2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round

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Bahrain    2012 2nd Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series
Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.359 mi)
Feature race
Date 27 April 2012
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing
Time 1:42.451
Podium
First Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Second Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Third Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Calado[a] Lotus GP
Time 1:43.964 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date 28 April 2012
Laps 23
Podium
First France Tom Dillmann Rapax
Second Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International
Third Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer[b] iSport International
Time 1:46.064 (on lap 2)

The 2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 27 and 28 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The first Bahrain round was held a week earlier.

Davide Valsecchi won the feature race, with Rapax driver Tom Dillmann taking his first GP2 Series win in the second sprint.

Classification[]

Qualifying[]

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:42.451 1
2 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:42.596 2
3 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:42.619 3
4 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 1:42.628 4
5 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:42.691 5
6 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 1:42.839 6
7 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:42.951 7
8 2 Spain Dani Clos Barwa Addax 1:43.080 8
9 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:43.124 9
10 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 1:43.163 10
11 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:43.172 11
12 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:43.206 12
13 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:43.213 13
14 24 New Zealand Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.219 14
15 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:43.311 15
16 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:43.328 16
17 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:43.391 17
18 14 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:43.447 18
19 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.453 19
20 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 1:43.599 20
21 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:43.659 21
22 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 1:43.757 22
23 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 1:43.929 23
24 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:44.100 24
25 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:44.850 25
26 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:45.036 26
Source:[1]

Feature race[]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 32 57:35.088 2 27 (25+2)
2 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 32 +7.711 3 18
3 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 32 +14.824 1 19 (15+4)
4 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 32 +24.142 6 12
5 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 32 +24.705 4 10
6 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 32 +40.965 5 8
7 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 32 +50.645 9 6
8 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 32 +52.522 10 4
9 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 32 +55.578 20 2
10 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 32 +56.211 13 1
11 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 32 +1:05.7727 11
12 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 32 +1:06.906 16
13 24 New Zealand Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 32 +1:07.254 14
14 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 32 +1:15.486 23
15 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 32 +1:16.363 21
16 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 32 +1:20.506 22
17 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 32 +1:21.441 24
18 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 32 +1:29.2067 7
19 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 32 +1:29.955 19
20 14 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:47.146 18
21 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 31 +1 lap 12
22 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 31 +1 lap 26
23 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 31 +1 lap 25
24 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 Retired8 17
Ret 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 24 Retired 15
Ret 2 Spain Dani Clos Barwa Addax 8 Retired 8
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^7 — Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[3]
  • ^8 — Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Sprint race[]

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 23 41:16.276 1 15
2 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 23 +0.198 5 14 (12+2)
3 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 23 +3.958 8 10
4 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 23 +16.488 10 8
5 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 23 +18.602 11 6
6 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 23 +20.425 3 4
7 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 23 +26.294 2 2
8 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 23 +29.605 7 1
9 14 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 23 +33.490 20
10 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 23 +34.078 12
11 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 23 +43.463 19
12 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 23 +44.371 16
13 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 23 +46.743 4
14 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 23 +47.439 15
15 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 23 +54.991 18
16 24 New Zealand Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 23 +59.764 13
17 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 23 +1:00.655 17
18 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 23 +1:02.090 21
19 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 23 +1:02.632 6
20 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 23 +1:07.468 23
21 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 23 +1:08.293 22
22 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 23 +1:18.688 24
23 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 23 +1:26.049 269
24 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 21 Retired10 14
Ret 2 Spain Dani Clos Barwa Addax 19 Retired 25
Ret 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 0 Retired 9
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes:

  • ^9 — Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.[3]
  • ^10 — Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Standings after the round[]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes[]

  1. ^ James Calado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  2. ^ Jolyon Palmer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References[]

  1. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Feature race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sakhir post Feature Race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Sprint race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.


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