2014 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round
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7.004 km (4.352 mi)
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Round 6 of 9 rounds in the 2014 GP3 Series | |||
 Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
| Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 23 August 2014 | ||
| Laps | 12 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Luca Ghiotto | Trident | |
| Time | 2:22.251 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Dean Stoneman | Marussia Manor Racing | |
| Second |
Dino Zamparelli | ART Grand Prix | |
| Third |
Nick Yelloly | Status Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Mathéo Tuscher | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Time | 2:10.452 (on lap 7) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 24 August 2014 | ||
| Laps | 13 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Alex Lynn | Carlin | |
| Second |
 Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | |
| Third |
Alex Fontana | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Alex Fontana | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 2:07.448 (on lap 13) | ||
The 2014 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on August 22 and 23, 2014 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the sixth round of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2014 Belgian Grand Prix.
Summary
Trident completely changed their lineup before the race weekend: Konstantin Tereshchenko replaced Victor Carbone, John Bryant-Meisner replaced Roman de Beer, and Luca Ghiotto replaced Mitchell Gilbert.[1] In addition, Kevin Ceccon replaced Christopher Höher at Jenzer Motorsport.[2]
During a wet qualifying session, Ghiotto secured pole position on his GP3 debut.[3] The race, which was held in wet-to-dry conditions, was delayed after Marvin Kirchhöfer crashed on the formation lap, with some drivers choosing to pit for slick tyres. Emil Bernstorff took the lead from Ghiotto at the start, but pitted at the end of lap one.[4] Mathéo Tuscher, the highest-placed driver on slicks after Patric Niederhauser crashed at turn one, soon made his way up the order and took the lead on lap five, with Dean Stoneman behind. On lap eight, however, he spun at Eau Rouge and could not continue. Stoneman took the lead to win the race, which strangely finished with a red flag, as the officials forgot to wave the chequered flag.[5]
Race two was also held in damp conditions, but saw far less chaos than the previous day. Alex Lynn started from reverse grid pole, and held the lead into turn one, before making a mistake into Les Combes. Richie Stanaway passed him, but Lynn fought back and retook the lead into Rivage.[6] He kept the lead for the rest of the race to take his third win, extending his championship lead to 32 points.[7]
Qualifying
- ^1 Konstantin Tereshchenko was withdrawn from the weekend following a crash in free practice.[9]
Feature race
- ^1 Mathéo Tuscher set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Dean Stoneman was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Sprint race
- ^1 Patric Niederhauser was given a five-place grid penalty converted to a pitlane start for causing a collision in race 1.[12]
