2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round

United Kingdom    2011 British GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series season
and
Round 4 of 8 rounds in the
2011 GP3 Series season

Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
Course Permanent racing facility
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Feature race
Date 9 July 2011
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Time 1:58:531
Podium
First France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART
Second Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering
Third Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Time 1:43.274 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 10 July 2011
Laps 21
Podium
First France Romain Grosjean DAMS
Second Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Third Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing
Time 1:43:262 (on lap 12)
Race 1
Date 9 July 2011
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:51.190
Podium
First Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport
Second United Kingdom Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix
Third United Kingdom Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix
Time 2:05.985
Race 2
Date 10 July 2011
Laps 14
Podium
First United Kingdom Lewis Williamson MW Arden
Second United Kingdom Dean Smith Addax Team
Third United Kingdom Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:52.916

The 2011 British GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 9 and 10, 2011 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2011 GP2 Season and the fourth round of the 2011 GP3 Season. The race supported the 2011 British Grand Prix.

Classification

GP2

Qualifying

Pos No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 1:58.531 1
2 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 1:58.971 2
3 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 1:59.020 131
4 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:59.143 3
5 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:59.881 4
6 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 1:59.952 5
7 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:00.044 6
8 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 2:00.109 7
9 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 2:00.175 8
10 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 2:00.223 9
11 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 2:00.300 10
12 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 2:00.462 11
13 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 2:00.527 12
14 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 2:00.529 14
15 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 2:00.927 15
16 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 2:01.203 16
17 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 2:01.315 17
18 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 2:01.816 18
19 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 2:02.681 19
20 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 2:01.922 20
21 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 2:02.681 21
22 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 2:02.800 22
23 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 2:03.268 23
24 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 2:04.518 24
25 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 2:08.608 25
26 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology no time DNS2

Notes

  1. ^ – Grosjean was given a ten grid position penalty after Valencia Sprint Race for causing a collision.[1]
  2. ^ – Mirocha did not take part in the qualifying session and did not continue the race weekend due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.[2]

Feature Race

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 29 58:40.010 1 10+2
2 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 29 +4.177 3 8
3 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 29 +4.935 6 6
4 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 29 +5.627 13 5+1
5 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 29 +11.424 8 4
6 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 29 +23.293 4 3
7 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 29 +31.959 21 2
8 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 29 +33.711 19 1
9 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 29 +34.394 2
10 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 29 +41.761 7
11 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 29 +41.971 9
12 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 29 +46.881 10
13 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 29 +47.848 17
14 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 29 +49.612 12
15 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 29 +50.717 25
16 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 29 +56.960 16
17 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 29 +58.332 20
18 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 29 +1:05.327 23
19 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 29 +1:06.251 18
20 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 29 +1:11.1633 11
21 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 29 +1:20.989 24
22 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 29 +1:26.252 15
23 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 29 +1:33.465 22
24 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 28 +1 lap 14
Ret 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 14 Collision 5
DNS 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:43.274 (lap 27)

Notes

  1. ^ – Palmer was given a 30 seconds time penalty, having forced Gutiérrez off the track.[3]

Sprint Race

Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) took pole position and won the feature race.
Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11 France Romain Grosjean DAMS 21 36:42.650 5 6+1
2 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 21 +7.019 3 5
3 4 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 21 +7.760 1 4
4 10 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +8.433 6 3
5 5 France Jules Bianchi Lotus ART 21 +9.427 8 2
6 9 United Kingdom Sam Bird iSport International 21 +12.924 4 1
7 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 21 +20.853 7
8 6 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus ART 21 +21.888 10
9 25 Portugal Álvaro Parente Carlin 21 +22.128 9
10 3 France Charles Pic Barwa Addax Team 21 +23.154 11
11 1 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Rapax 21 +23.296 15
12 17 Italy Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 21 +23.624 13
13 20 Venezuela Rodolfo González Trident Racing 21 +31.357 18
14 26 Brazil Luiz Razia Caterham Team AirAsia 21 +32.330 17
15 16 Malaysia Fairuz Fauzy Super Nova Racing 21 +32.780 21
16 15 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer Arden International 21 +33.447 20
17 27 Italy Davide Valsecchi Caterham Team AirAsia 21 +34.778 14
18 18 Romania Michael Herck Scuderia Coloni 21 +38.139 24
19 24 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 21 +39.168 25
20 14 Czech Republic Josef Král Arden International 21 +40.754 23
21 2 Colombia Julián Leal Rapax 21 +1:25.700 22
22 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Trident Racing 20 +1 lap 2
23 12 Norway Pål Varhaug DAMS 20 +1 lap 16
Ret 23 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ocean Racing Technology 10 Gearbox 12
Ret 19 Italy Kevin Ceccon Scuderia Coloni 6 Suspension 19
DNS 22 Germany Kevin Mirocha Ocean Racing Technology Injury
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Trident Racing) 1:43.262 (lap 12)

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 France Romain Grosjean 47
2 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 38
3 United Kingdom Sam Bird 32
4 Italy Davide Valsecchi 30
5 France Charles Pic 24

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Spain Barwa Addax Team 62
2 United Kingdom iSport International 49
3 France DAMS 47
4 Malaysia Caterham Team AirAsia 41
5 Spain Racing Engineering 40

GP3

Race 1

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 30:40.239 6 10
2 4 United Kingdom Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 14 +2.814 55 8+1
3 21 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 14 +4.751 18 6
4 10 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 14 +7.400 15 5+2
5 29 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +15.227 23 4
6 3 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART 14 +18.644 25 3
7 28 United Kingdom Lewis Williamson MW Arden 14 +19.315 35 2
8 25 United Kingdom Dean Smith Addax Team 14 +24.705 25 1
9 26 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 14 +27.838 45
10 11 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 14 +29.706 174 5
11 17 Finland Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 14 +30.351 125
12 27 Switzerland Simon Trummer MW Arden 14 +31.185 145
13 14 United States Conor Daly Carlin 14 +35.791 295
14 9 Italy Vittorio Ghirelli Jenzer Motorsport 14 +40.397 19
15 2 Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 14 +54.998 75
16 20 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 14 +57.3526 21
17 16 Brazil Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 14 +1:18.171 285
18 6 Russia Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +1:20.044 205
19 5 Portugal António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 14 +1:43.499 95
20 18 Netherlands Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 13 +1 lap 304 5
DSQ 8 Russia Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport 14 Disqualified7 15
Ret 23 France Tom Dillmann Addax Team 11 Spun off 85
Ret 24 Colombia Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 11 Spun off 115
Ret 22 Switzerland Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 8 27
Ret 1 Brazil Pedro Nunes Lotus ART 3 26
Ret 30 Denmark Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 1 Collision 10
Ret 19 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 1 135
Ret 31 Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 0 Collision 164
Ret 12 Finland Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 0 Accident 244
DNS 15 Canada Daniel Morad Carlin 22
Fastest lap: Alexander Sims (Status Grand Prix) 2:05.985

Notes

  1. ^ – Ten grid position penalty for Laine (ignoring yellow flag during free practice); the same penalty to Haryanto, Melker and Hylkema (causing collisions during Race 2 in Valencia).[4]
  2. ^ – Most drivers elected to start the warm-up lap with slicks. Due to increasing rain, several drivers pitted for wet-weather tyres from the warm-up lap.[5]
  3. ^ – Stöckinger was given a 30 seconds time penalty after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[6]
  4. ^ – Zimin was excluded from the race results because of forcing Laine off the track; Zimin was also suspended from Race 2.[6]

Race 2

Pos No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 United Kingdom Lewis Williamson MW Arden 14 26:51.435 2 6
2 25 United Kingdom Dean Smith Addax Team 14 +5.090 1 5+1
3 4 United Kingdom Alexander Sims Status Grand Prix 14 +7.202 7 4
4 11 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Manor Racing 14 +8.178 10 3
5 3 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus ART 14 +11.238 3 2
6 21 United Kingdom Nick Yelloly ATECH CRS GP 14 +11.619 6 1
7 14 United States Conor Daly Carlin 14 +12.080 13
8 31 Netherlands Nigel Melker RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +13.051 27
9 5 Portugal António Félix da Costa Status Grand Prix 14 +14.660 19
10 27 Switzerland Simon Trummer MW Arden 14 +20.947 12
11 7 Switzerland Nico Müller Jenzer Motorsport 14 +22.574 8
12 2 Finland Valtteri Bottas Lotus ART 14 +23.987 15
13 30 Denmark Michael Christensen RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +25.338 25
14 24 Colombia Gabriel Chaves Addax Team 14 +30.864 22
15 10 United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Marussia Manor Racing 14 +32.965 5
16 22 Switzerland Zoël Amberg ATECH CRS GP 14 +35.349 23
17 1 Brazil Pedro Nunes Lotus ART 14 +37.013 24
18 17 Finland Aaro Vainio Tech 1 Racing 14 +38.579 11
19 29 United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta RSC Mücke Motorsport 14 +39.642 4
20 19 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Tech 1 Racing 14 +41.457 26
21 18 Netherlands Thomas Hylkema Tech 1 Racing 14 +41.759 20
22 9 Italy Vittorio Ghirelli Jenzer Motorsport 14 +42.038 14
23 16 Brazil Leonardo Cordeiro Carlin 14 +45.566 17
24 6 Russia Ivan Lukashevich Status Grand Prix 14 +49.993 18
25 23 France Tom Dillmann Addax Team 13 Retired 21
Ret 20 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger ATECH CRS GP 8 Spun off 16
Ret 12 Finland Matias Laine Marussia Manor Racing 3 Retired 28
Ret 26 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 0 Retired 9
DNS 15 Canada Daniel Morad Carlin
EX 8 Russia Maxim Zimin Jenzer Motorsport Excluded
Fastest lap: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (Marussia Manor Racing) 1:52.916

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 United Kingdom Alexander Sims 29
2 New Zealand Mitch Evans 26
3 Netherlands Nigel Melker 22
4 United Kingdom James Calado 21
5 Italy Andrea Caldarelli 20

Teams' Championship standings
Pos Team Points
1 Australia MW Arden 45
2 Republic of Ireland Status Grand Prix 36
3 Germany RSC Mücke Motorsport 33
4 France Tech 1 Racing 33
5 France Lotus ART 33

References

  1. "Romain Grosjean penalised". GP2 Series. 26 June 2011.
  2. "Bianchi tops rained out qualifying". GP2 Series. 8 July 2011.
  3. "Palmer penalised after feature race". GP2 Series. 9 July 2011.
  4. "Quaife-Hobbs clinches maiden pole". GP3 Series. 9 July 2011.
  5. "Müller wins frenzied Silverstone race". GP3 Series. 9 July 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Silverstone post-Race 1 penalties". GP3 Series. 9 July 2011.

External links

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