Photo: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service
Championship leader Stefano Coletti yet again emerged triumphant in a reverse-grid race, this time taking the win at Monte Carlo from third on the grid.
Poleman Adrian Quaife-Hobbs made a quick getaway from the line but didn’t manage to keep first for long, letting the Monegasque through. He had an excellent drive after that, keeping up with Coletti and holding off the other drivers to take his first GP2 podium.
GP3 champion Mitch Evans was rewarded with third for another fine drive, completing a double-podium weekend. Second-year drivers Felipe Nasr and James Calado followed behind, looking for a way past the Kiwi but unable to do so on the tight street circuit.
Front row starter Rene Binder held sixth after a poor getaway from the start, with Kevin Ceccon and Stephane Richelmi rounding out the points. The only two drivers not to finish on the lead lap were Russian Time’s Sam Bird and Tom Dillmann, who both seemed to experience mechanical difficulties with the car.
Race results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time/Gap |
| 1 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 30 laps in 42:50.707 |
| 2 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | MP Motorsport | +1.869 |
| 3 | Mitchell Evans | Arden International | +2.218 |
| 4 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | +2.536 |
| 5 | James Calado | ART Grand Prix | +3.747 |
| 6 | Rene Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | +19.293 |
| 7 | Kevin Ceccon | Trident Racing | +20.015 |
| 8 | Stephane Richelmi | DAMS | +20.576 |
| 9 | Daniel de Jong | MP Motorsport | +21.197 |
| 10 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | +31.720 |
| 11 | Sergio Canamasas | Caterham Racing | +34.105 |
| 12 | Jolyon Palmer | Carlin | +35.775 |
| 13 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | +36.488 |
| 14 | Julian Leal | Racing Engineering | +36.913 |
| 15 | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | +42.125 |
| 16 | Rio Haryanto | Barwa Addax Team | +43.235 |
| 17 | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | +1:03.893 |
| 18 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | +1:04.258 |
| 19 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham Racing | +1:04.735 |
| 20 | Kevin Giovesi | Venezuela GP Lazarus | +1:05.044 |
| 21 | Nathanael Berthon | Trident Racing | +1:05.468 |
| 22 | Daniel Abt | ART Grand Prix | +1:06.174 |
| 23 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | +1:07.413 |
| 24 | Sam Bird | Russian Time | +1 laps |
| 25 | Tom Dillmann | Russian Time | +3 laps |
| DNS | Johnny Cecotto | Arden International |
Series standings
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Pts. |
| 1 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 120 |
| 2 | Felipe Nasr | Carlin | 96 |
| 3 | Sam Bird | Russian Time | 58 |
| 4 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 54 |
| 5 | James Calado | ART Grand Prix | 40 |
| 6 | Robin Frijns | Hilmer Motorsport | 37 |
| 7 | Mitchell Evans | Arden International | 36 |
| 8 | Jolyon Palmer | Carlin | 31 |
| 9 | Kevin Ceccon | Trident Racing | 28 |
| 10 | Alexander Rossi | Caterham Racing | 27 |
| 11 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | MP Motorsport | 23 |
| 12 | Johnny Cecotto | Arden International | 23 |
| 13 | Tom Dillmann | Russian Time | 22 |
| 14 | Jon Lancaster | Hilmer Motorsport | 17 |
| 15 | Stephane Richelmi | DAMS | 15 |
| 16 | Rene Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 11 |
| 17 | Julian Leal | Racing Engineering | 10 |
| 18 | Simon Trummer | Rapax | 8 |
| 19 | Marcus Ericsson | DAMS | 4 |
| 20 | Daniel Abt | ART Grand Prix | 3 |
| 21 | Conor Daly | Hilmer Motorsport | 2 |
| 22 | Rio Haryanto | Barwa Addax Team | 2 |
| 23 | Daniel de Jong | MP Motorsport | 1 |
| 24 | Kevin Giovesi | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 0 |
| 25 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 0 |
| 26 | Sergio Canamasas | Caterham Racing | 0 |
| 27 | Pal Varhaug | Hilmer Motorsport | 0 |
| 28 | Nathanael Berthon | Trident Racing | 0 |
| 29 | Ma Qing Hua | Caterham Racing | 0 |