# 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2013 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 11 and 12 May 2013 as the fourth round of the 2013 GP2 Series season. The race was used to support the 2013 Spanish Grand Prix.
Robin Frijns took his—and team Hilmer Motorsports'—maiden GP2 Series victory in the feature race, ahead of Felipe Nasr. Stefano Coletti took his second race win of the season in the sprint race, beating Frijns by six-tenths of a second and further secured his championship lead with the result.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | 1:28.706 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Stéphane Richelmi | DAMS | 1:28.871 | 2 |
| 3 | 9 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 1:29.152 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | Sam Bird | Russian Time | 1:29.188 | 4 |
| 5 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 1:29.213 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:29.293 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | James Calado | ART Grand Prix | 1:29.318 | 7 |
| 8 | 22 | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:29.321 | 8 |
| 9 | 21 | Kevin Ceccon | Trident Racing | 1:29.424 | 9 |
| 10 | 25 | Kevin Giovesi | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:29.425 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Carlin | 1:29.609 | 11 |
| 12 | 4 | Daniel Abt | ART Grand Prix | 1:29.668 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Sergio Canamasas | Caterham Racing | 1:29.685 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Tom Dillmann | Russian Time | 1:29.739 | 14 |
| 15 | 23 | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | 1:29.759 | 15 |
| 16 | 16 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 1:29.792 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham Racing | 1:29.804 | 17 |
| 18 | 7 | Julián Leal | Racing Engineering | 1:29.824 | 18 |
| 19 | 6 | Mitch Evans | Arden International | 1:29.936 | 19 |
| 20 | 24 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:29.956 | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Nathanaël Berthon | Trident Racing | 1:29.969 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Rio Haryanto | Barwa Addax Team | 1:30.020 | 22 |
| 23 | 5 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Arden International | 1:30.025 | 23 |
| 24 | 19 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 1:30.025 | 24 |
| 25 | 26 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | MP Motorsport | 1:30.763 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1:30.773 | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 22 | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | 37 | 1:00:38.896 | 8 | 25 |
| 2 | 9 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 37 | +3.316 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 23 | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | 37 | +12.609 | 15 | 17 (15+2) |
| 4 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 37 | +13.329 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Tom Dillmann | Russian Time | 37 | +14.325 | 14 | 10 |
| 6 | 15 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham Racing | 37 | +17.160 | 17 | 8 |
| 7 | 21 | Kevin Ceccon | Trident Racing | 37 | +17.504 | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Arden International | 37 | +24.013 | 23 | 4 |
| 9 | 17 | Rio Haryanto | Barwa Addax Team | 37 | +32.024 | 22 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Carlin | 37 | +12.290 | 11 | 1 |
| 11 | 4 | Daniel Abt | ART Grand Prix | 37 | +32.823 | 12 | |
| 12 | 6 | Mitch Evans | Arden International | 37 | +35.748 | 19 | |
| 13 | 7 | Julián Leal | Racing Engineering | 37 | +39.922 | 18 | |
| 14 | 16 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 37 | +40.999 | 16 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stéphane Richelmi | DAMS | 37 | +42.690 | 2 | |
| 16 | 27 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 37 | +43.102 | 26 | |
| 17 | 26 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | MP Motorsport | 37 | +54.532 | 25 | |
| 18 | 8 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 37 | +56.946 | 6 | |
| 19 | 19 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 37 | +57.935 | 24 | |
| 20 | 24 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 36 | +1 lap | 20 | |
| 21 | 11 | Sam Bird | Russian Time | 33 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 25 | Kevin Giovesi | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 11 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | 10 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Sergio Canamasas | Caterham Racing | 5 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 20 | Nathanaël Berthon | Trident Racing | 4 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | James Calado | ART Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 7 | |
| Fastest lap: Jon Lancaster (Hilmer Motorsport) — 1:34.352 (on lap 9) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 — Jolyon Palmer finished the race in third place, but had twenty seconds added to his race time in lieu of a drive-through penalty after he was judged to have forced Sam Bird off the circuit late in the race.
* ^2 — Sam Bird retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 26 | 41:49.895 | 5 | 17 (15+2) |
| 2 | 22 | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | 26 | +0.691 | 8 | 12 |
| 3 | 9 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 26 | +7.212 | 7 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Jolyon Palmer | Carlin | 26 | +12.129 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 5 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Arden International | 26 | +35.593 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | 15 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham Racing | 26 | +36.991 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | 21 | Kevin Ceccon | Trident Racing | 26 | +38.483 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Daniel Abt | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +39.645 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 26 | +40.664 | 18 | |
| 10 | 23 | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | 26 | +41.353 | 6 | |
| 11 | 3 | James Calado | ART Grand Prix | 26 | +41.464 | 24 | |
| 12 | 11 | Sam Bird | Russian Time | 26 | +41.876 | 26 | |
| 13 | 6 | Mitch Evans | Arden International | 26 | +42.520 | 12 | |
| 14 | 14 | Sergio Canamasas | Caterham Racing | 26 | +44.190 | 23 | |
| 15 | 2 | Stéphane Richelmi | DAMS | 26 | +44.277 | 15 | |
| 16 | 19 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 26 | +44.487 | 19 | |
| 17 | 25 | Kevin Giovesi | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 26 | +44.628 | 21 | |
| 18 | 27 | Daniël de Jong | MP Motorsport | 26 | +45.041 | 16 | |
| 19 | 24 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 26 | +48.132 | 20 | |
| 20 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | 26 | +53.650 | 22 | |
| 21 | 26 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | MP Motorsport | 26 | +53.938 | 17 | |
| 22 | 16 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 26 | +1:02.518 | 14 | |
| 23 | 20 | Nathanaël Berthon | Trident Racing | 26 | +1:06.632 | 25 | |
| 24 | 17 | Rio Haryanto | Barwa Addax Team | 26 | +1:25.590 | 9 | |
| 25 | 7 | Julián Leal | Racing Engineering | 25 | Retired | 13 | |
| 26 | 12 | Tom Dillmann | Russian Time | 25 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 1:33.727 (on lap 3) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^3 — Sam Bird was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Marcus Ericsson during the feature race.
* ^4 — Nathanaël Berthon was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collision with Sergio Canamasas and Tom Dillmann during the feature race.
* ^5 — Julián Leal retired from the race, but was classified as a finisher as he had completed over 90% of the winner's race distance.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Stefano Coletti | 93 |
| 1 | 2 | Felipe Nasr | 76 |
| 1 | 3 | Fabio Leimer | 54 |
| 23 | 4 | Robin Frijns | 37 |
| 1 | 5 | Sam Bird | 33 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Carlin | 107 |
| 1 | 2 | Rapax | 101 |
| | 3 | Racing Engineering | 64 |
| 6 | 4 | Hilmer Motorsport | 56 |
| 1 | 5 | Russian Time | 55 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.