2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round
| Round details | |||
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Round 2 of 9 rounds in the 2014 GP3 Series | |||
 Layout of the Red Bull Ring | |||
| Location | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.326 km (2.688 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 21 June 2014 | ||
| Laps | 18 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Alex Lynn | Carlin | |
| Time | 1:20.585 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Alex Lynn | Carlin | |
| Second |
Emil Bernstorff | Carlin | |
| Third |
 Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Alex Lynn | Carlin | |
| Time | 1:21.557 (on lap 17) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 22 June 2014 | ||
| Laps | 17 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Emil Bernstorff | Carlin | |
| Second |
Jimmy Eriksson | Koiranen GP | |
| Third |
 Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Emil Bernstorff | Carlin | |
| Time | 1:21.439 (on lap 11) | ||
The 2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 21 and 22 June 2014 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.
Classification
[edit]Summary
[edit]Two lineup changes were made at Hilmer Motorsport before the race weekend. Beitske Visser was replaced by Riccardo Agostini,[1] and Ivan Taranov was replaced by Nikolay Martsenko.[2] In addition, Trident's Denis Nagulin did not race, with no replacement.
Alex Lynn took his second consecutive pole position in a tight qualifying session where the top 21 drivers were separated by only one second.[3] He made a good start and held the lead throughout the race, taking a home win for the Red Bull Junior Team.[4] His teammate Emil Bernstorff took his maiden poidum and made it a 1-2 for Carlin. with Jimmy Eriksson in third.[5]
Luís Sá Silva took reverse grid pole for race 2, but was passed at the first corner on lap two by Nick Yelloly. Sá Silva reclaimed the lead at turn two, with Mathéo Tuscher following behind. Tuscher attempted to overtake Sá Silva but the pair collided, taking them both out of the race. Bernstorff took advantage of the incident to pass the three cars ahead and take the lead, where he built an advantage of almost eight seconds to win the race.[6] It was his maiden win, and made the weekend a double win for Carlin.[7] Eriksson took his second podium of the weekend, with Richie Stanaway in third. Lynn remained in the lead of the championship, thirteen points ahead of Eriksson.[8]
Qualifying
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- ^1 Dean Stoneman was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.[10]
- ^2 Jann Mardenborough was given a three-place grid penalty for crossing the pit entry line.[10]
- ^3 Alfonso Celis Jr. was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.[11]
Feature Race
[edit]Sprint Race
[edit]- ^1 Alex Fontana and Alfonso Celis Jr. were both given five-place grid penalty for causing collisions in race 1. As the penalties could not be served in full, they were required to start from the pitlane.[14]
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Allen, Peter (18 June 2014). "Agostini added to Hilmer GP3 line-up for Spielberg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (18 June 2024). "Martsenko joins Hilmer in GP3 for Spielberg". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Carlin's Alex Lynn takes GP3 pole position in Austria to extend championship lead". Sky Sports. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (21 June 2014). "Lynn claims home win for Red Bull ahead of Bernstorff". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Alex Lynn extended his GP3 Championship led with Race One victory in Austria". Sky Sports. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Allen, Peter (22 June 2014). "Bernstorff wins race two in Austria after others clash". Formula Scout. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ Hensby, Paul (22 June 2014). "Bernstorff continues Carlin domination at Spielberg". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 15 April 2025.
- ^ "Bernstorff bags Carlin's second win in Spielberg". GP3 Series. 22 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014.
- ^ "2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ a b "Spielberg Post Qualifying Penalties". GP3 Series. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014.
- ^ "Barcelona Post Race 2 Penalties". GP3 Series. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
- ^ "2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "Spielberg Post Race 1 Penalties". GP3 Series. 21 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
External links
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