2013 Sepang GP2 Series round

Malaysia    2013 Sepang GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 13 rounds in the
2013 GP2 Series season

Layout of the Sepang International Circuit
Location Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Course Permanent racing facility
5.543 km (3.444 mi)
Feature race
Date 23 March 2013
Laps 30
Pole position
Driver Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Time 1:44.280
Podium
First Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Second United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix
Third Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time
Time 1:48.777 (on lap 16)
Sprint race
Date 24 March 2013
Laps 22
Podium
First Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Second Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin
Third New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax
Time 1:50.253 (on lap 5)

The 2013 Sepang GP2 Series round is a GP2 Series motor race held on March 23 and 24, 2013 at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. It is the first round of the 2013 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Stefano Coletti started the feature race from pole,[1] which was ultimately won by Fabio Leimer.[2] Coletti went on to win the sprint race.[3]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:44.280 1
2 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 1:44.284 2
3 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 1:44.288 3
4 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:44.463 4
5 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 1:44.598 81
6 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 1:44.618 5
7 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax Team 1:44.681 6
8 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:44.687 7
9 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 1:44.692 9
10 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 1:44.731 10
11 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 1:44.732 11
12 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 1:44.761 12
13 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 1:44.766 13
14 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 1:44.788 EX2
15 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 1:45.191 14
16 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:45.262 15
17 22 United States Conor Daly Hilmer Motorsport 1:45.289 16
18 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 1:45.378 17
19 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 1:45.491 18
20 15 China Ma Qinghua Caterham Racing 1:45.497 19
21 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 1:45.522 20
22 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 1:45.593 21
23 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 1:45.662 22
24 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:45.662 23
25 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Hilmer Motorsport 1:45.830 24
26 19 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:45.985 25
Source:[2]

Notes

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 31 57:49.385 4 25
2 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 31 +2.045 2 18
3 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 31 +11.271 1 (15+4)
4 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 31 +12.810 3 12
5 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 31 +28.837 11 10
6 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 31 +34.209 22 8
7 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 31 +41.183 8 (6+2)
8 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 31 +58.941 15 4
9 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 31 +1:02.853 9 2
10 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 31 +1:13.730 6 1
11 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 31 +1:16.137 7
12 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 31 +1:18.357 26
13 22 United States Conor Daly Hilmer Motorsport 31 +1:20.096 17
14 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 31 +1:21.812 10
15 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Hilmer Motorsport 31 +1:23.754 24
16 25 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 31 +1:35.775 25
17 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 31 +1:37.928 18
18 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax 31 +1:43.252 23
19 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 31 +2:00.257 12
20 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax 30 +1 lap 7
21 15 China Ma Qinghua Caterham Racing 30 +1 lap 19
Ret 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 19 Mechanichal 17
Ret 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 9 Off course 21
Ret 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 3 Contact 20
Ret 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 3 Contact 14
Ret 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 0 Accident 13
Fastest lap: Sam Bird (Russian Time) — 1:48.777 (on lap 16)
Source:[2]

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 22 40:49.455 6 (15+2)
2 9 Brazil Felipe Nasr Carlin 22 +0.832 5 12
3 6 New Zealand Mitch Evans Arden International 22 +8.358 10 10
4 2 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 22 +11.935 1 8
5 5 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Arden International 22 +15.874 12 6
6 19 Switzerland Simon Trummer Rapax 22 +17.072 9 4
7 22 United States Conor Daly Hilmer Motorsport 22 +17.479 13 2
8 24 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 22 +23.726 11 1
9 10 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Carlin 22 +24.326 3
10 25 Italy Kevin Giovesi Venezuela GP Lazarus 22 +29.020 16
11 12 France Tom Dillmann Russian Time 22 +30.522 14
12 8 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 22 +30.802 8
13 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson DAMS 22 +31.342 26
14 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong MP Motorsport 22 +32.391 24
15 14 Spain Sergio Canamasas Caterham Racing 22 +35.336 19
16 4 Germany Daniel Abt ART Grand Prix 22 +36.339 23
17 26 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs MP Motorsport 22 +37.033 251
18 17 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Barwa Addax 22 +43.468 20
19 23 Norway Pål Varhaug Hilmer Motorsport 22 +46.092 15
20 16 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax 22 +51.244 18
21 20 France Nathanaël Berthon Trident Racing 22 +53.777 22
22 21 Italy Kevin Ceccon Trident Racing 21 +1 lap 17
Ret 11 United Kingdom Sam Bird Russian Time 0 Mechanichal 2
Ret 7 Colombia Julián Leal Racing Engineering 0 Contact 4
Ret 3 United Kingdom James Calado ART Grand Prix 0 Contact 7
DNS 15 China Ma Qinghua Caterham Racing 0 Did not start2 DNS
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 1:50.253 (on lap 5)
Source:[3]

Notes:

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Monaco Stefano Coletti 36
2 Switzerland Fabio Leimer 25
3 Brazil Felipe Nasr 24
4 United Kingdom James Calado 18
5 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi 12

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos. Constructor Points
1 Italy Rapax 42
2 Spain Racing Engineering 35
3 United Kingdom Carlin 32
4 France ART Grand Prix 18
5 United Kingdom Arden International 17

References

  1. "Coletti flies to Malaysia maiden pole". GP2Series.com. GP2 Seried Ltd. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Bradley, Charles (23 March 2013). "Leimer wins GP2 opener at Sepang". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  3. 1 2 Bradley, Charles (24 March 2013). "Sepang GP2: Stefano Coletti denies Felipe Nasr sprint victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Kuala Lumpur post qualifying Penalties". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 22 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  5. "Quaife-Hobbs penalised post-race in Kuala Lumpur". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 23 March 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
  6. "Ma Qing Hua confirmed unfit to compete in sprint race". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Ltd. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

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