2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

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.

Turkey    2011 Istanbul GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
Istanbul Park Circuit
Istanbul Park Circuit
Location Istanbul Park
Istanbul, Turkey
Course Permanent racing facility
5.34 km (3.32 mi)
Feature race
Date 7 May 2011
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:34.398
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Second United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International
Third France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International
Time 1:37.580 (on lap 18)
Sprint race
Date 8 May 2011
Laps 23
Podium
First Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Second Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Third United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:38.442 (on lap 6)

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

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Qualifying

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Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:34.398 1
2 9   Sam Bird iSport International 1:34.483 2
3 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:34.709 3
4 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:34.784 4
5 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:34.797 5
6 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 1:34.888 6
7 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 1:34.954 7
8 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 1:34.975 181
9 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:34.981 8
10 14   Josef Král Arden International 1:35.050 9
11 24   Max Chilton Carlin 1:35.110 10
12 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:35.140 11
13 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 1:35.159 12
14 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax 1:35.164 13
15 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 1:35.182 14
16 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 1:35.360 15
17 19   Davide Rigon Scuderia Coloni 1:35.369 16
18 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:35.375 17
19 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 1:35.428 19
20 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 1:35.545 20
21 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 1:35.681 21
22 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 1:35.825 22
23 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin 1:35.873 2
24 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 1:35.973 23
25 2   Julián Leal Rapax 1:36.168 24
26 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 1:36.187 25

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

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 32 57:09.999 1 12 (10+2)
2 9   Sam Bird iSport International 32 +0.332 2 9 (8+1)
3 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 32 +35.856 4 6
4 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 32 +45.933 11 5
5 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 32 +52.280 14 4
6 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 32 +52.866 6 3
7 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 32 +1:03.117 7 2
8 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 32 +1:11.822 5 1
9 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 32 +1:12.913 17
10 19   Davide Rigon Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:15.636 16
11 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 32 +1:20.559 8
12 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 32 +1:26.007 19
13 14   Josef Král Arden International 32 +1:31.885 9
14 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:43.492 20
15 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 31 Retired 22
16 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 31 +1 lap 18
17 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 31 +1 lap 12
18 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 31 +1 lap 21
19 2   Julián Leal Rapax 31 +1 lap 24
Ret 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 16 Gearbox 25
Ret 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 15 Accident damage 3
Ret 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 14 Accident 15
Ret 24   Max Chilton Carlin 0 Accident 10
Ret 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax 0 Accident 13
Ret 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 0 Accident 23
DNS 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin Injured
Fastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18)
Source:[3]

Sprint Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 23 41:40.571 4 6
2 4   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 23 +2.184 5 5
3 9   Sam Bird iSport International 23 +2.756 7 4
4 3   Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 23 +3.243 2 3
5 16   Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 23 +3.502 12 2
6 14   Josef Král Arden International 23 +5.038 13 1
7 5   Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 23 +5.373 6
8 10   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 23 +5.602 9
9 15   Jolyon Palmer Arden International 23 +7.143 17
10 11   Romain Grosjean DAMS 23 +7.501 8 1
11 6   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 23 +7.892 25
12 18   Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 23 +9.261 14
13 23   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 23 +10.697 22
14 17   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 23 +11.862 21
15 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 23 +12.140 1
16 27   Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 23 +12.237 16
17 24   Max Chilton Carlin 23 +12.359 23
18 26   Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 23 +12.826 3
19 22   Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 23 +12.950 15
20 1   Fabio Leimer Rapax 23 +13.708 24
21 12   Pål Varhaug DAMS 23 +14.195 18
22 20   Rodolfo González Trident Racing 23 +15.582 20
Ret 19   Davide Rigon Scuderia Coloni 18 Collision 10
Ret 2   Julián Leal Rapax 18 Collision 19
Ret 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 3 Spun off 11
DNS 25   Mikhail Aleshin Carlin Injured
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:38.442 (lap 6)

Standings after the round

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Valsecchi penalised after qualifying". GP2 Series. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Mikhail Aleshin ruled out". GP2 Series. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ^ "2011 Istanbul GP2 - Round 1". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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