Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer set a blistering lap early in the Friday practice session that left him a full second clear of the rest of the field.
Scuderia Coloni has announced that it has parted ways with driver Stefano Coletti, effective immediately, and that the team will be fielding a new driver at Monza.
Scuderia Coloni is to exit the GP2 Series at the end of the current season, the organisers confirmed in a statement released ahead of the British round.
Rapax driver Tom Dillmann will not be racing in the British round of the GP2 Series this weekend, with budgetary issues seemingly forcing him out for the foreseeable future.
Charles Pic was celebrating his second win in consecutive weekends after leading the race from pole position and through two restarts after incidents triggered safety car appearances.