Michael Herck originally scored pole, but the former Belgian was one of a dozen drivers to be penalised after qualifying for going too fast under yellows. Home driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio got pole instead, ahead of championship leader Pastor Maldonado.
Feature Race
Pastor Maldonado took another feature race victory at Spa-Francorchamps to increase his winning record in the series, although he only just managed to hang on under heavy pressure from Alvaro Parente at the end of the race. The Rapax driver was struggling with his car and almost certainly would not have held off Coloni stand-in Parente for another lap. Parente, who led most of the race before making a late stop, closed rapidly on the series leader during the final lap, but was just too far back to make a move at the Bus Stop. Another stand-in driver, Romain Grosjean (subbing for injured Ho-Pin Tung at DAMS), took third place after fellow podium contenders Jérôme d'Ambrosio and Sergio Pérez ran into trouble. D'Ambrosio, who started on pole but lost the lead to Maldonado when both pitted together, eventually retired. Pérez (Addax) took third on the first lap and kept the spot after the stops, but lost that when he had to serve a drive-through for pitlane speeding. A first-lap accident involving Sam Bird (ART) and Dani Clos (Racing Engineering) caused a safety car interruption, but the race ran green from the restart on lap four. Dani Clos was later diagnosed with a back injury after the race, so missed the Sprint Race. Rodolfo González got 8th, so took sprint race pole, ahead of Giedo van der Garde, who did very well in getting 9th after starting 23rd.
Sprint Race
Mexico's Sergio Pérez made up for the disappointment in the feature race by taking victory in the reverse-grid GP2 race at Spa-Francorchamps. After starting second, the Addax driver made light work of pole man Rodolfo González (Arden), running much quicker through Eau Rouge and passing him at Les Combes on the first lap. Pérez never relinquished the lead thereafter. The race was punctuated by three safety cars for accidents – including crashes by Christian Vietoris, Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi – and debris on the track. González later dropped behind Pérez's team-mate Giedo van der Garde and feature race runner up Alvaro Parente (Scuderia Coloni). Championship leader Pastor Maldonado retired at Les Combes on the first lap, so Pérez's win keeps his mathematical chance of closing up the Venezuelan's big points lead alive.
2010, francorchamps, series, rounds, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, october, 2019, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, ci. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2019 This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 2010 Spa Francorchamps GP2 Series rounds news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 2010 Belgian GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on August 28 and 29 2010 at the Circuit de Spa Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps Wallonia Belgium It was the eighth round of the 2010 GP2 Series The race was run in support of the 2010 Belgian Grand Prix 2010 Belgian GP2 roundRound detailsRound 8 of 10 rounds in the 2010 GP2 SeriesSpa FrancorchampsLocationCircuit de Spa Francorchamps Francorchamps Wallonia BelgiumCoursePermanent racing facility 7 004 km 4 352 mi GP2 SeriesFeature raceDate28 August 2010Laps26Pole positionDriverMichael HerckDPRTime2 15 661PodiumFirstPastor MaldonadoRapaxSecondAlvaro ParenteScuderia ColoniThirdRomain GrosjeanDAMSFastest lapDriverDavide ValsecchiiSport InternationalTime1 58 285 on lap 24 Sprint raceDate29 August 2010Laps18PodiumFirstSergio PerezBarwa Addax TeamSecondGiedo van der GardeBarwa Addax TeamThirdAlvaro ParenteScuderia ColoniFastest lapDriverSergio PerezSergio PerezTime1 57 014 on lap 17 Contents 1 Report 1 1 Qualifying 1 2 Feature Race 1 3 Sprint Race 2 See also 3 External linksReport EditQualifying Edit Michael Herck originally scored pole but the former Belgian was one of a dozen drivers to be penalised after qualifying for going too fast under yellows Home driver Jerome d Ambrosio got pole instead ahead of championship leader Pastor Maldonado Feature Race Edit Pastor Maldonado took another feature race victory at Spa Francorchamps to increase his winning record in the series although he only just managed to hang on under heavy pressure from Alvaro Parente at the end of the race The Rapax driver was struggling with his car and almost certainly would not have held off Coloni stand in Parente for another lap Parente who led most of the race before making a late stop closed rapidly on the series leader during the final lap but was just too far back to make a move at the Bus Stop Another stand in driver Romain Grosjean subbing for injured Ho Pin Tung at DAMS took third place after fellow podium contenders Jerome d Ambrosio and Sergio Perez ran into trouble D Ambrosio who started on pole but lost the lead to Maldonado when both pitted together eventually retired Perez Addax took third on the first lap and kept the spot after the stops but lost that when he had to serve a drive through for pitlane speeding A first lap accident involving Sam Bird ART and Dani Clos Racing Engineering caused a safety car interruption but the race ran green from the restart on lap four Dani Clos was later diagnosed with a back injury after the race so missed the Sprint Race Rodolfo Gonzalez got 8th so took sprint race pole ahead of Giedo van der Garde who did very well in getting 9th after starting 23rd Sprint Race Edit Mexico s Sergio Perez made up for the disappointment in the feature race by taking victory in the reverse grid GP2 race at Spa Francorchamps After starting second the Addax driver made light work of pole man Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden running much quicker through Eau Rouge and passing him at Les Combes on the first lap Perez never relinquished the lead thereafter The race was punctuated by three safety cars for accidents including crashes by Christian Vietoris Charles Pic and Jules Bianchi and debris on the track Gonzalez later dropped behind Perez s team mate Giedo van der Garde and feature race runner up Alvaro Parente Scuderia Coloni Championship leader Pastor Maldonado retired at Les Combes on the first lap so Perez s win keeps his mathematical chance of closing up the Venezuelan s big points lead alive See also Edit2010 Belgian Grand Prix 2010 Spa Francorchamps GP3 Series roundExternal links Edithttps archive today 20100830225438 http gp2series com Maldonado hangs on for dramatic html https web archive org web 20100902032110 http www gp2series com Perez powers to fourth victory html Previous round 2010 Hungarian GP2 round GP2 Series2010 season Next round 2010 Italian GP2 roundPrevious round 2009 Belgian GP2 round Belgian GP2 round Next round 2011 Belgian GP2 round Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2010 Spa Francorchamps GP2 Series rounds amp oldid 1099446020, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
