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2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round

2011 GP2 race held in the United Kingdom

Field	Value
Country	United Kingdom
Grand Prix	British
Round_No	5
Season_No	9
Image	Silverstone Circuit vector map.png
Caption	Silverstone Circuit
Year	2011
Location	Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, England
Course_mi	3.667
Course_km	5.901
Date_r1	9 July
Laps_r1	29
Pole_driver_country	France
Pole_driver	Jules Bianchi
Pole_team	Lotus ART
Pole_time	1:58:531
First_driver_country_r1	France
First_driver_r1	Jules Bianchi
First_team_r1	Lotus ART
Second_driver_country_r1	Germany
Second_driver_r1	Christian Vietoris
Second_team_r1	Racing Engineering
Third_driver_country_r1	Sweden
Third_driver_r1	Marcus Ericsson
Third_team_r1	iSport International
Fast_driver_country_r1	France
Fast_driver_r1	Romain Grosjean
Fast_team_r1	DAMS
Fast_time_r1	1:43.274
Fast_lap_r1	27
Date_r2	10 July
Laps_r2	21
First_driver_country_r2	France
First_driver_r2	Romain Grosjean
First_team_r2	DAMS
Second_driver_country_r2	Spain
Second_driver_r2	Dani Clos
Second_team_r2	Racing Engineering
Third_driver_country_r2	Netherlands
Third_driver_r2	Giedo van der Garde
Third_team_r2	Barwa Addax Team
Fast_driver_country_r2	Monaco
Fast_driver_r2	Stefano Coletti
Fast_team_r2	Trident Racing
Fast_time_r2	1:43:262
Fast_lap_r2	12

Northamptonshire, England

The 2011 British GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 9 and 10 July 2011 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fifth round of the 2011 GP2 Season. The race supported the 2011 British Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	1:58.531	1
25	POR Álvaro Parente	Carlin	1:58.971	2
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	1:59.020	13
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	1:59.143	3
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	1:59.881	4
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	1:59.952	5
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	2:00.044	6
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	2:00.109	7
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	2:00.175	8
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	2:00.223	9
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	2:00.300	10
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	2:00.462	11
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	2:00.527	12
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	2:00.529	14
2	COL Julián Leal	Rapax	2:00.927	15
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	2:01.203	16
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	2:01.315	17
19	ITA Kevin Ceccon	Scuderia Coloni	2:01.816	18
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	2:02.681	19
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	2:01.922	20
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	2:02.681	21
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	2:02.800	22
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	2:03.268	23
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	2:04.518	24
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	2:08.608	25
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	no time	DNS

Notes

– Grosjean was given a ten grid position penalty after Valencia Sprint Race for causing a collision.
– Mirocha did not take part in the qualifying session and did not continue the race weekend due to a pre-existing shoulder injury.

Feature Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	29	58:40.010	1	10+2
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	29	+4.177	3	8
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	29	+4.935	6	6
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	29	+5.627	13	5+1
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	29	+11.424	8	4
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	29	+23.293	4	3
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	29	+31.959	21	2
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	29	+33.711	19	1
25	POR Álvaro Parente	Carlin	29	+34.394	2
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	29	+41.761	7
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	29	+41.971	9
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	29	+46.881	10
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	29	+47.848	17
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	29	+49.612	12
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	29	+50.717	25
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	29	+56.960	16
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	29	+58.332	20
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	29	+1:05.327	23
19	ITA Kevin Ceccon	Scuderia Coloni	29	+1:06.251	18
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	29	+1:11.163	11
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	29	+1:20.989	24
2	COL Julián Leal	Rapax	29	+1:26.252	15
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	29	+1:33.465	22
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	28	+1 lap	14
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	14	Collision	5
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology		Injury

Notes

– Palmer was given a 30 seconds time penalty, having forced Gutiérrez off the track.

Sprint Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
11	FRA Romain Grosjean	DAMS	21	36:42.650	5	6+1
7	ESP Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	21	+7.019	3	5
4	NED Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	21	+7.760	1	4
10	SWE Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	21	+8.433	6	3
5	FRA Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	21	+9.427	8	2
9	GBR Sam Bird	iSport International	21	+12.924	4	1
8	GER Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	21	+20.853	7
6	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	21	+21.888	10
25	POR Álvaro Parente	Carlin	21	+22.128	9
3	FRA Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	21	+23.154	11
1	SUI Fabio Leimer	Rapax	21	+23.296	15
17	ITA Luca Filippi	Super Nova Racing	21	+23.624	13
20	VEN Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	21	+31.357	18
26	BRA Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	21	+32.330	17
16	MYS Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	21	+32.780	21
15	GBR Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	21	+33.447	20
27	ITA Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	21	+34.778	14
18	ROM Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	21	+38.139	24
24	GBR Max Chilton	Carlin	21	+39.168	25
14	CZE Josef Král	Arden International	21	+40.754	23
2	COL Julián Leal	Rapax	21	+1:25.700	22
21	MON Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	20	+1 lap	2
12	NOR Pål Varhaug	DAMS	20	+1 lap	16
23	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	10	Gearbox	12
19	ITA Kevin Ceccon	Scuderia Coloni	6	Suspension	19
22	GER Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology		Injury

Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points	1	2	3	4	5
FRA Romain Grosjean	47
NED Giedo van der Garde	38
GBR Sam Bird	32
ITA Davide Valsecchi	30
FRA Charles Pic	24

;Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points	1	2	3	4	5
ESP Barwa Addax Team	62
GBR iSport International	49
FRA DAMS	47
MYS Caterham Team AirAsia	41
ESP Racing Engineering	40

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

References

(26 June 2011). "Romain Grosjean penalised". GP2 Series.
(8 July 2011). "Bianchi tops rained out qualifying". GP2 Series.
(9 July 2011). "Palmer penalised after feature race". GP2 Series.

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