2010 Bahrain International Circuit GP2 Asia Series round (March) explained

Country:Bahrain
Grand Prix:Bahrain
Round No:4
Season No:4
Season:2009-10
Year:2010
Location:Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course:Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:3.914
Course Km:6.299
Date R1:13 March
Laps R1:29
Pole Driver Country:ITA
Pole Driver:Luca Filippi
Pole Team:MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Pole Time:2:07.087
First Driver Country R1:ITA
First Driver R1:Luca Filippi
First Team R1:MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Second Driver Country R1:ITA
Second Driver R1:Davide Valsecchi
Second Team R1:iSport International
Third Driver Country R1:FRA
Third Driver R1:Charles Pic
Third Team R1:Arden International
Fast Driver Country R1:ITA
Fast Driver R1:Luca Filippi
Fast Team R1:MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Fast Time R1:2:09.823
Fast Lap R1:27
Date R2:14 March
Laps R2:20
First Driver Country R2:ITA
First Driver R2:Giacomo Ricci
First Team R2:DPR
Second Driver Country R2:GBR
Second Driver R2:Sam Bird
Second Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Third Driver Country R2:POR
Third Driver R2:Álvaro Parente
Third Team R2:Scuderia Coloni
Fast Driver Country R2:FRA
Fast Team R2:ART Grand Prix
Fast Time R2:2:09.787
Fast Lap R2:3

The 2009-10 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round was the fourth and final round of the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 13 and 14, 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other being the 2009-10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round. This event will support the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, and therefore use a different layout to an earlier race in the series, The Endurance Circuit.

Luca Filippi started from pole position, won the race (first win for MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com and set fastest lap, forming a perfect weekend.[1] Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.[2]

This was the last race for the original GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, as it was replaced by the Dallara GP2/11 for 2011.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverTeamTimeGapGrid
120 Luca FilippiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com2:07.0871
211 Charles PicArden International2:07.178+0.0912
316 Oliver TurveyiSport International2:07.237+0.1503
417 Davide ValsecchiiSport International2:07.243+0.1564
524 Álvaro ParenteScuderia Coloni2:07.413+0.3265
612 Javier VillaArden International2:07.432+0.3456
77 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix2:07.710+0.6237
84 Luiz RaziaRapax2:07.772+0.6858
927 Giacomo RicciDPR2:07.892+0.8059
1021 Alexander RossiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com2:08.027+0.94020
118 Sam BirdART Grand Prix2:08.339+1.25210
1223 Fabio LeimerOcean Racing Technology2:08.428+1.34111
1318 Dani ClosTrident Racing2:08.467+1.38012
1426 Michael HerckDPR2:08.634+1.54713
151 Christian VietorisDAMS2:08.678+1.59114
165 Max ChiltonBarwa Addax Team2:08.692+1.60515
1722 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology2:08.778+1.69116
182 Edoardo PiscopoDAMS2:08.858+1.77117
193 Vladimir ArabadzhievRapax2:08.863+1.77618
2015 Josef KrálSuper Nova Racing2:09.454+2.36719
2125 Will BrattScuderia Coloni2:09.611+2.52421
226 Rodolfo GonzálezBarwa Addax Team2:09.648+2.56122
2314 Jake RosenzweigSuper Nova Racing2:09.904+2.81723
2419 Plamen KralevTrident Racing2:12.975+5.88824
Notes

Feature race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120 Luca FilippiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com291:06:15.383110+2+1
217 Davide ValsecchiiSport International29+2.05848
311 Charles PicArden International29+3.99026
424 Álvaro ParenteScuderia Coloni29+6.86355
527 Giacomo RicciDPR29+8.08594
68 Sam BirdART Grand Prix29+14.845103
712 Javier VillaArden International29+15.30562
82 Edoardo PiscopoDAMS29+15.503171
916 Oliver TurveyiSport International29+15.6843
107 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix29+18.4987
1121 Alexander RossiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com29+22.02820
123 Vladimir ArabadzhievRapax29+22.26018
1322 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology29+26.13716
1418 Dani ClosTrident Racing29+26.74912
1525 Will BrattScuderia Coloni29+28.03121
1615 Josef KrálSuper Nova Racing29+30.20819
1714 Jake RosenzweigSuper Nova Racing29+31.79923
1826 Michael HerckDPR29+48.09713
195 Max ChiltonBarwa Addax Team28+1 lap15
Ret1 Christian VietorisDAMS21DNF14
Ret19 Plamen KralevTrident Racing20DNF24
Ret6 Rodolfo GonzálezBarwa Addax Team15DNF22
Ret4 Luiz RaziaRapax1DNF8
Ret23 Fabio LeimerOcean Racing Technology0DNF11

Sprint race

PosNoDriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Giacomo RicciDPR2043:47.74446
28 Sam BirdART Grand Prix20+5.36935+1
324 Álvaro ParenteScuderia Coloni20+9.58554
417 Davide ValsecchiiSport International20+15.69573
521 Alexander RossiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com20+16.559112
612 Javier VillaArden International20+23.28021
722 Yelmer BuurmanOcean Racing Technology20+25.40313
820 Luca FilippiMalaysiaQi-Meritus.com20+25.9498
93 Vladimir ArabadzhievRapax20+29.07712
1015 Josef KrálSuper Nova Racing20+30.78016
1116 Oliver TurveyiSport International20+32.1969
1218 Dani ClosTrident Racing20+35.03514
134 Luiz RaziaRapax20+38.62823
141 Christian VietorisDAMS20+45.56720
155 Max ChiltonBarwa Addax Team20+47.37319
1625 Will BrattScuderia Coloni20+51.82115
1714 Jake RosenzweigSuper Nova Racing20+53.05717
1819 Plamen KralevTrident Racing20+1:12.25021
1911 Charles PicArden International20+1:44.1146
Ret7 Jules BianchiART Grand Prix17DNF10
Ret6 Rodolfo GonzálezBarwa Addax Team16DNF22
Ret26 Michael HerckDPR16DNF18
DNS2 Edoardo PiscopoDAMS0Did not start1
DNS23 Fabio LeimerOcean Racing Technology0Did not start24
Notes:

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
PosDriverPoints
1 Davide Valsecchi56
22 Luca Filippi29
1329
14 Javier Villa19
15 Charles Pic18
Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 iSport International73
2 Arden International37
3 DPR36
4 MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com34
25 ART Grand Prix20

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Filippi takes first Meritus win in Bahrain. 13 March 2010. GPUpdate.net. 29 January 2011.
  2. News: Ricci wins for DPR in Bahrain. 14 March 2010. GPUpdate.net. 29 January 2011.