The 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship season was the third year of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The championship began on 17 April at Silverstone and finished on 30 October at the Circuit de Catalunya, after eight double-header rounds and all (excluding Silverstone) in support of International GT Open racing weekends.
For most of the season, the championship battle revolved around a returning driver Mirko Bortolotti (finished fourth in 2009 and rookie driver Christopher Zanella. Bortolotti took lead after win in the opening race of the season at Silverstone and did not leave him until the end of the season. The Italian secured his title and a prize test for the Williams F1 team in the home race at Monza with two races to spare. [1] Bortolotti scored seven wins in a season matching 2009 Champion Andy Soucek record and with win in 2009 at Brno the Italian took absolute win record in FIA Formula Two Championship. [2]
Zanella finished a second place in the standings with two wins, 123 points behind Bortolotti and just eight ahead of his nearest rival and another newcomer Ramón Piñeiro, who scored three wins. The fourth place went to Piñeiro compatriot and winner of the Silverstone's race Miki Monrás.
No. | Driver | Rounds |
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2 | James Cole [3] | All |
3 | Armaan Ebrahim [4] | 1–6 |
4 | Mirko Bortolotti [5] | All |
5 | Alex Brundle [6] | All |
6 | Miki Monrás [7] | All |
8 | Plamen Kralev [8] | All |
9 | Mihai Marinescu [9] | All |
10 | Max Snegirev [10] | All |
11 | Jack Clarke [11] | All |
12 | Kelvin Snoeks [12] | All |
13 | José Luis Abadín [13] | 1–3, 5, 8 |
14 | Jolyon Palmer [14] | 4 |
15 | Ramón Piñeiro [15] | All |
16 | Mikkel Mac [16] | All |
17 | Will Bratt [17] | 1–4 |
18 | Tobias Hegewald [18] | All |
19 | Christopher Zanella [19] | All |
20 | Julian Theobald [20] | 1–4, 6–7 |
21 | Thiemo Storz [21] | All |
22 | Johannes Theobald [20] | 1–4, 6 |
23 | Jon Lancaster [22] | 2 |
24 | Tom Gladdis [23] | 1 |
25 | René Binder [24] | 6 |
26 | Luciano Bacheta [25] | 6–7 |
28 | Benjamin Lariche [26] | All |
30 | Tom Mun [27] | All |
33 | Parthiva Sureshwaren [28] | 1, 3–8 |
42 | Jordan King [29] | 3–5 |
77 | Natalia Kowalska [30] | 1–2 |
88 | Fabio Gamberini [31] | 4 |
An eight-round calendar was published on 3 November 2010, [32] with an amendment made to the Magny-Cours date on 8 December 2010. [33] The series was not part of the support package of the World Touring Car Championship as it had been since the series' revival. With the exception of the opening round at Silverstone, the championship was a part of International GT Open meetings. [34]
A driver's best 14 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded. [35]
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