2010 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2010 Monaco GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on May 14 and May 15, 2010 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was the second race of the 2010 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix. GP2's feeder formula GP3 does not appear at this event, with Formula Renault 3.5 Series replacing it on the support bill.

Monaco    2010 Monaco GP2 round
Round details
Round 2 of 10 rounds in the
2010 GP2 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street Course
3.34 km (2.08 mi)
Feature race
Date 14 May 2010
Laps 42
Pole position
Driver Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Time 1:37.572
Podium
First Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Second Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax
Third Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Time 1:21.823 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 15 May 2010
Laps 30
Podium
First Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS
Second Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team
Third France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix
Time 1:22.052

Report

Free practice

Pastor Maldonado was fastest in free practice. This circuit is favorite for the Venezuelan, he won here in 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, 2007 and 2009 GP2 Series. Maldonado was ahead of Sergio Pérez and Christian Vietoris by 0.441 seconds. Vladimir Arabadzhiev missed his car in Saint Devote and crashed his left rear into the wall, later Max Chilton made same mistake at the same corner but he escaped on the track.[1]

Qualifying

Dani Clos claimed the top spot in heavy rain conditions ahead of Sergio Pérez and practice’s fastest man Pastor Maldonado, who crashed into the wall four minutes before the end of the session. This pole was the first in Clos's GP2 career.[2] Davide Valsecchi, who set seventh fastest time in qualifying got a five place grid penalty for his accident with Pastor Maldonado.[3]

Feature Race

Sergio Pérez took his maiden GP2 race win in the feature race at Monaco. The Barwa Addax driver crossed the line 0.6s clear of Pastor Maldonado, although the margin did not reflect Pérez's dominance around the Monte Carlo streets. The Mexican had led by as much as 5.2s at some points of the race, although that was eroded by a safety car following a Ho-Pin Tung's heavy crash at the Swimming Pool on lap 16. Pérez stretched his lead back out to well over 2.0s after the restart, but while he backed off over the closing laps, he never allowed Maldonado to get close enough to attempt at a pass. The pair moved into the top two spots at the start after capitalising on a slow getaway by polesitter Dani Clos, although the Spaniard made up for it with a solid drive to third, giving him his third-straight point-scoring finish. ART's Jules Bianchi was fourth, the Frenchman making up a few spots with a well-timed pitstop, but he was forced to keep an eye on his mirrors due to some late-race pressure from Coloni's Alberto Valerio. It was a less fruitful morning for Bianchi's team-mate Sam Bird, who was on track for points until suffering a severe delay in the pits that dropped the Briton back in 15th. Giedo van der Garde was sixth after having early made one of the only passing moves of the race when he overtook DAMS' Jérôme d'Ambrosio, but the Belgian had the last laugh when he crossed the line in eighth behind Luiz Razia, giving himself pole for tomorrow's sprint race. In typical Monaco fashion there were a few drivers whose race ended at the first corner. Max Chilton removed himself from the race by sailing into the back of Davide Valsecchi, forcing Valsecchi into the pits for repairs to his rear wing, while Trident's Adrian Zaugg was also hit from behind and forced to retire. Valsecchi got back out, only to later tag the wall and bend his suspension, forcing him to park. Having already lost Chilton at the first corner, Ocean Racing had to wait just one more lap before it could begin packing up after Fabio Leimer crashed at Mirabeau, and Coloni's Vladimir Arabadzhiev was also forced to retire with accident damage after a brush with the tyres.

Sprint Race

Jérôme d'Ambrosio repeated Sergio Pérez's earlier feat by winning his first GP2 race in the Sprint Race at Monaco. The Renault Junior Team driver led all the way from pole, but his early efforts to build a lead were dashed when Coloni's Alberto Valerio and Arden's Rodolfo González crashed simultaneously at different parts of the circuit and prompted a safety car. That brought D'Ambrosio back within range of Giedo van der Garde, and he had the Addax car in his mirrors for virtually the rest of the race, finally crossing the line just 0.3 seconds clear. There was a lot of scrapping behind them for third place, which eventually went to ART's Jules Bianchi after a determined drive and a couple of brave passing moves. Rapax's Luiz Razia had been on target for the final podium place for most of the race, but after seeing off an early challenge from Valerio (which ended with Valerio hitting the wall at the chicane), he soon found himself under pressure from Bianchi. The Frenchman eventually found a way past, while Razia lost another spot when he made a mistake on the penultimate lap and allowed Trident's Johnny Cecotto to slip past into fourth. Race 1 winner Sergio Pérez took the final point for sixth. Much like the Grand Prix would be, the race had many incidents, starting with Dani Clos ripping a wheel off on the barriers on lap nine and ending Racing Engineering's interest in the afternoon, with Christian Vietoris having failed to make the start due to an engine problem. There was also a number of drivethrough penalties, with the victims including Pastor Maldonado and Rodriguez for a jump start and Oliver Turvey, Davide Valsecchi, and Fabio Leimer for cutting the first corner at the start. Sam Bird got the point for fastest lap.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:37.572 1
2 4 Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:37.605 2
3 15 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:38.512 3
4 20 Brazil Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:38.901 4
5 19 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.072 5
6 1 France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:39.146 6
7 10 Italy Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:39.255 121
8 11 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:39.363 7
9 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:39.413 8
10 14 Brazil Luiz Razia Rapax 1:39.544 9
11 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:39.638 10
12 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:39.812 11
13 6 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:39.826 13
14 12 China Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 1:39.926 14
15 25 South Africa Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:40.237 15
16 18 United Kingdom Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.495 16
17 27 Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:40.520 17
18 16 France Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 1:40.767 18
19 17 Venezuela Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 1:40.881 19
20 5 Czech Republic Josef Král Super Nova Racing 1:40.973 20
21 21 Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:41.733 21
22 26 Romania Michael Herck DPR 1:42.039 22
23 24 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:43.090 23
24 9 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:43.595 24
1.^ - Davide Valsecchi received a five-place grid penalty because of causing accident with Pastor Maldonado in qualifying.[3]

Feature Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 42 1:00:32.223 2 10 + 1
2 15Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax 42 +0.617 3 8
3 7Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 42 +10.688 1 6 + 2
4 1France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 42 +12.117 6 5
5 20Brazil Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 42 +14.117 4 4
6 3Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 42 +17.337 11 3
7 14Brazil Luiz Razia Rapax 42 +35.967 9 2
8 11Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 42 +37.403 7 1
9 24Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 42 +46.635 23
10 17Venezuela Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 42 +53.055 19
11 16France Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 42 +53.977 18
12 6Sweden Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 42 +54.913 13
13 5Czech Republic Josef Král Super Nova Racing 42 +57.571 20
14 8Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 42 +58.636 9
15 9United Kingdom Oliver Turvey iSport International 42 +59.942 24
16 26Romania Michael Herck DPR 42 +1:03.008 22
17 27Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 42 +1:03.419 17
18 2United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 42 +1:24.1601 10
Ret 10Italy Davide Valsecchi iSport International 21 Crash 12
Ret 21Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 19 Crash 21
Ret 12China Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 13 Crash 14
Ret 19Switzerland Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 5
Ret 25South Africa Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 0 Collision 15
Ret 18United Kingdom Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 16
1.^ - Sam Bird received a 25-seconds penalty because of cutting the chicane.[4]

Sprint Race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 11 Belgium Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 30 43:43.804 1 6
2 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 30 +0.351 3 5
3 1 France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 30 +1.078 5 4
4 24 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 30 +2.919 9 3
5 14 Brazil Luiz Razia Rapax 30 +6.572 2 2
6 4 Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 30 +7.257 8 1
7 16 France Charles Pic Arden International 30 +7.903 11
8 5 Czech Republic Josef Král Super Nova Racing 30 +8.837 13
9 6 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 30 +9.431 12
10 2 United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 30 +10.046 18 1
11 15 Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax 30 +10.465 7
12 25 South Africa Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 30 +11.239 23
13 21 Bulgaria Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 30 +12.591 20
14 18 United Kingdom Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 30 +25.246 24
15 9 United Kingdom Oliver Turvey iSport International 30 +25.461 15
16 10 Italy Davide Valsecchi iSport International 30 +25.703 19
17 19 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 30 +26.063 22
Ret 26 Romania Michael Herck DPR 22 Retired 16
Ret 12 China Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 20 Retired 21
Ret 27 Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR 17 Retired 17
Ret 20 Brazil Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 14 Retired 4
Ret 17 Venezuela Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 14 Retired 10
Ret 7 Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering 8 Retired 6
DNS 8 Germany Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0 Retired 14

Standings after the round

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

References

  1. "Maldonado heads Monte-Carlo practice". GPUpdate.net. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
  2. "Clos clinches Monaco pole". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2010-05-13. Archived from the original on 18 May 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  3. "Grid penalty for Valsecchi". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-14.
  4. "Bird penalised for sprint race". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 2010-05-14. Retrieved 2010-05-15.
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