2014 Hungaroring GP2 Series round explained

Country:	Hungary
Grand Prix:	Hungary
Round No:	6
Season No:	12
Year:	2014
Location:	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.722
Course Km:	4.381
Date R1:	26 July
Laps R1:	35
Pole Driver Country:	BRA
Pole Driver:	Felipe Nasr
Pole Team:	Carlin
Pole Time:	1:28.436
First Driver Country R1:	FRA
First Driver R1:	Arthur Pic
First Team R1:	Campos Racing
Second Driver Country R1:	GBR
Second Driver R1:	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
Second Team R1:	Rapax
Third Driver Country R1:	JPN
Third Driver R1:	Takuya Izawa
Third Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R1:	NZL
Fast Driver R1:	Mitch Evans
Fast Team R1:	RT Russian Time
Fast Time R1:	1:32.705
Fast Lap R1:	29
Date R2:	27 July
Laps R2:	28
First Driver Country R2:	BEL
First Driver R2:	Stoffel Vandoorne
First Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	GBR
Second Driver R2:	Jolyon Palmer
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	BRA
Third Driver R2:	Felipe Nasr
Third Team R2:	Carlin
Fast Driver Country R2:	BEL
Fast Driver R2:	Stoffel Vandoorne
Fast Team R2:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:	1:32.541
Fast Lap R2:	28

The 2014 Hungary GP2 Series round was a pair of motor races held on July 26 and 27, 2014 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród, Pest, Hungary as part of the GP2 Series. It is the sixth round of the 2014 season. The race weekend supported the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Report

Qualifying

Going into the qualifying session, Felipe Nasr was placed in second place in the overall championship. His target was of course to beat his championship rival Jolyon Palmer, but also to get that pole position and four crucial points that could make or break a championship title. In the end, Nasr qualified on pole position ahead of Tom Dillmann, with Palmer down in sixth place.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	3	Felipe Nasr	Carlin	1:28.436	1
2	19	Tom Dillmann	EQ8 Caterham Racing	1:28.618	2
3	26	Arthur Pic	Campos Racing	1:28.643	3
4	27	Kimiya Sato	Campos Racing	1:28.658	4
5	23	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Trident	1:28.709	8
6	10	Stoffel Vandoorne	ART Grand Prix	1:28.740	5
7	7	Jolyon Palmer	DAMS	1:28.791	6
8	5	Raffaele Marciello	Racing Engineering	1:28.932	7
9	21	Marco Sørensen	MP Motorsport	1:28.935	9
10	8	Stéphane Richelmi	DAMS	1:28.941	10
11	1	Mitch Evans	RT Russian Time	1:28.969	11
12	4	Julián Leal	Carlin	1:29.008	12
13	15	Simon Trummer	Rapax	1:29.060	13
14	11	Daniel Abt	Hilmer Motorsport	1:29.125	14
15	6	Stefano Coletti	Racing Engineering	1:29.139	15
16	22	Sergio Canamasas	Trident	1:29.142	16
17	20	Daniël de Jong	MP Motorsport	1:29.143	17
18	24	Nathanaël Berthon	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:29.217	18
19	25	Conor Daly	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:29.233	19
20	18	Rio Haryanto	EQ8 Caterham Racing	1:29.277	20
21	17	André Negrão	Arden International	1:29.292	21
22	14	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Rapax	1:29.462	22
23	12	Jon Lancaster	Hilmer Motorsport	1:29.680	23
24	16	René Binder	Arden International	1:29.895	24
25	2	Artem Markelov	RT Russian Time	1:30.078	25
26	9	Takuya Izawa	ART Grand Prix	1:30.427	26
Source: http://www.gp2series.com/Results/?raceid=943&seasonid=171

Notes:

•  — Johnny Cecotto Jr. was given a three-place grid penalty after being judged to have caused a collision with Jolyon Palmer during Saturday's practise session.^[1]

Feature race

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	26	Arthur Pic	Campos Racing	37	1:00:18.627	3	25
2	14	Adrian Quaife-Hobbs	Rapax	37	+3.151	22	18
3	9	Takuya Izawa	ART Grand Prix	37	+3.661	26	15
4	7	Jolyon Palmer	DAMS	37	+3.828	6	12
5	11	Daniel Abt	Hilmer Motorsport	37	+5.111	14	10
6	3	Felipe Nasr	Carlin	37	+5.190	1	12
7	10	Stoffel Vandoorne	ART Grand Prix	37	+6.213	5	6
8	24	Nathanaël Berthon	Venezuela GP Lazarus	37	+7.038	18	4
9	19	Tom Dillmann	EQ8 Caterham Racing	37	+7.605	2	4
10	21	Marco Sørensen	MP Motorsport	37	+8.102	9	1
11	15	Simon Trummer	Rapax	37	+8.398	13
12	1	Mitch Evans	RT Russian Time	37	+8.756	11
13	25	Conor Daly	Venezuela GP Lazarus	37	+11.641	19
14	20	Daniël de Jong	MP Motorsport	37	+13.436	17
15	17	André Negrão	Arden International	37	+14.224	21
16	2	Artem Markelov	RT Russian Time	37	+15.944	25
17	12	Jon Lancaster	Hilmer Motorsport	37	+16.066	23
18	6	Stefano Coletti	Racing Engineering	37	+22.787	15
19	5	Raffaele Marciello	Racing Engineering	37	+25.594	7
20	16	René Binder	Arden International	36	+1 lap	24
Ret	18	Rio Haryanto	EQ8 Caterham Racing	30	Did not finish	20
Ret	22	Sergio Canamasas	Trident	29	Collision	16
Ret	23	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Trident	22	Did not finish	8
Ret	27	Kimiya Sato	Campos Racing	10	Did not finish	4
Ret	8	Stéphane Richelmi	DAMS	5	Collision	10
Ret	4	Julián Leal	Carlin	5	Did not finish	12
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (RT Russian Time) — 1:32.705 (on lap 29)
Source: Feat.

Notes:

•  —Both Raffaele Marciello and Stefano Coletti received a 20-second time penalty post-race. Marciello was penalised for overtaking Stoffel Vandoorne under neutralised safety car conditions, while Coletti was penalised for forcing Julián Leal off the track at turn 12, causing Leal to retire. They finished second and sixth respectively prior to the penalties.^[2]

See also

• 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix
• 2014 Hungaroring GP3 Series round

Notes and References

1. Web site: Johnny Cecotto Penalised. GP2 Series. 25 July 2014. gp2series.com. 26 July 2014.
2. Web site: Budapest Post Feature Race Penalties. GP2 Series. 26 July 2014. gp2series.com. 26 July 2014.