2011 Auto GP Series

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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.

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]

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
France DAMS[4] 1 Russia Sergey Afanasyev[5] 1–3, 5–7
2 Indonesia Rio Haryanto[5] 1–4, 6–7
Estonia Kevin Korjus[6] 5
3 France Adrien Tambay[5] 1–3
Italy TP Formula[7] 4 Italy Samuele Buttarelli[8] All
17 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino[9] 2–7
Italy Ombra Racing[10] 5 Italy Kevin Ceccon[11] All
6 Italy Francesco Dracone[12] 4–7
11 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino[13] 1
Italy Stefano Bizzarri[14] 2
71 Italy Michele la Rosa[15] 7
Italy Emmebi Motorsport[16] 6 Italy Francesco Dracone[16] 1–3
Italy Griffitz Durango[10] 7 Italy Giovanni Venturini[17] All
8 Italy Giuseppe Cipriani[17] All
United Kingdom Super Nova Racing[10] 9 South Africa Adrian Zaugg[18] 1
United Kingdom Jon Lancaster[19] 3–4
Italy Luca Filippi[20] 7
10 1–4, 6
Italy Lazarus[10] 15 Italy Fabrizio Crestani[21] All
16 Italy Fabio Onidi[22] All
Spain Campos Racing[23] 22 Spain Bruno Méndez[20] 1–5
United Kingdom Adam Carroll[24] 6–7
23
Adrian Campos, Jr.[25]
 1, 4–6
Venezuela Rodolfo González[26] 2
33 Spain Marco Barba[27] 1–3
United Kingdom Adam Carroll[28] 4
France Adrien Tambay[29] 5–7
Netherlands MP Motorsport 27 Netherlands Daniël de Jong[30] 4–6

Calendar

A seven-round calendar was published on 22 November 2010.

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

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver MON
Italy 		HUN
Hungary
BRN
Czech Republic
 DON
United Kingdom 		OSC
Germany 		VAL
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		Points
1 Italy Kevin Ceccon 5 3 1 10 3 7 4 6 3 6 3 8 4 7 130
2 Italy Luca Filippi 2 6 11 2 1 3 2 5 12 7 2 4 127
3 Russia Sergey Afanasyev 4 10 5 1 8 9 1 2 1 14 6 13 117
4 France Adrien Tambay Ret 2 2 4 Ret 8 2 3 6 4 1 6 114
5 Italy Fabio Onidi 8 1 4 6 Ret 5 13† DNS 4 10 2 6 3 5 99
6 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Ret 9 7 14 2 4 3 3 Ret 9 4 5 7 3 92
7 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Ret 11 10 5 6 2 11 11 5 1 5 2 82
8 Italy Samuele Buttarelli 3 8 13 16† 7 1 8 1 Ret 8 7 3 10 8 81
9 Italy Giovanni Venturini 1 5 3 7 Ret 11 9 7 8 1 10 9 11 9 76
10 United Kingdom Adam Carroll 5 2 8 2 8 1 64
11 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster 4 6 1 4 51
12 Italy Pasquale Di Sabatino 7 12 8 8 5 13† 10 Ret 7 4 11 10 9 10 38
13 Spain Bruno Méndez 9 15 9 3 Ret DNS 7 Ret 9 DSQ 22
14 Netherlands Daniël de Jong 6 8 6 7 13 11 19
15 Spain Marco Barba 6 4 Ret 9 Ret 10 16
16 Spain Adrián Campos Jr. DNS DNS DNS 9 5 11 9 15† 12
17 Venezuela Rodolfo González 6 15 8
18 Estonia Kevin Korjus 10† 5 7
19 South Africa Adrian Zaugg 11 7 3
20 Italy Giuseppe Cipriani Ret 14 15 13 9 12 12 Ret Ret 13† 15 12 13† Ret 2
21 Italy Francesco Dracone 10 13 12 12 Ret 14† Ret 10 Ret 12† 14 13 14† 11 1
22 Italy Stefano Bizzarri 14 11 0
23 Italy Michele la Rosa 12 12 0
Pos Driver MON
Italy 		HUN
Hungary
BRN
Czech Republic
 DON
United Kingdom 		OSC
Germany 		VAL
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

Pos Team MON
Italy 		HUN
Hungary
BRN
Czech Republic
 DON
United Kingdom 		OSC
Germany 		VAL
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		Points
1 France 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 Spain 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 Italy 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 United Kingdom Super Nova Racing 2 6 11 2 1 3 1 4 12 7 2 4 181
11 7 4 6 2 5
5 Italy 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 Italy 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 Italy 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 Netherlands MP Motorsport 6 8 6 7 13 11 19
9 Italy Emmebi Motorsport 10 13 12 12 Ret 14† 1
Pos Team MON
Italy 		HUN
Hungary
BRN
Czech Republic
 DON
United Kingdom 		OSC
Germany 		VAL
Spain 		MUG
Italy 		Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole for Race One
Italics – Fastest Lap

Under 21 Trophy

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

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