2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round
# 2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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 | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 1:58.531 | 1 |
| 2 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 1:58.971 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 1:59.020 | 13 |
| 4 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 1:59.143 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 1:59.881 | 4 |
| 6 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:59.952 | 5 |
| 7 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 2:00.044 | 6 |
| 8 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 2:00.109 | 7 |
| 9 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 2:00.175 | 8 |
| 10 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 2:00.223 | 9 |
| 11 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:00.300 | 10 |
| 12 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 2:00.462 | 11 |
| 13 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 2:00.527 | 12 |
| 14 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 2:00.529 | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 2:00.927 | 15 |
| 16 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 2:01.203 | 16 |
| 17 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 2:01.315 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 2:01.816 | 18 |
| 19 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 2:02.681 | 19 |
| 20 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 2:01.922 | 20 |
| 21 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 2:02.681 | 21 |
| 22 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 2:02.800 | 22 |
| 23 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 2:03.268 | 23 |
| 24 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 2:04.518 | 24 |
| 25 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 2:08.608 | 25 |
| 26 | 22 | 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 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 29 | 58:40.010 | 1 | 10+2 |
| 2 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 29 | +4.177 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 29 | +4.935 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 29 | +5.627 | 13 | 5+1 |
| 5 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 29 | +11.424 | 8 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 29 | +23.293 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 29 | +31.959 | 21 | 2 |
| 8 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 29 | +33.711 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 29 | +34.394 | 2 | |
| 10 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 29 | +41.761 | 7 | |
| 11 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 29 | +41.971 | 9 | |
| 12 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 29 | +46.881 | 10 | |
| 13 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 29 | +47.848 | 17 | |
| 14 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 29 | +49.612 | 12 | |
| 15 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 29 | +50.717 | 25 | |
| 16 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 29 | +56.960 | 16 | |
| 17 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 29 | +58.332 | 20 | |
| 18 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 29 | +1:05.327 | 23 | |
| 19 | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 29 | +1:06.251 | 18 | |
| 20 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 29 | +1:11.163 | 11 | |
| 21 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 29 | +1:20.989 | 24 | |
| 22 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 29 | +1:26.252 | 15 | |
| 23 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 29 | +1:33.465 | 22 | |
| 24 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 28 | +1 lap | 14 | |
| Ret | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 14 | Collision | 5 | |
| DNS | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | | Injury | | |
| Fastest lap: Romain Grosjean (DAMS) 1:43.274 (lap 27) ||||||||

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 | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 21 | 36:42.650 | 5 | 6+1 |
| 2 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 21 | +7.019 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +7.760 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 21 | +8.433 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 21 | +9.427 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 21 | +12.924 | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 21 | +20.853 | 7 | |
| 8 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 21 | +21.888 | 10 | |
| 9 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 21 | +22.128 | 9 | |
| 10 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +23.154 | 11 | |
| 11 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 21 | +23.296 | 15 | |
| 12 | 17 | Luca Filippi | Super Nova Racing | 21 | +23.624 | 13 | |
| 13 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 21 | +31.357 | 18 | |
| 14 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 21 | +32.330 | 17 | |
| 15 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 21 | +32.780 | 21 | |
| 16 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 21 | +33.447 | 20 | |
| 17 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 21 | +34.778 | 14 | |
| 18 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 21 | +38.139 | 24 | |
| 19 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 21 | +39.168 | 25 | |
| 20 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 21 | +40.754 | 23 | |
| 21 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 21 | +1:25.700 | 22 | |
| 22 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 20 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 23 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 20 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| Ret | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 10 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 19 | Kevin Ceccon | Scuderia Coloni | 6 | Suspension | 19 | |
| DNS | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | | Injury | | |
| Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Trident Racing) 1:43.262 (lap 12) ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 47 |
| 2 | Giedo van der Garde | 38 |
| 3 | Sam Bird | 32 |
| 4 | Davide Valsecchi | 30 |
| 5 | Charles Pic | 24 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 62 |
| 2 | iSport International | 49 |
| 3 | DAMS | 47 |
| 4 | Caterham Team AirAsia | 41 |
| 5 | Racing Engineering | 40 |

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