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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.
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Davide Valsecchi is an Italian former racing driver and the 2012 GP2 Series champion.
Luiz Tadeu Razia Filho is a Brazilian racing driver.
Stefano Coletti is a Monégasque professional racing driver who races for SMP Racing in the European Le Mans Series. His sister Alexandra Coletti is an alpine skier. He is the first Monégasque driver since Louis Chiron (1931) to have won a race in Monaco.
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