2011 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2011 German GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 23 and 24, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany. It is the sixth round of the 2011 GP2 season. The race supported the 2011 German Grand Prix.

   2011 German GP2 round

Round details
Round 6 of 9 rounds in the 2011 GP2 Series
Location	Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.148 km (3.199 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	23 July 2011
Laps	34
Pole position
Driver	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:40.317
Podium
First	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni
Second	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team
Third	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni
Time	1:42.696 (on lap 23)
Sprint race
Date	24 July 2011
Laps	23 (24 scheduled)
Podium
First	Romain Grosjean	DAMS
Second	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART
Third	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni
Fastest lap
Driver	Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering
Time	1:46.494 (on lap 23)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	3	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	1:40.317	1
2	19	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	1:40.393	2
3	11	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	1:40.431	3
4	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	1:40.755	4
5	4	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	1:40.781	5
6	1	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	1:40.794	6
7	25	Álvaro Parente	Carlin	1:40.803	7
8	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	1:40.817	8
9	10	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:40.859	9
10	26	Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	1:40.968	10
11	9	Sam Bird	iSport International	1:40.970	11
12	7	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	1:40.998	12
13	18	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	1:41.059	161
14	8	Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	1:41.101	13
15	17	Adam Carroll	Super Nova Racing	1:41.141	14
16	21	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	1.41.166	15
17	22	Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	1:41.268	17
18	27	Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	1:41.354	18
19	14	Josef Král	Arden International	1:41.356	19
20	20	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	1:41.489	20
21	23	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	1:41.489	21
22	15	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	1:41.594	22
23	12	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	1:41.633	23
24	2	Julián Leal	Rapax	1:41.894	24
25	16	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	1:41.966	25
26	24	Max Chilton	Carlin	1:42.783	26

Notes

• ^1 – Herck was given a three place grid penalty for Feature Race after impeding Bird in the qualifying session.

Feature Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	19	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	34	1:01:06.975	2	10+1
2	3	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	34	+5.558	1	8+2
3	11	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	34	+6.877	3	6
4	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	34	+33.491	4	5
5	10	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	34	+37.716	9	4
6	4	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	34	+41.146	5	3
7	7	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	34	+45.977	12	2
8	9	Sam Bird	iSport International	34	+46.461	11	1
9	20	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	34	+48.452	20
10	23	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	34	+1:12.166	21
11	18	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	34	+1:12.581	16
12	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	34	+1:13.285	8
13	27	Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	34	+1:13.447	18
14	2	Julián Leal	Rapax	34	+1:20.824	24
15	17	Adam Carroll	Super Nova Racing	34	+1:23.404	14
16	16	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	34	+1:25.492	25
17	24	Max Chilton	Carlin	34	+1:26.566	26
18	14	Josef Král	Arden International	34	+1:31.615	19
19	15	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	33	+1 lap	22
20	25	Álvaro Parente	Carlin	32	Retirement	7
DSQ	1	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	34	(+47.075)2	6
Ret	26	Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	29	Collision	10
Ret	21	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	28	Retirement	15
Ret	8	Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	1	Collision	13
Ret	22	Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Collision	17
Ret	12	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	0	Collision	23
Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (Scuderia Coloni) 1:42.696 (lap 23)

Notes

• ^2 – Leimer was excluded from Feature Race classification for causing collisions.

Sprint Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	11	Romain Grosjean	DAMS	23	45:09.296	6	6
2	5	Jules Bianchi	Lotus ART	23	+1.569	5	5
3	19	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	23	+7.768	8	4
4	8	Christian Vietoris	Racing Engineering	23	+14.388	23	3+1
5	17	Adam Carroll	Super Nova Racing	23	+24.962	15	2
6	24	Max Chilton	Carlin	23	+42.102	17	1
7	9	Sam Bird	iSport International	23	+42.428	1
8	1	Fabio Leimer	Rapax	23	+45.561	263
9	2	Julián Leal	Rapax	23	+59.610	14
10	18	Michael Herck	Scuderia Coloni	23	+1:04.044	11
11	14	Josef Král	Arden International	23	+1:05.990	18
12	16	Fairuz Fauzy	Super Nova Racing	23	+1:06.370	16
13	22	Kevin Mirocha	Ocean Racing Technology	23	+1:07.101	24
14	26	Luiz Razia	Caterham Team AirAsia	23	+1:07.957	21
15	20	Rodolfo González	Trident Racing	23	+1:15.328	9
16	10	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	22	Spun off	4
17	12	Pål Varhaug	DAMS	22	+1 lap	254
DSQ	3	Charles Pic	Barwa Addax Team	20	Late drive through	7
Ret	27	Davide Valsecchi	Caterham Team AirAsia	17	Collision	13
Ret	15	Jolyon Palmer	Arden International	17	Collision	19
Ret	6	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus ART	15	Wheel	12
Ret	25	Álvaro Parente	Carlin	10	Spun off	20
Ret	23	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Ocean Racing Technology	6	Collision	10
Ret	21	Stefano Coletti	Trident Racing	6	Spun off	22
Ret	4	Giedo van der Garde	Barwa Addax Team	1	Collision damage	3
Ret	7	Dani Clos	Racing Engineering	0	Collision	2
Fastest lap: Christian Vietoris (Racing Engineering) 1:46.494 (lap 23)

Notes

• ^3 – Leimer, excluded from Race 1, started Sprint Race last on the grid.
• ^4 – Varhaug was given a ten grid place penalty for causing a collision during Feature Race.

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Romain Grosjean	59
2	Giedo van der Garde	41
3	Charles Pic	34
4	Sam Bird	33
5	Jules Bianchi	32

Teams' Championship standings

Pos	Team	Points
1	Barwa Addax Team	75
2	DAMS	59
3	iSport International	54
4	Racing Engineering	46
5	Caterham Team AirAsia	41

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

See also

• 2011 German Grand Prix
• 2011 Nürburgring GP3 Series round

External links

• GP2 Series official website: Results