2018 Sochi GP3 Series round

GP3 Series
Round details
	Round 8 of 9 rounds in the ; 2018 GP3 Series
Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	29 September 2018
Laps	20
Pole position
Driver	Leonardo Pulcini
Time	1:52.586
Podium
First	Leonardo Pulcini
Second	Nikita Mazepin
Third	Anthoine Hubert
Fastest lap
Driver	Nikita Mazepin
Time	1:56.004 (on lap 16)
Race 2
Date	30 September 2018
Laps	15
Podium
First	David Beckmann
Second	Joey Mawson
Third	Richard Verschoor
Fastest lap
Driver	Jake Hughes
Time	1:55.087 (on lap 7)
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The 2018 Sochi GP3 Series round was the eighth and penultimate round of the 2018 GP3 Series. It was held on 29 and 30 September 2018 at Sochi Autodrom in Sochi, Russia. The race supported the 2018 Russian Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	1:52.586		1
2	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	1:52.655	+0.069	2
3	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:52.664	+0.078	3
4	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:52.798	+0.212	4
5	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:52.826	+0.240	5
6	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	1:52.844	+0.258	6
7	22	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	1:52.865	+0.279	7
8	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:52.951	+0.365	8
9	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	1:53.178	+0.592	9
10	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	1:53.218	+0.632	10
11	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	1:53.262	+0.676	11
12	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:53.362	+0.776	12
13	15	Sacha Fenestraz	Arden International	1:53.435	+0.849	13
14	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	1:53.661	+1.075	14
15	8	David Beckmann	Trident	1:53.765	+1.179	15
16	23	Devlin DeFrancesco	MP Motorsport	1:53.992	+1.406	16
17	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	1:54.007	+1.421	17
18	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	1:54.614	+2.028	18
19	11	Jannes Fittje	Jenzer Motorsport	1:54.846	+2.260	19
Source:^[1]

Nikita Mazepin recorded the fastest time in qualifying, a 1:52.569, but it was deleted for track limits.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	20	38:56.960	1	25+4
2	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	20	+3.955	8	18+2
3	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	20	+7.037	4	15
4	22	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	20	+8.314	7	12
5	8	David Beckmann	Trident	20	+12.631	15	10
6	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	20	+13.442	6	8
7	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	20	+14.198	10	6
8	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	20	+24.084	9	4
9	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+25.503	12	2
10	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+31.565	14	1
11	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	20	+31.973	17
12	11	Jannes Fittje	Jenzer Motorsport	20	+33.156	19
13	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	20	+35.793	2
14	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	20	+36.222	3
15	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	20	+37.714	11
16	15	Sacha Fenestraz	Arden International	20	+38.412	13
17	23	Devlin DeFrancesco	MP Motorsport	20	+39.357	16
18	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	19	DNF	5
Ret	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	0	DNF	18
Fastest lap: Nikita Mazepin − ART Grand Prix − 1:56.004 (on lap 16)
Source:^[2]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	David Beckmann	Trident	15	29:43.318	4	15+2
2	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	15	+0.617	1	12
3	22	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport	15	+1.056	5	10
4	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	15	+4.559	6	8
5	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+5.736	9	6
6	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	15	+10.464	11	4
7	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+11.292	10	2
8	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	15	+11.852	8	1
9	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	15	+13.204	18
10	11	Jannes Fittje	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+14.719	12
11	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	15	+15.175	15
12	23	Devlin DeFrancesco	MP Motorsport	15	+20.866	17
13	15	Sacha Fenestraz	Arden International	15	+25.386	16
14	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	15	+25.963	3
15	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	15	+26.442	19
16	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	15	+57.406	2
17	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	15	+1:40.305	14
18	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	14	+1 Lap	13
Ret	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	12	Accident	7
Fastest lap: Jake Hughes − ART Grand Prix − 1:55.087 (on lap 7)
Source:^[3]

^ Jake Hughes set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. David Beckmann was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
^ "2018 Sochi GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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Round details
Round 8 of 9 rounds in the 2018 GP3 Series

Location	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.848 km (3.634 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	29 September 2018
Laps	20
Pole position
Driver	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing
Time	1:52.586
Podium
First	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing
Second	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix
Third	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:56.004 (on lap 16)
Race 2
Date	30 September 2018
Laps	15
Podium
First	David Beckmann	Trident
Second	Joey Mawson	Arden International
Third	Richard Verschoor	MP Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver	Jake Hughes^[a]	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:55.087 (on lap 7)