Grosjean does his best

Started on pole, Romain Grosjean gets the best start, controlling Petrov's returns and Hulkenberg. On the grid, Van der Garde had no reaction and saw his race missed, even though he could restart. On the seventh lap, Valerio made another mistake. A group of five single-seaters stands out, the two Barwa of Grosjean and Petrov, then Hülkenberg, Zuber and Di Grassi. If these five thieves break away from the rest of the peloton, the two leading drivers clearly take the advantage. Far behind, it was the Indian from Ocean Racing, Karun Chandhok who set the best lap in the race. And while the sun peeks its nose over the Rock, the Frenchman Nelson Panciatici gives up, just like Diego Nunes, deprived of a clutch.

Hooked in the corner by Maldonado, Kobayashi, the GP2 Asia champion, must also abandon, a bad operation for the DAMS driver in view of the second race. At the front, Grosjean widens the gap while Hülkenberg and Petrov enter the pits. When the Frenchman stops in turn, he benefits from a quick tire change and widens the gap at the exit of the pits. Victory then seems to be reaching out to him.

In the middle of the peloton, the battle rages, the machines suffer and the drivers hang on. Victim of a hit in the casino pin, Filippi must, in turn, put his ambitions in the closet, just like Mortara and Parente. While there are only 16 cars (out of 26) left in the race, Romain Grosjean remains a solid leader, with the fastest lap in his pocket. Petrov, at 5?? of the Frenchman, opened up a large gap on Di Grassi, Hülkenberg and Zuber. Behind, D?Ambrosio and Chandhok are very far away. These positions will no longer change. Romain Grosjean finished first, ahead of his teammate Vitaly Petrov. In the general classification, the Frenchman has a clear advantage. With the two points from pole, that of the best lap in the race and the ten points of victory, Grosjean escapes with 31 points at the top of the general classification.