The 2014 Red Bull Ring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 21 and 22 June 2014 at the Red Bull Ring in Austria. It was the second round of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race weekend supported the 2014 Austrian Grand Prix.
Classification Summary Two lineup changes were made at Hilmer Motorsport before the race weekend. Beitske Visser was replaced by Riccardo Agostini, and Ivan Taranov was replaced by Nikolay Martsenko. In addition, Trident's Denis Nagulin did not race, with no replacement.
Alex Lynn took his second consecutive pole position in a tight qualifying session where the top 21 drivers were separated by only one second. He made a good start and held the lead throughout the race, taking a home win for the Red Bull Junior Team. His teammate Emil Bernstorff took his maiden podium and made it a 1-2 for Carlin. with Jimmy Eriksson in third.
Luís Sá Silva took reverse grid pole for race 2, but was passed at the first corner on lap two by Nick Yelloly. Sá Silva reclaimed the lead at turn two, with Mathéo Tuscher following behind. Tuscher attempted to overtake Sá Silva but the pair collided, taking them both out of the race. Bernstorff took advantage of the incident to pass the three cars ahead and take the lead, where he built an advantage of almost eight seconds to win the race. It was his maiden win, and made the weekend a double win for Carlin. Eriksson took his second podium of the weekend, with Richie Stanaway in third. Lynn remained in the lead of the championship, thirteen points ahead of Eriksson.
Qualifying Driver Team Time 110 Alex LynnCarlin1:20.585121 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix1:20.6082316 Dean StonemanMarussia Manor Racing1:20.6646411 Emil BernstorffCarlin1:20.6933514 Patrick KujalaMarussia Manor Racing1:20.744468 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP1:20.797572 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix1:20.8637827 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix1:20.9748926 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix1:21.07191012 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin1:21.142101119 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport1:21.14911123 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix1:21.168121318 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport1:21.193131421 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport1:21.22514156 Jann MardenboroughArden International1:21.22718165 Patric NiederhauserArden International1:21.23615174 Robert VișoiuArden International1:21.30916189 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP1:21.382171924 Roman de BeerTrident1:21.491192028 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix1:21.591252120 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport1:21.654202222 Adderly FongJenzer Motorsport1:21.908212323 Victor CarboneTrident1:22.125222417 Nikolay MartsenkoHilmer Motorsport1:22.171232515 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing1:22.25924267 Carmen JordáKoiranen GP1:23.80226 Source:
Dean Stoneman was given a three-place grid penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage. Jann Mardenborough was given a three-place grid penalty for crossing the pit entry line. Alfonso Celis Jr. was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision in the previous round.
Feature Race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points110 Alex LynnCarlin1825:50.556125+4+2211 Emil BernstorffCarlin18 +2.76431838 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP18 +8.385515427 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix18 +10.30981252 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix18 +10.958710621 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport18 +12.128148726 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix18 +12.59796812 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin18 +16.707104914 Patrick KujalaMarussia Manor Racing18 +17.64742105 Patric NiederhauserArden International18 +18.434151116 Jann MardenboroughArden International18 +18.845181224 Roman de BeerTrident18 +19.474191320 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport18 +19.979201418 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport18 +20.25213153 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix18 +24.74812169 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP18 +25.285171715 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing18 +34.407241823 Victor CarboneTrident18 +34.896221917 Nikolay MartsenkoHilmer Motorsport18 +39.06923207 Carmen JordáKoiranen GP18 +58.53226Ret19 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport9Retired11Ret28 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix5Retired25Ret22 Adderly FongJenzer Motorsport5Retired21Ret4 Robert VișoiuArden International0Retired16Ret16 Dean StonemanMarussia Manor Racing0Retired6Ret1 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix0Retired2 Fastest lap: Alex Lynn (Carlin) — 1:21.557 (on lap 17)Source:
Sprint Race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points111 Emil BernstorffCarlin1723:24.023715+228 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP17 +7.793612327 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix17 +11.891510424 Roman de BeerTrident17 +12.336128526 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix17 +12.9852665 Patric NiederhauserArden International17 +13.423104714 Patrick KujalaMarussia Manor Racing17 +16.9479283 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix17 +19.196151920 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport17 +19.701131016 Dean StonemanMarussia Manor Racing17 +21.213241119 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport17 +21.55121129 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP17 +23.846161315 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing17 +24.67617144 Robert VișoiuArden International17 +25.503231522 Adderly FongJenzer Motorsport17 +26.670221618 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport17 +27.38214171 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix17 +30.7421823 Victor CarboneTrident17 +33.153181928 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix17 +37.4412010 Alex LynnCarlin17 +57.9468217 Carmen JordáKoiranen GP17 +1:11.813202212 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin16 +1 lap1Ret6 Jann MardenboroughArden International7Retired11Ret21 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport1Retired3DNS2 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix0Did not start4DNS17 Nikolay MartsenkoHilmer Motorsport0Did not start19 Fastest lap: Emil Bernstorff (Carlin) — 1:21.439 (on lap 11)Source:
Alex Fontana and Alfonso Celis Jr. were both given five-place grid penalty for causing collisions in race 1. As the penalties could not be served in full, they were required to start from the pitlane.
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Alex Lynn 62 1 2 Jimmy Eriksson 49 1 3 Richie Stanaway 45 7 4 Emil Bernstorff 36 2 5 Marvin Kirchhöfer 26
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 2 1 Carlin 102 2 2 Status Grand Prix 61 2 3 Koiranen GP 49 3 4 ART Grand Prix 45 3 5 Marussia Manor Racing 37
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2014 Austrian Grand Prix 2014 Red Bull Ring GP2 Series round
References
External links Official website of GP3 Series