This section lists drivers who competed in the regular season. For the drivers who competed in the non-championship race in Abu Dhabi, see 2011 GP2 Final. Team changes •
David Price Racing left GP2, while
Carlin and
Team AirAsia joined the series, filling the vacancies left by DPR and
Durango (who left ahead of the
2010 season).
Driver changes ; Changed teams •
Sam Bird moved to
iSport International after competing in his rookie season for
ART Grand Prix. He partnered
Marcus Ericsson, who moves over from
Super Nova Racing. •
Johnny Cecotto Jr. switched from
Trident Racing to
Ocean Racing Technology, having competed for Trident in the first eight meetings of the 2010 season. •
Max Chilton moved from Ocean Racing Technology to be part of
Carlin's inaugural GP2 pairing. •
Rodolfo González returned to Trident Racing after a season with Arden International. González drove for Trident at the German round in
2009. • After driving for
DPR for most of his GP2 career to date,
Michael Herck moved to
Scuderia Coloni. • After driving for
Super Nova Racing in his rookie season,
Josef Král switched to
Arden International. •
Fabio Leimer moved from Ocean Racing Technology to
Rapax. •
Charles Pic switched from
Arden International to partner
Giedo van der Garde at
Barwa Addax. •
Luiz Razia moved from team's champions
Rapax to debutants
Team Air Asia.
Davide Valsecchi joined him after a season with iSport International. ; Entering/Re-Entering GP2 Series •
Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion
Mikhail Aleshin has extended his collaboration with Carlin for GP2, making a return to GP2 after contesting two meetings in
2007 with ART Grand Prix. •
Stefano Coletti returned to the series with Trident Racing, having competed in two rounds in
2009 for
Durango. •
Fairuz Fauzy made his comeback to the series with Super Nova Racing, the team that Fauzy competed with in
2006 and also in the
2008 Asia Series. •
GP3 Series champion
Esteban Gutiérrez moved up to GP2 with
Lotus ART, having raced for the team in GP3. •
Julián Leal made his debut in the series with
Rapax, having finished 20th in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for
International DracoRacing. • After a part season in the
Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup,
Kevin Mirocha graduated into GP2 with Ocean Racing Technology. •
FIA Formula Two Championship runner-up
Jolyon Palmer joined
Arden International. •
Davide Rigon returned to the series with Scuderia Coloni, having driven for Trident Racing in
2009. •
Pål Varhaug moved up from the GP3 Series to drive for
DAMS. ; Leaving GP2 •
2010 champion
Pastor Maldonado will from Rapax to compete in Formula One with
Williams alongside
Rubens Barrichello. •
Jérôme d'Ambrosio left DAMS to compete in Formula One for
Virgin Racing alongside former GP2 Champion
Timo Glock, having previously driven for the team during Friday practice sessions at selected events in . •
Sergio Pérez moved from Barwa Addax to compete in
Formula One with
Sauber alongside former
Asia Series champion
Kamui Kobayashi. •
Ho-Pin Tung moved to the
IndyCar Series as a part-time entry with
Dragon Racing, and failed to qualify for the
2011 Indianapolis 500. •
Alberto Valerio returned to his native Brazil to compete in the
Copa Caixa Stock Car series. •
Adrian Zaugg moved to
Auto GP, but completed only one event in 2011. ; Midseason Changes • A number of midseason changes were also made during the season, to replace other drivers. Scuderia Coloni's Davide Rigon suffered stable fractures of the tibia and fibula in an accident with Julián Leal in Istanbul. He was replaced by
Kevin Ceccon in Montmeló and Monaco after Vietoris' accident in Istanbul left him suffering from severe headaches. He continued with his campaign in DTM despite this, and returned to GP2 in time for the Valencia round. • For Monaco,
Oliver Turvey made his return to the category, replacing Mikhail Aleshin at Carlin. Turvey was later replaced by Álvaro Parente in Valencia. Aleshin returned at the Hungaroring, as Parente had a prior commitment to compete for
McLaren at the
Spa 24 Hours. • Prior to the round at the Nürburgring, Kevin Ceccon left Scuderia Coloni to concentrate on
Auto GP. He was replaced by fellow Auto GP racer Luca Filippi from Super Nova Racing. Filippi's vacated seat was taken by
Adam Carroll, who returned to the series after participating between
2005 and
2008. Ceccon later returned to the team for the non-championship round in
Abu Dhabi. • For the round held at Spa-Francorchamps,
Brendon Hartley replaced
Kevin Mirocha in the
Ocean Racing Technology team. • For the round held at Monza, the injured
Stefano Coletti was replaced by
Stéphane Richelmi. ==2011 Schedule==