Positive Weekend for Arden's GP3 Squad
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It was a positive weekend for the Arden International GP3 squad, with Emil Bernstorff claiming his second victory of the season and Kevin Ceccon a podium finish.
Championship leader Luca Ghiotto finished third having started from the back of the field in the sprint race.
Marvin Kirchhöfer secured his third win of 2015 in the GP3 race on Sunday at Monza.
Luca Ghiotto took pole position for the GP3 race at Monza, ahead of Esteban Ocon.
Esteban Ocon was fastest in GP3 practice, but he wasn’t able to gain too much of an advantage over Luca Ghiotto, who was just 0.053 seconds slower.
The new car for the 2016 GP3 Series was revealed at Monza, and features – amongst other changes – a new engine, a revised aerodynamics package and different impact structures for safety reasons.
Amaury Bonduel will swap Formula Renault 2.0 machinery for GP3 Series machinery this weekend at Monza as the sixteen-year-old debuts with Trident.
Brandon Maisano will compete in the third Campos Racing entry this weekend at Monza alongside regular drivers Alex Palou and Zaid Askhanani.
Despite being handed the race one victory, the Spa-Francorchamps GP3 rounds produced some mixed results for Arden International.
Jimmy Eriksson’s weekend at Spa Francorchamps was one to forget, the Koiranen GP driver unable to score a point all weekend.
Whilst ART Grand Prix scored four podiums at Spa-Francorchamps, it was still a mixed weekend for the team.
The Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race yielded better results than the previous round for Status Grand Prix, with all cars finishing and Alex Fontana coming sixth.
Luca Ghiotto took the Sprint Race win for Trident Motorsport, whilst Artur Janosz picked up some important points for the team.
Campos Racing took a season-best fifth position at the Spa-Francorchamps Sprint Race, wrapping up a strong weekend for Alex Palou.
Luca Ghiotto scored the sprint race win at Spa-Francorchamps on Sunday from fourth on the grid.
Winner Esteban Ocon was amongst a group of drivers who received penalties following Saturday’s GP3 race.
Two of Status Grand Prix’s cars retired in the Feature Race, whilst Alex Fontana finished 11th.
