2011 GP2 Series explained
The 2011 GP2 Series season was the forty-fifth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also seventh season under the GP2 Series moniker, the pan-European motor racing series for single specification open wheel GP2 cars. Thirteen teams competed over a nine event series that run from 7 May at Istanbul Park in Turkey to 11 September at Monza in Italy. The series again performed the role of a series for developing emerging young drivers, acting as the principal supporting motor racing series that fills in time between sessions of the nine World Championship Formula One Grands Prix that are held in Europe. The championship was won by reigning GP2 Asia champion Romain Grosjean at the penultimate round of the series. Luca Filippi, Jules Bianchi and Charles Pic were all divided just by two points in their battle for the second, third and fourth places respectively. Christian Vietoris, Davide Valsecchi, Stefano Coletti, Esteban Gutiérrez and Fabio Leimer was the other race winners.
Following a three-year cycle, the previous GP2 chassis was replaced by a brand new car, the GP2/11, built by Italian racing car manufacturer Dallara. The engine configuration remained the same until the end of the 2017 season, with the only modifications being to the exhaust systems.[1] The series changed tyre supplier from Bridgestone to Pirelli for 2011–13.[2] The 2011 season saw the addition of two new teams to the grid, Carlin and Team AirAsia.[3] Meanwhile, DPR was not selected to continue in the series.
On 22 November 2010 it was announced that Renault would no longer badge their Mecachrome GP2 Series engines, instead Mecachrome would run its own engine program from 2011 onwards.[4] All GP2 Series cars had a reverse gear for the first time in the series.
Teams and drivers
This section lists drivers who competed in the regular season. For the drivers who competed in the non-championship race in Abu Dhabi, see 2011 GP2 Final.
Team changes
Driver changes
- Changed teams
- Entering/Re-Entering GP2 Series
- Leaving GP2
- Midseason Changes
- A number of midseason changes were also made during the season, to replace other drivers. Scuderia Coloni's Davide Rigon suffered stable fractures of the tibia and fibula in an accident with Julián Leal in Istanbul. He was replaced by Kevin Ceccon in Montmeló and Monaco after Vietoris' accident in Istanbul left him suffering from severe headaches. He continued with his campaign in DTM despite this, and returned to GP2 in time for the Valencia round.[33]
- For Monaco, Oliver Turvey made his return to the category, replacing Mikhail Aleshin at Carlin. Turvey was later replaced by Álvaro Parente in Valencia. Aleshin returned at the Hungaroring, as Parente had a prior commitment to compete for McLaren at the Spa 24 Hours.
- Prior to the round at the Nürburgring, Kevin Ceccon left Scuderia Coloni to concentrate on Auto GP. He was replaced by fellow Auto GP racer Luca Filippi from Super Nova Racing. Filippi's vacated seat was taken by Adam Carroll, who returned to the series after participating between 2005 and 2008. Ceccon later returned to the team for the non-championship round in Abu Dhabi.[34]
- For the round held at Spa-Francorchamps, Brendon Hartley replaced Kevin Mirocha in the Ocean Racing Technology team.
- For the round held at Monza, the injured Stefano Coletti was replaced by Stéphane Richelmi.
2011 Schedule
The 2011 calendar was announced on 21 December 2010. The series will consist of nine rounds, one less than in 2010, as the Abu Dhabi round will return to the GP2 Asia Series and will not be replaced.[35] It will support all the European Formula One events.[36]
On 12 July 2011, it was announced that a non-championship round will take place in Abu Dhabi under the name 2011 GP2 Final.[37]
Round | Location | Circuit | Date | Time[38] | Tyres | Supporting |
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1 | | Istanbul, Turkey | Istanbul Park | 7 May | 15:40 | 12:40 | Medium | |
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| 8 May | 11:35 | 08:35 |
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2 | F | Montmeló, Spain | Circuit de Catalunya | 21 May | 15:40 | 13:40 | Hard | |
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S | 22 May | 10:35 | 08:35 |
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3 | F | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 27 May | 11:15 | 09:15 | Super Soft | |
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S | 28 May | 16:30 | 14:30 |
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4 | F | Valencia, Spain | Valencia Street Circuit | 25 June | 15:40 | 13:40 | Soft | |
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S | 26 June | 10:35 | 08:35 |
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5 | F | Silverstone, Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit | 9 July | 14:40 | 13:40 | Medium | |
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S | 10 July | 09:30 | 08:30 |
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6 | F | Nürburg, Germany | Nürburgring | 23 July | 15:40 | 13:40 | Soft | |
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S | 24 July | 10:30 | 08:30 |
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7 | F | Mogyoród, Hungary | Hungaroring | 30 July | 15:40 | 13:40 | Soft | |
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S | 31 July | 10:30 | 08:30 |
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8 | F | Stavelot, Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 August | 15:40 | 13:40 | Medium | |
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S | 28 August | 10:30 | 08:30 |
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9 | F | Monza, Italy | Monza Circuit | 10 September | 15:40 | 13:40 | Hard | |
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S | 11 September | 10:30 | 08:30 |
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| F | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi | Yas Marina Circuit | 12 November | ? | ? | Medium | |
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S | 13 November | ? | ? | |
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Results
Championship standings
- Scoring systemPoints are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 6 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race will also receive two points, and one point is given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points are awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.
- Feature race points
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | Pole | FL |
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Points | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
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- Sprint race pointsPoints are awarded to the top 6 classified finishers.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | FL |
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Points | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
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Drivers' Championship
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap | |
Notes:- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Teams' Championship
Pos | Team | | IST
| CAT
| MON
| VAL
| SIL
| NÜR
| HUN
| SPA
| MNZ
| Points |
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1 | Barwa Addax Team | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 | 2 | DSQ | 2 | 13 | Ret | 19 | 2 | Ret | 101 |
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4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 4 | Ret | 20 | 21 | 13 | 2 | DAMS | 11 | 1 | 10 | DSQ | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 89 |
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12 | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | Ret | 21 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 23 | Ret | 17 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | Racing Engineering | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 2 | Ret | 18 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 73 |
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8 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 2 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 2 | 7 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 4 | iSport International | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 70 |
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10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16† | 5 | 16 | Ret | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | Lotus ART | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 19 | Ret | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 68 |
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6 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | DNS | 7 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | Team AirAsia (1–3) Caterham Team AirAsia (4–9) | 26 | 6 | 18 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 3 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 9 | 49 |
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27 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 20 | Ret | 7 | Scuderia Coloni | 18 | 14 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 12 | Ret | 16 | 15 | Ret | DNS | 46 |
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19 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 20† | 19 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | Trident Racing | 20 | Ret | 22 | 17 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 9 | 15 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 16 | 22 |
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21 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 20† | 5 | Ret | 17 | 19† | 7 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 1 | Ret | DNS | 15 | 14 | 9 | Super Nova Racing | 16 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 15† | 10 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 20 |
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17 | Ret | 14 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | Ret | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | Rapax | 1 | Ret | 20 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 14 | 15 | 11 | DSQ | 8 | 11 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 15 |
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2 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 20 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 11 | Arden International | 14 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 21† | 6 | 2 | 8 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 17 | 15 |
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15 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 17 | NC | 11 | 9 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 19 | Ret | 22 | 18† | Ret | 14 | Ret | 19 | 12 | Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | 15† | 19 | 21† | 16 | 10 | Ret | 12 | 8 | DNS | DNS | Ret | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 20 | 4 |
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23 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 17 | 12 | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Carlin | 24 | Ret | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 19 | 17 | 6 | 18 | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | 18 | 4 |
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25 | DNS | DNS | 16 | 18 | 14 | 8 | Ret | 18 | 9 | 9 | 20† | Ret | 15 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | Pos | Team | | IST
| CAT
| MON
| VAL
| SIL
| NÜR
| HUN
| SPA
| MNZ
| Points | |
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Notes:- † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Glendenning. Mark. 5 July 2010. Exclusive: First shot of new GP2 car. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 21 September 2010.
- News: GP2 Series with Pirelli in 2011-2013. 24 June 2010. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 1 January 2011.
- News: GP2 Series announce teams for 2011-2013 . 21 September 2010 . . GP2 Motorsport Limited . 1 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120306075745/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/09/GP2-Series-announce-teams-for-2011-2013/ . 6 March 2012 .
- Web site: Renault to Lose Mecachrome Engine Developer?. 2010-11-22.
- News: Fabio Leimer with Team Champions Rapax in 2011. 7 December 2010. GP2 Series. 1 January 2011. GP2 Motorsport Limited.
- News: Julian Leal joins Rapax in 2011 GP2 Series. 11 March 2011. GP2 Series. 11 March 2011. GP2 Motorsport Limited.
- News: Pic — van der Garde line up for Barwa Addax. 23 December 2010. GP2 Series. 1 January 2011. GP2 Motorsport Limited.
- News: Lotus to back ART's GP2 and GP3 teams. Keith. Collantine. F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. 21 September 2010. 22 September 2010.
- News: Bianchi signs for ART for 2011. Jonathan. Noble. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 December 2010. 23 December 2010.
- News: Esteban Gutierrez in GP2 with Lotus ART team in 2011 . estebanracing.com . . 10 November 2010 . 10 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120302071601/http://www.estebanracing.com/news.asp?id=291 . 2 March 2012 .
- News: Racing Engineering confirm their 2011 Line Up. 27 January 2011. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 January 2011.
- News: Round 2 – Barcelona Preview. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 19 May 2011. 19 May 2011.
- News: iSport signs Bird and Ericsson for '11. Steven. English. 13 January 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 13 January 2011.
- News: Grosjean and Varhaug confirmed by DAMS. 25 January 2011. GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 25 January 2011.
- News: Kral and Palmer join Arden for 2011 GP2 season. 24 January 2011. Arden Motorsport. Arden International. 24 January 2011.
- News: Fauzy to be Renault's reserve driver. Pablo. Elizalde. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 18 January 2011. 18 January 2011. The team said the Malaysian will also be competing in the GP2 series this year with the Super Nova squad..
- News: Istanbul Preview. Super Nova Racing. RiDom Ltd.. 4 May 2011. 4 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110726012731/http://www.supernova-racing.com/gp2News.jsp?newsId=233. 26 July 2011. dead.
- News: Super Nova Confirm Carroll's GP2 Return. 20 July 2011. thecheckeredflag.co.uk. The Checkered Flag. 20 July 2011.
- News: Scuderia Coloni and Michael Herck join forces in 2011. 22 October 2010. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 1 January 2011.
- News: Rigon and Scuderia Coloni together in the GP2 Series. 30 April 2011. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 30 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110506071452/http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/04_April/Rigon-and-Scuderia-Coloni-together-in-the-GP2-Series/. 6 May 2011. dead.
- News: Ceccon replaces Rigon at Coloni. Andrew. van de Burgt. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 17 May 2011. 17 May 2011.
- News: Rodolfo Gonzalez completes Trident Racing line up in 2011. 27 January 2011. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 27 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110130022107/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/01_Jan/Rodolfo-Gonzalez-completes-Trident-Racing-line-up-in-2011/. 30 January 2011. dead.
- News: Interview with Trident's Stefano Coletti. 22 November 2010. Racecar. Racecar New Media Services Ltd.. 25 November 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101124080056/http://www.racecar.com/Motorsport/News/Interview-with-Trident%27s-Stefano-Coletti/38549.htm. 24 November 2010. dead.
- News: Glendenning. Mark. Stephane Richelmi to deputise for injured Stefano Coletti in Trident GP2 line-up. 3 September 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 3 September 2011.
- News: Ocean signs Cecotto, Mirocha. Pablo. Elizalde. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 5 April 2011. 5 April 2011.
- News: Hartley Replaces Mirocha at Ocean For Spa. Peter. Allen. TheCheckeredFlag.co.uk. BlackEagleMedia. 25 August 2011. 25 August 2011.
- News: Carlin ready for GP2 Series debut. 4 May 2011. carlin.co.uk. Carlin. 4 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110508141452/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/CarlinreadyforGP2Seriesdebut.htm. 8 May 2011. dead.
- News: Round 3 – Monaco Preview. 25 May 2011. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 25 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110526072728/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Round-3---Monaco-Preview/. 26 May 2011. dead.
- News: Parente joins Carlin. 21 June 2011. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 21 June 2011.
- News: AirAsia secures Valsecchi and Razia. Matt. Beer. 4 February 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 4 February 2011.
- News: Group Lotus announces ART deal. Matt. Beer. Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 22 September 2010. 23 September 2010.
- News: The new face of Marussia Virgin Racing . . . 21 December 2010 . 21 December 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224074812/http://www.virginracing.com/news/241/ . 24 December 2010 .
- News: Vietoris back for Valencia. Jamie. O'Leary. 23 June 2011. 23 June 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications.
- News: Kevin Ceccon to do GP2 non-championship event at Abu Dhabi with Coloni. Glenn. Freeman. 6 October 2011. 7 October 2011. Autosport. Haymarket Publications.
- News: GP2 Asia rejoins Abu Dhabi GP bill. autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 22 December 2010. 22 December 2010.
- News: GP2 Series 2011 season Calendar. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 21 December 2010. 1 January 2011.
- News: GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series to be merged. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 July 2011. 12 July 2011.
- News: GP2 Calendar. Motorsportstats.com. 23 December 2021.
- Web site: GP2 Fastest laps . motorsportstats.com . Motorsport Stats . 26 December 2021.