{"id":855,"date":"2016-02-29T16:41:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-29T16:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/?p=855"},"modified":"2016-10-06T05:35:24","modified_gmt":"2016-10-06T05:35:24","slug":"seb-morris-tests-bentley-in-algarve-with-team-parker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/seb-morris-tests-bentley-in-algarve-with-team-parker\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt&#8217;s 4th in Sepang GP3 keeps him in 7th overall!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Matt Parrys 4th place in Sepang has kept him in 7th place in the GP3 Driver Standings with 82 points as the GP3 series moves to it close at \u00a0Yas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates, \u00a0over <time datetime=\"2016-11-25\">25<\/time> &#8211; <time datetime=\"2016-11-27\">27 Nov 2016, as part of \u00a0the\u00a0Abu Dhaabi Grand Prix. \u00a0Parry is 11 points ahead of Japanese driver Nirei Fukuzumi and 26 behind Dutchman Nyck De Vries and with 42 points on offer, Matt will have to drive well in both races, and see what happens !\u00a0<\/time><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>WRDA member &amp; GP3 contender Matt Parry is racing at Monza this weekend (3\/4 September) after a disappointing weekend at Spa Francorchamps! After setting a good qualifying place, he was nerfed off at La Source at the start of race 1, and then was hit from behind by Jake Hughes and sent into the barriers at the end of \u00a0the Kemmel straight in race 2!\u00a0<i>\u201cI don&#8217;t know what to say without swearing!\u201d<\/i>\u00a0he said! Monza can&#8217;t come soon enough!\u00a0One consolation is the Stewards have given\u00a0Hughes a 3 place grid penalty for causing the incident!\u00a0None the less Matt is still in 5th place in the points standing and is currently the leading British driver!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/<\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong>Monza timeline<\/strong> &#8211;<strong>Schedule:<\/strong><br \/>\nFriday 2<sup>nd<\/sup> September: Free Practice 17.50 \u2013 18.35<br \/>\nSaturday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> September: Qualifying: 09.45 \u2013 10.15<br \/>\nSaturday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> September Race 1: 17.15 \u2013 18.05<br \/>\nSunday 4<sup>th<\/sup> September Race 2: 09.15 \u2013 09.50\u00a0<em style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">(all times are GMT+2)<\/em><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Pirelli have nominated the Soft compound for this event.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pirelli\u2019s Racing Manager Mario Isola commented:<\/strong><em> \u201c<\/em>The high ambient and track temperatures made for a big challenge, particularly on Saturday, and those drivers who deployed effective tyre management were rewarded with strong results. In GP3 we actually decided to modify the original nomination for Spa, which was going to be medium, in favour of soft. This was a decision taken thanks to our very good co-operation with the series promoter, in order to set an additional challenge for the GP3 drivers with tyre management. By the end of the 40-minute race we saw quite a lot of degradation, with drivers able to deal with oversteer, or gain an advantage from having looked after their tyres in the early part of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Hungary.<\/strong> Matt scored 15 more points with a fine 3rd place in race ! In race 2 he was able to hang on to score 2 points with a 7th place finish and maintained his 4th place in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/\" target=\"_blank\"> points standings<\/a>. He now has 70 points. There is now a &#8216;summer&#8217; break with the next rounds at Spa Francorchamps on August 274th &amp; 28th. Race report to follow.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Matt Parry \u00a0will be\u00a0hungry for more success in the GP3 races at Hockenheim this weekend, after last weeks win in Hungary \u00a0and is bound to be on a high having moved up to 4th place in the<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/\" target=\"_blank\"> points standings<\/a>\u00a0as a result of him taking his maiden win in Race 1 and his 5th place in Race 2 in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Teams-and-Drivers\/Teams\/Koiranen-GP\/\" target=\"_blank\">Koiranen GP<\/a>\u00a0 run car, last weekend at the <strong>Hungaroring<\/strong>.<\/div>\n<div>As a result Koiranen GP is now up to 2nd place in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Team\/\" target=\"_blank\">Team Points table<\/a>!<\/div>\n<div><em><strong>Hockenhiem Timetable<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>Practice 1 &#8211; Friday\u00a0<\/strong>29 Jul, 17:50\u00a0<strong>Qualifying Saturday &#8211; <\/strong> 30 Jul, 09:45\u00a0<strong>Race 1 &#8211; <\/strong> 30 Jul, 17:15<\/div>\n<div><strong>Race 2 &#8211; Sunday\u00a0<\/strong>31 Jul, 09:15<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Results\/?raceid=980&amp;seasonid=173\" target=\"_blank\">Hockenheim GP3 stats file<\/a><\/div>\n<div>PDF\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Preview2016GP3Series_5Hockenheim.pdf\">Preview2016GP3Series_5Hockenheim<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/News\/2016\/07_July\/Pirelli-preview-Round-5-of-the-GP3-Series-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pirelli preveiw<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Parry scorches to first GP3 win in Race 1<\/strong><strong> at the Hungaroring!\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-race.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"  wp-image-1541 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-race.jpg\" alt=\"Matt hungary race\" width=\"440\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-race.jpg 810w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-race-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-race-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Winner! Matt gets ready for his Chicken Goulash!<\/p>\n<p>After posting his best qualifying result to take a front row start, Matt Parry (WRDA member &amp; 2013 Welsh Young Driver of the Year) stormed to dominant win after leading from start to finish to pocket his first GP3 race! Matt, made himself an instant \u00a0Welsh hero after making a good start and maintained a comfortable margin back to Trident and Ferrari Driver Academy\u2019s Antonio Fuoco in second. Arden International\u2019s Jake Dennis achieved his maiden GP3 rostrum in third.<\/p>\n<p>Pole sitter Nyck de Vries , from Holland, was left stranded, as the rest of the pack passed him on the formation lap, and had to start the race from the pitlane, leaving the way clear for Parry to pull a 1.2s advantage over Fuoco after the opening lap with Dennis, Nirei Fukuzumi, Leclerc and Ralph Boschung completing the top five. \u00a0Parry was calm at the front of the field as he started to extend his lead over Fuoco to win by over 3 seconds! \u00a0After 22 laps, the chequered flag was waved to an ecstatic Parry who was happy to celebrate his maiden win in the category. It was also the second victory for Finnish Koiranen GP team. Fuoco again was happy to take yet another rostrum, marking his consistency, whilst Dennis finally broke the duck off his back after a series of bad luck to enjoy some well-deserved champagne!<a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-win.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-1539 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-win-220x300.jpg\" alt=\"Matt hungary win\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-win-220x300.jpg 220w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-hungary-win.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After the race Matt was ecstatic!\u00a0 \u2018Yeah I feel pretty good! Obviously this had been a target this season; to make sure we got a race win. It\u2019s good to get the monkey off the back for both the team and me. We can now take that momentum forward for the remaining ones this year.<\/p>\n<p>We were a little bit lucky with what happened with Nyck. I feel horrible for Nyck as when his car didn\u2019t start, that was bad for him. It made it a lot easier for us so I wanted to make sure I stayed in P1 going into Turn 1. Antonio was on the outside of me as he made a much better start, and Jake was right behind us too. I was on the inside which made it relatively easy to defend. From there it may have looked easy but I was saying to the team you just have a constant battle with yourself. (Laughs). I was just looking in the mirrors and could see Antonio\u2026I was thinking he was going to catch me and I was telling myself not to be stupid and that it was going to be fine. I just kept focused and tried to not make any mistakes. We did that and we came away with the win which was a fantastic feeling. I just need to make sure we keep starting on the front row, it definitely makes it a lot easier than the last few races when we were fighting in the middle of the back. So we need to take that good qualifying forward and just take a lot of confidence from it\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the reverse grid Race 2, Matt maintained his form to finish 6<sup>th<\/sup> and ahead of Denis,\u00a0 as Fuoco slumped to 10<sup>th<\/sup>! The points have moved Matt up to 5<sup>th<\/sup> in the points, with only 1 point separating him from Fuoco and his Koiranenteam-mate Ralph Boschung!\u00a0 <strong>The next races in the 2016 GP3 season is at Hockenheimring, next weekend 29 &#8211; 31 Jul.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Standings\/Driver\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Red Bull Ring Report.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-at-Speilbeg.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" size-full wp-image-1333 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-at-Speilbeg.jpg\" alt=\"Matt at Speilbeg\" width=\"326\" height=\"292\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-at-Speilbeg.jpg 326w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Matt-at-Speilbeg-300x269.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 326px) 100vw, 326px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Matts chances improved after he was boosted to 11th on the grid although it looked as if he had put his car on the front row for race 1! In a very difficult qualifying session which saw mixed conditions, but later had the time disallowed due to exceeding track limits. In a session puncuated by red flags,<\/li>\n<li>Matt Parry will start 12th, later improved to 11th on the grid\u00a0for the first of 2\u00a0GP3 races!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Live-Timing\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/Live-Timing\/<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Schedule:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Saturday 9th\u00a0July:\u00a0\u00a0Race 1: 16.20 \u2013 17.05\n<div id=\"outer\">\n<div id=\"contentWrap\">\n<form id=\"aspnetForm\" action=\"\/News\/2016\/07_July\/2016-GP3-Series-season-Round-3-Silverstone-Great-Britain\/\" method=\"post\" name=\"aspnetForm\">\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"newsArticle\">\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"articleContent\">\n<div class=\"rte\">Sunday 10th\u00a0July: Race 2: 08.15 \u2013 08.50<br \/>\n<strong>Data:<\/strong>Lap Record: Kevin Korjus (Koiranen GP) 1:46.360 in 2013 (199.349 km\/h)<br \/>\nRace 1: 20 laps, 40 minutes\u00a0Race 2: 15 laps, 30 minutes<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<li><strong>Red Bull Ring Report<\/strong>. Matt Parry opened his 2016 GP3 Series account with points in both races at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, but felt he could have been standing on the top step of the podium rather than accepting sixth and seventh places. Matt underlined his testing form but had a nightmare in qualifying when he had a repeat of a problem he suffered in last year when the car went into safe mode, two turns from home!<br \/>\nMatt explained \u201cThere are a number of safety features built into the GP3 car, and I hit one of the limiters on the engine at just the wrong time. The car went into safety mode approaching turn eight and I lost 50 per cent of the throttle when I tried to accelerate out. That was probably worth two or three tenths, which would have been enough to push me up to at least third on the grid.\u201dMatt knew that he would need to make some quick moves to improve on that, \u00a0during the opening 24-lap race on Saturday evening, but a poor getaway meant that he had to be aggressive through the first few corners. Having climbed to fourth, however, he found himself caught behind Koiranen GP team-mate Ralph Boschung at turn three, leaving him vulnerable to attack from behind and ultimately costing a couple of positions. Although able to keep pace with those ahead of him, despite running in \u2018dirty\u2019 air, Parry\u2019s attempts to re-pass were again frustrated by the limitation of the 2016 car and tyres and, as rain began to fall towards the end of the race, he conceded another position as he sought the driest line.<br \/>\n\u201cI just didn\u2019t race well. My start was poor, but I still managed to be challenging for third part way around the opening lap. Then I got boxed in behind my team-mate and that undid the earlier effort! I had good pace through the middle of the race, but could only manage 6<sup>th<\/sup> place, but it should have been better!\u201d<br \/>\nOn Sunday morning, with race two had to take its start behind the safety car due to extent of the downpour. Starting from third on the partially-reversed grid, Parry was quickly promoted to second on the road when one of the ART cars developed a problem, but no racing was possible until lap ten.When the field was unleashed, the Welshman made no secret of his intent, harrying leader Jake Hughes into the first corner, but both Britons saw their hopes of a maiden GP3 win disappear on exit as the leader bogged down and Parry had nowhere to go but into the back of the DAMS machine. Although he briefly continued as the new race leader, Parry\u2019s #14 Koiranen car had suffered enough front end damage to hamper both grip and retardation and, when he slithered off the road a couple of corners later, he dropped to seventh as the safety car made the first of several reappearances.<br \/>\n\u201cDespite the conditions, I wanted to go racing as I really felt that I had the ability to win,\u201d Parry said, \u201cI was in second because [Nirei] Fukuzumi had his car lapse into safety mode because of the conditions and, unfortunately, it seems that Jake had a similar issue because he went nowhere exiting turn one. I was so close behind him that there was no way of avoiding contact, and that effectively ended both our races. The contact damaged my front wing and also made it hard to brake, and that\u2019s why I went off the road. After that, it was probably fortunate that the safety car kept returning because it would have been hard for me to hold position.\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a missed opportunity as the Koiranen car was clearly very good in the conditions. My team-mate went on to win the race, and I would have had an obvious advantage if I\u2019d managed to get to the front, where there would have been no spray to contend with. It\u2019s frustrating, but it is what it is. \u00a0I ended up P6 and\u00a0 P7 in R2, Overall we made too many mistakes throughout the weekend. Congratulations to my team-mate Ralph Boschung for the win! I\u2019ll just take whatever positives I can from Austria and look to get something more from my home race this weekend..\u201dRound three of the 2016 GP3 Series takes place in support of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone,\u00a0over the weekend of 8-10 July, and Parry will be hoping to repeat the sort of form that saw him stand on the podium one year ago.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Race pre-view. The 2016 GP3 season restarted in Austria last weekend, as part of the support to the Austrian Grand Prix. After a 6 week lay-off since the first round in Spain, the series then goes on a run of 4 races in July! The Austrian circuit is now known as \u2018The Red Bull Ring\u2019 and is in the Styrian Mountains. The race circuit was founded as \u00d6sterreichring and hosted the Formula One Austrian Grand Prix for 18 consecutive years, from 1970 to 1987, before it was changed to its current configuration in 1997. It is now owned by Red Bul<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Bull\">l<\/a> drinks magnate Dietrich Mateschitz .<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cardiffs\u2019 Matt Parry driving with the Koiranen GP team showed well during the recent tests and has high hopes.<\/p>\n<p>Lap record 1:19.350 (196.264 kph)\u00a0Ghiotto (Trident)<br \/>\nPOLE Position 2015 1:19.350 (196.264 kph)\u00a0Ghiotto (Trident)<br \/>\nThe schedule is as follows<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice 1 &#8211; <\/strong>01 Jul, 17:50\u00a0<strong>Qualifying &#8211; <\/strong>02 Jul, 09:45<\/li>\n<li><strong>Race 1 &#8211; <\/strong>02 Jul, 17:10\u00a0<strong>Race 2 &#8211; <\/strong>03 Jul, 09:15<\/li>\n<li>Live timing via\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/\">http:\/\/www.gp3series.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sky Sports F1 will again carry live coverage of both qualifying and the races.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mattparryracing.co.uk\/\">http:\/\/www.mattparryracing.co.uk\/<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mattparryracing\">\u200f@Mattparryracing<\/a><\/div>\n<div>GP3\/2016 \u00a0Series &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Design criteria &#8211;\u00a0Dallara &#8211;\u00a0Mecachrome 3.4 litre \u00a0v6 <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"outer\">\n<div id=\"contentWrap\">\n<form id=\"aspnetForm\" action=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/Guide-to\/The-Series1\/\" method=\"post\" name=\"aspnetForm\">\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"genericContent\">\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n<div class=\"rte\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aerodynamics optimized to facilitate overtaking. Very low ride height sensitivity and wide range of suspension set up possibilities.\u00a0\u00a0Cost effectiveness\u00a0Compliant to FIA F1 2010 \/ 2015 safety rules.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Static tests &#8211; Crash tests &#8211; Anti intrusion panels &#8211; Drivers\u00a0head protection &#8211;\u00a0Wheel tether cables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Technology:\u00a0<\/strong>Compromise between performance and cost effectiveness wherever possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extensive use of composite materials but limited usage of the most expensive carbon fibers.<\/li>\n<li>Sequential gearbox<\/li>\n<li>Electro-hydraulic gear shift system but hydraulic pressure limited to 55 bars.<\/li>\n<li>All in one ECU- GCU \u2013 Data logger equipment.<\/li>\n<li>High speed data acquisition system but no telemetry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chassis\u00a0and Bodywork<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chassis designed by Dallara Automobili.<\/li>\n<li>Carbon Monocoque complying to FIA F1 2010 Safety standards.<\/li>\n<li>Front and rear wing made out of carbon composite material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Engine\u00a0<\/strong>Bespoke Mecachrome 6 cylinder 3.4 litres normally aspirated 400 HP @ 8000 rpm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly by wire throttle system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gearbox\u00a0<\/strong>Bespoke six gear longitudinal gearbox designed by Hewland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Magneti Marelli electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift from steering wheel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tyres\u00a0<\/strong>Pirelli tyres.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three specific compounds developed for GP3 to provide:\u00a0The best suitable compound for every circuit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Performance \u00a0<\/strong>A top speed of 301.6 km\/h.\u00a0Lateral acceleration up to +\/- 2.6 G.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum braking deceleration -1.9 G -Acceleration 0 \u2013 100 km\/h: 3.0 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Matt\u00a0Parry quickest on Day Two of GP3 test in Valencia!<\/strong> edited by<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Robert Allender<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-280\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Matt in GP3 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-272x182.jpg 272w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WRDA member Matthew Parry (the 2013 WRDA Young Driver of the Year) posted the quickest time this morning on a wet track at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on the second day of pre-season testing, and followed that up with 3rd in the dry afternoon session. Matt\u2019s best morning lap was 0.064\u2019s faster than ART Grand Prix\u2019s Nirei Fukuzum<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Matt Parry quick in GP3 test &#8211;\u00a0edited by<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong>Robert Allender<\/div>\n<div>It was another glorious day in Spielberg for the second and final day of testing. The start of the morning session was frenetic with all of the drivers keen to undertake race simulations. Midway into \u00a0the session WRDA member\u00a0Matthew Parry, driving for the Koiranen GP team,was fastest by 0.027s.\u00a0but he was beaten late on by Charles\u00a0Leclerc \u00a0who is from Monaco and Antonio Fuoco,\u00a0(Ferrari Driver Academy)\u00a0to finish as the 3rd fastest.<\/div>\n<div>In the later session Matt was 10th. \u00a0The next race in the series will be only the Round 2 of the 2016 season will be at the Red Bull Ring in Austria on 1st to 3rd of July.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Day Two \u2013 morning session<\/b><\/div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"46\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"220\">\n<div><b>Driver<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">\n<div><b>Team<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"112\">\n<div><b>Laptime<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"71\">\n<div><b>Laps<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"46\">\n<div>1.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"220\">\n<div>Charles Leclerc<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">\n<div>ART Grand Prix<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"112\">\n<div>1:19.437<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"71\">\n<div align=\"center\">61<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"46\">\n<div>2.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"220\">\n<div>Antonio Fuoco<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">\n<div>Trident<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"112\">\n<div>1:19.449<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"71\">\n<div align=\"center\">49<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"46\">\n<div>3.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"220\">\n<div>Matthew Parry<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\">\n<div>Koiranen GP<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"112\">\n<div>1:19.502<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"71\">\n<div align=\"center\">32<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"46\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"220\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"243\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"112\"><\/td>\n<td valign=\"bottom\" width=\"71\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- Always force latest IE rendering engine (even in intranet) &#038; Chrome Frame --><script src=\"http:\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/ga.js\" async=\"\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"\/assets\/gp2\/desktop\/js\/swfobject2.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><script src=\"\/assets\/gp3\/desktop\/lib\/modernizr-2.0.6-custom.min.js\"><\/script>The 2nd Generation Car &#8211; GP3\/16 \u00a0Series &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Design criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"outer\">\n<div id=\"contentWrap\">\n<form id=\"aspnetForm\" action=\"\/Guide-to\/The-Series1\/\" method=\"post\" name=\"aspnetForm\">\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<div class=\"primary\">\n<div class=\"genericContent\">\n<div class=\"box\">\n<div class=\"cont\">\n<div class=\"mainContent\">\n<div class=\"rte\">\n<ul>\n<li>Aerodynamics optimized to facilitate overtaking. Very low ride height sensitivity and wide range of suspension set up possibilities.\u00a0\u00a0Cost effectiveness\u00a0Compliant to FIA F1 2010 \/ 2015 safety rules.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Static tests &#8211; Crash tests &#8211; Anti intrusion panels &#8211; Drivers\u00a0head protection &#8211;\u00a0Wheel tether cables<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Technology:\u00a0<\/strong>Compromise between performance and cost effectiveness wherever possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Extensive use of composite materials but limited usage of the most expensive carbon fibers.<\/li>\n<li>Sequential gearbox<\/li>\n<li>Electro-hydraulic gear shift system but hydraulic pressure limited to 55 bars.<\/li>\n<li>All in one ECU- GCU \u2013 Data logger equipment.<\/li>\n<li>High speed data acquisition system but no telemetry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Chassis\u00a0and Bodywork<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chassis designed by Dallara Automobili.<\/li>\n<li>Carbon Monocoque complying to FIA F1 2010 Safety standards.<\/li>\n<li>Front and rear wing made out of carbon composite material.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Engine\u00a0<\/strong>Bespoke Mecachrome 6 cylinder 3.4 litres naturally aspirated 400 HP @ 8000 rpm.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fly by wire throttle system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Gearbox\u00a0<\/strong>Bespoke six gear longitudinal gearbox designed by Hewland.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Magneti Marelli electro-hydraulic command via paddle shift from steering wheel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tyres\u00a0<\/strong>Pirelli tyres.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Three specific compounds developed for GP3 to provide:\u00a0The best suitable compound for every circuit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Performance<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A top speed of 301.6 km\/h.\u00a0Lateral acceleration up to +\/- 2.6 G.<\/li>\n<li>Maximum braking deceleration -1.9 G -Acceleration 0 \u2013 100 km\/h: 3.0 seconds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Matt\u00a0Parry quickest on Day Two of GP3 test in Valencia!<\/strong> edited by<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Robert Allender<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-280\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Matt in GP3 2015\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015-272x182.jpg 272w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Matt-in-GP3-2015.jpg 575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>WRDA member Matthew Parry (the 2013 WRDA Young Driver of the Year) posted the quickest time this morning on a wet track at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on the second day of pre-season testing, and followed that up with 3rd in the dry afternoon session. Matt\u2019s best morning lap was 0.064\u2019s faster than ART Grand Prix\u2019s Nirei Fukuzumi. Ferrari Driver Academy and fellow ART GP debutant Charles Leclerc clocked the fastest time in the afternoon session.<\/p>\n<p>Heavy rain had fallen just prior to the session so the 24 drivers were greeted with a wet track and much cooler temperatures at the start of day two. Conditions were fairly tricky at the beginning of the test due to the volume of spray as the grid ventured out on track with their wet Pirelli tyres.<\/p>\n<p>Fukuzumi was the initial pace-setter before Campos Racing\u2019s Steijn Schothorst took control of the timesheet after one hour and thirty minutes as blue skies and sunshine made a welcome appearance. Trident\u2019s Giuliano Alesi went P1 as he was first to dip under the 1m30s bracket.<\/p>\n<p>The lap-times continued to come down in the latter part of the session as the track dried with Parry recording a time of 1:23.549 on slick tyres. Russian Matevos Isaakyan broke into the 1m22s barrier, which was subsequently followed by a short red flag period after his teammate Ralph Boschung stopped on track.<\/p>\n<p>Once the session resumed, positions swapped every few minutes with Trident\u2019s Antonio Fuoco and ART Grand Prix\u2019s Charles Leclerc first to lap in the 1m21s. Parry found some extra pace to go top before Leclerc retaliated and bettered the Brit\u2019s time by two tenths. In the final ten minutes, Fukuzumi demoted teammate Leclerc to second by a mere 0.004s but the action wasn\u2019t over as Parry returned to the top of the timings by 0.064s.<\/p>\n<p>At the chequered flag Parry, Fukuzumi, Leclerc, Alexander Albon, Artur Janosz, Nyck de Vries, Oscar Tunjo, Antonio Fuoco, Alex Palou and Jake Hughes completed the top ten.<\/p>\n<p>Following the one hour lunch break, Fukuzumi led the way early on before Parry again found some extra pace to leapfrog the Japanese rookie by three tenths. Leclerc lapped a tenth quicker to grab P1, whilst Hughes rose to second in the final half hour.\u00a0At the close of the afternoon session Leclerc remained unchallenged in front of Hughes,<strong> Parry<\/strong>, Santino Ferrucci, Boschung, Kevin J\u00f6rg, Fukuzumi, Alexander Albon, Jake Dennis and Konstantin Tereshchenko.<\/p>\n<p>The third and final pre-season test will held at the Circuit de Catalunya on April 20-21 in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day Two \u2013 morning session<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"147\"><strong>Driver<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"162\"><strong>Team<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"74\"><strong>Laptime<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"47\"><strong>Laps<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31\">1.<\/td>\n<td width=\"147\">Matthew Parry<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">Koiranen GP<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">1:21.476<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">41<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31\">2.<\/td>\n<td width=\"147\">Nirei Fukuzumi<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">ART Grand Prix<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">1:21.560<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">52<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31\">3.<\/td>\n<td width=\"147\">Charles Leclerc<\/td>\n<td width=\"162\">ART Grand Prix<\/td>\n<td width=\"74\">1:21.564<\/td>\n<td width=\"47\">50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jann in Japan #1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jann-in-Japan.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-857\" src=\"http:\/\/wrda.co.uk\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jann-in-Japan.jpg\" alt=\"Jann in Japan\" width=\"750\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jann-in-Japan.jpg 750w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jann-in-Japan-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wrdawp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Jann-in-Japan-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Jann Mardenborough got to meet his new team,\u00a0with teammate Kazuki Hoshino and team boss Masahiro Hasemiin in Yokohama on Sunday. Jann will be driving in the Japanese GT and also the Japan F3 championship in 2016!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Matt Parrys 4th place in Sepang has kept him in 7th place in the GP3 Driver Standings with 82 points as the GP3 series moves to it close at \u00a0Yas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates, \u00a0over 25 &#8211; 27 Nov 2016, as part of \u00a0the\u00a0Abu Dhaabi Grand Prix. \u00a0Parry is 11 points ahead of Japanese [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13,11],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1860,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855\/revisions\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wrda.itcscloud.co.uk\/historic_site\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}