2012 Monza GP2 Series round

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Flag of Italy.svg    2012 Monza GP2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series
Monza track map.svg
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 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia Carlin
Time 1:31.886
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni
Second Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team
Third Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Time 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date 9 September 2012
Laps 21
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Second Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Time 1:33.536 (on lap 20)

The 2012 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 8 and 9, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate round of the 2012 GP2 Series. [1] The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.

Contents

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. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
126 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 1:31.8861
212 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:31.9532
314 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.1653
43 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:32.2084
57 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:32.2165
65 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:32.3246
715 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.3887
81 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:32.1518
910 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:32.3969
104 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:32.46210
1127 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 1:32.47111
1223 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Arden International 1:32.49512
139 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado Lotus GP 1:32.62213
1425 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.62514
158 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:32.65915
1621 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:32.67516
176 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:32.76917
1818 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.77218
1922 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer Arden International 1:32.88919
2024 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.91120
2119 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.96721
2216 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:32.96922
2317 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:32.98923
242 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:33.10924
2511 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:33.51125
2620 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:33.71926
Source: [3]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
114 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 3048:03.604325
21 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 30+4.028818
37 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 30+5.377515
426 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 30+7.631112+4
55 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 30+9.413610+2
63 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi DAMS 30+16.05748
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30+17.600156
821 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Rapax 30+18.532164
910 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 30+19.29392
1017 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Trident Racing 30+20.025231
1125 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 30+20.46414
129 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado Lotus GP 30+26.02713
1316 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 30+27.89022
1418 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 30+31.19318
156 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 30+31.91017
1622 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer Arden International 30+35.37519
1719 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 30+38.76921
182 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 30+40.22624
1927 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 30+42.63811
2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 30+43.15226
2115 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 30+44.7697
2211 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 30+56.35025
2324 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 30+1:01.98420
Ret4 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr DAMS 13Retired10
Ret23 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Arden International 0Retired12
Ret12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 0Retired2
Fastest lap: Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) — 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Source: [4]

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi DAMS 2133:06.731315+2
25 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21+0.444412
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer iSport International 21+7.873210
421 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti Rapax 21+10.78718
51 Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 21+10.95376
626 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 21+11.41854
77 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21+11.60662
817 Flag of Colombia.svg Julián Leal Trident Racing 21+12.661101
916 Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 21+13.38313
1012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 21+14.54024
1118 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 21+15.01314
1227 Flag of Indonesia.svg Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 21+15.71119
1319 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 21+15.93417
149 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado Lotus GP 21+16.66712
156 Flag of France.svg Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21+20.17915
1623 Flag of Brazil.svg Luiz Razia Arden International 21+20.48426
1722 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simon Trummer Arden International 21+25.43616
1820 Flag of Portugal.svg Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21+29.05120
192 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 21+30.29218
2011 Flag of Venezuela.svg Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 21+34.03422
214 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr DAMS 21+1:14.09225 1
2214 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 21+1:26.2538
Ret24 Flag of Brazil.svg Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1Retired23
Ret25 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1Retired11
Ret15 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1Retired21
Ret10 Flag of Mexico.svg Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1Retired10
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:33.536 (on lap 20)
Source: [2]

Notes:

Standings after the round

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