2012 Monza GP2 Series round

The 2012 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 8 and 9, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate round of the 2012 GP2 Series.[1] The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.

Italy    2012 Monza GP2 round
Round details
Round 11 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
5.793 km (3.600 mi)
Feature race
Date 8 September 2012
Laps 30
Pole position
Driver United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia Carlin
Time 1:31.886
Podium
First Italy Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni
Second Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team
Third Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Time 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date 9 September 2012
Laps 21
Podium
First Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Second Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Third United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Time 1:33.536 (on lap 20)

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.[2]

Classification

Qualifying
Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 1:31.886 1
2 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:31.953 2
3 14 Italy Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.165 3
4 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:32.208 4
5 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:32.216 5
6 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:32.324 6
7 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.388 7
8 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:32.151 8
9 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:32.396 9
10 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:32.462 10
11 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 1:32.471 11
12 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 1:32.495 12
13 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 1:32.622 13
14 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.625 14
15 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:32.659 15
16 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:32.675 16
17 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:32.769 17
18 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.772 18
19 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 1:32.889 19
20 24 Brazil Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.911 20
21 19 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.967 21
22 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:32.969 22
23 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:32.989 23
24 2 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:33.109 24
25 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:33.511 25
26 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:33.719 26
Source:[3]

Feature race
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 14 Italy Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 30 48:03.604 3 25
2 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 30 +4.028 8 18
3 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 30 +5.377 5 15
4 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 30 +7.631 1 12+4
5 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 30 +9.413 6 10+2
6 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 30 +16.057 4 8
7 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 +17.600 15 6
8 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 30 +18.532 16 4
9 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 30 +19.293 9 2
10 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 30 +20.025 23 1
11 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 30 +20.464 14
12 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 30 +26.027 13
13 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 30 +27.890 22
14 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +31.193 18
15 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 30 +31.910 17
16 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 30 +35.375 19
17 19 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +38.769 21
18 2 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 30 +40.226 24
19 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 30 +42.638 11
20 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 30 +43.152 26
21 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 30 +44.769 7
22 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 30 +56.350 25
23 24 Brazil Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 30 +1:01.984 20
Ret 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 13 Retired 10
Ret 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 0 Retired 12
Ret 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 0 Retired 2
Fastest lap: Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) — 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Source:[4]

Sprint race
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 21 33:06.731 3 15+2
2 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21 +0.444 4 12
3 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 21 +7.873 2 10
4 21 Monaco Stefano Coletti Rapax 21 +10.787 1 8
5 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 21 +10.953 7 6
6 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 21 +11.418 5 4
7 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +11.606 6 2
8 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 21 +12.661 10 1
9 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 21 +13.383 13
10 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 21 +14.540 24
11 18 Spain Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.013 14
12 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 21 +15.711 19
13 19 Austria René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.934 17
14 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 21 +16.667 12
15 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21 +20.179 15
16 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 21 +20.484 26
17 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 21 +25.436 16
18 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21 +29.051 20
19 2 United States Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 21 +30.292 18
20 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 21 +34.034 22
21 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 21 +1:14.092 251
22 14 Italy Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 21 +1:26.253 8
Ret 24 Brazil Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 23
Ret 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 11
Ret 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1 Retired 21
Ret 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1 Retired 10
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:33.536 (on lap 20)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^1 — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.[5]

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

See also

References
  1. Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. "Valsecchi back on top in Monza sprint". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  3. "Chilton powers to pole in Monza". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
  4. "Filippi back to the top for home victory". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. "Razia and Nasr penalised after feature race". GP2Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
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