2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

Turkey Istanbul 1 9 Istanbul park.svg Istanbul Park Circuit 2011 Istanbul ParkIstanbul, Turkey Permanent racing facility 3.32 5.34 7 May 32 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:34.398 France Romain Grosjean DAMS UK Sam Bird iSport International France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix UK Sam Bird iSport International 1:37.580 18 8 May 23 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team UK Sam Bird iSport International France Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:38.442 6 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. 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 Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid 1 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:34.398 1 29GBR Sam BirdiSport International 1:34.4832 317ITA Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:34.7093 45FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART 1:34.7844 57ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering 1:34.7975 626BRA Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia 1:34.8886 73FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team 1:34.9547 827ITA Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia 1:34.975181 1 98GER Christian VietorisRacing Engineering 1:34.9818 1014CZE Josef KrálArden International 1:35.0509 1124GBR Max ChiltonCarlin1:35.11010 124NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 1:35.14011 1315GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International1:35.15912 141SUI Fabio LeimerRapax1:35.16413 1521MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing 1:35.18214 1623VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:35.36015 1719ITA Davide RigonScuderia Coloni1:35.36916 1810SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International 1:35.37517 1916MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing 1:35.428192018ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni 1:35.545202112NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS1:35.681 212222GER Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:35.825222325RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:35.8732 2246MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:35.97323252COL Julián LealRapax 1:36.168242620VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:36.18725 Notes 1 – Davide Valsecchi was handed a ten place grid penalty for driving in the opposite direction during the qualifying session.http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Valsecchi-penalised-after-qualifying/ Valsecchi penalised after qualifying 6 May 2011 GP2 Series 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110509181244/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Valsecchi-penalised-after-qualifying/ 9 May 2011 dead 2 – Mikhail Aleshin did not contest the remainder of the weekend, having fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during an accident in qualifying.http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Mikhail-Aleshin-ruled-out/ Mikhail Aleshin ruled out 6 May 2011 GP2 Series 12 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110509181407/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Mikhail-Aleshin-ruled-out/ 9 May 2011 dead Feature Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS 32 57:09.999 1 12 (10+2) 10 points for first place, 2 points for pole position 2 9 GBR Sam Bird iSport International 32 +0.332 2 9 (8+1) 8 points for second place, 1 point fastest lap 3 5 FRA Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 32 +35.856 4 6 4 4 NED Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 32 +45.933 11 5 521 MON Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 32 +52.280 14 4 626 BRA Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 32 +52.866 6 3 7 3 FRA Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 32 +1:03.117 7 2 8 7 ESP Dani Clos Racing Engineering 32 +1:11.822 5 1 9 10 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 32 +1:12.913 17 10 19 ITA Davide Rigon Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:15.636 16 11 8 GER Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 32 +1:20.559 8 12 16 MYS Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 32 +1:26.007 19 13 14 CZE Josef Král Arden International 32 +1:31.885 9 14 18 ROM Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:43.492 20 15 22 GER Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 31 Retired 22 16 27 ITA Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 31 +1 lap 18 17 15 GBR Jolyon Palmer Arden International 31 +1 lap 12 18 12 NOR Pål Varhaug DAMS 31 +1 lap 21 19 2 COL Julián Leal Rapax 31 +1 lap 24 Ret 20 VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing 16 Gearbox 25 Ret 17 ITA Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 15 Accident damage 3 Ret 23 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 14 Accident 15 Ret 24 GBR Max Chilton Carlin 0 Accident 10 Ret 1 SUI Fabio Leimer Rapax 0 Accident 13 Ret 6 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 0 Accident 23 DNS 25 RUS Mikhail Aleshin Carlin InjuredFastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18) Source:2011 Istanbul GP2 - Round 1 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2011-istanbul-gp2/ MotorSport Magazine 4 June 2021 Sprint Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 121MON Stefano ColettiTrident Racing23 41:40.5714 6 24NED Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team23 +2.18455 39GBR Sam BirdiSport International23 +2.75674 43FRA Charles PicBarwa Addax Team23 +3.24323 516MYS Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing23 +3.502122 614CZE Josef KrálArden International23 +5.038131 75FRA Jules BianchiLotus ART23 +5.3736 810SWE Marcus EricssoniSport International23 +5.6029 915GBR Jolyon PalmerArden International23 +7.14317 10 11 FRA Romain Grosjean DAMS 23 +7.501 8 1 1 point for fastest lap 116MEX Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART23 +7.89225 1218ROM Michael HerckScuderia Coloni23 +9.26114 1323VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology23 +10.69722 1417ITA Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing23 +11.86221 157ESP Dani ClosRacing Engineering23 +12.1401 1627ITA Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia23 +12.23716 1724GBR Max ChiltonCarlin23 +12.35923 1826BRA Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia23 +12.8263 1922GER Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology23 +12.95015201SUI Fabio LeimerRapax23 +13.708242112NOR Pål VarhaugDAMS23 +14.195182220VEN Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing23 +15.58220Ret19ITA Davide RigonScuderia Coloni18Collision10Ret2ITA Julián LealRapax18Collision19Ret8GER Christian VietorisRacing Engineering3Spun off11DNS25RUS Mikhail AleshinCarlinInjuredFastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:38.442 (lap 6) Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 FRA Romain Grosjean 13 2 GBR Sam Bird 13 3 MON Stefano Coletti 10 4 NED Giedo van der Garde 10 5 FRA Jules Bianchi 6 Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 ESP Barwa Addax Team 15 2 FRA DAMS 13 3 GBR iSport International 13 4 ITA Trident Racing 10 5 FRA Lotus ART 6 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2011 Turkish Grand Prix 2011 Istanbul Park GP3 Series round References External links GP2 Series official web site: Results Turkish GP2 round 2011 2010 Abu Dhabi GP2 round 2011 Spanish GP2 round 2010 Turkish GP2 round none Istanbul Park Istanbul Park GP2 Series round Category:Sports competitions in Istanbul Category:International sports competitions hosted by Turkey Category:May 2011 sports events in Turkey