Romain Grosjean and Stefano Coletti are the winners of both rounds presented in Budapest. That allows the Frenchman to pull away in front of provisional classification.
It was Marcus Ericsson who dominated the first round on Saturday. The Swede overtook poleman Stefano Coletti to take the lead on first lap, and was cruising to an easy win, but his team made a big mistake when they released Ericsson after his pit stop exactly when Luis Razia was coming in. Ericsson dropped down the order after a drive through, and Grosjean inherited the lead, and took his fifth win of the season.
Stefano Coletti set an incredible performance on race 2. The Italian driver was one of the few drivers to start with slick tires from a far 21st position on the grid. Half of the field came in at the end of the first lap to put slicks, and Coletti moved up to 12th, just before Max Chilton crashed out, forcing the safety car to come in.
At the restart, Coletti was able to push hard and he was already 6th at the end of the first restart lap. He was 3rd two laps later, and moved up to the lead after a contact between Christian VIetoris and Romain Grosjean. But the Frenchman could continue and take 3rd place at the checkered flag right behind Esteban Gutierrez.
Race 1:
1 - Romain Grosjean - Dams - 38 laps in 1h00'35"334 2 - Charles Pic - Addax + 2"641 3 - Luiz Razia - Air Asia + 8"187 4 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 15"151 5 - Marcus Ericsson - iSport + 18"854
Etc.
Race 2:
1 - Stefano Coletti - Trident - 23 laps in 45'53"854 2 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus ART + 7"293 3 - Romain Grosjean - Dams + 7"401 4 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 11"595 5 - Sam Bird - iSport + 14"524
Etc.
Championship:
1. Grosjean 74 points; 2. Van der Garde 49; 3. Pic 42; 4. Bianchi, Bird 35; 6. Valsecchi 30; 7. Filippi 28; 8. Clos 26; 9. Ericsson 25; 10. Coletti 22, etc.
It was Marcus Ericsson who dominated the first round on Saturday. The Swede overtook poleman Stefano Coletti to take the lead on first lap, and was cruising to an easy win, but his team made a big mistake when they released Ericsson after his pit stop exactly when Luis Razia was coming in. Ericsson dropped down the order after a drive through, and Grosjean inherited the lead, and took his fifth win of the season.
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| Romain Grosjean, strong leader of the championship - Photo: gp2series.com |
Stefano Coletti set an incredible performance on race 2. The Italian driver was one of the few drivers to start with slick tires from a far 21st position on the grid. Half of the field came in at the end of the first lap to put slicks, and Coletti moved up to 12th, just before Max Chilton crashed out, forcing the safety car to come in.
At the restart, Coletti was able to push hard and he was already 6th at the end of the first restart lap. He was 3rd two laps later, and moved up to the lead after a contact between Christian VIetoris and Romain Grosjean. But the Frenchman could continue and take 3rd place at the checkered flag right behind Esteban Gutierrez.
Race 1:
1 - Romain Grosjean - Dams - 38 laps in 1h00'35"334 2 - Charles Pic - Addax + 2"641 3 - Luiz Razia - Air Asia + 8"187 4 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 15"151 5 - Marcus Ericsson - iSport + 18"854
Etc.
Race 2:
1 - Stefano Coletti - Trident - 23 laps in 45'53"854 2 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus ART + 7"293 3 - Romain Grosjean - Dams + 7"401 4 - Giedo Van der Garde - Addax + 11"595 5 - Sam Bird - iSport + 14"524
Etc.
Championship:
1. Grosjean 74 points; 2. Van der Garde 49; 3. Pic 42; 4. Bianchi, Bird 35; 6. Valsecchi 30; 7. Filippi 28; 8. Clos 26; 9. Ericsson 25; 10. Coletti 22, etc.