2010 Monaco GP2 Series round

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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[a] 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 (on lap 6)

Report

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Free practice

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Qualifying

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Pos No Driver Team Time Gap Grid
1 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:37.572 1
2 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:37.605 +0.033 2
3 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:38.512 +0.940 3
4 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:38.901 +1.329 4
5 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:39.072 +1.500 5
6 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:39.146 +1.574 6
7 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:39.255 +1.683 121
8 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:39.363 +1.791 7
9 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:39.413 +1.841 8
10 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 1:39.544 +1.972 9
11 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:39.638 +2.066 10
12 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:39.812 +2.240 11
13 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:39.826 +2.254 13
14 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 1:39.926 +2.354 14
15 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:40.237 +2.665 15
16 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:40.495 +2.923 16
17 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:40.520 +2.948 17
18 16   Charles Pic Arden International 1:40.767 +3.195 18
19 17   Rodolfo González Arden International 1:40.881 +3.309 19
20 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 1:40.973 +3.401 20
21 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:41.733 +4.161 21
22 26   Michael Herck DPR 1:42.039 +4.467 22
23 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:43.090 +5.518 23
24 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:43.595 +6.023 24
Notes
  • ^1Davide Valsecchi received a five-place grid penalty because of causing accident with Pastor Maldonado in qualifying.[3]

Feature Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 42 1:00:32.223 2 10+1
2 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 42 +0.617 3 8
3 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 42 +10.688 1 6+2
4 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 42 +12.117 6 5
5 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 42 +14.117 4 4
6 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 42 +17.337 11 3
7 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 42 +35.967 9 2
8 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 42 +37.403 7 1
9 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 42 +46.535 23
10 17   Rodolfo González Arden International 42 +53.055 19
11 16   Charles Pic Arden International 42 +53.977 18
12 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 42 +54.913 13
13 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 42 +57.571 20
14 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 42 +58.636 PL2
15 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 42 +59.942 24
16 26   Michael Herck DPR 42 +1:03.008 22
17 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 42 +1:03.419 17
18 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 42 +1:24.1603 10
Ret 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 21 Crash 12
Ret 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 19 Crash 21
Ret 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 13 Crash 14
Ret 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 5
Ret 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 0 Collision 15
Ret 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 16
Notes
  • ^2Christian Vietoris started from the pit lane after her car got stuck on the starting grid at the start of the formation lap.
  • ^3Sam Bird received a 25-seconds penalty because of cutting the chicane.[4]

Sprint Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 30 43:43.804 1 6
2 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 30 +0.351 3 5
3 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 30 +1.078 5 4
4 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 30 +2.919 9 3
5 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 30 +6.572 2 2
6 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 30 +7.257 8 1
7 16   Charles Pic Arden International 30 +7.903 11
8 5   Josef Král Super Nova Racing 30 +8.837 13
9 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 30 +9.431 12
10 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 30 +10.046 18 1
11 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 30 +10.465 7
12 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 30 +11.239 23
13 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 30 +12.591 20
14 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 30 +25.246 24
15 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 30 +25.461 15
16 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 30 +25.703 19
17 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 30 +26.063 22
Ret 26   Michael Herck DPR 22 Retired 16
Ret 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 20 Retired 21
Ret 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 17 Retired 17
Ret 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 14 Retired 4
Ret 17   Rodolfo González Arden International 14 Retired 10
Ret 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 8 Retired 6
DNS 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 0 Did not start4 14
Notes

Standings after the round

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

Notes

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  1. ^ Sergio Pérez and Pastor Maldonado set the identical fastest laps (1:21.823), but Pérez made it earlier than Maldonado, so he was eligible to score point for the fastest lap.

References

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  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. ^ a b "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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