2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round
# 2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round

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 | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 1:34.398 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 1:34.483 | 2 |
| 3 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 1:34.709 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 1:34.784 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 1:34.797 | 5 |
| 6 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 1:34.888 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 1:34.954 | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 1:34.975 | 18 |
| 9 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 1:34.981 | 8 |
| 10 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 1:35.050 | 9 |
| 11 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:35.110 | 10 |
| 12 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 1:35.140 | 11 |
| 13 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 1:35.159 | 12 |
| 14 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 1:35.164 | 13 |
| 15 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 1:35.182 | 14 |
| 16 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:35.360 | 15 |
| 17 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Scuderia Coloni | 1:35.369 | 16 |
| 18 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:35.375 | 17 |
| 19 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:35.428 | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 1:35.545 | 20 |
| 21 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 1:35.681 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:35.825 | 22 |
| 23 | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 1:35.873 | |
| 24 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 1:35.973 | 23 |
| 25 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 1:36.168 | 24 |
| 26 | 20 | 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 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 32 | 57:09.999 | 1 | 12 (10+2) |
| 2 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 32 | +0.332 | 2 | 9 (8+1) |
| 3 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 32 | +35.856 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 32 | +45.933 | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 32 | +52.280 | 14 | 4 |
| 6 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 32 | +52.866 | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 32 | +1:03.117 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 32 | +1:11.822 | 5 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 32 | +1:12.913 | 17 | |
| 10 | 19 | Davide Rigon | Scuderia Coloni | 32 | +1:15.636 | 16 | |
| 11 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 32 | +1:20.559 | 8 | |
| 12 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 32 | +1:26.007 | 19 | |
| 13 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 32 | +1:31.885 | 9 | |
| 14 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 32 | +1:43.492 | 20 | |
| 15 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 31 | Retired | 22 | |
| 16 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 31 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 17 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 31 | +1 lap | 12 | |
| 18 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 31 | +1 lap | 21 | |
| 19 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 31 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 16 | Gearbox | 25 | |
| Ret | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 15 | Accident damage | 3 | |
| Ret | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 0 | Accident | 10 | |
| Ret | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 0 | Accident | 13 | |
| Ret | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 0 | Accident | 23 | |
| DNS | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | | Injured | | |
| Fastest lap: Sam Bird (iSport International) 1:37.580 (lap 18) ||||||||
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### Sprint Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 23 | 41:40.571 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 23 | +2.184 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 23 | +2.756 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 23 | +3.243 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +3.502 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 23 | +5.038 | 13 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 23 | +5.373 | 6 | |
| 8 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 23 | +5.602 | 9 | |
| 9 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 23 | +7.143 | 17 | |
| 10 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 23 | +7.501 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 23 | +7.892 | 25 | |
| 12 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +9.261 | 14 | |
| 13 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +10.697 | 22 | |
| 14 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +11.862 | 21 | |
| 15 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 23 | +12.140 | 1 | |
| 16 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 23 | +12.237 | 16 | |
| 17 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | +12.359 | 23 | |
| 18 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 23 | +12.826 | 3 | |
| 19 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +12.950 | 15 | |
| 20 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 23 | +13.708 | 24 | |
| 21 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 23 | +14.195 | 18 | |
| 22 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 23 | +15.582 | 20 | |
| Ret | 19 | Davide Rigon | Scuderia Coloni | 18 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 18 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 3 | Spun off | 11 | |
| DNS | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | | Injured | | |
| Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:38.442 (lap 6) ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 13 |
| 2 | Sam Bird | 13 |
| 3 | Stefano Coletti | 10 |
| 4 | Giedo van der Garde | 10 |
| 5 | Jules Bianchi | 6 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 15 |
| 2 | DAMS | 13 |
| 3 | iSport International | 13 |
| 4 | Trident Racing | 10 |
| 5 | Lotus ART | 6 |

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