2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round

The 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates    2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 2 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Yas Marina Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit
Location Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course Permanent racing facility
4.730 km (2.939 mi)
Feature race
Date 11 February 2011
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:36.041
Podium
First France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Second France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Third Italy Davide Valsecchi Team Air Asia
Fastest lap
Driver France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Time 1:38.141 (on lap 31)
Sprint race
Date 12 February 2011
Laps 26
Podium
First Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Second Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International
Third Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver France Charles Pic[a] Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:37.656 (on lap 26)

This round saw the competitive début of the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplier Pirelli, after Bridgestone bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 9   Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:36.041 1
2 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:36.448 +0.407 2
3 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 1:36.501 +0.460 3
4 23   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:36.614 +0.573 4
5 17   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:36.658 +0.617 5
6 1   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:36.659 +0.618 6
7 25   Max Chilton Carlin 1:36.693 +0.652 7
8 3   Josef Král Arden International 1:36.724 +0.683 8
9 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 1:36.741 +0.700 9
10 22   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:36.825 +0.784 10
11 2   Sam Bird iSport International 1:36.830 +0.789 11
12 11   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 1:36.863 +0.822 12
13 15   Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 1:36.875 +0.834 13
14 16   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 1:36.961 +0.920 14
15 20   Fabio Leimer Rapax 1:37.047 +1.006 15
16 8   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 1:37.129 +1.088 16
17 21   Julián Leal Rapax 1:37.145 +1.104 17
18 4   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 1:37.305 +1.264 18
19 18   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 1:37.329 +1.288 19
20 14   Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 1:37.345 +1.304 20
21 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 1:37.426 +1.385 21
22 27   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 1:37.535 +1.494 241
23 7   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:37.572 +1.531 262
24 10   Pål Varhaug DAMS 1:37.632 +1.591 22
25 19   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 1:37.669 +1.628 23
26 12   James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 1:37.741 +1.700 25
Notes
  • ^1Mikhail Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session.[1]
  • ^2Fairuz Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.[1]

Feature race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 33 1:22:04.643 2 10+1
2 9   Romain Grosjean DAMS 33 +6.681 1 8+2
3 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 33 +12.794 3 6
4 1   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 33 +14.001 6 5
5 17   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 33 +15.198 5 4
6 3   Josef Král Arden International 33 +20.601 8 3
7 2   Sam Bird iSport International 33 +24.412 11 2
8 18   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 33 +36.809 19 1
9 16   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 33 +37.411 14
10 20   Fabio Leimer Rapax 33 +40.252 15
11 19   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 33 +48.587 23
12 25   Max Chilton Carlin 33 +51.8663 7
13 11   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 33 +59.963 12
14 4   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 33 +1:07.206 18
15 8   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 33 +1:08.136 16
16 14   Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 33 +1:37.978 20
17 12   James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 32 DNF 25
18 15   Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 32 +1 Lap 13
Ret 22   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 24 DNF 10
Ret 21   Julián Leal Rapax 19 DNF 17
Ret 7   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 19 DNF 26
Ret 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 18 DNF 9
Ret 27   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 10 DNF 24
Ret 23   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 0 DNF 4
Ret 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 0 DNF 21
Ret 10   Pål Varhaug DAMS 0 DNF 22
Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 1:38.141 (lap 31)
Notes
  • ^3Max Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.[2]

Sprint race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 18   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 26 43:02.819 1 6
2 3   Josef Král Arden International 26 +2.629 3 5
3 1   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 26 +3.323 5 4
4 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 26 +11.531 6 3
5 11   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 26 +14.687 13 2
6 20   Fabio Leimer Rapax 26 +17.175 10 1
7 8   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 26 +25.351 15
8 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 26 +29.4344 8 1
9 19   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 26 +30.947 11
10 4   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 26 +32.897 14
11 14   Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 26 +33.396 16
12 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 26 +33.643 22
13 12   James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 26 +34.526 17
14 22   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 26 +37.4264 19
15 7   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 26 +38.094 21
16 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 26 +38.830 25
17 21   Julián Leal Rapax 26 +39.280 20
18 25   Max Chilton Carlin 26 +42.205 12
19 15   Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 26 +42.677 18
20 10   Pål Varhaug DAMS 26 +43.137 26
21 16   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 26 +45.4934 9
22 23   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 26 +47.035 24
23 17   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 26 +49.926 4
24 27   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 23 DNF 23
Ret 2   Sam Bird iSport International 21 DNF 2
Ret 9   Romain Grosjean DAMS 0 DNF 7
Fastest lap: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team) 1:37:656 (lap 26)
Notes

Standings after the race

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Charles Pic set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jules Bianchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Drivers penalised for tomorrow's Abu Dhabi Feature Race". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Max Chilton penalised". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Post race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.


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