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 18 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering2:18.345 1 219 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni2:19.779 2 3 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team2:20.056 26 35 Jules BianchiLotus ART2:20.211 3 418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni2:20.748 4 510 Marcus EricssoniSport International2:20.858 5617 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing2:21.491 6 7 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS2:21.715 7823 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology2:21.753 8 96 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART2:21.877 9 104 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 2:21.956 101122 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology2:22.145 11127 Dani ClosRacing Engineering2:22.254 121316 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing2:22.299 131425 Mikhail AleshinCarlin2:22.326 14 1514 Josef KrálArden International2:22.346 15 1624 Max ChiltonCarlin2:22.573 16 171 Fabio LeimerRapax2:22.623 171820 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing2:22.655 18 1926 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia2:22.895 192027 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia2:23.364 25219 Sam BirdiSport International2:23.365 202215 Jolyon PalmerArden International2:23.495 212312 Pål VarhaugDAMS2:23.830 222421 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2:24.272 23252 Julián LealRapax2:24.832 24
Notes – 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. – Valsecchi was given a ten place grid penalty for Feature Race after setting his fastest sector time under yellow flags during the qualifying session.
Feature Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 18 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering241:00:55.099 110+2+1 25 Jules BianchiLotus ART24 +2.862 38 3 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS24 +4.571 76 419 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni24 +6.441 25522 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology24 +11.614 11467 Dani ClosRacing Engineering24 +12.471 123 716 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing24 +18.906 132 814 Josef KrálArden International24 +17.391 151917 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing24 +19.364 61027 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia24 +20.228 251123 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology24 +22.899 8129 Sam BirdiSport International24 +23.358 201312 Pål VarhaugDAMS24 +24.110 22 146 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART24 +31.304 10 1524 Max ChiltonCarlin23 +1 lap 16 1618 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni23 +1 lap 4Ret10 Marcus EricssoniSport International18Gearbox 5Ret4 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 18Collision 10Ret20 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing18Collision damage 18Ret25 Mikhail AleshinCarlin16Collision damage 14Ret15 Jolyon PalmerArden International16Engine 21Ret21 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing15Collision 23Ret2 Julián LealRapax14Spun off 24Ret1 Fabio LeimerRapax7Gearbox 17Ret26 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia1Collision 19Ret3 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1Collision 26
Notes – 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.
Sprint Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 119 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni1839:34.834 56+1 25 Jules BianchiLotus ART18 +4.476 75 314 Josef KrálArden International18 +6.857 14 4 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS18 +7.685 63 59 Sam BirdiSport International18 +8.993 12267 Dani ClosRacing Engineering18 +12.952 31 76 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART18 +14.364 14823 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology18 +19.360 11922 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology18 +19.634 31027 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia18 +20.192 101117 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing18 +21.472 91210 Marcus EricssoniSport International18 +22.033 17 138 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering18 +22.348 81415 Jolyon PalmerArden International18 +22.917 20 1518 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni18 +23.672 16 1624 Max ChiltonCarlin18 +27.960 151720 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing18 +28.510 251812 Pål VarhaugDAMS18 +28.547 13193 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team18 +28.853 24204 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 18 +29.374 18 2116 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing18 +59.072 2Ret25 Mikhail AleshinCarlin13Gearbox 19Ret2 Julián LealRapax13Spun off 21Ret26 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia12Collision 23Ret1 Fabio LeimerRapax7Accident 22DNS21 Stefano ColettiTrident RacingInjury
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean83 2 Giedo van der Garde49 3 Jules Bianchi48 4 Charles Pic42 5 Luca Filippi40
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Barwa Addax Team91 2 DAMS83 3 Racing Engineering64 4 Lotus ART62 5 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