[4] Inaugural Asia Series champion Romain Grosjean of the DAMS team won the championship for the second time after title rival Jules Bianchi of Lotus ART was taken out of the final race by Super Nova Racing's Fairuz Fauzy.
Giedo van der Garde finished third for the Barwa Addax Team, taking podiums in both races at Imola.
All of the teams used the Dallara GP2/11 chassis with Mecachrome 4.0 litre (244 cu in) V8 engines order and with tyres supplied by Pirelli.
Organisers explained the reduction of the calendar as being necessary because of the need to deliver the brand-new Dallara GP2/11 chassis to all teams.
[24] A single venue in Europe and the Losail International Circuit in Qatar were proposed as possible replacements.