2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round

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.

   2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 round

Round details
Round 1 of 2 rounds in the 2011 GP2 Series
Yas Marina Circuit
Location	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.730 km (2.939 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	11 February 2011
Laps	33
Pole position
Driver	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Time	1:36.041
Podium
First	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART
Second	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Third	Davide Valsecchi	Team Air Asia
Fastest lap
Driver	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix
Time	1:38.141 (on lap 31)
Sprint race
Date	12 February 2011
Laps	26
Podium
First	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing
Second	Josef Král	Arden International
Third	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Charles Pic[a]	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:37.656 (on lap 26)

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

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	1:36.041		1
2	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	1:36.448	+0.407	2
3	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	1:36.501	+0.460	3
4	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	1:36.614	+0.573	4
5	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	1:36.658	+0.617	5
6	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:36.659	+0.618	6
7	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	1:36.693	+0.652	7
8	3	Josef Král	Arden International	1:36.724	+0.683	8
9	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	1:36.741	+0.700	9
10	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:36.825	+0.784	10
11	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	1:36.830	+0.789	11
12	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	1:36.863	+0.822	12
13	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	1:36.875	+0.834	13
14	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	1:36.961	+0.920	14
15	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	1:37.047	+1.006	15
16	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	1:37.129	+1.088	16
17	21	Julián Leal	Rapax	1:37.145	+1.104	17
18	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	1:37.305	+1.264	18
19	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	1:37.329	+1.288	19
20	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	1:37.345	+1.304	20
21	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	1:37.426	+1.385	21
22	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	1:37.535	+1.494	241
23	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:37.572	+1.531	262
24	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	1:37.632	+1.591	22
25	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	1:37.669	+1.628	23
26	12	James Jakes	Scuderia Coloni	1:37.741	+1.700	25

Notes

• ^1 – Mikhail Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session.^[1]
• ^2 – Fairuz Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.^[1]

Feature race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	33	1:22:04.643	2	10+1
2	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	33	+6.681	1	8+2
3	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	33	+12.794	3	6
4	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	33	+14.001	6	5
5	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	33	+15.198	5	4
6	3	Josef Král	Arden International	33	+20.601	8	3
7	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	33	+24.412	11	2
8	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	33	+36.809	19	1
9	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	33	+37.411	14
10	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	33	+40.252	15
11	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	33	+48.587	23
12	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	33	+51.8663	7
13	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	33	+59.963	12
14	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	33	+1:07.206	18
15	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	33	+1:08.136	16
16	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	33	+1:37.978	20
17	12	James Jakes	Scuderia Coloni	32	DNF	25
18	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	32	+1 Lap	13
Ret	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	24	DNF	10
Ret	21	Julián Leal	Rapax	19	DNF	17
Ret	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	19	DNF	26
Ret	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	18	DNF	9
Ret	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	10	DNF	24
Ret	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	0	DNF	4
Ret	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	0	DNF	21
Ret	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	0	DNF	22
Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 1:38.141 (lap 31)

Notes

• ^3 – Max Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.^[2]

Sprint race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	26	43:02.819	1	6
2	3	Josef Král	Arden International	26	+2.629	3	5
3	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	26	+3.323	5	4
4	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	26	+11.531	6	3
5	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	26	+14.687	13	2
6	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	26	+17.175	10	1
7	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	26	+25.351	15
8	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	26	+29.4344	8	1
9	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	26	+30.947	11
10	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	26	+32.897	14
11	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	26	+33.396	16
12	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	26	+33.643	22
13	12	James Jakes	Scuderia Coloni	26	+34.526	17
14	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	26	+37.4264	19
15	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	26	+38.094	21
16	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	26	+38.830	25
17	21	Julián Leal	Rapax	26	+39.280	20
18	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	26	+42.205	12
19	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	26	+42.677	18
20	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	26	+43.137	26
21	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	26	+45.4934	9
22	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	26	+47.035	24
23	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	26	+49.926	4
24	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	23	DNF	23
Ret	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	21	DNF	2
Ret	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	0	DNF	7
Fastest lap: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team) 1:37:656 (lap 26)

Notes

• ^4 – Jules Bianchi, Charles Pic and Nathanaël Berthon were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.^[3]

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Jules Bianchi 12 2 Romain Grosjean 10 3 Marcus Ericsson 9 4 Davide Valsecchi 9 5 Josef Král 8

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 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

Notes

1. Charles Pic set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Jules Bianchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.