2018 Barcelona GP3 Series round

2018 Barcelona GP3 round
Round details
	Round 1 of 9 rounds in the ; 2018 GP3 Series
Location	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	12 May 2018
Laps	22
Pole position
Driver	Leonardo Pulcini
Time	1:32.258
Podium
First	Nikita Mazepin
Second	Anthoine Hubert
Third	Callum Ilott
Fastest lap
Driver	Anthoine Hubert
Time	1:33.846 (on lap 20)
Race 2
Date	13 May 2018
Laps	16
Podium
First	Giuliano Alesi
Second	Anthoine Hubert
Third	Jake Hughes
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuliano Alesi
Time	1:44.511 (on lap 16)

The 2018 Barcelona GP3 Series round was a motor racing event held on 12 and 13 May 2018 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. It was the opening round of the 2018 GP3 Series, and ran in support of the 2018 Spanish Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	1:32.258		1
2	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	1:32.315	+0.057	2
3	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	1:32.405	+0.147	3
4	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	1:32.550	+0.292	4
5	24	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	1:32.590	+0.342	5
6	22	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	1:32.606	+0.348	6
7	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	1:32.774	+0.516	7
8	11	David Beckmann	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.796	+0.538	8
9	8	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	1:32.802	+0.544	9
10	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	1:32.829	+0.571	10
11	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	1:32.855	+0.597	11
12	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.894	+0.636	12
13	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	1:32.953	+0.695	13
14	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.955	+0.697	14
15	15	Julien Falchero	Arden International	1:33.099	+0.841	15
16	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	1:33.135	+0.877	16
17	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	1:33.168	+0.910	17
18	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	1:33.252	+0.994	18
19	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	1:33.665	+1.407	19
20	23	Will Palmer	MP Motorsport	1:33.710	+1.452	20
Source:^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	22	34:53.480	2	25
2	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	22	+3.649	3	18 (2)
3	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	22	+7.143	4	15
4	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	22	+8.032	1	12 (4)
5	22	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	22	+12.550	6	10
6	11	David Beckmann	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+12.790	8	8
7	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	22	+13.907	10	6
8	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	22	+19.443	12	4
9	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	22	+22.797	13	2
10	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	22	+23.521	16	1
11	8	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	22	+24.794	9
12	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	22	+26.546	18
13	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	22	+34.328	11
14	15	Julien Falchero	Arden International	22	+34.484	15
15	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	22	+36.628	7 (PL)
16	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	22	+37.752	17
17	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	22	+37.937	19
18	23	Will Palmer	MP Motorsport	22	+43.208	20
DNF	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	11	Mechanical	14
DNF	24	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	0	Stalled	5
Fastest lap: Anthoine Hubert − ART Grand Prix − 1:33.846 (on lap 20)
Source:^[2]^[3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Giuliano Alesi	Trident	16	33:02.326	2	15 (2)
2	2	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix	16	+2.077	7	12
3	4	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix	16	+2.376	13	10
4	10	Juan Manuel Correa	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+3.295	1	8
5	22	Dorian Boccolacci	MP Motorsport	16	+3.593	4	6
6	24	Niko Kari	MP Motorsport	16	+3.959	20	4
7	1	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix	16	+4.904	6	2
8	19	Simo Laaksonen	Campos Racing	16	+5.544	15	1
9	18	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing	16	+6.103	5
10	3	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix	16	+6.667	8
11	15	Julien Falchero	Arden International	16	+8.855	14
12	20	Diego Menchaca	Campos Racing	16	+12.369	10
13	23	Will Palmer	MP Motorsport	16	+12.603	18
14	7	Ryan Tveter	Trident	16	+12.641	17
15	16	Joey Mawson	Arden International	16	+14.812	16
16	8	Alessio Lorandi	Trident	16	+14.861	11
17	11	David Beckmann	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+47.346	4
DNF	9	Tatiana Calderón	Jenzer Motorsport	12	Mechanical	19
DNF	14	Gabriel Aubry	Arden International	9	Collision damage	12
DNF	5	Pedro Piquet	Trident	2	Accident	9
Fastest lap: Giuliano Alesi − Trident − 1:44.511 (on lap 16)
Source:^[4]^[5]

^ "2018 Barcelona GP3 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
^ "2018 Barcelona GP3 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Debutant Mazepin dominates GP3 opener in Barcelona". Overtakemotorsport.com. 12 May 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "2018 Barcelona GP3 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
^ "Giuliano Alesi controls chaotic GP3 sprint race in Barcelona". Overtakemotorsport.com. 13 May 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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Round details
Round 1 of 9 rounds in the 2018 GP3 Series

Location	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.655 km (2.892 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	12 May 2018
Laps	22
Pole position
Driver	Leonardo Pulcini	Campos Racing
Time	1:32.258
Podium
First	Nikita Mazepin	ART Grand Prix
Second	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix
Third	Callum Ilott	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:33.846 (on lap 20)
Race 2
Date	13 May 2018
Laps	16
Podium
First	Giuliano Alesi	Trident
Second	Anthoine Hubert	ART Grand Prix
Third	Jake Hughes	ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver	Giuliano Alesi	Trident
Time	1:44.511 (on lap 16)