Formula 2 season 2011

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The 2011 Formula 2 season was the third season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship . It started on April 16, 2011 in Silverstone and ended on October 30 in Barcelona .

Rule changes

Sporting changes

The two Friday training sessions have been extended from 30 to 45 minutes.

Starting field

All drivers used Williams JPH1B chassis and engines from Audi . All racing cars and drivers were looked after by MotorSport Vision .

No. driver Racing weekends
02 United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Cole 1-8
03 IndiaIndia Armaan Ebrahim 1-6
04th ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti 1-8
05 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alex Brundle 1-8
06th SpainSpain Miki Monras 1-8
08th BulgariaBulgaria Plamen Kralev 1-8
09 RomaniaRomania Mihai Marinescu 1-8
10 RussiaRussia Max Snegirev 1-8
11 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jack Clarke 1-8
12 NetherlandsNetherlands Kelvin Snoeks 1-8
13 SpainSpain José Luis Abadín 1-3, 5, 8
14th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jolyon Palmer 4th
15th SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro 1-8
16 DenmarkDenmark Mikkel Mac 1-8
17th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Will Bratt 1-4
18th GermanyGermany Tobias Hegewald 1-8
19th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella 1-8
20th GermanyGermany Julian Theobald 1-4, 6, 7
21st GermanyGermany Thiemo Storz 1-8
22nd GermanyGermany Johannes Theobald 1-4, 6
United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jonathan Kennard 8th
23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jon Lancaster 2
24 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Tom Gladdis 1
25th AustriaAustria René Binder 6th
26th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Luciano Bacheta 6, 7
28 FranceFrance Benjamin Lariche 1-8
30th Korea SouthSouth Korea Sung-Hak Mun 1-8
33 IndiaIndia Parthiva Sureshwares 1, 3-8
42 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jordan King 3-5
77 PolandPoland Natalia Kowalska 1, 2
88 BrazilBrazil Fabio Gamberini 4th

Changes in the drivers

The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2010 Formula 2 season and no longer competed in Formula 2 in 2011, as well as pilots who were new to Formula 2.

Drivers who joined or returned to Formula 2:

Drivers who have left Formula 2:

Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a 2011 racing cockpit:

Racing calendar

Formula 2 hosted eight races in 2011. In contrast to the previous year, the races were no longer part of the supporting program of the WTCC , but together with the races of the International GT Open .

No. date Racetrack winner Second Third
1. April 16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Silverstone ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Will Bratt SpainSpain Miki Monras
2. 17th April SpainSpain Miki Monras ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella
3. May 14th FranceFrance Magny-Cours SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella GermanyGermany Tobias Hegewald United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alex Brundle
4th May 15 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alex Brundle ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti
5. 25th June BelgiumBelgium Spa Francorchamps United KingdomUnited Kingdom Will Bratt ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella
6th June 26th ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella United KingdomUnited Kingdom Will Bratt
7th 2nd July GermanyGermany Nürburg ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jack Clarke
8th. 3rd of July ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Will Bratt SwitzerlandSwitzerland Christopher Zanella
9. July 23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Brands Hatch United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jack Clarke SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro GermanyGermany Tobias Hegewald
10. 24th July SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jack Clarke
11. August 27 AustriaAustria Spielberg SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti RomaniaRomania Mihai Marinescu
12. August 28th SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti RomaniaRomania Mihai Marinescu
13. October 1 ItalyItaly Monza RomaniaRomania Mihai Marinescu ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti United KingdomUnited Kingdom Alex Brundle
14th October 2nd ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro SpainSpain Miki Monras
15th October 29th SpainSpain Barcelona ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SpainSpain Miki Monras SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro
16. 30th of October ItalyItaly Mirko Bortolotti SpainSpain Ramón Piñeiro RomaniaRomania Mihai Marinescu

Driver ranking

The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively.

Item driver SIL
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
LIKE
FranceFrance
SPA
BelgiumBelgium
ONLY
GermanyGermany
BRH
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
SPI
AustriaAustria
MNZ
ItalyItaly
CAT
SpainSpain
Points
01 ItalyItaly M. Bortolotti 1 2 6th 3 2 1 1 1 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 316
02 SwitzerlandSwitzerland C. Zanella 7th 3 1 1 3 2 2 3 6th 7th 12 4th 5 6th 7th 7th 193
03 SpainSpain R. Piñeiro 5 12 5 9 7th 12 14th 10 2 1 1 1 4th 2 3 2 185
04th SpainSpain M. Monras 3 1 4th 4th 9 4th 4th 8th 4th 9 DNF 11 19 * 3 2 4th 153
05 RomaniaRomania M. Marinescu 4th 5 DNF 5 8th 5 DNF 11 DNF 4th 3 3 1 DNF 5 3 138
06th GermanyGermany T. Hegewald 6th 4th 2 8th 4th DNF 12 4th 3 5 15th 6th 6th 9 4th 11 121
07th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Clarke 8th 6th 13 10 19th 6th 3 7th 1 3 5 DNF 8th 7th 6th 9 112
08th United KingdomUnited Kingdom A. Brundle 19th DNF 3 2 5 7th DNF 5 DNF 17th 4th DNF 3 4th 8th 5 112
09 United KingdomUnited Kingdom W. Bratt 2 DSQ 8th 7th 1 3 7th 2                 92
10 NetherlandsNetherlands K. Snoeks DNF 8th 10 DNF 10 9 6th DNF DNF DNF DNF 5 11 8th 9 6th 40
11 DenmarkDenmark M. Mac 12 9 15th 12 11 14th 8th 6th 13 11 DNF 9 9 11 10 8th 23
12 GermanyGermany T. Storz 14th 15th 9 15th 6th 10 9 15th DNF DNF DNF 14th 7th DNF 11 16 19th
13 United KingdomUnited Kingdom L. Bacheta                     7th 10 10 5     18th
14th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. King         17th 8th 5 9 DNF 10             17th
15th IndiaIndia A. Ebrahim 11 7th 12 DNF 13 20th 15th 13 9 6th 14th DNF         16
16 FranceFrance B. Lariche 13 10 11 13 20th DNF 13 12 DNF 8th 8th 8th 13 10 13 10 15th
17th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Lancaster     7th 6th             INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ INJ 14th
18th RussiaRussia M. Snegirev 9 DNF 16 14th 14th 13 11 18th 7th DNF 11 7th 16 DNF 12 12 14th
19th GermanyGermany Ju. Theobald 17th DNF 17th DNF 15th 15th 16 DNF     6th 12 DNF DNF     8th
20th United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Cole 15th 14th 18th 17th 16 16 18th 14th 8th 12 9 18th 14th 15th 14th 15th 6th
21st GermanyGermany Yo. Theobald DNF 16 14th 11 12 DNF 10 DNF     DNF 16         1
22nd SpainSpain J. Abadín 16 18th DNF 16 18th 11     10 15th         15th 13 1
23 United KingdomUnited Kingdom T. Gladdis 10 11                             1
24 BulgariaBulgaria P. Kralev DNF 17th DNF 18th DNF 18th 17th 17th 12 13 10 15th 12 13 16 17th 1
- IndiaIndia P. Sureshwares 18th DNF     21st 19th DNS DNF 11 14th DNF 17th 15th 14th 17th 14th 0
- Korea SouthSouth Korea S. Mun 20th 19th 19th 19th DNF 17th 19th DNF 14th 16 13 19 * DNF 12 DNF DNS 0
- AustriaAustria R. Binder                     16 * 13         0
- PolandPoland N. Kowalska DNF 13 DNF 20th                         0
- BrazilBrazil F. Gamberini             20th 16                 0
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Palmer             DNS DNS                 0
- United KingdomUnited Kingdom J. Kennard                             DNS DNS 0
Item driver SIL
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
LIKE
FranceFrance
SPA
BelgiumBelgium
ONLY
GermanyGermany
BRH
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
SPI
AustriaAustria
MNZ
ItalyItaly
CAT
SpainSpain
Points
colour meaning
gold winner
silver 2nd place
bronze 3rd place
green Placement in the points
blue Classified outside the point ranks
violet Race not finished (DNF)
not classified (NC)
red not qualified (DNQ)
black disqualified (DSQ)
White not at the start (DNS)
withdrawn (WD)
Race canceled (C)
Blank not participated
injured or sick (INJ)
excluded (EX)
other
formats
and
characters
P / bold Pole position
italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship
from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers)
* not at the finish,
but counted due to the distance covered
underlined Leader in the overall standings
  • Bold - pole position
  • Italic - fastest race lap
  • * - not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered

Individual evidence

  1. Steven Deutsch: “Brundle returns to F2 for 2011”. autosport.com, January 21, 2011, accessed August 9, 2012 .
  2. ^ "Testicular cancer: Formula 2 champion has to fit" (Motorsport-Total.com on January 21, 2011)
  3. ^ "Formula 2 calendar for 2011 adapted" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 9, 2010)