2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 8 and May 9, 2010 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the first race of the 2010 GP2 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2010 Spanish GP2 round
Round details
Round 1 of 10 rounds in the
2010 GP2 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.655 km (2.892 mi)
Feature race
Date 8 May 2010
Laps 37
Pole position
Driver France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Time 1:27.727
Podium
First France Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport
Second Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR
Third Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix
Time 1:31.754 (on lap 4)
Sprint race
Date 9 May 2010
Laps 25
Podium
First Switzerland Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology
Second Brazil Luiz Razia Rapax Team
Third Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax Team
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology
Time 1:31.229 (on lap 7)

Report

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Qualifying

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Jules Bianchi gained pole position for the feature race on his first outing for ART.

Feature race

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In Race 1, Charles Pic won an eventful first race of the 2010 GP2 season at Barcelona. The rookie Frenchman moved into first place when previous leader Sergio Pérez (Barwa Addax) was delayed by a slow pitstop, and survived a brief challenge from DPR's Giacomo Ricci to take Arden's first win since the same event 12 months ago. Ricci's second place was an equally memorable result for DPR, a team that scored precisely one point between 2007 and 2009, and has not won a race since the inaugural GP2 season in 2005. Completing the podium was local man Dani Clos of Racing Engineering, who staked his claim to the position with a pass on Pastor Maldonado earlier in the race. Pérez finished just off the podium, but compared to other title rivals, fared well. ART pairing of polesitter Jules Bianchi and Sam Bird were just 2 drivers who suffered at the start. Bianchi led into the first corner, only to collide with Racing Engineering's Christian Vietoris. Both cars were out of the race, while Bird was forced wide in the melee behind him and had to return to the pits for a new nose. At that point he seemed out of contention, but the Briton produced a stunning drive from the back of the grid, reminiscent of Lewis Hamilton's drive through the field in Turkey 2006, to haul himself back up to ninth at the finish, falling just 1.6s short of taking the final point and sprint race pole from Ocean Racing's Fabio Leimer. Less fortunate in his progress through the field was Barwa Addax's Giedo van der Garde, who was dealt a 10s penalty for leaving the pit exit after it had closed prior to the race, and then a drive-through for jumping the start.

Sprint race

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Fabio Leimer

Fabio Leimer survived a late push from Luiz Razia to win the second GP2 Series Race at Barcelona. The Swiss driver, who was making his series debut, started from pole and opened a gap of as much as 4.3 seconds during the middle part of the race. But Razia came back at him over the closing laps, and crossed the line just 0.7s in arrears. It was the second-ever win for the Ocean Racing Technology squad, while third for Razia's team-mate Pastor Maldonado secured a two-three for Rapax. The race was fairly processional at the front, but there was more competition for the minor points placings. ART's Sam Bird echoed his overtaking masterclass of the day before with another excellent performance, the Briton climbing from ninth to fourth, and he could potentially have challenged for third were it not a late excursion into the gravel that cost him six seconds. Oliver Turvey held on to fifth despite lapping around 1.5s off the pace in an unco-operative iSport car, leading a train of cars behind him headed by a frustrated Dani Clos (Racing Engineering). Once again it was a difficult day for some of the series favourites, with Jules Bianchi finishing 12th after banging wheels with Giedo van der Garde and sliding off the track, while Sergio Pérez was unable to make the start after the engine in his Barwa Addax Dallara blew on the formation lap. There could be more bad news ahead for the Mexican, who is facing a post-race investigation for trailing oil around the racing line on two thirds of the lap before finally pulling over, forcing the start to be delayed by 10 minutes while powder was laid down.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:27.727 1
2 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:28.011 2
3 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:28.241 3
4 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:28.254 4
5 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:28.298 5
6 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 1:28.300 6
7 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:28.372 7
8 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:28.376 8
9 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:28.670 9
10 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:28.714 10
11 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:28.723 11
12 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:28.969 12
13 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:29.000 161
14 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 1:29.065 13
15 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:29.129 14
16 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:29.238 15
17 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:29.271 17
18 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 1:29.382 18
19 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:29.437 19
20 26   Michael Herck DPR 1:29.500 20
21 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:29.518 21
22 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 1:29.519 22
23 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:29.912 23
24 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 1:30.209 24

Notes

1.^ – Giedo van der Garde received a three-place grid penalty because of impeding Jérôme d'Ambrosio in qualifying.[1]

Feature Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 43 0:57:54.177 6 10
2 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 43 +1.489 12 8
3 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 43 +4.209 7 6
4 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 43 +5.111 2 5
5 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 43 +18.339 5 4
6 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 43 +30.211 9 3
7 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 43 +30.568 14 2
8 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 43 +34.321 11 1
9 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 43 +35.961 3 1
10 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 43 +44.064 10
11 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 43 +50.352 8
12 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 43 +51.682 18
13 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 43 +53.450 22
14 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 43 +59.837 17
15 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 43 +1:06.180 24
16 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 43 +1:06.394 21
17 26   Michael Herck DPR 43 +1:06.689 20
18 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 43 +1:11.572 19
19 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 43 +1:16.292 23
20 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 43 +1:17.173 13
Ret 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 12 Retired 16
Ret 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 0 Retired 1 2
Ret 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0 Retired 4
Ret 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 0 Retired 15

Sprint Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 25 38:31.849 1 6 + 1
2 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 25 +0.755 2 5
3 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 25 +4.850 3 4
4 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 25 +14.274 9 3
5 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 25 +26.785 4 2
6 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 25 +27.433 6 1
7 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 25 +28.459 8
8 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 25 +29.077 7
9 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 25 +29.889 20
10 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 25 +31.323 13
11 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 25 +39.226 10
12 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 25 +39.584 22
13 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 25 +39.661 21
14 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 25 +51.383 15
15 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 25 +51.971 16
16 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 25 +52.473 18
17 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 25 +53.489 24
18 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 25 +54.129 23
19 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 25 +54.772 12
20 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 25 +56.388 19
21 26   Michael Herck DPR 25 +1:05.541 17
Ret 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 2 Retired 11
DNS 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 0 Did not start 14
DNS 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 0 Did not start 5

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. ^ "Post qualifying penalty for van der Garde". gp2series.com. GP2 series. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2010-05-08.


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