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
LocationCircuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date21 May 2011
Laps34
Pole position
DriverNetherlands Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team
Time1:30.473
Podium
FirstFrance Charles PicBarwa Addax Team
SecondNetherlands Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team
ThirdUnited Kingdom Sam BirdiSport International
Fastest lap
DriverNetherlands Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team
Time1:33.959 (on lap 6)
Sprint race
Date22 May 2011
Laps26
Podium
FirstSwitzerland Fabio LeimerRapax
SecondSpain Dani ClosRacing Engineering
ThirdSweden Marcus EricssoniSport International
Fastest lap
DriverFrance Charles PicBarwa Addax Team
Time1:33.725 (on lap 21)

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
15 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:30.369111
24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:30.4731
39 Sam BirdiSport International1:30.4882
43 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:30.6163
511 Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:30.8074
627 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia1:30.8205
77 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:30.9276
810 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:30.9357
921 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:30.9748
1017 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:31.0849
1124 Max ChiltonCarlin1:31.19210
1214 Josef KrálArden International1:31.44712
1326 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia1:31.51313
1418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:31.52714
158 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering1:31.63615
166 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:31.64516
1719 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni1:31.67017
1820 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:31.69418
1922 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:31.75719
2012 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:31.77920
2116 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:31.82121
2215 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:31.82222
2325 Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:31.97723
242 Julián LealRapax1:32.934252
2523 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:33.24624
261 Fabio LeimerRapaxno time26

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

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team341:00:32.817310
24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team34+1.44418+2+1
39 Sam BirdiSport International34+2.77326
427 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia34+10.01155
510 Marcus EricssoniSport International34+10.51874
67 Dani ClosRacing Engineering34+16.53463
75 Jules BianchiLotus ART34+16.979112
81 Fabio LeimerRapax34+17.419261
914 Josef KrálArden International34+21.72612
1021 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing34+24.4928
118 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering34+24.71515
1224 Max ChiltonCarlin34+25.34910
1316 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing34+25.84121
1423 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology34+28.46924
1512 Pål VarhaugDAMS34+35.89020
1625 Mikhail AleshinCarlin34+37.83723
172 Julián LealRapax34+38.13525
1815 Jolyon PalmerArden International34+38.72322
1919 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni34+39.03317
2020 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing34+41.99918
2122 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology33Retirement19
Ret18 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni21Collision14
Ret6 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART21Collision16
Ret26 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia11Retirement13
Ret17 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing0Collision9
DSQ11 Romain GrosjeanDAMS34Disqualified34
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

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
11 Fabio LeimerRapax2645:26.88516+1
27 Dani ClosRacing Engineering26+10.19035
310 Marcus EricssoniSport International26+20.71144
427 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia26+20.92653
59 Sam BirdiSport International26+27.33962
616 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing26+38.974131
78 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering26+40.28011
812 Pål VarhaugDAMS26+41.85515
911 Romain GrosjeanDAMS26+41.92526
1020 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing26+51.50320
1124 Max ChiltonCarlin26+52.55312
126 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART26+1:02.219254
1323 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology26+1:03.29814
142 Julián LealRapax26+1:03.41617
1519 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni26+1:03.60419
1622 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology26+1:04.89521
1715 Jolyon PalmerArden International26+1:05.09918
1825 Mikhail AleshinCarlin26+1:19.93816
193 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team26+1:26.9058
2021 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing24Collision10
2114 Josef KrálArden International24Collision9
Ret26 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia22Retirement23
Ret17 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing21Collision24
Ret18 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni12Collision22
Ret5 Jules BianchiLotus ART0Collision2
Ret4 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team0Collision7
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

Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team36
2 iSport International29
3 DAMS13
4 Team AirAsia11
5 Trident Racing10

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

See also

References


Previous round:
2011 Turkish GP2 round
GP2 Series
2011 season
Next round:
2011 Monaco GP2 round
Previous round:
2010 Spanish GP2 Series round
Spanish GP2 roundNext round:
2012 Spanish GP2 Series round