# 2010 Bahrain International Circuit GP2 Asia Series round (March)

The 2009-10 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round was the fourth and final round of the 2009-10 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on March 13 and 14, 2010 at Bahrain International Circuit at Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the second of two rounds to be held at the circuit, the other being the 2009-10 Bahrain 1st GP2 Asia round. This event will support the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, and therefore use a different layout to an earlier race in the series, The Endurance Circuit.
Luca Filippi started from pole position, won the race (first win for MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com and set fastest lap, forming a perfect weekend. Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.
This was the last race for the original GP2 car, the Dallara GP2/05, as it was replaced by the Dallara GP2/11 for 2011.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
| 1 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 2:07.087 | | 1 |
| 2 | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 2:07.178 | +0.091 | 2 |
| 3 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 2:07.237 | +0.150 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 2:07.243 | +0.156 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | Álvaro Parente | Scuderia Coloni | 2:07.413 | +0.326 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Javier Villa | Arden International | 2:07.432 | +0.345 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | 2:07.710 | +0.623 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Luiz Razia | Rapax | 2:07.772 | +0.685 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 2:07.892 | +0.805 | 9 |
| 10 | 21 | Alexander Rossi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 2:08.027 | +0.940 | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 2:08.339 | +1.252 | 10 |
| 12 | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:08.428 | +1.341 | 11 |
| 13 | 18 | Dani Clos | Trident Racing | 2:08.467 | +1.380 | 12 |
| 14 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 2:08.634 | +1.547 | 13 |
| 15 | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 2:08.678 | +1.591 | 14 |
| 16 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 2:08.692 | +1.605 | 15 |
| 17 | 22 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:08.778 | +1.691 | 16 |
| 18 | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 2:08.858 | +1.771 | 17 |
| 19 | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Rapax | 2:08.863 | +1.776 | 18 |
| 20 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 2:09.454 | +2.367 | 19 |
| 21 | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni | 2:09.611 | +2.524 | 21 |
| 22 | 6 | Rodolfo González | Barwa Addax Team | 2:09.648 | +2.561 | 22 |
| 23 | 14 | Jake Rosenzweig | Super Nova Racing | 2:09.904 | +2.817 | 23 |
| 24 | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing | 2:12.975 | +5.888 | 24 |

#### Notes

* ^1 – Alexander Rossi was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing a forcing Fabio Leimer off the track at the previous round in Bahrain sprint race.

### Feature race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 29 | 1:06:15.383 | 1 | 10+2+1 |
| 2 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 29 | +2.058 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 29 | +3.990 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | 24 | Álvaro Parente | Scuderia Coloni | 29 | +6.863 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 29 | +8.085 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +14.845 | 10 | 3 |
| 7 | 12 | Javier Villa | Arden International | 29 | +15.305 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 29 | +15.503 | 17 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 29 | +15.684 | 3 | |
| 10 | 7 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | 29 | +18.498 | 7 | |
| 11 | 21 | Alexander Rossi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 29 | +22.028 | 20 | |
| 12 | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Rapax | 29 | +22.260 | 18 | |
| 13 | 22 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 29 | +26.137 | 16 | |
| 14 | 18 | Dani Clos | Trident Racing | 29 | +26.749 | 12 | |
| 15 | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni | 29 | +28.031 | 21 | |
| 16 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 29 | +30.208 | 19 | |
| 17 | 14 | Jake Rosenzweig | Super Nova Racing | 29 | +31.799 | 23 | |
| 18 | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 29 | +48.097 | 13 | |
| 19 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 28 | +1 lap | 15 | |
| Ret | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 21 | DNF | 14 | |
| Ret | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing | 20 | DNF | 24 | |
| Ret | 6 | Rodolfo González | Barwa Addax Team | 15 | DNF | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Luiz Razia | Rapax | 1 | DNF | 8 | |
| Ret | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | DNF | 11 | |
| Fastest lap: Luca Filippi (MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com) 2:09.823 on lap 27 ||||||||

### Sprint race

| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 27 | Giacomo Ricci | DPR | 20 | 43:47.744 | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | Sam Bird | ART Grand Prix | 20 | +5.369 | 3 | 5+1 |
| 3 | 24 | Álvaro Parente | Scuderia Coloni | 20 | +9.585 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | 17 | Davide Valsecchi | iSport International | 20 | +15.695 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 21 | Alexander Rossi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 20 | +16.559 | 11 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Javier Villa | Arden International | 20 | +23.280 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | 22 | Yelmer Buurman | Ocean Racing Technology | 20 | +25.403 | 13 | |
| 8 | 20 | Luca Filippi | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 20 | +25.949 | 8 | |
| 9 | 3 | Vladimir Arabadzhiev | Rapax | 20 | +29.077 | 12 | |
| 10 | 15 | Josef Král | Super Nova Racing | 20 | +30.780 | 16 | |
| 11 | 16 | Oliver Turvey | iSport International | 20 | +32.196 | 9 | |
| 12 | 18 | Dani Clos | Trident Racing | 20 | +35.035 | 14 | |
| 13 | 4 | Luiz Razia | Rapax | 20 | +38.628 | 23 | |
| 14 | 1 | Christian Vietoris | DAMS | 20 | +45.567 | 20 | |
| 15 | 5 | Max Chilton | Barwa Addax Team | 20 | +47.373 | 19 | |
| 16 | 25 | Will Bratt | Scuderia Coloni | 20 | +51.821 | 15 | |
| 17 | 14 | Jake Rosenzweig | Super Nova Racing | 20 | +53.057 | 17 | |
| 18 | 19 | Plamen Kralev | Trident Racing | 20 | +1:12.250 | 21 | |
| 19 | 11 | Charles Pic | Arden International | 20 | +1:44.114 | 6 | |
| Ret | 7 | Jules Bianchi | ART Grand Prix | 17 | DNF | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Rodolfo González | Barwa Addax Team | 16 | DNF | 22 | |
| Ret | 26 | Michael Herck | DPR | 16 | DNF | 18 | |
| DNS | 2 | Edoardo Piscopo | DAMS | 0 | Did not start | 1 | |
| DNS | 23 | Fabio Leimer | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Did not start | 24 | |
| Fastest lap: Jules Bianchi (ART Grand Prix) 2:09.787 on lap 3 ||||||||

#### Notes

* ^2 – Edoardo Piscopo did not start because she lost her right rear wheel in the formation lap.
* ^3 – Fabio Leimer did not start due to engine problems.

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Davide Valsecchi | 56 |
| 2 | 2 | Luca Filippi | 29 |
| 1 | 3 | Giacomo Ricci | 29 |
| 1 | 4 | Javier Villa | 19 |
| 1 | 5 | Charles Pic | 18 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | iSport International | 73 |
| | 2 | Arden International | 37 |
| | 3 | DPR | 36 |
| | 4 | MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com | 34 |
| 2 | 5 | ART Grand Prix | 20 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.