The 2014 Yas Marina GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on November 21 and 22, 2014 at Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. It was the final weekend of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Classification Summary Trident made changes to their lineup for the final round: Luca Ghiotto was replaced by Kang Ling, and Patrick Kujala moved to the #25 car to replace Mitchell Gilbert, with former Marussia Manor Racing driver Ryan Cullen taking the now-empty #24 seat. In addition, Nikolay Martsenko was not present, leaving Hilmer Motorsport with two cars for the weekend.
In order to stay in championship contention, Dean Stoneman needed to qualify in pole position. However, it was Marvin Kirchhöfer who took the top spot, with Alex Lynn therefore securing the championship title. Stoneman took the lead from Kirchhöfer into the first corner and held him off for the rest of the race to take his fifth win of the season. Dino Zamparelli rounded out the podium.
Nick Yelloly started on pole for race two. It was Patric Niederhauser who got the better start though, beating Yelloly to turn one. Niederhauser built a gap of almost five seconds over Yelloly to win his third sprint race of the year. However, after the race it was found that Niederhauser's rear wing did not conform with the technical regulations, and he was disqualified from the race, promoting Yelloly to first. With Lynn in second, Carlin secured the teams' championship.
Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Time Grid12 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix1:55.163127 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP1:55.6342311 Emil BernstorffCarlin1:55.6643410 Alex LynnCarlin1:55.729453 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix1:55.819568 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP1:55.863671 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix1:55.900785 Patric NiederhauserArden International1:55.9958926 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix1:56.03891027 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix1:56.113101122 Kevin CecconJenzer Motorsport1:56.145111225 Patrick KujalaTrident1:56.19912136 Jann MardenboroughArden International1:56.29113149 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP1:56.443141521 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport1:56.49815164 Robert VișoiuArden International1:56.501161720 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport1:56.530171812 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin1:56.873181919 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport1:56.941192018 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport1:56.959202128 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix1:57.577212224 Ryan CullenTrident1:57.697222323 Kang LingTrident1:58.81623Source:
Feature Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points17 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP1429:10.17322522 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix14 +0.800118+4+233 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix14 +5.423515411 Emil BernstorffCarlin14 +6.808312510 Alex LynnCarlin14 +9.44141061 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix14 +10.4647875 Patric NiederhauserArden International14 +12.17486826 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix14 +13.29694922 Kevin CecconJenzer Motorsport14 +15.414112108 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP14 +16.17361119 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP14 +22.559141227 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix14 +23.09710136 Jann MardenboroughArden International14 +23.677131420 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport14 +24.41917154 Robert VișoiuArden International14 +25.203161628 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix14 +27.534211718 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport14 +31.020201819 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport14 +33.738191924 Ryan CullenTrident14 +34.463222023 Kang LingTrident14 +39.27323Ret21 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport2Retired15Ret25 Patrick KujalaTrident0Retired12Ret12 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin0Retired18 Fastest lap: Marvin Kirchhöfer (ART Grand Prix) — 1:56.888 (on lap 5)Source:
Sprint Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points126 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix1428:29.039115210 Alex LynnCarlin14 +2.778412311 Emil BernstorffCarlin14 +3.49151043 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix14 +5.53468+258 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP14 +10.214106622 Kevin CecconJenzer Motorsport14 +8.26094727 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix14 +12.97812284 Robert VișoiuArden International14 +13.552151920 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport14 +17.294141021 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport14 +19.00721112 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix14 +19.5857129 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP14 +25.889111319 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport14 +26.239181425 Patrick KujalaTrident14 +26.963151 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix14 +27.55331623 Kang LingTrident14 +38.359201712 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin14 +58.213221818 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport13 +1 lap17Ret6 Jann MardenboroughArden International10Retired13Ret28 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix8Retired16Ret7 Dean StonemanKoiranen GP1Retired8Ret24 Ryan CullenTrident1Retired19DSQ5 Patric NiederhauserArden International14Disqualified2 Fastest lap: Alex Fontana (ART Grand Prix) — 1:57.716 (on lap 8)Source:
Kevin Ceccon originally finished 5th, but was given a one-place penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Patrick Kujala was given a five-place grid penalty converted to a pitlane start for causing a collision in race 1. Patric Niederhauser won the race, but was later disqualified for a technical infringement. Alex Fontana set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dino Zamparelli was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Final championship standings
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Alex Lynn 207 2 Dean Stoneman 163 3 Marvin Kirchhöfer 161 4 Jimmy Eriksson 134 1 5 Emil Bernstorff 134
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Carlin 347 2 ART Grand Prix 330 3 Status Grand Prix 254 4 Koiranen GP 202 5 Arden International 162
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Note: Bold names indicate the 2014 Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively.
See also 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2014 Yas Marina GP2 Series round
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