2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

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Round details

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Round 4 of 8 rounds in the
2012 GP3 Series
Silverstone Circuit vector map.png
Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing circuit
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Race 1
Date 7 July 2012
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans MW Arden
Time 1:51.892
Podium
First Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa Carlin
Second Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans MW Arden
Third Flag of Finland.svg Aaro Vainio Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa Carlin
Time 1:53.951 (on lap 13)
Race 2
Date 8 July 2012
Laps 14
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller Carlin
Second Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Lotus GP
Third Flag of Switzerland.svg Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Cyprus.svg Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing
Time 1:59.829 (on lap 14)

The 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fourth round of the 2012 GP3 Season. [1] The race supported the 2012 British Grand Prix.

Contents

Trident Racing entered a third car for Giovanni Venturini in the GP3 category, making the Silverstone rounds the first time the GP3 Series had been run with a full twenty-seven car grid in 2012. [2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
14 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:51.8921
23 Flag of Finland.svg Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:52.2162
327 Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:52.2333
46 Flag of Finland.svg Matias Laine MW Arden 1:52.3324
52 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:52.5195
61 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:52.5436
718 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1:52.5727
828 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller Carlin 1:52.6488
915 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 1:52.8079
105 Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:52.92112 1
1129 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Pál Kiss ATECH CRS Grand Prix 1:52.93021 2
1226 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle Carlin 1:53.13310
139 Flag of Cyprus.svg Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:53.53611
1422 Flag of Argentina.svg Facu Regalia Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.54913
1525 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 1:53.62414
1623 Flag of Italy.svg Vicky Piria Trident Racing 1:53.76915
1716 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:53.85218 1
1820 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.86116
1921 Flag of Switzerland.svg Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:53.89317
207 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 1:54.32419
2124 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 1:54.33920
228 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:54.42722
2330 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Gamberini ATECH CRS Grand Prix 1:55.17523
2419 Flag of Ireland.svg Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 1:55.36324
2514 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:55.71125
2631 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel ATECH CRS Grand Prix 1:59.37126 3
17 Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 1:59.989 4
Source: [3]

Notes:

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
127 Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa Carlin 1427:14.410327 (25+2)
24 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans MW Arden 14+7.062122 (18+4)
33 Flag of Finland.svg Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 14+8.783215
41 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt Lotus GP 14+16.136612
52 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Lotus GP 14+22.156510
69 Flag of Cyprus.svg Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14+22.325118
726 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle Carlin 14+38.448106
818 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14+41.71974
96 Flag of Finland.svg Matias Laine MW Arden 14+42.31442
1021 Flag of Switzerland.svg Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 14+44.489171
1129 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Pál Kiss ATECH CRS Grand Prix 14+53.79521
1220 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 14+60.06116
1325 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 14+62.45114
1422 Flag of Argentina.svg Facu Regalia Jenzer Motorsport 14+63.08113
1515 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 14+65.1409
1614 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 14+72.70725
1716 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 14+86.04818
1823 Flag of Italy.svg Vicky Piria Trident Racing 14+1:34.31815
198 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 14+1:38.75422
2019 Flag of Ireland.svg Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14+1:39.17024
2124 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 14+1:39.96020
227 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 14+1:40.81219
2330 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Gamberini ATECH CRS Grand Prix 13+1 lap23
Ret31 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel ATECH CRS Grand Prix 2Retired26
Ret28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller Carlin 0Retired8
DNS5 Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli MW Arden 0Did not start12
DNQ17 Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 0Did not qualify
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:53.951 (on lap 13)
Source: [6]

Race 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
128 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller Carlin 1429:49.5262515
22 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Lotus GP 14+8.577412
321 Flag of Switzerland.svg Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 14+30.0171010
49 Flag of Cyprus.svg Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14+37.529310 (8+2)
520 Flag of Romania.svg Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 14+52.03815 1 6
627 Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa Carlin 14+1:03.72284
718 Flag of Italy.svg Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14+1:05.95412
830 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabio Gamberini ATECH CRS Grand Prix 14+1:06.482231
98 Flag of Brazil.svg Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 14+1:07.32119
1026 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle Carlin 14+1:20.9412
114 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mitch Evans MW Arden 14+1:22.8947
1222 Flag of Argentina.svg Facu Regalia Jenzer Motorsport 14+1:23.50313
1315 Flag of the Philippines.svg Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 14+1:24.20314
1429 Flag of Hungary.svg Tamás Pál Kiss ATECH CRS Grand Prix 14+1:28.14311
1519 Flag of Ireland.svg Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14+1:44.07920
1625 Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 14+1:52.40812
1731 Flag of the United States.svg Ethan Ringel ATECH CRS Grand Prix 14+1:54.15124
186 Flag of Finland.svg Matias Laine MW Arden 13Retired9
1924 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 13Retired21
207 Flag of Russia.svg Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 12Retired22
2123 Flag of Italy.svg Vicky Piria Trident Racing 12Retired18
Ret1 Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Abt Lotus GP 11Retired5
Ret14 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 11Retired16
Ret3 Flag of Finland.svg Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 11Retired6
Ret16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 9Retired17
DNS5 Flag of Italy.svg David Fumanelli MW Arden 0Did not start12
DNQ17 Flag of Spain.svg Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 0Did not qualify
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:59.829 (on lap 14)
Source: [7]

Notes:

Standings after the round

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