GP3 Series Turkey 2011: victories by Nigel Melker and Alexander Sims

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

Victories of Alexander Rossi and Kevin Korjus in the first meeting of the Formula Renault 3.5

Exciting weekend who has lived in the Motorland Aragon, on the occasion of the first meeting of the Formula Renault 3.5, that has seen the victories of Alexander Rossi and Kevin Korjus. The United States, in addition, leaves Spain with the lead of the Championship under the arm.
Rossi lived an intense battle for the leadership of the first race with Daniil Move once Robert Wickens, who had the pole, was long at the first corner. Rossi and Move were fighting for victory until lap 12, when Rossi made advancing dramatically.
On the goal line, none of the two pilots wanted to give up, and saw a movement reminiscent of which was between Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the Grand Prize of Portugal of 1988. Some teams had to lift their slates, approaching the car from Rossi dangerously to the wall.
In the end, Move lost swerve and fell to fifth place, surpassed upon the end by Albert Costa, who "debut" EPIC racing, won the fourth position, behind Wickens and Panciatici, that acompanaro the winner Alexander Rossi in the podium of the first race of the year.
The second race took a completely different story. kevin korjus, qualified in second position on the grid for the second race, had a brilliant career, without any errors, and became, in his 18 years, three months and eight days, the pilot youngest to win a race in the Formula Renault 3.5.
The Estonian had no rival, and not even Rossi could reach him, despite the efforts made, which ended in second position. The podium completed one of our own, Albert Costa, who was struggling with Korjus at the start of career, but problems with the brakes delayed you.
Catalan was formed with the podium in a circuit which is not of his favorites, although it is the "home" race. With everything, it is the third in the overall standings and only a point separated from Robert Wickens, second classified. Rossi, for its part, is very prominent, 15 points ahead of Wickens.
The next meeting of the Championship will be the last weekend of may at the circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. No doubt, another weekend of fantastic careers ahead for the World Series by Renault, which hopefully that Albert Costa can achieve even better results.
1 Alexander Rossi Fortec 46m29.465s
2 Robert Wickens Carlin + 8. 521s
3 Nelson Panciatici KMP + 9. 647s
4. Albert Costa epic + 15. 130s
5 Daniil Move P1 + 26. 564s
6 Jean-Eric Vergne Carlin + 27. 052s
7 Walter Grubmuller P1 + 27. 536s
8 Chris van der Drift Mofaz + 27. 869s
9 Daniel Zampieri BVM Target + 28. 754s
10 Sten Pentus EPIC + 30. 042s
11 Oliver Webb Pons + 34. 402s
12 Nathanael Berthoin ISR + 36. 211s
13. Jake Rosenzweig Mofaz + 36. 598s
14. Andre Negrao Draco + 37. 040s
15 Lewis Williamson ISR + 38. 300s
16. Stephane Richelmi Draco + 39. 081s
17 Jan Charouz Gravity - Charouz + 40. 126s
18 Daniel McKenzie Comtec + 40. 321s
19 Daniel of Jong Comtec + 45. 265s
20 Dominic Storey Pons + 45. 883s
21 Brendon Hartley Gravity - Charouz + 48. 426s
22. Sergio canamasas BVM Target + 52. 307s
23 Cesar Ramos Fortec + 1m05.278s
Drop-outs:
Kevin Korjus Tech 1 15 laps
Arthur Pic Tech 1 0 laps
Anton Nebylitskiy KMP 0 laps
1 Kevin Korjus Tech 1 46m11.799s
2 Alexander Rossi Fortec + 1. 735s
3. Albert Costa epic + 8. 154s
4 Cesar Ramos Fortec + 8. 777s
5 Robert Wickens Carlin + 9. 679s
6 Anton Nebylitskiy KMP + 20. 359s
7 Jean-Eric Vergne Carlin + 26. 401s
8 Nathanael Berthoin ISR + 34. 925s
9. Andre Negrao Draco + 35. 0.116s
10. Sergio canamasas Target + 35. 684s
11 Sten Pentus EPIC + 36. 118s
12. Jake Rosenzweig Mofaz + 36. 807s
13 Chris van der Drift Mofaz + 37. 171s
14 Arthur Pic Tech 1 + 37. 758s
15 Lewis Williamson ISR + 38. 660s
16 Daniel of Jong Comtec + 41. 463s
17 Walter Grubmuller P1 + 47. 091s
18 Oliver Webb Pons + 49. 593s
19 Daniil Move P1 + 49. 915s
20 Dominic Storey Pons + 58. 306s
21 Daniel Zampieri Target + 1m07.484s
22 Jan Charouz Gravity - Charouz + 1m22.900s
23 Daniel McKenzie Comtec + 1m35.151s