2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

Motor race in Belgium Belgium Belgian 8 9 Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg 2011 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 4.352 7.004 27 August 24 (25 scheduled) Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 2:18.345 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART France Romain Grosjean DAMS Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 2:00.526 12 28 August 18 Italy Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:00.493 15 The 2011 Belgian GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on August 27 and 28, 2011 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the eighth round of the 2011 GP2 season. The race supported the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix. Romain Grosjean secured the 2011 GP2 Series championship with a third place in the feature race when title rival Giedo van der Garde crashed out. Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid 18GER Christian VietorisRacing Engineering2:18.345 1 219ITA Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni2:19.779 2 3FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team2:20.056 261 1 35FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART2:20.211 3 418ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni2:20.748 4 510SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International2:20.858 5617GBR Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing2:21.491 6 7 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS2:21.715 7823VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology2:21.753 8 96MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART2:21.877 9 104NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 2:21.956 101122NZL Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology2:22.145 11127ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering2:22.254 121316MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing2:22.299 131425RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin2:22.326 14 1514CZE Josef KrálArden International2:22.346 15 1624GBR Max ChiltonCarlin2:22.573 16 171SUI Fabio LeimerRapax2:22.623 171820VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing2:22.655 18 1926BRA Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia2:22.895 192027ITA Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia2:23.364 252 2219GBR Sam BirdiSport International2:23.365 202215GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International2:23.495 212312NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS2:23.830 222421MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2:24.272 23252COL Julián LealRapax2:24.832 24 Notes 1 1 – Pic was excluded from the results of the qualifying session because his car did not comply with the technical regulations, having insufficient fuel available for the scrutineering.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/08_August/Charles-Pic-excluded-from-the-results-of-the-qualifying-session/ Charles Pic excluded from the results of the qualifying session GP2 Series 27 August 2011 2 2 – Valsecchi was given a ten place grid penalty for Feature Race after setting his fastest sector time under yellow flags during the qualifying session.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/08_August/Davide-Valsecchi-penalised/ Davide Valsecchi penalised GP2 Series 26 August 2011 Feature Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 18GER Christian VietorisRacing Engineering241:00:55.099 110+2+1 25FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART24 +2.862 38 3 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS24 +4.571 76 419ITA Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni24 +6.441 25522NZL Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology24 +11.614 11467ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering24 +12.471 123 73 316MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing24 +18.906 132 83 314CZE Josef KrálArden International24 +17.391 151917GBR Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing24 +19.364 61027ITA Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia24 +20.228 251123VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology24 +22.899 8129GBR Sam BirdiSport International24 +23.358 201312NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS24 +24.110 22 146MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART24 +31.304 10 1524GBR Max ChiltonCarlin23 +1 lap 16 1618ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni23 +1 lap 4Ret10SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International18Gearbox 5Ret4NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 18Collision 10Ret20VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing18Collision damage 18Ret25RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin16Collision damage 14Ret15GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International16Engine 21Ret21MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing15Collision 23Ret2COL Julián LealRapax14Spun off 24Ret1SUI Fabio LeimerRapax7Gearbox 17Ret26BRA Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia1Collision 19Ret3FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1Collision 26 Fastest lap: Julián Leal (Rapax) 2:00.536 (lap 12) Notes 3 3 – Fauzy and Král had their finishing positions swapped after post-race investigations: Fauzy passed the Czech driver behind the safety car but was ordered to let Král through. Then the stewards determined that the Malaysian was within his rights to pass Král, because the Czech had slowed too much, so they switched their positions.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/08_August/Spa-post-race-dejavascriptvoid0cision/ Spa post race decision GP2 Series 27 August 2011 Sprint Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 119ITA Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni1839:34.834 56+1 25FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART18 +4.476 75 314CZE Josef KrálArden International18 +6.857 14 4 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS18 +7.685 63 59GBR Sam BirdiSport International18 +8.993 12267ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering18 +12.952 31 76MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART18 +14.364 14823VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology18 +19.360 11922NZL Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology18 +19.634 31027ITA Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia18 +20.192 101117GBR Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing18 +21.472 91210SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International18 +22.033 17 138GER Christian VietorisRacing Engineering18 +22.348 81415GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International18 +22.917 20 1518ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni18 +23.672 16 1624GBR Max ChiltonCarlin18 +27.960 151720VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing18 +28.510 251812NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS18 +28.547 13193FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team18 +28.853 24204NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 18 +29.374 18 2116MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing18 +59.072 2Ret25RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin13Gearbox 19Ret2COL Julián LealRapax13Spun off 21Ret26BRA Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia12Collision 23Ret1SUI Fabio LeimerRapax7Accident 22DNS21MON Stefano ColettiTrident RacingInjury Fastest lap: Marcus Ericsson (iSport International) 2:00.493 (lap 15) Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FRA Romain Grosjean83 2 NED Giedo van der Garde49 3 FRA Jules Bianchi48 4 FRA Charles Pic42 5 ITA Luca Filippi40 Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 ESP Barwa Addax Team91 2 FRA DAMS83 3 ESP Racing Engineering64 4 FRA Lotus ART62 5 GBR iSport International62 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2011 Belgian Grand Prix 2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round References External links GP2 Series official website: Results Belgian GP2 round 2011 2011 Hungarian GP2 round 2011 Italian GP2 round 2010 Belgian GP2 round 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round Spa GP2 Spa