2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round

The 2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain from 12 up to 13 May 2012 as the first round of the 2012 GP3 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.

Spain    2012 Catalunya GP2 round
Round details

and
Round 1 of 8 rounds in the
2012 GP3 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Circuit de Catalunya
Location Circuit de Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Permanent racing facility
4.665 km (2.892 mi)
Race 1
Date 12 May 2012
Laps 16
Pole position
Driver Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin
Time 1:38.642
Podium
First New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Second Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix
Third Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Time 1:41.440 (on lap 5)
Race 2
Date 13 May 2012
Laps 16
Podium
First United States Conor Daly Lotus GP
Second Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport
Third Finland Matias Laine MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology
Time 1:40.619 (on lap 7)

The first GP3 feature race of the season was won by Mitch Evans with Conor Daly winning the sprint race the next day.

The weekend also saw the GP3 Series introduce the points system used by Formula One since 2010 for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points awarded to the race winner. The points for the sprint race were changed too, with the winner receiving fifteen points and the top eight drivers scoring points. The points for pole and the fastest lap were doubled too.

Classification

Qualifying
PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:38.642 1
2 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:38.720 2
3 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:38.732 3
4 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:38.835 4
5 14 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:38.867 5
6 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:38.894 161
7 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:38.945 6
8 21 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:38.988 7
9 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 1:39.151 8
10 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 1:39.164 9
11 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:39.175 10
12 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:39.201 11
13 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 1:39.228 12
14 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 1:39.512 13
15 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:39.553 14
16 15 Japan Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 1:39.701 15
17 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 1:39.932 17
18 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:40.002 18
19 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:40.278 19
20 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:40.578 20
21 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:40.640 21
22 22 Czech Republic Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 1:41.053 22
23 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 1:41.112 23
24 18 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 1:42.066 24
25 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 1:43.509 251
26 17 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology no time 26
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1 — Tio Ellinas and Vicky Piria were penalised by 10 grid positions after they ignored yellow flags in qualifying. Piria's grid position did not change because Kevin Ceccon did not set a time in qualifying.[3]

Race 1
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 16 28:38.738 4 25
2 14 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +2.609 5 18
3 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +4.594 3 15
4 21 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 16 +5.071 7 14 (12+2)
5 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +6.284 8 10
6 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 +6.941 2 8
7 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 +7.419 16 6
8 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +10.102 14 4
9 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +11.046 10 2
10 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 16 +11.291 12 1
11 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 16 +15.105 9
12 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +15.752 11
13 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 +16.231 6
14 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +16.577 1 4
15 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 16 +17.132 23
16 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 16 +17.775 19
17 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 16 +18.284 17
18 15 Japan Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 16 +19.087 15
19 22 Czech Republic Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 16 +19.626 22
20 18 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +22.224 24
21 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +23.070 20
22 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 16 +32.897 25
23 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 16 +46.346 13
Ret 17 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 7 Retired 26
Ret 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Accident 21
Ret 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 0 Accident 18
Fastest lap: Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport) — 1:41.440 (lap 5)
Source:[4]

Race 2
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 27:21.043 3 15
2 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +3.265 1 12
3 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +4.168 4 10
4 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +4.877 6 8
5 21 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 16 +5.669 5 6
6 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 +9.341 13 4
7 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +9.6882 14 2
8 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 16 +9.833 10 1
9 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 16 +12.090 23
10 17 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 16 +12.401 23 2
11 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 16 +13.664 26
12 15 Japan Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 16 +16.703 18
13 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +21.703 21
14 22 Czech Republic Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 16 +25.550 19
15 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 +28.133 2
16 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 16 +31.239 22
17 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +31.608 9
18 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +37.862 25
19 14 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +38.449 7
20 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +51.421 8
21 18 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:16.560 20
Ret 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 12 Accident 16
Ret 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Accident 12
Ret 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 0 Accident 15
Ret 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 0 Accident 11
Ret 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 0 Accident 24
Fastest lap: Marlon Stöckinger (Status Grand Prix) — 1:40.524
Source:[5]

Notes:

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

See also

References
  1. "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. "Carlin's Antonio Felix da Costa on pole for GP3 opener at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  3. "Ellinas and Piria penalised after qualifying". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. "Mitch Evans wins GP3 season opener at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. Bradley, Charles (13 May 2012). "Conor Daly wins for Lotus GP in GP3 race two at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. "Barcelona Post Race Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP3 Series. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
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