2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg    2011 British GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Silverstone Circuit vector map.png
Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 July 2011
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Time 1:58:531
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Second Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:43.274 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2011
Laps 21
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS
Second Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Third Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Time 1:43:262 (on lap 12)

The 2011 British GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2011 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2011 GP2 Season. The race supported the 2011 British Grand Prix.

Contents

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
15 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:58.5311
225 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Carlin 1:58.9712
311 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:59.02013 1
48 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:59.1433
57 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:59.8814
624 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 1:59.9525
710 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:00.0446
86 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 2:00.1097
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 2:00.1758
103 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 2:00.2239
1123 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 2:00.30010
1215 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 2:00.46211
1327 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 2:00.52712
1418 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 2:00.52914
152 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Rapax 2:00.92715
1612 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 2:01.20316
1717 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 2:01.31517
1819 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 2:01.81618
194 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 2:02.68119
2026 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 2:01.92220
2121 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 2:02.68121
2214 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 2:02.80022
2320 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 2:03.26823
2416 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 2:04.51824
251 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 2:08.60825
2622 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology no timeDNS 2

Notes

  1. ^ – Grosjean was given a ten grid position penalty after Valencia Sprint Race for causing a collision. [1]
  2. ^ – Mirocha did not take part in the qualifying session and did not continue the race weekend due to a pre-existing shoulder injury. [2]

Feature Race

Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) took pole position and won the feature race. Jules Bianchi 2011 GP2 Silverstone.jpg
Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) took pole position and won the feature race.
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 2958:40.010110+2
28 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 29+4.17738
310 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 29+4.93566
411 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 29+5.627135+1
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 29+11.42484
67 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 29+23.29343
721 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 29+31.959212
84 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 29+33.711191
925 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Carlin 29+34.3942
106 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 29+41.7617
113 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 29+41.9719
1223 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 29+46.88110
1317 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 29+47.84817
1427 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 29+49.61212
151 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 29+50.71725
1612 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 29+56.96016
1726 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 29+58.33220
1820 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 29+1:05.32723
1919 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 29+1:06.25118
2015 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 29+1:11.163 3 11
2116 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 29+1:20.98924
222 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Rapax 29+1:26.25215
2314 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 29+1:33.46522
2418 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 28+1 lap14
Ret24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 14Collision5
DNS22 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:43.274 (lap 27)

Notes

  1. ^ – Palmer was given a 30 seconds time penalty, having forced Gutiérrez off the track. [3]

Sprint Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
111 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 2136:42.65056+1
27 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 21+7.01935
34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 21+7.76014
410 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21+8.43363
55 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 21+9.42782
69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 21+12.92441
78 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 21+20.8537
86 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 21+21.88810
925 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente Carlin 21+22.1289
103 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 21+23.15411
111 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 21+23.29615
1217 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 21+23.62413
1320 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 21+31.35718
1426 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 21+32.33017
1516 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 21+32.78021
1615 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 21+33.44720
1727 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 21+34.77814
1818 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 21+38.13924
1924 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 21+39.16825
2014 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 21+40.75423
212 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Rapax 21+1:25.70022
2221 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 20+1 lap2
2312 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 20+1 lap16
Ret23 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 10Gearbox12
Ret19 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 6Suspension19
DNS22 Flag of Germany.svg Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Trident Racing) 1:43.262 (lap 12)

Standings after the round

See also

References

  1. "Romain Grosjean penalised". GP2 Series. 26 June 2011. Archived from the original on 2 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. "Bianchi tops rained out qualifying". GP2 Series. 8 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. "Palmer penalised after feature race". GP2 Series. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
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