# 2011 Monza GP3 Series round

The 2011 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2011 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the final round of the 2011 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2011 Italian Grand Prix.
Lotus ART was crowned Teams' Champion in Belgium, while in the Drivers' standings Valtteri Bottas, who held a five-point lead over his teammate James Calado before the round, with Nigel Melker, Alexander Sims and Adrian Quaife-Hobbs all having mathematically a chance, sealed the title with his victory in Race 1.

## Classification
### Race 1

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 16 | 30:03.132 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 16 | +0.378 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +1.513 | 3 | 6+1 |
| 4 | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +2.121 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 16 | +4.297 | 7 | 4 |
| 6 | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 16 | +4.375 | 17 | 3 |
| 7 | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +4.816 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 16 | +5.937 | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 16 | +5.986 | 13 | |
| 10 | 1 | Richie Stanaway | Lotus ART | 16 | +8.572 | 22 | |
| 11 | 15 | Callum MacLeod | Carlin | 16 | +12.445 | 23 | |
| 12 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 16 | +12.889 | 8 | |
| 13 | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 16 | +13.238 | 27 | |
| 14 | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | +17.131 | 25 | |
| 15 | 29 | Daniel Mancinelli | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 16 | +17.317 | 28 | |
| 16 | 9 | Christophe Hurni | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +24.474 | 30 | |
| 17 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 16 | +25.225 | 15 | |
| 18 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 16 | +25.941 | 29 | |
| 19 | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 16 | +38.993 | 24 | |
| 20 | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +40.122 | 19 | |
| 21 | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 15 | Retired | 11 | |
| 22 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 14 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 13 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 10 | Retired | 1 | 2 |
| Ret | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 9 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 8 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 2 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 0 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Addax Team | 0 | Retired | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 21 | |
| Fastest lap: Rio Haryanto (Marussia Manor Racing) 1:45.194 ||||||||
Notes
* ^2 – Williamson was given a 10 place grid penalty for causing a collision during the practice session.
* ^3 – Mancinelli received a 3 place grid penalty for impeding Quaife-Hobbs during the practice session.

### Race 2

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 5 | António Félix da Costa | Status Grand Prix | 16 | 28:28.320 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +0.720 | 6 | 5 |
| 3 | 7 | Nico Müller | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +1.208 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Simon Trummer | MW Arden | 16 | +1.935 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 15 | Callum MacLeod | Carlin | 16 | +2.308 | 10 | 2+1 |
| 6 | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +6.235 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | Gabriel Chaves | Addax Team | 16 | +7.027 | 16 | |
| 8 | 17 | Aaro Vainio | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | +7.599 | 22 | |
| 9 | 23 | Tom Dillmann | Addax Team | 16 | +9.949 | 23 | |
| 10 | 28 | Lewis Williamson | MW Arden | 16 | +10.128 | 17 | |
| 11 | 30 | Michael Christensen | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 16 | +10.699 | 11 | |
| 12 | 19 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Tech 1 Racing | 16 | +11.320 | 26 | |
| 13 | 20 | Marlon Stöckinger | ATECH CRS GP | 16 | +11.426 | 18 | |
| 14 | 3 | James Calado | Lotus ART | 16 | +20.397 | 7 | |
| 15 | 29 | Daniel Mancinelli | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 16 | +23.506 | 14 | |
| 16 | 8 | Maxim Zimin | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +39.759 | 29 | |
| 17 | 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Lotus ART | 16 | +42.707 | 8 | |
| 18 | 25 | Vittorio Ghirelli | Addax Team | 16 | +1:04.588 | 30 | |
| 19 | 1 | Richie Stanaway | Lotus ART | 16 | +1:05.428 | 20 | |
| 20 | 9 | Christophe Hurni | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +1:34.972 | 15 | |
| Ret | 26 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 13 | Retired | 1 | |
| Ret | 31 | Nigel Melker | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 9 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 21 | Nick Yelloly | ATECH CRS GP | 9 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 16 | Leonardo Cordeiro | Carlin | 6 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 12 | Matias Laine | Marussia Manor Racing | 5 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 22 | Zoël Amberg | ATECH CRS GP | 3 | Retired | 28 | |
| Ret | 6 | Ivan Lukashevich | Status Grand Prix | 3 | Retired | 27 | |
| Ret | 4 | Alexander Sims | Status Grand Prix | 1 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 18 | Thomas Hylkema | Tech 1 Racing | 1 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Conor Daly | Carlin | 0 | Retired | 3 | |
| Fastest lap: Valtteri Bottas (Lotus ART) 1:44.801 ||||||||
Notes
* ^4 – Stanaway and Ghirelli were given a 10 place grid penalty for causing separate collisions during Race 1.
* ^5 – Calado received a drive through penalty in the last laps of the race for causing a collision, so the penalty became a 20-second addition to his race time.

## Final standings

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Valtteri Bottas | 62 |
| 2 | James Calado | 55 |
| 3 | Nigel Melker | 38 |
| 4 | Nico Müller | 36 |
| 5 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 36 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lotus ART | 124 |
| 2 | MW Arden | 69 |
| 3 | Marussia Manor Racing | 67 |
| 4 | RSC Mücke Motorsport | 61 |
| 5 | Status Grand Prix | 50 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.