Driver changes ; Entering/Re–Entering FIA Formula Two Championship •
José Luis Abadín graduated from
European F3 Open to compete in the championship. •
Mirko Bortolotti,
Alex Brundle and
Tobias Hegewald all returned to the championship, after competing in other series in 2010. Bortolotti and Hegewald moved back from the
GP3 Series, while Brundle will rejoin from
British Formula 3. •
James Cole moved into the series from the British Formula 3 National Class.
Max Snegirev also joined Formula Two from the Championship Class in British Formula 3. •
Formula Renault NEC runner-up
Mikkel Mac moved into Formula Two in 2011. •
Miki Monrás switched from GP3 Series to compete in the championship. •
Sung-Hak Mun joined the championship after racing in
Formula BMW Pacific in 2010. •
Thiemo Storz moved into the championship, having missed most of 2010 due to completing his schooling and competing in the last
Formula Palmer Audi season. • After finishing sixth in the
Italian Formula Three Championship,
Christopher Zanella graduated into Formula Two in 2011. ; Leaving FIA Formula Two Championship •
2010 champion Dean Stoneman had been due to compete with
ISR Racing in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series in
2011, but withdrew after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. • 2010 runner-up
Jolyon Palmer graduated to
GP2, signing with the
Arden International team. Palmer returned to Formula Two at the
Nürburgring, in order to gain track time ahead of the GP2 races at the circuit later in the season. •
Sergey Afanasyev, who finished third in 2010 moved to
Auto GP with
DAMS. ;Mid-Season Changes •
Jordan King,
Jon Lancaster and
Fabio Gamberini joined the series during the season. Lancaster contested the Magny-Cours round, after racing in the
Formula Renault 3.5 Series during the 2010 season, while King is combining his Formula Two programme with
Formula Renault UK. Gamberini, a front-runner in the
European F3 Open series, competed at the Nürburgring. ==Calendar==