2011 Imola GP2 Asia Series round

  2011 Imola GP2 Asia round

Round details
Round 2 of 2 in the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season.
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Location	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.909 km (3.050 mi)
Feature Race
Date	19 March 2011
Laps	35
Pole position
Driver	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Time	1:27.067
Podium
First	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Second	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team
Third	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART
Fastest lap
Driver	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Time	1:28.097 (on lap 32)
Sprint Race
Date	20 March 2011
Laps	25
Podium
First	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering
Second	Fabio Leimer	Rapax
Third	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team
Fastest lap
Driver	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Time	1:28.772 (on lap 8)

The 2011 Italian GP2 Asia round was the second and final round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 19 and 20, 2011 at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy.^[1] It was replacement round of two cancelled Bahrain weekends.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Team	Time	Grid
1	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	1:27.067	1
2	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	1:27.384	2
3	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	1:27.558	3
4	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	1:27.676	4
5	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	1:27:737	5
6	3	Josef Král	Arden International	1:27.834	6
7	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:27.872	7
8	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	1:27.898	8
9	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	1:27.909	9
10	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	1:27:988	10
11	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	1:28.073	11
12	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	1:28.093	12
13	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	1:28.143	13
14	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	1:28.151	14
15	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	1:28.160	15
16	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	1:28.194	16
17	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	1:28.310	17
18	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	1:28.332	18
19	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	1:28.357	19
20	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	1:28.373	20
21	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:28.382	21
22	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	1:28.490	22
23	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	1:28.549	23
24	21	Julian Leal	Rapax	1:28.644	24
25	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:28.646	25
26	22	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	No time	26

Race 1

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	35	52:59.103	1	11
2	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	35	+14.349	5	8
3	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	35	+17.527	4	6
4	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	35	+21.502	3	5
5	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	35	+41.228	16	4
6	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	35	+51.867	13	3
7	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	35	+52.813	20	2
8	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	35	+53.964	21	1
9	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	35	+54.224	17
10	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	35	+54.661	7
11	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	35	+55.390	15
12	3	Josef Král	Arden International	35	+55.840	6
13	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	35	+1:07.700	19
14	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	35	+1:19.721	14
15	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	35	+1:20.567	22
16	21	Julián Leal	Rapax	35	+1:22.066	24
17	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	35	+1:24.224	12
18	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	35	+1:24.503	8
19	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	35	+1:26.672	10
20	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	35	+1:29.215	23
21	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	35	+1:31.023	18
22	12	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	35	+1:31.058	26
Ret	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	15	DNF	25
Ret	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	7	DNF	2
Ret	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	0	DNF	11
DSQ	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	35	Disqualified^1	9
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:28.097 (lap 32)

Notes

1. ^ – Valsecchi was excluded from Feature Race because the car floor were found not to comply with sporting regulations as it was too low.^[3]

Race 2

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	25	37:25.901	2	6
2	20	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	25	+0.931	3	5
3	17	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	25	+4.007	7	4
4	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	25	+8.366	11	3
5	11	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	25	+15.312	5	2
6	10	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	25	+27.415	13	1
7	9	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	25	+27.826^1	8	1
8	15	Oliver Turvey	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+29.294	14
9	3	Josef Král	Arden International	25	+29.721	12
10	12	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	25	+30.139	22
11	16	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	25	+32.505	20
12	14	Andrea Caldarelli	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+36.006	17
13	22	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	25	+36.893	23
14	26	Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	25	+38.998	25
15	25	Max Chilton	Carlin	25	+39.815	21
16	1	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	25	+40.192	10
17	27	Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	25	+42.100	26
18	21	Julián Leal	Rapax	25	+1:05.466	16
19	8	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Super Nova Racing	25	+1:26.224^2	15
20	27	Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	24	+1 Lap	19
Ret	2	Sam Bird	iSport International	20	DNF	24
Ret	19	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	14	DNF	9
Ret	7	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	0	DNF	1
Ret	18	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	0	DNF	4
Ret	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	0	DNF	6
Ret	4	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	0	DNF	18
Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:28.772 (lap 8)

Notes

1. ^ – Grosjean was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits and gaining an advantage.^[4]
2. ^ – Cecotto was penalised 20 seconds for causing a collision.^[4]

References

1. "Imola added to GP2 Asia Series calendar". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 1 March 2011.
2. "Bahrain withdraw from 2011 GP2 Asia Series calendar". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 21 February 2011.
3. "Davide Valsecchi excluded from Feature Race". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 19 March 2011.
4. "Grosjean and Cecotto penalised after the race". GP2 Series (GP2 Motorsport Limited). 20 March 2011.