title: 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round
text: # 2011 Yas Marina Circuit GP2 Asia Series round
  
  The 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the 2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 at Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
  
  This round saw the competitive début of the new Dallara GP2/11 chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplier Pirelli, after Bridgestone bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010.
  
  ## Classification
  
  ### Qualifying
  
  | Pos | No | Name | Team | Time | Grid |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 9 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 1:36.041 | 1 |
  | 2 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 1:36.448 | 2 |
  | 3 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 1:36.501 | 3 |
  | 4 | 23 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 1:36.614 | 4 |
  | 5 | 17 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 1:36.658 | 5 |
  | 6 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:36.659 | 6 |
  | 7 | 25 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:36.693 | 7 |
  | 8 | 3 | Josef Král | Arden International | 1:36.724 | 8 |
  | 9 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 1:36.741 | 9 |
  | 10 | 22 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:36.825 | 10 |
  | 11 | 2 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 1:36.830 | 11 |
  | 12 | 11 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 1:36.863 | 12 |
  | 13 | 15 | Oliver Turvey | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:36.875 | 13 |
  | 14 | 16 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 1:36.961 | 14 |
  | 15 | 20 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 1:37.047 | 15 |
  | 16 | 8 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Super Nova Racing | 1:37.129 | 16 |
  | 17 | 21 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 1:37.145 | 17 |
  | 18 | 4 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 1:37.305 | 18 |
  | 19 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 1:37.329 | 19 |
  | 20 | 14 | Andrea Caldarelli | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:37.345 | 20 |
  | 21 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 1:37.426 | 21 |
  | 22 | 27 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 1:37.535 | 24 |
  | 23 | 7 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:37.572 | 26 |
  | 24 | 10 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 1:37.632 | 22 |
  | 25 | 19 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 1:37.669 | 23 |
  | 26 | 12 | James Jakes | Scuderia Coloni | 1:37.741 | 25 |
  
  Notes
  
  * ^ – Aleshin was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session.
  * ^ – Fauzy was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.
  
  ### Race 1
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 33 | 1:22:04.643 | 2 | 11 |
  | 2 | 9 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 33 | +6.681 | 1 | 8 |
  | 3 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 33 | +12.794 | 3 | 6 |
  | 4 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 33 | +14.001 | 6 | 5 |
  | 5 | 17 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 33 | +15.198 | 5 | 4 |
  | 6 | 3 | Josef Král | Arden International | 33 | +20.601 | 8 | 3 |
  | 7 | 2 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 33 | +24.412 | 11 | 2 |
  | 8 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 33 | +36.809 | 19 | 1 |
  | 9 | 16 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 33 | +37.411 | 14 | |
  | 10 | 20 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 33 | +40.252 | 15 | |
  | 11 | 19 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 33 | +48.587 | 23 | |
  | 12 | 25 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 33 | +51.866 | 7 | |
  | 13 | 11 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 33 | +59.963 | 12 | |
  | 14 | 4 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 33 | +1:07.206 | 18 | |
  | 15 | 8 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Super Nova Racing | 33 | +1:08.136 | 16 | |
  | 16 | 14 | Andrea Caldarelli | Ocean Racing Technology | 33 | +1:37.978 | 20 | |
  | 17 | 12 | James Jakes | Scuderia Coloni | 32 | DNF | 25 | |
  | 18 | 15 | Oliver Turvey | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1 Lap | 13 | |
  | Ret | 22 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 24 | DNF | 10 | |
  | Ret | 21 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 19 | DNF | 17 | |
  | Ret | 7 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 19 | DNF | 26 | |
  | Ret | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 18 | DNF | 9 | |
  | Ret | 27 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 10 | DNF | 24 | |
  | Ret | 23 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 0 | DNF | 4 | |
  | Ret | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 0 | DNF | 21 | |
  | Ret | 10 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 0 | DNF | 22 | |
  | Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) 1:38.141 (lap 31) ||||||||
  
  Notes
  
  * ^ – Chilton was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.
  
  ### Race 2
  
  | Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 18 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 26 | 43:02.819 | 1 | 6 |
  | 2 | 3 | Josef Král | Arden International | 26 | +2.629 | 3 | 5 |
  | 3 | 1 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 26 | +3.323 | 5 | 4 |
  | 4 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Team AirAsia | 26 | +11.531 | 6 | 3 |
  | 5 | 11 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 26 | +14.687 | 13 | 2 |
  | 6 | 20 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 26 | +17.175 | 10 | 1 |
  | 7 | 8 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Super Nova Racing | 26 | +25.351 | 15 | |
  | 8 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 26 | +29.434 | 8 | 1 |
  | 9 | 19 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 26 | +30.947 | 11 | |
  | 10 | 4 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 26 | +32.897 | 14 | |
  | 11 | 14 | Andrea Caldarelli | Ocean Racing Technology | 26 | +33.396 | 16 | |
  | 12 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 26 | +33.643 | 22 | |
  | 13 | 12 | James Jakes | Scuderia Coloni | 26 | +34.526 | 17 | |
  | 14 | 22 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 26 | +37.426 | 19 | |
  | 15 | 7 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 26 | +38.094 | 21 | |
  | 16 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Team AirAsia | 26 | +38.830 | 25 | |
  | 17 | 21 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 26 | +39.280 | 20 | |
  | 18 | 25 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 26 | +42.205 | 12 | |
  | 19 | 15 | Oliver Turvey | Ocean Racing Technology | 26 | +42.677 | 18 | |
  | 20 | 10 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 26 | +43.137 | 26 | |
  | 21 | 16 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 26 | +45.493 | 9 | |
  | 22 | 23 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 26 | +47.035 | 24 | |
  | 23 | 17 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 26 | +49.926 | 4 | |
  | 24 | 27 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 23 | DNF | 23 | |
  | Ret | 2 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 21 | DNF | 2 | |
  | Ret | 9 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 0 | DNF | 7 | |
  | Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (Lotus ART) 1:37.745 (lap 23) ||||||||
  
  Notes
  
  * ^ – Bianchi, Pic and Berthon were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.
  