2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round
2013 GP2 race held in Spain
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The 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 11 and 12 May 2013 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
Location
Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Montmeló, Spain
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Date
11 May 2013
Laps
37
| Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2013 GP2 Series | |||
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Circuit de Catalunya | |||
| Location |
Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 11 May 2013 | ||
| Laps | 37 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | |
| Time | 1:28.706 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | |
| Second |
 Felipe Nasr | Carlin | |
| Third |
 Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:34.352 (on lap 9) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 12 May 2013 | ||
| Laps | 26 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Stefano Coletti | Rapax | |
| Second |
Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | |
| Third |
Felipe Nasr | Carlin | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Stefano Coletti | Rapax | |
| Time | 1:33.727 (on lap 3) | ||
Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr.[2] Stefano Coletti took his second race win of the season in the sprint race, beating Frijns by six-tenths of a second and further secured his championship lead with the result.[3]
Classification
Qualifying
Feature race
Notes:
- ^1 — Jolyon Palmer finished the race in third place, but had twenty seconds added to his race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after he was judged to have forced Sam Bird off the circuit late in the race.[5]
- ^2 — Sam Bird retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Sprint race
Notes:
- ^3 — Sam Bird was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Marcus Ericsson during the feature race.[5]
- ^4 — Nathanaël Berthon was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Canamasas and Tom Dillmann during the feature race.[5]
- ^5 — Julián Leal retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.