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2011 GP2 Series

Season of Formula One feeder championship


Season of Formula One feeder championship

Formula One Support series: GP3 Series Teams' Champion: Barwa Addax Team

The 2011 GP2 Series season was the forty-fifth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also seventh season under the GP2 Series moniker, the pan-European motor racing series for single specification open wheel GP2 cars. Thirteen teams competed over a nine event series that run from 7 May at Istanbul Park in Turkey to 11 September at Monza in Italy. The series again performed the role of a series for developing emerging young drivers, acting as the principal supporting motor racing series that fills in time between sessions of the nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix that are held in Europe. The championship was won by reigning GP2 Asia champion Romain Grosjean at the penultimate round of the series. Luca Filippi, Jules Bianchi and Charles Pic were all divided just by two points in their battle for the second, third and fourth places respectively. Christian Vietoris, Davide Valsecchi, Stefano Coletti, Esteban Gutiérrez and Fabio Leimer was the other race winners.

Following a three-year cycle, the previous GP2 chassis was replaced by a brand new car, the GP2/11, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara. The engine configuration remained the same until the end of the 2017 season, with the only modifications being to the exhaust systems. The series changed tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Pirelli for 2011–13. The 2011 season saw the addition of two new teams to the grid, Carlin and Team AirAsia. Meanwhile, DPR was not selected to continue in the series.

On 22 November 2010 it was announced that Renault would no longer badge their Mecachrome GP2 Series engines, instead Mecachrome would run its own engine program from 2011 onwards. All GP2 Series cars had a reverse gear for the first time in the series.

Teams and drivers

  • This section lists drivers who competed in the regular season. For the drivers who competed in the non-championship race in Abu Dhabi, see 2011 GP2 Final.*
TeamNo.Driver nameRounds
ITA Rapax1CHE Fabio LeimerAll
2COL Julián LealAll
ESP Barwa Addax Team3FRA Charles PicAll
4NLD Giedo van der GardeAll
FRA Lotus ART5FRA Jules BianchiAll
6MEX Esteban GutiérrezAll
ESP Racing Engineering7ESP Dani ClosAll
8DEU Christian Vietoris1, 4–9
PRT Álvaro Parente2–3
GBR iSport International9GBR Sam BirdAll
10SWE Marcus EricssonAll
FRA DAMS11FRA Romain GrosjeanAll
12NOR Pål VarhaugAll
GBR Arden International14CZE Josef KrálAll
15GBR Jolyon PalmerAll
GBR Super Nova Racing16MYS Fairuz FauzyAll
17ITA Luca Filippi1–5
GBR Adam Carroll6–9
ITA Scuderia Coloni18ROU Michael HerckAll
19ITA Davide Rigon
1
ITA Kevin Ceccon2–5
ITA Luca Filippi6–9
ITA Trident Racing20VEN Rodolfo GonzálezAll
21MCO Stefano Coletti1–8
MCO Stéphane Richelmi9
PRT Ocean Racing Technology22DEU Kevin Mirocha1–7
NZL Brendon Hartley8–9
23VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.All
GBR Carlin24GBR Max ChiltonAll
25RUS Mikhail Aleshin1–2, 7–8
GBR Oliver Turvey3
PRT Álvaro Parente4–6, 9
MYS Team AirAsia (1–3)
MYS Caterham Team AirAsia (4–9)26BRA Luiz RaziaAll
27ITA Davide ValsecchiAll
**Sources:**

Team changes

  • David Price Racing left GP2, while Carlin and Team AirAsia joined the series, filling the vacancies left by DPR and Durango (who left ahead of the 2010 season).
  • Lotus Cars lent its name to ART Grand Prix in a similar arrangement to their sponsorship of Takuma Sato and KV Racing Technology in the IndyCar Series, while Team Lotus is behind the new Team AirAsia outfit. Aside from the name, there is no crossover between Lotus ART and Team Air Asia.

Driver changes

; Changed teams

  • Sam Bird moved to iSport International after competing in his rookie season for ART Grand Prix. He partnered Marcus Ericsson, who moves over from Super Nova Racing.
  • Johnny Cecotto Jr. switched from Trident Racing to Ocean Racing Technology, having competed for Trident in the first eight meetings of the 2010 season.
  • Max Chilton moved from Ocean Racing Technology to be part of Carlin's inaugural GP2 pairing.
  • Rodolfo González returned to Trident Racing after a season with Arden International. González drove for Trident at the German round in 2009.
  • After driving for DPR for most of his GP2 career to date, Michael Herck moved to Scuderia Coloni.
  • After driving for Super Nova Racing in his rookie season, Josef Král switched to Arden International.
  • Fabio Leimer moved from Ocean Racing Technology to Rapax.
  • Charles Pic switched from Arden International to partner Giedo van der Garde at Barwa Addax.
  • Luiz Razia moved from team's champions Rapax to debutants Team Air Asia. Davide Valsecchi joined him after a season with iSport International.

; Entering/Re-Entering GP2 Series

  • Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Mikhail Aleshin has extended his collaboration with Carlin for GP2, making a return to GP2 after contesting two meetings in 2007 with ART Grand Prix.
  • Stefano Coletti returned to the series with Trident Racing, having competed in two rounds in 2009 for Durango.
  • Fairuz Fauzy made his comeback to the series with Super Nova Racing, the team that Fauzy competed with in 2006 and also in the 2008 Asia Series.
  • GP3 Series champion Esteban Gutiérrez moved up to GP2 with Lotus ART, having raced for the team in GP3.
  • Julián Leal made his debut in the series with Rapax, having finished 20th in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for International DracoRacing.
  • After a part season in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup, Kevin Mirocha graduated into GP2 with Ocean Racing Technology.
  • FIA Formula Two Championship runner-up Jolyon Palmer joined Arden International.
  • Davide Rigon returned to the series with Scuderia Coloni, having driven for Trident Racing in 2009.
  • Pål Varhaug moved up from the GP3 Series to drive for DAMS.

; Leaving GP2

  • 2010 champion Pastor Maldonado will from Rapax to compete in Formula One with Williams alongside Rubens Barrichello.
  • Jérôme d'Ambrosio left DAMS to compete in Formula One for Virgin Racing alongside former GP2 Champion Timo Glock, having previously driven for the team during Friday practice sessions at selected events in .
  • Sergio Pérez moved from Barwa Addax to compete in Formula One with Sauber alongside former Asia Series champion Kamui Kobayashi.
  • Ho-Pin Tung moved to the IndyCar Series as a part-time entry with Dragon Racing, and failed to qualify for the 2011 Indianapolis 500.
  • Alberto Valerio returned to his native Brazil to compete in the Copa Caixa Stock Car series.
  • Adrian Zaugg moved to Auto GP, but completed only one event in 2011.

; Midseason Changes

  • A number of midseason changes were also made during the season, to replace other drivers. Scuderia Coloni's Davide Rigon suffered stable fractures of the tibia and fibula in an accident with Julián Leal in Istanbul. He was replaced by Kevin Ceccon in Montmeló and Monaco after Vietoris' accident in Istanbul left him suffering from severe headaches. He continued with his campaign in DTM despite this, and returned to GP2 in time for the Valencia round.
  • For Monaco, Oliver Turvey made his return to the category, replacing Mikhail Aleshin at Carlin. Turvey was later replaced by Álvaro Parente in Valencia. Aleshin returned at the Hungaroring, as Parente had a prior commitment to compete for McLaren at the Spa 24 Hours.
  • Prior to the round at the Nürburgring, Kevin Ceccon left Scuderia Coloni to concentrate on Auto GP. He was replaced by fellow Auto GP racer Luca Filippi from Super Nova Racing. Filippi's vacated seat was taken by Adam Carroll, who returned to the series after participating between 2005 and 2008. Ceccon later returned to the team for the non-championship round in Abu Dhabi.
  • For the round held at Spa-Francorchamps, Brendon Hartley replaced Kevin Mirocha in the Ocean Racing Technology team.
  • For the round held at Monza, the injured Stefano Coletti was replaced by Stéphane Richelmi.

2011 Schedule

The 2011 calendar was announced on 21 December 2010. The series will consist of nine rounds, one less than in 2010, as the Abu Dhabi round will return to the GP2 Asia Series and will not be replaced. It will support all the European Formula One events.

On 12 July 2011, it was announced that a non-championship round will take place in Abu Dhabi under the name 2011 GP2 Final.

RoundLocationCircuitDateTimeTyresSupportingLocalUTC1FS2FS3FS4FS5FS6FS7FS8FS9FSNCFS
TUR Istanbul, TurkeyIstanbul Park7 May15:4012:40Medium**
8 May11:3508:35
ESP Montmeló, SpainCircuit de Catalunya21 May15:4013:40Hard**
22 May10:3508:35
MON Monte Carlo, MonacoCircuit de Monaco27 May11:1509:15Super Soft**
28 May16:3014:30
ESP Valencia, SpainValencia Street Circuit25 June15:4013:40Soft**
26 June10:3508:35
UK Silverstone, Great BritainSilverstone Circuit9 July14:4013:40Medium**
10 July09:3008:30
GER Nürburg, GermanyNürburgring23 July15:4013:40Soft**
24 July10:3008:30
HUN Mogyoród, HungaryHungaroring30 July15:4013:40Soft**
31 July10:3008:30
BEL Stavelot, BelgiumCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps27 August15:4013:40Medium**
28 August10:3008:30
ITA Monza, ItalyMonza Circuit10 September15:4013:40Hard**
11 September10:3008:30
UAE Yas Island, Abu DhabiYas Marina Circuit12 November??Medium**
13 November??
**Sources:**

Results

RoundCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning teamReport1FS2FS3FS4FS5FS6FS7FS8FS9FSNCFS
TUR Istanbul ParkFRA Romain GrosjeanGBR Sam BirdFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA DAMS[Report](2011-istanbul-park-gp2-series-round)
FRA Romain GrosjeanMCO Stefano ColettiITA Trident Racing
ESP Circuit de CatalunyaNLD Giedo van der GardeNLD Giedo van der GardeFRA Charles PicESP Barwa Addax Team[Report](2011-catalunya-gp2-series-round)
FRACHE Fabio LeimerITA Rapax
MCO Circuit de MonacoGBR Sam BirdITA Davide ValsecchiITA Davide ValsecchiMYS Team AirAsia[Report](2011-monaco-gp2-series-round)
GBRFRA Charles PicESP Barwa Addax Team
ESP Valencia Street CircuitFRA Charles PicFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA DAMS[Report](2011-valencia-street-gp2-series-round)
MCOMEX Esteban GutiérrezFRA Lotus ART
GBR Silverstone CircuitFRA Jules BianchiFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA Jules BianchiFRA Lotus ART[Report](2011-silverstone-gp2-series-round)
MCOFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA DAMS
DEU NürburgringFRA Charles PicITA Luca FilippiITA Luca FilippiITA Scuderia Coloni[Report](2011-nurburgring-gp2-series-round)
DEU Christian VietorisFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA DAMS
HUN HungaroringBRA Luiz RaziaGBRFRA Romain GrosjeanFRA DAMS[Report](2011-hungaroring-gp2-series-round)
FRA Romain GrosjeanMCO Stefano ColettiITA Trident Racing
BEL Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsDEU Christian VietorisCOLDEU Christian VietorisESP Racing Engineering[Report](2011-spa-francorchamps-gp2-series-round)
SWEITA Luca FilippiITA Scuderia Coloni
ITA Monza CircuitFRA Charles PicITA Luca FilippiITA Luca FilippiITA Scuderia Coloni[Report](2011-monza-gp2-series-round)
ITA Luca FilippiDEU Christian VietorisESP Racing Engineering
ARE Yas Marina CircuitCHE Fabio LeimerCHE Fabio LeimerCHE Fabio LeimerESP Racing Engineering[Report](2011-yas-marina-gp2-series-round)
BRA Luiz RaziaGBR James CaladoFRA Lotus ART
**Source:**

Championship standings

;Scoring system Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

;Feature race points

PositionPoints
**1st****2nd**
108

;Sprint race points Points are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.

PositionPoints
**1st****2nd**
65

Drivers' Championship

PosDriverIST
TURCAT
ESPMON
MCOVAL
ESPSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNSPA
BELMNZ
ITAPoints1**89**2**54**3**53**4**52**5**49**6**45**7**35**8**30**9**30**10**25**11**22**12**19**13**15**14**15**15**15**16**8**17**6**18**5**19**4**20**4**21**1**22**0**23**0**24**0**25**0**26**0**27**0**28**0**29**0**30**0**31**0**32**0**PosDriverIST
TURCAT
ESPMON
MCOVAL
ESPSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNSPA
BELMNZ
ITAPoints
FRA Romain Grosjean**1***10*DSQ94*3**1*Ret*4**1*311*3*34321
ITA Luca FilippiRet14RetRet34Ret151312*1*3*6*Ret4*1**1**5*
FRA Jules Bianchi377RetRet19Ret7**1**542762283
FRA Charles Pic7411981**Ret**Ret1110**2**DSQ213Ret19**2**Ret
NLD Giedo van der Garde42***2***RetRet923836Ret44Ret202113
GBR Sam Bird*2*335**Ret**13512568717512544
DEU Christian Vietoris11RetRet1327Ret*4*810***1***1361
ITA Davide Valsecchi161644*1*534141713Ret1614101020Ret
ESP Dani Clos81562Ret1845627Ret10Ret66137
SWE Marcus Ericsson9853RetRetRet1134516†516Ret12148
MCO Stefano Coletti511020†5Ret1719†722RetRet211RetDNS
BRA Luiz Razia618RetRetRet20621714Ret14**3**7RetRet109
MEX Esteban GutiérrezRet11Ret1212DNS7*1*10812RetRet214796
CHE Fabio LeimerRet208*1*97Ret141511DSQ81111RetRet72
CZE Josef Král136921†628Ret2320181191783Ret17
PRT Álvaro Parente117216Ret189920†Ret1212
GBR Adam Carroll1551912911511
MYS Fairuz Fauzy12514615†10161621151612RetRet72118Ret
NZL Brendon Hartley592220
GBR Max ChiltonRet17121176RetRetRet1917618Ret1516Ret18
ROU Michael Herck1412RetRet13151062418111012Ret1615RetDNS
DEU Kevin Mirocha15†1921†1610Ret128DNSDNSRet13148
NOR Pål Varhaug1821158Ret2113101623Ret1713Ret13181110
VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ret131413Ret17141712Ret10RetRetRet1181715
GBR Oliver Turvey148
VEN Rodolfo GonzálezRet222010Ret1415Ret1813915Ret9Ret171916
COL Julián Leal19Ret1714RetRet119222114920RetRetRet16Ret
GBR Jolyon Palmer1791817NC119Ret201619Ret2218†Ret14Ret19
ITA Davide Rigon10Ret
ITA Kevin Ceccon191511121820†19Ret
MCO Stéphane Richelmi1514
RUS Mikhail AleshinDNSDNS16181515RetRet
**Sources:**

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap |} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

PosTeamNo.IST
TURCAT
ESPMON
MCOVAL
ESPSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNSPA
BELMNZ
ITAPoints1**101**2**89**3**73**4**70**5**68**6**49**7**46**8**22**9**20**10**15**11**15**12**4**13**4**PosTeamNo.IST
TURCAT
ESPMON
MCOVAL
ESPSIL
GBRNÜR
DEUHUN
HUNSPA
BELMNZ
ITAPoints
ESP Barwa Addax Team37411981**Ret**Ret1110**2**DSQ213Ret19**2**Ret
442***2***RetRet923836Ret44Ret202113
FRA DAMS11**1***10*DSQ94*3**1*Ret*4**1*311*3*34321
121821158Ret2113101623Ret1713Ret13181110
ESP Racing Engineering781562Ret1845627Ret10Ret66137
811Ret117216Ret1327Ret*4*810***1***1361
GBR iSport International9*2*335**Ret**13512568717512544
109853RetRetRet1134516†516Ret12148
FRA Lotus ART5377RetRet19Ret7**1**542762283
6Ret11Ret1212DNS7*1*10812RetRet214796
MYS Team AirAsia (1–3)
MYS Caterham Team AirAsia (4–9)26618RetRetRet20621714Ret14**3**7RetRet109
27161644*1*534141713Ret1614101020Ret
ITA Scuderia Coloni181412RetRet13151062418111012Ret1615RetDNS
1910Ret191511121820†19Ret*1*3*6*Ret4*1**1**5*
ITA Trident Racing20Ret221710Ret1415Ret1813915Ret9Ret171916
21511020†5Ret1719†722RetRet211RetDNS1514
GBR Super Nova Racing1612513615†10161621151612RetRet72118Ret
17Ret14RetRet34Ret1513121551912911511
ITA Rapax1Ret208*1*97Ret141511DSQ81111RetRet72
219Ret1714RetRet119222114920RetRetRet16Ret
GBR Arden International14136921†628Ret2320181191783Ret17
151791817NC119Ret201619Ret2218†Ret14Ret19
PRT Ocean Racing Technology2215†1921†1610Ret128DNSDNSRet13148592220
23Ret131413Ret17141712Ret10RetRetRet1181715
GBR Carlin24Ret17121176RetRetRet1917618Ret1516Ret18
25DNSDNS1618148Ret189920†Ret1515RetRet1212
**Sources:**

|} Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

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