2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round

February 2021 UAE Abu Dhabi 1 2 2011 Yas Marina Corkscrew.jpg Yas Marina Circuit 2011 Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Permanent racing facility 2.939 4.730 11 February 33 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:36.041 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART France Romain Grosjean DAMS Italy Davide Valsecchi Team Air Asia France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:38.141 31 12 February 26 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International France Charles Pic Jules Bianchi Barwa Addax Team 1:37.656 26 The 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This round saw the competitive début of the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplier Pirelli, after Bridgestone bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010. Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid19FRA Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:36.041125FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART1:36.448 +0.4072327ITA Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia1:36.501 +0.4603423ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:36.614 +0.5734517NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:36.658 +0.617561SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International1:36.659 +0.6186725GBR Max ChiltonCarlin1:36.693 +0.652783CZE Josef KrálArden International1:36.724 +0.683896MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:36.741 +0.70091022FRA Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering1:36.825 +0.78410112GBR Sam BirdiSport International1:36.830 +0.789111211ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:36.863 +0.822121315GBR Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology1:36.875 +0.834131416FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:36.961 +0.920141520SUI Fabio LeimerRapax1:37.047 +1.00615168VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing1:37.129 +1.088161721ITA Julián LealRapax1:37.145 +1.10417184GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International1:37.305 +1.264181918MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:37.329 +1.288192014ITA Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology1:37.345 +1.304202126BRA Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia1:37.426 +1.385212227RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:37.535 +1.494241 1237MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:37.572 +1.531262 22410NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS1:37.632 +1.591222519VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:37.669 +1.628232612GBR James JakesScuderia Coloni1:37.741 +1.70025 Notes 1 1 – Mikhail Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session.http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Drivers-penalised-for-tomorrows-Abu-Dhabi-feature-Race/ Drivers penalised for tomorrow's Abu Dhabi Feature Race GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 10 February 2011 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110419113347/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Drivers-penalised-for-tomorrows-Abu-Dhabi-feature-Race/ 19 April 2011 dead 2 2 – Fairuz Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision. Feature race PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints15FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART331:22:04.643210+129FRA Romain GrosjeanDAMS33 +6.68118+2327ITA Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia33 +12.7943641SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International33 +14.00165517NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team33 +15.1985463CZE Josef KrálArden International33 +20.6018372GBR Sam BirdiSport International33 +24.412112818MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing33 +36.809191916FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team33 +37.411141020SUI Fabio LeimerRapax33 +40.252151119VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing33 +48.587231225GBR Max ChiltonCarlin33 +51.8663 371311ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni33 +59.96312144GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International33 +1:07.20618158VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing33 +1:08.136161614ITA Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology33 +1:37.978201712GBR James JakesScuderia Coloni32DNF251815GBR Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology32 +1 Lap13Ret22FRA Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering24DNF10Ret21ITA Julián LealRapax19DNF17Ret7MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing19DNF26Ret6MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART18DNF9Ret27RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin10DNF24Ret23ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering0DNF4Ret26BRA Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia0DNF21Ret10NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS0DNF22Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 1:38.141 (lap 31) Notes 3 3 – Max Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Max-Chilton-penalised/ Max Chilton penalised GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 11 February 2011 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110418204620/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Max-Chilton-penalised/ 18 April 2011 dead Sprint race PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints118MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2643:02.8191623CZE Josef KrálArden International26 +2.6293531SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International26 +3.32354427ITA Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia26 +11.53163511ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni26 +14.687132620SUI Fabio LeimerRapax26 +17.17510178VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing26 +25.3511585FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART26 +29.4344 481919VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing26 +30.94711104GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International26 +32.897141114ITA Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology26 +33.39616126MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART26 +33.643221312GBR James JakesScuderia Coloni26 +34.526171422FRA Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering26 +37.4264 419157MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing26 +38.094211626BRA Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia26 +38.830251721ITA Julián LealRapax26 +39.280201825GBR Max ChiltonCarlin26 +42.205121915GBR Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology26 +42.677182010NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS26 +43.137262116FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team26 +45.4934 492223ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering26 +47.035242317NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team26 +49.92642427RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin23DNF23Ret2GBR Sam BirdiSport International21DNF2Ret9FRA Romain GrosjeanDAMS0DNF7Fastest lap: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team) 1:37:656 (lap 26) Notes 4 4 – Jules Bianchi, Charles Pic and Nathanaël Berthon were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Post-race-penalties/ Post race penalties GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 12 February 2011 30 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110215131352/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/02_Feb/Post-race-penalties/ 15 February 2011 dead Standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 10px 1FRA Jules Bianchi 12 10px 2FRA Romain Grosjean 10 10px 3SWE Marcus Ericsson 9 10px 4ITA Davide Valsecchi 9 10px 5CZE Josef Král 8 Teams' Championship standings PosTeamPoints 10px 1FRA Lotus ART 12 10px 2GBR iSport International 11 10px 3FRA DAMS 10 10px 4MYS Team AirAsia 9 10px 5GBR Arden International 8 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2011 Yas V8 400 Notes References Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round 2011 2010 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round 2011 Imola GP2 Asia round 2010 Yas Marina GP2 Series round 2011 GP2 Final Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series Category:GP2 Asia Series