(EN) GP2 Series 2015 – Round 2 Preview

Lay-out of Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain.

Presentation about 2nd round of GP2 Series 2015

After first round in Sakhir, Bahrain which the race event was action-packed and lot of surprise, GP2 Series 2015 starts in Europe with the 2nd round which tae place in Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain this weekend.

With 4,655 kilometers long, this circuit have an unique character because on the first half of circuit, there are some fast and long corners so it will be a lot of overtaking between drivers whom usualy aggresive at fast corner. Meanwhile, second half of circuit dominated with slow corners, so driver who skiled at late braking, will be able to overtake their rivals at this point.

A medium-character circuit with some fast and long corners, makes this circuit suitable for testing car’s aerodynamic. Mechanic should set the car in high-downforce setting so drivers can reach optimum point while passing that corner. DRS activation zone available at home straight and back straight (between Campsa corner/T9 and La Caixa corner/T10) so n those place will be helpful for drivers who need backup in order to overtake their rivals.

Warm Up - Alex Lynn (Great Britain/DAMS)

“I have always loved this track. It’s got a great flow and it always lends itself to a nicely balanced car. A lot of it is high speed and if the car has a good down-force you’re usually fast.

“I always find the last sector to be really important because it’s really slow speed and you need to have the tyres still alive for it on a qualifying lap. It’s so tight and twisty, especially in a GP2 car with big power, you need to have the traction in the last chicane and the corner before that. It’s where I think you find a big laptime gain. You can be a little bit off in the first two sectors, but then if you can put a massive last sector, you can make a big time gap to everybody.

“Regarding the tyre degradation, it will be high but not as aggressive and extreme as in Bahrain. It’s still high though. It will be a big factor and tyre management will be key as always. I’m really hoping for a good result there. It will be another interesting race like we saw in Bahrain.”

-Timetable-

Practice: Fri 08 May 2015, 16:55 (GMT+7) 45 mins

Qualifying Session: Fri 08 May 2015, 20:55 (GMT+7) 30 mins

Race 1: Sat 09 May 2015, 20:40 (GMT+7) 37 laps / 172,235 km

Race 2: Sun 10 May 2015, 15:35 (GMT+7) 26 laps / 121,03 km

-Tires-

Prime : Pirelli P Zero Hard (Orange)

Option : Pirelli P Zero Soft (Yellow)

-Championship Standings Before Round 2-

Drivers

1. Stoffel Vandoorne              43pts

2. Rio Haryanto                      33pts

3. Alexander Rossi                  23pts

4. Nathanaël Berthon             16pts

5. Jordan King                        12pts

6. Robert Visoiu                     12pts

7. Julián Leal                           10pts

8. Mitch Evans                        8pts

9. Nobuharu Matsushita        7pts

10. André Negrão                  3pts

Teams

1. ART Grand Prix                   50pts

2. Racing Engineering            35pts

3. Campos Racing                  33pts

4. Lazarus                               16pts

5. Rapax                                 12pts

6. Carlin                                  10pts

7. Russian Time                      8pts

8. Arden International            3pts

9. Status Grand Prix               0pts

10. MP Motorsport                0pts