Despite starting from the front row, Chandhok again made a poor getaway and dropped to fourth by the end of lap one, with Filippi up into second between Fauzy and Yoshimoto. Many people's pre-race favourite, Filippi was destined not to get past lap four, however, as gearbox trouble hobbled his QI-Meritus machine while running behind the safety car. Despite a concerted effort to reset the system, the Italian was out, his points tally taking a double blow in light of Grosjean's weekend dominance.
The Frenchman's closest rivals from Friday's feature both failed to make a mark on day two, although Andy Soucek at least looked likely to score before a late race spin while challenging Yoshimoto for fourth. The moment dropped the rapid Spaniard back to seventh, too far adrift of sixth to make a move in the closing stages. Bruno Senna, meanwhile, never recovered from a dreadful start that dropped him out of the top ten. A late pit-stop to check a problem at the rear of his iSport machine only compounded his eventual finishing position.
Filling the gap left by Soucek's rotation, Durango duo Alberto Valerio and Davide Valsecchi opened their accounts after steady drives, the Italian coming from the inside of row nine without the aid of mandatory pit-stops. He was helped, however, by a higher retirement rate than seen in race one, and numerous on-track incidents that spread the field.
Buemi was the first to go, spinning into retirement at turn one, while Valles marooned car also caused the marshals headaches as they attempted to clear the expansive run-off areas and allow racing to resume. Marcello Puglisi was another opening lap rotator, while Adam Khan, having started from pit-lane, quickly returned for attention to a puncture at the rear of his Arden entry.
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