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Wednesday, 23 May 2012 21:14 |
 The latest round of the GP3 Series driver entry list and fact sheet - GP3 makes series history with maiden visit to Monaco.
The third season of the GP3 Series kicked off in Barcelona for Round 1 of the 2012 campaign and it was a thrilling start to the year with both rookies and the more experienced drivers impressing at the Circuit de Catalunya.
It was Carlin’s Antonio Felix Da Costa who grabbed the first pole position of the year, however Daniel Abt (Lotus GP) and the Carlin driver were both penalised for making jump starts after initially heading the race.
Mitch Evans then moved into the lead and was able to maintain the gap to Marlon Stockinger (Status Grand Prix) until the chequered flag.
Jenzer Motorsport’s Robert Visoiu started Race 2 from reverse pole but Tio Ellinas took the lead but was deemed to have made a jump start and received a penalty.
Conor Daly (Lotus GP) went P1 and secured his debut victory in the Series ahead of Visoiu and Matias Laine (MW Arden).
Evans leads the Drivers Standings on 25 points and has a two point lead over Daly and Vainio on 23.
For the first time in the Series’ history, GP3 will race at the infamous Monaco! Monte Carlo is an extremely challenging circuit, one the drivers are extremely eager to get to grips with to impress as no mistake goes unpunished around the Principality.
18 laps of the 3.340km track will be a mouth watering prospect for the feisty class of 2012, there is action guaranteed!
Qualifying will be split into two groups for Monaco weekend, Group A will feature the odd numbered cars and Group B will be the even numbered cars, each session will last 14 minutes long and the fastest driver overall from the two groups will claim pole position.
A ballot will decide which of the two groups will run first. The second place on the grid will be awarded to the driver who has achieved the fastest time in the other group.
Mario Isola - Pirelli racing manager
“The new tyre rules for GP2 are an exciting development that will introduce a bigger element of tyre strategy and management to the race weekend, making the GP2 Series even better preparation for the very pinnacle of racing. With two sets of the softer compound available to them at any point in Monaco, the GP2 drivers will need to think really carefully about when to use them, but they will end up with more experience of running on a faster compound, which needs to be wisely managed.
"For both the GP2 and GP3 drivers, Monaco is sure to be one of the biggest challenges that they will face all year. The key to success is staying out of trouble, so our P Zero compounds are designed to give as much control and precision to the drivers as possible. With very little aerodynamic downforce available, the cars rely mostly on mechanical grip.”
Monaco Fact Sheet:
- Info Pirelli: Soft
- Past results: N/A First appearance for GP3 in Monaco
- Best lap time in qualifying: N/A
- William Buller (Carlin) will have a 5 place grid penalty for Race 1 after being penalised for causing an incident in Barcelona Race 2.
- Qualifying will be split into two groups of 14 minutes each (odd numbers in one group, evens in the other) and the fastest time overall will claim pole.
- Carmen Jorda and Kevin Ceccon have changed car numbers, Jorda is now 17, Ceccon 18.
- Tio Ellinas has changed his license back to Cypriot
- Race 1: 18 laps (excluding formation lap)
- Lap Length: 3.340 km
- Race Distance: 60.120km
- Race 2: 18 laps (excluding Formulation lap)
- Race Distance: 60.120km
2012 facts:
- Mitch Evans (MW Arden) leads the Driver Standings on 25 points, 2 points over Conor Daly & Aaro Vainio (Lotus GP).
- Lotus GP lead the Team Standings on 50 points, 3 points over MW Arden.
- Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport) is the highest placed rookie in 5th place.
- Robert Visoiu became the youngest driver at 16 and 3 months to step onto a GP3 podium
- Race 2 in Barcelona saw Daly, Visoiu & Matias Laine all achieve their first ever rostrum.
- Race Wins in 2012: Evans and Daly (Barcelona).
- Pole Positions in 2012: Antonio Felix Da Costa (Carlin) - Barcelona
Onboard cameras:
| Driver |
Team |
Car N° |
| Marlon Stockinger |
Status Grand Prix |
14 |
| Robert Visoiu |
Jenzer Motorsport |
20 |
| Antonio Spavone |
Trident Racing |
24 |
| Antonio Felix Da Costa |
Carlin |
27 |
Driver entry list:
| N° |
Driver |
Nat. |
Team |
| 1 |
Daniel Abt |
GER |
LOTUS GP |
| 2 |
Conor Daly |
USA |
LOTUS GP |
| 3 |
Aaro Vainio |
FIN |
LOTUS GP |
| 4 |
Mitch Evans |
NZL |
MW ARDEN |
| 5 |
David Fumanelli |
ITA |
MW ARDEN |
| 6 |
Matias Laine |
FIN |
MW ARDEN |
| 7 |
Dmitry Suranovich |
RUS |
MARUSSIA MANOR RACING |
| 8 |
Fabiano Machado |
BRA |
MARUSSIA MANOR RACING |
| 9 |
Tio Ellinas |
CYP |
MARUSSIA MANOR RACING |
| 14 |
Marlon Stockinger |
PHI |
STATUS GRAND PRIX |
| 15 |
Kotaro Sakurai |
JPN |
STATUS GRAND PRIX |
| 16 |
Alice Powell |
GBR |
STATUS GRAND PRIX |
| 17 |
Carmen Jorda |
ESP |
OCEAN RACING TECHNOLOGY |
| 18 |
Kevin Ceccon |
ITA |
OCEAN RACING TECHNOLOGY |
| 19 |
Robert Cregan |
IRL |
OCEAN RACING TECHNOLOGY |
| 20 |
Robert Visoiu |
ROU |
JENZER MOTORSPORT |
| 21 |
Patric Niederhauser |
SUI |
JENZER MOTORSPORT |
| 22 |
Jakub Klasterka |
CZE |
JENZER MOTORSPORT |
| 23 |
Vicky Piria |
ITA |
TRIDENT RACING |
| 24 |
Antonio Spavone |
ITA |
TRIDENT RACING |
| 25 |
TBA |
TBA |
TRIDENT RACING |
| 26 |
Alex Brundle |
GBR |
CARLIN |
| 27 |
Antonio Felix Da Costa |
POR |
CARLIN |
| 28 |
William Buller |
GBR |
CARLIN |
| 29 |
Tamas Pal Kiss |
HUN |
ATECH CRS GP |
| 30 |
John Wartique |
BEL |
ATECH CRS GP |
| 31 |
Ethan Ringel |
USA |
ATECH CRS GP |
2012 Monaco qualifying groups:
| N° |
Group B (Odd) |
N° |
Group B (Even) |
| 1 |
Daniel Abt |
2 |
Conor Daly |
| 3 |
Aaro Vainio |
4 |
Mitch Evans |
| 5 |
David Fumanelli |
6 |
Matias Laine |
| 7 |
Dmitry Suranovich |
8 |
Fabiano Machado |
| 9 |
Tio Ellinas |
14 |
Marlon Stockinger |
| 15 |
Kotaro Sakurai |
16 |
Alice Powell |
| 17 |
Carmen Jorda |
18 |
Kevin Ceccon |
| 19 |
Robert Cregan |
20 |
Robert Visoiu |
| 21 |
Patric Niederhauser |
22 |
Jakub Klasterka |
| 23 |
Vicky Piria |
24 |
Antonio Spavone |
| 25 |
TBA |
26 |
Alex Brundle |
| 27 |
Antonio Felix Da Costa |
28 |
William Buller |
| 29 |
Tamas Pal Kiss |
30 |
John Wartique |
| 31 |
Ethan Ringel |
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