| Round details | |||
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| Round 1 of 2 rounds in the 2011 GP2 Series | |||
Yas Marina Circuit | |||
| Location | Yas Marina Circuit,Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.730 km (2.939 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 11 February 2011 | ||
| Laps | 33 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | DAMS | ||
| Time | 1:36.041 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lotus ART | ||
| Second | DAMS | ||
| Third | Team Air Asia | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | ART Grand Prix | ||
| Time | 1:38.141 (on lap 31) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 12 February 2011 | ||
| Laps | 26 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Trident Racing | ||
| Second | Arden International | ||
| Third | iSport International | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Barwa Addax Team | ||
| Time | 1:37.656 (on lap 26) | ||
The2011 Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round was the first round of the2011 GP2 Asia Series season. It was held on 11 and 12 February 2011 atYas Marina Circuit inAbu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates.
This round saw the competitive début of the newDallara GP2/11 chassis, which was brought in as a replacement for the first-generation GP2 car, theDallara GP2/05, which débuted in theinaugural season of the series. It was also the first race for new tyre supplierPirelli, afterBridgestone bowed out of Formula One and the main series at the end of 2010.
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| Previous round: 2010 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Asia round | GP2 Asia Series Championship 2011 season | Next round: 2011 Imola GP2 Asia round |
| Previous round: 2010 Yas Marina GP2 Series round | Abu Dhabi GP2 Asia round | Next round: 2011 GP2 Final |