The 2010 Valencia GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on June 26 and June 27, 2010, at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the third round of the 2010 GP3 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 European Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying PosNoNameTeamTimeGrid12 Esteban GutiérrezART Grand Prix1:58.6531229 Roberto MerhiATECH CRS GP1:58.709534 Robert WickensStatus Grand Prix1:58.9162420 Michael ChristensenMW Arden1:58.9867528 Jean-Éric VergneTech 1 Racing1:59.0413617 Felipe GuimarãesAddax Team1:59.0769710 Nigel MelkerRSC Mücke Motorsport1:59.107488 Rio HaryantoManor Racing1:59.3706921 Miki MonrásMW Arden1:59.38581027 Stefano ColettiTech 1 Racing1:59.45713111 Alexander RossiART Grand Prix1:59.558141226 Doru SechelariuTech 1 Racing1:59.589101312 Tobias HegewaldRSC Mücke Motorsport1:59.669111430 Oliver OakesATECH CRS GP1:59.817121523 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport1:59.855151618 Pablo Sánchez LópezAddax Team1:59.868191714 Josef NewgardenCarlin1:59.946161825 Nico MüllerJenzer Motorsport1:59.954171922 Leonardo CordeiroMW Arden2:00.049182024 Simon TrummerJenzer Motorsport2:00.059202119 Mirko BortolottiAddax Team2:00.070212215 Dean SmithCarlin2:00.119252311 Renger van der ZandeRSC Mücke Motorsport2:00.15122243 Pedro NunesART Grand Prix2:00.25823256 Daniel MoradStatus Grand Prix2:00.41328267 James JakesManor Racing2:00.54229279 Adrian Quaife-HobbsManor Racing2:00.61624285 Ivan LukashevichStatus Grand Prix2:00.729262931 Vittorio GhirelliATECH CRS GP2:00.865273016 Lucas ForestiCarlin2:00.88030 Notes 1. - Roberto Merhi, Michael Christensen, Stefano Coletti, Alexander Rossi, Pablo Sánchez López, Dean Smith, Daniel Morad, James Jakes and Lucas Foresti received a three-place grid penalty because of ignoring yellow flags. Felipe Guimarães was penalised for crossing the pit exit line during free practice.
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Points 1 2 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 14 28:00.338 1 13 2 4 Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 14 +2.484 2 8 3 29 Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 14 +8.699 5 6 4 28 Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 14 +11.634 5 5 5 21 Miki Monrás MW Arden 14 +12.030 8 4 6 8 Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 14 +20.812 6 3 7 25 Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 +21.415 17 2 8 7 James Jakes Manor Racing 14 +23.335 29 1 9 12 Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +29.646 11 10 27 Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 14 +30.534 13 11 23 Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 14 +32.402 15 12 9 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +33.021 24 13 24 Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 14 +33.624 20 14 18 Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 14 +34.886 19 15 3 Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 14 +36.526 23 16 5 Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +45.654 26 17 15 Dean Smith Carlin 14 +45.871 25 18 19 Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 14 +48.341 21 19 6 Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 14 +49.230 28 20 31 Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 14 +52.013 27 21 16 Lucas Foresti Carlin 14 +53.293 30 Ret 20 Michael Christensen MW Arden 3 Retired 7 Ret 1 Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 0 Retired 14 Ret 10 Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Retired 4 Ret 11 Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Retired 22 Ret 14 Josef Newgarden Carlin 0 Retired 16 Ret 17 Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 0 Retired 9 Ret 22 Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 0 Retired 18 Ret 26 Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 0 Retired 10 Ret 30 Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 12 Source:
Sprint race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Points 125 Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 28:01.567 2 6 229 Roberto Merhi ATECH CRS GP 14 +3.208 6 5+1 37 James Jakes Manor Racing 14 +6.641 1 4 48 Rio Haryanto Manor Racing 14 +15.423 3 3 59 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor Racing 14 +17.054 12 2 627 Stefano Coletti Tech 1 Racing 14 +18.172 10 1 72 Esteban Gutiérrez ART Grand Prix 14 +18.779 8 823 Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 14 +24.997 11 918 Pablo Sánchez López Addax Team 14 +26.149 14 1019 Mirko Bortolotti Addax Team 14 +29.817 18 113 Pedro Nunes ART Grand Prix 14 +31.100 15 126 Daniel Morad Status Grand Prix 14 +31.455 19 1321 Miki Monrás MW Arden 14 +31.598 4 1420 Michael Christensen MW Arden 14 +35.706 22 1510 Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +37.647 26 164 Robert Wickens Status Grand Prix 14 +39.002 7 1728 Jean-Éric Vergne Tech 1 Racing 14 +39.118 5 1817 Felipe Guimarães Addax Team 14 +41.936 29 1930 Oliver Oakes ATECH CRS GP 14 +45.869 30 2026 Doru Sechelariu Tech 1 Racing 14 +46.030 24 2122 Leonardo Cordeiro MW Arden 14 +47.519 23 2231 Vittorio Ghirelli ATECH CRS GP 14 +48.557 20 2315 Dean Smith Carlin 14 +54.615 17 2411 Renger van der Zande RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +1:06.160 27 255 Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +1:06.493 16 2614 Josef Newgarden Carlin 14 +1:14.601 28 2724 Simon Trummer Jenzer Motorsport 13 +1 lap 13 2816 Lucas Foresti Carlin 13 +1 lap 21 2912 Tobias Hegewald RSC Mücke Motorsport 12 +2 laps 9 Ret1 Alexander Rossi ART Grand Prix 3 Retired 25 Source:
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Esteban Gutiérrez 35 2 Robert Wickens 19 3 Alexander Rossi 17 4 Nico Müller 14 5 Rio Haryanto 13
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 53 2 Manor Racing 28 3 Jenzer Motorsport 27 4 Status Grand Prix 25 5 Carlin 14
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2010 European Grand Prix 2010 Valencia GP2 Series round
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