2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round

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Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg    2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 2 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Circuit Yas-Island.svg
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 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:36.041
Podium
First Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Second Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS
Third Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Team Air Asia
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Time 1:38.141 (on lap 31)
Sprint race
Date 12 February 2011
Laps 26
Podium
First Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Second Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Charles Pic [lower-alpha 1] Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:37.656 (on lap 26)

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.

Contents

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

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid
19 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:36.0411
25 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:36.448+0.4072
327 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 1:36.501+0.4603
423 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:36.614+0.5734
517 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:36.658+0.6175
61 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:36.659+0.6186
725 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 1:36.693+0.6527
83 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 1:36.724+0.6838
96 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 1:36.741+0.7009
1022 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:36.825+0.78410
112 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 1:36.830+0.78911
1211 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 1:36.863+0.82212
1315 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 1:36.875+0.83413
1416 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 1:36.961+0.92014
1520 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 1:37.047+1.00615
168 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 1:37.129+1.08816
1721 Flag of Italy.svg Julián Leal Rapax 1:37.145+1.10417
184 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 1:37.305+1.26418
1918 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 1:37.329+1.28819
2014 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 1:37.345+1.30420
2126 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 1:37.426+1.38521
2227 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 1:37.535+1.49424 1
237 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:37.572+1.53126 2
2410 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 1:37.632+1.59122
2519 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 1:37.669+1.62823
2612 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 1:37.741+1.70025
Notes

Feature race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 331:22:04.643210+1
29 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 33+6.68118+2
327 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 33+12.79436
41 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 33+14.00165
517 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 33+15.19854
63 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 33+20.60183
72 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 33+24.412112
818 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 33+36.809191
916 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 33+37.41114
1020 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 33+40.25215
1119 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 33+48.58723
1225 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 33+51.866 3 7
1311 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 33+59.96312
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 33+1:07.20618
158 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 33+1:08.13616
1614 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 33+1:37.97820
1712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 32DNF25
1815 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 32+1 Lap13
Ret22 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 24DNF10
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Julián Leal Rapax 19DNF17
Ret7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 19DNF26
Ret6 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 18DNF9
Ret27 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 10DNF24
Ret23 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 0DNF4
Ret26 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 0DNF21
Ret10 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 0DNF22
Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 1:38.141 (lap 31)
Notes

Sprint race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
118 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 2643:02.81916
23 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Josef Král Arden International 26+2.62935
31 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 26+3.32354
427 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 26+11.53163
511 Flag of Romania.svg Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 26+14.687132
620 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Rapax 26+17.175101
78 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Super Nova Racing 26+25.35115
85 Flag of France.svg Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 26+29.434 4 81
919 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Trident Racing 26+30.94711
104 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Arden International 26+32.89714
1114 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli Ocean Racing Technology 26+33.39616
126 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 26+33.64322
1312 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Scuderia Coloni 26+34.52617
1422 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 26+37.426 4 19
157 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 26+38.09421
1626 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 26+38.83025
1721 Flag of Italy.svg Julián Leal Rapax 26+39.28020
1825 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin 26+42.20512
1915 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey Ocean Racing Technology 26+42.67718
2010 Flag of Norway.svg Pål Varhaug DAMS 26+43.13726
2116 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 26+45.493 4 9
2223 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Clos Racing Engineering 26+47.03524
2317 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 26+49.9264
2427 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 23DNF23
Ret2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird iSport International 21DNF2
Ret9 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean DAMS 0DNF7
Fastest lap: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team) 1:37:656 (lap 26)
Notes

Standings after the race

See also

Notes

  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.

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