2015 Monaco GP2 Series round
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The 2015 Monaco GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on 22 and 23 May 2015 at the Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco as part of the GP2 Series. It was the third round of the 2015 GP2 season and was run in support of the 2015 Monaco Grand Prix. The first race, a 40-lap feature event, was won by ART Grand Prix driver Stoffel Vandoorne who started from fourth position. Alexander Rossi finished second for Racing Engineering, and MP Motorsport driver Sergio Canamasas came in third. Status Grand Prix driver Richie Stanaway won the second event, a 30-lap sprint race, ahead of Trident's Raffaele Marciello and Sergey Sirotkin of the Rapax team.
Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 11 rounds in the 2015 GP2 Series | |||
Layout of the Circuit de Monaco | |||
Location | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||
Course |
Street circuit 3.340 km (2.075 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 22 May 2015 | ||
Laps | 40 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | |
Time | 1:37.019 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | |
Second | Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | |
Third | Sergio Canamasas | MP Motorsport | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Nick Yelloly | Hilmer Motorsport | |
Time | 1:22.314 (on lap 23) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 23 May 2015 | ||
Laps | 30 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | |
Second | Raffaele Marciello | Trident | |
Third | Sergey Sirotkin | Rapax | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Norman Nato | Arden International | |
Time | 1:21.886 (on lap 17) |
Rossi, who started from pole position, was overtaken by Maricello at the start of the first lap. He had a small lead which was reduced because he was using super soft tyres which had higher degradation levels, allowing Rossi and Vandoorne to draw closer. Rossi gained the lead after Maricello made a pit stop for new tyres. Vandoorne became the new leader after passing Rossi when both drivers made pit stops, and maintained it to win the event. In the second race, Marciello began from pole position but lost the lead to Stanaway as a result of a slow start. The race was processional with few overtakes as Stanaway led the rest of the race to win.
Vandoorne's feature race victory was the seventh of his GP2 Series career and the third in a row in 2015. Stanaway's sprint race win was his and Status Grand Prix's first. The results of the round increased Vandoorne's lead in the Drivers' Championship to 44 points over Rossi who moved from third to second. Rio Haryanto fell to third, with Mitch Evans and Alex Lynn fourth and fifth. ART Grand Prix extended their lead over Racing Engineering in the Teams' Championship to 37 points ahead. Third-placed Campos Racing moved further ahead of DAMS, with eight rounds left in the season.