Brazilian Lucas di Grassi has opened his GP2 series' win account for the year in fine form at the Hungaroring today, taking the lead at the first corner and then holding on despite race long pressure from Andreas Zuber.
Di Grassi took the chequered flag by just 0.7 seconds to put himself third in the championship, with Bruno Senna rounding out the podium and closing the gap on championship leader Giorgio Pantano.
At the end, it was di Grassi who was punching the air in delight as he cross the line just ahead of Zuber, with Senna a further three seconds behind.
Chandhok finished fourth after a smart pit stop allowed him to pull away from his earlier fight with Conway, while a smart strategy, a lot of fast laps and a late stop handed Maldonado a strong fifth place, a great reward for an impressive drive.
Conway just held on to sixth ahead of Buemi, while Andy Soucek soaked up heavy late race pressure from Jerome D'Ambrosio to claim tomorrow's pole position.
Budapest - Race 1
1. Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
2. Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
3. Bruno Senna iSport International
4. Karun Chandhok iSport International
5. Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
6. Mike Conway Trident Racing
7 Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
8. Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing
9. Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dams
10. Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix
Etc.
Di Grassi took the chequered flag by just 0.7 seconds to put himself third in the championship, with Bruno Senna rounding out the podium and closing the gap on championship leader Giorgio Pantano.
At the end, it was di Grassi who was punching the air in delight as he cross the line just ahead of Zuber, with Senna a further three seconds behind.
Chandhok finished fourth after a smart pit stop allowed him to pull away from his earlier fight with Conway, while a smart strategy, a lot of fast laps and a late stop handed Maldonado a strong fifth place, a great reward for an impressive drive.
Conway just held on to sixth ahead of Buemi, while Andy Soucek soaked up heavy late race pressure from Jerome D'Ambrosio to claim tomorrow's pole position.
Budapest - Race 1
1. Lucas di Grassi Barwa Int. Campos Team
2. Andreas Zuber Piquet Sports
3. Bruno Senna iSport International
4. Karun Chandhok iSport International
5. Pastor Maldonado Piquet Sports
6. Mike Conway Trident Racing
7 Sébastien Buemi Trust Team Arden
8. Andy Soucek Super Nova Racing
9. Jérôme d'Ambrosio Dams
10. Sakon Yamamoto ART Grand Prix
Etc.