The 2013 Yas Marina GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on November 2 and 3, 2013 at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. It was the last weekend of the 2013 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Classification Summary Three teams changed their lineups before the final race weekend. Dean Stoneman replaced Aaro Vainio at Koiranen GP; it was his first race in single-seaters since 2010, when he was diagnosed with cancer. Robert Cregan, whose father owned Yas Marina Circuit at the time, replaced David Fumanelli at Trident. Alice Powell replaced Melville McKee at Bamboo Engineering, with the team running an all-female lineup, as Lewis Williamson as was not present and was not replaced.
Daniil Kvyat took pole position, bringing the championship points gap to Facu Regalia down to just three points. Kvyat led every lap and set the fastest lap, winning the race with an almost five second gap to Alexander Sims. Regalia crossed the line in seventh, but was given a twenty second time penalty for not respecting yellow flags, dropping him out of the points. Because of this, Kvyat took the championship title with one race remaining.
Patrick Kujala started on reverse grid pole, but was overtaken at the start by Tio Ellinas and Stoneman. Ellinas struggled with tyre wear towards the end of the race but held the lead, taking his second win of the season.
Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Time Grid16 Daniil KvyatMW Arden1:55.473128 Nick YellolyCarlin1:55.7532328 Kevin KorjusKoiranen GP1:55.785349 Alexander SimsCarlin1:56.221453 Jack HarveyART Grand Prix1:56.265564 Carlos Sainz Jr.MW Arden1:56.392671 Conor DalyART Grand Prix1:56.4427811 Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport1:56.4878927 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP1:56.5609102 Facu RegaliaART Grand Prix1:56.722101123 Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing1:56.730111214 Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing1:56.928121317 Jimmy ErikssonStatus Grand Prix1:57.05718145 Robert VișoiuMW Arden1:57.095131516 Dino ZamparelliMarussia Manor Racing1:57.281141612 Alex FontanaJenzer Motorsport1:57.420151725 Emanuele ZonziniTrident Racing1:57.445161826 Patrick KujalaKoiranen GP1:57.66717197 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin1:57.967192024 Robert CreganTrident Racing1:58.040202119 Josh WebsterStatus Grand Prix1:58.115212218 Adderly FongStatus Grand Prix1:58.328222310 Samin GómezJenzer Motorsport1:58.522252421 Alice PowellBamboo Engineering1:58.553262515 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing1:58.804242622 Carmen JordáBamboo Engineering1:59.40023Source:
Jimmy Eriksson and Samin Gómez were both given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round. Ryan Cullen was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.
Feature Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points16 Daniil KvyatMW Arden1429:40.145131 ()29 Alexander SimsCarlin14 +4.67741838 Nick YellolyCarlin14 +7.05321541 Conor DalyART Grand Prix14 +7.41171253 Jack HarveyART Grand Prix14 +8.333510627 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP14 +14.90098714 Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing14 +18.235126826 Patrick KujalaKoiranen GP14 +26.882184916 Dino ZamparelliMarussia Manor Racing14 +33.215142105 Robert VișoiuMW Arden14 +34.1001311123 Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing14 +34.781111228 Kevin KorjusKoiranen GP14 +35.52831312 Alex FontanaJenzer Motorsport14 +36.041151425 Emanuele ZonziniTrident Racing14 +36.04516152 Facu RegaliaART Grand Prix14 +36.957101624 Robert CreganTrident Racing14 +38.133201718 Adderly FongStatus Grand Prix14 +39.70722187 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin14 +40.829191921 Alice PowellBamboo Engineering14 +41.277262015 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing14 +44.591252119 Josh WebsterStatus Grand Prix14 +49.911212210 Samin GómezJenzer Motorsport14 +1:30.470242317 Jimmy ErikssonStatus Grand Prix13 +1 lap18Ret11 Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport4Retired8Ret22 Carmen JordáBamboo Engineering0Retired23DSQ4 Carlos Sainz Jr.MW Arden14Disqualified6Fastest lap: Daniil Kvyat (MW Arden) — 1:57.059 (on lap 5)Source:
Carlos Sainz Jr. originally finished in ninth place, but was disqualified for causing a collision.
Sprint Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points114 Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing1427:59,709215227 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP14 +0.29331231 Conor DalyART Grand Prix14 +0.77451043 Jack HarveyART Grand Prix14 +1.2314856 Daniil KvyatMW Arden14 +1.8658668 Nick YellolyCarlin14 +5.50766 ()79 Alexander SimsCarlin14 +7.96472816 Dino ZamparelliMarussia Manor Racing14 +16.52891923 Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing14 +16.726111012 Alex FontanaJenzer Motorsport14 +17.14913115 Robert VișoiuMW Arden14 +17.894101228 Kevin KorjusKoiranen GP14 +21.765121324 Robert CreganTrident Racing14 +22.332161425 Emanuele ZonziniTrident Racing14 +22.676141511 Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport14 +23.25324162 Facu RegaliaART Grand Prix14 +24.57515177 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin14 +26.50918184 Carlos Sainz Jr.MW Arden14 +27.365261926 Patrick KujalaKoiranen GP14 +34.66012021 Alice PowellBamboo Engineering14 +36.238192118 Adderly FongStatus Grand Prix14 +41.130172219 Josh WebsterStatus Grand Prix14 +44.113212322 Carmen JordáBamboo Engineering14 +49.498252415 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing14 +1:09.299202510 Samin GómezJenzer Motorsport14 +1:09.861222617 Jimmy ErikssonStatus Grand Prix14 +1:22.07023Fastest lap: Nick Yelloly (Carlin) — 1:58.487 (on lap 11)Source:
Final championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 1 Daniil Kvyat 168 1 2 Facu Regalia 138 1 3 Conor Daly 126 2 4 Tio Ellinas 116 5 Jack Harvey 114
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 ART Grand Prix 378 2 MW Arden 278 3 Koiranen GP 207 4 Carlin 168 5 Marussia Manor Racing 129
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Note: Bold names indicate the 2013 Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.
See also 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2013 Yas Marina GP2 Series round
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