# 2017 Barcelona GP3 Series round

The 2017 Barcelona GP3 Series round was the first round of the 2017 GP3 Series. It was held on 13 and 14 May 2017 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Catalonia, Spain. The race supported the 2017 Spanish Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.187 | | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.358 | +0.171 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 1:34.380 | +0.193 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.468 | +0.281 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Leonardo Pulcini | Arden International | 1:34.602 | +0.415 | 5 |
| 6 | 24 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.685 | +0.498 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 1:34.708 | +0.521 | 10 |
| 8 | 22 | Alessio Lorandi | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:34.720 | +0.533 | 7 |
| 9 | 28 | Marcos Siebert | Campos Racing | 1:34.788 | +0.601 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 1:34.866 | +0.679 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | Niko Kari | Arden International | 1:34.964 | +0.777 | PL |
| 12 | 27 | Raoul Hyman | Campos Racing | 1:35.031 | +0.844 | 11 |
| 13 | 7 | Steijn Schothorst | Arden International | 1:35.041 | +0.854 | 12 |
| 14 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 1:35.070 | +0.883 | 13 |
| 15 | 26 | Julien Falchero | Campos Racing | 1:35.088 | +0.901 | 14 |
| 16 | 11 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 1:35.224 | +1.037 | 15 |
| 17 | 9 | Kevin Jörg | Trident | 1:35.423 | +1.236 | 16 |
| 18 | 15 | Tatiana Calderon | DAMS | 1:35.613 | +1.426 | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Bruno Baptista | DAMS | 1:35.851 | +1.664 | 18 |
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Notes:
* ^1 – Giuliano Alesi received a three-place grid penalty guilty of driving in an erratic manner between turns 9 and 10.
* ^2 – Niko Kari was disqualified after he failed to stop for weighing and his team worked on the car afterwards. As a result, Kari started race 1 from the pit.

### Feature Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 22 | 36:41.269 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 6 | Leonardo Pulcini | Arden International | 22 | +7.433 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 22 | Alessio Lorandi | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +7.889 | 7 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +11.807 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | 4 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 22 | +12.159 | 9 | 10 (2) |
| 6 | 12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 22 | +14.364 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 24 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 22 | +14.906 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Raoul Hyman | Campos Racing | 22 | +30.986 | 11 | 4 |
| 9 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 22 | +31.314 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | Marcos Siebert | Campos Racing | 22 | +31.357 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 26 | Julien Falchero | Campos Racing | 22 | +31.912 | 14 | |
| 12 | 11 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 22 | +32.228 | 15 | |
| 13 | 9 | Kevin Jörg | Trident | 22 | +32.916 | 16 | |
| 14 | 15 | Tatiana Calderon | DAMS | 22 | +33.288 | 17 | |
| 15 | 5 | Niko Kari | Arden International | 22 | +35.996 | PL | |
| 16 | 16 | Bruno Baptista | DAMS | 22 | +37.783 | 18 | |
| 17 | 10 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 22 | +38.240 | 10 | |
| 18 | 7 | Steijn Schothorst | Arden International | 22 | +39.412 | 12 | |
| Ret | 1 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 16 | DNF | 1 | (4) |
| Fastest lap: Anthoine Hubert − ART Grand Prix − 1:39.386 (lap 9) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 24 | Arjun Maini | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | 28:05.908 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 12 | Dorian Boccolacci | Trident | 17 | +6.060 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 22 | Alessio Lorandi | Jenzer Motorsport | 17 | +7.171 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Anthoine Hubert | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +8.268 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | 3 | George Russell | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +9.335 | 5 | 6 (2) |
| 6 | 2 | Nirei Fukuzumi | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +11.309 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 27 | Raoul Hyman | Campos Racing | 17 | +14.085 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | DAMS | 17 | +16.638 | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | Kevin Jörg | Trident | 17 | +17.813 | 13 | |
| 10 | 26 | Julien Falchero | Campos Racing | 17 | +20.265 | 11 | |
| 11 | 10 | Giuliano Alesi | Trident | 17 | +23.251 | 17 | |
| 12 | 1 | Jack Aitken | ART Grand Prix | 17 | +23.511 | 19 | |
| 13 | 16 | Bruno Baptista | DAMS | 17 | +26.863 | 16 | |
| 14 | 5 | Niko Kari | Arden International | 17 | +27.888 | 15 | |
| 15 | 7 | Steijn Schothorst | Arden International | 17 | +29.709 | 18 | |
| 16 | 28 | Marcos Siebert | Campos Racing | 17 | +31.093 | 10 | |
| 17 | 6 | Leonardo Pulcini | Arden International | 17 | +1:06.654 | 7 | |
| 18 | 11 | Ryan Tveter | Trident | 16 | +1 Lap | 12 | |
| Ret | 15 | Tatiana Calderon | DAMS | 11 | DNF | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Leonardo Pulcini − Arden International − 1:37.654 (lap 4) ||||||||
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## Championship standings after the round

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Nirei Fukuzumi | 29 |
| 2 | Alessio Lorandi | 25 |
| 3 | Arjun Maini | 21 |
| 4 | Dorian Boccolacci | 20 |
| 5 | George Russell | 20 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | ART Grand Prix | 73 |
| 2 | Jenzer Motorsport | 46 |
| 3 | Trident | 20 |
| 4 | Arden International | 18 |
| 5 | Campos Racing | 7 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.