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 2013 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.

Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr.[2] 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.[3]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1:28.706 1
2 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:28.871 2
3 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 1:29.152 3
4 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 1:29.188 4
5 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:29.213 5
6 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:29.293 6
7 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 1:29.318 7
8 22 Netherlands Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 1:29.321 8
9 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 1:29.424 9
10 25 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:29.425 10
11 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1:29.609 11
12 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1:29.668 12
13 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 1:29.685 13
14 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 1:29.739 14
15 23 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 1:29.759 15
16 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:29.792 16
17 15 United States Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 1:29.804 17
18 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 1:29.824 18
19 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 1:29.936 19
20 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:29.956 20
21 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 1:29.969 21
22 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1:30.020 22
23 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 1:30.025 23
24 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 1:30.025 24
25 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 1:30.763 25
26 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:30.773 26
Source:[4]

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Netherlands Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 37 1:00:38.896 8 25
2 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 37 +3.316 3 18
3 23 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 37 +12.609 15 17 (15+2)
4 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 37 +13.329 5 12
5 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 37 +14.325 14 10
6 15 United States Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 37 +17.160 17 8
7 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 37 +17.504 9 6
8 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 37 +24.013 23 4
9 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 37 +32.024 22 2
10 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 37 +12.2901 11 1
11 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 37 +32.823 12
12 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 37 +35.748 19
13 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 37 +39.922 18
14 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 37 +40.999 16
15 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 37 +42.690 2
16 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 37 +43.102 26
17 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 37 +54.532 25
18 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 37 +56.946 6
19 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 37 +57.935 24
20 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 36 +1 lap 20
21 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 33 Retired2 4
Ret 25 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 11 Retired 10
Ret 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 10 Retired 1
Ret 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 5 Retired 13
Ret 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 4 Retired 21
Ret 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 1 Retired 7
Fastest lap: Jon Lancaster (Hilmer Motorsport) — 1:34.352 (on lap 9)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1Jolyon 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.[5]
  • ^2Sam 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

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 26 41:49.895 5 17 (15+2)
2 22 Netherlands Robin Frijns Hilmer Motorsport 26 +0.691 8 12
3 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 26 +7.212 7 10
4 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 26 +12.129 10 8
5 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 26 +35.593 1 6
6 15 United States Alexander Rossi Caterham Racing 26 +36.991 3 4
7 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 26 +38.483 2 2
8 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 26 +39.645 11 1
9 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 26 +40.664 18
10 23 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Hilmer Motorsport 26 +41.353 6
11 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 26 +41.464 24
12 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 26 +41.876 263
13 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 26 +42.520 12
14 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 26 +44.190 23
15 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 26 +44.277 15
16 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 26 +44.487 19
17 25 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 26 +44.628 21
18 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 26 +45.041 16
19 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 26 +48.132 20
20 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 26 +53.650 22
21 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 26 +53.938 17
22 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 26 +1:02.518 14
23 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 26 +1:06.632 254
24 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 26 +1:25.590 9
25 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 25 Retired5 13
26 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 25 +1 lap 4
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 1:33.727 (on lap 3)
Source:[3]

Notes:

Standings after the round

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "GP2 Series 2013 season calendar unveiled". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Frijns takes first GP2 win in thriller". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Coletti holds off Frijns in sprint race". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Ericsson leads all-DAMS front row". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 10 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
  5. ^ a b c "Barcelona Post race penalties announced". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2013.


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2013 Bahrain GP2 Series round
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2013 Monaco GP2 Series round
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2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round
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2014 Catalunya GP2 Series round
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