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2011 FIA Formula Two Championship

Motor racing season


Motor racing season

The 2011 FIA Formula Two Championship season was the third year of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The championship began on 17 April at Silverstone and finished on 30 October at the Circuit de Catalunya, after eight double-header rounds and all (excluding Silverstone) in support of International GT Open racing weekends.

For most of the season, the championship battle revolved around a returning driver Mirko Bortolotti, who finished fourth in 2009, and rookie driver Christopher Zanella. Bortolotti took the lead after winning in the opening race of the season at Silverstone and led until the end of the season. The Italian secured his title and a prize test for the Williams F1 team in the home race at Monza with two races to spare. Bortolotti scored seven wins in a season matching 2009 Champion Andy Soucek record and with win in 2009 at Brno the Italian took absolute win record in FIA Formula Two Championship.

Zanella finished in second place in the standings with two wins, 123 points behind Bortolotti and just eight ahead of his nearest rival and another newcomer Ramón Piñeiro, who scored three wins. The fourth place went to Piñeiro compatriot and winner of the Silverstone's race Miki Monrás.

Drivers

No.DriverRounds
2GBR James ColeAll
3IND Armaan Ebrahim1–6
4ITA Mirko BortolottiAll
5GBR Alex BrundleAll
6ESP Miki MonrásAll
8BGR Plamen KralevAll
9ROU Mihai MarinescuAll
10RUS Max SnegirevAll
11GBR Jack ClarkeAll
12NLD Kelvin SnoeksAll
13ESP José Luis Abadín1–3, 5, 8
14GBR Jolyon Palmer4
15ESP Ramón PiñeiroAll
16DNK Mikkel MacAll
17GBR Will Bratt1–4
18DEU Tobias HegewaldAll
19CHE Christopher ZanellaAll
20DEU Julian Theobald1–4, 6–7
21DEU Thiemo StorzAll
22DEU Johannes Theobald1–4, 6
23GBR Jon Lancaster2
24GBR Tom Gladdis1
25AUT René Binder6
26GBR Luciano Bacheta6–7
28FRA Benjamin LaricheAll
30KOR Tom MunAll
33nowrapIND Parthiva Sureshwaren1, 3–8
42GBR Jordan King3–5
77POL Natalia Kowalska1–2
88BRA Fabio Gamberini4

Driver changes

; Entering/Re–Entering FIA Formula Two Championship

  • José Luis Abadín graduated from European F3 Open to compete in the championship.
  • Mirko Bortolotti, Alex Brundle and Tobias Hegewald all returned to the championship, after competing in other series in 2010. Bortolotti and Hegewald moved back from the GP3 Series, while Brundle will rejoin from British Formula 3.
  • James Cole moved into the series from the British Formula 3 National Class. Max Snegirev also joined Formula Two from the Championship Class in British Formula 3.
  • Formula Renault NEC runner-up Mikkel Mac moved into Formula Two in 2011.
  • Miki Monrás switched from GP3 Series to compete in the championship.
  • Sung-Hak Mun joined the championship after racing in Formula BMW Pacific in 2010.
  • Thiemo Storz moved into the championship, having missed most of 2010 due to completing his schooling and competing in the last Formula Palmer Audi season.
  • After finishing sixth in the Italian Formula Three Championship, Christopher Zanella graduated into Formula Two in 2011.

; Leaving FIA Formula Two Championship

  • 2010 champion Dean Stoneman had been due to compete with ISR Racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in 2011, but withdrew after being diagnosed with testicular cancer.
  • 2010 runner-up Jolyon Palmer graduated to GP2, signing with the Arden International team. Palmer returned to Formula Two at the Nürburgring, in order to gain track time ahead of the GP2 races at the circuit later in the season.
  • Sergey Afanasyev, who finished third in 2010 moved to Auto GP with DAMS.

;Mid-Season Changes

  • Jordan King, Jon Lancaster and Fabio Gamberini joined the series during the season. Lancaster contested the Magny-Cours round, after racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series during the 2010 season, while King is combining his Formula Two programme with Formula Renault UK. Gamberini, a front-runner in the European F3 Open series, competed at the Nürburgring.

Calendar

An eight-round calendar was published on 3 November 2010, with an amendment made to the Magny-Cours date on 8 December 2010. The series was not part of the support package of the World Touring Car Championship as it had been since the series' revival. With the exception of the opening round at Silverstone, the championship was a part of International GT Open meetings.

RoundCircuit/LocationCountryDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverReport1R1R22R1R23R1R24R1R25R1R26R1R27R1R28R1R2
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire16 AprilITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiReport
17 AprilESP Miki MonrásESP Miki MonrásESP Miki Monrás
Circuit de Nevers Magny-CoursFRA France14 MayGBR Alex BrundlenowrapCHE Christopher ZanellanowrapCHE Christopher ZanellaReport
15 MaynowrapCHE Christopher ZanellaESP Miki MonrásnowrapCHE Christopher Zanella
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps25 JuneESP Ramón PiñeiroESP Ramón PiñeiroGBR Will BrattReport
26 JuneGBR Will BrattDEU Tobias HegewaldITA Mirko Bortolotti
Nürburgring2 JulyITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiReport
3 JulyITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko Bortolotti
Brands Hatch, Kent23 JulyDEU Tobias HegewaldGBR Jack ClarkeGBR Jack ClarkeReport
24 JulyITA Mirko BortolottiESP Ramón PiñeiroESP Ramón Piñeiro
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg27 AugustESP Ramón PiñeiroITA Mirko BortolottiESP Ramón PiñeiroReport
28 AugustCHE Christopher ZanellaITA Mirko BortolottiESP Ramón Piñeiro
Autodromo Nazionale Monza1 OctoberROU Mihai MarinescuROU Mihai MarinescuROU Mihai MarinescuReport
2 OctoberITA Mirko BortolottiROU Mihai MarinescuITA Mirko Bortolotti
Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló29 OctoberITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiReport
30 OctoberITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko BortolottiITA Mirko Bortolotti
Sources:

Championship standings

A driver's best 14 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.

Pos.DriverSIL
GBRMAG
FRASPA
BELNÜR
DEUBRH
GBRRBR
AUTMNZ
ITACAT
ESPPoints129821893185415351386121711281109921040112312191318141715161615171418141982062112212312412502602702802900PosDriverSIL
GBRMAG
FRASPA
BELNÜR
DEUBRH
GBRRBR
AUTMNZ
ITACAT
ESPPoints
ITA Mirko Bortolotti*1*26321*1**1*522221*1**1*
CHE Christopher Zanella73113223671245667
ESP Ramón Piñeiro51159*7*12141021114232
ESP Miki Monrás3*1*44944849Ret1117324
ROU Mihai Marinescu45Ret585Ret11Ret433*1*Ret53
DEU Tobias Hegewald64284Ret1243515669411
GBR Alex Brundle19Ret3257Ret5Ret174Ret3485
GBR Jack Clarke86131019637135Ret8779
GBR Will Bratt2DSQ871372
NLD Kelvin SnoeksRet810Ret109619RetRetRet511896
DNK Mikkel Mac12915121114861311Ret9911108
DEU Thiemo Storz1414915610915RetRetRet147Ret1116
GBR Luciano Bacheta710105
GBR Jordan King17859Ret10
IND Armaan Ebrahim11712Ret132015139614Ret
FRA Benjamin Lariche1310111320Ret1312Ret88813101310
GBR Jon Lancaster76
RUS Max Snegirev9Ret1614141311187Ret11716Ret1212
DEU Julian Theobald17Ret17Ret151516Ret612RetRet
GBR James Cole151318171616181481291814151415
DEU Johannes TheobaldRet16141112Ret10RetRet16
ESP José Luis Abadín1618Ret16181110151513
BGR Plamen KralevRet17Ret18Ret1817171213101512131617
GBR Tom Gladdis1015
IND Parthiva Sureshwaren18Ret2119DNSRet1114Ret1715141714
KOR Sung-Hak Mun20191919Ret1719Ret14161319Ret12RetDNS
POL Natalia KowalskaRet12Ret20
AUT René Binder1613
BRA Fabio Gamberini2016
GBR Jolyon PalmerDNSDNS
Source:

Bold – Pole

Italics – Fastest Lap

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References

References

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  2. (30 October 2011). "Imperious Bortolotti takes F2 win record". [[MotorSport Vision]].
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  7. (7 March 2011). "Miki Monras opts for F2 in 2011". [[MotorSport Vision]].
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