Round details | |||
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Round 8 of 9 rounds in the 2014 GP3 Series | |||
![]() Layout of the Sochi Autodrom | |||
Location | Sochi Autodrom Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | ||
Course | Semi-permanent racing facility 5.853 km (3.637 mi) | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 11 October 2014 | ||
Laps | 15 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | ![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Time | 1:51.715 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Second | ![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Third | ![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Time | 1:53.889 (on lap 14) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 12 October 2014 | ||
Laps | 15 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | Arden International | |
Second | ![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Third | ![]() | ART Grand Prix | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Koiranen GP | |
Time | 1:53.864 (on lap 8) |
The 2014 Sochi GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on October 11 and 12, 2014 at Sochi Autodrom, Russia. It was the eighth round of the 2014 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2014 Russian Grand Prix.
Dean Stoneman won the feature race from pole position. [1]
Marussia Manor Racing pulled out of the series before the race weekend due to 'commercial reasons'. [2] Dean Stoneman moved to Koiranen GP, replacing Carmen Jordá, and Patrick Kujala moved to Trident in place of John Bryant-Meisner; Ryan Cullen did not compete. [3] Luca Ghiotto also did not return, leaving Trident with just two cars. At Hilmer Motorsport, Nikolay Martsenko returned for the first race since round two, replacing Sebastian Balthasar.
Stoneman took his maiden pole position in qualifying, almost half a second ahead of Alex Fontana. [4] He had a good start and led every lap to win the race, on the same weekend that he was forced to switch teams. [5] Maximum points raised him from sixth to third in the overall standings. [6] The rest of the podium was a 2-3 for ART Grand Prix with Marvin Kirchhöfer and Fontana, who managed to hold off Jimmy Eriksson. [7]
Patric Niederhauser started on pole for race two. The race was red-flagged on the opening lap due to a collision that took out four cars; Stoneman was involved but managed to continue. [8] Niederhauser led at the restart from Jann Mardenborough, Kirchhöfer and Stoneman. A late safety car to recover the car of Nikolay Martsenko resulted in a two-lap sprint to the finish. Kirchhöfer and Stoneman both passed Mardenborough, but despite them pulling alongside Niederhauser multiple times, the German driver held on to take the win. [9] A second podium for Stoneman meant that Alex Lynn did not secure the championship, going into the final round with a gap of 47 points with 48 available. [10]
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