# 2011 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

The 2011 German GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 23 and 24, 2011 at Nürburgring, Germany. It is the sixth round of the 2011 GP2 season. The race supported the 2011 German Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 1:40.317 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:40.393 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 1:40.431 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 1:40.755 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 1:40.781 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 1:40.794 | 6 |
| 7 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 1:40.803 | 7 |
| 8 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 1:40.817 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:40.859 | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 1:40.968 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 1:40.970 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 1:40.998 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 1:41.059 | 16 |
| 14 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 1:41.101 | 13 |
| 15 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 1:41.141 | 14 |
| 16 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 1.41.166 | 15 |
| 17 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:41.268 | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 1:41.354 | 18 |
| 19 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 1:41.356 | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 1:41.489 | 20 |
| 21 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:41.489 | 21 |
| 22 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 1:41.594 | 22 |
| 23 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 1:41.633 | 23 |
| 24 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 1:41.894 | 24 |
| 25 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 1:41.966 | 25 |
| 26 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:42.783 | 26 |
Notes
* ^1 – Herck was given a three place grid penalty for Feature Race after impeding Bird in the qualifying session.

### Feature Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 34 | 1:01:06.975 | 2 | 10+1 |
| 2 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 34 | +5.558 | 1 | 8+2 |
| 3 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 34 | +6.877 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 34 | +33.491 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 34 | +37.716 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 34 | +41.146 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 34 | +45.977 | 12 | 2 |
| 8 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 34 | +46.461 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 34 | +48.452 | 20 | |
| 10 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 34 | +1:12.166 | 21 | |
| 11 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 34 | +1:12.581 | 16 | |
| 12 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 34 | +1:13.285 | 8 | |
| 13 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 34 | +1:13.447 | 18 | |
| 14 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 34 | +1:20.824 | 24 | |
| 15 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 34 | +1:23.404 | 14 | |
| 16 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 34 | +1:25.492 | 25 | |
| 17 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 34 | +1:26.566 | 26 | |
| 18 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 34 | +1:31.615 | 19 | |
| 19 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 33 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 20 | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 32 | Retirement | 7 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 34 | (+47.075) | 6 | |
| Ret | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 29 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 28 | Retirement | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 1 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 23 | |
| Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (Scuderia Coloni) 1:42.696 (lap 23) ||||||||
Notes
* ^2 – Leimer was excluded from Feature Race classification for causing collisions.

### Sprint Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 23 | 45:09.296 | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 23 | +1.569 | 5 | 5 |
| 3 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +7.768 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 23 | +14.388 | 23 | 3+1 |
| 5 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +24.962 | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | +42.102 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 23 | +42.428 | 1 | |
| 8 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 23 | +45.561 | 26 | |
| 9 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 23 | +59.610 | 14 | |
| 10 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +1:04.044 | 11 | |
| 11 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 23 | +1:05.990 | 18 | |
| 12 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 23 | +1:06.370 | 16 | |
| 13 | 22 | Kevin Mirocha | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +1:07.101 | 24 | |
| 14 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 23 | +1:07.957 | 21 | |
| 15 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 23 | +1:15.328 | 9 | |
| 16 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 22 | Spun off | 4 | |
| 17 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 22 | +1 lap | 25 | |
| DSQ | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 20 | Late drive through | 7 | |
| Ret | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 17 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 17 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 15 | Wheel | 12 | |
| Ret | 25 | Álvaro Parente | Carlin | 10 | Spun off | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 6 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 6 | Spun off | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 1 | Collision damage | 3 | |
| Ret | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 0 | Collision | 2 | |
| Fastest lap: Christian Vietoris (Racing Engineering) 1:46.494 (lap 23) ||||||||
Notes
* ^3 – Leimer, excluded from Race 1, started Sprint Race last on the grid.
* ^4 – Varhaug was given a ten grid place penalty for causing a collision during Feature Race.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 59 |
| 2 | Giedo van der Garde | 41 |
| 3 | Charles Pic | 34 |
| 4 | Sam Bird | 33 |
| 5 | Jules Bianchi | 32 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 75 |
| 2 | DAMS | 59 |
| 3 | iSport International | 54 |
| 4 | Racing Engineering | 46 |
| 5 | Caterham Team AirAsia | 41 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.