2011 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round

GP3 Series
Round details
	Round 1 of 8 rounds in the ; 2011 GP3 Series
	; Istanbul Park Circuit
Location	Istanbul Park; Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	7 May 2011
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Tom Dillmann
Time	1:45.391
Podium
First	Nigel Melker
Second	Andrea Caldarelli
Third	Tom Dillmann
Fastest lap
Driver	Andrea Caldarelli
Time	1:47.227
Race 2
Date	8 May 2011
Laps	15
Podium
First	Alexander Sims
Second	Michael Christensen
Third	Nigel Melker
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexander Sims
Time	1:47.601 (on lap 6)
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The 2011 Istanbul GP3 Series round was the first round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on May 6–8, 2011 at Istanbul Speed Park, Istanbul, Turkey, supporting the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	28:13.773	3	10
2	18	Andrea Caldarelli	Tech 1 Racing	15	+0.605	2	9 (8+1)
3	15	Tom Dillmann	Carlin	15	+2.942	1	8 (6+2)
4	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	15	+3.840	4	5
5	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	15	+4.410	10	4
6	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	15	+7.214	7	3
7	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+10.608	6	2
8	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	15	+11.713	12	1
9	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	15	+11.928	11
10	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	15	+19.559	15
11	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+23.673	9
12	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	15	+24.192	21
13	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	15	+24.977	22
14	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	15	+26.180	23
15	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	15	+26.354	30
16	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	15	+27.239	24
17	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	15	+27.507	5
18	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+29.871	25
19	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	15	+30.222	14
20	23	Dominic Storey	Addax Team	15	+30.644	18
21	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	15	+31.336	29
22	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	15	+32.066	19
23	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+53.931	27
24	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+1:03.096	16
25	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	14	+1 lap	26
26	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	13	+2 laps	13
Ret	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	8	Retired	20
Ret	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	3	Retired	28
Ret	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	3	Retired	8
Ret	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	1	Retired	17
Fastest lap: Andrea Caldarelli (Tech 1 Racing) 1:47.227

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix	15	27:03.624	1	6+1
2	30	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+7.406	2	5
3	31	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+13.983	8	4
4	5	António Félix da Costa	Status Grand Prix	15	+17.667	4	3
5	18	Andrea Caldarelli	Tech 1 Racing	15	+17.876	7	2
6	25	Dean Smith	Addax Team	15	+18.760	9	1
7	26	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	15	+18.948	3
8	2	Valtteri Bottas	Lotus ART	15	+22.792	5
9	15	Tom Dillmann	Carlin	15	+22.951	6
10	11	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+27.212	26
11	21	Nick Yelloly	ATECH CRS GP	15	+31.637	13
12	24	Gabriel Chaves	Addax Team	15	+32.829	10
13	3	James Calado	Lotus ART	15	+34.111	17
14	22	Zoël Amberg	ATECH CRS GP	15	+35.985	12
15	7	Nico Müller	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+36.315	11
16	10	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+36.883	24
17	8	Maxim Zimin	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+37.400	23
18	19	Tamás Pál Kiss	Tech 1 Racing	15	+37.804	16
19	29	Luciano Bacheta	RSC Mücke Motorsport	15	+38.419	27
20	28	Lewis Williamson	MW Arden	15	+38.692	29
21	27	Simon Trummer	MW Arden	15	+39.477	19
22	16	Leonardo Cordeiro	Carlin	15	+40.348	28
23	20	Marlon Stöckinger	ATECH CRS GP	15	+47.122	30
24	6	Ivan Lukashevich	Status Grand Prix	15	+55.843	14
25	14	Conor Daly	Carlin	15	+57.717	21
26	1	Pedro Nunes	Lotus ART	14	+1 lap	22
Ret	9	Vittorio Ghirelli	Jenzer Motorsport	7	Retired	25
Ret	23	Dominic Storey	Addax Team	0	Retired	20
Ret	12	Matias Laine	Marussia Manor Racing	0	Retired	18
Ret	17	Aaro Vainio	Tech 1 Racing	0	Retired	15
Fastest lap: Alexander Sims (Status Grand Prix) 1:47.601 (lap 6)

Previous round: 2010 Monza GP3 Series round	GP3 Series 2011 season	Next round: 2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round
Previous round: 2010 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round	Turkish GP3 round	Next round: none

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Round details
Round 1 of 8 rounds in the 2011 GP3 Series
Istanbul Park Circuit
Location	Istanbul Park Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.34 km (3.32 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	7 May 2011
Laps	15
Pole position
Driver	Tom Dillmann	Carlin
Time	1:45.391
Podium
First	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport
Second	Andrea Caldarelli	Tech 1 Racing
Third	Tom Dillmann	Carlin
Fastest lap
Driver	Andrea Caldarelli	Tech 1 Racing
Time	1:47.227
Race 2
Date	8 May 2011
Laps	15
Podium
First	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix
Second	Michael Christensen	RSC Mücke Motorsport
Third	Nigel Melker	RSC Mücke Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexander Sims	Status Grand Prix
Time	1:47.601 (on lap 6)