2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round

   2012 Silverstone GP2 round
Round details
Round 7 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series

Silverstone Circuit
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Course Permanent racing circuit
5.901 km (3.667 mi)
Feature race
Date 7 July 2012
Laps 25[N 1]
Pole position
Driver Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Time 2:01.889
Podium
First Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP
Second Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team
Third Jolyon Palmer iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP
Time 2:01.622 (on lap 25)
Sprint race
Date 8 July 2012
Laps 21
Podium
First Luiz Razia Arden International
Second Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Third Felipe Nasr DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver Julián Leal[a] Trident Racing
Time 1:43.374 (on lap 19)

The 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the seventh round of the 2012 GP2 Season.[1]

Mexican Esteban Gutierrez won the feature race while Brazilian Luiz Razia won the sprint race. Series leader Valsecchi was penalized and sent to the back of the starting grid due to the infringement of a technical regulation related to the quantity of fuel available after the qualifying session. As a result, Razia ended up leading the GP2 Championship after Silverstone.[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 2:01.889 1
2 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 2:02.804 2
3 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 2:02.872 3
4 14 Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 2:03.004 231
5 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 2:03.258 4
6 9 James Calado Lotus GP 2:03.274 5
7 27 Rio Haryanto Carlin 2:03.398 6
8 26 Max Chilton Carlin 2:03.432 7
9 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 2:03.553 8
10 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 2:03.565 202
11 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 2:03.581 241
12 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 2:03.600 263
13 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 2:03.699 9
14 2 Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 2:04.029 10
15 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 2:04.240 11
16 18 Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 2:04.280 12
17 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 2:04.430 13
18 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:04.767 251
19 21 Daniël de Jong Rapax 2:04.782 14
20 24 Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 2:05.040 15
21 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 2:05.218 16
22 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 2:05.350 17
23 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 2:05.537 18
24 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 2:05.677 19
25 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 2:07.231 21
26 19 Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 2:09.161 22
Source:[3]

Notes

  • ^1 — Stefano Coletti, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson were all excluded from qualifying for technical irregularities, and moved to the back of the grid.[4]
  • ^2 — Giedo van der Garde was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period.[4]
  • ^3 — Davide Valsecchi was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period, but was then found to be in violation of the same regulation as Coletti, Nasr and Ericsson, and was moved to the back of the grid.

Feature race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 25 1:00:22.657 4 27 (25+2)
2 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 25 +1.700 2 18
3 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 25 +5.257 3 15
4 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 25 +6.368 9 12
5 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 25 +6.523 8 10
6 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 25 +7.552 24 8
7 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 25 +9.051 26 6
8 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 25 +9.841 20 4
9 26 Max Chilton Carlin 25 +11.116 7 2
10 27 Rio Haryanto Carlin 25 +11.958 6 1
11 18 Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 25 +12.130 12
12 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 25 +12.843 11
13 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 25 +15.701 19
14 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 25 +16.421 1 4
15 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 25 +16.818 18
16 2 Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 25 +17.833 10
17 24 Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 25 +18.167 15
18 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 25 +23.183 20
19 19 Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 25 +24.345 21
20 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 25 +38.351 16
21 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 25 +39.831 25
22 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 25 +44.902 17
23 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 23 +2 laps 13
Ret 14 Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 20 Retired 23
Ret 9 James Calado Lotus GP 17 Retired 5
Ret 21 Daniël de Jong Rapax 1 Retired 14
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:01.622 (on lap 25)
Source:[5]

Sprint race

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 21 37:28.656 4 15
2 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 21 +5.642 2 12
3 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 21 +17.775 3 10
4 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 21 +19.969 8 8
5 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 21 +25.869 6 6
6 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 21 +28.600 5 4
7 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +31.980 21 4 (2+2)
8 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 21 +35.797 22 1
9 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21 +38.127 14
10 2 Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 21 +40.378 16
11 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 21 +40.533 15
12 27 Rio Haryanto Carlin 21 +48.471 10
13 21 Daniël de Jong Rapax 21 +54.161 26
14 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21 +54.643 12
15 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21 +1:15.967 18
16 19 Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +1:17.971 19
17 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 21 +1:30.456 20
18 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 20 Retired 7
19 26 Max Chilton Carlin 19 Retired 9
20 9 James Calado Lotus GP 19 Retired 25
21 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 19 Retired 1
22 18 Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 19 Retired 11
Ret 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 3 Retired 23
Ret 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 0 Retired 13
Ret 14 Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 0 Retired 24
Ret 24 Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 17
Fastest lap: Julián Leal (Trident Racing) — 1:43.374 (on lap 19)
Source:[6]

Standings after the round

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The GP2 Series feature race was scheduled to take place over 29 laps. However, heavy rain prompted race stewards to shorten the race to the first full lap after one hour of racing.
  1. ^ Julián Leal set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References

  1. ^ Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 GP2 Series Championship Silverstone Update". GrandPrixRankings.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Bradley, Charles (6 July 2012). "Fabio Leimer fastest for Racing Engineering in wet GP2 qualifying at Silverstone". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Five drivers penalised after qualifying". GP2series.com. GP2 Series. 6 July 2012.
  5. ^ Bradley, Charles (7 July 2012). "Esteban Gutierrez wins Silverstone GP2 feature race for Lotus". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  6. ^ Bradley, Charles (8 July 2012). "Luiz Razia beats GP2 title rival Davide Valsecchi to Silverstone victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 July 2012.


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