2012 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds
Round details | |||
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Round 11 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series and Round 8 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series | |||
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza | |||
Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | ||
Course |
Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 8 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 30 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Max Chilton | Marussia Carlin | |
Time | 1:31.886 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | |
Second | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | |
Third | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | |
Time | 1:33.237 (on lap 30) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 9 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 21 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
Second | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | |
Third | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
Time | 1:33.536 (on lap 20) | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 8 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 16 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | |
Time | 1:43.542 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | |
Second | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | |
Third | Matias Laine | MW Arden | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | |
Time | 1:44.545 (on lap 12) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 9 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 16 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | |
Second | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | |
Third | Giovanni Venturini | Trident Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Robert Vișoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | |
Time | 1:44.872 (on lap 12) |
The 2012 Monza GP2 series round and the 2012 Monza GP3 Series round were a group of motor races held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza near Monza in Italy for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships. The races, which were run on 8 and 9 September,[1][2] was in support of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. The GP2 races formed the eleventh round of the 2012 GP2 championship, while the GP3 races were the eighth and final round of the 2012 GP3 season.
GP2 championship contenders Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi both arrived at Monza with equal points. By the end of the meeting, Razia had failed to score in both races while Valsecchi finished sixth in the Feature race and won the Sprint race, which — combined with an extra two points for a fastest lap — gave him a twenty-five point lead going into the final round in Singapore.[3]
MW Arden driver Mitch Evans secured the 2012 GP3 championship in the Race 2 when his nearest title rival, Daniel Abt failed to secure enough points to take the title himself.[4]
This was also the final race for the original GP3 car, the Dallara GP3/10, as it was replaced in 2013 by the GP3/13.
GP2 Series classification[]
Qualifying[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
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1 | 26 | Max Chilton | Marussia Carlin | 1:31.886 | 1 |
2 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 1:31.953 | 2 |
3 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:32.165 | 3 |
4 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 1:32.208 | 4 |
5 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:32.216 | 5 |
6 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:32.324 | 6 |
7 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:32.388 | 7 |
8 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 1:32.151 | 8 |
9 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1:32.396 | 9 |
10 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 1:32.462 | 10 |
11 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Carlin | 1:32.471 | 11 |
12 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 1:32.495 | 12 |
13 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 1:32.622 | 13 |
14 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:32.625 | 14 |
15 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 1:32.659 | 15 |
16 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 1:32.675 | 16 |
17 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:32.769 | 17 |
18 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:32.772 | 18 |
19 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 1:32.889 | 19 |
20 | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:32.911 | 20 |
21 | 19 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:32.967 | 21 |
22 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 1:32.969 | 22 |
23 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 1:32.989 | 23 |
24 | 2 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 1:33.109 | 24 |
25 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 1:33.511 | 25 |
26 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 1:33.719 | 26 |
Source:[5] |
Feature race[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | 48:03.604 | 3 | 25 |
2 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +4.028 | 8 | 18 |
3 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 30 | +5.377 | 5 | 15 |
4 | 26 | Max Chilton | Marussia Carlin | 30 | +7.631 | 1 | 12+4 |
5 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 30 | +9.413 | 6 | 10+2 |
6 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 30 | +16.057 | 4 | 8 |
7 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 30 | +17.600 | 15 | 6 |
8 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 30 | +18.532 | 16 | 4 |
9 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 30 | +19.293 | 9 | 2 |
10 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 30 | +20.025 | 23 | 1 |
11 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +20.464 | 14 | |
12 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 30 | +26.027 | 13 | |
13 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 30 | +27.890 | 22 | |
14 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 30 | +31.193 | 18 | |
15 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 30 | +31.910 | 17 | |
16 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 30 | +35.375 | 19 | |
17 | 19 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 30 | +38.769 | 21 | |
18 | 2 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +40.226 | 24 | |
19 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Carlin | 30 | +42.638 | 11 | |
20 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 30 | +43.152 | 26 | |
21 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +44.769 | 7 | |
22 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 30 | +56.350 | 25 | |
23 | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +1:01.984 | 20 | |
Ret | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 13 | Retired | 10 | |
Ret | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
Ret | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 0 | Retired | 2 | |
Fastest lap: Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) — 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
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Source:[6] |
Sprint race[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 21 | 33:06.731 | 3 | 15+2 |
2 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 21 | +0.444 | 4 | 12 |
3 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 21 | +7.873 | 2 | 10 |
4 | 21 | Stefano Coletti | Rapax | 21 | +10.787 | 1 | 8 |
5 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +10.953 | 7 | 6 |
6 | 26 | Max Chilton | Marussia Carlin | 21 | +11.418 | 5 | 4 |
7 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 21 | +11.606 | 6 | 2 |
8 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 21 | +12.661 | 10 | 1 |
9 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 21 | +13.383 | 13 | |
10 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 21 | +14.540 | 24 | |
11 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 21 | +15.013 | 14 | |
12 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Marussia Carlin | 21 | +15.711 | 19 | |
13 | 19 | René Binder | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 21 | +15.934 | 17 | |
14 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 21 | +16.667 | 12 | |
15 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 21 | +20.179 | 15 | |
16 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 21 | +20.484 | 26 | |
17 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 21 | +25.436 | 16 | |
18 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 21 | +29.051 | 20 | |
19 | 2 | Jake Rosenzweig | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +30.292 | 18 | |
20 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 21 | +34.034 | 22 | |
21 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 21 | +1:14.092 | 251 | |
22 | 14 | Luca Filippi | Scuderia Coloni | 21 | +1:26.253 | 8 | |
Ret | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 1 | Retired | 23 | |
Ret | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1 | Retired | 11 | |
Ret | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1 | Retired | 21 | |
Ret | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1 | Retired | 10 | |
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:33.536 (on lap 20)
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Source:[3] |
Notes:
- ^1 — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.[7]
GP3 Series classification[]
Qualifying[]
notes:
- ^1 — Tamás Pál Kiss was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Fabiano Machado during free practice.[9]
- ^2 — Kevin Ceccon was given a five-place grid penalty after qualifying for causing an avoidable collision.[10]
Race 1[]
Race 2[]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | 28:18.541 | 7 | 15 |
2 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 16 | +1.003 | 8 | 12 |
3 | 25 | Giovanni Venturini | Trident Racing | 16 | +1.408 | 1 | 10 |
4 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +1.715 | 2 | 8 |
5 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 16 | +7.377 | 15 | 6 |
6 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 16 | +8.488 | 6 | 4 |
7 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +8.968 | 14 | 2+2 |
8 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 15 | +14.383 | 12 | 1 |
9 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +14.416 | 13 | |
10 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 16 | +15.535 | 23 | |
11 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 16 | +16.124 | 5 | |
12 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 16 | +18.964 | 10 | |
13 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 16 | +24.392 | 3 | |
14 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 16 | +27.489 | 11 | |
15 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +30.682 | 9 | |
16 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +36.048 | 25 | |
17 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +36.116 | 20 | |
18 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +38.365 | 17 | |
19 | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +1:08.753 | 21 | |
20 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 16 | +1:29.894 | 24 | |
Ret | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 7 | Retired | 4 | |
Ret | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 2 | Retired | 16 | |
Ret | 15 | Lewis Williamson | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 19 | |
Ret | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 18 | |
Ret | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 0 | Retired | 22 | |
Fastest lap: Robert Visoiu (Jenzer Motorsport) — 1:44.872 (on lap 12)
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Source:[4] |
Standings after the round[]
GP2 standings[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
GP3 standings[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ^ Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ a b "Valsecchi back on top in Monza sprint". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ a b Bradley, Charles (9 September 2012). "Monza GP3 race: Mitch Evans takes title as Tio Ellinas wins epic decider". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Chilton powers to pole in Monza". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Filippi back to the top for home victory". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Razia and Nasr penalised after feature race". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (8 September 2012). "Evans' pole is a step closer to title". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Tamas Pal Kiss issued with grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
- ^ "Ceccon issued with five place grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- ^ "Abt sole challenger in title fight with win in Monza". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
- 2012 GP2 Series rounds
- 2012 GP3 round reports
- 2012 in Italian motorsport