The 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the

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. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 at

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. This round saw the competitive début of the new

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chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, the

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, which débuted in the inaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplier

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, after

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bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010.

Classification

Qualifying

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Mikhail Aleshin Mikhail Petrovich Aleshin ( rus, Михаи́л Петро́вич Алёшин, p=mʲɪxɐˈil pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ ɐˈlʲɵʂɨn, born 22 May 1987) is a Russian professional racing driver and the 2010 champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series ...

was handed a three grid position penalty for crossing the finish line more than once at the end of the session. * –

Fairuz Fauzy Mohamed Fairuz bin Mohamed Fauzy (born 24 October 1982) is a Malaysian professional race car driver. Early career Fairuz started competing in karting events in 1994 before making the move to British Formula Ford at the start of 1999. He ...

was handed a ten grid position penalty for causing a collision.

Feature race

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was penalised 20 seconds for failing to respect the track limits.

Sprint race

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and

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were penalised 20 seconds for not respecting yellow flags.

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

References

{{GP2 Asia round report , Name_of_round = Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round , Year_of_round = 2011 , Previous_round_in_season = 2010 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round , Next_round_in_season = 2011 Imola GP2 Asia round , Previous_year's_round =

2010 Yas Marina GP2 Series round The 2010 Abu Dhabi GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on November 12–14, 2010 at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. It was the tenth and final round of the 2010 GP2 Season. The race was used to support the 20 ...

, Next_year's_round = 2011 GP2 Final 2011 in Emirati motorsport GP2 Asia Series

Classification

Qualifying

Feature race

Sprint race

Standings after the race

See also

Notes

References