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The
2011 GP3 Series season
was the second season of the
GP3 Series
, a feeder series for the
GP2 Series
. The season began at
Istanbul Park
on 7 May and concluded at
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
on 11 September after eight rounds made up of two races each and all in support of European
Formula 1
Grands Prix. The 2010 champion
Esteban Gutierrez
graduated to the GP2 Series so did not defend his title.
After the early rounds, the likes of
Mitch Evans
,
Nigel Melker
,
Andrea Caldarelli
and
Alexander Sims
were fighting for the championship lead. However, Caldarelli had to retire from the series due to failing to raise a sufficient budget for the whole season. Sims then held the lead after consistent podium finishes in both Valencia and Silverstone. This was not to last though, as the Finn
Valtteri Bottas
started to find his speed at Nurburgring, taking the top spot after winning the first race at Hungaroring while Sims was disqualified due rear floor height check. Bottas led the championship with 7 points from Sims. Total of 6 drivers were within 13 points from Bottas at that time.
Bottas was able to secure the title in the first race of
Monza
. In that race he took the chequered flag and his closest rival and team-mate
James Calado
was left to second place. As 7 points is the maximum from Sunday's race and Bottas had more victories than
Calado
, the 7-point gap between them was enough for Bottas to clinch the title with one race still to go.
[1]
Teams and drivers
[
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]
All of the teams used the
Dallara GP3/10
chassis with and a Renault four-cylinder 2.0 litre (122 cu in) turbocharged engines order and with tyres supplied by
Pirelli
.
Driver changes
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]
- Changed teams
- Entering/Re-Entering GP3 Series
- Formula Renault MEC
champion
Zoel Amberg
joined the series with Atech CRS GP.
- Luciano Bacheta
, the
Formula Renault Eurocup
runner-up, joined the series with RSC Mucke Motorsport.
- Valtteri Bottas
joined the championship, having finished third in the Formula 3 Euro Series. He will continue with the
Lotus
ART
team that he drove for in the Euro Series.
- James Calado
joined the championship, having finished runner-up to
Jean-Eric Vergne
in
British Formula 3
with
Carlin
. He will join Bottas at Lotus ART.
- Andrea Caldarelli
, who finished third in
Italian Formula Three
, moved into the championship with
Tech 1 Racing
.
Aaro Vainio
joined him, having driven for the French squad in the Formula Renault Eurocup, finishing fourth in the standings.
- Gabriel Chaves
stepped up from Italian Formula Three to GP3 with the Addax Team. He was joined by
Dominic Storey
, who moved over from a one-off drive in the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
.
- Star Mazda
champion
Conor Daly
joined the series for Carlin. He was joined by
German Formula Three
champion
Tom Dillmann
for the first round of the series in
Istanbul Park
.
- Having competed in
Australian Formula Three
and the
Toyota Racing Series
since the start of 2010,
Mitch Evans
joined MW Arden.
- Matias Laine
made his debut in the series with
Manor Racing
, having competed in the Formula 3 Euro Series for
Motopark Academy
in 2010.
- Formula Renault UK
race-winners
Tamas Pal Kiss
,
Marlon Stockinger
,
Lewis Williamson
and
Nick Yelloly
all joined the series. Pal Kiss drove for Tech 1 Racing, Williamson drove for MW Arden while Stockinger and Yelloly drove for Atech CRS GP.
- Alexander Sims
made his debut in the series with Status Grand Prix, having finished fourth in the Formula 3 Euro Series for
ART Grand Prix
.
- Maxim Zimin
joined the series with Jenzer Motorsport, having competed with the team in
Formula Abarth
.
- Leaving GP3 Series
2011 Schedule
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]
The 2011 calendar was announced on 18 January 2011. The series consisted of eight rounds. A prospective ninth round in
Monaco
was dropped on 2 February 2011 due to a lack of paddock space.
[39]
It supported every other European Formula One event.
[2]
The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the
FIA
but were cancelled:
Results
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]
Championship standings
[
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]
Drivers' Championship
[
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]
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Other points position
|
Blue
|
Other classified position
|
Not classified, finished (NC)
|
Purple
|
Not classified, retired (Ret)
|
Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Did not arrive (DNA)
|
Withdrawn (WD)
|
Text formatting
|
Meaning
|
Bold
|
Pole position
point(s)
|
Italics
|
Fastest lap
point(s)
|
|
Teams' Championship
[
edit
]
Pos
|
Team
|
Car
No.
|
IST
|
CAT
|
VAL
|
SIL
|
NUR
|
HUN
|
SPA
|
MNZ
|
Points
|
1
|
Lotus
ART
|
1
|
22
|
26†
|
15
|
26†
|
Ret
|
15
|
Ret
|
17
|
23
|
Ret
|
18
|
14
|
8
|
1
|
10
|
19
|
124
|
2
|
4
|
8
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
3
|
15
|
12
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
19
|
1
|
17
|
3
|
17
|
13
|
2
|
21
|
8
|
1
|
6
|
5
|
4
|
6
|
25
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
14
|
2
|
MW
Arden
|
26
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
4
|
9
|
Ret
|
19
|
22
|
Ret
|
24†
|
11
|
Ret
|
8
|
Ret
|
69
|
27
|
19
|
21
|
27
|
25†
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
12
|
10
|
9
|
16
|
16
|
12
|
19
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
28
|
Ret
|
20
|
14
|
9
|
2
|
6
|
7
|
1
|
2
|
14
|
6
|
Ret
|
9
|
DNS
|
18
|
10
|
3
|
Marussia
Manor Racing
|
10
|
24
|
16
|
11
|
23
|
1
|
8
|
4
|
15
|
5
|
Ret
|
3
|
10
|
4
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
67
|
11
|
26†
|
10
|
20
|
11
|
19
|
22†
|
10
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
9
|
1
|
12
|
9
|
3
|
2
|
12
|
18
|
Ret
|
19
|
24
|
17
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
14
|
23
|
14
|
21
|
18
|
Ret
|
20
|
Ret
|
4
|
RSC
Mucke Motorsport
|
29
|
Ret
|
19
|
22
|
16
|
18
|
10
|
5
|
19
|
25
|
25
|
17
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
17
|
15
|
15
|
61
|
30
|
7
|
2
|
18
|
12
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
13
|
26†
|
12
|
2
|
13
|
15
|
4
|
12
|
11
|
31
|
1
|
3
|
6
|
2
|
Ret
|
19
|
Ret
|
8
|
10
|
3
|
8
|
4
|
3
|
Ret
|
9
|
Ret
|
5
|
Status Grand Prix
|
4
|
8
|
1
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
12
|
2
|
DSQ
|
9
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
21†
|
Ret
|
50
|
5
|
5
|
4
|
12
|
17
|
Ret
|
20†
|
19
|
9
|
28
|
Ret
|
11
|
6
|
Ret
|
11
|
7
|
1
|
6
|
14
|
24
|
17
|
13
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
18
|
24
|
11
|
18
|
28
|
23
|
10
|
8
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
6
|
Tech 1 Racing
|
17
|
15
|
Ret
|
3
|
20
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
11
|
18
|
7
|
13
|
5
|
7
|
13
|
Ret
|
22†
|
8
|
43
|
18
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
4
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
20
|
21
|
18
|
24†
|
27
|
Ret
|
22
|
21
|
14
|
Ret
|
19
|
16
|
18
|
8
|
1
|
16
|
13
|
Ret
|
20
|
8
|
4
|
10
|
20
|
17
|
14
|
Ret
|
12
|
7
|
Jenzer Motorsport
|
7
|
11
|
15
|
5
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
14
|
1
|
11
|
15
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
3
|
4
|
3
|
37
|
8
|
23
|
17
|
Ret
|
19
|
Ret
|
21†
|
DSQ
|
EX
|
20
|
15
|
19
|
8
|
Ret
|
15
|
Ret
|
16
|
9
|
25
|
Ret
|
9
|
8
|
13
|
9
|
14
|
22
|
13
|
11
|
22
|
Ret
|
14
|
6
|
16
|
20
|
8
|
Addax Team
|
23
|
20
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
27†
|
20
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
25†
|
22
|
5
|
7
|
22
|
6
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
9
|
33
|
24
|
10
|
12
|
13
|
6
|
4
|
5
|
Ret
|
14
|
27†
|
17
|
23
|
Ret
|
16
|
16
|
17
|
7
|
25
|
9
|
6
|
7
|
3
|
5
|
11
|
8
|
2
|
24
|
Ret
|
24
|
19
|
20
|
20
|
Ret
|
18
|
9
|
Carlin
|
14
|
21
|
25
|
21
|
22
|
12
|
7
|
13
|
7
|
6
|
8
|
13
|
11
|
5
|
7
|
6
|
Ret
|
21
|
15
|
3
|
9
|
24
|
14
|
15
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
DNS
|
29
|
21
|
26
|
18
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
11
|
5
|
16
|
Ret
|
22
|
23
|
15
|
10
|
17
|
17
|
23
|
17
|
19
|
20
|
15
|
21
|
18
|
13
|
Ret
|
10
|
Atech
CRS GP
|
20
|
Ret
|
23
|
26
|
Ret
|
14
|
16
|
16
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
DNS
|
12
|
17
|
Ret
|
10
|
19
|
13
|
7
|
21
|
13
|
11
|
25
|
18
|
9
|
12
|
3
|
6
|
16
|
9
|
21
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
13
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
22
|
12
|
14
|
16
|
10
|
11
|
18
|
Ret
|
16
|
21
|
20
|
15
|
16
|
Ret
|
12
|
Ret
|
Ret
|
Pos
|
Team
|
Car
No.
|
IST
|
CAT
|
VAL
|
SIL
|
NUR
|
HUN
|
SPA
|
MNZ
|
Points
|
|
Key
|
Colour
|
Result
|
Gold
|
Winner
|
Silver
|
2nd place
|
Bronze
|
3rd place
|
Green
|
Other points position
|
Blue
|
Other classified position
|
Not classified, finished (NC)
|
Purple
|
Not classified, retired (Ret)
|
Red
|
Did not qualify (DNQ)
|
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
|
Black
|
Disqualified (DSQ)
|
White
|
Did not start (DNS)
|
Race cancelled (C)
|
Blank
|
Did not practice (DNP)
|
Excluded (EX)
|
Did not arrive (DNA)
|
Withdrawn (WD)
|
Text formatting
|
Meaning
|
Bold
|
Pole position
point(s)
|
Italics
|
Fastest lap
point(s)
|
|
- Drivers who did not finish the race but were classified are marked with †.
- ^
Status Grand Prix competed under a Ireland license.
- ^
Arden International competed under a Australia license.
- ^
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Dean Smith
was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^
Valtteri Bottas
set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap.
Callum MacLeod
was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
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