2014 Silverstone GP3 Series round
The 2014 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 5 and 6 July 2014 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the third round of the 2014 GP3 Season. The race supported the 2014 British Grand Prix.
Classification
Summary
Two changes were made to the starting lineup before the race weekend. Sebastian Balthasar replaced Nikolay Martsenko at Hilmer Motorsport. At Trident, Mitchell Gilbert replaced Denis Nagulin.In a wet qualifying session, Jimmy Eriksson claimed his maiden pole position, with championship leader Alex Lynn starting alongside him. Jann Mardenborough got the best start from fourth, but was forced wide by Lynn, allowing Eriksson to keep the lead. Lynn fought for the lead in the latter part of the race but Eriksson held him off, converting pole into his maiden win. Marvin Kirchhöfer finished third.
Dino Zamparelli started from reverse grid pole for race 2, but a poor start allowed Richie Stanaway to take the lead. He kept the lead throughout the race to take the win, with Nick Yelloly making it a 1-2 for Status Grand Prix. It was Stanaway's first race win since 2011. Emil Bernstorff completed the podium. Lynn once again remained in the lead of the championship, eight points ahead of Eriksson.
Qualifying
- Dino Zamparelli was given a five-place grid penalty for overtaking while marshals were working on track.
- Nelson Mason was required to start from the pitlane for overtaking while marshals were working on track.
- Mitchell Gilbert was withdrawn from the race weekend following a crash in qualifying that damaged the car's roll hoop.
Sprint Race
- Roman de Beer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Richie Stanaway was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
Standings after the round
;Drivers' Championship standings| Driver | Points | ||
| 1 |  |