2011 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2011 Spanish GP2 Round was the second round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 20–22, 2011 at Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain, supporting the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2011 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 21 May 2011
Laps 34
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:30.473
Podium
First France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team
Second Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Third United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:33.959 (on lap 6)
Sprint race
Date 22 May 2011
Laps 26
Podium
First Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax
Second Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Third Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:33.725 (on lap 21)

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:30.369 111
2 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:30.473 1
3 9   Sam Bird iSport International 1:30.488 2
4 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 1:30.616 3
5 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:30.807 4
6 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 1:30.820 5
7 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:30.927 6
8 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:30.935 7
9 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 1:30.974 8
10 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:31.084 9
11 24   Max Chilton Carlin 1:31.192 10
12 14   Josef Král Arden International 1:31.447 12
13 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 1:31.513 13
14 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 1:31.527 14
15 8   Álvaro Parente Racing Engineering 1:31.636 15
16 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 1:31.645 16
17 19   Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 1:31.670 17
18 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 1:31.694 18
19 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 1:31.757 19
20 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 1:31.779 20
21 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:31.821 21
22 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 1:31.822 22
23 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 1:31.977 23
24 2   Julián Leal Rapax 1:32.934 252
25 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 1:33.246 24
26 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax no time 26

Notes

  1. ^ – Jules Bianchi was handed a ten grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the session.[1]
  2. ^ – Julián Leal was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision in Turkish Sprint Race.[2]

Feature Race edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 34 1:00:32.817 3 10
2 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 34 +1.444 1 8+2+1
3 9   Sam Bird iSport International 34 +2.773 2 6
4 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 34 +10.011 5 5
5 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 34 +10.518 7 4
6 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 34 +16.534 6 3
7 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 34 +16.979 11 2
8 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax 34 +17.419 26 1
9 14   Josef Král Arden International 34 +21.726 12
10 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 34 +24.492 8
11 8   Álvaro Parente Racing Engineering 34 +24.715 15
12 24   Max Chilton Carlin 34 +25.349 10
13 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 34 +25.841 21
14 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 34 +28.469 24
15 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 34 +35.890 20
16 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 34 +37.837 23
17 2   Julián Leal Rapax 34 +38.135 25
18 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 34 +38.723 22
19 19   Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 34 +39.033 17
20 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 34 +41.999 18
21 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 33 Retirement 19
Ret 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 21 Collision 14
Ret 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 21 Collision 16
Ret 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 11 Retirement 13
Ret 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 0 Collision 9
DSQ 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 34 Disqualified3 4
Fastest lap: Giedo van der Garde (Barwa Addax Team) 1:33.959 (lap 6)

Notes

  1. ^ – Romain Grosjean was excluded from race results after it was found that the driver's car did not comply with the technical regulations.[3]

Sprint Race edit

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax 26 45:26.885 1 6+1
2 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 26 +10.190 3 5
3 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 26 +20.711 4 4
4 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 26 +20.926 5 3
5 9   Sam Bird iSport International 26 +27.339 6 2
6 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 26 +38.974 13 1
7 8   Álvaro Parente Racing Engineering 26 +40.280 11
8 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 26 +41.855 15
9 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 26 +41.925 26
10 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 26 +51.503 20
11 24   Max Chilton Carlin 26 +52.553 12
12 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 26 +1:02.219 254
13 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 26 +1:03.298 14
14 2   Julián Leal Rapax 26 +1:03.416 17
15 19   Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 26 +1:03.604 19
16 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 26 +1:04.895 21
17 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 26 +1:05.099 18
18 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 26 +1:19.938 16
19 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 26 +1:26.905 8
20 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 24 Collision 10
21 14   Josef Král Arden International 24 Collision 9
Ret 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 22 Retirement 23
Ret 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 21 Collision 24
Ret 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 12 Collision 22
Ret 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 0 Collision 2
Ret 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 0 Collision 7
Fastest lap: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team) 1:33.725 (lap 21)

Notes

  1. ^ – Esteban Gutiérrez was handed a ten place grid penalty for causing a collision during the Feature Race.[4]

Standings after the round edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Jules Bianchi penalised". GP2 Series. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Julian Leal penalised". GP2 Series. 8 May 2011. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Romain Grosjean excluded from Feature Race". GP2 Series. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  4. ^ "Esteban Gutierrez penalised". GP2 Series. 21 May 2011. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2011.

External links edit


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