Spain    2012 Valencia GP2 round
Round details

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Round 3 of 8 rounds in the
2012 GP3 Series
Valencia Street Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit
Location Valencia, Spain
Course Street circuit
5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Race 1
Date 23 June 2012
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Time 1:58.478
Podium
First New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Second Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP
Third Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Time 1:59.883 (on lap 12)
Race 2
Date 24 June 2012
Laps 14
Podium
First Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Second Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP
Third Finland Matias Laine MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin
Time 1:59.842 (on lap 14)

The 2012 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 European Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:58.478 1
2 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:58.511 2
3 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:58.567 3
4 18 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1:58.772 4
5 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:58.991 235
6 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:59.009 5
7 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:59.015 166
8 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 1:59.031 6
9 14 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:59.091 7
10 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:59.276 8
11 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:59.332 9
12 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 1:59.356 10
13 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:59.399 11
14 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.568 12
15 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:59.708 13
16 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 1:59.820 14
17 21 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.906 15
18 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 2:00.047 17
19 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 2:00.062 18
20 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 2:00.306 19
21 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 2:00.334 20
22 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 2:00.406 21
23 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 2:01.300 22
24 17 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 2:02.103 24

Notes:

  • ^5 — António Félix da Costa was removed from the results of the qualifying due to a technical infringement.[2]
  • ^6 — Conor Daly received a 10 place grid penalty the race before for causing an avoidable red flag.[3]

Race 1

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 14 28:13.357 1 31 (25+4+2)
2 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 14 +2.190 3 18
3 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 14 +12.571 2 15
4 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14 +13.483 5 12
5 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 14 +16.515 6 10
6 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 14 +18.748 8 8
7 18 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14 +18.833 4 6
8 14 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 14 +24.336 7 4
9 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +27.082 9 2
10 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 14 +31.834 10 1
11 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 14 +32.279 16
12 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +33.476 17
13 17 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 14 +47.838 24
14 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +52.330 22
15 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14 +54.192 19
16 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 14 +74.964 14
17 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 14 +78.561 21
18 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 14 +91.567 11
19 21 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 13 +1 Lap 15
Ret 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 2 Retired 18
Ret 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 2 Retired 23
Ret 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 0 Retired 12
Ret 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 0 Retired 13
Ret 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 0 Retired 20
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:59.883 (lap 12)
Source:[4]

Race 2

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 21 Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 13 28:13.702 1 15
2 1 Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP 14 +0.924 3 12
3 6 Finland Matias Laine MW Arden 14 +6.314 4 10
4 18 Italy Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14 +6.589 2 8
5 9 Cyprus Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14 +6.9387 5 6
6 4 New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden 14 +6.940 8 4
7 3 Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 14 +9.959 7 2
8 27 Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin 14 +15.020 248 (1+2)
9 28 United Kingdom William Buller Carlin 14 +19.751 10
10 29 Hungary Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +23.761 9
11 14 Philippines Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 14 +24.396 19
12 20 Romania Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 14 +26.251 21
13 19 Republic of Ireland Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14 +26.330 15
14 26 United Kingdom Alex Brundle Carlin 14 +28.954 16
15 7 Russia Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 14 +33.481 20
16 5 Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden 14 +34.148 6
17 24 Italy Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 14 +37.558 23
18 23 Italy Vicky Piria Trident Racing 14 +46.606 17
19 8 Brazil Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 14 +56.689 22
Ret 17 Spain Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 8 Retired 13
Ret 31 United States Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 2 Retired 14
Ret 30 Belgium John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Retired 12
Ret 2 United States Conor Daly Lotus GP 0 Retired 11
Ret 16 United Kingdom Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 18
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:59.842 (lap 14)
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^7 — Tio Ellinas was given a one-second time penalty added to his race result after contact between him and Kevin Ceccon, dropping him from third to fifth.[6]
  • ^8 — António Félix da Costa had a ten place grid penalty for the sprint race after causing an avoidable collision in the sprint race.[7]

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. ↑ "Felix Da Costa penalised after qualifying". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ↑ "Conor Daly receives 10 place grid penalty for Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Evans eases to victory in Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Niederhauser claims maiden win in Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Ellinas and Daly penalised after Valencia Race 2". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Felix Da Costa handed grid penalty for Race 2". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
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