GP3 Series António Félix da Costa




1 gp3 series

1.1 2010
1.2 2011
1.3 2012





gp3 series
2010

alongside formula 3 commitments motopark academy, félix da costa made gp3 series début during series inaugural season in 2010, replacing lucas foresti @ carlin team rounds @ hungaroring , spa-francorchamps. due foresti racing concurrently in british formula 3 championship, , gp3 meetings clashed formula 3 races @ spa-francorchamps , snetterton. in first race, félix da costa finished in sixth place, points-scoring finish, , finished season 26th in drivers championship standings.


2011

for 2011, félix da costa moved series on full-time basis, signing status grand prix team partner former formula 3 rival alexander sims , ivan lukashevich. félix da costa scored points in both races @ season-opening event @ istanbul park, recorded finishes of fifth place , fourth place respectively. after these finishes, félix da costa went on run of 9 races without points finish, ninth place @ silverstone being best finish of barren spell. ended sixth-place finish @ hungaroring, scoring point having started eleventh on grid. failed score @ spa-francorchamps, before seventh-place finish in opening race @ monza, made way order fourteenth on grid. starting alongside mitch evans on front row final race of season, félix da costa held top-three placing of race , when evans , james calado collided 3 laps remaining, félix da costa profit assumed race lead. held lead until end of race, holding off rio haryanto 0.7 seconds take first gp3 victory; victory helped him finish thirteenth in final drivers championship standings. félix da costa contested non-championship gp2 final in abu dhabi ocean racing technology, taking finishes of seventh , thirteenth places respectively.


2012

félix da costa remained in series 2012, , rejoined carlin team, partnering british drivers alex brundle , william buller. opening round of season in barcelona, félix da costa qualified on pole position 0.01 seconds ahead of lotus gp team-mates conor daly , aaro vainio. félix da costa jumped start of race, , given drive-through penalty result. finished race in fourteenth place, before taking seventh-place finish in weekend s other race. finished seventh in opening race @ monaco, meaning started second second race of weekend. remained in position during race, following marlon stöckinger across line first podium of season.


félix da costa excluded qualifying @ valencia technical infringement, forcing him start first race of grid. retired race on second lap, after incident dmitry suranovich; later found guilty of causing avoidable collision , given ten-place grid penalty second race, forcing him start @ once again. on course of 14-lap race, félix da costa moved 24th 8th, setting fastest lap of race in process. qualified third @ silverstone, in wet conditions race 1 held in, félix da costa managed overtake vainio off line, , mitch evans on first lap. held lead remainder of race take first win of season. finished sixth in weekend s second race, enabling him move third place in drivers championship.


after double retirement @ hockenheim, félix da costa scored second victory of season @ hungaroring. qualifying second vainio, félix da costa managed hold off advances of evans @ start of race, , pulled away rivals. evans later passed lotus gp s daniel abt, félix da costa maintained four-second lead on them both , remained clear end. reverse-grid system, félix da costa started eighth second race, held in drying conditions. had moved fifth place, on wet tyres, before making pit stop dry tyres. @ 1 point during race, félix da costa lapping ten seconds quicker race leaders matias laine , vainio, making way through order. moved lead 3 laps go, , won race – becoming first gp3 driver win both races during race weekend – twelve seconds patric niederhauser. @ spa-francorchamps, félix da costa finished both races in second position move himself championship contention, 21.5 points behind championship leader evans. however, opening race @ monza eliminated him running after strange electronic problem in car forcing him stop during race, car gained power again , managed finish race in 15th, , fell third in final drivers championship standings win , second abt @ meeting.








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