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The GP3 season will open its doors from 11 to 13 May on the track of Catalunya, in the suburb of Barcelona. The championship will include 9 sets in 2018, all of them contested for the opening of Formula 1. Same championship, same team, Anthoine plays the card of stability for his second season in the discipline and he looks forward to getting back in the competition. « I haven’t driven for 16 days ! » Anthoine smiled. « It’s been a long time since the Abu Dhabi final race ! After a successful wintry season, I look forward to applying the paths tested during the trials and which were successful. »
Back to Barcelona
Anthoine will be on the track of his beginnings in GP3. It was also the one which welcomed the last wintry trials where he dominated the debates. « That’s the track we drive on the most every year, but it’s not the easiest to study because the conditions may change completely. However, we are confident after promising trials. » In 2018, Anthoine aims to honor the adage ‘A year to learn, a year to win’. « I’m determined to follow through the work begun last year. The title is clearly my goal this year. There is no technical change, nor rules, I work with the same team, ART Grand Prix, which is the best of the set, and our trials went well. For now, all the lights are green. Now, we have to begin the championship well to validate the work done ».
Ask for the programme !
The second race of Barcelona will be broadcast live on Canal + Sport.
All the weekend and in particular the two races can be seen live timing on: http://www.gp3series.com/Live-Timing
Schedules
- Free trials: on Friday, May 11 at 9:30 am
- Qualifying trials: on Friday, May 11 at 5:50 pm
- Race 1: on Saturday, May 12 at 10:15 am
- Race 2: on Sunday, May 13 at 10:25 am
GP3 weekend format:
FRIDAY
Free trials: 1 session of 45 minutes.
Qualifying trials: 1 session of 30 minutes, which determines the order to start for the first race. The pole positioner wins 4 points.
The starting grid of the second race, called ‘Sprint’, is established by the inversion of the top 8 of the first race. Thus, the winner of the first race starts from the 8th place on the grid of the second race, etc.
SATURDAY
Race 1 ‘Feature’: maximum 40 minutes.
No obligation to stop at the stands or to change tyres.
Points scale attributed at the top 10: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.
The driver who signs the fastest lap in race wins 2 points, provided that he has started the race since the starting grid and he ended it in the top 10.
SUNDAY
Race 2 ‘Sprint’: maximum 30 minutes.
No obligation to stop at the stands or to change tyres.
Points scale attributed at the top 8: 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.
The driver who signs the fastest lap in race wins 2 points, provided that he has started the race since the starting grid and he ended it in the top 10.
