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{{Infobox GP2 round report
| Country                   = Spain
| Grand Prix                = Spanish
| Round_No                  = 2
| Season_No                 = 9
| Image                     = Formula1 Circuit Catalunya.svg
| Caption                   = Circuit de Catalunya
| Year                      = 2011
| Location                  = [[Circuit de Catalunya]]<br />[[Montmeló]], [[Spain]]
| Course                    = Permanent racing facility
| Course_mi                 = 2.892
| Course_km                 = 4.665
| Date_r1                   = 21 May
| Laps_r1                   = 34
| Pole_driver_country       = Netherlands
| Pole_driver               = [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| Pole_team                 = [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| Pole_time                 = 1:30.473
| First_driver_country_r1   = France
| First_driver_r1           = [[Charles Pic]]
| First_team_r1             = [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| Second_driver_country_r1  = Netherlands
| Second_driver_r1          = [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| Second_team_r1            = [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| Third_driver_country_r1   = UK
| Third_driver_r1           = [[Sam Bird]]
| Third_team_r1             = [[iSport International]]
| Fast_driver_country_r1    = Netherlands
| Fast_driver_r1            = [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| Fast_team_r1              = [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| Fast_time_r1              = 1:33.959
| Fast_lap_r1               = 6
| Date_r2                   = 22 May
| Laps_r2                   = 26
| First_driver_country_r2   = Switzerland
| First_driver_r2           = [[Fabio Leimer]]
| First_team_r2             = [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| Second_driver_country_r2  = Spain
| Second_driver_r2          = [[Dani Clos]]
| Second_team_r2            = [[Racing Engineering]]
| Third_driver_country_r2   = Sweden
| Third_driver_r2           = [[Marcus Ericsson]]
| Third_team_r2             = [[iSport International]]
| Fast_driver_country_r2    = France
| Fast_driver_r2            = [[Charles Pic]]
| Fast_team_r2              = [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| Fast_time_r2              = 1:33.725
| Fast_lap_r2               = 21
}}

The '''2011 Spanish GP2 Round''' was the second round of the [[2011 GP2 Series season]]. It was held on May 20–22, 2011 at [[Circuit de Catalunya]], [[Montmeló]], [[Spain]], supporting the [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix]].

==Classification==
===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Team !! Time !! Grid
|-
! 1
|5
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jules Bianchi]]
|[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]
| 1:30.369
| 11{{ref|1|1}}
|-
! 2
|4
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]
|[[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 1:30.473
| 1
|-
! 3
|9
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sam Bird]]
|[[iSport International]]
|1:30.488
| 2
|-
! 4
|3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Pic]]
|[[Barwa Addax Team]]
|1:30.616
| 3
|-
! 5
| 11
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]
| [[DAMS]]
|1:30.807
| 4
|-
! 6
|27
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Valsecchi]]
|[[Team AirAsia]]
|1:30.820
| 5
|-
! 7
|7
|{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Clos]]
|[[Racing Engineering]]
|1:30.927
| 6
|-
! 8
|10
|{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]]
|[[iSport International]]
|1:30.935
| 7
|-
! 9
|21
|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|1:30.974
| 8
|-
!10
|17
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Filippi]]
|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|1:31.084
| 9
|-
! 11
|24
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|1:31.192
| 10
|-
! 12
|14
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
|[[Arden International]]
|1:31.447
| 12
|-
! 13
|26
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Razia]]
|[[Team AirAsia]]
|1:31.513
| 13
|-
!14
|18
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Michael Herck]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
|1:31.527
| 14
|-
! 15
|8
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Álvaro Parente]]
|[[Racing Engineering]]
|1:31.636
| 15
|-
!16
|6
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
|[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]
|1:31.645
| 16
|-
!17
|19
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Kevin Ceccon]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
|1:31.670
| 17
|-
!18
|20
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|1:31.694
| 18
|-
!19
|22
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kevin Mirocha]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|1:31.757
| 19
|-
!20
|12
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Pål Varhaug]]
|[[DAMS]]
|1:31.779
| 20
|-
!21
|16
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Fairuz Fauzy]]
|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|1:31.821
| 21
|-
!22
|15
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]
|[[Arden International]]
|1:31.822
| 22
|-
!23
|25
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Aleshin]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|1:31.977
| 23
|-
!24
|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Julián Leal]]
|[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
|1:32.934
| 25{{ref|2|2}}
|-
!25
|23
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|1:33.246
| 24
|-
!26
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Leimer]]
|[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
|no time
| 26
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
#{{Note|1}} – Jules Bianchi was handed a ten grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the session.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Jules-Bianchi-penalised/|title=Jules Bianchi penalised|date=20 May 2011|publisher=GP2 Series|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523080316/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Jules-Bianchi-penalised/|archive-date=23 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
#{{Note|2}} – Julián Leal was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision in Turkish Sprint Race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Julian-Leal-penalised/|title=Julian Leal penalised|date=8 May 2011|publisher=GP2 Series|access-date=21 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511120844/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Julian-Leal-penalised/|archive-date=11 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Feature Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Team !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
|3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Charles Pic]]'''
|'''[[Barwa Addax Team]]'''
|34
|1:00:32.817
|3
|'''10'''
|-
! 2
|4
|{{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Giedo van der Garde]]'''
|'''[[Barwa Addax Team]]'''
|34
| +1.444
| 1
|'''8+2+1'''
|-
! 3
|9
|{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Sam Bird]]'''
|'''[[iSport International]]'''
|34
| +2.773
| 2
|'''6'''
|-
! 4
|27
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Davide Valsecchi]]'''
|'''[[Team AirAsia]]'''
|34
| +10.011
| 5
|'''5'''
|-
! 5
|10
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Marcus Ericsson]]'''
|'''[[iSport International]]'''
|34
| +10.518
| 7
|'''4'''
|-
! 6
|7
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Dani Clos]]'''
|'''[[Racing Engineering]]'''
|34
| +16.534
| 6
|'''3'''
|-
! 7
|5
|{{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Jules Bianchi]]'''
|'''[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]'''
| 34
| +16.979
| 11
|'''2'''
|-
! 8
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Fabio Leimer]]'''
|'''[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]'''
|34
| +17.419
| 26
|'''1'''
|-
! 9
|14
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
|[[Arden International]]
|34
| +21.726
| 12
|
|-
!10
|21
|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|34
| +24.492
| 8
|
|-
!11
|8
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Álvaro Parente]]
|[[Racing Engineering]]
|34
| +24.715
| 15
|
|-
!12
|24
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|34
| +25.349
| 10
|
|-
!13
|16
|{{flagicon|MYS}} [[Fairuz Fauzy]]
|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|34
| +25.841
| 21
|
|-
!14
|23
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|34
| +28.469
| 24
|
|-
!15
|12
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Pål Varhaug]]
|[[DAMS]]
|34
| +35.890
| 20
|
|-
!16
|25
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Aleshin]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|34
| +37.837
| 23
|
|-
!17
|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Julián Leal]]
|[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
|34
| +38.135
| 25
|
|-
!18
|15
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]
|[[Arden International]]
|34
| +38.723
| 22
|
|-
!19
|19
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Kevin Ceccon]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 34
| +39.033
| 17
|
|-
!20
|20
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|34
| +41.999
| 18
|
|-
!21
|22
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kevin Mirocha]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|33
|Retirement
| 19
|
|-
!Ret
|18
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Michael Herck]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
|21
|Collision
| 14
|
|-
!Ret
|6
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
|[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]
|21
|Collision
| 16
|
|-
!Ret
|26
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Razia]]
|[[Team AirAsia]]
|11
|Retirement
| 13
|
|-
!Ret
|17
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Filippi]]
|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|0
|Collision
| 9
|
|-
!DSQ
| 11
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]
| [[DAMS]]
|34
|Disqualified{{ref|3|3}}
| 4
|
|-
|colspan=8|{{center|''Fastest lap: [[Giedo van der Garde]] ([[Barwa Addax Team]]) 1:33.959 (lap 6)''}}
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
#{{Note|3}} – Romain Grosjean was excluded from race results after it was found that the driver's car did not comply with the technical regulations.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Romain-Grosjean-excluded-from-Feature-Race/|title=Romain Grosjean excluded from Feature Race|date=21 May 2011|publisher=GP2 Series|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525003033/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Romain-Grosjean-excluded-from-Feature-Race/|archive-date=25 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

===Sprint Race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! Pos !! No. !! Driver !! Team !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
|1
|{{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Fabio Leimer]]'''
|'''[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]'''
|26
| 45:26.885
| 1
|'''6+1'''
|-
! 2
|7
|{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Dani Clos]]'''
|'''[[Racing Engineering]]'''
|26
| +10.190
| 3
|'''5'''
|-
! 3
|10
|{{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Marcus Ericsson]]'''
|'''[[iSport International]]'''
|26
| +20.711
| 4
|'''4'''
|-
! 4
|27
|{{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Davide Valsecchi]]'''
|'''[[Team AirAsia]]'''
|26
| +20.926
| 5
|'''3'''
|-
! 5
|9
|{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Sam Bird]]'''
|'''[[iSport International]]'''
|26
| +27.339
| 6
|'''2'''
|-
! 6
|16
|{{flagicon|MYS}} '''[[Fairuz Fauzy]]'''
|'''[[Super Nova Racing]]'''
|26
| +38.974
| 13
|'''1'''
|-
! 7
|8
|{{flagicon|POR}} [[Álvaro Parente]]
|[[Racing Engineering]]
|26
| +40.280
| 11
|
|-
! 8
|12
|{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Pål Varhaug]]
|[[DAMS]]
|26
| +41.855
| 15
|
|-
! 9
| 11
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]
| [[DAMS]]
|26
| +41.925
| 26
|
|-
!10
|20
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|26
| +51.503
| 20
|
|-
!11
|24
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|26
| +52.553
| 12
|
|-
!12
|6
|{{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
|[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]
|26
| +1:02.219
| 25{{ref|4|4}}
|
|-
!13
|23
|{{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|26
| +1:03.298
| 14
|
|-
!14
|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Julián Leal]]
|[[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
|26
| +1:03.416
| 17
|
|-
!15
|19
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Kevin Ceccon]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
|26
| +1:03.604
| 19
|
|-
!16
|22
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Kevin Mirocha]]
|[[Ocean Racing Technology]]
|26
| +1:04.895
| 21
|
|-
!17
|15
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]
|[[Arden International]]
|26
| +1:05.099
| 18
|
|-
!18
|25
|{{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Aleshin]]
|[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|26
| +1:19.938
| 16
|
|-
!19
|3
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Pic]]
|[[Barwa Addax Team]]
|26
| +1:26.905
| 8
|
|-
!20
|21
|{{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
|[[Trident Racing]]
|24
| Collision
| 10
|
|-
!21
|14
|{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
|[[Arden International]]
|24
| Collision
| 9
|
|-
!Ret
|26
|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Razia]]
|[[Team AirAsia]]
|22
|Retirement
| 23
|
|-
!Ret
|17
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Luca Filippi]]
|[[Super Nova Racing]]
|21
|Collision
| 24
|
|-
!Ret
|18
|{{flagicon|ROM}} [[Michael Herck]]
|[[Scuderia Coloni]]
|12
|Collision
| 22
|
|-
!Ret
|5
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jules Bianchi]]
|[[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]
| 0
| Collision
| 2
|
|-
!Ret
|4
|{{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]
|[[Barwa Addax Team]]
|0
| Collision
| 7
|
|-
|colspan=8|{{center|''Fastest lap: [[Charles Pic]] ([[Barwa Addax Team]]) 1:33.725 (lap 21)''}}
|-
|}

'''Notes'''
#{{Note|4}} – Esteban Gutiérrez was handed a ten place grid penalty for causing a collision during the Feature Race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Esteban-Gutierrez-penalised/|title=Esteban Gutierrez penalised|date=21 May 2011|publisher=GP2 Series|access-date=22 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525004541/http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/05_May/Esteban-Gutierrez-penalised/|archive-date=25 May 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Standings after the round==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| align=right|21
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sam Bird]]
| align=right|21
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Pic]]
| align=right|15
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]
| align=right|13
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
| align=right|10
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
! Pos
! Team
! Points
|-
! 1
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| align=right|36
|-
! 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[iSport International]]
| align=right|29
|-
! 3
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[DAMS]]
| align=right|13
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Team AirAsia]]
| align=right|11
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trident Racing]]
| align=right|10
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
* <small>'''Note:''' Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

== See also ==
* [[2011 Spanish Grand Prix]]
* [[2011 Catalunya GP3 Series round]]

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
*[http://gp2series.com/Results/?raceid=902&seasonid=139 GP2 Series official website: Results]

{{GP2 round report
| Name_of_round            = Spanish GP2 round
| Year_of_round            = 2011
| Previous_round_in_season = [[2011 Istanbul Park GP2 Series round|2011 Turkish GP2 round]]
| Next_round_in_season     = [[2011 Monaco GP2 Series round|2011 Monaco GP2 round]]
| Previous_year's_round    = [[2010 Catalunya GP2 Series round|2010 Spanish GP2 Series round]]
| Next_year's_round        = [[2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round|2012 Spanish GP2 Series round]]
}}
{{GP2Round}}

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[[Category:2011 in Spanish motorsport|Catalunya GP2]]