2010 GP2 Series

Season of Formula One feeder championship the Asian-based series 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series GP2 Series 2010 Parent series:Formula OneSupport series:GP3 Series Drivers' Champion: Pastor Maldonado Teams' Champion: Rapax The 2010 GP2 Series season was the forty-fourth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also sixth season under the GP2 Series moniker. The season began on 8 May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain and ended on 14 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates after 20 races held at ten meetings. thumb|right|Pastor Maldonado (pictured in 2011), won the championship This was the first GP2 season held with its own feeder series, the GP3 Series. The 2010 series was at most of the European Formula One rounds with GP2. The German GP2 round returned to Hockenheim, due to its alternation with the Nürburgring as host of the German Grand Prix. Abu Dhabi became a part of the main series, after two races in the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. The 2010 season was the last season with the second-generation Dallara GP2/08 car, introduced in 2008. It was also the last season that Bridgestone was the sole tyre supplier for the series, as they were replaced by Pirelli for the following season. The new car – the Dallara GP2/11 – will be utilised in the main series and the GP2 Asia Series from 2011 onwards.Glendenning Mark 2010-07-05 http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85014 Exclusive: First shot of new GP2 car autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100707022947/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85014 7 July 2010 live Pastor Maldonado clinched the championship title with two races to spare, despite crashing out of the sprint race at Monza; the second successive season where the drivers' championship was secured before the final round. Maldonado, driving for Rapax, became the series' most successful driver with six victories during the season, gained in successive feature races to take him to a total of ten victories.16 September 2010 http://www.castroldriverrankings.com/news/2010/09/maldonado-makes-his-point-with-gp2-crown Maldonado makes his point with GP2 crown Castrol Driver Rankings Autosport; Castrol 7 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20160314152901/http://castroldriverrankings.com/news/2010/09/maldonado-makes-his-point-with-gp2-crown 2016-03-14 dead Maldonado won the championship by sixteen points ahead of Barwa Addax's Sergio Pérez, who took five victories during the season, taking a pair of feature race wins and three sprint wins. Jules Bianchi finished as top main series rookie in third for ART Grand Prix, after coming at the head of a four-driver battle for the position. Dani Clos finished a point behind Bianchi for Racing Engineering, winning a sprint race in Istanbul, with British duo Sam Bird – a race-winner at Monza – and Oliver Turvey taking fifth and sixth places. Seven other drivers took victories, mainly coming in the reverse-grid races; only Charles Pic – tenth overall – took a feature race win in Montmeló. Sprint wins were taken by Fabio Leimer in Montmeló, Jérôme d'Ambrosio in Monaco, Marcus Ericsson in Valencia, Giacomo Ricci in Mogyoród, Christian Vietoris at Monza and Davide Valsecchi in Abu Dhabi. In the teams' championship, it was Rapax that prevailed in a three-team battle in Abu Dhabi. Heading into the final race, Barwa Addax held a one-point advantage over Rapax, with ART nine points behind Addax in third. In the final race, only Rapax picked up points with a second place with fastest lap for Luiz Razia, which gave Rapax a five-point – 115 points to 110 – championship win over Barwa Addax. ART finished third on 100 points, ahead of Racing Engineering on 80 and iSport International on 78 in fifth position. Teams and drivers The season had been expected to see 26 cars running, but ongoing financial problems sidelined Durango indefinitely. As there was a new team-entry-selection process scheduled for 2011, series organisers decided it was not worth a new team joining for a single season, as there would be no guarantee they would be on the grid in 2011.Freeman Glenn 2009-12-10 Pit & Paddock: Durango to miss 2010 Autosport 198 11 23 Team No. Car Number Driver name Rounds FRA ART Grand Prix 1 FRA Jules BianchiEnglish Steven Bianchi to step up to GP2 with ART Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79402 https://web.archive.org/web/20091015001023/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79402 2009-10-12 2009-10-12 2009-10-15 live All 2 GBR Sam BirdEnglish Steven ART signs Bird for GP2 season Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80372 2009-11-30 2009-11-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203172555/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80372 3 December 2009 live All ESP Barwa Addax Team 3 NLD Giedo van der GardeO'Leary Jamie Van der Garde joins Addax for 2010 Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80194 2009-11-18 2009-11-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20091121065839/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80194 21 November 2009 live All 4 MEX Sergio PérezPerez rejoins Addax for 2010 Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80497 Matt Beer 2009-12-09 2009-12-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20100105172127/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80497 5 January 2010 live All GBR Super Nova Racing 5 CZE Josef KrálVan de Burgt Andrew 2010-01-14 Pit & Paddock: Super Nova opts for rookies in GP2 Autosport 199 2 22 1–4, 10 ITA Luca Filippihttp://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/238266/filippi-to-replace-recovering-kral-at-silverstone/ Filippi to replace recovering Kral at Silverstone 2010-07-05 GPUpdate.net GPUpdate 2011-01-30 5–9 6 SWE Marcus Ericsson All ESP Racing Engineering 7 ESP Dani Closhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81818 Pablo Elizalde Racing Engineering completes line-up 2010-03-02 autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2010-03-02 All 8 DEU Christian Vietoris 1–9 CHN Ho-Pin Tunghttp://www.racing-engineering.com/en09/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=328 Tung to replace Vietoris 2010-11-12 racing-engineering.com Racing Engineering 2010-11-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100722161632/http://www.racing-engineering.com/en09/modules.php?name=News 2010-07-22 10 GBR iSport International 9 GBR Oliver TurveyAnderson Ben Turvey gets iSport GP2 seat Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79421 2009-10-14 2009-10-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20091016020045/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/79421 16 October 2009 live All 10 ITA Davide Valsecchihttp://www.crash.net/gp2/news/155550/1/valsecchi_isport_confirm_2010_deal.html Valsecchi, iSport confirm 2010 deal 2009-12-23 crash.net Crash Media Group 2009-12-23 2010-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20100829140718/http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/155550/1/valsecchi_isport_confirm_2010_deal.html dead All FRA DAMS 11 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosiohttp://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-tung-dambrosio-land-renault-test-roles/ Tung, D’Ambrosio Land Renault Test Roles 2010-01-31 speedtv.com Speed 2010-01-31 This year D’Ambrosio and Tung will be teammates at DAMS, running in Renault colors. Adam Cooper https://web.archive.org/web/20100202230556/http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-tung-dambrosio-land-renault-test-roles/ 2 February 2010 dead 1–5, 7–10 FRA Romain Grosjeanhttp://www.gp2series.com/Romain-Grosjean-joins-Dams-in.html Romain Grosjean joins Dams in Hockenheim 2010-07-20 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100727035556/http://www.gp2series.com/Romain-Grosjean-joins-Dams-in.html 27 July 2010 dead 6 12 CHN Ho-Pin Tung 1–7 FRA Romain Grosjeanhttp://www.gp2series.com/Round-8-preview-Spa-Francorchamps.html Round 8 preview – Spa Francorchamps 2010-08-26 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20100829050419/http://www.gp2series.com/Round-8-preview-Spa-Francorchamps.html 29 August 2010 dead 8–10 ITA Rapaxhttp://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80250 Piquet GP changes name Jamie O'Leary 2009-11-20 autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-11-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20091123061804/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80250 23 November 2009 live 14 BRA Luiz Raziahttp://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/03/23/Luiz-Razia-and-Pastor-Maldonado-set-to-join-Rapax-in-2010-GP2-Series Luiz Razia and Pastor Maldonado set to join Rapax in 2010 GP2 Series 2010-03-23 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324172711/http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post%2F2010%2F03%2F23%2FLuiz-Razia-and-Pastor-Maldonado-set-to-join-Rapax-in-2010-GP2-Series 24 March 2010 dead All 15 VEN Pastor Maldonado All GBR Arden International 16 FRA Charles PicBeer Matt Pic to contest full season with Arden Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80899 2010-01-15 2010-01-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20100118160654/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80899 18 January 2010 live All 17 VEN Rodolfo Gonzálezhttp://www.circuitcat.com/files/609-135-Document/INS%20GP2%20v2%200405.pdf PDF GP2 Series: Llista d'inscrits / Entry list 2010-05-04 circuitcat.com Circuit de Catalunya 2010-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110723174936/http://www.circuitcat.com/files/609-135-Document/INS%20GP2%20v2%200405.pdf 2011-07-23 All PRT Ocean Racing Technology 18 GBR Max Chiltonhttp://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/01/15/Ocean-Racing-Technology-teams-up-with-Leimer-and-Chilton Ocean Racing Technology teams up with Leimer and Chilton 2010-01-15 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-10-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100407225338/http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post%2F2010%2F01%2F15%2FOcean-Racing-Technology-teams-up-with-Leimer-and-Chilton 2010-04-07 All 19 CHE Fabio Leimer All ITA Scuderia Coloni 20 BRA Alberto ValerioBeer Matt Valerio moves to Coloni for 2010 Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80997 2010-01-20 2010-01-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20100124083431/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80997 24 January 2010 live 1–7 PRT Álvaro Parente 8–9 GBR James Jakeshttp://italiaracing.net/translatenews.asp?id=29613&cat=4&lang=en Jakes with Coloni in Abu Dhabi 2010-11-11 ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina 2010-11-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111008032346/http://italiaracing.net/translatenews.asp?id=29613&cat=4&lang=en 2011-10-08 10 21 BGR Vladimir ArabadzhievVladimir Arabadzhiev and Scuderia Coloni together in GP2 Series Flagworld Communications Inc. Flagworld http://www.flagworld.com/news/?p=34214 2010-03-22 2010-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20120227130903/http://www.flagworld.com/news/?p=34214 2012-02-27 dead 1–8 NZL Brendon HartleyBeer Matt Hartley joins GP2 with Coloni Haymarket Publications autosport.com http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86482 2010-09-08 2010-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100911090651/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86482 11 September 2010 live 9–10 ITA Trident Racing 24 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/03/23/Johnny-Cecotto-joins-Trident-Racing Johnny Cecotto joins Trident Racing 2010-03-23 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-03-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100324172918/http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post%2F2010%2F03%2F23%2FJohnny-Cecotto-joins-Trident-Racing 24 March 2010 dead 1–8 ITA Edoardo Piscopohttp://www.gp2series.com/Edoardo-Piscopo-joins-Trident.html Edoardo Piscopo joins Trident Racing 2010-09-06 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-09-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100909040836/http://gp2series.com/Edoardo-Piscopo-joins-Trident.html 9 September 2010 live 9 ITA Federico Leohttp://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=29573&cat=4 Leo debutta ad Abu Dhabi con Trident it ItaliaRacing.net Inpagina 8 November 2010 8 November 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101217064541/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=29573&cat=4 17 December 2010 dead 10 25 ZAF Adrian Zaugghttp://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post/2010/05/04/xxzxzx Trident Racing with Adrian Zaugg in 2010 GP2 Series 2010-05-04 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-05-05 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100703021732/http://paddock.gp2series.com/index.php?post%2F2010%2F05%2F04%2Fxxzxzx 2010-07-03 All GBR DPR 26 ROU Michael Herck All 27 ITA Giacomo Ricci 1–7 ITA Fabrizio Crestani 8–10Sources:GP2 Series – 2010: Entrylist https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/2010-entrylist.html Speedsport Magazine 3 September 2025GP2 Series – Season 2010 https://www.speedsport-magazine.com/motorsport/formula-level2/gp2-series-formula-3000/2010-points.html Speedsport Magazine 2, 3 3 September 2025 Driver changes Changed teams A number of drivers changed teams over the off-season between the end of the 2009 main series and the 2010 season. David Price Racing driver Johnny Cecotto Jr. moved across to the Trident Racing team, in effect replacing Rodolfo González, who moved across to Arden International. The Barwa Addax Team had two new drivers for the season, with Giedo van der Garde moving from iSport International and Sergio Pérez leaving Arden International to partner him; Addax drivers in 2009, Romain Grosjean and Davide Valsecchi joined DAMS and iSport respectively, Grosjean's signing being in mid-season rather than at the start of the season. Other moves saw Pastor Maldonado leaving ART Grand Prix to join Rapax and was partnered by Luiz Razia who had been a race-winner with Scuderia Coloni in 2009. Alberto Valerio moved the other way to Razia and joined Scuderia Coloni, with Álvaro Parente joining him mid-season having last driven for Ocean Racing Technology twelve months prior. Entering or Re-Entering GP2 Many drivers joined the series from a raft of other junior formulae series as part of a driver's progression to the higher echelons of professional motor racing. Ho-Pin Tung joined DAMS after a season in Superleague Formula competing in the colours of Turkish side Galatasaray, while James Jakes contested the final meeting at Abu Dhabi after a season competing for Manor Racing in the inaugural GP3 Series. Charles Pic, Oliver Turvey and Adrian Zaugg all moved across from the Formula Renault 3.5 Series via the GP2 Asia winter series to compete in the main series. Each of the drivers remained with the teams they competed in the Asia Series with; Pic with Arden International, Turvey with iSport International and Zaugg with Trident Racing. Brendon Hartley and Federico Leo also joined from the series, but they only contested selected races towards the end of the campaign. Fabrizio Crestani and Edoardo Piscopo both competed for DAMS in Auto GP but also forayed into GP2 with DPR and Trident respectively; Crestani moving into the series for the first time. The end of the International Formula Master series saw three drivers moving into GP2 from that particular series; champion Fabio Leimer joined Ocean Racing Technology from Jenzer Motorsport, while JD Motorsport team-mates Vladimir Arabadzhiev and Josef Král joined Scuderia Coloni and Super Nova Racing respectively. There was also a number of graduates from the major Formula Three series held around the world. Formula 3 Euro Series champion Jules Bianchi remained with his Formula Three team ART Grand Prix for his graduation into GP2, and was joined by former rival Sam Bird, while runner-up Christian Vietoris joined Racing Engineering. All-Japan Formula Three Championship winner Marcus Ericsson joined Super Nova Racing after one round with the team in GP2 Asia, while British Formula 3 Championship front-runner Max Chilton left Carlin Motorsport to partner Leimer at Ocean Racing Technology. Leaving GP2 Five drivers left the championship – including the top three drivers – after securing drives in Formula One. Champion Nico Hülkenberg was signed up by Williams F1 to partner Rubens Barrichello, runner-up Vitaly Petrov swapped the Barwa Addax Team for the Renault F1 team to replace Romain Grosjean, and Kamui Kobayashi joined Sauber after several races replacing Timo Glock at Toyota Racing. Karun Chandhok and Lucas di Grassi also graduated, signing for new teams Hispania Racing and Virgin Racing respectively. Stefano Coletti swapped the Durango team for a place in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Comtec Racing, where he was joined by another Durango driver Nelson Panciatici, who signed for Junior Lotus Racing. Franck Perera and Davide Rigon moved back to Superleague Formula, where they would encounter mixed fortunes, with Perera failing to win a race and Rigon becoming season champion. Edoardo Mortara left Arden International for a return to the Formula 3 Euro Series with the crack Signature outfit with whom he had won the Macau Grand Prix with, in 2009. Ricardo Teixeira moved into the FIA Formula Two Championshiphttp://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/26/0/ricardo_teixeira_chega_hoje_ao_pais Ricardo Teixeira chega hoje ao país 2010-02-07 pt Jornal dos Desportos Vocento 2010-02-15 2011-08-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110819025521/http://jornaldosdesportos.sapo.ao/26/0/ricardo_teixeira_chega_hoje_ao_pais dead while Andreas Zuber competed in the inaugural FIA GT1 World Championship with Phoenix Racing / Carsport, as well as a sporadic appearance in the EuroBOSS Series. Diego Nunes returned to Brazil to compete in the Stock Car Brasil series with RC3 Bassani Racing, Javier Villa moved into touring car specification series, competing in the Spanish Mini Championship, while Roldán Rodríguez decided to take a sabbatical from racing after his GP2 Asia campaign.http://www.nortecastilla.es/20100112/deportes/motor/roldan-rodriguez-anuncia-competira-201001122139.html Roldán Rodríguez anuncia que no competirá la próxima temporada 2010-01-12 es El Norte de Castilla Vocento 2010-01-12 Midseason Changes A number of midseason changes were also made during the season, to replace other drivers. Super Nova Racing's Josef Král suffered stable fractures to two of his vertebrae in an accident with Rodolfo González in Valencia.http://www.gp2series.com/Josef-Kral-on-the-mend.html Josef Kral on the mend 2010-07-02 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100706100338/http://www.gp2series.com/Josef-Kral-on-the-mend.html 6 July 2010 live Luca Filippi took his place at Super Nova Racing until Král returned in Abu Dhabi. Romain Grosjean returned to the series, making a one-off appearance at Hockenheim for DAMS. He replaced Jérôme d'Ambrosio at the meeting. After Ho-Pin Tung's injury at the Hungaroring, Grosjean replaced him at Spa-Francorchamps and Monza. Álvaro Parente returned to the series at Spa-Francorchamps replacing Alberto Valerio at Scuderia Coloni. Fabrizio Crestani made his main series début at Spa-Francorchamps replacing compatriot Giacomo Ricci at DPR. Edoardo Piscopo made his main series début at Monza, replacing Johnny Cecotto Jr. at Trident Racing. Brendon Hartley also made his first GP2 appearance at Monza, replacing Vladimir Arabadzhiev at Scuderia Coloni. Ho-Pin Tung made his return from injury at Abu Dhabi, replacing Christian Vietoris after he needed surgery for appendicitis. James Jakes and Federico Leo also their main series débuts in Abu Dhabi, replacing Álvaro Parente at Scuderia Coloni and Edoardo Piscopo at Trident Racing respectively. 2010 schedule The 2010 calendar was officially announced on 18 December 2009. The series had been expected to consist of eleven rounds, up one from 2009. It was due to support all the European Formula One events, race at a stand-alone event in Portimão for the second year in a row, and the season finale to be held in Abu Dhabi.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80622 Abu Dhabi to host GP2 finale English Steven 2009-12-18 autosport.com Haymarket Publications 2009-12-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20091222135423/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/80622 22 December 2009 live On 8 May 2010, it was announced that the Portimão round would be cancelled and not be replaced.http://www.gp2series.com/Portimao-round-cancelled.html Portimao round cancelled 2010-05-08 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 2010-05-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20100511180152/http://www.gp2series.com/Portimao-round-cancelled.html 11 May 2010 live Round Location Circuit Date Timehttps://motorsportstats.com/series/gp2-series/calendar/2010 GP2 Calendar Motorsportstats.com 22 December 2021 TyresBridgestone supplied only one dry compound to the teams to be used throughout the race weekend.https://f2fanatic.wordpress.com/information/gp2-series/2010-season/ Tyres F2fanatic.wordpress.com 22 December 2021 Supporting Local UTC 1 F Feature race ESP Montmeló, Spain Circuit de Catalunya 8 May 15:40 13:40 Hard 2010 Spanish S Sprint race 9 May 10:35 08:35 2 F MCO Monte Carlo, Monaco Circuit de Monaco 14 May 11:15 09:15 Super Soft 2010 Monaco S 15 May 16:10 14:10 3 F TUR Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul Park 29 May 15:40 12:40 Medium 2010 Turkish S 30 May 11:35 08:35 4 F ESP Valencia, Spain Valencia Street Circuit 26 June 15:40 13:40 Soft 2010 European S 27 June 10:35 08:35 5 F UK Silverstone, Great Britain Silverstone Circuit 10 July 14:40 13:40 Medium 2010 British S 11 July 09:35 08:35 6 F GER Hockenheim, Germany Hockenheimring 24 July 15:40 13:40 Medium 2010 German S 25 July 10:35 08:35 7 F HUN Mogyoród, Hungary Hungaroring 31 July 15:40 13:40 Soft 2010 Hungarian S 1 August 10:35 08:35 8 F BEL Stavelot, Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 28 August 15:40 13:40 Medium 2010 Belgian S 29 August 10:35 08:35 9 F ITA Monza, Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 11 September 15:40 13:40 Hard 2010 Italian S 12 September 10:35 08:35 10 F UAE Yas Island, Abu Dhabi Yas Marina Circuit 13 November 11:00 07:00 Medium 2010 Abu Dhabi S 14 November 13:30 09:30Source:GP2 Series Calendar 2010 https://motorsportstats.com/series/gp2-series/calendar/2010 Motorsport Stats 3 September 2025 The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled: Round Location Circuit Date Supporting F Feature race POR Portimão, Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve 19 June GP3 Series S Sprint race 20 June Results Round Circuit Pole position Fastest lapGP2 Fastest laps https://results.motorsportstats.com/series/gp2-series/season/gp2-series-2010/stats/fastest-laps results.motorsportstats.com Motorsport Stats 25 July 2020 Winning driver Winning team Report 1 F Feature race ESP Circuit de Catalunya FRA Jules Bianchi GBR Sam Bird FRA Charles Pic GBR Arden International Report S Sprint race CHE Fabio Leimer CHE Fabio Leimer PRT Ocean Racing Technology 2 F MCO Circuit de Monaco ESP Dani Clos MEX Sergio PérezPérez and Pastor Maldonado set the identical fastest laps (1:21.823), but Pérez made it earlier than Maldonado, so he was eligible to score point for the fastest lap. MEX Sergio Pérez ESP Barwa Addax Team Report S GBR Sam Bird BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio FRA DAMS 3 F TUR Istanbul Park ITA Davide Valsecchi VEN Pastor MaldonadoMaldonado and Davide Valsecchi set the identical fastest laps (1:37.010), but Maldonado made it earlier than Valsecchi, so he was eligible to score point for the fastest lap. VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S GBR Oliver Turvey Dani Clos ESP Dani Clos ESP Racing Engineering 4 F ESP Valencia Street Circuit MEX Sergio Pérez VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S MEX Sergio Pérez Pastor Maldonado SWE Marcus Ericsson GBR Super Nova Racing 5 F GBR Silverstone Circuit FRA Jules Bianchi VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S MEX Sergio Pérez MEX Sergio Pérez ESP Barwa Addax Team 6 F DEU Hockenheimring FRA Charles Pic FRA Jules Bianchi VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S MEX Sergio Pérez MEX Sergio Pérez ESP Barwa Addax Team 7 F HUN Hungaroring GBR Sam BirdSam Bird set the fastest time in qualifying, but started the race from the pit lane after stalling on the second formation lap. Pole position was left vacant on the grid. As second-placed man Davide Valsecchi also stalled, Oliver Turvey, in the third slot, was the first driver on the grid. Bird is still considered to have held pole position. VEN Pastor Maldonado VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S ROU Michael Herck Giacomo Ricci ITA Giacomo Ricci GBR DPR 8 F BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps BEL Jérôme d'AmbrosioMichael Herck recorded the fastest time in qualifying, but he and seven other drivers received three-place grid penalties for ignoring yellow flags. Jérôme d'Ambrosio was recognised as the pole-sitter for the race.https://www.autosport.com/formula2/news/herck-penalty-gives-dambrosio-pole-4440152/4440152/ Herck penalty gives d'Ambrosio pole Autosport.com 22 December 2021 ITA Davide Valsecchi Álvaro Parente VEN Pastor Maldonado ITA Rapax Report S MEX Sergio Pérez MEX Sergio Pérez ESP Barwa Addax Team 9 F ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza FRA Jules Bianchi GBR Sam Bird GBR Sam Bird FRA ART Grand Prix Report S GBR Sam Bird DEU Christian Vietoris ESP Racing Engineering 10 F ARE Yas Marina Circuit GBR Oliver Turvey MEX Sergio Pérez MEX Sergio Pérez ESP Barwa Addax Team Report S NLD Giedo van der Garde Luiz Razia ITA Davide Valsecchi GBR iSport InternationalSource:GP2 Series Results 2010 https://motorsportstats.com/series/gp2-series/results/2010 Motorsport Stats 3 September 2025 Championship standings Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race. Feature race points Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   Pole   FL  Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 1 Sprint race points Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   FL  Points 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 Drivers' Championship Pos Driver CAT ESP MONMCO IST TUR VAL ESP SIL GBR HOC DEU HUN HUN SPA BEL MNZ ITA YMCARE Points 1 VEN Pastor Maldonado 6 3 2 11 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 20† 1 DSQ 1 Ret Ret Ret 17 8 87 2 MEX Sergio Pérez 4 Ret 1 6 DSQ 7 11 16 5 1 2 1 3 Ret 7 1 Ret 13 1 Ret 71 3 FRA Jules Bianchi Ret 12 4 3 Ret 13 2 Ret 2 5 5 4 Ret DNS 14 Ret 2 4 18 17 52 4 ESP Dani Clos 3 6 3 Ret 8 1 5 7 3 3 4 6 16 7 Ret DNS Ret 12 4 4 51 5 GBR Sam Bird 9 4 18 10 3 10 3 10 4 DNS 14 5 13 Ret Ret 12 1 3 3 Ret 48 6 GBR Oliver Turvey 5 5 15 15 14 18 Ret 12 8 2 8 2 4 5 6 5 3 6 2 16 47 7 NLD Giedo van der Garde 20 9 6 2 4 3 4 2 9 7 12 9 5 4 9 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 39 8 ITA Davide Valsecchi 10 11 Ret 16 2 4 10 6 7 6 17 18 9 3 18 8 9 16 5 1 31 9 DEU Christian Vietoris Ret 18 14 DNS 7 Ret 12 Ret 6 10 Ret 10 2 2 11 Ret 4 1 29 10 FRA Charles Pic 1 7 11 7 Ret DNS 6 5 10 8 3 17 11 9 4 Ret 11 8 20 10 28 11 BRA Luiz Razia 7 2 7 5 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 13 10 Ret 16 10 Ret 10 7 2 28 12 BEL Jérôme d'Ambrosio Ret 13 8 1 10 8 Ret 8 11 11 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 2 14 7 21 13 ITA Giacomo Ricci 2 8 17 Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 13 12 16† 11 8 1 16 14 FRA Romain Grosjean 20 19† 3 6 13 17† 6 3 14 15 PRT Álvaro Parente 2 3 12 9 13 16 ROU Michael Herck 17 21 16 Ret 6 5 8 3 22 14 9 8 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 9 12 17 SWE Marcus Ericsson 11 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 7 1 12 18 6 Ret 12 10 13 7 Ret 11 11 Ret 11 18 ZAF Adrian Zaugg 16 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 14 15 15 21 7 3 15 8 15 9 6 7 Ret DNS 9 19 CHE Fabio Leimer 8 1 Ret 17 13 15 Ret Ret 17 13 21† Ret Ret 11 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret 14 8 20 ITA Luca Filippi 20 9 10 7 14 6 5 Ret Ret 14 5 21 VEN Rodolfo González 15 14 10 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 16 20 18 Ret Ret 15 8 4 Ret Ret 10 15 4 22 BRA Alberto Valerio 14 Ret 5 Ret 17† 19 9 Ret 14 22 11 12 Ret 12 4 23 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ret 17 9 4 12 12 Ret 14 18 23 13 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 3 24 CZE Josef Král 12 19 13 8 15 14 Ret Ret 8 5 3 25 GBR Max Chilton 18 16 Ret 14 9 11 Ret 11 19 19 19 16 17 16 17 11 8 5 12 11 3 26 ITA Edoardo Piscopo 7 Ret 2 27 NZL Brendon Hartley Ret Ret 9 6 1 28 CHN Ho-Pin Tung 13 10 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret 14 Ret DNS Ret 12 0 29 BGR Vladimir Arabadzhiev 19 20 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13† 9 21 17 15 15 18 14 19 Ret 0 30 ITA Fabrizio Crestani Ret 14 10 15 13 13 0 31 GBR James Jakes 15 18 0 32 ITA Federico Leo 19 Ret 0 Pos Driver CAT ESP MONMCO IST TUR VAL ESP SIL GBR HOC DEU HUN HUN SPA BEL MNZ ITA YMCARE PointsSources:GP2 Series Standings 2010 https://motorsportstats.com/series/gp2-series/standings/2010 Motorsport Stats 3 September 2025 Notes: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Teams' Championship Pos Team CarNo. CAT ESP MONMCO IST TUR VAL ESP SIL GBR HOC DEU HUN HUN SPA BEL MNZ ITA YMCARE Points 1 ITA Rapax 14 7 2 7 5 5 2 Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 13 10 Ret 16 10 Ret 10 7 2 115 15 6 3 2 11 1 6 1 4 1 4 1 20† 1 DSQ 1 Ret Ret Ret 17 8 2 ESP Barwa Addax Team 3 20 9 6 2 4 3 4 2 9 7 12 9 5 4 9 2 Ret Ret Ret 19 110 4 4 Ret 1 6 DSQ 7 11 16 5 1 2 1 3 Ret 7 1 Ret 13 1 Ret 3 FRA ART Grand Prix 1 Ret 12 4 3 Ret 13 2 Ret 2 5 5 4 Ret DNS 14 Ret 2 4 18 17 100 2 9 4 18 10 3 10 3 10 4 DNS 14 5 13 Ret Ret 12 1 3 3 Ret 4 ESP Racing Engineering 7 3 6 3 Ret 8 1 5 7 3 3 4 6 16 7 Ret DNS Ret 12 4 4 80 8 Ret 18 14 DNS 7 Ret 12 Ret 6 10 Ret 10 2 2 11 Ret 4 1 Ret 12 5 GBR iSport International 9 5 5 15 15 14 18 Ret 12 8 2 8 2 4 5 6 5 3 6 2 16 78 10 10 11 Ret 16 2 4 10 6 7 6 17 18 9 3 18 8 9 16 5 1 6 FRA DAMS 11 Ret 13 8 1 10 8 Ret 8 11 11 20 19† 6 Ret Ret Ret 5 2 14 7 35 12 13 10 Ret Ret 11 9 Ret 13 Ret 15 Ret 14 Ret DNS 3 6 13 17† 6 3 7 GBR Arden International 16 1 7 11 7 Ret DNS 6 5 10 8 3 17 11 9 4 Ret 11 8 20 10 32 17 15 14 10 Ret 16 16 Ret Ret 16 20 18 Ret Ret 15 8 4 Ret Ret 10 15 8 GBR DPR 26 17 21 16 Ret 6 5 8 3 22 14 9 8 7 Ret Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 9 28 27 2 8 17 Ret Ret 17 Ret Ret 13 12 16† 11 8 1 Ret 14 10 15 13 13 9 GBR Super Nova Racing 5 12 19 13 8 15 14 Ret Ret 20 9 10 7 14 6 5 Ret Ret 14 8 5 19 6 11 Ret 12 9 Ret Ret 7 1 12 18 6 Ret 12 10 13 7 Ret 11 11 Ret 10 ITA Scuderia Coloni 20 14 Ret 5 Ret 17† 19 9 Ret 14 22 11 12 Ret 12 2 3 12 9 15 18 18 21 19 20 Ret 13 Ret Ret 13† 9 21 17 15 15 18 14 19 Ret Ret Ret 9 6 11 ITA Trident Racing 24 Ret 17 9 4 12 12 Ret 14 18 23 13 Ret Ret 13 10 Ret 7 Ret 19 Ret 14 25 16 15 Ret 12 Ret Ret 14 15 15 21 7 3 15 8 15 9 6 7 Ret DNS 12 PRT Ocean Racing Technology 18 18 16 Ret 14 9 11 Ret 11 19 19 19 16 17 16 17 11 8 5 12 11 11 19 8 1 Ret 17 13 15 Ret Ret 17 13 21† Ret Ret 11 12 Ret Ret DNS Ret 14 Pos Team CarNo. CAT ESP MONMCO IST TUR VAL ESP SIL GBR HOC DEU HUN HUN SPA BEL MNZ ITA YMCARE PointsSources: Notes: † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance. Notes References 2 External links GP2 Series official website GP2 Series Category:GP2 Series seasons GP2 Series