Round details | |||
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Round 10 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series and Round 7 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series | |||
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | |||
Location | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi) | ||
Feature race | |||
Date | 1 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 25 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | |
Time | 2:17.535 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | |
Second | James Calado | Lotus GP | |
Third | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | |
Time | 2:00.083 (on lap 12) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 2 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 18 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | |
Second | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | |
Third | James Calado | Lotus GP | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Max Chilton | Carlin | |
Time | 1:59.201 (on lap 15) | ||
Race 1 | |||
Date | 1 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 4 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | |
Podium | |||
First | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | |
Second | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | |
Third | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | |
Time | 2:12.259 (on lap 2) | ||
Race 2 | |||
Date | 2 September 2012 | ||
Laps | 12 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Matias Laine | MW Arden | |
Second | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | |
Third | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | |
Time | 2:12.004 (on lap 10) |
The 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round and the 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a group of motor races held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps near the village of Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships. [1] [2] The races, held on 1 and 2 September, were in support of the Belgian Formula One Grand Prix. The GP2 races were the tenth round of the 2012 GP2 championship, while the GP3 races formed the seventh round of the 2012 GP3 season.
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