2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round explained

Country:Turkey
Grand Prix:Istanbul
Round No:1
Season No:9
Year:2011
Location:Istanbul Park
Istanbul, Turkey
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:3.32
Course Km:5.34
Date R1:7 May
Laps R1:32
Pole Driver Country:France
Pole Driver:Romain Grosjean
Pole Team:DAMS
Pole Time:1:34.398
First Driver Country R1:France
First Driver R1:Romain Grosjean
First Team R1:DAMS
Second Driver Country R1:UK
Second Driver R1:Sam Bird
Second Team R1:iSport International
Third Driver Country R1:France
Third Driver R1:Jules Bianchi
Third Team R1:ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R1:UK
Fast Driver R1:Sam Bird
Fast Team R1:iSport International
Fast Time R1:1:37.580
Fast Lap R1:18
Date R2:8 May
Laps R2:23
First Driver Country R2:Monaco
First Driver R2:Stefano Coletti
First Team R2:Trident Racing
Second Driver Country R2:Netherlands
Second Driver R2:Giedo van der Garde
Second Team R2:Barwa Addax Team
Third Driver Country R2:UK
Fast Driver Country R2:France
Fast Driver R2:Romain Grosjean
Fast Team R2:DAMS
Fast Time R2:1:38.442
Fast Lap R2:6

The 2011 Turkish GP2 Round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 6–8, 2011 at Istanbul Speed Park, Istanbul, Turkey, supporting the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.

This race was the first in the series for the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis and Pirelli as the sole tyre supplier for GP2. The GP2/11 was introduced as a replacement for the Dallara GP2/08 chassis, which was used between 2008 and 2010.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
111 Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:34.3981
29 Sam BirdiSport International1:34.4832
317 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:34.7093
45 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:34.7844
57 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:34.7975
626 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia1:34.8886
73 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:34.9547
827 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia1:34.97518
98 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering1:34.9818
1014 Josef KrálArden International1:35.0509
1124 Max ChiltonCarlin1:35.11010
124 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:35.14011
1315 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:35.15912
141 Fabio LeimerRapax1:35.16413
1521 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:35.18214
1623 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:35.36015
1719 Davide RigonScuderia Coloni1:35.36916
1810 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:35.37517
1916 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:35.42819
2018 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:35.54520
2112 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:35.681 21
2222 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:35.82522
2325 Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:35.873
246 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:35.97323
252 Julián LealRapax1:36.16824
2620 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:36.18725

Notes

  1. – Davide Valsecchi was handed a ten place grid penalty for driving in the opposite direction during the qualifying session.[1]
  2. – Mikhail Aleshin did not contest the remainder of the weekend, having fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during an accident in qualifying.[2]

Feature Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
111 Romain GrosjeanDAMS3257:09.999112
29 Sam BirdiSport International32+0.33229
35 Jules BianchiLotus ART32+35.85646
44 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team32+45.933115
521 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing32+52.280144
626 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia32+52.86663
73 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team32+1:03.11772
87 Dani ClosRacing Engineering32+1:11.82251
910 Marcus EricssoniSport International32+1:12.91317
1019 Davide RigonScuderia Coloni32+1:15.63616
118 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering32+1:20.5598
1216 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing32+1:26.00719
1314 Josef KrálArden International32+1:31.8859
1418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni32+1:43.49220
1522 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology31Retired22
1627 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia31+1 lap18
1715 Jolyon PalmerArden International31+1 lap12
1812 Pål VarhaugDAMS31+1 lap21
192 Julián LealRapax31+1 lap24
Ret20 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing16Gearbox25
Ret17 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing15Accident damage3
Ret23 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology14Accident15
Ret24 Max ChiltonCarlin0Accident10
Ret1 Fabio LeimerRapax0Accident13
Ret6 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART0Accident23
DNS25 Mikhail AleshinCarlinInjured
Fastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18)
Source:[3]

Sprint Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
121 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2341:40.57146
24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team23+2.18455
39 Sam BirdiSport International23+2.75674
43 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team23+3.24323
516 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing23+3.502122
614 Josef KrálArden International23+5.038131
75 Jules BianchiLotus ART23+5.3736
810 Marcus EricssoniSport International23+5.6029
915 Jolyon PalmerArden International23+7.14317
1011 Romain GrosjeanDAMS23+7.5018
116 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART23+7.89225
1218 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni23+9.26114
1323 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology23+10.69722
1417 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing23+11.86221
157 Dani ClosRacing Engineering23+12.1401
1627 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia23+12.23716
1724 Max ChiltonCarlin23+12.35923
1826 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia23+12.8263
1922 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology23+12.95015
201 Fabio LeimerRapax23+13.70824
2112 Pål VarhaugDAMS23+14.19518
2220 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing23+15.58220
Ret19 Davide RigonScuderia Coloni18Collision10
Ret2 Julián LealRapax18Collision19
Ret8 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering3Spun off11
DNS25 Mikhail AleshinCarlinInjured

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Romain Grosjean13
2 Sam Bird13
3 Stefano Coletti10
4 Giedo van der Garde10
5 Jules Bianchi6
Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team15
2 DAMS13
3 iSport International13
4 Trident Racing10
5 Lotus ART6

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Valsecchi penalised after qualifying. 6 May 2011. GP2 Series. 12 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110509181244/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Valsecchi-penalised-after-qualifying/. 9 May 2011. dead.
  2. News: Mikhail Aleshin ruled out. 6 May 2011. GP2 Series. 12 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110509181407/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Mikhail-Aleshin-ruled-out/. 9 May 2011. dead.
  3. News: 2011 Istanbul GP2 - Round 1. MotorSport Magazine. 4 June 2021.