The weekend passed, accompanying the formula on the occasion of his first European race, and making opening race next to GP2, has been disputed the first race of the GP3 Series 2011 in Turkey, with victories of Nigel Melker and Alexander Simswith the pilot of CSR Mucke to lead the Championship, ahead of Andrea Caldarelli.
Melker was leader in the first race already in the first round, after a good start, ahead to Tom Dillmann, and thanks to an overtaking by the outside curve 12 to Andrea Caldarelli. From there, he devoted himself to administer its distance, especially after the departure of the safety car, but the Italian could not with Melker, who took the first victory of the year.
After Melker and Caldarelli, Dillman completed the podium. In the second race, with the reverse grid, Alexander Sims it was clear, and nothing more out, he escaped, without giving options to their rivals. Thanks to its speed, was a great victory, ahead of Michael Christensen, CSR Mucke driver. Precisely his teammate was the third step of the podium.
It must be said that, coming eighth in the GP3, finishing a career third has an important merit, since that cars tend to much match the performance of the pilots. Andrea Caldarelli was fifth, result that gives its provisional second position in the classification of drivers, with 10 points, four behind Melker.
The next race will be held in two weeks, at the Circuit de Catalunya, on the occasion of the Grand Prize of Spain of formula 1, following the European season in the category. We are sure that this weekend it reckoning more thrills. For now, Turkey has helped US to see that the GP3 will have talent also in 2011.
1. Nigel Melker RSC Mucke 28m13.773s
2 Andrea Caldarelli Tech 1 + 0. 605s
3. Tom Dillmann Carlin + 2. 942s
4 Valtteri Bottas ART + 3. 840s
5 Antonio Felix da Costa Status + 4. 410s
6 Mitch Evans MW Arden + 7. 214s
7 Michael Christensen RSC Mucke + 10. 608s
8 Alexander Sims Status + 11. 713s
9 Dean Smith Addax + 11. 928s
10 Gabby Chaves Addax + 19. 559s
11. Nico Muller Jenzer + 23. 673s
12. Zoel Amberg Atech CRS + 24. 192s
13. Nick Yelloly Atech CRS + 24. 977s
14 Ivan Lukashevich Status + 26. 180s
15 Aaro Vainio Tech 1 + 26. 354s
16 Tamas Pal Kiss Tech 1 + 27. 239s
17 James stalled ART + 27. 507s
18. Matias Laine Manor + 29. 871s
19 Simon Trummer MW Arden + 30. 222s
20 Dominic Storey Addax + 30. 644s
21. Conor Daly Carlin + 31. 336s
22 Pedro Nunes ART + 32. 066s
23. Maxim Zimin Jenzer + 53. 931s
24. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor + 1m03.096s
25. Vittorio Ghirelli Jenzer + 1 lap
Drop-outs:
Rio Haryanto Manor 13 laps
Luciano Bacheta RSC Mucke 8 laps
Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 3 laps
Lewis Williamson MW Arden 3 laps
Marlon Stockinger Atech CRS 1 laps
1 Alexander Sims Status 27m03.624s
2 Michael Christensen RSC Mucke + 7. 406s
3. Nigel Melker RSC Mucke + 13. 983s
4 Antonio Felix da Costa Status + 17. 667s
5 Andrea Caldarelli Tech 1 + 17. 876s
6 Dean Smith Addax + 18. 760s
7 Mitch Evans MW Arden + 18. 948s
8 Valtteri Bottas ART + 22. 792s
9. Tom Dillmann Carlin + 22. 951s
10. Rio Haryanto Manor + 27. 212s
11. Nick Yelloly Atech CRS + 31. 637s
12 Gabby Chaves Addax + 32. 829s
13 James stalled ART + 34. 111s
14. Zoel Amberg Atech CRS + 35. 985s
15. Nico Muller Jenzer + 36. 315s
16. Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Manor + 36. 883s
17. Maxim Zimin Jenzer + 37. 400s
18 Tamas Pal Kiss Tech 1 + 37. 804s
19 Luciano Bacheta RSC Mucke + 38. 419s
20 Lewis Williamson MW Arden + 38. 692s
21 Simon Trummer MW Arden + 39. 477s
22 Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin + 40. 348s
23. Marlon Stockinger Atech CRS + 47. 122s
24 Ivan Lukashevich Status + 55. 843s
25. Conor Daly Carlin + 57. 717s
26 Pedro Nunes ART + 1 lap
Drop-outs
Vittorio Ghirelli Jenzer 7 laps
Aaro Vainio Tech 1 0 laps
Matias Laine Manor 0 laps
Dominic Storey Addax 0 laps
