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Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) clinched his third success in three races after he won race 2 in Bahrain.
The Italian driver, who started from eighth position on the grid, had a great catch-up to the lead, and took a second victory this weekend after he won race 1 on Saturday.
Valsecchi, who is the new championship leader, crossed the finish line ahead of both Lotus cars with Esteban Gutierrez ahead of James Calado, while Luiz Razia (Arden) took fourth place. He now stands second in provisional championship classification.
Felipe Nasr (DAMS), who started from the back of the grid following a post race penalty for an incident in race 1, stalled his engine while heading to his grid position and thus forced a restart.
When the new formation lap began, it was Tom Dillmann's turn to stall his engine, as the Frenchman was starting from third position on the grid. Both men were forced to start from the pit in the back of the field, but had a great run to the front, finishing the race in position six and 10 respectively.
Race 2 results - GP2 (Bahrain)
1 - Davide Valsecchi - Dams - 22 laps in 39min22.363s
2 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus + 0.399s
3 - James Calado - Lotus + 10.617s
4 - Luiz Razia - Arden + 12.463s
5 - Max Chilton - Carlin + 13.573s
6 - Felipe Nasr - Dams + 15.414s
7 - Jolyon Palmer - iSport + 22.950s
8 - Simon Trummer - Arden + 30.425s
9 - Giedo Van der Garde - Caterham + 31.976s
10 - Tom Dillmann - Rapax + 32.545s
Etc.
Championship:
1.Valsecchi 70 points; 2.Razia 57; 3.Gutierrez 45; 4.Calado 39; 5.Chilton 35; 6.Nasr, Leimer 22; 8.Van der Garde 12; 9.Coletti 10; 10.Dillmann 8, etc.
The Italian driver, who started from eighth position on the grid, had a great catch-up to the lead, and took a second victory this weekend after he won race 1 on Saturday.
Valsecchi, who is the new championship leader, crossed the finish line ahead of both Lotus cars with Esteban Gutierrez ahead of James Calado, while Luiz Razia (Arden) took fourth place. He now stands second in provisional championship classification.
Felipe Nasr (DAMS), who started from the back of the grid following a post race penalty for an incident in race 1, stalled his engine while heading to his grid position and thus forced a restart.
When the new formation lap began, it was Tom Dillmann's turn to stall his engine, as the Frenchman was starting from third position on the grid. Both men were forced to start from the pit in the back of the field, but had a great run to the front, finishing the race in position six and 10 respectively.
Race 2 results - GP2 (Bahrain)
1 - Davide Valsecchi - Dams - 22 laps in 39min22.363s
2 - Esteban Gutierrez - Lotus + 0.399s
3 - James Calado - Lotus + 10.617s
4 - Luiz Razia - Arden + 12.463s
5 - Max Chilton - Carlin + 13.573s
6 - Felipe Nasr - Dams + 15.414s
7 - Jolyon Palmer - iSport + 22.950s
8 - Simon Trummer - Arden + 30.425s
9 - Giedo Van der Garde - Caterham + 31.976s
10 - Tom Dillmann - Rapax + 32.545s
Etc.
Championship:
1.Valsecchi 70 points; 2.Razia 57; 3.Gutierrez 45; 4.Calado 39; 5.Chilton 35; 6.Nasr, Leimer 22; 8.Van der Garde 12; 9.Coletti 10; 10.Dillmann 8, etc.