2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

Belgium Spa-Francorchamps 6 8 Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 2013 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium Permanent racing facility 4.352 7.004 24 August 13 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 2:04.125 RUS Daniil Kvyat MW Arden USA Conor Daly ART Grand Prix ARG Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix RUS Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 2:06.456 6 25 August 13 GBR Alexander Sims Carlin USA Conor Daly ART Grand Prix ARG Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix GBR Alexander Sims Carlin 2:07.134 11 The 2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 24 and 25 August 2013 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the sixth round of the 2013 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2013 Belgian Grand Prix. Classification Summary thumb|left|Daniil Kvyat Alexander Sims returned to the grid, this time for Carlin. He replaced Eric Lichtenstein, whose contract was terminated for non-payment.22 August 2013 Khorounzhiy Valentin Sims joins Carlin's GP3 squad for Spa-Francorchamps https://formulascout.com/sims-joins-carlins-gp3-squad-for-spa-francorchamps/9875 Formula Scout 12 April 2025 MW Arden locked out the front row of the grid for race 1, with Carlos Sainz Jr. beating Daniil Kvyat to take his first pole position.24 August 2013 Khorounzhiy Valentin Sainz leads MW Arden 1-2 in Spa qualifying https://formulascout.com/sainz-leads-mw-arden-1-2-in-spa-qualifying/9896 Formula Scout 12 April 202524 August 2013 Hudson Joe MW Arden Powers Sainz To First GP3 Pole https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/08/mw-arden-powers-sainz-first-gp3-pole/ The Checkered Flag 12 April 2025 Kvyat got a better launch than Sainz, taking the lead into La Source. The first of three safety cars was called on the opening lap when Emanuele Zonzini and Josh Webster collided at turn one. On the restart, Adderly Fong and Patric Niederhauser also crashed in turn one. Then, with four laps remaining, Jack Harvey collided with Sainz, the impact with the barriers splitting Harvey's car in half.24 August 2013 Allen Peter Kvyat takes maiden GP3 win in safety car-marred Spa race https://formulascout.com/kvyat-takes-maiden-gp3-win-in-safety-car-marred-spa-race/9908 Formula Scout 12 April 2025 The race ended under safety car, with Kvyat taking his first win of the season.25 August 2013 Hudson Joe Cool Kvyat Takes Maiden GP3 Victory https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/08/cool-kvyat-takes-maiden-gp3-victory/ The Checkered Flag 12 April 2025 Tio Ellinas started from pole for race 2. Sims had a good launch from fourth on the grid, taking the lead into turn 1 as Ellinas and Melville McKee collided.25 August 2013 Allen Peter Sims benefits from McKee taking out Ellinas to win for Carlin https://formulascout.com/sims-benefits-from-mckee-taking-out-ellinas-to-win-for-carlin/9918 Formula Scout 12 April 2025 Sims pulled an eight-second gap over Conor Daly and Facu Regalia to win the race.27 August 2013 Hudson Joe Alex Sims takes GP3 victory in style https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2013/08/alex-sims-takes-gp3-victory-style/ The Checkered Flag 12 April 2025 Another weekend of poor results for Ellinas meant Regalia took the lead of the championship, fourteen points ahead of Daly.25 August 2013 Sims dominates race 2 in Spa-Francorchamps http://www.gp3series.com/News/2013/08_August/-Sims-dominates-Race-2-in-Spa-Francorchamps/ GP3 Series https://web.archive.org/web/20130830002031/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2013/08_August/-Sims-dominates-Race-2-in-Spa-Francorchamps/ 30 August 2013 dead Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 4 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 2:04.125 1 2 6 RUS Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 2:04.518 2 3 3 GBR Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 2:04.518 3 4 1 USA Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 2:04.524 4 5 14 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 2:04.856 5 6 8 GBR Nick Yelloly Carlin 2:04.972 6 7 28 EST Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 2:05.027 7 8 2 ARG Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 2:05.066 8 9 25 ITA David Fumanelli Trident 2:05.255 9 10 23 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident 2:05.308 10 11 9 GBR Alexander Sims Carlin 2:05.334 11 12 5 ROM Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 2:05.382 12 13 21 GBR Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 2:05.486 13 14 20 GBR Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 2:05.509 19 1 1 15 16 GBR Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 2:05.541 14 16 11 CHE Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 2:05.576 15 17 27 FIN Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 2:05.760 16 18 18 HKG Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 2:06.127 17 19 26 FIN Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 2:06.432 18 20 10 VEN Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 2:06.537 20 21 19 GBR Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 2:06.645 21 22 17 SWE Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 2:06.871 22 23 7 MAC Luís Sá Silva Carlin 2:07.291 23 24 25 SMR Emanuele Zonzini Trident 2:07.582 24 25 15 GBR Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 2:08.434 26 1 1 26 22 ESP Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 2:09.095 27 27 12 CHE Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport No time 27Source:2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Qualifying Results https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2013/spa-francorchamps/classification/qualifying 16 November 2023 Motorsportstats.com 1 1 Lewis Williamson and Ryan Cullen were both given five-place grid penalties for forcing a driver off the track in the previous round.28 July 2013 Budapest post race 2 penalties http://www.gp3series.com/News/2013/07_July/Budapest-Post-Race-2-Penalties GP3 Series https://web.archive.org/web/20130730234622/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2013/07_July/Budapest-Post-Race-2-Penalties 30 July 2013 dead Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 6 RUS Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 13 32:40.446 2 27 25+2 25 points for first position, 2 points for fastest lap 2 1 USA Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 13 +0.413 4 18 3 2 ARG Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 13 +1.160 8 15 4 28 EST Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 13 +1.772 7 12 5 9 GBR Alexander Sims Carlin 13 +4.628 11 10 6 8 GBR Nick Yelloly Carlin 13 +4.965 6 8 7 21 GBR Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 13 +5.713 13 6 8 14 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 13 +5.978 5 4 9 5 ROM Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 13 +6.869 12 2 10 16 GBR Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 13 +7.760 14 1 11 23 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident 13 +8.569 10 12 7 MAC Luís Sá Silva Carlin 13 +8.895 23 13 26 FIN Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 13 +9.585 18 14 20 GBR Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 13 +10.225 19 15 24 ITA David Fumanelli Trident 13 +11.039 9 16 10 VEN Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 13 +11.640 20 17 17 SWE Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 13 +12.374 22 18 15 GBR Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 13 +13.052 26 19 22 ESP Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 13 +13.560 25 20 27 FIN Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 13 +15.162 16 21 12 CHE Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 13 +35.157 27 Ret 3 GBR Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 9 Retired 3 Ret 4 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 9 Retired 1 4 4 points for pole position Ret 18 HKG Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 2 Retired 17 Ret 11 CHE Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 2 Retired 15 Ret 19 GBR Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 1 Retired 21 Ret 25 SMR Emanuele Zonzini Trident 0 Retired 24Fastest lap: Daniil Kvyat (MW Arden) — 2:06.456 (on lap 6)Source:2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 1 Results https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2013/spa-francorchamps/classification/feature-race 16 November 2023 Motorsportstats.com Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 GBR Alexander Sims Carlin 13 27:45.036 4 17 (15+2 15 points for first position, 2 points for fastest lap) 2 1 USA Conor Daly ART Grand Prix 13 +8.314 7 12 3 2 ARG Facu Regalia ART Grand Prix 13 +10.773 6 10 4 8 GBR Nick Yelloly Carlin 13 +15.100 3 8 5 28 EST Kevin Korjus Koiranen GP 13 +16.251 5 6 6 6 RUS Daniil Kvyat MW Arden 13 +18.230 8 4 7 16 GBR Dino Zamparelli Marussia Manor Racing 13 +18.963 10 2 8 5 ROU Robert Vișoiu MW Arden 13 +20.051 9 1 9 11 SUI Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 13 +21.799 23 10 20 GBR Lewis Williamson Bamboo Engineering 13 +24.203 14 11 23 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident 13 +25.019 11 12 12 SUI Alex Fontana Jenzer Motorsport 13 +27.531 21 13 4 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. MW Arden 13 +29.280 22 14 24 ITA David Fumanelli Trident 13 +32.874 15 15 17 SWE Jimmy Eriksson Status Grand Prix 13 +35.087 17 16 18 HKG Adderly Fong Status Grand Prix 13 +47.162 26 17 15 GBR Ryan Cullen Marussia Manor Racing 13 +47.784 18 18 19 GBR Josh Webster Status Grand Prix 13 +52.127 24 19 22 ESP Carmen Jordá Bamboo Engineering 13 +1:31.826 19 20 26 FIN Patrick Kujala Koiranen GP 13 +1:38.328 13 21 7 MAC Luís Sá Silva Carlin 12 +1 lap 12 22 27 FIN Aaro Vainio Koiranen GP 12 +1 lap 20 23 25 SMR Emanuele Zonzini Trident 12 +1 lap 25 DNF 10 VEN Samin Gómez Jenzer Motorsport 10 Retired 16 DNF 21 GBR Melville McKee Bamboo Engineering 6 Retired 2 DNF 3 GBR Jack Harvey ART Grand Prix 5 Retired 27 DNF 14 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 2 Retired 1 Fastest lap: Alexander Sims (Carlin) — 2:07.134 (on lap 11)Source:2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Race 2 Results https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp3-series/2013/spa-francorchamps/classification/sprint-race 16 November 2023 Motorsportstats.com Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 1 ARG Facu Regalia 115 10px 4 2 USA Conor Daly 101 10px 2 3 CYP Tio Ellinas 95 10px 1 4 EST Kevin Korjus 93 10px 3 5 RUS Daniil Kvyat 88 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA ART Grand Prix 291 10px 2 AUS MW Arden 168 10px 3 FIN Koiranen GP 195 10px 4 GBR Marussia Manor Racing 105 10px 5 GBR Carlin 95 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2013 Belgian Grand Prix 2013 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round References External links Spa-Francorchamps GP3 round 2013 2013 Hungaroring GP3 Series round 2013 Monza GP3 Series round 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round 2014 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round Spa-Francorchamps GP3