2010 Monaco GP2 Series round

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Flag of Monaco.svg    2010 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the
2010 GP2 Series
Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg
Circuit de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street Course
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
Feature race
Date 14 May 2010
Laps 42
Pole position
Driver Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Time 1:37.572
Podium
First Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Second Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Rapax
Third Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:21.823 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 15 May 2010
Laps 30
Podium
First Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Third Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird ART Grand Prix
Time 1:22.052

The 2010 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 14 and May 15, 2010 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the second race of the 2010 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2's feeder formula GP3 does not appear at this event, with Formula Renault 3.5 Series replacing it on the support bill.

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Free practice

Pastor Maldonado was fastest in free practice. This circuit is favorite for the Venezuelan, he won here in 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2007 and 2009 GP2 Series. Maldonado was ahead of Sergio Pérez and Christian Vietoris by 0.441 seconds. Vladimir Arabadzhiev missed his car in Saint Devote and crashed his left rear into the wall, later Max Chilton made same mistake at the same corner but he escaped on the track. [1]

Qualifying

Dani Clos claimed the top spot in heavy rain conditions ahead of Sergio Pérez and practice’s fastest man Pastor Maldonado, who crashed into the wall four minutes before the end of the session. This pole was the first in Clos's GP2 career. [2] Davide Valsecchi, who set seventh fastest time in qualifying got a five place grid penalty for his accident with Pastor Maldonado. [3]

Feature Race

Sergio Pérez took his maiden GP2 race win in the feature race at Monaco. The Barwa Addax driver crossed the line 0.6s clear of Pastor Maldonado, although the margin did not reflect Pérez's dominance around the Monte Carlo streets. The Mexican had led by as much as 5.2s at some points of the race, although that was eroded by a safety car following a Ho-Pin Tung's heavy crash at the Swimming Pool on lap 16. Pérez stretched his lead back out to well over 2.0s after the restart, but while he backed off over the closing laps, he never allowed Maldonado to get close enough to attempt at a pass. The pair moved into the top two spots at the start after capitalising on a slow getaway by polesitter Dani Clos, although the Spaniard made up for it with a solid drive to third, giving him his third-straight point-scoring finish. ART's Jules Bianchi was fourth, the Frenchman making up a few spots with a well-timed pitstop, but he was forced to keep an eye on his mirrors due to some late-race pressure from Coloni's Alberto Valerio. It was a less fruitful morning for Bianchi's team-mate Sam Bird, who was on track for points until suffering a severe delay in the pits that dropped the Briton back in 15th. Giedo van der Garde was sixth after having early made one of the only passing moves of the race when he overtook DAMS' Jérôme d'Ambrosio, but the Belgian had the last laugh when he crossed the line in eighth behind Luiz Razia, giving himself pole for tomorrow's sprint race. In typical Monaco fashion there were a few drivers whose race ended at the first corner. Max Chilton removed himself from the race by sailing into the back of Davide Valsecchi, forcing Valsecchi into the pits for repairs to his rear wing, while Trident's Adrian Zaugg was also hit from behind and forced to retire. Valsecchi got back out, only to later tag the wall and bend his suspension, forcing him to park. Having already lost Chilton at the first corner, Ocean Racing had to wait just one more lap before it could begin packing up after Fabio Leimer crashed at Mirabeau, and Coloni's Vladimir Arabadzhiev was also forced to retire with accident damage after a brush with the tyres.

Sprint Race

Jérôme d'Ambrosio repeated Sergio Pérez's earlier feat by winning his first GP2 race in the Sprint Race at Monaco. The Renault Junior Team driver led all the way from pole, but his early efforts to build a lead were dashed when Coloni's Alberto Valerio and Arden's Rodolfo González crashed simultaneously at different parts of the circuit and prompted a safety car. That brought D'Ambrosio back within range of Giedo van der Garde, and he had the Addax car in his mirrors for virtually the rest of the race, finally crossing the line just 0.3 seconds clear. There was a lot of scrapping behind them for third place, which eventually went to ART's Jules Bianchi after a determined drive and a couple of brave passing moves. Rapax's Luiz Razia had been on target for the final podium place for most of the race, but after seeing off an early challenge from Valerio (which ended with Valerio hitting the wall at the chicane), he soon found himself under pressure from Bianchi. The Frenchman eventually found a way past, while Razia lost another spot when he made a mistake on the penultimate lap and allowed Trident's Johnny Cecotto to slip past into fourth. Race 1 winner Sergio Pérez took the final point for sixth. Much like the Grand Prix would be, the race had many incidents, starting with Dani Clos ripping a wheel off on the barriers on lap nine and ending Racing Engineering's interest in the afternoon, with Christian Vietoris having failed to make the start due to an engine problem. There was also a number of drivethrough penalties, with the victims including Pastor Maldonado and Rodriguez for a jump start and Oliver Turvey, Davide Valsecchi, and Fabio Leimer for cutting the first corner at the start. Sam Bird got the point for fastest lap.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoNameTeamTimeGrid
17 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:37.5721
24 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:37.6052
315 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:38.5123
420 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:38.9014
519 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.0725
61 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:39.1466
710 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:39.25512 1
811 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:39.3637
98 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:39.4138
1014 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Rapax 1:39.5449
112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:39.63810
123 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:39.81211
136 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:39.82613
1412 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 1:39.92614
1525 Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:40.23715
1618 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.49516
1727 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:40.52017
1816 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 1:40.76718
1917 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 1:40.88119
205 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Super Nova Racing 1:40.97320
2121 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:41.73321
2226 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck DPR 1:42.03922
2324 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:43.09023
249 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:43.59524
1. ^ - Davide Valsecchi received a five-place grid penalty because of causing accident with Pastor Maldonado in qualifying. [3]

Feature Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 421:00:32.223210 + 1
215 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Rapax 42+0.61738
37 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 42+10.68816 + 2
41 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 42+12.11765
520 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 42+14.11744
63 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 42+17.337113
714 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Rapax 42+35.96792
811 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 42+37.40371
924 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 42+46.63523
1017 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 42+53.05519
1116 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 42+53.97718
126 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 42+54.91313
135 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Super Nova Racing 42+57.57120
148 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 42+58.6369
159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey iSport International 42+59.94224
1626 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck DPR 42+1:03.00822
1727 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 42+1:03.41917
182 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 42+1:24.160 1 10
Ret10 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi iSport International 21Crash12
Ret21 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 19Crash21
Ret12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 13Crash14
Ret19 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0Collision5
Ret25 Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 0Collision15
Ret18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 0Collision16
1. ^ - Sam Bird received a 25-seconds penalty because of cutting the chicane. [4]

Sprint Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 3043:43.80416
23 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 30+0.35135
31 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 30+1.07854
424 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 30+2.91993
514 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Rapax 30+6.57222
64 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 30+7.25781
716 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Arden International 30+7.90311
85 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Super Nova Racing 30+8.83713
96 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 30+9.43112
102 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 30+10.046181
1115 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Rapax 30+10.4657
1225 Flag of South Africa.svg Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 30+11.23923
1321 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 30+12.59120
1418 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 30+25.24624
159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey iSport International 30+25.46115
1610 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi iSport International 30+25.70319
1719 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 30+26.06322
Ret26 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck DPR 22Retired16
Ret12 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 20Retired21
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Giacomo Ricci DPR 17Retired17
Ret20 Flag of Brazil.svg Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 14Retired4
Ret17 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 14Retired10
Ret7 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 8Retired6
DNS8 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0Retired14

Standings after the round

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