# 2011 Nürburgring GP3 Series round

The 2011 Nürburgring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on July 23 and 24, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany. It is the fifth round of the 2011 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2011 German Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Race 1

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 15 | 29:48.703 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 15 | +2.404 | 8 | 8+1 |
| 3 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 15 | +3.183 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 15 | +3.611 | 9 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 15 | +4.948 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 15 | +18.223 | 16 | 3 |
| 7 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 15 | +19.692 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 15 | +21.387 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 15 | +23.635 | 13 | |
| 10 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 15 | +32.818 | 27 | |
| 11 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 15 | +37.554 | 24 | |
| 12 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 15 | +39.025 | 7 | |
| 13 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +44.359 | 20 | |
| 14 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 15 | +47.159 | 23 | |
| 15 | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +51.928 | 19 | |
| 16 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 15 | +59.456 | 21 | |
| 17 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 15 | +1:01.306 | 29 | |
| 18 | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 15 | +1:05.865 | 30 | |
| 19 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 15 | +1:09.673 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 15 | +1:20.469 | 26 | |
| 21 | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 15 | +1:22.044 | 10 | |
| 22 | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 15 | +1:22.921 | 4 | |
| 23 | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 15 | +1:29.296 | 17 | |
| 24 | 25 | Dean Smith | Addax Team | 15 | +1:39.214 | 25 | |
| 25 | 29 | Luciano Bacheta | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 15 | +3:22.519 | 12 | |
| 26 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | Retired | 14 | |
| 27 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 14 | Retired | 15 | |
| 28 | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 29 | 15 | Callum MacLeod | Carlin | 14 | +1 lap | 28 | |
| Ret | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 11 | Retired | 22 | |
| Fastest lap: Lewis Williamson (MW Arden) 1:50.985 ||||||||
Notes
* ^5 – Nunes was penalised after the race with a 20-second addition to his race time for causing a collision.

### Race 2

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 14 | 30:25.297 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +1.473 | 12 | 5 |
| 3 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | +2.717 | 10 | 4+1 |
| 4 | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | +21.550 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 14 | +24.379 | 22 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 14 | +32.578 | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +34.073 | 15 | |
| 8 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 14 | +39.255 | 3 | |
| 9 | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +44.551 | 16 | |
| 10 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +46.898 | 8 | |
| 11 | 9 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +49.147 | 13 | |
| 12 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 14 | +50.967 | 26 | |
| 13 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | +51.244 | 2 | |
| 14 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 14 | +54.054 | 7 | |
| 15 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +56.964 | 20 | |
| 16 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 14 | +59.224 | 9 | |
| 17 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 14 | +1:00.668 | 27 | |
| 18 | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +1:03.961 | 11 | |
| 19 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 14 | +1:11.060 | 17 | |
| 20 | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 14 | +1:18.562 | 21 | |
| 21 | 15 | Callum MacLeod | Carlin | 14 | +1:18.647 | 29 | |
| 22 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +1:42.208 | 19 | |
| 23 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +2:04.432 | 14 | |
| 24 | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 13 | Spun off | 18 | |
| 25 | 29 | Luciano Bacheta | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 13 | - 1 Lap | 25 | |
| Ret | 1 | Pedro Nunes | Lotus ART | 11 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 7 | Retired | 28 | |
| Ret | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 5 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 25 | Dean Smith | Addax Team | 1 | Collision | 24 | |
| DNS | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 0 | Not started | 30 | |
| Fastest lap: Nigel Melker (RSC Mücke Motorsport) 2:07.892 (lap 12) ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Alexander Sims | 34 |
| 2 | Lewis Williamson | 28 |
| 3 | Mitch Evans | 28 |
| 4 | James Calado | 27 |
| 5 | Nigel Melker | 27 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | MW Arden | 56 |
| 2 | Lotus ART | 51 |
| 3 | Status Grand Prix | 41 |
| 4 | Tech 1 Racing | 39 |
| 5 | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 38 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.