2015 Sochi GP2 Series round explained

Country:	Russia
Grand Prix:	Sochi
Round No:	9
Season No:	11
Year:	2015
Location:	Sochi Autodrom Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Course:	Semi-permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	3.637
Course Km:	5.853
Date R1:	10 October
Laps R1:	15
Pole Driver Country:	GBR
Pole Driver:	Alex Lynn
Pole Team:	DAMS
Pole Time:	2:01.840
First Driver Country R1:	USA
First Driver R1:	Alexander Rossi
First Team R1:	Racing Engineering
Second Driver Country R1:	FRA
Second Driver R1:	Pierre Gasly
Second Team R1:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R1:	BEL
Third Driver R1:	Stoffel Vandoorne
Third Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Driver Country R1:	BEL
Fast Driver R1:	Stoffel Vandoorne
Fast Team R1:	ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R1:	1:47.195
Fast Lap R1:	15
Date R2:	11 October
Laps R2:	21
First Driver Country R2:	NZL
First Driver R2:	Richie Stanaway
First Team R2:	Status Grand Prix
Second Driver Country R2:	INA
Second Driver R2:	Rio Haryanto
Second Team R2:	Campos Racing
Third Driver Country R2:	ITA
Third Driver R2:	Raffaele Marciello
Third Team R2:	Trident
Fast Driver Country R2:	FRA
Fast Driver R2:	Pierre Gasly
Fast Team R2:	DAMS
Fast Time R2:	1:47.368
Fast Lap R2:	16

The 2015 Sochi GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on October 10 and 11, 2015 at Sochi Autodrom, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2015 GP2 Series. The race supported the 2015 Russian Grand Prix.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	2	Alex Lynn	DAMS	2:01.840		1
2	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	ART Grand Prix	2:01.878	+0.038	2
3	8	Alexander Rossi	Racing Engineering	2:02.141	+0.301	3
4	1	Pierre Gasly	DAMS	2:02.385	+0.545	4
5	14	Arthur Pic	Campos Racing	2:02.450	+0.610	5
6	12	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Trident	2:02.690	+0.850	6
7	11	Raffaele Marciello	Trident	2:02.709	+0.869	7
8	23	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix	2:02.998	+1.158	8
9	21	Norman Nato	Arden International	2:03.133	+1.293	9
10	18	Sergey Sirotkin	Rapax	2:03.223	+1.383	10
11	20	André Negrão	Arden International	2:03.382	+1.542	11
12	6	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	2:03.519	+1.679	12
13	15	Rio Haryanto	Campos Racing	2:03.523	+1.683	13
14	7	Jordan King	Racing Engineering	2:03.622	+1.782	19
15	16	Nicholas Latifi	MP Motorsport	2:03.731	+1.891	14
16	22	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	2:03.751	+1.911	15
17	10	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	2:04.004	+2.164	16
18	9	Mitch Evans	Russian Time	2:04.072	+2.232	17
19	3	Dean Stoneman	Carlin	2:04.093	+2.253	18
20	26	Nathanaël Berthon	Daiko Team Lazarus	2:04.658	+2.818	20
21	17	René Binder	MP Motorsport	2:04.994	+3.154	21
22	27	Sergio Canamasas	Daiko Team Lazarus	2:04.998	+3.158	22
23	19	Robert Vișoiu	Rapax	2:05.784	+3.944	24
24	4	Sean Gelael	Carlin	2:08.361	+6.521	23
Source:^[1]

– Jordan King was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Norman Nato at the previous round in Monza sprint race.
– Robert Vișoiu was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Alexander Rossi at the previous round in Monza sprint race.

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Alexander Rossi	Racing Engineering	15	58:33.520	3	12.5
2	1	Pierre Gasly	DAMS	15	+3.101	4	9
3	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	ART Grand Prix	15	+4.279	2	7.5+1
4	18	Sergey Sirotkin	Rapax	15	+8.474	10	6
5	15	Rio Haryanto	Campos Racing	15	+11.884	13	5
6	11	Raffaele Marciello	Trident	15	+12.695	7	4
7	23	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix	15	+14.506	8	3
8	14	Arthur Pic	Campos Racing	15	+15.698	5	2
9	3	Dean Stoneman	Carlin	15	+20.660	18	1
10	6	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	15	+23.457	12	0.5
11	9	Mitch Evans	Russian Time	15	+26.819	17
12	21	Norman Nato	Arden International	15	+27.140	9
13	12	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Trident	15	+30.727	6
14	26	Nathanaël Berthon	Daiko Team Lazarus	15	+32.828	20
15	20	André Negrão	Arden International	15	+37.369	11
16	17	René Binder	MP Motorsport	15	+39.930	21
17	19	Robert Vișoiu	Rapax	15	+42.614	24
18	16	Nicholas Latifi	MP Motorsport	15	+44.888	14
19	4	Sean Gelael	Carlin	15	+59.064	23
Ret	2	Alex Lynn	DAMS	10	Accident	1	4
Ret	27	Sergio Canamasas	Daiko Team Lazarus	0	Accident	22
Ret	22	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	0	Accident	15
Ret	7	Jordan King	Racing Engineering	0	Accident	19
Ret	10	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	0	Accident	16
Source:^[2]

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Richie Stanaway	Status Grand Prix	21	40:30.089	2	15
2	15	Rio Haryanto	Campos Racing	21	+0.579	4	12
3	11	Raffaele Marciello	Trident	21	+1.293	3	10
4	5	Stoffel Vandoorne	ART Grand Prix	21	+2.045	6	8
5	1	Pierre Gasly	DAMS	21	+2.459	7	6+2
6	8	Alexander Rossi	Racing Engineering	21	+4.498	8	4
7	6	Nobuharu Matsushita	ART Grand Prix	21	+4.780	10	2
8	9	Mitch Evans	Russian Time	21	+5.390	11	1
9	21	Norman Nato	Arden International	21	+5.796	12
10	2	Alex Lynn	DAMS	21	+6.923	20
11	20	André Negrão	Arden International	21	+7.696	15
12	10	Artem Markelov	Russian Time	21	+7.825	23
13	14	Arthur Pic	Campos Racing	21	+10.187	1
14	16	Nicholas Latifi	MP Motorsport	21	+11.954	18
15	7	Jordan King	Racing Engineering	21	+12.218	PL
16	3	Dean Stoneman	Carlin	21	+13.749	9
17	27	Sergio Canamasas	Daiko Team Lazarus	21	+15.927	21
18	19	Robert Vișoiu	Rapax	21	+17.343	17
19	26	Nathanaël Berthon	Daiko Team Lazarus	21	+19.467	14
20	18	Sergey Sirotkin	Rapax	21	+21.278	5
21	4	Sean Gelael	Carlin	20	+1 lap	19
22	12	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Trident	19	Accident	13
Ret	17	René Binder	MP Motorsport	0	Accident	16
Ret	22	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	0	Accident	22
Source:^[3]

– Jordan King was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Marlon Stöckinger feature race. As he will not be able to take it in full since he did not finish race, King started the race from the pit.
– Arthur Pic, Sergio Canamasas and Sergey Sirotkin received a five-second time penalty for passing during the safety car.