Esteban Gutierrez secured his second win this season in race 2 at Budapest, and now gets closer to Razia and Valescchi in the standings.
The Mexican driver, who started from pole position after he took 8th position in race 1 on Saturday, led from lights to flag, holding the pressure from Nathanael Berthon in the first laps, then pulling away in front, finishing 3,5 seconds ahead of the Frenchman.
Behind Gutierrez and Berthon, championship leaders Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi took 3rd and 4th positions after they started from 5th and 6th places on the grid, respectively. Razia sill leads provisional classification seven points ahead his italian rival.
The performance of the race was set by Felipe Nasr, who had a great catch-up from 25th on the grid to 8th on the finish line.
Race 2:
1 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus - 28 laps in 43'58"301
2 - Nathanel Berthon - Racing Engineering + 3"565
3 - Luiz Razia - Arden + 15"733
4 - Davide Valsecchi - Dams + 29"352
5 - Jolyon Palmer - iSport + 30"237
6 - James Calado - Lotus + 30"493
7 - Rio Haryanto - Carlin + 32"336
8 - Felipe Nasr - Dams + 33"578
etc.
Championship:
1. Razia 196 points ; 2. Valsecchi 189; 3. Gutierrez 150; 4. Calado 132; 5. Van der Garde 129; 6. Chilton 124; 7. Leimer 97; 8. Cecotto 80; 9. Nasr 69; 10. Palmer 62, etc.
The Mexican driver, who started from pole position after he took 8th position in race 1 on Saturday, led from lights to flag, holding the pressure from Nathanael Berthon in the first laps, then pulling away in front, finishing 3,5 seconds ahead of the Frenchman.
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| Second win of the season for Esteban Gutierrez. (Photo: GP2 Series) |
Behind Gutierrez and Berthon, championship leaders Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi took 3rd and 4th positions after they started from 5th and 6th places on the grid, respectively. Razia sill leads provisional classification seven points ahead his italian rival.
The performance of the race was set by Felipe Nasr, who had a great catch-up from 25th on the grid to 8th on the finish line.
Race 2:
1 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus - 28 laps in 43'58"301
2 - Nathanel Berthon - Racing Engineering + 3"565
3 - Luiz Razia - Arden + 15"733
4 - Davide Valsecchi - Dams + 29"352
5 - Jolyon Palmer - iSport + 30"237
6 - James Calado - Lotus + 30"493
7 - Rio Haryanto - Carlin + 32"336
8 - Felipe Nasr - Dams + 33"578
etc.
Championship:
1. Razia 196 points ; 2. Valsecchi 189; 3. Gutierrez 150; 4. Calado 132; 5. Van der Garde 129; 6. Chilton 124; 7. Leimer 97; 8. Cecotto 80; 9. Nasr 69; 10. Palmer 62, etc.