The 2011 British GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2011 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2011 GP2 Season. The race supported the 2011 British Grand Prix.
Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid 15 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:58.531 1 225 Álvaro ParenteCarlin1:58.971 2 3 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS1:59.020 13 48 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering1:59.143 3 57 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:59.881 4 624 Max ChiltonCarlin1:59.952 5 710 Marcus EricssoniSport International2:00.044 6 86 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART2:00.109 7 99 Sam BirdiSport International2:00.175 8103 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team2:00.223 9 1123 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology2:00.300 10 1215 Jolyon PalmerArden International2:00.462 11 1327 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia2:00.527 121418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni2:00.529 14 152 Julián LealRapax2:00.927 151612 Pål VarhaugDAMS2:01.203 161717 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing2:01.315 171819 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni2:01.816 18194 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 2:02.681 192026 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia2:01.922 202121 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing2:02.681 212214 Josef KrálArden International2:02.800 222320 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing2:03.268 232416 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing2:04.518 24251 Fabio LeimerRapax2:08.608 252622 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing Technologyno time DNS
Notes – Grosjean was given a ten grid position penalty after Valencia Sprint Race for causing a collision. – Mirocha did not take part in the qualifying session and did not continue the race weekend due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.
Feature Race
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 15 Jules BianchiLotus ART29 58:40.010 1 10+2 28 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering29 +4.177 3 8 310 Marcus EricssoniSport International29 +4.935 6 6 4 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS29 +5.627 13 5+1 59 Sam BirdiSport International29 +11.424 8 4 67 Dani ClosRacing Engineering29 +23.293 4 3 721 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing29 +31.959 21 2 84 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 29 +33.711 19 1 925 Álvaro ParenteCarlin29 +34.394 2 106 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART29 +41.761 7 113 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team29 +41.971 9 1223 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology29 +46.881 10 1317 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing29 +47.848 17 1427 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia29 +49.612 12151 Fabio LeimerRapax29 +50.717 251612 Pål VarhaugDAMS29 +56.960 161726 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia29 +58.332 201820 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing29 +1:05.327 231919 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni29 +1:06.251 182015 Jolyon PalmerArden International29 +1:11.163 112116 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing29 +1:20.989 24222 Julián LealRapax29 +1:26.252 152314 Josef KrálArden International29 +1:33.465 222418 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni28 +1 lap 14Ret24 Max ChiltonCarlin14 Collision 5DNS22 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing TechnologyInjury
Notes – Palmer was given a 30 seconds time penalty, having forced Gutiérrez off the track.
Sprint Race Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 11 Romain Grosjean DAMS21 36:42.650 5 6+1 27 Dani ClosRacing Engineering21 +7.019 3 5 34 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team 21 +7.760 1 4 410 Marcus EricssoniSport International21 +8.433 6 3 55 Jules BianchiLotus ART21 +9.427 8 2 69 Sam BirdiSport International21 +12.924 4 1 78 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering21 +20.853 7 86 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART21 +21.888 10 925 Álvaro ParenteCarlin21 +22.128 9 103 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team21 +23.154 11 111 Fabio LeimerRapax21 +23.296 15 1217 Luca FilippiSuper Nova Racing21 +23.624 13 1320 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing21 +31.357 18 1426 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia21 +32.330 171516 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing21 +32.780 211615 Jolyon PalmerArden International21 +33.447 201727 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia21 +34.778 141818 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni21 +38.139 241924 Max ChiltonCarlin21 +39.168 252014 Josef KrálArden International21 +40.754 23212 Julián LealRapax21 +1:25.700 222221 Stefano ColettiTrident Racing20 +1 lap 22312 Pål VarhaugDAMS20 +1 lap 16Ret23 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology10 Gearbox 12Ret19 Kevin CecconScuderia Coloni6 Suspension 19DNS22 Kevin MirochaOcean Racing TechnologyInjury
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Romain Grosjean47 2 Giedo van der Garde38 3 Sam Bird32 4 Davide Valsecchi30 5 Charles Pic24
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Barwa Addax Team62 2 iSport International49 3 DAMS47 4 Caterham Team AirAsia41 5 Racing Engineering40
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2011 British Grand Prix 2011 Silverstone GP3 Series round
References
External links GP2 Series official website: Results