 Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 1:22.616 4
6 28 Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 1:22.621 5
7 14 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:22.761 6
8 16 Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 1:22.861 7
9 4 Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 1:22.891 8
10 5 Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 1:22.893 9
11 3 Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 1:22.925 10
12 25 David Fumanelli Trident 1:22.936 11
13 20 Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 1:22.948 27 1
14 21 Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 1:22.954 12
15 23 Giovanni Venturini Trident 1:22.993 13
16 11 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:23.000 14
17 12 Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 1:23.019 15
18 18 Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 1:23.054 16
19 26 Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 1:23.294 25 2
20 9 Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 1:23.364 17
21 25 Emanuele Zonzini Trident 1:23.524 18
22 19 Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 1:23.559 19
23 7 Luís Sá Silva Carlin 1:23.878 20
24 10 Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 1:24.322 21
25 17 Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 1:25.044 22
26 22 Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 1:25.103 23
27 15 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 1:41.349 24 3
Source:[5]
  • ^1 Nick Yelloly and Lewis Williamson were disqualified from qualifying because their cars did not comply with the regulations.[6]
  • ^2 Patrick Kujala received a ten-place grid penalty for passing Aaro Vainio under the red flag.[6]
  • ^3 Ryan Cullen had a five-place grid penalty to serve from Barcelona.[7]

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 18 25:54.812 1 29 (25+4)
2 2 Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 18 +1.210 3 18
3 28 Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 18 +3.401 5 15
4 6 Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 18 +3.773 2 12
5 4 Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 18 +4.413 8 12 (10+2)
6 14 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 18 +6.196 6 8
7 27 Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 18 +9.084 4 6
8 5 Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 18 +13.504 9 4
9 16 Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 18 +14.145 7 2
10 3 Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 18 +14.547 10 1
11 21 Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 18 +20.833 12
12 8 Nick Yelloly Carlin 18 +20.965 26
13 11 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 18 +21.342 14
14 12 Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 18 +21.626 15
15 23 Giovanni Venturini Trident 18 +21.927 13
16 25 Emanuele Zonzini Trident 18 +22.070 18
17 19 Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 18 +26.458 19
18 17 Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 18 +26.978 22
19 20 Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 18 +27.387 27
20 15 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 18 +36.843 24
21 26 Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 18 +46.218 25
Ret 7 Luís Sá Silva Carlin 2 Retired 20
Ret 10 Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 1 Retired 21
Ret 9 Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 0 Retired 17
Ret 22 Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 0 Retired 23
Ret 24 David Fumanelli Trident 0 Retired 11
Ret 18 Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 16
Fastest lap: Carlos Sainz Jr. (MW Arden) — 1:24.573 (on lap 5)
Source:[8]

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 18 25:50:517 1 15
2 27 Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 18 +7.784 2 12
3 4 Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 18 +7.920 4 12 (10+2)
4 14 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 18 +8.572 3 8
5 6 Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 18 +9.017 5 6
6 28 Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 18 +23.961 6 4
7 2 Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 18 +24.472 7 2
8 1 Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 18 +24.768 8 1
9 8 Nick Yelloly Carlin 18 +25.164 12
10 16 Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 18 +26.566 9
11 12 Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 18 +26.719 14
12 3 Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 18 +27.648 10
13 23 Giovanni Venturini Trident 18 +27.779 15
14 25 Emanuele Zonzini Trident 18 +28.116 16
15 26 Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 18 +35.495 21
16 17 Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 18 +36.183 18
17 20 Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 18 +38.816 19
18 19 Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 18 +38.982 17
19 10 Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 18 +39.244 23
20 15 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 18 +50.937 20
21 22 Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 18 +55.029 25
22 7 Luís Sá Silva Carlin 17 +1 Lap 22
Ret 21 Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 10 Retired 11
Ret 11 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 9 Retired 13
Ret 9 Eric Lichtenstein Carlin 1 Retired 24
Ret 24 David Fumanelli Trident 0 Retired 26
Ret 18 Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 27
Fastest lap: Melville McKee (Bamboo Engineering) — 1:24.487 (on lap 9)[a]
Source:[9]

Standings after the round

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

Notes

  1. ^ a b Melville McKee set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Carlos Sainz Jr. was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

  1. ^ Allen, Peter (15 June 2013). "Daly claims maiden GP3 pole position in Valencia qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b Hudson, Joe (16 June 2013). "Visoui takes a win but GP3 belongs to Daly". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  3. ^ Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Daly leads Regalia to ART one-two in first Valencia race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  4. ^ Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Visoiu scores commanding maiden GP3 win in race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  5. ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  6. ^ a b Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Yelloly loses third spot on Valencia grid to technical exclusion". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.
  8. ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  9. ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.