The 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
This round saw the competitive début of the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplier Pirelli, after Bridgestone bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010.
Classification Qualifying PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid19 Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:36.041125 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:36.448 +0.4072327 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia1:36.501 +0.4603423 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:36.614 +0.5734517 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:36.658 +0.617561 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:36.659 +0.6186725 Max ChiltonCarlin1:36.693 +0.652783 Josef KrálArden International1:36.724 +0.683896 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:36.741 +0.70091022 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering1:36.825 +0.78410112 Sam BirdiSport International1:36.830 +0.789111211 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:36.863 +0.822121315 Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology1:36.875 +0.834131416 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:36.961 +0.920141520 Fabio LeimerRapax1:37.047 +1.00615168 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing1:37.129 +1.088161721 Julián LealRapax1:37.145 +1.10417184 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:37.305 +1.264181918 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:37.329 +1.288192014 Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology1:37.345 +1.304202126 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia1:37.426 +1.385212227 Mikhail AleshinCarlin1:37.535 +1.49424237 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:37.572 +1.531262410 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:37.632 +1.591222519 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:37.669 +1.628232612 James JakesScuderia Coloni1:37.741 +1.70025 Notes – Mikhail Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session. – Fairuz Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.
Feature race PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints15 Jules BianchiLotus ART331:22:04.643210+129 Romain GrosjeanDAMS33 +6.68118+2327 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia33 +12.7943641 Marcus EricssoniSport International33 +14.00165517 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team33 +15.1985463 Josef KrálArden International33 +20.6018372 Sam BirdiSport International33 +24.412112818 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing33 +36.809191916 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team33 +37.411141020 Fabio LeimerRapax33 +40.252151119 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing33 +48.587231225 Max ChiltonCarlin33 +51.86671311 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni33 +59.96312144 Jolyon PalmerArden International33 +1:07.20618158 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing33 +1:08.136161614 Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology33 +1:37.978201712 James JakesScuderia Coloni32DNF251815 Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology32 +1 Lap13Ret22 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering24DNF10Ret21 Julián LealRapax19DNF17Ret7 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing19DNF26Ret6 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART18DNF9Ret27 Mikhail AleshinCarlin10DNF24Ret23 Dani ClosRacing Engineering0DNF4Ret26 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia0DNF21Ret10 Pål VarhaugDAMS0DNF22 Notes – Max Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.
Sprint race PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints118 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2643:02.8191623 Josef KrálArden International26 +2.6293531 Marcus EricssoniSport International26 +3.32354427 Davide ValsecchiTeam AirAsia26 +11.53163511 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni26 +14.687132620 Fabio LeimerRapax26 +17.17510178 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Super Nova Racing26 +25.3511585 Jules BianchiLotus ART26 +29.43481919 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing26 +30.94711104 Jolyon PalmerArden International26 +32.897141114 Andrea CaldarelliOcean Racing Technology26 +33.39616126 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART26 +33.643221312 James JakesScuderia Coloni26 +34.526171422 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering26 +37.42619157 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing26 +38.094211626 Luiz RaziaTeam AirAsia26 +38.830251721 Julián LealRapax26 +39.280201825 Max ChiltonCarlin26 +42.205121915 Oliver TurveyOcean Racing Technology26 +42.677182010 Pål VarhaugDAMS26 +43.137262116 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team26 +45.49392223 Dani ClosRacing Engineering26 +47.035242317 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team26 +49.92642427 Mikhail AleshinCarlin23DNF23Ret2 Sam BirdiSport International21DNF2Ret9 Romain GrosjeanDAMS0DNF7 Notes – Jules Bianchi, Charles Pic and Nathanaël Berthon were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings PosDriverPoints 1 Jules Bianchi 12 2 Romain Grosjean 10 3 Marcus Ericsson 9 4 Davide Valsecchi 9 5 Josef Král 8
Teams' Championship standings PosTeamPoints 1 Lotus ART 12 2 iSport International 11 3 DAMS 10 4 Team AirAsia 9 5 Arden International 8
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2011 Yas V8 400
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