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2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

Field	Value
Country	Turkey
Grand Prix	Istanbul
Round_No	1
Season_No	9
Image	Istanbul park.svg
Caption	Istanbul Park Circuit
Year	2011
Location	Istanbul Park
Istanbul, Turkey
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	3.32
Course_km	5.34
Date_r1	7 May
Laps_r1	32
Pole_driver_country	France
Pole_driver	Romain Grosjean
Pole_team	DAMS
Pole_time	1:34.398
First_driver_country_r1	France
First_driver_r1	Romain Grosjean
First_team_r1	DAMS
Second_driver_country_r1	UK
Second_driver_r1	Sam Bird
Second_team_r1	iSport International
Third_driver_country_r1	France
Third_driver_r1	Jules Bianchi
Third_team_r1	ART Grand Prix
Fast_driver_country_r1	UK
Fast_driver_r1	Sam Bird
Fast_team_r1	iSport International
Fast_time_r1	1:37.580
Fast_lap_r1	18
Date_r2	8 May
Laps_r2	23
First_driver_country_r2	Monaco
First_driver_r2	Stefano Coletti
First_team_r2	Trident Racing
Second_driver_country_r2	Netherlands
Second_driver_r2	Giedo van der Garde
Second_team_r2	Barwa Addax Team
Third_driver_country_r2	UK
Third_driver_r2	Sam Bird
Third_team_r2	iSport International
Fast_driver_country_r2	France
Fast_driver_r2	Romain Grosjean
Fast_team_r2	DAMS
Fast_time_r2	1:38.442
Fast_lap_r2	6

Istanbul, Turkey

The 2011 Turkish GP2 Round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 6–8, 2011 at Istanbul Speed Park, Istanbul, Turkey, supporting the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix.

This race was the first in the series for the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis and Pirelli as the sole tyre supplier for GP2. The GP2/11 was introduced as a replacement for the Dallara GP2/08 chassis, which was used between 2008 and 2010.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	1:34.398	1
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	1:34.483	2
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	1:34.709	3
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	1:34.784	4
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	1:34.797	5
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	1:34.888	6
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	1:34.954	7
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	1:34.975	18
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	1:34.981	8
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	1:35.050	9
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	1:35.110	10
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	1:35.140	11
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	1:35.159	12
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	1:35.164	13
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	1:35.182	14
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	1:35.360	15
19	ITA Davide Rigon	Scuderia Coloni	1:35.369	16
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:35.375	17
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:35.428	19
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	1:35.545	20
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	1:35.681	21
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	1:35.825	22
25	RUS Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin	1:35.873
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	1:35.973	23
2	COL Julián Leal	Rapax	1:36.168	24
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	1:36.187	25

Notes

– Davide Valsecchi was handed a ten place grid penalty for driving in the opposite direction during the qualifying session.
– Mikhail Aleshin did not contest the remainder of the weekend, having fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during an accident in qualifying.

Feature Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	32	57:09.999	1	12 (10+2)
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	32	+0.332	2	9 (8+1)
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	32	+35.856	4	6
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	32	+45.933	11	5
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	32	+52.280	14	4
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	32	+52.866	6	3
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	32	+1:03.117	7	2
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	32	+1:11.822	5	1
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	32	+1:12.913	17
19	ITA Davide Rigon	Scuderia Coloni	32	+1:15.636	16
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	32	+1:20.559	8
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	32	+1:26.007	19
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	32	+1:31.885	9
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	32	+1:43.492	20
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	31	Retired	22
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	31	+1 lap	18
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	31	+1 lap	12
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	31	+1 lap	21
2	COL Julián Leal	Rapax	31	+1 lap	24
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	16	Gearbox	25
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	15	Accident damage	3
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	14	Accident	15
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	0	Accident	10
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	0	Accident	13
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	0	Accident	23
25	RUS Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin		Injured
Fastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18)
Source:

Sprint Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	23	41:40.571	4	6
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	23	+2.184	5	5
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	23	+2.756	7	4
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	23	+3.243	2	3
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	23	+3.502	12	2
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	23	+5.038	13	1
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	23	+5.373	6
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	23	+5.602	9
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	23	+7.143	17
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	23	+7.501	8	1
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	23	+7.892	25
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	23	+9.261	14
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	23	+10.697	22
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	23	+11.862	21
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	23	+12.140	1
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Team AirAsia	23	+12.237	16
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	23	+12.359	23
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Team AirAsia	23	+12.826	3
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	23	+12.950	15
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	23	+13.708	24
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	23	+14.195	18
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	23	+15.582	20
19	ITA Davide Rigon	Scuderia Coloni	18	Collision	10
2	ITA Julián Leal	Rapax	18	Collision	19
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	3	Spun off	11
25	RUS Mikhail Aleshin	Carlin		Injured

Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	FRA Romain Grosjean	13
2	GBR Sam Bird	13
3	MON Stefano Coletti	10
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	10
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	6

;Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	ESP Barwa Addax Team	15
2	FRA DAMS	13
3	GBR iSport International	13
4	ITA Trident Racing	10
5	FRA Lotus ART	6

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

(6 May 2011). "Valsecchi penalised after qualifying". GP2 Series.
(6 May 2011). "Mikhail Aleshin ruled out". GP2 Series.
"2011 Istanbul GP2 - Round 1". MotorSport Magazine.

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