Viso wins processional race
Ernesto Viso claimed his second GP2 win of the season in a processional sprint race in Barcelona
What little action there was took place at the start. Viso made the most of his inherited pole to lead into the first corner, where he stayed to the end.
Xandi Negrao stalled on the front row of the grid, allowing teammate Nelson Piquet Junior to lead into second.
Viso initially stretched his lead by a tenth or two per lap, but in the closing stages, Piquet started to reel him in. At the flag, the gap was 0.7 seoconds, the closest it was all race.
Alex Premat made a fantastic start to take third, and he followed closely behind Piquet but was never close enough to pass.
The same applied to Lewis Hamilton, who took fourth, and Tristan Gommendy, who completed a great day for iSport in fifth.
After an excellent getaway, Giorgio Pantano held sixth for FMS. He was pressed all the way by DAMS's Ferdinando Monfardini, and the pressure eventually told and Pantano ran wide at the final corner and conceded the place.
The result means Piquet holds on to the title lead by two points, while Premat's strong weekend has moved him into championship contention.
CLASSIFIED:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Viso iSport International 37:37.277
2. Piquet Jr. Piquet Sports + 0.730
3. Premat ART Grand Prix + 1.581
4. Hamilton ART Grand Prix + 2.443
5. Gommendy iSport International + 3.987
6. Monfardini DAMS + 15.879
7. Pantano FMS International + 21.526
8. Ammermuller Arden International Ltd + 30.711
9. Di Grassi Durango + 31.033
10. Glock BCN Competicion + 34.009
11. Zuber Trident Racing + 34.715
12. Carroll Racing Engineering + 36.327
13. Hernandez Durango + 39.764
14. Fauzy Super Nova International + 50.479
15. Villa Racing Engineering + 51.073
16. Valles Campos Racing + 70.645
17. Bruni Trident Racing + 76.247
18. Negrao Piquet Sports + 82.227
19. Tahinci FMS International + 1 Lap
20. Pla DPR Direxiv + 1 Lap
NOT CLASSIFIED:
Driver Team Laps
Lapierre Arden International Ltd 20
Yoshimoto BCN Competicion 16
Porteiro Campos Racing 12
Lopez Super Nova International 8
Perera DAMS 0
Piccione DPR Direxiv 0
Fastest lap: Bruni, 1:25.970 on lap 8
Championship Standings, Round 4 (Race 6):
Drivers Teams
1. Piquet Jr. 39 1. ART Grand Prix 64
2. Hamilton 37 2. Arden International Ltd 48
3. Premat 27 3. Piquet Sports 43
4. Viso 26 4. iSport International 32
5. Lapierre 25 5. Trident Racing 20
6. Ammermuller 23 6. BCN Competicion 14
7. Bruni 20 7. Super Nova International 13
8. Lopez 13 8. Racing Engineering 8
9. Yoshimoto 9 = Campos Racing 8
10. Carroll 8 10. DAMS 4
11. Valles 7 11. FMS International 2
12. Gommendy 6
13. Glock 5
14. Monfardini 4
= Negrao 4
16. Filippi 2
17. Porteiro 1
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