List of GP2 Series race winners

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GP2 Series, was the support series of the FIA Formula One World Championship. The GP2 Series season consisted of a series of races, divided to Feature (long distance) and Sprint (short races). Each winner was presented with a trophy and the results of each race were combined to determine two annual Championships, one for drivers and one for teams.

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Stoffel Vandoorne holds the record for the most Grand Prix victories, having won eleven times. [1] Pastor Maldonado is second with ten wins and Romain Grosjean with Giorgio Pantano are sharing third with nine wins. Luca Filippi holds the distinction of having the longest time between his first win and his last. He won his first GP2 race in 2007 GP2 Series in the Bahrain International Circuit, and his last in 2012 GP2 Series at Monza, a span of five years. Lewis Hamilton, Nelson Piquet Jr., Nico Hülkenberg and Davide Valsecchi sharing the record for the most consecutive wins, having won three races in a row. [2]

The first GP2 race winner was Heikki Kovalainen in the 2005 Imola Feature race, and the most recent driver to score his first GP2 race win was Luca Ghiotto. [3] [4]


By driver

Stoffel Vandoorne won a record eleven races during his GP2 commitment. Stoffel Vandoorne GP2 2014 Silverstone 001.jpg
Stoffel Vandoorne won a record eleven races during his GP2 commitment.
Key
BoldGP2 Series Champion
GP2 Series Race Winners
RankCountryDriverWinsSeasons activeFirst winLast win
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne 11 20142015 2014 Bahrain Feature2015 Yas Marina Feature
2Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Pastor Maldonado 10 20072010 2007 Monaco Feature2010 Spa Feature
3Flag of France.svg  France Romain Grosjean 9 20082011 2008 Istanbul Park Sprint2011 Hungaroring Feature
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giorgio Pantano 9 20052008 2006 Magny-Cours Sprint2008 Hockenheim Feature
5Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Stefano Coletti 7 20092014 2011 Istanbul Park Sprint2014 Yas Marina Sprint
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Timo Glock 7 20062007 2006 Magny-Cours Feature2007 Valencia Sprint
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer 7 20112014 2012 Monaco Sprint2014 Sochi Feature
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Davide Valsecchi 7 20082012 2008 Monza Sprint2012 Monza Sprint
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sam Bird 6 20102011
2013
2010 Monza Feature2013 Marina Bay Sprint
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Filippi 6 20062012 2007 Bahrain Feature2012 Monza Feature
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Adam Carroll 5 20052008
2011
2005 Imola Sprint2007 Hungaroring Feature
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Lucas di Grassi 5 20062009 2007 Istanbul Park Feature2009 Istanbul Park Sprint
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Mitch Evans 5 20132016 2014 Silverstone Feature2016 Red Bull Ring Feature
11Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 5 2016 2016 Baku Feature2016 Sepang Feature
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 5 2006 2006 Nürburgring Feature2006 Silverstone Sprint
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Nico Hülkenberg 5 2009 2009 Nürburgring Feature2009 Algarve Feature
11Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Heikki Kovalainen 5 2005 2005 Imola Feature2005 Monza Feature
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Fabio Leimer 5 20102013 2010 Catalunya Sprint2013 Monza Feature
11Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Alex Lynn 5 20152016 2015 Catalunya Sprint2016 Yas Marina Sprint
11Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Sergio Pérez 5 20092010 2010 Monaco Feature2010 Yas Marina Feature
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr. 5 20052006 2005 Spa Feature2006 Istanbul Park Feature
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Luiz Razia 5 20092012 2009 Monza Sprint2012 Silverstone Sprint
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Nico Rosberg 5 2005 2005 Magny-Cours Sprint2005 Bahrain Sprint
11Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 5 20092012 2009 Hungaroring Sprint2012 Marina Bay Sprint
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom James Calado 4 20122013 2012 Sepang Sprint2013 Yas Marina Sprint
25Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. 4 20092015 2012 Monaco Feature2014 Red Bull Ring Sprint
25Flag of France.svg  France Pierre Gasly 4 20152016 2016 Silverstone Feature2016 Yas Marina Feature
25Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez 4 20112012 2011 Valencia Sprint2012 Hungaroring Sprint
25Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Felipe Nasr 4 20122014 2014 Catalunya Sprint2014 Spa Sprint
25Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vitaly Petrov 4 20062009 2007 Valencia Feature2009 Valencia Feature
25Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Alexander Rossi 4 20132015 2013 Yas Marina Feature2015 Sochi Feature
32Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Gianmaria Bruni 3 20052006 2005 Catalunya Feature2006 Hockenheim Feature
32Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Marcus Ericsson 3 20102013 2010 Valencia Sprint2013 Nürburgring Feature
32Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Rio Haryanto 3 20122015 2015 Bahrain Sprint2015 Silverstone Sprint
32Flag of France.svg  France Charles Pic 3 20102011 2010 Catalunya Feature2011 Monaco Sprint
32Flag of France.svg  France Alexandre Prémat 3 20052006 2005 Hungaroring Sprint2006 Catalunya Feature
32Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Bruno Senna 3 20072008 2007 Catalunya Feature2008 Silverstone Sprint
32Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Sergey Sirotkin 3 20152016 2015 Silverstone Feature2016 Hockenheim Feature
32Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Christian Vietoris 3 20102011 2010 Monza Sprint2011 Monza Sprint
32Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Javier Villa 3 20062009 2007 Magny-Cours Sprint2007 Hungaroring Sprint
41Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 2 20072008 2008 Magny-Cours Sprint2008 Hungaroring Sprint
41Flag of India.svg  India Karun Chandhok 2 20072009 2007 Spa Sprint2008 Hockenheim Sprint
41Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Max Chilton 2 20102012 2012 Hungaroring Feature2012 Marina Bay Feature
41Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Neel Jani 2 20052006 2005 Hungaroring Feature2005 Monza Sprint
41Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Jordan King 2 20152016 2016 Red Bull Ring Sprint2016 Silverstone Sprint
41Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 2 20122014 2013 Silverstone Sprint2013 Nürburgring Sprint
41Flag of France.svg  France Nicolas Lapierre 2 20052007 2007 Bahrain Sprint2007 Spa Feature
41Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 2 20152016 2015 Hungaroring Sprint2016 Monaco Sprint
41Flag of France.svg  France Norman Nato 2 20152016 2016 Catalunya Feature2016 Monza Sprint
41Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Alvaro Parente 2 20082011 2008 Catalunya Feature2009 Spa Feature
41Flag of France.svg  France Olivier Pla 2 20052007 2005 Silverstone Sprint2005 Hockenheim Sprint
41Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Richie Stanaway 2 2015 2015 Monaco Sprint2015 Sochi Sprint
41Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Ernesto Viso 2 20052007 2006 Imola Sprint2006 Catalunya Sprint
41Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Andreas Zuber [lower-alpha 1] 2 20062009 2006 Istanbul Park Sprint2007 Silverstone Feature
55Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Michael Ammermüller 1 20062007 2006 Valencia Sprint
55Flag of France.svg  France Nathanaël Berthon 1 20122015 2013 Hungaroring Sprint
55Flag of France.svg  France Jules Bianchi 1 20102011 2011 Silverstone Feature
55Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Dani Clos 1 20092013 2010 Istanbul Park Sprint
55Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Mike Conway 1 20062008 2008 Monaco Sprint
55Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio 1 20082010 2010 Monaco Sprint
55Flag of France.svg  France Tom Dillmann 1 20122014 2012 Bahrain 2 Sprint
55Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Robin Frijns 1 2013 2013 Catalunya Feature
55Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Luca Ghiotto 1 2016 2016 Sepang Sprint
55Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1 20082009 2008 Catalunya Sprint
55Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Josef Král 1 20102012 2012 Spa Sprint
55Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
José María López [lower-alpha 2] 1 20052006 2005 Catalunya Sprint
55Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Raffaele Marciello 1 20142016 2014 Spa Feature
55Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Artem Markelov 1 20152016 2016 Monaco Feature
55Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Edoardo Mortara 1 2009 2009 Catalunya Sprint
55Flag of France.svg  France Arthur Pic 1 20142016 2014 Hungaroring Feature
55Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Clivio Piccione 1 20052006 2005 Nürburgring Sprint
55Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs 1 20132014 2013 Monza Sprint
55Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giacomo Ricci 1 20082010 2010 Hungaroring Sprint
55Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Stéphane Richelmi 1 20112014 2014 Monaco Sprint
55Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Marco Sørensen 1 20142015 2014 Sochi Sprint
55Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Alberto Valerio 1 20082010 2009 Silverstone Feature

By nationality


List of races won by nationality of driver
RankCountryWinsDriver(s)
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 4011
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 349
3Flag of France.svg  France 3012
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 236
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 215
6Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 163
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 122
8Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 92
8Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 93
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 93
11Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 83
12Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 72
13Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 62
14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 51
15Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 41
15Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 42
17Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 31
17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31
17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32
20Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 21
20Flag of India.svg  India 21
20Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 21
23Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 11
23Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11

By team

Key
BoldGP2 Series Team Champion
RankCountryTeamWinsSeasons activeFirst winLast win
1Flag of France.svg  France ART Grand Prix 48 20052016 2005 Magny-Cours Sprint2016 Hockenheimring Feature
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Racing Engineering 27 20052016 2005 Hungaroring Feature2016 Monza Sprint
3Flag of France.svg  France DAMS 25 20052016 2005 Catalunya Sprint2016 Yas Marina Sprint
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom iSport International 19 20052012 2005 Imola Feature2012 Spa Feature
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Arden International 15 20052016 2005 Imola Feature2013 Silverstone Sprint
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Addax Team 14 20092013 2009 Catalunya Feature2012 Spa Sprint
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Campos Racing 12 20052008
20142016
2007 Magny-Cours Feature2016 Red Bull Ring Feature
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rapax 12 20102016 2010 Istanbul Park Feature2015 Silverstone Feature
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Coloni Motorsport 11 20052012 2005 Catalunya Feature2012 Monza Feature
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Trident Racing 11 20062016 2006 Imola Feature2016 Sepang Sprint
11Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Russian Time 10 20132016 2013 Bahrain Feature2016 Monaco Feature
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Prema Racing 9 2016 2016 Baku Feature2016 Yas Marina Feature
13Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Carlin 8 20112016 2012 Hungaroring Feature2014 Spa Sprint
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 7 20052011 2005 Imola Sprint2010 Valencia Sprint
14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Piquet GP 7 20052009 2005 Spa Feature2009 Silverstone Feature
16Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Caterham Racing 4 20112014 2011 Monaco Feature2013 Yas Marina Feature
16Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Hilmer Motorsport 4 20132015 2013 Catalunya Feature2013 Monza Sprint
18Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Durango 3 20052009 2005 Nürburgring Sprint2008 Monza Sprint
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom DPR 3 20052010 2005 Silverstone Sprint2010 Hungaroring Sprint
20Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Ocean Racing Technology 2 20092012 2009 Spa Feature2010 Catalunya Sprint
20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Status Grand Prix 2 2015 2015 Monaco Sprint2015 Sochi Sprint
22Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands MP Motorsport 1 20132016 2014 Sochi Sprint2014 Sochi Sprint

Notes

  1. Zuber is an Austrian driver who competed under an Emirati racing licence.
  2. López is an Argentine driver who competed under a French racing licence in 2005.

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