The 2018 Barcelona GP3 Series round was a motor racing event held on 12 and 13 May 2018 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the opening round of the 2018 GP3 Series, and ran in support of the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 of 9 rounds in the 2018 GP3 Series | |||
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| Location | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.892 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 12 May 2018 | ||
| Laps | 22 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |  Leonardo Pulcini | Campos Racing | |
| Time | 1:32.258 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |  Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | |
| Second |  Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | Callum Ilott | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |  Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:33.846 (on lap 20) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 13 May 2018 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | |
| Second | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third | Jake Hughes | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | |
| Time | 1:44.511 (on lap 16) | ||
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Leonardo Pulcini | Campos Racing | 1:32.258 | 1 | |
| 2 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.315 | +0.057 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.405 | +0.147 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | Callum Ilott | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.550 | +0.292 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 |  Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 1:32.590 | +0.342 | 5 |
| 6 | 22 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 1:32.606 | +0.348 | 6 |
| 7 | 19 | Simo Laaksonen | Campos Racing | 1:32.774 | +0.516 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 |  David Beckmann | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.796 | +0.538 | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 1:32.802 | +0.544 | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:32.829 | +0.571 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | Jake Hughes | ART Grand Prix | 1:32.855 | +0.597 | 11 |
| 12 | 10 |  Juan Manuel Correa | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.894 | +0.636 | 12 |
| 13 | 5 |  Pedro Piquet | Trident | 1:32.953 | +0.695 | 13 |
| 14 | 9 |  Tatiana Calderón | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:32.955 | +0.697 | 14 |
| 15 | 15 | Julien Falchero | Arden International | 1:33.099 | +0.841 | 15 |
| 16 | 20 |  Diego Menchaca | Campos Racing | 1:33.135 | +0.877 | 16 |
| 17 | 16 |  Joey Mawson | Arden International | 1:33.168 | +0.910 | 17 |
| 18 | 14 | Gabriel Aubry | Arden International | 1:33.252 | +0.994 | 18 |
| 19 | 7 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 1:33.665 | +1.407 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Will Palmer | MP Motorsport | 1:33.710 | +1.452 | 20 |
| Source:[1] | ||||||
Feature race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 22 | 34:53.480 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +3.649 | 3 | 18 (2) |
| 3 | 1 | Callum Ilott | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +7.143 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 18 | Leonardo Pulcini | Campos Racing | 22 | +8.032 | 1 | 12 (4) |
| 5 | 22 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 22 | +12.550 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 11 | David Beckmann | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +12.790 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 22 | +13.907 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 10 | Juan Manuel Correa | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +19.443 | 12 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 22 | +22.797 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 20 | Diego Menchaca | Campos Racing | 22 | +23.521 | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | 8 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 22 | +24.794 | 9 | |
| 12 | 14 | Gabriel Aubry | Arden International | 22 | +26.546 | 18 | |
| 13 | 4 | Jake Hughes | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +34.328 | 11 | |
| 14 | 15 | Julien Falchero | Arden International | 22 | +34.484 | 15 | |
| 15 | 19 | Simo Laaksonen | Campos Racing | 22 | +36.628 | 7 (PL) | |
| 16 | 16 | Joey Mawson | Arden International | 22 | +37.752 | 17 | |
| 17 | 7 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 22 | +37.937 | 19 | |
| 18 | 23 | Will Palmer | MP Motorsport | 22 | +43.208 | 20 | |
| DNF | 9 | Tatiana Calderón | Jenzer Motorsport | 11 | Mechanical | 14 | |
| DNF | 24 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 0 | Stalled | 5 | |
| Fastest lap: Anthoine Hubert − ART Grand Prix − 1:33.846 (on lap 20) | |||||||
| Source:[2][3] | |||||||
Sprint race
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 16 | 33:02.326 | 2 | 15 (2) |
| 2 | 2 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 16 | +2.077 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Jake Hughes | ART Grand Prix | 16 | +2.376 | 13 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Juan Manuel Correa | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +3.295 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 22 | Dorian Boccolacci | MP Motorsport | 16 | +3.593 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | Niko Kari | MP Motorsport | 16 | +3.959 | 20 | 4 |
| 7 | 1 | Callum Ilott | ART Grand Prix | 16 | +4.904 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | Simo Laaksonen | Campos Racing | 16 | +5.544 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 18 | Leonardo Pulcini | Campos Racing | 16 | +6.103 | 5 | |
| 10 | 3 | Nikita Mazepin | ART Grand Prix | 16 | +6.667 | 8 | |
| 11 | 15 | Julien Falchero | Arden International | 16 | +8.855 | 14 | |
| 12 | 20 | Diego Menchaca | Campos Racing | 16 | +12.369 | 10 | |
| 13 | 23 | Will Palmer | MP Motorsport | 16 | +12.603 | 18 | |
| 14 | 7 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 16 | +12.641 | 17 | |
| 15 | 16 | Joey Mawson | Arden International | 16 | +14.812 | 16 | |
| 16 | 8 | Alessio Lorandi | Trident | 16 | +14.861 | 11 | |
| 17 | 11 | David Beckmann | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +47.346 | 4 | |
| DNF | 9 | Tatiana Calderón | Jenzer Motorsport | 12 | Mechanical | 19 | |
| DNF | 14 | Gabriel Aubry | Arden International | 9 | Collision damage | 12 | |
| DNF | 5 | Pedro Piquet | Trident | 2 | Accident | 9 | |
| Fastest lap: Giuliano Alesi − Trident − 1:44.511 (on lap 16) | |||||||
| Source:[4][5] | |||||||
Standings after the event
- Teams' Championship standings
| Pos. | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1 | ART Grand Prix | 84 |
| | 2 | Trident | 25 |
| | 3 |  Jenzer Motorsport | 20 |
| | 4 |  MP Motorsport | 20 |
| | 5 |  Campos Racing | 18 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
References
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