The eternally erratic Alvaro Parente finally came good for Ocean Racing Technology in the feature race of GP2’s weekend at Spa.  Parente managed to hold off the challenge of soon-to-be F1 pilot Nico Hulkenberg through a drama filled Saturday afternoon which featured multiple multi-car incidents and Hulkenberg’s only real championship rival, Vitaly Petrov, retire early due to engine failure.

Giedo van der Garde took advantage of the inversion for the Sunday sprint race, cruising to victory over Rodriguez and Nunes in a crazy race that saw eight cars retired before five laps had been completed.  This time it was Parente’s turn for engine woes, while Nico Hulkenberg was taken out in an early lap smash-up.  Vitaly Petrov didn’t make all that much ground up as he looked for a championship miracle, finishing seventeen seconds back in sixth place.