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2013 Catalunya GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

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Date
  
11 May 2013

Driver
  
Marcus Ericsson

Laps
  
37

Time
  
1:28.706

2013 Catalunya GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

Location
  
Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló, Spain

Course
  
Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi)

The 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 11 and 12 May 2012 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season. The weekend also saw the first round of the 2013 GP3 Series season, and the debut of the GP3 Series' second-generation chassis, the Dallara GP3/13.

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Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr. Stefano Coletti took his second race win of the season in the sprint race, beating Frijns by six-tenths of a second and further secured his championship lead with the result.

Tio Ellinas inherited pole position in the GP3 Series feature race when pole-sitter Kevin Korjus was given a grid penalty, and he went on to win the race. Aaro Vainio won the sprint race, leading home team-mate Korjus to give team Koiranen GP the lead in the teams' championship in after their first GP3 Series round.

Feature race

Notes:

  • ^1 — Jolyon Palmer finished the race in third place, but had twenty seconds added to his race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after he was judged to have forced Sam Bird off the circuit late in the race.
  • ^2 — Sam Bird retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

    • Sprint race

    Notes:

  • ^3 — Sam Bird was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Marcus Ericsson during the feature race.
  • ^4 — Nathanaël Berthon was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Canamasas and Tom Dillmann during the feature race.
  • ^5 — Julián Leal retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

    • Standings after the round

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

    • Qualifying

    Notes:

  • ^1 — Kevin Korjus qualified on pole, but was given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during free practice. Tio Ellinas was recognised as the pole-sitter for the event.
  • ^2 — Alex Fontana, Carlos Sainz Jr. and Patrick Kujala all received ten-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags during free practice.
  • ^3 — Daniil Kvyat was given a three-place penalty for blocking Conor Daly during qualifying.

    • Feature race

    Notes:

  • ^4 — Facu Regalia retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed 90% of the winner's race distance.

    • Sprint race

    Notes:

  • ^1 — David Fumanelli and Robert Visoiu had twenty seconds added to their race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after they were found to have caused avoidable accidents during the race.
  • ^2 — Carlos Sainz Jr. was disqualified from the race after his car was found to be underweight during scrutineering.

    • Standings after the round

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

    • References

    2013 Catalunya GP2 and GP3 Series rounds Wikipedia
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