2011 Valencia GP3 Series round
# 2011 Valencia GP3 Series round

The 2011 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2011 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2011 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain, supporting the 2011 European Grand Prix.

## Classification

### Race 1

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | 28:49.603 | 3 | 10+1 |
| 2 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 14 | +6.547 | 1 | 8+2 |
| 3 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +7.406 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 14 | +11.403 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 25 | Dean Smith | Addax Team | 14 | +14.315 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +17.022 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 14 | +18.818 | 8 | 2 |
| 8 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 14 | +19.339 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +26.837 | 26 | |
| 10 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 14 | +28.342 | 23 | |
| 11 | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +36.012 | 30 | |
| 12 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 14 | +37.231 | 25 | |
| 13 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +37.241 | 28 | |
| 14 | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +39.355 | 21 | |
| 15 | 15 | Daniel Morad | Carlin | 14 | +40.131 | 18 | |
| 16 | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | +41.619 | 20 | |
| 17 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +42.700 | 13 | |
| 18 | 29 | Luciano Bacheta | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | +48.068 | 19 | |
| 19 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +58.934 | 14 | |
| 20 | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 14 | +1:12.164 | 6 | |
| Ret | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 3 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 3 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 1 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 0 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 27 | |
| Ret | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 0 | Retired | 29 | |
| Fastest lap: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Marussia Manor Racing) 1:59.663 (lap 8) ||||||||

### Race 2

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 14 | 28:06.179 | 1 | 6+1 |
| 2 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +4.445 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 14 | +7.917 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +10.808 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 14 | +18.843 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 14 | +19.133 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 14 | +19.212 | 12 | |
| 8 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +20.037 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +20.659 | 13 | |
| 10 | 29 | Luciano Bacheta | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | +21.298 | 18 | |
| 11 | 25 | Dean Smith | Addax Team | 14 | +22.293 | 4 | |
| 12 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +22.817 | 9 | |
| 13 | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | +27.269 | 16 | |
| 14 | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +28.381 | 23 | |
| 15 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 14 | +34.266 | 30 | |
| 16 | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +40.739 | 14 | |
| 17 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 14 | +51.691 | 10 | |
| 18 | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +1:01.816 | 11 | |
| 19 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | +1:39.578 | 21 | |
| 20 | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 13 | Retired | 27 | |
| 21 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | Retired | 29 | |
| 22 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 13 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 8 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 8 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 15 | Daniel Morad | Carlin | 0 | Retired | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 0 | Retired | 17 | |
| Ret | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 0 | Retired | 22 | |
| Ret | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 0 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 0 | Retired | 28 | |
| Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus ART) 1:59.500 (lap 6) ||||||||

Notes

* ^ – Zimin and Nunes were given a ten grid position penalty for causing collisions in Race 1.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Mitch Evans | 26 |
| 2 | Nigel Melker | 22 |
| 3 | Andrea Caldarelli | 20 |
| 4 | Alexander Sims | 16 |
| 5 | James Calado | 16 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | MW Arden | 37 |
| 2 | Tech 1 Racing | 33 |
| 3 | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 29 |
| 4 | Lotus ART | 28 |
| 5 | Status Grand Prix | 23 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
