[1] On 28 June, ART Grand Prix announced René Binder as Matsushita's replacement.

[2] Arden International GP2 driver, Jimmy Eriksson will carry through a three-place grid penalty from the previous round after GP2 stewards deemed him to be at fault in the collision between himself and Jordan King.

The session however, ended under yellow flags after Jimmy Eriksson's car stopped at turn seven.

The Feature Race for GP2 was delayed by 15 minutes due to incidents that occurred in the preceding Formula One qualifying session.

Raffaele Marciello began to charge through the field on fresh super soft tyres, but as the pace in the compound started to fade away, Evans took control and won his first race of the season.