# 2011 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

The 2011 Belgian GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on August 27 and 28, 2011 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the eighth round of the 2011 GP2 season. The race supported the 2011 Belgian Grand Prix.
Romain Grosjean secured the 2011 GP2 Series championship with a third place in the feature race when title rival Giedo van der Garde crashed out.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 2:18.345 | 1 |
| 2 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 2:19.779 | 2 |
| | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 2:20.056 | 26 |
| 3 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 2:20.211 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 2:20.748 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 2:20.858 | 5 |
| 6 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 2:21.491 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 2:21.715 | 7 |
| 8 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:21.753 | 8 |
| 9 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 2:21.877 | 9 |
| 10 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 2:21.956 | 10 |
| 11 | 22 | Brendon Hartley | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:22.145 | 11 |
| 12 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 2:22.254 | 12 |
| 13 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 2:22.299 | 13 |
| 14 | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 2:22.326 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 2:22.346 | 15 |
| 16 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 2:22.573 | 16 |
| 17 | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 2:22.623 | 17 |
| 18 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 2:22.655 | 18 |
| 19 | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 2:22.895 | 19 |
| 20 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 2:23.364 | 25 |
| 21 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 2:23.365 | 20 |
| 22 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 2:23.495 | 21 |
| 23 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 2:23.830 | 22 |
| 24 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 2:24.272 | 23 |
| 25 | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 2:24.832 | 24 |
Notes
* ^1 – Pic was excluded from the results of the qualifying session because his car did not comply with the technical regulations, having insufficient fuel available for the scrutineering.
* ^2 – Valsecchi was given a ten place grid penalty for Feature Race after setting his fastest sector time under yellow flags during the qualifying session.

### Feature Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 24 | 1:00:55.099 | 1 | 10+2+1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 24 | +2.862 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 24 | +4.571 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 24 | +6.441 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Brendon Hartley | Ocean Racing Technology | 24 | +11.614 | 11 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 24 | +12.471 | 12 | 3 |
| 7 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 24 | +18.906 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 24 | +17.391 | 15 | 1 |
| 9 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 24 | +19.364 | 6 | |
| 10 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 24 | +20.228 | 25 | |
| 11 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 24 | +22.899 | 8 | |
| 12 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 24 | +23.358 | 20 | |
| 13 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 24 | +24.110 | 22 | |
| 14 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 24 | +31.304 | 10 | |
| 15 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | +1 lap | 16 | |
| 16 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| Ret | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 18 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 18 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 18 | Collision damage | 18 | |
| Ret | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 16 | Collision damage | 14 | |
| Ret | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 16 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | 15 | Collision | 23 | |
| Ret | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 14 | Spun off | 24 | |
| Ret | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 7 | Gearbox | 17 | |
| Ret | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 1 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 1 | Collision | 26 | |
| Fastest lap: Julián Leal (Rapax) 2:00.536 (lap 12) ||||||||
Notes
* ^3 – Fauzy and Král had their finishing positions swapped after post-race investigations: Fauzy passed the Czech driver behind the safety car but was ordered to let Král through. Then the stewards determined that the Malaysian was within his rights to pass Král, because the Czech had slowed too much, so they switched their positions.

### Sprint Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 18 | 39:34.834 | 5 | 6+1 |
| 2 | 5 | Jules Bianchi | Lotus ART | 18 | +4.476 | 7 | 5 |
| 3 | 14 | Josef Král | Arden International | 18 | +6.857 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Romain Grosjean | DAMS | 18 | +7.685 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | 9 | Sam Bird | iSport International | 18 | +8.993 | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | Dani Clos | Racing Engineering | 18 | +12.952 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | 6 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus ART | 18 | +14.364 | 14 | |
| 8 | 23 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ocean Racing Technology | 18 | +19.360 | 11 | |
| 9 | 22 | Brendon Hartley | Ocean Racing Technology | 18 | +19.634 | 3 | |
| 10 | 27 | Davide Valsecchi | Caterham Team AirAsia | 18 | +20.192 | 10 | |
| 11 | 17 | Adam Carroll | Super Nova Racing | 18 | +21.472 | 9 | |
| 12 | 10 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 18 | +22.033 | 17 | |
| 13 | 8 | Christian Vietoris | Racing Engineering | 18 | +22.348 | 8 | |
| 14 | 15 | Jolyon Palmer | Arden International | 18 | +22.917 | 20 | |
| 15 | 18 | Michael Herck | Scuderia Coloni | 18 | +23.672 | 16 | |
| 16 | 24 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 18 | +27.960 | 15 | |
| 17 | 20 | Rodolfo González | Trident Racing | 18 | +28.510 | 25 | |
| 18 | 12 | Pål Varhaug | DAMS | 18 | +28.547 | 13 | |
| 19 | 3 | Charles Pic | Barwa Addax Team | 18 | +28.853 | 24 | |
| 20 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | Barwa Addax Team | 18 | +29.374 | 18 | |
| 21 | 16 | Fairuz Fauzy | Super Nova Racing | 18 | +59.072 | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | Mikhail Aleshin | Carlin | 13 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 2 | Julián Leal | Rapax | 13 | Spun off | 21 | |
| Ret | 26 | Luiz Razia | Caterham Team AirAsia | 12 | Collision | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Fabio Leimer | Rapax | 7 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNS | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Trident Racing | | Injury | | |
| Fastest lap: Marcus Ericsson (iSport International) 2:00.493 (lap 15) ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Romain Grosjean | 83 |
| 2 | Giedo van der Garde | 49 |
| 3 | Jules Bianchi | 48 |
| 4 | Charles Pic | 42 |
| 5 | Luca Filippi | 40 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Barwa Addax Team | 91 |
| 2 | DAMS | 83 |
| 3 | Racing Engineering | 64 |
| 4 | Lotus ART | 62 |
| 5 | iSport International | 62 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.