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2011 GP3 Series

Season of motor racing competitions

Formula One GP2 Series Teams' Champion: Lotus ART

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 Gutiérrez 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 Nürburgring, 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.

Teams and drivers

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.

Team	No.	url=http://www.gp3series.com/news/Winter-News/2011-GP3-Series-Calendar/	title=2011 GP3 Series calendar
FRA Lotus ART	1	BRA Pedro Nunes	1–6
NZL Richie Stanaway	7–8
2	FIN Valtteri Bottas	All
3	GBR James Calado	All
IRL Status Grand Prix	4	GBR Alexander Sims	All
5	PRT António Félix da Costa	All
6	RUS Ivan Lukashevich	All
CHE Jenzer Motorsport	7	CHE Nico Müller	All
8	RUS Maxim Zimin	All
9	ITA Vittorio Ghirelli	1–6
CHE Alex Fontana	7
CHE Christophe Hurni	8
GBR Marussia Manor Racing	10	GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	All
11	IDN Rio Haryanto	All
12	FIN Matias Laine	All
GBR Carlin	14	USA Conor Daly	All
15	FRA Tom Dillmann	1
CAN Daniel Morad	2–4
GBR Callum MacLeod	5–8
16	BRA Leonardo Cordeiro	All
FRA Tech 1 Racing	17	FIN Aaro Vainio	All
18	ITA Andrea Caldarelli	1–2
NLD Thomas Hylkema	3–8
19	HUN Tamás Pál Kiss	All
GBR Atech CRS GP	20	PHL Marlon Stöckinger	All
21	GBR Nick Yelloly	All
22	CHE Zoël Amberg	All
ESP Addax Team	23	NZL Dominic Storey	1–2
FRA Tom Dillmann	3–8
24	COL Gabriel Chaves	All
25	GBR Dean Smith	1–7
ITA Vittorio Ghirelli	8
AUS MW Arden	26	NZL Mitch Evans	All
27	CHE Simon Trummer	All
28	GBR Lewis Williamson	All
DEU RSC Mücke Motorsport	29	GBR Luciano Bacheta	1–6
ITA Daniel Mancinelli	7–8
30	DNK Michael Christensen	All
31	NLD Nigel Melker	All

Driver changes

; Changed teams

Michael Christensen moved from MW Arden to RSC Mücke Motorsport. Team-mate Leonardo Cordeiro also changed teams, moving to Carlin.
After racing with Carlin in two meetings in 2010, António Félix da Costa moved into the series full-time with Status Grand Prix after claiming top rookie honours in the Formula 3 Euro Series. Another Carlin driver, Dean Smith, moved to the Addax Team.
Vittorio Ghirelli switched from Atech CRS GP to Jenzer Motorsport.
After missing the opening round, Daniel Morad joined Carlin from Status Grand Prix.
Simon Trummer, who finished 25th in 2010 with Jenzer Motorsport, moved to MW Arden.

; Entering/Re-Entering GP3 Series

Formula Renault MEC champion Zoël Amberg joined the series with Atech CRS GP.
Luciano Bacheta, the Formula Renault Eurocup runner-up, joined the series with RSC Mücke 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-Éric 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 Tamás Pál Kiss, Marlon Stöckinger, Lewis Williamson and Nick Yelloly all joined the series. Pál Kiss drove for Tech 1 Racing, Williamson drove for MW Arden while Stöckinger 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

Mirko Bortolotti, who finished eleventh for Barwa Addax, and Tobias Hegewald, who finished 22nd with RSC Mücke Motorsport, both returned to Formula Two for 2011. They were joined by Miki Monrás, who was tenth for MW Arden.
Stefano Coletti and Pål Varhaug joined the GP2 Series with Trident Racing and DAMS respectively. 2010 champion Esteban Gutiérrez also joined GP2 with Lotus ART as well as being reserve driver for Formula One team Sauber.
James Jakes, after initially signing to race in GP2 with Scuderia Coloni, raced in the IndyCar Series with Dale Coyne Racing.
Josef Newgarden returned to his native United States to compete in Indy Lights for Sam Schmidt Motorsports.
Alexander Rossi and Robert Wickens moved into the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Rossi, who finished fourth in 2010 with ART Grand Prix, drove for Fortec Motorsport while championship runner-up Wickens drove for Carlin.

2011 Schedule

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. It supported every other European Formula One event.

Round	Location	Circuit	Date
TUR Istanbul, Turkey	Istanbul Racing Circuit	7 May	**
8 May
ESP Catalunya, Spain	Circuit de Catalunya	21 May	**
22 May
ESP Valencia. Spain	Valencia Street Circuit	25 June	**
26 June
GBR Silverstone, UK	Silverstone Circuit	9 July	**
10 July
DEU Nürburg, Germany	Nürburgring	23 July	**
24 July
HUN Budapest, Hungary	Hungaroring	30 July	**
31 July
BEL Spa, Belgium	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	27 August	**
28 August
ITA Monza, Italy	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	10 September	**
11 September
Sources:

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:

Round	Location	Circuit	Date
MON Monte Carlo, Monaco	Circuit de Monaco	27 May	[Monaco Grand Prix](2011-monaco-grand-prix)
28 May
Source:

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report	1	R1
TUR Istanbul Park	FRA Tom Dillmann	ITA Andrea Caldarelli	NLD Nigel Melker	DEU RSC Mücke Motorsport	[Report](2011-istanbul-park-gp3-series-round)
	GBR Alexander Sims	GBR Alexander Sims	IRL Status Grand Prix
ESP Circuit de Catalunya	NZL Mitch Evans	FIN Valtteri Bottas	NZL Mitch Evans	AUS MW Arden	[Report](2011-catalunya-gp3-series-round)
	ITA Andrea Caldarelli	HUN Tamás Pál Kiss	FRA Tech 1 Racing
ESP Valencia Street Circuit	GBR Lewis Williamson	nowrap	GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	nowrap	GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	nowrap	GBR Marussia Manor Racing	[Report](2011-valencia-gp3-series-round)
	GBR James Calado	GBR James Calado	FRA Lotus ART
GBR Silverstone Circuit	nowrap	GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	GBR Alexander Sims	CHE Nico Müller	CHE Jenzer Motorsport	[Report](2011-silverstone-gp3-series-round)
	GBR	GBR Lewis Williamson	AUS MW Arden
GER Nürburgring	NZL Mitch Evans	GBR Lewis Williamson	IDN Rio Haryanto	GBR Marussia Manor Racing	[Report](2011-nurburgring-gp3-series-round)
	NLD Nigel Melker	FIN Valtteri Bottas	FRA Lotus ART
HUN Hungaroring	FIN Valtteri Bottas	DNK Michael Christensen	FIN Valtteri Bottas	FRA Lotus ART	[Report](2011-hungaroring-gp3-series-round)
	NLD Nigel Melker	IDN Rio Haryanto	GBR Marussia Manor Racing
BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	GBR James Calado	FIN Valtteri Bottas	FIN Valtteri Bottas	FRA Lotus ART	[Report](2011-spa-francorchamps-gp3-series-round)
	GBR James Calado	NZL Richie Stanaway	FRA Lotus ART
ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza	GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	IDN Rio Haryanto	FIN Valtteri Bottas	FRA Lotus ART	[Report](2011-monza-gp3-series-round)
	FIN	PRT António Félix da Costa	IRL Status Grand Prix
Source:

Championship standings

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	IST
TUR	CAT
ESP	VAL
ESP	SIL
GBR	NÜR
DEU	HUN
HUN	SPA
BEL	MNZ
ITA	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	Pos	Driver	IST
TUR	CAT
ESP	VAL
ESP	SIL
GBR	NÜR
DEU	HUN
HUN	SPA
BEL	MNZ
ITA	Points
FIN Valtteri Bottas	4	8	10	7	7	3	15	12	3	1	1	2	1	19	1	17	62
GBR James Calado	17	13	2	21	8	1	6	5	4	6	25	3	2	2	2	14	55
NLD Nigel Melker	1	3	6	2	Ret	19	Ret	8	10	3	8	4	3	Ret	9	Ret	38
CHE Nico Müller	11	15	5	Ret	Ret	14	1	11	15	7	4	5	7	3	4	3	36
GBR Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	24	16	11	23	1	8	4	15	5	Ret	3	10	4	Ret	Ret	6	36
GBR Alexander Sims	8	1	Ret	Ret	6	2	2	3	12	2	DSQ	9	Ret	Ret	21†	Ret	34
IDN Rio Haryanto	26	10	20	11	19	22†	10	4	1	10	9	1	12	9	3	2	31
GBR Lewis Williamson	Ret	20	14	9	2	6	7	1	2	14	6	Ret	9	DNS	18	10	31
NZL Mitch Evans	6	7	1	5	3	4	9	Ret	19	22	Ret	24†	11	Ret	8	Ret	29
ITA Andrea Caldarelli	2	5	4	4													20
DNK Michael Christensen	7	2	18	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	26†	12	2	13	15	4	12	11	19
GBR Dean Smith	9	6	7	3	5	11	8	2	24	Ret	24	19	20	20			18
PRT António Félix da Costa	5	4	12	17	Ret	20†	19	9	28	Ret	11	6	Ret	11	7	1	16
FRA Tom Dillmann	3	9			20	Ret	Ret	25†	22	5	7	22	6	Ret	Ret	9	15
FIN Aaro Vainio	15	Ret	3	20	Ret	Ret	11	18	7	13	5	7	13	Ret	22†	8	12
HUN Tamás Pál Kiss	16	18	8	1	16	13	Ret	20	8	4	10	20	17	14	Ret	12	11
USA Conor Daly	21	25	21	22	12	7	13	7	6	8	13	11	5	7	6	Ret	10
CHE Simon Trummer	19	21	27	25†	Ret	Ret	12	10	9	16	16	12	19	5	5	4	9
COL Gabriel Chaves	10	12	13	6	4	5	Ret	14	27†	17	23	Ret	16	16	17	7	8
NZL Richie Stanaway													8	1	10	19	7
GBR Nick Yelloly	13	11	25	18	9	12	3	6	16	9	21	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	Ret	7
GBR Luciano Bacheta	Ret	19	22	16	18	10	5	19	25	25	17	Ret					4
GBR Callum MacLeod									29	21	26	18	Ret	Ret	11	5	3
CHE Alex Fontana													14	6			1
ITA Vittorio Ghirelli	25	Ret	9	8	13	9	14	22	13	11	22	Ret			Ret	18	0
RUS Ivan Lukashevich	14	24	17	13	Ret	Ret	18	24	11	18	28	23	10	8	Ret	Ret	0
RUS Maxim Zimin	23	17	Ret	19	Ret	21†	DSQ	EX	20	15	19	8	Ret	15	Ret	16	0
CHE Zoël Amberg	12	14	16	10	11	18	Ret	16	21	20	15	16	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	0
PHL Marlon Stöckinger	Ret	23	26	Ret	14	16	16	Ret	Ret	DNS	12	17	Ret	10	19	13	0
BRA Leonardo Cordeiro	Ret	22	23	15	10	17	17	23	17	19	20	15	21	18	13	Ret	0
FIN Matias Laine	18	Ret	19	24	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	23	14	21	18	Ret	20	Ret	0
BRA Pedro Nunes	22	26†	15	26†	Ret	15	Ret	17	23	Ret	18	14					0
CAN Daniel Morad			24	14	15	Ret	DNS	DNS									0
NLD Thomas Hylkema					Ret	Ret	20	21	18	24†	27	Ret	22	21	14	Ret	0
ITA Daniel Mancinelli													Ret	17	15	15	0
CHE Christophe Hurni															16	20	0
NZL Dominic Storey	20	Ret	Ret	27†													0
Sources:

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	Car
No.	IST
TUR	CAT
ESP	VAL
ESP	SIL
GBR	NÜR
DEU	HUN
HUN	SPA
BEL	MNZ
ITA	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pos	Team	Car
No.	IST
TUR	CAT
ESP	VAL
ESP	SIL
GBR	NÜR
DEU	HUN
HUN	SPA
BEL	MNZ
ITA	Points
FRA 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
AUS 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
GBR 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
DEU RSC Mücke 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
IRL 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
FRA 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
CHE 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
ESP 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
GBR 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
GBR 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
Sources:

Drivers who did not finish the race but were classified are marked with †.

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