2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Series round
| Round details | |||
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Round 2 of 8 rounds in the 2013 GP3 Series | |||
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| 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
[edit]Summary
[edit]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
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- ^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
[edit]Sprint race
[edit]Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- ^ Allen, Peter (15 June 2013). "Daly claims maiden GP3 pole position in Valencia qualifying". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ a b Hudson, Joe (16 June 2013). "Visoui takes a win but GP3 belongs to Daly". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Daly leads Regalia to ART one-two in first Valencia race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Visoiu scores commanding maiden GP3 win in race two". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b Allen, Peter (16 June 2013). "Yelloly loses third spot on Valencia grid to technical exclusion". Formula Scout. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2013.
- ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "2013 Ricardo Tormo GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.