2011 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2011 Monaco GP2 Round was the third round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 26–28, 2011 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, supporting the 2011 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2's feeder formula GP3 did not appear at this event.

Monaco    2011 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
LocationCircuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
CourseStreet course
3.340 km (2.080 mi)
Feature race
Date27 May 2011
Laps41
Pole position
DriverUnited Kingdom Sam BirdiSport International
Time1:21.876
Podium
FirstItaly Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia
SecondPortugal Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering
ThirdItaly Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing
Fastest lap
DriverItaly Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia
Time1:23.011 (on lap 40)
Sprint race
Date28 May 2011
Laps30
Podium
FirstFrance Charles PicBarwa Addax Team
SecondCzech Republic Josef KrálArden International
ThirdFrance Romain GrosjeanDAMS
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom Sam BirdiSport International
Time1:22.713 (on lap 24)

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
14 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:21.78161
29 Sam BirdiSport International1:21.8761
35 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:21.99182
427 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia1:22.1982
58 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering1:22.3713
621 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:22.4494
714 Josef KrálArden International1:22.5855
824 Max ChiltonCarlin1:22.6647
96 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:22.8349
1023 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:22.90910
1117 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:22.92911
123 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:23.07712
1320 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:23.11413
141 Fabio LeimerRapax1:23.21714
1510 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:23.315203
1625 Oliver TurveyCarlin1:23.37315
1726 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia1:23.37716
187 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:23.47017
1915 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:23.49618
202 Julián LealRapax1:23.75219
2119 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni1:23.91321
2216 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:24.10322
2322 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:24.23523
2418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:24.46624
2512 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:25.07725
2611 Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:32.079264

Notes

  1. ^ – Giedo van der Garde was handed a five grid position penalty for causing a collision in the session with Oliver Turvey.[1]
  2. ^ – Jules Bianchi was handed a five grid position penalty for causing a collision with van der Garde in Barcelona Sprint Race.[2]
  3. ^ – Marcus Ericsson was handed a five grid position penalty for causing a collision with Sam Bird during the qualifying session.[1]
  4. ^ – Romain Grosjean was handed a five grid position penalty for causing a collision with Pål Varhaug during the qualifying session. Although he did not set a laptime inside the 107%, Grosjean has been allowed to race as he set a suitable time during the practice session.[1]

Feature Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia411:00:23.957210+1
28 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering41+1.47138
317 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing41+2.199116
411 Romain GrosjeanDAMS41+4.219265
521 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing41+14.02344
614 Josef KrálArden International41+14.46753
724 Max ChiltonCarlin41+16.07172
83 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team41+19.524121
91 Fabio LeimerRapax41+19.93414
1022 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology41+26.69223
1119 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni41+27.31521
126 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART41+33.4279
1318 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni41+44.24324
1425 Oliver TurveyCarlin41+45.057515
1516 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing40Retired22
Ret2 Julián LealRapax35Retired19
Ret15 Jolyon PalmerArden International33Retired18
Ret9 Sam BirdiSport International30Retired12
Ret10 Marcus EricssoniSport International30Retired20
Ret4 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team22Retired6
Ret7 Dani ClosRacing Engineering21Retired17
Ret20 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing19Retired13
Ret26 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia19Retired16
Ret23 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology17Retired10
Ret5 Jules BianchiLotus ART11Retired8
Ret12 Pål VarhaugDAMS10Retired25
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (Team AirAsia) 1:23.011 (lap 40)

Notes

  1. ^ – Oliver Turvey was handed a 30-second time penalty for failing to take a drive through penalty awarded for a jump start.[3]

Sprint Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team3045:50.49816
214 Josef KrálArden International30+3.33235
311 Romain GrosjeanDAMS30+3.88554+1
417 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing30+14.58763
527 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia30+27.07282
624 Max ChiltonCarlin30+29.62621
71 Fabio LeimerRapax30+29.8469
825 Oliver TurveyCarlin30+30.37214
94 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team30+30.85919
1016 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing30+31.58515
1115 Jolyon PalmerArden International30+32.31717
1219 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni30+32.79011
139 Sam BirdiSport International30+33.147236
1420 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing30+38.69521
1518 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni30+40.51813
168 Álvaro ParenteRacing Engineering30+40.6877
1723 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology30+41.13124
187 Dani ClosRacing Engineering30+42.61120
195 Jules BianchiLotus ART30+51.54425
2026 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia29+1 lap22
2112 Pål VarhaugDAMS29+1 lap26
Ret21 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing20Retired4
Ret10 Marcus EricssoniSport International8Retired18
Ret2 Julián LealRapax3Retired16
Ret22 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology2Retired10
DNS6 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART0Did not start12
Fastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:22.713 (lap 24)

Notes

  1. ^ – Sam Bird was handed a five place grid penalty for causing a collision with Marcus Ericsson during Feature Race.[4]

Standings after the round

Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team43
2 iSport International31
3 Team AirAsia24
4 DAMS23
5 Racing Engineering17

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

References


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2011 Spanish GP2 round
GP2 Series
2011 season
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2011 Valencian GP2 round
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2010 Monaco GP2 round
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