The 2015 Sochi GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on October 10 and 11, 2015 at Sochi Autodrom, Russia. It was the ninth round of the 2015 GP2 Series. The race supported the 2015 Russian Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Round 9 of 11 rounds in the 2015 GP2 Series | |||
 Layout of the Sochi Autodrom | |||
| Location |
Sochi Autodrom Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia | ||
| Course |
Semi-permanent racing facility 5.853 km (3.637 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 10 October 2015 | ||
| Laps | 15[a] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 Alex Lynn | DAMS | |
| Time | 2:01.840 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Alexander Rossi | Racing Engineering | |
| Second |
 Pierre Gasly | DAMS | |
| Third |
 Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Stoffel Vandoorne | ART Grand Prix | |
| Time | 1:47.195 (on lap 15) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 11 October 2015 | ||
| Laps | 21 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Richie Stanaway | Status Grand Prix | |
| Second |
 Rio Haryanto | Campos Racing | |
| Third |
 Raffaele Marciello | Trident | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Pierre Gasly | DAMS | |
| Time | 1:47.368 (on lap 16) | ||
Classification
editQualifying
edit| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Grid | |
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| 1 | 2 | Alex Lynn
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DAMS | 2:01.840 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Stoffel Vandoorne
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ART Grand Prix | 2:01.878 | +0.038 | 2 | |
| 3 | 8 | Alexander Rossi
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Racing Engineering | 2:02.141 | +0.301 | 3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Pierre Gasly
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DAMS | 2:02.385 | +0.545 | 4 | |
| 5 | 14 | Arthur Pic
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Campos Racing | 2:02.450 | +0.610 | 5 | |
| 6 | 12 |  Johnny Cecotto Jr.
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Trident | 2:02.690 | +0.850 | 6 | |
| 7 | 11 | Raffaele Marciello
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Trident | 2:02.709 | +0.869 | 7 | |
| 8 | 23 | Richie Stanaway
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Status Grand Prix | 2:02.998 | +1.158 | 8 | |
| 9 | 21 | Norman Nato
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Arden International | 2:03.133 | +1.293 | 9 | |
| 10 | 18 |  Sergey Sirotkin
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Rapax | 2:03.223 | +1.383 | 10 | |
| 11 | 20 |  André Negrão
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Arden International | 2:03.382 | +1.542 | 11 | |
| 12 | 6 |  Nobuharu Matsushita
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ART Grand Prix | 2:03.519 | +1.679 | 12 | |
| 13 | 15 | Rio Haryanto
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Campos Racing | 2:03.523 | +1.683 | 13 | |
| 14 | 7 | Jordan King
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Racing Engineering | 2:03.622 | +1.782 | 191 | |
| 15 | 16 |  Nicholas Latifi
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MP Motorsport | 2:03.731 | +1.891 | 14 | |
| 16 | 22 |  Marlon Stöckinger
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Status Grand Prix | 2:03.751 | +1.911 | 15 | |
| 17 | 10 | Artem Markelov
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Russian Time | 2:04.004 | +2.164 | 16 | |
| 18 | 9 | Mitch Evans
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Russian Time | 2:04.072 | +2.232 | 17 | |
| 19 | 3 | Dean Stoneman
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Carlin | 2:04.093 | +2.253 | 18 | |
| 20 | 26 | Nathanaël Berthon
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Daiko Team Lazarus | 2:04.658 | +2.818 | 20 | |
| 21 | 17 |  René Binder
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MP Motorsport | 2:04.994 | +3.154 | 21 | |
| 22 | 27 |  Sergio Canamasas
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Daiko Team Lazarus | 2:04.998 | +3.158 | 22 | |
| 23 | 19 |  Robert Vișoiu
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Rapax | 2:05.784 | +3.944 | 242 | |
| 24 | 4 | Sean Gelael
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Carlin | 2:08.361 | +6.521 | 23 | |
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- Notes
- ^1 – Jordan King was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Norman Nato at the previous round in Monza sprint race.
- ^2 – Robert Vișoiu was given a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Alexander Rossi at the previous round in Monza sprint race.
Feature Race
editSprint Race
edit- Notes
- ^3 – Jordan King was given a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Marlon Stöckinger feature race. As he will not be able to take it in full since he did not finish race, King started the race from the pit.
- ^4 – Arthur Pic, Sergio Canamasas and Sergey Sirotkin received a five-second time penalty for passing during the safety car.
Championship standings after the round
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See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The feature race was scheduled to be run over 30 laps. A crash in the first lap brought out a red flag and the race was suspended. The race distance was subsequently adjusted to 15 laps.
References
edit- ^ "2015 Sochi GP2 Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 Sochi GP2 Race 1 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "2015 Sochi GP2 Race 2 Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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