2010 Bahrain International Circuit GP2 Asia Series round (March)

2010 Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
	Round 4 of 4 rounds in the ; 2010 GP2 Series
	; Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 6.299 km (3.914 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	13 March 2010
Laps	29
Pole position
Driver	Luca Filippi
Time	2:07.087
Podium
First	Luca Filippi
Second	Davide Valsecchi
Third	Charles Pic
Fastest lap
Driver	Luca Filippi
Time	2:09.823 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date	14 March 2010
Laps	20
Podium
First	Giacomo Ricci
Second	Sam Bird
Third	Álvaro Parente
Fastest lap
Driver	Jules Bianchi
Time	2:09.787 (on lap 3)

The 2009-10 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round was the fourth and final round of the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 13 and 14, 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other being the 2009-10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round. This event will support the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, and therefore use a different layout to an earlier race in the series, The Endurance Circuit.

Luca Filippi started from pole position, won the race (first win for MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com and set fastest lap, forming a perfect weekend.^[1] Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.^[2]

This was the last race for the original GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, as it was replaced by the Dallara GP2/11 for 2011.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	20	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	2:07.087		1
2	11	Charles Pic	Arden International	2:07.178	0.091	2
3	16	Oliver Turvey	iSport International	2:07.237	0.150	3
4	17	Davide Valsecchi	iSport International	2:07.243	0.156	4
5	24	Álvaro Parente	Scuderia Coloni	2:07.413	0.326	5
6	12	Javier Villa	Arden International	2:07.432	0.345	6
7	7	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix	2:07.710	0.623	7
8	4	Luiz Razia	Rapax	2:07.772	0.685	8
9	27	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	2:07.892	0.805	9
10	21	Alexander Rossi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	2:08.027	0.940	20¹
11	8	Sam Bird	ART Grand Prix	2:08.339	1.252	10
12	23	Fabio Leimer	Ocean Racing Technology	2:08.428	1.341	11
13	18	Dani Clos	Trident Racing	2:08.467	1.380	12
14	26	Michael Herck	DPR	2:08.634	1.547	13
15	1	Christian Vietoris	DAMS	2:08.678	1.591	14
16	5	Max Chilton	Barwa Addax Team	2:08.692	1.605	15
17	22	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	2:08.778	1.691	16
18	2	Edoardo Piscopo	DAMS	2:08.858	1.771	17
19	3	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	Rapax	2:08.863	1.776	18
20	15	Josef Král	Super Nova Racing	2:09.454	2.367	19
21	25	Will Bratt	Scuderia Coloni	2:09.611	2.524	21
22	6	Rodolfo González	Barwa Addax Team	2:09.648	2.561	22
23	14	Jake Rosenzweig	Super Nova Racing	2:09.904	2.817	23
24	19	Plamen Kralev	Trident Racing	2:12.975	5.888	24

Notes

^1 – Alexander Rossi was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing a forcing Fabio Leimer off the track at the previous round in Bahrain sprint race.

Feature race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	20	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	29	1:06:15.383	1	10 2 1
2	17	Davide Valsecchi	iSport International	29	2.058	4	8
3	11	Charles Pic	Arden International	29	3.990	2	6
4	24	Álvaro Parente	Scuderia Coloni	29	6.863	5	5
5	27	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	29	8.085	9	4
6	8	Sam Bird	ART Grand Prix	29	14.845	10	3
7	12	Javier Villa	Arden International	29	15.305	6	2
8	2	Edoardo Piscopo	DAMS	29	15.503	17	1
9	16	Oliver Turvey	iSport International	29	15.684	3
10	7	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix	29	18.498	7
11	21	Alexander Rossi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	29	22.028	20
12	3	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	Rapax	29	22.260	18
13	22	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	29	26.137	16
14	18	Dani Clos	Trident Racing	29	26.749	12
15	25	Will Bratt	Scuderia Coloni	29	28.031	21
16	15	Josef Král	Super Nova Racing	29	30.208	19
17	14	Jake Rosenzweig	Super Nova Racing	29	31.799	23
18	26	Michael Herck	DPR	29	48.097	13
19	5	Max Chilton	Barwa Addax Team	28	1 lap	15
Ret	1	Christian Vietoris	DAMS	21	DNF	14
Ret	19	Plamen Kralev	Trident Racing	20	DNF	24
Ret	6	Rodolfo González	Barwa Addax Team	15	DNF	22
Ret	4	Luiz Razia	Rapax	1	DNF	8
Ret	23	Fabio Leimer	Ocean Racing Technology	0	DNF	11
Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com) 2:09.823 on lap 27

Sprint race

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Giacomo Ricci	DPR	20	43:47.744	4	6
2	8	Sam Bird	ART Grand Prix	20	5.369	3	5 1
3	24	Álvaro Parente	Scuderia Coloni	20	9.585	5	4
4	17	Davide Valsecchi	iSport International	20	15.695	7	3
5	21	Alexander Rossi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	20	16.559	11	2
6	12	Javier Villa	Arden International	20	23.280	2	1
7	22	Yelmer Buurman	Ocean Racing Technology	20	25.403	13
8	20	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	20	25.949	8
9	3	Vladimir Arabadzhiev	Rapax	20	29.077	12
10	15	Josef Král	Super Nova Racing	20	30.780	16
11	16	Oliver Turvey	iSport International	20	32.196	9
12	18	Dani Clos	Trident Racing	20	35.035	14
13	4	Luiz Razia	Rapax	20	38.628	23
14	1	Christian Vietoris	DAMS	20	45.567	20
15	5	Max Chilton	Barwa Addax Team	20	47.373	19
16	25	Will Bratt	Scuderia Coloni	20	51.821	15
17	14	Jake Rosenzweig	Super Nova Racing	20	53.057	17
18	19	Plamen Kralev	Trident Racing	20	1:12.250	21
19	11	Charles Pic	Arden International	20	1:44.114	6
Ret	7	Jules Bianchi	ART Grand Prix	17	DNF	10
Ret	6	Rodolfo González	Barwa Addax Team	16	DNF	22
Ret	26	Michael Herck	DPR	16	DNF	18
DNS	2	Edoardo Piscopo	DAMS	0	Did not start²	1
DNS	23	Fabio Leimer	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Did not start³	24
Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 2:09.787 on lap 3

Notes

^2 – Edoardo Piscopo did not start because she lost her right rear wheel in the formation lap.
^3 – Fabio Leimer did not start due to engine problems.

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Davide Valsecchi	56
2	2	Luca Filippi	29
1	3	Giacomo Ricci	29
1	4	Javier Villa	19
1	5	Charles Pic	18

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Team	Points
	1	iSport International	73
	2	Arden International	37
	3	DPR	36
	4	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com	34
2	5	ART Grand Prix	20

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

Notes

^ Jules Bianchi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sam Bird was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

^ "Filippi takes first Meritus win in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^ "Ricci wins for DPR in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

External links

2009–10 2nd Bahrain GP2 Asia round on paddock.gp2series.com

Previous round: 2009–10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round	GP2 Asia Series Championship 2009–10 season	Next round: 2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round
Previous round: 2009–10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round	Bahrain GP2 Asia round	Next round: TBA

[1] Jules Bianchi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Sam Bird was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

[2] "Filippi takes first Meritus win in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

[3] "Ricci wins for DPR in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.

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Round details
Round 4 of 4 rounds in the 2010 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit
Location	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.299 km (3.914 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	13 March 2010
Laps	29
Pole position
Driver	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Time	2:07.087
Podium
First	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Second	Davide Valsecchi	iSport International
Third	Charles Pic	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Luca Filippi	MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Time	2:09.823 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date	14 March 2010
Laps	20
Podium
First	Giacomo Ricci	DPR
Second	Sam Bird	ART Grand Prix
Third	Álvaro Parente	Scuderia Coloni
Fastest lap
Driver	Jules Bianchi^[a]	ART Grand Prix
Time	2:09.787 (on lap 3)