The 2011 Valencia GP2 Series round was the fourth round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2011 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain, supporting the 2011 European Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid 13 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:46.675 1 24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 1:46.727 2 3 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS1:46.771 3 417 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing1:46.953 4 56 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:46.995 5 69 Sam BirdiSport International1:47.016 6 77 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:47.041 7 827 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia1:47.129 8 95 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:47.337 91010 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:47.417 10 1126 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia1:47.418 11 1224 Max ChiltonCarlin1:47.451 12 1325 Álvaro ParenteCarlin1:47.752 131412 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:47.802 14 158 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering1:47.875 151621 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing1:47.963 161715 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:48.032 171818 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:48.056 18191 Fabio LeimerRapax1:48.234 192023 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:48.337 202116 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:48.527 212214 Josef KrálArden International1:48.601 222319 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni1:48.631 232420 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:48.716 24252 Julián LealRapax1:48.768 252622 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology1:48.972 26
Feature Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS 30 58:19.400 3 10+1 24 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 30 +15.481 2 8 327 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia 30 +20.901 8 6 47 Dani ClosRacing Engineering 30 +24.010 7 5 59 Sam BirdiSport International 30 +24.323 6 4 626 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia 30 +24.495 11 3 76 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART 30 +48.097 5 2 814 Josef KrálArden International 30 +51.064 22 1 915 Jolyon PalmerArden International 30 +53.632 171018 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni 30 +57.032 18 112 Julián LealRapax 30 +58.041 25 1222 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology 30 +58.567 26 1312 Pål VarhaugDAMS 30 +1:06.416 141423 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology 30 +1:12.085 20 1520 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing 30 +1:20.090 241616 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing 30 +1:25.296 211721 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing 30 +1:44.986 161819 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni 29 +1 lap 23Ret24 Max ChiltonCarlin 23 Retirement 12Ret8 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering 15 Retirement 15Ret17 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 14 Accident 4Ret3 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team 13 Retirement 1 2Ret10 Marcus EricssoniSport International 0 Collision 10Ret1 Fabio LeimerRapax 0 Collision 19Ret5 Jules BianchiLotus ART0 Collision 9Ret25 Álvaro ParenteCarlin 0 Collision 13
Sprint Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 16 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART 23 43:34.905 2 6+1 226 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia 23 +12.995 3 5 34 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 23 +13.842 7 4 427 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia 23 +26.633 6 3 57 Dani ClosRacing Engineering 23 +30.130 5 2 618 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni 23 +30.374 10 1 75 Jules BianchiLotus ART 23 +34.651 24 822 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technology 23 +34.677 12 92 Julián LealRapax 23 +36.728 111012 Pål VarhaugDAMS 23 +37.615 23 1110 Marcus EricssoniSport International 23 +40.932 21 129 Sam BirdiSport International 23 +42.599 4 138 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering 23 +44.840 19141 Fabio LeimerRapax 23 +46.014 25 1517 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing 23 +46.777 261616 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing 23 +57.433 151723 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology 23 +1:08.309 131825 Álvaro ParenteCarlin 23 +1:11.936 221921 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing 21 Retirement 162019 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni 21 Retirement 17Ret14 Josef KrálArden International 14 Retirement 1Ret15 Jolyon PalmerArden International 14 Retirement 9Ret24 Max ChiltonCarlin 3 Retirement 18Ret 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS 0 Collision 8Ret20 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing 0 Collision 14Ret3 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team 0 Collision 20
Notes – Bianchi, Leimer, Filippi and Varhaug were given a ten grid position penalty for causing avoidable collisions during Feature Race.
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean34 2 Giedo van der Garde33 3 Davide Valsecchi30 4 Sam Bird27 5 Charles Pic24
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Barwa Addax Team57 2 Caterham Team AirAsia41 3 iSport International35 4 DAMS34 5 Racing Engineering24
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2011 European Grand Prix 2011 Valencia GP3 Series round
References
External links GP2 Series official website: Results