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 Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:34.398 1 29 Sam BirdiSport International 1:34.4832 317 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:34.7093 45 Jules BianchiLotus ART 1:34.7844 57 Dani ClosRacing Engineering 1:34.7975 626 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia 1:34.8886 73 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team 1:34.9547 827 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia 1:34.97518 98 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering 1:34.9818 1014 Josef KrálArden International 1:35.0509 1124 Max ChiltonCarlin1:35.11010 124 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 1:35.14011 1315 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:35.15912 141 Fabio LeimerRapax1:35.16413 1521 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing 1:35.18214 1623 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:35.36015 1719 Davide RigonScuderia Coloni1:35.36916 1810 Marcus EricssoniSport International 1:35.37517 1916 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing 1:35.428192018 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni 1:35.545202112 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:35.681 212222 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:35.825222325 Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:35.873246 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:35.97323252 Julián LealRapax 1:36.168242620 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:36.18725
Notes – Davide Valsecchi was handed a ten place grid penalty for driving in the opposite direction during the qualifying session. – Mikhail Aleshin did not contest the remainder of the weekend, having fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during an accident in qualifying.
Feature Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS 32 57:09.999 1 12 2 9 Sam Bird iSport International 32 +0.332 2 9 3 5 Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 32 +35.856 4 6 4 4 Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 32 +45.933 11 5 521 Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 32 +52.280 14 4 626 Luiz Razia Team AirAsia 32 +52.866 6 3 7 3 Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 32 +1:03.117 7 2 8 7 Dani Clos Racing Engineering 32 +1:11.822 5 1 9 10 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 32 +1:12.913 17 10 19 Davide Rigon Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:15.636 16 11 8 Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 32 +1:20.559 8 12 16 Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 32 +1:26.007 19 13 14 Josef Král Arden International 32 +1:31.885 9 14 18 Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:43.492 20 15 22 Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology 31 Retired 22 16 27 Davide Valsecchi Team AirAsia 31 +1 lap 18 17 15 Jolyon Palmer Arden International 31 +1 lap 12 18 12 Pål Varhaug DAMS 31 +1 lap 21 19 2 Julián Leal Rapax 31 +1 lap 24 Ret 20 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing 16 Gearbox 25 Ret 17 Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 15 Accident damage 3 Ret 23 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 14 Accident 15 Ret 24 Max Chilton Carlin 0 Accident 10 Ret 1 Fabio Leimer Rapax 0 Accident 13 Ret 6 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 0 Accident 23 DNS 25 Mikhail Aleshin Carlin InjuredFastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18) Source:
Sprint Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 121 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing23 41:40.5714 6 24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team23 +2.18455 39 Sam BirdiSport International23 +2.75674 43 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team23 +3.24323 516 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing23 +3.502122 614 Josef KrálArden International23 +5.038131 75 Jules BianchiLotus ART23 +5.3736 810 Marcus EricssoniSport International23 +5.6029 915 Jolyon PalmerArden International23 +7.14317 10 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS 23 +7.501 8 116 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART23 +7.89225 1218 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni23 +9.26114 1323 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology23 +10.69722 1417 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing23 +11.86221 157 Dani ClosRacing Engineering23 +12.1401 1627 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia23 +12.23716 1724 Max ChiltonCarlin23 +12.35923 1826 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia23 +12.8263 1922 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology23 +12.95015201 Fabio LeimerRapax23 +13.708242112 Pål VarhaugDAMS23 +14.195182220 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing23 +15.58220Ret19 Davide RigonScuderia Coloni18Collision10Ret2 Julián LealRapax18Collision19Ret8 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering3Spun off11DNS25 Mikhail AleshinCarlinInjured
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean 13 2 Sam Bird 13 3 Stefano Coletti 10 4 Giedo van der Garde 10 5 Jules Bianchi 6
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Barwa Addax Team 15 2 DAMS 13 3 iSport International 13 4 Trident Racing 10 5 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