The 2010 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 14 and May 15, 2010 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the second race of the 2010 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2's feeder formula GP3 does not appear at this event, with Formula Renault 3.5 Series replacing it on the support bill.

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Free practice Pastor Maldonado was fastest in free practice. This circuit is favorite for the Venezuelan, he won here in 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2007 and 2009 GP2 Series. Maldonado was ahead of Sergio Pérez and Christian Vietoris by 0.441 seconds. Vladimir Arabadzhiev missed his car in Saint Devote and crashed his left rear into the wall, later Max Chilton made same mistake at the same corner but he escaped on the track.

Qualifying Dani Clos claimed the top spot in heavy rain conditions ahead of Sergio Pérez and practice’s fastest man Pastor Maldonado, who crashed into the wall four minutes before the end of the session. This pole was the first in Clos's GP2 career. Davide Valsecchi, who set seventh fastest time in qualifying got a five place grid penalty for his accident with Pastor Maldonado.

Feature Race Sergio Pérez took his maiden GP2 race win in the feature race at Monaco. The Barwa Addax driver crossed the line 0.6s clear of Pastor Maldonado, although the margin did not reflect Pérez's dominance around the Monte Carlo streets. The Mexican had led by as much as 5.2s at some points of the race, although that was eroded by a safety car following a Ho-Pin Tung's heavy crash at the Swimming Pool on lap 16. Pérez stretched his lead back out to well over 2.0s after the restart, but while he backed off over the closing laps, he never allowed Maldonado to get close enough to attempt at a pass. The pair moved into the top two spots at the start after capitalising on a slow getaway by polesitter Dani Clos, although the Spaniard made up for it with a solid drive to third, giving him his third-straight point-scoring finish. ART's Jules Bianchi was fourth, the Frenchman making up a few spots with a well-timed pitstop, but he was forced to keep an eye on his mirrors due to some late-race pressure from Coloni's Alberto Valerio. It was a less fruitful morning for Bianchi's team-mate Sam Bird, who was on track for points until suffering a severe delay in the pits that dropped the Briton back in 15th. Giedo van der Garde was sixth after having early made one of the only passing moves of the race when he overtook DAMS' Jérôme d'Ambrosio, but the Belgian had the last laugh when he crossed the line in eighth behind Luiz Razia, giving himself pole for tomorrow's sprint race. In typical Monaco fashion there were a few drivers whose race ended at the first corner. Max Chilton removed himself from the race by sailing into the back of Davide Valsecchi, forcing Valsecchi into the pits for repairs to his rear wing, while Trident's Adrian Zaugg was also hit from behind and forced to retire. Valsecchi got back out, only to later tag the wall and bend his suspension, forcing him to park. Having already lost Chilton at the first corner, Ocean Racing had to wait just one more lap before it could begin packing up after Fabio Leimer crashed at Mirabeau, and Coloni's Vladimir Arabadzhiev was also forced to retire with accident damage after a brush with the tyres.

Sprint Race Jérôme d'Ambrosio repeated Sergio Pérez's earlier feat by winning his first GP2 race in the Sprint Race at Monaco. The Renault Junior Team driver led all the way from pole, but his early efforts to build a lead were dashed when Coloni's Alberto Valerio and Arden's Rodolfo González crashed simultaneously at different parts of the circuit and prompted a safety car. That brought D'Ambrosio back within range of Giedo van der Garde, and he had the Addax car in his mirrors for virtually the rest of the race, finally crossing the line just 0.3 seconds clear. There was a lot of scrapping behind them for third place, which eventually went to ART's Jules Bianchi after a determined drive and a couple of brave passing moves. Rapax's Luiz Razia had been on target for the final podium place for most of the race, but after seeing off an early challenge from Valerio (which ended with Valerio hitting the wall at the chicane), he soon found himself under pressure from Bianchi. The Frenchman eventually found a way past, while Razia lost another spot when he made a mistake on the penultimate lap and allowed Trident's Johnny Cecotto to slip past into fourth. Race 1 winner Sergio Pérez took the final point for sixth. Much like the Grand Prix would be, the race had many incidents, starting with Dani Clos ripping a wheel off on the barriers on lap nine and ending Racing Engineering's interest in the afternoon, with Christian Vietoris having failed to make the start due to an engine problem. There was also a number of drivethrough penalties, with the victims including Pastor Maldonado and Rodriguez for a jump start and Oliver Turvey, Davide Valsecchi, and Fabio Leimer for cutting the first corner at the start. Sam Bird got the point for fastest lap.

Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid 17 Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:37.572 1 24 Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:37.605 +0.033 2 315 Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:38.512 +0.940 3 420 Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:38.901 +1.329 4 519 Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.072 +1.500 5 61 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:39.146 +1.574 6 710 Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:39.255 +1.683 12 811 Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:39.363 +1.791 7 98 Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:39.413 +1.841 8 1014 Luiz Razia Rapax 1:39.544 +1.972 9 112 Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:39.638 +2.066 10 123 Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:39.812 +2.240 11 136 Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:39.826 +2.254 13 1412 Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 1:39.926 +2.354 14 1525 Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:40.237 +2.665 15 1618 Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.495 +2.923 16 1727 Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:40.520 +2.948 17 1816 Charles Pic Arden International 1:40.767 +3.195 18 1917 Rodolfo González Arden International 1:40.881 +3.309 19 205 Josef Král Super Nova Racing 1:40.973 +3.401 20 2121 Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:41.733 +4.161 21 2226 Michael Herck DPR 1:42.039 +4.467 22 2324 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:43.090 +5.518 23 249 Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:43.595 +6.023 24 Notes — Davide Valsecchi received a five-place grid penalty because of causing accident with Pastor Maldonado in qualifying.

Feature Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 14 Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 42 1:00:32.223 210+1 215 Pastor Maldonado Rapax 42 +0.617 38 37 Dani Clos Racing Engineering 42 +10.688 16+2 41 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 42 +12.117 65 520 Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 42 +14.117 44 63 Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 42 +17.337 113 714 Luiz Razia Rapax 42 +35.967 92 811 Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 42 +37.403 71 924 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 42 +46.535 23 1017 Rodolfo González Arden International 42 +53.055 19 1116 Charles Pic Arden International 42 +53.977 18 126 Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 42 +54.913 13 135 Josef Král Super Nova Racing 42 +57.571 20 148 Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 42 +58.636 PL 159 Oliver Turvey iSport International 42 +59.942 24 1626 Michael Herck DPR 42 +1:03.008 22 1727 Giacomo Ricci DPR 42 +1:03.419 17 182 Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 42 +1:24.160 10 Ret10 Davide Valsecchi iSport International 21 Crash 12 Ret21 Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 19 Crash 21 Ret12 Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 13 Crash 14 Ret19 Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 5 Ret25 Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 0 Collision 15 Ret18 Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 16 Notes — Christian Vietoris started from the pit lane after her car got stuck on the starting grid at the start of the formation lap. — Sam Bird received a 25-seconds penalty because of cutting the chicane.

Sprint Race Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 111 Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 30 43:43.804 16 23 Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 30 +0.351 35 31 Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 30 +1.078 54 424 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 30 +2.919 93 514 Luiz Razia Rapax 30 +6.572 22 64 Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 30 +7.257 81 716 Charles Pic Arden International 30 +7.903 11 85 Josef Král Super Nova Racing 30 +8.837 13 96 Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 30 +9.431 12 102 Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 30 +10.046 181 1115 Pastor Maldonado Rapax 30 +10.465 7 1225 Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 30 +11.239 23 1321 Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 30 +12.591 20 1418 Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 30 +25.246 24 159 Oliver Turvey iSport International 30 +25.461 15 1610 Davide Valsecchi iSport International 30 +25.703 19 1719 Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 30 +26.063 22 Ret26 Michael Herck DPR 22 Retired 16 Ret12 Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 20 Retired 21 Ret27 Giacomo Ricci DPR 17 Retired 17 Ret20 Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 14 Crash 4 Ret17 Rodolfo González Arden International 14 Crash 10 Ret7 Dani Clos Racing Engineering 8 Crash/Lost wheel 6 DNS8 Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0 Did not start 14 Notes — Christian Vietoris did not start due to engine problems.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 71 Sergio Pérez 17 32 Pastor Maldonado 15 23 Dani Clos 15 4 Luiz Razia 11 55 Jules Bianchi 11

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Rapax 26 62 Barwa Addax Team 25 33 ART Grand Prix 16 14 Racing Engineering 15 35 Arden International 10

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

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References

External links GP2 Series official web site: Results