2010 Catalunya GP3 Series round

2010 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
	; and; Round 1 of 8 rounds in the ; 2010 GP3 Series
	; Circuit de Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Catalunya; Montmeló, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	8 May 2010
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Nigel Melker
Time	1:52.602
Podium
First	Pål Varhaug
Second	Robert Wickens
Third	Esteban Gutiérrez
Fastest lap
Driver	Miki Monrás
Time	1:48.306 (on lap 6)
Race 2
Date	9 May 2010
Laps	15
Podium
First	Alexander Rossi
Second	Lucas Foresti
Third	Esteban Gutiérrez
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexander Rossi
Time	1:38.501

The 2010 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on May 8 and May 9, 2010, at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first race of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix.

It was also the first weekend where GP2's feeder formula GP3 made its début. All teams in GP3 use the same GP3/10 chassis and are powered by a four-cylinder 2.0 L (122 cu in) 280 bhp turbocharged engine developed by Renault Sport.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time	Grid
1	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:52.602	1
2	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	1:52.931	2
3	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	1:52.974	3
4	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	1:53.311	4
5	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	1:53.440	5
6	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	1:53.600	6
7	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	1:53.603	7
8	28	Jean-Éric Vergne	Tech 1 Racing	1:53.765	8
9	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:53.914	9
10	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	1:53.983	10
11	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	1:54.159	11
12	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	1:54.329	12
13	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	1:54.331	13
14	16	Lucas Foresti	Carlin	1:54.477	14
15	27	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	1:54.495	15
16	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	1:54.658	16
17	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	1:54.666	17
18	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	1:54.686	18
19	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	1:54.691	19
20	25	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	1:54.726	20
21	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	1:54.758	21
22	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	1:54.817	22
23	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	1:55.069	23
24	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	1:55.394	24
25	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	1:55.643	25
26	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	1:55.927	26
27	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	1:57.082	27
28	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	2:00.622	28
29	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	2:01.311	29
30	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	No time	30
Source:^[1]

Feature Race

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	15	26:58.573	2	10
2	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	15	+1.563	3	8
3	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	15	+1.958	7	6
4	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	15	+3.446	6	5
5	28	Jean-Éric Vergne	Tech 1 Racing	15	+6.772	8	4
6	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+8.734	10	3
7	16	Lucas Foresti	Carlin	15	+13.604	14	2
8	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	15	+14.208	28	1
9	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	15	+15.874	5
10	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	15	+16.628	17	1
11	27	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	15	+16.958	15
12	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	15	+17.750	18
13	25	Nico Muller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+18.814	20
14	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	15	+20.305	22
15	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+21.773	9
16	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	15	+22.066	30
17	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+23.168	25
18	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	15	+28.733	21
19	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	15	+29.238	26
20	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	15	+31.131	13
21	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	14	+1 lap	27
22	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	14	+1 lap	23
NC	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	11	+4 laps	24
Ret	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	2	Retired	12
Ret	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	2	Retired	19
Ret	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	2	Retired	16
Ret	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	0	Retired	1
Ret	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	4
Ret	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	0	Retired	11
DNS	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	0	Did not start	29
Source:^[2]

Sprint Race

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Alexander Rossi	ART Grand Prix	15	0:27:06.594	1	7
2	16	Lucas Foresti	Carlin	15	+10.535	2	5
3	2	Esteban Gutiérrez	ART Grand Prix	15	+11.005	6	4
4	4	Robert Wickens	Status Grand Prix	15	+11.699	7	3
5	15	Dean Smith	Carlin	15	+14.154	5	2
6	3	Pedro Nunes	ART Grand Prix	15	+17.082	12	1
7	7	James Jakes	Manor Racing	15	+17.537	9
8	24	Simon Trummer	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+18.346	3
9	25	Nico Muller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+18.937	13
10	30	Oliver Oakes	ATECH CRS GP	15	+24.906	14
11	27	Daniel Juncadella	Tech 1 Racing	15	+28.248	11
12	22	Leonardo Cordeiro	MW Arden	15	+30.092	18
13	12	Tobias Hegewald	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+30.625	17
14	10	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+30.880	27
15	18	Pablo Sánchez López	Addax Team	15	+31.398	25
16	14	Josef Newgarden	Carlin	15	+31.989	24
17	29	Patrick Reiterer	ATECH CRS GP	15	+34.349	23
18	20	Michael Christensen	MW Arden	15	+34.685	26
19	5	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	15	+37.257	19
20	17	Felipe Guimarães	Addax Team	15	+38.196	29
21	28	Jean-Éric Vergne	Tech 1 Racing	15	+40.869	4
22	6	Daniel Morad	Status Grand Prix	15	+43.081	28
23	21	Miki Monrás	MW Arden	15	+44.023	10
24	11	Renger van der Zande	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+48.749	15
25	8	Rio Haryanto	Manor Racing	15	+56.584	20
26	9	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Manor Racing	14	+1 lap	21
Ret	26	Doru Sechelariu	Tech 1 Racing	5	Retired	22
Ret	23	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	0	Retired	8
Ret	19	Mirko Bortolotti	Addax Team	0	Retired	16
DNS	31	Vittorio Ghirelli	ATECH CRS GP	0	Did not start	29
Source:^[3]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Robert Wickens	11
2	Pål Varhaug	10
3	Esteban Gutiérrez	10
4	Alexander Rossi	8
5	Dean Smith	7

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	ART Grand Prix	19
2	Carlin	14
3	Jenzer Motorsport	13
4	Status Grand Prix	11
5	Tech 1 Racing	4

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

References

^ "2010 Catalunya GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
^ "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

External links

GP3 Series official web site: Results

Previous round: none	GP3 Series 2010 season	Next round: 2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round
Previous round: none	Spanish GP3 round	Next round: 2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round

[1] "2010 Catalunya GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[2] "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

[3] "2010 Catalunya GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.

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