2011 Valencia GP2 Series round
# 2011 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2011 Valencia GP2 Series round was the fourth round of the 2011 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2011 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain, supporting the 2011 European Grand Prix.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.675 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.727 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 1:46.771 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 1:46.953 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 1:46.995 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 1:47.016 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 1:47.041 | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 1:47.129 | 8 |
| 9 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 1:47.337 | 9 |
| 10 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:47.417 | 10 |
| 11 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 1:47.418 | 11 |
| 12 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:47.451 | 12 |
| 13 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 1:47.752 | 13 |
| 14 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 1:47.802 | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 1:47.875 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 1:47.963 | 16 |
| 17 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 1:48.032 | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 1:48.056 | 18 |
| 19 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 1:48.234 | 19 |
| 20 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:48.337 | 20 |
| 21 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:48.527 | 21 |
| 22 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 1:48.601 | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 1:48.631 | 23 |
| 24 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 1:48.716 | 24 |
| 25 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 1:48.768 | 25 |
| 26 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:48.972 | 26 |

### Feature Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 30 | 58:19.400 | 3 | 10+1 |
| 2 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +15.481 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 30 | +20.901 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 30 | +24.010 | 7 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 30 | +24.323 | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 30 | +24.495 | 11 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 30 | +48.097 | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 30 | +51.064 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 30 | +53.632 | 17 | |
| 10 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +57.032 | 18 | |
| 11 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 30 | +58.041 | 25 | |
| 12 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +58.567 | 26 | |
| 13 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 30 | +1:06.416 | 14 | |
| 14 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +1:12.085 | 20 | |
| 15 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:20.090 | 24 | |
| 16 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 30 | +1:25.296 | 21 | |
| 17 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:44.986 | 16 | |
| 18 | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 29 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| Ret | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | Retirement | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 15 | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 14 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 13 | Retirement | 1 | 2 |
| Ret | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 0 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 0 | Collision | 9 | |
| Ret | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 0 | Collision | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:49.591 (lap 20) ||||||||

### Sprint Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 23 | 43:34.905 | 2 | 6+1 |
| 2 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 23 | +12.995 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 23 | +13.842 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 23 | +26.633 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 23 | +30.130 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +30.374 | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 23 | +34.651 | 24 | |
| 8 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +34.677 | 12 | |
| 9 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 23 | +36.728 | 11 | |
| 10 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 23 | +37.615 | 23 | |
| 11 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 23 | +40.932 | 21 | |
| 12 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 23 | +42.599 | 4 | |
| 13 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 23 | +44.840 | 19 | |
| 14 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 23 | +46.014 | 25 | |
| 15 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +46.777 | 26 | |
| 16 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +57.433 | 15 | |
| 17 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +1:08.309 | 13 | |
| 18 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 23 | +1:11.936 | 22 | |
| 19 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 21 | Retirement | 16 | |
| 20 | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 21 | Retirement | 17 | |
| Ret | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 14 | Retirement | 1 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 14 | Retirement | 9 | |
| Ret | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 3 | Retirement | 18 | |
| Ret | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 0 | Collision | 14 | |
| Ret | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus ART) 1:49.916 (lap 9) ||||||||

Notes

* ^ – Bianchi, Leimer, Filippi and Varhaug were given a ten grid position penalty for causing avoidable collisions during Feature Race.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 34 |
| 2 | Giedo van der Garde | 33 |
| 3 | Davide Valsecchi | 30 |
| 4 | Sam Bird | 27 |
| 5 | Charles Pic | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 57 |
| 2 | Caterham Team AirAsia | 41 |
| 3 | iSport International | 35 |
| 4 | DAMS | 34 |
| 5 | Racing Engineering | 24 |

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