2010 Silverstone GP2 Series round

The 2010 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 10 and 11, 2010 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Britain. It was the fifth round of the 2010 GP2 Series. The race was used to support the 2010 British Grand Prix.

United Kingdom    2010 British GP2 round
Round details
Round 5 of 10 rounds in the
2010 GP2 Series
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit
Northamptonshire, Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Feature race
Date 10 July 2010
Laps 33
Pole position
Driver France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Time 1.39.189
Podium
First Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax
Second France Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix
Third Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Venezuela Pastor Maldonado Rapax
Time 1.41.663 (on lap 23)
Sprint race
Date 11 July 2010
Laps 23
Podium
First Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Second United Kingdom Oliver Turvey iSport International
Third Spain Dani Clos Racing Engineering
Fastest lap
Driver Mexico Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team
Time 1.41.610 (on lap 6)

Report

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Qualifying

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Jules Bianchi claimed pole for the Feature Race.

Feature Race

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Pastor Maldonado extended his series lead with victory in the Silverstone Feature Race. The Rapax driver jumped polesitter Jules Bianchi (ART) at the start and never looked threatened from there on, gradually extending his advantage to win by 10.1 seconds. Bianchi was second ahead of Racing Engineering's Dani Clos, who came home a further 9.4s down the road. It was a largely processional affair through most of the field, with Bianchi's ART team-mate Sam Bird having an equally straightforward run to fourth, although Sergio Pérez and Christian Vietoris did their best to inject some interest with their scrap for fifth over the second half of the race. Addax driver Pérez finally found a way past the German Racing Engineering man with two laps to go, although sixth was still a good reward for Vietoris after starting from 12th on the grid. iSport's Davide Valsecchi and Oliver Turvey were able to mop up the remaining points when Addax's Giedo van der Garde made a mistake on the final lap while running fifth, allowing Valescchi to pass him immediately and Turvey to follow a couple of corners later to claim pole for the sprint race. Only two cars failed to make the finish, with Rapax's Luiz Razia pulling off the track midway through the race, and DAMS' Ho-Pin Tung retiring after several visits to the pits. Tung had started the race in a brand-new, unliveried chassis that was rushed through scrutineering this morning after destroying his race car in a trip over the kerbs during Friday practice.

Sprint Race

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Sergio Pérez got his season back on track with a crushing win for Addax in the GP2 Series sprint race at Silverstone. The Mexican passed Davide Valsecchi and his iSport team-mate Oliver Turvey in the opening phase of the race and immediately left the rest of the field behind, routinely posting laps more than a second quicker than his rivals to finally cross the line with a margin of 15.7 seconds. Polesitter Turvey managed to hold on for second, earning himself his first GP2 main series podium. He had become the local crowd's only realistic hope of a home podium after ART's Sam Bird was prevented from taking the start by an engine failure on an installation lap. Turvey's result did not come easily. He saw off Valsecchi without difficulty, but soon found himself under pressure from Racing Engineering's Dani Clos, who had made good progress from sixth on the grid. The Spaniard launched several attacks but never managed to find a way through, and after seeing off a late challenge from Pastor Maldonado (Rapax), settled for third. Valsecchi, meanwhile, seemed to be struggling for pace and steadily dropped down the order, losing fifth to ART's Jules Bianchi at Abbey with a couple of laps remaining. He hung on to claim the final point for sixth.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos No Name Team Time Grid
1 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 1:39.189 1
2 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 1:39.325 2
3 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 1:39.423 12
4 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 1:39.653 3
5 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 1:39.701 4
6 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 1:39.756 5
7 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 1:39.791 6
8 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 1:39.809 7
9 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 1:39.811 17
10 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 1:39.894 8
11 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 1:39.901 9
12 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 1:39.941 10
13 5   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 1:39.984 11
14 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 1:40.288 13
15 26   Michael Herck DPR 1:40.342 14
16 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 1:40.511 15
17 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 1:40.559 16
18 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 1:40.747 23
19 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 1:40.812 18
20 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 1:41.046 19
21 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 1:41.344 20
22 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 1:41.548 21
23 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 1:41.654 22
24 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS No time 24

Feature Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 29 50:21.479 2 10 + 1
2 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 29 +10.125 1 8 + 2
3 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 29 +19.549 3 6
4 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 29 +20.979 5 5
5 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 29 +32.039 9 4
6 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 29 +35.539 13 3
7 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 29 +37.702 10 2
8 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 29 +38.753 4 1
9 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 29 +39.087 7
10 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 29 +39.845 6
11 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 29 +40.101 11
12 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 29 +53.949 16
13 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 29 +54.906 14
14 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 29 +1:02.132 8
15 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 29 +1:11.973 19
16 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 29 +1:12.825 21
17 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 29 +1:14.214 22
18 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 29 +1:16.113 18
19 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 29 +1:17.805 20
20 5   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 29 +1:33.652 12
21 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 29 +1:34.243 23
22 26   Michael Herck DPR 28 +1 Lap 15
Ret 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 18 Retirement 17
Ret 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 12 Retirement 24

Sprint Race

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Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Sergio Pérez Barwa Addax Team 21 35:54.531 4 6+1
2 9   Oliver Turvey iSport International 21 +15.386 1 5
3 7   Dani Clos Racing Engineering 21 +15.997 6 4
4 15   Pastor Maldonado Rapax 21 +16.426 8 3
5 1   Jules Bianchi ART Grand Prix 21 +17.600 7 2
6 10   Davide Valsecchi iSport International 21 +21.767 2 1
7 3   Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax Team 21 +22.752 9
8 16   Charles Pic Arden International Motorsport 21 +24.207 10
9 5   Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing 21 +24.483 20
10 8   Christian Vietoris Racing Engineering 21 +25.057 3
11 11   Jérôme d'Ambrosio DAMS 21 +25.853 11
12 27   Giacomo Ricci DPR 21 +25.977 13
13 19   Fabio Leimer Ocean Racing Technology 21 +30.192 17
14 26   Michael Herck DPR 21 +30.507 22
15 12   Ho-Pin Tung DAMS 21 +30.903 24
16 14   Luiz Razia Rapax 21 +45.728 23
17 21   Vladimir Arabadzhiev Scuderia Coloni 21 +48.713 21
18 6   Marcus Ericsson Super Nova Racing 21 +49.956 12
19 18   Max Chilton Ocean Racing Technology 21 +50.214 19
20 17   Rodolfo González Arden International Motorsport 21 +55.456 16
21 25   Adrian Zaugg Trident Racing 21 +1:19.313 15
22 20   Alberto Valerio Scuderia Coloni 20 +1 lap 14
23 24   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident Racing 19 +2 laps 18
DNS 2   Sam Bird ART Grand Prix 0 Did not start 5

Standings after the round

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

See also

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Previous round:
2010 Valencian GP2 round
GP2 Series
2010 season
Next round:
2010 German GP2 round
Previous round:
2009 British GP2 round
British GP2 round Next round:
2011 British GP2 round