2011 Monza GP2 Series round

The 2011 Italian GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2011 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the final round of the 2011 GP2 season. The race supported the 2011 Italian Grand Prix. This was the last of the season for series, but GP2 will race a non-championship round in Abu Dhabi.

Italy    2011 Italian GP2 round
Round details
Round 9 of 9 rounds in the
2011 GP2 Series
LocationAutodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.793 km (3.6 mi)
Feature race
Date10 September 2011
Laps30
Pole position
DriverFrance Charles PicBarwa Addax Team
Time1:32.349
Podium
FirstItaly Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni
SecondFrance Charles PicBarwa Addax Team
ThirdFrance Romain GrosjeanDAMS
Fastest lap
DriverItaly Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni
Time1:33.367 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date11 September 2011
Laps21
Podium
FirstGermany Christian VietorisRacing Engineering
SecondSwitzerland Fabio LeimerRapax
ThirdFrance Jules BianchiLotus ART
Fastest lap
DriverItaly Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni
Time1:32.567 (on lap 18)

After Romain Grosjean clinched Drivers' Championship in the previous round, the contest for the Teams' title continued as Barwa Addax was only 8 points ahead DAMS in the standings,[1] but the Spanish team won the title after the last race.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
13 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team1:32.3491
219 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni1:32.4602
31 Fabio LeimerRapax1:32.4853
425 Álvaro ParenteCarlin1:32.6004
511 Romain GrosjeanDAMS1:32.6305
67 Dani ClosRacing Engineering1:32.6846
78 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering1:32.7277
817 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing1:32.7618
99 Sam BirdiSport International1:32.8019
1024 Max ChiltonCarlin1:32.81110
1115 Jolyon PalmerArden International1:32.84811
1214 Josef KrálArden International1:32.85812
1318 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1:32.86513
1427 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia1:33.01914
1510 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:33.12115
1620 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing1:33.12916
1722 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology1:33.18317
1826 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia1:33.20618
195 Jules BianchiLotus ART1:33.29319
204 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team1:33.29720
2116 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing1:33.45221
2223 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology1:33.57122
232 Julián LealRapax1:33.64623
2421 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing1:34.15024
256 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART1:35.22825
2612 Pål VarhaugDAMS1:39.19026

Feature Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
119 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni3047:47.704210+1
23 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team30+5.62718+2
311 Romain GrosjeanDAMS30+6.21456
49 Sam BirdiSport International30+9.99295
517 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing30+14.90484
68 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering30+16.71073
71 Fabio LeimerRapax30+18.05832
85 Jules BianchiLotus ART30+22.787191
96 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART30+28.44425
1026 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia30+31.66118
1112 Pål VarhaugDAMS30+36.00026
1225 Álvaro ParenteCarlin30+44.0964
137 Dani ClosRacing Engineering30+46.8776
1410 Marcus EricssoniSport International30+49.69015
1521 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing30+50.87624
162 Julián LealRapax30+58.00323
1723 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology30+1:06.27522
1816 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing30+1:10.22121
1920 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing30+1:20.11916
2027 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia29+1 lap14
214 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team29+1 lap20
2222 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology29+1 lap17
Ret24 Max ChiltonCarlin2Collision damage10
Ret14 Josef KrálArden International1Collision12
Ret15 Jolyon PalmerArden International1Collision11
Ret18 Michael HerckScuderia Coloni1Collision13
Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (Scuderia Coloni) 1:33.367 (lap 27)

Sprint Race

PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
18 Christian VietorisRacing Engineering2132:51.77036
21 Fabio LeimerRapax21+0.73025
35 Jules BianchiLotus ART21+2.85114
49 Sam BirdiSport International21+3.55653
519 Luca FilippiScuderia Coloni21+4.01082+1
66 Esteban GutiérrezLotus ART21+10.95791
77 Dani ClosRacing Engineering21+11.58413
810 Marcus EricssoniSport International21+16.07914
926 Luiz RaziaCaterham Team AirAsia21+17.61910
1012 Pål VarhaugDAMS21+19.81411
1117 Adam CarrollSuper Nova Racing21+22.1364
1225 Álvaro ParenteCarlin21+22.61712
134 Giedo van der GardeBarwa Addax Team21+22.96621
1421 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing21+24.53815
1523 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Ocean Racing Technology21+35.24117
1620 Rodolfo GonzálezTrident Racing21+35.40819
1714 Josef KrálArden International21+35.68124
1824 Max ChiltonCarlin21+36.24423
1915 Jolyon PalmerArden International19+37.72825
2022 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology21+1:23.39222
2111 Romain GrosjeanDAMS19+2 laps6
Ret27 Davide ValsecchiCaterham Team AirAsia12Spun off20
Ret2 Julián LealRapax0Accident16
Ret3 Charles PicBarwa Addax Team0Collision7
DNS16 Fairuz FauzySuper Nova Racing0Not started18
DNS18 Michael HerckScuderia ColoniInjury1
Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (Scuderia Coloni) 1:32.567 (lap 18)

Notes

  • ^1 – Herck was due to start from last grid position after being handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision during Feature Race,[2] but did not take the start because of a hand injury sustained in the collision.[3]

Final standings

Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 Barwa Addax Team101
2 DAMS89
3 Racing Engineering75
4 iSport International70
5 Lotus ART68

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

See also

References


Previous round:
2011 Belgian GP2 round
GP2 Series
2011 season
Next round:
2011 GP2 Final (NC)
Previous round:
2010 Italian GP2 round
Italian GP2 roundNext round:
2012 Monza GP2 Series round