2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round
Round details | |||
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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 | 36 | ||
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 | Lotus ART | |
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 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | |
Time | 1:37.745 (on lap 23) |
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.
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
Notes
- ^ – Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session.[1]
- ^ – Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.[1]
Race 1
Notes
- ^ – Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.[2]
Race 2
Notes
- ^ – Bianchi, Pic and Berthon were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Drivers penalised for tomorrow's Abu Dhabi Feature Race". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 10 February 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Max Chilton penalised". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Post race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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