2014 Sochi GP3 Series round

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Flag of Russia.svg    2014 Sochi GP3 round
Round details
Round 8 of 9 rounds in the
2014 GP3 Series
Circuit Sochi.svg
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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP
Time 1:51.715
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP
Second Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix
Third Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP
Time 1:53.889 (on lap 14)
Race 2
Date 12 October 2014
Laps 15
Podium
First Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser Arden International
Second Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP
Third Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson 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.

Contents

Dean Stoneman won the feature race from pole position. [1]

Classification

Summary

Santiago Urrutia Santiago Urrutia Sochi GP3 2014.jpg
Santiago Urrutia

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]

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGrid
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP 1:51.7151
21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 1:52.2042
32 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix 1:52.2083
43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 1:52.2884
58 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 1:52.3885
627 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 1:52.476PL 1
722 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Jenzer Motorsport 1:52.4996
810 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn Carlin 1:52.5067
95 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser Arden International 1:52.5278
1011 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emil Bernstorff Carlin 1:52.5379
1126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 1:52.60710
126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough Arden International 1:52.90611
1321 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathéo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 1:52.98112
144 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Arden International 1:53.01913
1519 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 1:53.15114
1625 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Gilbert Trident 1:53.19015
1720 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.19316
1824 Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala Trident 1:53.38617
1928 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Celis Jr. Status Grand Prix 1:53.69318
2012 Flag of Macau.svg Luís Sá Silva Carlin 1:53.74219
219 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 1:53.74420
2218 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 1:54.19121
2317 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Martsenko Hilmer Motorsport 1:54.70022
Source: [11]

Feature Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP 1528:45.648125+4+2
22 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix 15+1.812318
31 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 15+4.978215
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 15+8.862512
522 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Jenzer Motorsport 15+13.235610
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough Arden International 15+13.683118
710 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn Carlin 15+14.74076
85 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser Arden International 15+15.05684
926 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 15+16.243102
1020 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 15+21.985161
1119 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 15+22.85914
1227 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 15+24.90423
1324 Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala Trident 15+28.00517
149 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 15+34.04520
1518 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 15+39.09721
1628 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Celis Jr. Status Grand Prix 15+39.85218
1712 Flag of Macau.svg Luís Sá Silva Carlin 15+42.00219
183 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 15+46.8344
1917 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Martsenko Hilmer Motorsport 15+52.29922
2025 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Gilbert Trident 15+1:46.26415
Ret21 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathéo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 4Retired12
Ret4 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Arden International 1Retired13
Ret11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emil Bernstorff Carlin 1Retired9
Fastest lap: Dean Stoneman (Koiranen GP) — 1:53.889 (on lap 14)
Source: [13]

Sprint Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patric Niederhauser Arden International 1554:22.342115
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stoneman Koiranen GP 15+0.368812
32 Flag of Germany.svg Marvin Kirchhöfer ART Grand Prix 15+0.683710+2
46 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jann Mardenborough Arden International 15+1.14438
510 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn Carlin 15+1.41626
626 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Yelloly Status Grand Prix 15+1.86994
728 Flag of Mexico.svg Alfonso Celis Jr. Status Grand Prix 15+2.330162
811 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emil Bernstorff Carlin 15+3.003221
924 Flag of Finland.svg Patrick Kujala Trident 15+3.54013
104 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Vișoiu Arden International 15+3.97723
1121 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathéo Tuscher Jenzer Motorsport 15+4.68121
129 Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia Koiranen GP 15+6.10314
133 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dino Zamparelli ART Grand Prix 15+7.84418
1425 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Gilbert Trident 15+8.13520
1512 Flag of Macau.svg Luís Sá Silva Carlin 15+8.55517
168 Flag of Sweden.svg Jimmy Eriksson Koiranen GP 15+9.1535
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Jenzer Motorsport 9Retired4
Ret17 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolay Martsenko Hilmer Motorsport 9Retired19
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Agostini Hilmer Motorsport 0Retired11
Ret1 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Alex Fontana ART Grand Prix 0Retired6
Ret20 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug Jenzer Motorsport 0Retired10
Ret27 Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway Status Grand Prix 0Retired12
DNS18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nelson Mason Hilmer Motorsport 0Did not start15
Fastest lap: Jimmy Eriksson (Koiranen GP) — 1:53.864 (on lap 8) 1
Source: [14]

Standings after the round

See also

References

  1. "Stoneman wins first ever GP3 race at Sochi". GP3 Series . GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  2. Allen, Peter (8 October 2014). "Marussia Manor GP3 team to miss Sochi event". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  3. Allen, Peter (9 October 2014). "Dean Stoneman makes Koiranen return for Sochi and Abu Dhabi". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  4. David, Gruz (11 October 2014). "Stoneman dominates session to achieve maiden pole in GP3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  5. Allen, Peter (11 October 2014). "Dean Stoneman claims Sochi victory in first race after team switch". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. "Stoneman wins first ever GP3 race at Sochi". GP3 Series. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  7. Hensby, Paul (11 October 2014). "Stoneman cruises to Sochi win". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  8. "Niederhauser victorious in Sochi". GP3 Series. 12 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2014.
  9. Hensby, Paul (12 October 2014). "Niederhauser beats Stoneman in Sochi classic". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  10. Allen, Peter (12 October 2014). "Niederhauser holds on to win thrilling second Sochi race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  11. "2014 Sochi GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  12. "Sochi Post-Qualifying Penalty". GP3 Series. 11 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014.
  13. "2014 Sochi GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  14. "2014 Sochi GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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