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'{{Motorsport season |series = GP2 Series |year = 2011 |previous = 2010 |next = 2012 }} :''For the Asian-based series, see [[2011 GP2 Asia Series season]].'' The '''2011 GP2 Series season''' will be the seventh [[GP2 Series]] season. After a three-year cycle, the current GP2 chassis will be replaced by a brand new Dallara GP2/11 car built by Italian constructor [[Dallara]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Glendenning|first=Mark|date=5 July 2010|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/85014|title=Exclusive: First shot of new GP2 car|work=autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|accessdate=21 September 2010}}</ref> The series will change tyre supplier from [[Bridgestone]] to [[Pirelli]] for 2011–13.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/06/GP2-Series-with-Pirelli-in-2011-2013/|title=GP2 Series with Pirelli in 2011-2013|date=24 June 2010|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> The 2011 season will also see the addition of two new teams to the grid, [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] and [[Team Air Asia]].<ref name="Teams">{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/09/GP2-Series-announce-teams-for-2011-2013/|title=GP2 Series announce teams for 2011-2013|date=21 September 2010|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[David Price Racing|DPR]] was not selected to continue in the series. LOOK AT THE FUCKING WEBSITE YOU MORONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ==Teams and Drivers= {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" ! Team ! No ! Driver ! Rounds |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 1 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Leimer]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/12/Fabio-Leimer-with-Team-Champions-Rapax-in-2011/|title=Fabio Leimer with Team Champions Rapax in 2011|date=7 December 2010|work=[[GP2 Series]]|accessdate=1 January 2011|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited}}</ref> | TBA |- | 2 | {{flagicon|}} TBA | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Addax Team|Barwa Addax Team]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Charles Pic]]<ref name="Addax"/> | TBA |- | 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]<ref name="Addax">{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/12/Pic---van-der-Garde-line-up-for-Barwa-Addax/|title=Pic - van der Garde line up for Barwa Addax|date=23 December 2010|work=[[GP2 Series]]|accessdate=1 January 2011|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited}}</ref> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]]<ref name="Teams"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Lotus to back ART’s GP2 and GP3 teams|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/09/21/lotus-to-back-arts-gp2-and-gp3-teams/|first=Keith|last=Collantine|work=F1 Fanatic|publisher=Keith Collantine|date=21 September 2010|accessdate=22 September 2010}}</ref> | 5 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jules Bianchi]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Bianchi signs for ART for 2011|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88755|first=Jonathan|last=Noble|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=23 December 2010|accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref> | TBA |- | 6 | {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Esteban Gutierrez in GP2 with Lotus ART team in 2011|url=http://www.estebanracing.com/news.asp?id=291|work=estebanracing.com|publisher=[[Esteban Gutiérrez]]|date=10 November 2010|accessdate=10 November 2010}}</ref> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Racing Engineering]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 7 | {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Dani Clos]]<ref name="Racing Engineering">{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/01_Jan/Racing-Engineering-confirm-their-2011-Line-Up/|title=Racing Engineering confirm their 2011 Line Up|date=27 January 2011|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=27 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 8 | {{flagicon|GER}} [[Christian Vietoris]]<ref name="Racing Engineering"/> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[iSport International]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 9 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Sam Bird]]<ref name="iSport">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88892|title=iSport signs Bird and Ericsson for '11|first=Steven|last=English|date=13 January 2011|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|accessdate=13 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 10 | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]]<ref name="iSport"/> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[DAMS]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 11 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Romain Grosjean]]<ref name="DAMS">{{cite news|url=http://www.gpupdate.net/en/gp2-news/250995/grosjean-and-varhaug-confirmed-by-dams/|title=Grosjean and Varhaug confirmed by DAMS|date=25 January 2011|work=GPUpdate.net|publisher=GPUpdate|accessdate=25 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 12 | {{flagicon|NOR}} [[Pål Varhaug]]<ref name="DAMS"/> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Arden International]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 14 | {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]<ref name="Arden">{{cite news|url=http://www.arden-motorsport.co.uk/news.asp?index=0|title=Kral and Palmer join Arden for 2011 GP2 season|date=24 January 2011|work=Arden Motorsport|publisher=[[Arden International]]|accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 15 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]<ref name="Arden"/> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Super Nova Racing]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 16 | {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Fairuz Fauzy]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88972|title=Fauzy to be Renault's reserve driver|first=Pablo|last=Elizalde|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=18 January 2011|accessdate=18 January 2011|quote=The team said the Malaysian will also be competing in the GP2 series this year with the Super Nova squad.}}</ref> | TBA |- | 17 | {{flagicon|}} TBA | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Scuderia Coloni]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 18 | {{flagicon|ROM}} [[Michael Herck]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/101/Scuderia-Coloni-and-Michael-Herck-join-forces-in-2011/|title=Scuderia Coloni and Michael Herck join forces in 2011|date=22 October 2010|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 19 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Jakes]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/01_Jan/James-Jakes-joins-Scuderia-Coloni/|title=James Jakes joins Scuderia Coloni|date=14 January 2011|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=14 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Trident Racing]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 20 | {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.racecar.com/Motorsport/News/Interview-with-Trident%27s-Stefano-Coletti/38549.htm|title=Interview with Trident's Stefano Coletti|date=22 November 2010|work=Racecar|publisher=Racecar New Media Services Ltd.|accessdate=25 November 2010}}</ref> | TBA |- | 21 | {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2011/01_Jan/Rodolfo-Gonzalez-completes-Trident-Racing-line-up-in-2011/|title=Rodolfo Gonzalez completes Trident Racing line up in 2011|date=27 January 2011|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|accessdate=27 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|POR}} [[Ocean Racing Technology]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 22 | {{flagicon|}} TBA | TBA |- | 23 | {{flagicon|}} TBA | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 24 | {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Mikhail Aleshin]]<ref name="Carlin">{{cite news|url=http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/812/Carlin-sign-Aleshin-and-Chilton-for-GP2/|title=Carlin sign Aleshin and Chilton for GP2|date=27 January 2011|work=carlin.co.uk|publisher=[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]|accessdate=27 January 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 25 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]<ref name="Carlin"/> | TBA |- | rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|MYS}} [[Team AirAsia]]<ref name="Teams"/> | 26 | {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Razia]]<ref name="Air Asia">{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/89295|first=Matt|last=Beer|title=AirAsia secures Valsecchi and Razia|date=4 February 2011|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|accessdate=4 February 2011}}</ref> | TBA |- | 27 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Valsecchi]]<ref name="Air Asia"/> | TBA |} ===Driver changes=== ; Changed teams * [[Fabio Leimer]] will move from [[Ocean Racing Technology]] to [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]. * After driving for [[David Price Racing|DPR]] for most of his GP2 career to date, [[Michael Herck]] will move to [[Scuderia Coloni]]. * [[Charles Pic]] will move from [[Arden International]] to partner [[Giedo van der Garde]] at [[Addax Team|Barwa Addax]]. * [[Sam Bird]] will move to [[iSport International]] after competing in his rookie season for [[ART Grand Prix]]. He will partner [[Marcus Ericsson]], who moves over from [[Super Nova Racing]]. * After driving for [[Super Nova Racing]] in his rookie season, [[Josef Král]] will move to [[Arden International]]. * [[Max Chilton]] will move from Ocean Racing Technology to be part of [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]'s inaugural GP2 pairing. * [[Rodolfo González]] will return to [[Trident Racing]] after a season with Arden International. González drove for Trident at the German round in [[2009 GP2 Series season|2009]]. * [[Luiz Razia]] will switch from team's champions [[Rapax Team|Rapax]] to debutants [[Team AirAsia]]. [[Davide Valsecchi]] will move from iSport International to be his team-mate. ; Entering/Re-Entering GP2 Series * [[2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season|Formula Renault 3.5 Series]] champion [[Mikhail Aleshin]] has extended his collaboration with Carlin for GP2, making a return to GP2 after contesting two meetings in [[2007 GP2 Series season|2007]] with ART Grand Prix. * [[2010 GP3 Series season|GP3 Series]] champion [[Esteban Gutiérrez]] will move up to GP2 with [[Lotus Cars|Lotus]] [[ART Grand Prix|ART]], having raced for the team in GP3. * [[Fairuz Fauzy]] will return to the series with Super Nova Racing, the team that Fauzy competed with in [[2006 GP2 Series season|2006]] and also in the [[2008 GP2 Asia Series season|2008 Asia Series]]. * [[Stefano Coletti]] will return to the series with Trident Racing, having competed in two rounds in [[2009 GP2 Series season|2009]] for [[Durango (racing team)|Durango]]. * [[2010 FIA Formula Two Championship season|FIA Formula Two Championship]] runner-up [[Jolyon Palmer]] will join [[Arden International]]. * [[Pål Varhaug]] will move up from the GP3 Series to drive for [[DAMS]]. ; Leaving GP2 * [[Sergio Pérez]] will move from Barwa Addax to compete in [[Formula One]] with [[Sauber]] alongside former [[2008–09 GP2 Asia Series season|Asia Series]] champion [[Kamui Kobayashi]]. * [[2010 GP2 Series season|2010]] champion [[Pastor Maldonado]] will move from Rapax to compete in Formula One with [[Williams F1|Williams]] alongside [[Rubens Barrichello]]. * [[Jérôme d'Ambrosio]] will move from DAMS to compete in Formula One for [[Virgin Racing]] alongside former GP2 Champion [[Timo Glock]], having previously driven for the team during Friday practice sessions at selected events in {{F1|2010}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.virginracing.com/news/241/|title=The new face of Marussia Virgin Racing|work=[[Virgin Racing]]|publisher=[[Virgin Group]]|date=21 December 2010|accessdate=21 December 2010}}</ref> ===Team changes=== * [[David Price Racing]] will leave GP2, while [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] and [[Team Air Asia]] will join the series, filling the vacancies left by DPR and [[Durango (racing team)|Durango]] (who left ahead of the [[2010 GP2 Series season|2010 season]]).<ref name="Teams"/> * [[Lotus Cars]] will lend its name to [[ART Grand Prix]] in a similar arrangement to their sponsorship of [[Takuma Sato]] and [[KV Racing Technology]] in the [[2010 IndyCar Series season|IndyCar Series]], while [[Lotus Racing]] is behind the new [[Team Air Asia]] outfit. Aside from the name, there is no crossover between Lotus ART and Team Air Asia.<ref>{{cite news|title=Group Lotus announces ART deal|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/86859|first=Matt|last=Beer|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=22 September 2010|accessdate=23 September 2010}}</ref> ==2011 Schedule== The 2011 calendar was announced on 21 December 2010. The series will consist of nine rounds, one less than in [[2010 GP2 Series season|2010]], as the Abu Dhabi round will return to the [[GP2 Asia Series]] and will not be replaced.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/88750|title=GP2 Asia rejoins Abu Dhabi GP bill|work=autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=22 December 2010|accessdate=22 December 2010}}</ref> It will support all the European Formula One events.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2010/12/GP2-Series-2011-season-Calendar/|title=GP2 Series 2011 season Calendar|work=[[GP2 Series]]|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|date=21 December 2010|accessdate=1 January 2011}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! colspan=2 | Round ! Circuit/Location ! Country ! Date ! Supporting |- ! rowspan=2| 1 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Istanbul Park]] | rowspan=2 | {{TUR}} | 7 May | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Turkish}}'' |- ! R2 | 8 May |- ! rowspan=2| 2 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Circuit de Catalunya]], [[Barcelona]] | rowspan=2 | {{ESP}} | 21 May | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Spanish}}'' |- ! R2 | 22 May |- ! rowspan=2| 3 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Circuit de Monaco]], [[Monte Carlo]] | rowspan=2 | {{MON}} | 27 May | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Monaco}}'' |- ! R2 | 28 May |- ! rowspan=2| 4 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Valencia Street Circuit]] | rowspan=2 | {{ESP}} | 25 June | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|European}}'' |- ! R2 | 26 June |- ! rowspan=2| 5 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Silverstone Circuit]] | rowspan=2 | {{UK}} | 9 July | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|British}}'' |- ! R2 | 10 July |- ! rowspan=2| 6 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Nürburgring]] | rowspan=2 | {{GER}} | 23 July | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|German}}'' |- ! R2 | 24 July |- ! rowspan=2| 7 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Hungaroring]], [[Mogyoród]] | rowspan=2 | {{HUN}} | 30 July | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Hungarian}}'' |- ! R2 | 31 July |- ! rowspan=2| 8 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps]] | rowspan=2 | {{BEL}} | 27 August | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Belgian}}'' |- ! R2 | 28 August |- ! rowspan=2| 9 ! R1 | rowspan=2 | [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] | rowspan=2 | {{ITA}} | 10 September | rowspan=2 | ''{{f1 gp|2011|Italian}}'' |- ! R2 | 11 September |} ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.gp2series.com/ GP2 Series official website] {{GP2 Series teams}} {{GP2 Seasons}} {{DEFAULTSORT:2011 Gp2 Series Season}} [[Category:2011 in motorsport|GP2 Series]] [[Category:GP2 by season]] [[de:GP2-Serie-Saison 2011]] [[es:Temporada 2011 de GP2 Series]] [[it:GP2 Series 2011]] [[nl:GP2-seizoen 2011]] [[pl:Seria GP2 - sezon 2011]] [[pt:Temporada da GP2 Series de 2011]] [[fi:GP2-kausi 2011]]'