The 2009-10 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round was the fourth and final round of the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 13 and 14, 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other being the 2009-10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round. This event will support the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, and therefore use a different layout to an earlier race in the series, The Endurance Circuit.
Luca Filippi started from pole position, won the race (first win for MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com and set fastest lap, forming a perfect weekend. Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.
This was the last race for the original GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, as it was replaced by the Dallara GP2/11 for 2011.
Classification
Qualifying PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid120 Luca FilippiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com2:07.0871211 Charles PicArden International2:07.178 +0.0912316 Oliver TurveyiSport International2:07.237 +0.1503417 Davide ValsecchiiSport International2:07.243 +0.1564524 Álvaro ParenteScuderia Coloni2:07.413 +0.3265612 Javier VillaArden International2:07.432 +0.345677 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix2:07.710 +0.623784 Luiz RaziaRapax2:07.772 +0.6858927 Giacomo RicciDPR2:07.892 +0.80591021 Alexander RossiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com2:08.027 +0.94020118 Sam BirdART Grand Prix2:08.339 +1.252101223 Fabio LeimerOcean Racing Technology2:08.428 +1.341111318 Dani ClosTrident Racing2:08.467 +1.380121426 Michael HerckDPR2:08.634 +1.54713151 Christian VietorisDAMS2:08.678 +1.59114165 Max ChiltonBarwa Addax Team2:08.692 +1.605151722 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology2:08.778 +1.69116182 Edoardo PiscopoDAMS2:08.858 +1.77117193 Vladimir ArabadzhievRapax2:08.863 +1.776182015 Josef KrálSuper Nova Racing2:09.454 +2.367192125 Will BrattScuderia Coloni2:09.611 +2.52421226 Rodolfo GonzálezBarwa Addax Team2:09.648 +2.561222314 Jake RosenzweigSuper Nova Racing2:09.904 +2.817232419 Plamen KralevTrident Racing2:12.975 +5.88824 Notes – Alexander Rossi was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing a forcing Fabio Leimer off the track at the previous round in Bahrain sprint race.
Feature race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 120 Luca Filippi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 29 1:06:15.383 110+2+1 217 Davide Valsecchi iSport International 29 +2.058 48 311 Charles Pic Arden International 29 +3.990 26 424 Álvaro Parente Scuderia Coloni 29 +6.863 55 527 Giacomo Ricci DPR 29 +8.085 94 68 Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 29 +14.845 103 712 Javier Villa Arden International 29 +15.305 62 82 Edoardo Piscopo DAMS 29 +15.503 171 916 Oliver Turvey iSport International 29 +15.684 3 107 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 29 +18.498 7 1121 Alexander Rossi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 29 +22.028 20 123 Vladimir Arabadzhiev Rapax 29 +22.260 18 1322 Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 29 +26.137 16 1418 Dani Clos Trident Racing 29 +26.749 12 1525 Will Bratt Scuderia Coloni 29 +28.031 21 1615 Josef Král Super Nova Racing 29 +30.208 19 1714 Jake Rosenzweig Super Nova Racing 29 +31.799 23 1826 Michael Herck DPR 29 +48.097 13 195 Max Chilton Barwa Addax Team 28 +1 lap 15 Ret1 Christian Vietoris DAMS 21 DNF 14 Ret19 Plamen Kralev Trident Racing 20 DNF 24 Ret6 Rodolfo González Barwa Addax Team 15 DNF 22 Ret4 Luiz Razia Rapax 1 DNF 8 Ret23 Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0 DNF 11
Sprint race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 127 Giacomo Ricci DPR 20 43:47.744 46 28 Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 20 +5.369 35+1 324 Álvaro Parente Scuderia Coloni 20 +9.585 54 417 Davide Valsecchi iSport International 20 +15.695 73 521 Alexander Rossi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 20 +16.559 112 612 Javier Villa Arden International 20 +23.280 21 722 Yelmer Buurman Ocean Racing Technology 20 +25.403 13 820 Luca Filippi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 20 +25.949 8 93 Vladimir Arabadzhiev Rapax 20 +29.077 12 1015 Josef Král Super Nova Racing 20 +30.780 16 1116 Oliver Turvey iSport International 20 +32.196 9 1218 Dani Clos Trident Racing 20 +35.035 14 134 Luiz Razia Rapax 20 +38.628 23 141 Christian Vietoris DAMS 20 +45.567 20 155 Max Chilton Barwa Addax Team 20 +47.373 19 1625 Will Bratt Scuderia Coloni 20 +51.821 15 1714 Jake Rosenzweig Super Nova Racing 20 +53.057 17 1819 Plamen Kralev Trident Racing 20 +1:12.250 21 1911 Charles Pic Arden International 20 +1:44.114 6 Ret7 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 17 DNF 10 Ret6 Rodolfo González Barwa Addax Team 16 DNF 22 Ret26 Michael Herck DPR 16 DNF 18 DNS2 Edoardo Piscopo DAMS 0 Did not start 1 DNS23 Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0 Did not start 24 Notes – Edoardo Piscopo did not start because she lost her right rear wheel in the formation lap. – Fabio Leimer did not start due to engine problems.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Davide Valsecchi 56 2 2 Luca Filippi 29 1 3 Giacomo Ricci 29 1 4 Javier Villa 19 1 5 Charles Pic 18
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 iSport International 73 2 Arden International 37 3 DPR 36 4 MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com 34 2 5 ART Grand Prix 20
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
References
External links 2009–10 2nd Bahrain GP2 Asia round on paddock.gp2series.com