Jules Bianchi gained pole position for the feature race on his first outing for ART.
Feature raceedit
In Race 1, Charles Pic won an eventful first race of the 2010 GP2 season at Barcelona. The rookie Frenchman moved into first place when previous leader Sergio Pérez (Barwa Addax) was delayed by a slow pitstop, and survived a brief challenge from DPR'sGiacomo Ricci to take Arden's first win since the same event 12 months ago. Ricci's second place was an equally memorable result for DPR, a team that scored precisely one point between 2007 and 2009, and has not won a race since the inaugural GP2 season in 2005. Completing the podium was local man Dani Clos of Racing Engineering, who staked his claim to the position with a pass on Pastor Maldonado earlier in the race. Pérez finished just off the podium, but compared to other title rivals, fared well. ART pairing of polesitter Jules Bianchi and Sam Bird were just 2 drivers who suffered at the start. Bianchi led into the first corner, only to collide with Racing Engineering's Christian Vietoris. Both cars were out of the race, while Bird was forced wide in the melee behind him and had to return to the pits for a new nose. At that point he seemed out of contention, but the Briton produced a stunning drive from the back of the grid, reminiscent of Lewis Hamilton's drive through the field in Turkey 2006, to haul himself back up to ninth at the finish, falling just 1.6s short of taking the final point and sprint race pole from Ocean Racing'sFabio Leimer. Less fortunate in his progress through the field was Barwa Addax's Giedo van der Garde, who was dealt a 10s penalty for leaving the pit exit after it had closed prior to the race, and then a drive-through for jumping the start.
Sprint raceedit
Fabio Leimer
Fabio Leimer survived a late push from Luiz Razia to win the second GP2 Series Race at Barcelona. The Swiss driver, who was making his series debut, started from pole and opened a gap of as much as 4.3 seconds during the middle part of the race. But Razia came back at him over the closing laps, and crossed the line just 0.7s in arrears. It was the second-ever win for the Ocean Racing Technology squad, while third for Razia's team-mate Pastor Maldonado secured a two-three for Rapax. The race was fairly processional at the front, but there was more competition for the minor points placings. ART's Sam Bird echoed his overtaking masterclass of the day before with another excellent performance, the Briton climbing from ninth to fourth, and he could potentially have challenged for third were it not a late excursion into the gravel that cost him six seconds. Oliver Turvey held on to fifth despite lapping around 1.5s off the pace in an unco-operative iSport car, leading a train of cars behind him headed by a frustrated Dani Clos (Racing Engineering). Once again it was a difficult day for some of the series favourites, with Jules Bianchi finishing 12th after banging wheels with Giedo van der Garde and sliding off the track, while Sergio Pérez was unable to make the start after the engine in his Barwa Addax Dallara blew on the formation lap. There could be more bad news ahead for the Mexican, who is facing a post-race investigation for trailing oil around the racing line on two thirds of the lap before finally pulling over, forcing the start to be delayed by 10 minutes while powder was laid down.
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The 2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 8 and May 9 2010 at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo Spain It was the first race of the 2010 GP2 Series The race was used to support the 2010 Spanish Grand Prix 2010 Spanish GP2 roundRound detailsRound 1 of 10 rounds in the 2010 GP2 SeriesCircuit de CatalunyaLocationCircuit de CatalunyaMontmelo SpainCoursePermanent racing facility 4 655 km 2 892 mi GP2 SeriesFeature raceDate8 May 2010Laps37Pole positionDriverJules BianchiART Grand PrixTime1 27 727PodiumFirstCharles PicArden International MotorsportSecondGiacomo RicciDPRThirdDani ClosRacing EngineeringFastest lapDriverSam BirdART Grand PrixTime1 31 754 on lap 4 Sprint raceDate9 May 2010Laps25PodiumFirstFabio LeimerOcean Racing TechnologySecondLuiz RaziaRapax TeamThirdPastor MaldonadoRapax TeamFastest lapDriverFabio LeimerOcean Racing TechnologyTime1 31 229 on lap 7 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Feature race 1 3 Sprint race 2 Classification 2 1 Qualifying 2 2 Feature Race 2 3 Sprint Race 3 Standings after the round 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesReport editQualifying edit Jules Bianchi gained pole position for the feature race on his first outing for ART Feature race edit In Race 1 Charles Pic won an eventful first race of the 2010 GP2 season at Barcelona The rookie Frenchman moved into first place when previous leader Sergio Perez Barwa Addax was delayed by a slow pitstop and survived a brief challenge from DPR s Giacomo Ricci to take Arden s first win since the same event 12 months ago Ricci s second place was an equally memorable result for DPR a team that scored precisely one point between 2007 and 2009 and has not won a race since the inaugural GP2 season in 2005 Completing the podium was local man Dani Clos of Racing Engineering who staked his claim to the position with a pass on Pastor Maldonado earlier in the race Perez finished just off the podium but compared to other title rivals fared well ART pairing of polesitter Jules Bianchi and Sam Bird were just 2 drivers who suffered at the start Bianchi led into the first corner only to collide with Racing Engineering s Christian Vietoris Both cars were out of the race while Bird was forced wide in the melee behind him and had to return to the pits for a new nose At that point he seemed out of contention but the Briton produced a stunning drive from the back of the grid reminiscent of Lewis Hamilton s drive through the field in Turkey 2006 to haul himself back up to ninth at the finish falling just 1 6s short of taking the final point and sprint race pole from Ocean Racing s Fabio Leimer Less fortunate in his progress through the field was Barwa Addax s Giedo van der Garde who was dealt a 10s penalty for leaving the pit exit after it had closed prior to the race and then a drive through for jumping the start Sprint race edit nbsp Fabio Leimer Fabio Leimer survived a late push from Luiz Razia to win the second GP2 Series Race at Barcelona The Swiss driver who was making his series debut started from pole and opened a gap of as much as 4 3 seconds during the middle part of the race But Razia came back at him over the closing laps and crossed the line just 0 7s in arrears It was the second ever win for the Ocean Racing Technology squad while third for Razia s team mate Pastor Maldonado secured a two three for Rapax The race was fairly processional at the front but there was more competition for the minor points placings ART s Sam Bird echoed his overtaking masterclass of the day before with another excellent performance the Briton climbing from ninth to fourth and he could potentially have challenged for third were it not a late excursion into the gravel that cost him six seconds Oliver Turvey held on to fifth despite lapping around 1 5s off the pace in an unco operative iSport car leading a train of cars behind him headed by a frustrated Dani Clos Racing Engineering Once again it was a difficult day for some of the series favourites with Jules Bianchi finishing 12th after banging wheels with Giedo van der Garde and sliding off the track while Sergio Perez was unable to make the start after the engine in his Barwa Addax Dallara blew on the formation lap There could be more bad news ahead for the Mexican who is facing a post race investigation for trailing oil around the racing line on two thirds of the lap before finally pulling over forcing the start to be delayed by 10 minutes while powder was laid down Classification editQualifying edit Pos No Name Team Time Grid 1 1 nbsp Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1 27 727 1 2 4 nbsp Sergio Perez Barwa Addax Team 1 28 011 2 3 2 nbsp Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1 28 241 3 4 8 nbsp Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1 28 254 4 5 9 nbsp Oliver Turvey iSport International 1 28 298 5 6 16 nbsp Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 1 28 300 6 7 7 nbsp Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1 28 372 7 8 6 nbsp Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1 28 376 8 9 15 nbsp Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1 28 670 9 10 10 nbsp Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1 28 714 10 11 19 nbsp Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1 28 723 11 12 27 nbsp Giacomo Ricci DPR 1 28 969 12 13 3 nbsp Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1 29 000 161 14 14 nbsp Luiz Razia Rapax 1 29 065 13 15 24 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr Trident Racing 1 29 129 14 16 11 nbsp Jerome d Ambrosio DAMS 1 29 238 15 17 20 nbsp Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1 29 271 17 18 5 nbsp Josef Kral Super Nova Racing 1 29 382 18 19 18 nbsp Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1 29 437 19 20 26 nbsp Michael Herck DPR 1 29 500 20 21 25 nbsp Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1 29 518 21 22 12 nbsp Ho Pin Tung DAMS 1 29 519 22 23 21 nbsp Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1 29 912 23 24 17 nbsp Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden International Motorsport 1 30 209 24 Notes 1 Giedo van der Garde received a three place grid penalty because of impeding Jerome d Ambrosio in qualifying 1 Feature Race edit Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 16 nbsp Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 43 0 57 54 177 6 10 2 27 nbsp Giacomo Ricci DPR 43 1 489 12 8 3 7 nbsp Dani Clos Racing Engineering 43 4 209 7 6 4 4 nbsp Sergio Perez Barwa Addax Team 43 5 111 2 5 5 9 nbsp Oliver Turvey iSport International 43 18 339 5 4 6 15 nbsp Pastor Maldonado Rapax 43 30 211 9 3 7 14 nbsp Luiz Razia Rapax 43 30 568 14 2 8 19 nbsp Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 43 34 321 11 1 9 2 nbsp Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 43 35 961 3 1 10 10 nbsp Davide Valsecchi iSport International 43 44 064 10 11 6 nbsp Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 43 50 352 8 12 5 nbsp Josef Kral Super Nova Racing 43 51 682 18 13 12 nbsp Ho Pin Tung DAMS 43 53 450 22 14 20 nbsp Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 43 59 837 17 15 17 nbsp Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden International Motorsport 43 1 06 180 24 16 25 nbsp Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 43 1 06 394 21 17 26 nbsp Michael Herck DPR 43 1 06 689 20 18 18 nbsp Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 43 1 11 572 19 19 21 nbsp Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 43 1 16 292 23 20 3 nbsp Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 43 1 17 173 13 Ret 11 nbsp Jerome d Ambrosio DAMS 12 Retired 16 Ret 1 nbsp Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 0 Retired 1 2 Ret 8 nbsp Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0 Retired 4 Ret 24 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr Trident Racing 0 Retired 15 Sprint Race edit Pos No Driver Team Laps Time Retired Grid Points 1 19 nbsp Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 25 38 31 849 1 6 1 2 14 nbsp Luiz Razia Rapax 25 0 755 2 5 3 15 nbsp Pastor Maldonado Rapax 25 4 850 3 4 4 2 nbsp Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 25 14 274 9 3 5 9 nbsp Oliver Turvey iSport International 25 26 785 4 2 6 7 nbsp Dani Clos Racing Engineering 25 27 433 6 1 7 16 nbsp Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 25 28 459 8 8 27 nbsp Giacomo Ricci DPR 25 29 077 7 9 3 nbsp Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 25 29 889 20 10 12 nbsp Ho Pin Tung DAMS 25 31 323 13 11 10 nbsp Davide Valsecchi iSport International 25 39 226 10 12 1 nbsp Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 25 39 584 22 13 11 nbsp Jerome d Ambrosio DAMS 25 39 661 21 14 17 nbsp Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden International Motorsport 25 51 383 15 15 25 nbsp Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 25 51 971 16 16 18 nbsp Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 25 52 473 18 17 24 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr Trident Racing 25 53 489 24 18 8 nbsp Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 25 54 129 23 19 5 nbsp Josef Kral Super Nova Racing 25 54 772 12 20 21 nbsp Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 25 56 388 19 21 26 nbsp Michael Herck DPR 25 1 05 541 17 Ret 6 nbsp Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 2 Retired 11 DNS 20 nbsp Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 0 Did not start 14 DNS 4 nbsp Sergio Perez Barwa Addax Team 0 Did not start 5Standings after the round editDrivers Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 nbsp Charles Pic 10 2 nbsp Fabio Leimer 8 3 nbsp Giacomo Ricci 8 4 nbsp Luiz Razia 7 5 nbsp Dani Clos 7 Teams Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 nbsp Rapax 14 2 nbsp Arden International Motorsport 10 3 nbsp Ocean Racing Technology 8 4 nbsp DPR 8 5 nbsp Racing Engineering 7 Note Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings See also edit2010 Spanish Grand Prix 2010 Catalunya GP3 Series roundExternal links editGP2 Series official web site ResultsReferences edit Post qualifying penalty for van der Garde gp2series com GP2 series 2010 05 07 Retrieved 2010 05 08 Previous round 2009 Portuguese GP2 round GP2 Series2010 season Next round 2010 Monaco GP2 round Previous round 2009 Spanish GP2 round Spanish GP2 round Next round 2011 Spanish GP2 round Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round amp oldid 1143609467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
