From Status Grand Prix press release
Nineteen-year-old British racer Alice Powell clinched her first GP3 Series Drivers’ Championship point in the season finale at Monza this past weekend and she also became the first female driver to score a point in the series.
It was Alice Powell’s first time at the Autodromo Nationale Monza. She finished Race 1 in 12th place and then crossed the finish line in 10th place in Race 2, but two rivals received post race penalties which meant that she was promoted to an 8th place finish and therefore awarded her first GP3 Drivers’ Championship point - the first ever to be received by a female racing driver in the series too.
"To end the weekend like we did is great! Even though qualifying did not go to plan, it has been a good weekend with two solid results. To get my first point in GP3 is brilliant and I am so chuffed. Status Grand Prix has done a great job and helped me so much this year, so to finish the weekend with a top eight finish is fantastic,” said Alice Powell.
“It's fantastic that Alice finishes the season with a point score. The final two rounds at Spa and Monza are 'big' tracks with famous corners that require huge commitment. Alice got on top of these circuits very quickly and everyone has been very impressed with her race-craft during these races. Alice was consistently one the fastest drivers in sector two at Monza throughout the whole weekend. Now we look forward to 2013 with the new era GP3 car and sincerely hope that Alice can be with us again next year,” said Simon Cayzer, her race engineer.
Nineteen-year-old British racer Alice Powell clinched her first GP3 Series Drivers’ Championship point in the season finale at Monza this past weekend and she also became the first female driver to score a point in the series.
It was Alice Powell’s first time at the Autodromo Nationale Monza. She finished Race 1 in 12th place and then crossed the finish line in 10th place in Race 2, but two rivals received post race penalties which meant that she was promoted to an 8th place finish and therefore awarded her first GP3 Drivers’ Championship point - the first ever to be received by a female racing driver in the series too.
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| Alice Powell (Photo: LAT Photographic) |
"To end the weekend like we did is great! Even though qualifying did not go to plan, it has been a good weekend with two solid results. To get my first point in GP3 is brilliant and I am so chuffed. Status Grand Prix has done a great job and helped me so much this year, so to finish the weekend with a top eight finish is fantastic,” said Alice Powell.
“It's fantastic that Alice finishes the season with a point score. The final two rounds at Spa and Monza are 'big' tracks with famous corners that require huge commitment. Alice got on top of these circuits very quickly and everyone has been very impressed with her race-craft during these races. Alice was consistently one the fastest drivers in sector two at Monza throughout the whole weekend. Now we look forward to 2013 with the new era GP3 car and sincerely hope that Alice can be with us again next year,” said Simon Cayzer, her race engineer.