The 2011 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2011 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the final round of the 2011 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2011 Italian Grand Prix.
Lotus ART was crowned Teams' Champion in Belgium, while in the Drivers' standings Valtteri Bottas, who held a five-point lead over his teammate James Calado before the round, with Nigel Melker, Alexander Sims and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs all having mathematically a chance, sealed the title with his victory in Race 1.
Classification Race 1 Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 12 Valtteri BottasLotus ART16 30:03.132 510 23 James CaladoLotus ART 16 +0.378 68 311 Rio HaryantoMarussia Manor Racing 16 +1.513 36+1 47 Nico MüllerJenzer Motorsport 16 +2.121 25 5 27 Simon Trummer MW Arden 16 +4.297 74 614 Conor DalyCarlin16 +4.375 17375 António Félix da CostaStatus Grand Prix 16 +4.816 142826 Mitch EvansMW Arden16 +5.937 41931 Nigel MelkerRSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +5.986 13101 Richie StanawayLotus ART 16 +8.572 221115 Callum MacLeodCarlin 16 +12.445 231230 Michael ChristensenRSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +12.889 81316 Leonardo CordeiroCarlin16 +13.238 271418 Thomas HylkemaTech 1 Racing 16 +17.131 251529 Daniel MancinelliRSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +17.317 28169 Christophe HurniJenzer Motorsport16 +24.474 301724 Gabriel ChavesAddax Team 16 +25.225 15 1828 Lewis WilliamsonMW Arden16 +25.941 29 19 20 Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 16 +38.993 242012 Matias LaineMarussia Manor Racing 16 +40.122 1921 4 Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 15 Retired 11 2217 Aaro VainioTech 1 Racing 14 Retired 16Ret 23 Tom Dillmann Addax Team 13 Retired 10Ret10 Adrian Quaife-HobbsMarussia Manor Racing 10 Retired 12Ret21 Nick YellolyATECH CRS GP 9 Retired 26Ret19 Tamás Pál KissTech 1 Racing 8 Retired 9Ret6 Ivan LukashevichStatus Grand Prix 2 Retired 12Ret22 Zoël AmbergATECH CRS GP 0 Retired 18Ret25 Vittorio GhirelliAddax Team 0 Retired 20Ret 8 Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport0 Retired 21
Notes – Williamson was given a 10 place grid penalty for causing a collision during the practice session. – Mancinelli received a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Quaife-Hobbs during the practice session.
Race 2 Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 15 António Félix da CostaStatus Grand Prix 16 28:28.320 26 211 Rio HaryantoMarussia Manor Racing 16 +0.720 65 37 Nico MüllerJenzer Motorsport 16 +1.208 54 4 27 Simon Trummer MW Arden 16 +1.935 43 515 Callum MacLeodCarlin 16 +2.308 102+1 610 Adrian Quaife-HobbsMarussia Manor Racing 16 +6.235 241724 Gabriel ChavesAddax Team 16 +7.027 16 817 Aaro VainioTech 1 Racing 16 +7.599 22 9 23 Tom Dillmann Addax Team 16 +9.949 23 1028 Lewis WilliamsonMW Arden16 +10.128 171130 Michael ChristensenRSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +10.699 111219 Tamás Pál KissTech 1 Racing 16 +11.320 26 13 20 Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 16 +11.426 18143 James CaladoLotus ART 16 +20.397 71529 Daniel MancinelliRSC Mücke Motorsport 16 +23.506 1416 8 Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport16 +39.759 29172 Valtteri BottasLotus ART16 +42.707 81825 Vittorio GhirelliAddax Team 16 +1:04.588 30191 Richie StanawayLotus ART 16 +1:05.428 20209 Christophe HurniJenzer Motorsport16 +1:34.972 15Ret26 Mitch EvansMW Arden13Retired 1Ret31 Nigel MelkerRSC Mücke Motorsport 9 Retired 9Ret21 Nick YellolyATECH CRS GP 9 Retired 25Ret16 Leonardo CordeiroCarlin6 Retired 12Ret12 Matias LaineMarussia Manor Racing 5 Retired 19Ret22 Zoël AmbergATECH CRS GP 3 Retired 28Ret6 Ivan LukashevichStatus Grand Prix 3 Retired 27Ret 4 Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 1 Retired 21Ret18 Thomas HylkemaTech 1 Racing 1 Retired 13Ret14 Conor DalyCarlin0 Retired 3
Notes – Stanaway and Ghirelli were given a 10 place grid penalty for causing separate collisions during Race 1. – Calado received a drive through penalty in the last laps of the race for causing a collision, so the penalty became a 20-second addition to his race time.
Final standings
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Valtteri Bottas62 2 James Calado55 3 Nigel Melker38 4 Nico Müller36 5 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs36
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus ART124 2 MW Arden69 3 Marussia Manor Racing67 4 RSC Mücke Motorsport61 5 Status Grand Prix50
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2011 Italian Grand Prix 2011 Monza GP2 Series round
References
External links GP3 Series official website: Results