2012 Valencia GP2 Series round
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The 2012 Valencia GP2 Series round was the sixth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 22–24, 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 European Grand Prix.
| Round details | |||
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Round 6 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series | |||
 Valencia Street Circuit | |||
| Location | Valencia, Spain | ||
| Course |
Street circuit 5.419 km (3.367 mi) | ||
| Feature race | |||
| Date | 23 June 2012 | ||
| Laps | 28 (30 scheduled) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 James Calado | Lotus GP | |
| Time | 1:47.342 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | |
| Second |
 Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | |
| Third |
 Luiz Razia | Arden International | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | |
| Time | 1:49.360 (on lap 28) | ||
| Sprint race | |||
| Date | 24 June 2012 | ||
| Laps | 23 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
Luiz Razia | Arden International | |
| Second |
James Calado | Lotus GP | |
| Third |
 Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
Felipe Nasr[a] | DAMS | |
| Time | 1:50.556 (on lap 18) | ||
Classification edit
Qualifying edit
Notes:
- ^1 — Esteban Gutiérrez, Davide Valsecchi and Johnny Cecotto Jr. were each handed a three grid position penalty and Simon Trummer was dropped two places, having impeded other competitors during the qualifying session.[2]
Feature race edit
Notes:
- ^2 — Davide Valsecchi had 20 seconds added to his race time after he was judged to have overtaken during a safety car period.[4]
- ^3 — Barwa Addax drivers, Josef Král and Johnny Cecotto Jr. were excluded from the race results, after they were each given tyres which were allocated to the other at the pit stop.[5]
Sprint race edit
Notes:
- ^4 — Jolyon Palmer and Rodolfo González were both handed a ten place grid position penalty for causing separate collisions during Feature Race.[4]
Standings after the round edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Felipe Nasr set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Fabio Leimer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
References edit
- ^ Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Valencia Post Qualifying penalties". GP2 Series.com. GP2 Series. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Gutierrez wins for Lotus in chaotic GP2 feature race at Valencia street circuit". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ a b "Valsecchi, Palmer and Gonzalez penalised after feature race". GP2 Series.com. GP2 Series. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Kral and Cecotto excluded from feature race". GP2 Series.com. GP2 Series. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Luiz Razia wins thrilling GP2 sprint race on last lap at Valencia street circuit for Arden". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 24 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.