2014 Belgian Feature Race

2014 Belgian GP3 Event

Feature Race	Sprint Race
Race Details
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Spa-Francorchamps circuit
Date	August 23 2014
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility, 7.004km (4.353mi)
Distance	12 laps, 173.184km (107.635mi)
Pole Position
Driver	Luca Ghiotto	Trident
Time	2:22.251
Fastest Lap
Driver	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing
Time	2:10.578
Podium
First	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing
Second	Dino Zamparelli	ART Grand Prix
Third	Nick Yelloly	Status Grand Prix

The 2014 Belgian Feature Race was the eleventh race of the 2014 GP3 Season held on August 23, 2014 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. It was the first race of the 2014 Belgian round, followed by the sprint race.

Report

Luca Ghiotto claimed a shock debut pole in the wake of his team Trident's all-new line up. Another of their new drivers, Konstantin Tereshchenko, rolled his car at the Bus Stop chicane, effectively ending his weekend there. Marvin Kirchhöfer crashed on the warm-up lap in Saturday's feature race so also didn't start.

Emil Bernstorff led the first stage but pitted for tyres, handing Ghiotto back the lead. Despite his stunning qualifying form, the Italian fell beind by the end of the race which was riddled with crashes including that of Jimmy Eriksson and Patric Niederhauser, and finished 18th, while taking the spoils was Dean Stoneman, who won his second race of the season in another all-British podium rounded up by Dino Zamparelli and Nick Yelloly.

Finishing 8th and therefore taking reverse pole in the sprint race was championship leader Alex Lynn.

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	25	Luca Ghiotto	Trident	2:22.251	1
2	11	Emil Bernstorff	Carlin Motorsport	+ 0.333	2
3	8	Jimmy Eriksson	Koiranen GP	+ 0.427	3
4	27	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix	+ 0.611	4
5	10	Alex Lynn	Carlin Motorsport	+ 0.830	5
6	14	Patrick Kujala	Marussia Manor Racing	+ 1.052	6
7	2	Marvin Kirchhöfer	ART Grand Prix	+ 1.162	7
8	5	Patric Niederhauser	Arden International	+ 1.187	8
9	21	Mathéo Tuscher	Jenzer Motorsport	+ 1.230	9
10	3	Dino Zamparelli	ART Grand Prix	+ 1.314	10
11	16	Dean Stoneman	Marussia Manor Racing	+ 1.335	11
12	6	Jann Mardenborough	Arden International	+ 1.543	12
13	26	Nick Yelloly	Status Grand Prix	+ 1.669	13
14	4	Robert Vișoiu	Arden International	+ 1.745	14
15	22	Kevin Ceccon	Jenzer Motorsport	+ 1.806	15
16	1	Alex Fontana	ART Grand Prix	+ 1.997	16
17	17	Sebastian Balthasar	Hilmer Motorsport	+ 2.213	17
18	9	Santiago Urrutia	Koiranen GP	+ 2.436	18
19	18	Nelson Mason	Hilmer Motorsport	+ 2.595	19
20	12	Luís Sá Silva	Carlin Motorsport	+ 2.611	20
21	20	Pål Varhaug	Jenzer Motorsport	+ 3.050	21
22	28	Alfonso Celis, Jr.	Status Grand Prix	+ 3.302	22
23	19	Riccardo Agostini	Hilmer Motorsport	+ 3.714	23
24	24	John Bryant-Meisner	Trident	+ 3.714	24
25	15	Ryan Cullen	Marussia Manor Racing	+ 3.718	25
26	7	Carmen Jordá	Koiranen GP	No time	26
WD	23	Konstantin Tereshchenko	Trident	Withdrew

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