2010 Bahrain International Circuit GP2 Asia Series round (March)

Bahrain    2010 Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 4 of 4 rounds in the
2010 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain International Circuit
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
6.299 km (3.914 mi)
Feature race
Date 13 March 2010
Laps 29
Pole position
Driver Italy Luca Filippi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Time 2:07.087
Podium
First Italy Luca Filippi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Second Italy Davide Valsecchi iSport International
Third France Charles Pic Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Luca Filippi MalaysiaQi-Meritus.com
Time 2:09.823 (on lap 27)
Sprint race
Date 14 March 2010
Laps 20
Podium
First Italy Giacomo Ricci DPR
Second United Kingdom Sam Bird ART Grand Prix
Third Portugal Álvaro Parente Scuderia Coloni
Fastest lap
Driver France Jules Bianchi[a] ART Grand Prix
Time 2:09.787 (on lap 3)

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.[1] Sprint race was won by Filippi's countryman Giacomo Ricci, which also brought the first victory for his team DPR.[2]

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.


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  1. ^ "Filippi takes first Meritus win in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 13 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Ricci wins for DPR in Bahrain". GPUpdate.net. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 29 January 2011.