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[jurykovalev]

Топ10 пилотов сезона по версии Автоспорта

The top 10 GP3 drivers of 2014

After Daniil Kvyat's late spurt to the 2013 title, it was another Red Bull junior driver who took the spoils this year - but did so in a very different manner. CHARLES BRADLEY rates the top 2014 drivers
By Charles Bradley GP3 correspondent


Right from the start, Alex Lynn looked every inch the title favourite in GP3. Victory on his series debut at Barcelona from pole position proved that, and while Dean Stoneman's win in the reversed-grid race 24 hours later perhaps didn't catch the attention at the time (except on the warm-up lap when he spun!), it was just as significant in the long run.
As Lynn and his Carlin team continued to set the pace as the season progressed, there was something tenacious about Stoneman and the Marussia-badged Manor squad.
Stoneman has already won a huge victory in his life, surviving testicular cancer, and his indefatigable character came into play again in competition.
While Lynn's other rivals - including Koiranen's Jimmy Eriksson and Richie Stanaway of Status GP - all faded, Stoneman came on stronger and stronger. His brilliance at Sochi, despite swapping teams to Koiranen as Manor was forced to exit due to financial woes, even took the championship down to the wire, although Lynn was always destined to be champion after qualifying.
But Stoneman won again at Abu Dhabi. Tenacious, see?

1. ALEX LYNN
Carlin
Championship position: 1st (207 points)
Wins: 3 Poles: 2 Fastest laps: 3
Looked to be cruising to this title right from the start. Then Stoneman came along and stole some of his thunder, prolonging the championship race to the final event. But Lynn has to top this list for his sheer domination and consistency.
He is perhaps GP3's most convincing champion thus far – certainly in terms of points scored. If you wanted to pick holes, you could say his starts were often poor, and that his Sunday form didn't quite match up to his Fridays or Saturdays, although it was only at Spa that he really needed to fall back on the reversed-grid, salvage-something-from-your-weekend card. He certainly started the year with the best car in the field, but seemed to fade from the sharp end of the pack as the year unfolded.
His air of quiet confidence proved well placed, amid the backdrop of the pressure that the Red Bull Junior status places on a young driver. Did he ever look like losing this? No. Would he have preferred to wrap it up before qualifying for the season finale at Abu Dhabi? Most definitely.
He carried over that glorious Macau GP success at the end of 2013 to keep his career on its glidepath. What next is now down to his fizzy-drink paymasters, because he certainly held up his part of the bargain in emulating Daniil Kvyat, but he's out of their immediate F1 plans.

2. DEAN STONEMAN
Marussia Manor/Koiranen
Championship position: 2nd (163 points)
Wins: 5 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 1
One day someone should make a film about this brave Briton's amazing triumph over cancer. Drove better than ever in 2014, and he certainly stakes a claim to top Lynn on this list. His Sochi switch to Koiranen was utterly sublime.
After his Barcelona reversed-grid victory, the Red Bull Ring (first-corner crash) and Silverstone (dreadful qualifying) rounds had not gone well, with only a one-point return from four races.
He was back on form at Hockenheim, with a typically charging drive in race one, but a poor weekend in Hungary probably sealed his fate, title-race wise. With just four rounds to go, Stoneman was 91 points in arrears, and languishing in eighth position.
A quick-witted tyre choice earned victory at Spa, and Monza was great too. But his real highlight came at Sochi; having fled the sadly sinking Marussia/Manor ship, Stoneman took over the Koiranen-run car of Carmen Jorda. In her hands, it had qualified last for every race. In Stoneman's, he put it on pole by almost half a second at the first attempt.
He dominated race one and almost scored an outrageous race two win also. Stoneman scored 43 points that weekend, not far off a maximum, which catapulted him into second in the standings. It wasn't so much the feat in itself, but the way he did it. Abu Dhabi victory underlined his point.

3. JIMMY ERIKSSON
Koiranen
Championship position: 4th (134 points)
Wins: 2 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1
There's a real talent here that just needs a little more mining to reveal whether he's a genuine jewel or not. Wretched run of mid-season results completely ruined his title campaign, despite his speed. Or was he flattered by his machinery? There is little doubt that the Koiranen car is probably the quickest on the grid in terms of single-lap pace.
He was the architect of his own downfall in race two at Silverstone, causing a crash that spelled a grid penalty for Hockenheim too, all of which had followed his best moment of the season when he fended off Lynn to win on the Brit's home track.
But six non-scores were simply too much to challenge for this title, hence why he slumped to fourth in the closing rounds.

4. RICHIE STANAWAY
Status
Championship position: 8th (125 points)
Wins: 2 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 0
A truly classy performer, this Kiwi just can't seem to buy a break. Despite his haphazard career of recent times, there's no denying that he's a quick little racer. But disastrous rounds at Monza and Sochi totally derailed his title bid after wins at Silverstone and Hungary.
Right in the mix until Hockenheim, where his free practice pacesetting form evaporated and he barely scored. He battled back, however, and after a storming race with Lynn at Spa was still second in the points despite a disappointing Monza.
Sochi sealed his fate, where a bizarre post-qualifying incident meant he lost a top-six grid position and was forced to start from the pitlane. Mired in the midfield for race two, he was involved in a heavy first-corner crash and slumped back to eighth by the season's close.

5. MARVIN KIRCHHOFER
ART
Championship position: 3rd (161 points)
Wins: 1 Poles: 2 Fastest laps: 3
ART Grand Prix's most convincing pilot, a run of five consecutive non-scores – including both races at Hungary and Spa (where he qualified well but crashed on the warm-up lap!) – took the wind right out of his sails.
Taking out those races, however, you could actually argue he was one of the series' most consistent performers. Apart from a clash with Emil Bernstorff in race two at Hockenheim, Hungary was his only truly poor weekend, pace-wise. Seven podiums included a streak of five consecutive ones near the end of the season, which took him within two points of Stoneman.
Sole Hockenheim win from pole on home turf was his true highlight.

6. EMIL BERNSTORFF
Carlin
Championship position: 5th (134 points)
Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1
Cracking weekend at the Red Bull Ring meant he was right in the hunt for a while, but podiums dried up after Silverstone and Hockenheim. Decent weekend at Monza, but didn't quite run with the hounds for long enough.
Was overshadowed at Carlin by Lynn, but did more than enough to prove himself worthy of a second season that would mean a title shot, or perhaps a move back into the F3 arena. A very consistent performer who seems to lack that spark to fly above the radar.

7. JANN MARDENBOROUGH
Arden
Championship position: 8th (74 points)
Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 2
Another big step for the gamer-turned-racer, who has crammed so much into so little time. The Welshman seemed to click with his car at Silverstone, and grabbed a first win at Hockenheim.
The confidence boost was clear after that, but it's his one-lap pace that he really needs to work on so he can score as heavily in the opening races of the weekend as he did in the reversed-grid encounters.
His racecraft has come on leaps and bounds; his qualifying form needs to do likewise.

8. NICK YELLOLY
Status
Championship position: 6th (127 points)
Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0
One of the best racers in the field, he can often be relied upon to bring home a decent result with the right car beneath him. No stranger to the podium, but it took him 50 starts to register his first win (albeit inherited) in the season finale at Abu Dhabi.
Has his single-seater career reached a glass ceiling, with his second successive sixth place in this series? Or was that victory the springboard to a massive 2015?
The partnership between Stanaway and himself at Status sometimes looked the strongest out there, then would fade on the next race weekend amid scratched heads.

9. DINO ZAMPARELLI
ART
Championship position: 7th (126 points)
Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1
Handed the biggest chance of his career to date thanks to major funding boost, and did a really solid job with one of the best cars in the series at his disposal. Became a regular podium finisher as he got to grips with a frontrunning car, and this was a decent step forward, career-wise.
Bizarre tumble down the field at Sochi, after a good qualifying, meant he had to rely on a great Abu Dhabi to recover to seventh in the points.

10. PATRIC NIEDERHAUSER
Arden
Championship position: 10th (62 points)
Wins: 2 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1
A couple of reversed-grid wins, but not the season we'd hoped for after he finally flew the Jenzer nest to Arden, who took Kvyat to the title last year. A best qualifying position of seventh this season explains a lot of why the results weren't better.
When he started from the top three positions on the grid, he always won. Exclusion from a third victory at Abu Dhabi seemed to sum up his season: a story of what might have been.
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Not sure what Trident did to offend the GP3 racing gods, but both Konstantin Tereschenko and Mitch Gilbert walked away from two of the most frightening accidents of 2014.
In Tereschenko's case, the sausage kerbs on the inside of the Bus Stop chicane sent him into a flight that was probably registered on Spa's air traffic control.
For Gilbert, he had great cause to thank his helmet manufacturer after sliding for hundreds of yards on his head when the roolhoop became detached in an unusual impact at Silverstone. Lessons were learned in both cases.

[Евгения]

Топ10 пилотов сезона по версии Автоспорта

The top 10 GP3 drivers of 2014

After Daniil Kvyat's late spurt to the 2013 title, it was another Red Bull junior driver who took the spoils this year - but did so in a very different manner. CHARLES BRADLEY rates the top 2014 drivers

By Charles Bradley GP3 correspondent

Right from the start, Alex Lynn looked every inch the title favourite in GP3. Victory on his series debut at Barcelona from pole position proved that, and while Dean Stoneman's win in the reversed-grid race 24 hours later perhaps didn't catch the attention at the time (except on the warm-up lap when he spun!), it was just as significant in the long run.

As Lynn and his Carlin team continued to set the pace as the season progressed, there was something tenacious about Stoneman and the Marussia-badged Manor squad.

Stoneman has already won a huge victory in his life, surviving testicular cancer, and his indefatigable character came into play again in competition.

While Lynn's other rivals - including Koiranen's Jimmy Eriksson and Richie Stanaway of Status GP - all faded, Stoneman came on stronger and stronger. His brilliance at Sochi, despite swapping teams to Koiranen as Manor was forced to exit due to financial woes, even took the championship down to the wire, although Lynn was always destined to be champion after qualifying.

But Stoneman won again at Abu Dhabi. Tenacious, see?

1. ALEX LYNN

Carlin

Championship position: 1st (207 points)

Wins: 3 Poles: 2 Fastest laps: 3

Looked to be cruising to this title right from the start. Then Stoneman came along and stole some of his thunder, prolonging the championship race to the final event. But Lynn has to top this list for his sheer domination and consistency.

He is perhaps GP3's most convincing champion thus far – certainly in terms of points scored. If you wanted to pick holes, you could say his starts were often poor, and that his Sunday form didn't quite match up to his Fridays or Saturdays, although it was only at Spa that he really needed to fall back on the reversed-grid, salvage-something-from-your-weekend card. He certainly started the year with the best car in the field, but seemed to fade from the sharp end of the pack as the year unfolded.

His air of quiet confidence proved well placed, amid the backdrop of the pressure that the Red Bull Junior status places on a young driver. Did he ever look like losing this? No. Would he have preferred to wrap it up before qualifying for the season finale at Abu Dhabi? Most definitely.

He carried over that glorious Macau GP success at the end of 2013 to keep his career on its glidepath. What next is now down to his fizzy-drink paymasters, because he certainly held up his part of the bargain in emulating Daniil Kvyat, but he's out of their immediate F1 plans.

2. DEAN STONEMAN

Marussia Manor/Koiranen

Championship position: 2nd (163 points)

Wins: 5 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 1

One day someone should make a film about this brave Briton's amazing triumph over cancer. Drove better than ever in 2014, and he certainly stakes a claim to top Lynn on this list. His Sochi switch to Koiranen was utterly sublime.

After his Barcelona reversed-grid victory, the Red Bull Ring (first-corner crash) and Silverstone (dreadful qualifying) rounds had not gone well, with only a one-point return from four races.

He was back on form at Hockenheim, with a typically charging drive in race one, but a poor weekend in Hungary probably sealed his fate, title-race wise. With just four rounds to go, Stoneman was 91 points in arrears, and languishing in eighth position.

A quick-witted tyre choice earned victory at Spa, and Monza was great too. But his real highlight came at Sochi; having fled the sadly sinking Marussia/Manor ship, Stoneman took over the Koiranen-run car of Carmen Jorda. In her hands, it had qualified last for every race. In Stoneman's, he put it on pole by almost half a second at the first attempt.

He dominated race one and almost scored an outrageous race two win also. Stoneman scored 43 points that weekend, not far off a maximum, which catapulted him into second in the standings. It wasn't so much the feat in itself, but the way he did it. Abu Dhabi victory underlined his point.

3. JIMMY ERIKSSON

Koiranen

Championship position: 4th (134 points)

Wins: 2 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1

There's a real talent here that just needs a little more mining to reveal whether he's a genuine jewel or not. Wretched run of mid-season results completely ruined his title campaign, despite his speed. Or was he flattered by his machinery? There is little doubt that the Koiranen car is probably the quickest on the grid in terms of single-lap pace.

He was the architect of his own downfall in race two at Silverstone, causing a crash that spelled a grid penalty for Hockenheim too, all of which had followed his best moment of the season when he fended off Lynn to win on the Brit's home track.

But six non-scores were simply too much to challenge for this title, hence why he slumped to fourth in the closing rounds.

4. RICHIE STANAWAY

Status

Championship position: 8th (125 points)

Wins: 2 Poles: 1 Fastest laps: 0

A truly classy performer, this Kiwi just can't seem to buy a break. Despite his haphazard career of recent times, there's no denying that he's a quick little racer. But disastrous rounds at Monza and Sochi totally derailed his title bid after wins at Silverstone and Hungary.

Right in the mix until Hockenheim, where his free practice pacesetting form evaporated and he barely scored. He battled back, however, and after a storming race with Lynn at Spa was still second in the points despite a disappointing Monza.

Sochi sealed his fate, where a bizarre post-qualifying incident meant he lost a top-six grid position and was forced to start from the pitlane. Mired in the midfield for race two, he was involved in a heavy first-corner crash and slumped back to eighth by the season's close.

5. MARVIN KIRCHHOFER

ART

Championship position: 3rd (161 points)

Wins: 1 Poles: 2 Fastest laps: 3

ART Grand Prix's most convincing pilot, a run of five consecutive non-scores – including both races at Hungary and Spa (where he qualified well but crashed on the warm-up lap!) – took the wind right out of his sails.

Taking out those races, however, you could actually argue he was one of the series' most consistent performers. Apart from a clash with Emil Bernstorff in race two at Hockenheim, Hungary was his only truly poor weekend, pace-wise. Seven podiums included a streak of five consecutive ones near the end of the season, which took him within two points of Stoneman.

Sole Hockenheim win from pole on home turf was his true highlight.

6. EMIL BERNSTORFF

Carlin

Championship position: 5th (134 points)

Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1

Cracking weekend at the Red Bull Ring meant he was right in the hunt for a while, but podiums dried up after Silverstone and Hockenheim. Decent weekend at Monza, but didn't quite run with the hounds for long enough.

Was overshadowed at Carlin by Lynn, but did more than enough to prove himself worthy of a second season that would mean a title shot, or perhaps a move back into the F3 arena. A very consistent performer who seems to lack that spark to fly above the radar.

7. JANN MARDENBOROUGH

Arden

Championship position: 8th (74 points)

Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 2

Another big step for the gamer-turned-racer, who has crammed so much into so little time. The Welshman seemed to click with his car at Silverstone, and grabbed a first win at Hockenheim.

The confidence boost was clear after that, but it's his one-lap pace that he really needs to work on so he can score as heavily in the opening races of the weekend as he did in the reversed-grid encounters.

His racecraft has come on leaps and bounds; his qualifying form needs to do likewise.

8. NICK YELLOLY

Status

Championship position: 6th (127 points)

Wins: 1 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 0

One of the best racers in the field, he can often be relied upon to bring home a decent result with the right car beneath him. No stranger to the podium, but it took him 50 starts to register his first win (albeit inherited) in the season finale at Abu Dhabi.

Has his single-seater career reached a glass ceiling, with his second successive sixth place in this series? Or was that victory the springboard to a massive 2015?

The partnership between Stanaway and himself at Status sometimes looked the strongest out there, then would fade on the next race weekend amid scratched heads.

9. DINO ZAMPARELLI

ART

Championship position: 7th (126 points)

Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1

Handed the biggest chance of his career to date thanks to major funding boost, and did a really solid job with one of the best cars in the series at his disposal. Became a regular podium finisher as he got to grips with a frontrunning car, and this was a decent step forward, career-wise.

Bizarre tumble down the field at Sochi, after a good qualifying, meant he had to rely on a great Abu Dhabi to recover to seventh in the points.

10. PATRIC NIEDERHAUSER

Arden

Championship position: 10th (62 points)

Wins: 2 Poles: 0 Fastest laps: 1

A couple of reversed-grid wins, but not the season we'd hoped for after he finally flew the Jenzer nest to Arden, who took Kvyat to the title last year. A best qualifying position of seventh this season explains a lot of why the results weren't better.

When he started from the top three positions on the grid, he always won. Exclusion from a third victory at Abu Dhabi seemed to sum up his season: a story of what might have been.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS

Not sure what Trident did to offend the GP3 racing gods, but both Konstantin Tereschenko and Mitch Gilbert walked away from two of the most frightening accidents of 2014.

In Tereschenko's case, the sausage kerbs on the inside of the Bus Stop chicane sent him into a flight that was probably registered on Spa's air traffic control.

For Gilbert, he had great cause to thank his helmet manufacturer after sliding for hundreds of yards on his head when the roolhoop became detached in an unusual impact at Silverstone. Lessons were learned in both cases.

Не понятно, почему версия Автоспорта на английском языке? :scratch_one-s_head: Чей автоспорт?

[jurykovalev]

Не понятно, почему версия Автоспорта на английском языке? :scratch_one-s_head:Чей автоспорт?

Английский, конечно же.

[Евгения]

Английский, конечно же.

Понятно. А я губу раскатала, как в Ф1.

[Rhaegar]

Понятно. А я губу раскатала, как в Ф1.

В смысле?

[Евгения]

В смысле?

Думала, что наш автоспорт. Затуп, короче. :)

[Rhaegar]

Думала, что наш автоспорт. Затуп, короче. :)

Нет "нашего" Автоспорта. Это как Евроспорт или Евроньюс.

95 процентов инфы на русском Автоспорте просто переводы с английского. :)

[Евгения]

Нет "нашего" Автоспорта. Это как Евроспорт или Евроньюс.

95 процентов инфы на русском Автоспорте просто переводы с английского. :)

Это понятно. Именно его и имела в виду.

[Андрей Николаевич]

Нет "нашего" Автоспорта. Это как Евроспорт или Евроньюс.

95 процентов инфы на русском Автоспорте просто переводы с английского. :)

Не совсем так. Беднарук иногда туда поставляет свой эксклюзив по DTM. Так что #.#.# не идентичен autosport.com по своему контенту.

[Rhaegar]

Не совсем так. Беднарук иногда туда поставляет свой эксклюзив по DTM. Так что #.#.# не идентичен autosport.com по своему контенту.

Я в курсе. Это и есть те 5 процентов :)

[jurykovalev]

Уррутия собирается остаться в ГП3, но перейти в Кампос. (я так, понимаю, Адриан на место Мэйнора придёт?)

http://www.f1latam.com/noticias.php?idn=13479

[Warwick]

Надеюсь, Сантьяго, подобно Эрикссону, второй сезон проведёт намного сильнее первого.

[jurykovalev]

Кампос заменит в чемпионате Хильмер.

Странно, думал, что Мейнор. Хотя, было видно, что Хильмер в ГП3 не идёт совсем.

http://www.gp3series.com/News/2014/December/Campos-Racing-joins-GP3-Series-line-up-in-2015/

[Fixxxer89]

Кампос заменит в чемпионате Хильмер.

Странно, думал, что Мейнор. Хотя, было видно, что Хильмер в ГП3 не идёт совсем.

http://www.gp3series...ine-up-in-2015/

Да Хилмер и в GP2 в заднице...

[jurykovalev]

Campos joins GP3, replacing Hilmer, who replaced Russian Time, who replaced Bamboo, who replaced Atech

[nelsonpiquet2007]

Campos joins GP3, replacing Hilmer, who replaced Russian Time, who replaced Bamboo, who replaced Atech

Так Аддакс в свое время выступал, а его кто заменил?

[jurykovalev]

Так Аддакс в свое время выступал, а его кто заменил?

Трайдент

[Warwick]

Campos joins GP3, replacing Hilmer, who replaced Russian Time, who replaced Bamboo, who replaced Atech

В Ф1 была подобная длинная цепочка. Force India её закончила. На этот раз ей это не удалось

[Евгения]

Ребята, привет всем!)))

Мне Хенке написал, что Марвин на следующий сезон остается в GP3. Мерседес желают его продвигать. Пока все на стадии переговоров. Вроде, как, во вторник порешают.)

[Rhaegar]

Ну вот, фаворит понятен. :)

[Fixxxer89]

Ребята, привет всем!)))

Мне Хенке написал, что Марвин на следующий сезон остается в GP3. Мерседес желают его продвигать. Пока все на стадии переговоров. Вроде, как, во вторник порешают.)

Двинули бы в WSR что ли... Или хотят, чтоб Марвин взял GP3, а потом в DTM?

[HardMan]

http://www.f1news.ru/news/autosport-100311.html

[jurykovalev]

Двинули бы в WSR что ли... Или хотят, чтоб Марвин взял GP3, а потом в DTM?

Ну, может в мировой не дадут Мерсовский Лого разместить? Серия-то Рено. Хотя, по мне, Марвину стоит двигаться дальit уже, действительно. Ну, или, есть вариант, что будет совмещать ЕвроФ3 и ГП3.

[Евгения]

Двинули бы в WSR что ли... Или хотят, чтоб Марвин взял GP3, а потом в DTM?

Я не знаю. Пишу то, за что купила. :)

Будут новости от Хенке, обязательно напишу. Я сама сейчас на Филиппинах загораю. :)

[Евгения]

Как-то я не совсем поняла, Хенке написал уже на русском через переводчик:

"Марвин езды 9 мая впервые в Барслоне с АРТ команды.

Позже обучение в Mersedes."

Календарь гонок GP3 начинается 9 мая что ли?