The Spa-Francorchamps weekend of the 2015 GP2 Series ended up with a 12th place for Italian FDA racer Raffaele Marciello, while young Swedish rookie Gustav Malja, making his first series appearance, crossed the line in 18th place.
11 - RAFFAELE MARCIELLO
Marciello didn't grab points in the sprint race. After taking-off well from the 14th position with the Hard Orange tires, only managed to get home in 12th. His car suffered from high tire wear in today's run too so Raffaele, who is also an ACI Team Italia member, was prevented from recovering and achieve the results he deserved. Lello is still struggling to find the right chemistry with his car, but he's already working with the team to prepare for his home race scheduled in 15 days at Monza.
Final Position: P12Position on Starting Grid: P14Tires on grid start : Hard Orange Option
12 - GUSTAV MALJA
Malja had a tough time in keeping the same performance level showed yesterday. The Swedish racer suffered from physical fatigue following to the long feature race, and that made fast corners difficult for him so he was struggling to keep the ideal line, losing ground on his rivals. Having to respond to the attacks also brought him to work hard on the rear tires which suffered from high degradation. The balance of the weekend is still positive for him as he captured his maiden points in the series and increased his experience with GP2 cars.
Final Position: P18Position on Starting Grid: P10Tires on grid start : Hard Orange Prime