2012 Monza GP2 and GP3 Series rounds

   2012 Monza GP2 round

Round details
Round 11 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series season and Round 8 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series season
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
GP2 Series
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)
GP3 Series
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]

GP2 Series classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
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
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)
Source:[6]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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	25^1
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)
Source:[3]

Notes:

• ^1 — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place gird penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.^[7]

GP3 Series classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:43.542	1
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	1:43.562	2
3	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:43.897	3
4	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:43.903	4
5	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:44.105	5
6	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:44.186	16^1
7	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:44.273	6
8	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:44.371	7
9	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:44.433	8
10	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:44.452	9
11	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	1:44.516	10
12	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	1:44.600	11
13	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:44.668	12
14	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:44.860	13
15	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:44.903	14
16	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:44.943	15
17	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	1:44.960	17
18	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1:45.030	18
19	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin Motorsport	1:45.056	19
20	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:45.165	20
21	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1:45.213	25^2
22	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:45.303	21
23	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:45.659	22
24	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:46.911	23
25	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:49.400	24
Source:[8]

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

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	16	28:17.548	7	25
2	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+0.349	5	18+2
3	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	16	+1.881	4	15
4	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	16	+14.108	8	12
5	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+14.602	9	10
6	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	16	+16.401	3	8
7	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	16	+16.750	15	6
8	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	16	+16.836	10	4
9	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+17.712	16	2
10	28	William Buller	Carlin	16	+18.242	6	1
11	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	16	+20.593	13
12	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	16	+26.101	21
13	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+28.448	21
14	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+28.795	12
15	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	16	+29.375	2
16	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	16	+34.411	22
17	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+46.207	20
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+51.238	23
19	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	16	+1:00.707	17
20	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+1:01.569	15
21	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+1:30.934	24
22	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	14	Retired	14
Ret	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	10	Retired	19
Ret	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1	Retired	1	4
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1	Retired	18
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:44.545 (on lap 12)
Source:[11]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
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)
Source:[4]

Standings after the round

GP2 standings

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Davide Valsecchi 229 2 Luiz Razia 204 3 James Calado 160 4 Esteban Gutiérrez 152 5 Max Chilton 144

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 DAMS 314 2 Lotus GP 312 3 Arden International 208 4 Racing Engineering 186 5 iSport International 184

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

GP3 standings

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Mitch Evans 151.5 2 Daniel Abt 149.5 3 António Félix da Costa 132 4 Aaro Vainio 123 5 Matias Laine 111

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Lotus GP 378.5 2 MW Arden 309.5 3 Carlin 171 4 Jenzer Motorsport 133.5 5 Marussia Manor Racing 97

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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