The 2014 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 6 and 7, 2014 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the seventh round of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2014 Italian Grand Prix.
Classification Summary There were changes to the lineup at Trident before the race weekend: Mitchell Gilbert returned to the team, and Luca Ghiotto switched to the #23 car to replace Konstantin Tereshchenko.
Jimmy Eriksson qualified on pole position. He held the lead at the start, and although Dino Zamparelli reduced the gap to under a second on the penultimate lap, he was unable to pass, giving Eriksson is second win of the season. The win gave Eriksson some much-needed championship points, closing the gap to Alex Lynn and Richie Stanaway. Marvin Kirchhöfer finished third to make it a 2-3 result for ART Grand Prix.
Mathéo Tuscher and Patrick Kujala started on the front row for race 2. It was the second row starters, however, that got the better start, with Dean Stoneman leading from Lynn. Lynn briefly took the lead on lap 4, but Stoneman was quick to pass him again, and he held the lead until the end, taking his third win of the season. Stanaway retired with a mechanical failure, which extended Lynn's championship lead to fifty points.
Qualifying Driver Team Time 18 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP1:38.195123 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix1:38.5032326 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix1:38.5363411 Emil BernstorffCarlin1:38.6114527 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix1:38.6365610 Alex LynnCarlin1:38.667674 Robert VișoiuArden International1:38.668782 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix1:38.6808914 Patrick KujalaMarussia Manor Racing1:38.68291016 Dean StonemanMarussia Manor Racing1:38.685101121 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport1:38.71411121 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix1:38.77612136 Jann MardenboroughArden International1:38.788131422 Kevin CecconJenzer Motorsport1:38.931141520 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport1:38.998151625 Mitchell GilbertTrident1:39.13016175 Patric NiederhauserArden International1:39.245171818 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport1:39.260181923 Luca GhiottoTrident1:39.299192012 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin1:39.303202124 John Bryant-MeisnerTrident1:39.323212219 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport1:39.353222328 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix1:39.364232415 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing1:39.41224259 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP1:39.599252617 Sebastian BalthasarHilmer Motorsport1:39.67426277 Carmen JordáKoiranen GP1:41.41327Source:
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points18 Jimmy ErikssonKoiranen GP1728:35.462125+423 Dino ZamparelliART Grand Prix17 +0.674218+232 Marvin KirchhöferART Grand Prix17 +6.329815411 Emil BernstorffCarlin17 +7.380412516 Dean StonemanMarussia Manor Racing17 +8.2871010610 Alex LynnCarlin17 +9.10768714 Patrick KujalaMarussia Manor Racing17 +10.77696821 Mathéo TuscherJenzer Motorsport17 +11.805114927 Richie StanawayStatus Grand Prix17 +12.647521026 Nick YellolyStatus Grand Prix17 +13.43831116 Jann MardenboroughArden International17 +13.556131222 Kevin CecconJenzer Motorsport17 +16.62514135 Patric NiederhauserArden International17 +17.404171412 Luís Sá SilvaCarlin17 +18.024201519 Riccardo AgostiniHilmer Motorsport17 +18.180221628 Alfonso Celis Jr.Status Grand Prix17 +21.308231724 John Bryant-MeisnerTrident17 +31.499211825 Mitchell GilbertTrident17 +37.86416194 Robert VișoiuArden International17 +40.5377207 Carmen JordáKoiranen GP17 +1:15.351272123 Luca GhiottoTrident16 +1 lap19Ret1 Alex FontanaART Grand Prix12Retired12Ret15 Ryan CullenMarussia Manor Racing7Retired24Ret9 Santiago UrrutiaKoiranen GP3Retired25Ret17 Sebastian BalthasarHilmer Motorsport2Retired26Ret20 Pål VarhaugJenzer Motorsport0Retired15DNS18 Nelson MasonHilmer Motorsport0Did not start18 Fastest lap: Dino Zamparelli (ART Grand Prix) — 1:39.979 (on lap 14)Source:
Sprint race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 16 Dean Stoneman Marussia Manor Racing 17 28:27.813 4 15 2 10 Alex Lynn Carlin 17 +0.908 3 12 3 2 Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix 17 +3.399 6 10+2 4 11 Emil Bernstorff Carlin 17 +4.321 5 8 5 26 Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 17 +7.472 10 6 6 22 Kevin Ceccon Jenzer Motorsport 17 +9.774 12 4 7 12 Luís Sá Silva Carlin 17 +18.900 14 2 8 8 Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 17 +19.759 8 1 9 3 Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 17 +21.007 7 10 1 Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 17 +21.513 22 11 20 Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 17 +21.582 25 12 19 Ricardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 17 +21.893 15 13 23 Luca Ghiotto Trident 17 +22.337 21 14 4 Robert Vișoiu Arden International 17 +23.169 19 15 9 Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 17 +24.124 24 16 15 Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 17 +24.853 23 18 18 Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 17 +27.786 26 19 5 Patric Niederhauser Arden International 17 +31.820 13 20 25 Mitchell Gilbert Trident 17 +49.962 18 21 7 Carmen Jordá Koiranen GP 17 +55.598 20 Ret 6 Jann Mardenborough Arden International 14 Retired 11 Ret 27 Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 14 Retired 9 Ret 28 Alfonso Celis Jr. Status Grand Prix 7 Retired 16 Ret 21 Mathéo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 5 Retired 1 Ret 14 Patrick Kujala Marussia Manor Racing 4 Retired 2 Fastest lap: Marvin Kirchhöfer (ART Grand Prix) — 1:39.557 (on lap 7)Source:
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Alex Lynn 173 2 Richie Stanaway 123 2 3 Jimmy Eriksson 115 4 Emil Bernstorff 111 2 5 Marvin Kirchhöfer 107
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Carlin 290 1 2 ART Grand Prix 228 1 3 Status Grand Prix 225 4 Arden International 120 5 Marussia Manor Racing 117
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2014 Italian Grand Prix 2014 Monza GP2 Series round
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