2011 Auto GP Series

The 2011 Auto GP Series was the second year of the Auto GP, and the thirteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 14 May at Monza and finished on 4 September at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, after seven double-header rounds.

2011 Auto GP Series
Previous: 2010 Next: 2012

The series became part of the World Touring Car Championship meetings and received Eurosport coverage.[1] The series also adopted the Formula One points system for the first race of the weekend, with a consequent change in the lower points-awarding second race.[2] The season champion and the top driver under 21 years of age Kevin Ceccon received a GP2 Series test.[3]

Ombra Racing driver Kevin Ceccon claimed the championship title, taking just one victory on Hungaroring with four other podium placings. Luca Filippi who missed Oshersleben's round due to GP2 Series commitments finished season as runner-up with one win at Brno. Sergey Afanasyev missed Donington Park round because of problems with British visa scored three wins at Budapest, Oshersleben and Valencia, more than any other driver in this season. He finished season on the third position in the standings.

Teams and drivers
Team No. Driver Rounds
DAMS[4] 1 Sergey Afanasyev[5] 1–3, 5–7
2 Rio Haryanto[5] 1–4, 6–7
Kevin Korjus[6] 5
3 Adrien Tambay[5] 1–3
TP Formula[7] 4 Samuele Buttarelli[8] All
17 Pasquale Di Sabatino[9] 2–7
Ombra Racing[10] 5 Kevin Ceccon[11] All
6 Francesco Dracone[12] 4–7
11 Pasquale Di Sabatino[13] 1
Stefano Bizzarri[14] 2
71 Michele la Rosa[15] 7
Emmebi Motorsport[16] 6 Francesco Dracone[16] 1–3
Griffitz Durango[10] 7 Giovanni Venturini[17] All
8 Giuseppe Cipriani[17] All
Super Nova Racing[10] 9 Adrian Zaugg[18] 1
Jon Lancaster[19] 3–4
Luca Filippi[20] 7
10 1–4, 6
Lazarus[10] 15 Fabrizio Crestani[21] All
16 Fabio Onidi[22] All
Campos Racing[23] 22 Bruno Méndez[20] 1–5
Adam Carroll[24] 6–7
23 Adrian Campos, Jr.[25] 1, 4–6
Rodolfo González[26] 2
33 Marco Barba[27] 1–3
Adam Carroll[28] 4
Adrien Tambay[29] 5–7
MP Motorsport 27 Daniël de Jong[30] 4–6

Calendar

A seven-round calendar was published on 22 November 2010.[1] Six of the seven rounds will support World Touring Car Championship events, with the other event being held as a stand-alone event, with other series in support. On 8 March 2011, the round due to be held in Marrakech was dropped from the calendar, and will be replaced by the Hungaroring.[31] On 23 June 2011, the round scheduled to be held in Bucharest was dropped from the calendar due to financial and track difficulties.[32] It will be replaced by a headline event, with the Italian Formula Three Championship in support, held at Mugello.[33]

Round Circuit/Location Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Supporting
1 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza 14 May Giovanni Venturini Luca Filippi Giovanni Venturini Griffitz Durango FIA WTCC Race of Italy
R2 15 May Adrian Zaugg Fabio Onidi Lazarus
2 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród 4 June Luca Filippi Luca Filippi Kevin Ceccon Ombra Racing FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
R2 5 June Luca Filippi Sergey Afanasyev DAMS
3 R1 Masaryk Circuit, Brno 19 June Rio Haryanto Jon Lancaster Luca Filippi Super Nova Racing FIA WTCC Race of Czech Rep.
R2 Kevin Ceccon Samuele Buttarelli TP Formula
4 R1 Donington Park 16 July Adam Carroll Jon Lancaster Jon Lancaster Super Nova Racing FIA WTCC Race of UK
R2 17 July Kevin Ceccon Samuele Buttarelli TP Formula
5 R1 Motorsport Arena Oschersleben 30 July Fabrizio Crestani Sergey Afanasyev Sergey Afanasyev DAMS FIA WTCC Race of Germany
R2 31 July Kevin Ceccon Giovanni Venturini Griffitz Durango
6 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste 3 September Sergey Afanasyev Luca Filippi Sergey Afanasyev DAMS FIA WTCC Race of Spain
R2 4 September Rio Haryanto Rio Haryanto DAMS
7 R1 Mugello Circuit 1 October Adrien Tambay Adam Carroll Adrien Tambay Campos Racing Stand-alone event
R2 2 October Rio Haryanto Adam Carroll Campos Racing

Championship standings
  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th 
Race One 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1
Race Two 18 13 10 8 6 4 2 1

In addition:

  • One point will be awarded for Pole position for Race One
  • One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race

Drivers' Championship
Pos Driver MON
 HUN
 BRN
 DON
 OSC
 VAL
 MUG
 Points
1 Kevin Ceccon 5 3 1 10 3 7 4 6 3 6 3 8 4 7 130
2 Luca Filippi 2 6 11 2 1 3 2 5 12 7 2 4 127
3 Sergey Afanasyev 4 10 5 1 8 9 1 2 1 14 6 13 117
4 Adrien Tambay Ret 2 2 4 Ret 8 2 3 6 4 1 6 114
5 Fabio Onidi 8 1 4 6 Ret 5 13† DNS 4 10 2 6 3 5 99
6 Fabrizio Crestani Ret 9 7 14 2 4 3 3 Ret 9 4 5 7 3 92
7 Rio Haryanto Ret 11 10 5 6 2 11 11 5 1 5 2 82
8 Samuele Buttarelli 3 8 13 16† 7 1 8 1 Ret 8 7 3 10 8 81
9 Giovanni Venturini 1 5 3 7 Ret 11 9 7 8 1 10 9 11 9 76
10 Adam Carroll 5 2 8 2 8 1 64
11 Jon Lancaster 4 6 1 4 51
12 Pasquale Di Sabatino 7 12 8 8 5 13† 10 Ret 7 4 11 10 9 10 38
13 Bruno Méndez 9 15 9 3 Ret DNS 7 Ret 9 DSQ 22
14 Daniël de Jong 6 8 6 7 13 11 19
15 Marco Barba 6 4 Ret 9 Ret 10 16
16 Adrián Campos Jr. DNS DNS DNS 9 5 11 9 15† 12
17 Rodolfo González 6 15 8
18 Kevin Korjus 10† 5 7
19 Adrian Zaugg 11 7 3
20 Giuseppe Cipriani Ret 14 15 13 9 12 12 Ret Ret 13† 15 12 13† Ret 2
21 Francesco Dracone 10 13 12 12 Ret 14† Ret 10 Ret 12† 14 13 14† 11 1
22 Stefano Bizzarri 14 11 0
23 Michele la Rosa 12 12 0
Pos Driver MON
 HUN
 BRN
 DON
 OSC
 VAL
 MUG
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship
Pos Team MON
 HUN
 BRN
 DON
 OSC
 VAL
 MUG
 Points
1 DAMS 4 2 2 1 6 2 11 11 1 2 1 1 5 2 238
Ret 10 5 4 8 8 10† 5 5 14 6 13
2 Campos Racing 6 4 6 3 Ret 10 5 2 2 3 6 2 1 1 190
9 15 9 9 Ret DNS 7 9 5 11 8 4 8 6
3 Lazarus 8 1 4 6 2 4 3 3 4 9 2 5 3 3 190
Ret 9 7 14 Ret 5 13† DNS Ret 10 4 6 7 5
4 Super Nova Racing 2 6 11 2 1 3 1 4 12 7 2 4 181
11 7 4 6 2 5
5 Ombra Racing 5 3 1 10 3 7 4 6 3 6 3 8 4 7 136
7 12 14 11 Ret 10 Ret 12† 14 13 12 11
6 TP Formula 3 8 8 8 5 1 8 1 7 4 7 3 9 8 113
13 16 7 13† 10 Ret Ret 8 11 10 10 10
7 Griffitz Durango 1 5 3 7 9 11 9 7 8 1 10 9 11 9 78
Ret 14 15 13 Ret 12 12 Ret Ret 13† 15 12 13† Ret
8 MP Motorsport 6 8 6 7 13 11 19
9 Emmebi Motorsport 10 13 12 12 Ret 14† 1
Pos Team MON
 HUN
 BRN
 DON
 OSC
 VAL
 MUG
 Points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Under 21 Trophy
Pos Pilot Points
1 Kevin Ceccon 222
2 Adrien Tambay 159
3 Samuele Buttarelli 148
4 Giovanni Venturini 147
5 Rio Haryanto 143
6 Bruno Méndez 71
7 Daniël de Jong 59
8 Kevin Korjus 18
9 Stefano Bizzarri 10

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