2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round

The 2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 27 and 28 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The first Bahrain round was held a week earlier.

Bahrain    2012 2nd Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series
Location Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Course Permanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.359 mi)
Feature race
Date 27 April 2012
Laps 32
Pole position
Driver Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing
Time 1:42.451
Podium
First Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Second Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering
Third Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom James Calado[a] Lotus GP
Time 1:43.964 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date 28 April 2012
Laps 23
Podium
First France Tom Dillmann Rapax
Second Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International
Third Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer[b] iSport International
Time 1:46.064 (on lap 2)

Davide Valsecchi won the feature race, with Rapax driver Tom Dillmann taking his first GP2 Series win in the second sprint.

Classification edit

Qualifying edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 12   Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:42.451 1
2 3   Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:42.596 2
3 5   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:42.619 3
4 26   Max Chilton Carlin 1:42.628 4
5 27   Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:42.691 5
6 23   Luiz Razia Arden International 1:42.839 6
7 11   Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:42.951 7
8 2   Dani Clos Barwa Addax 1:43.080 8
9 7   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:43.124 9
10 21   Tom Dillmann Rapax 1:43.163 10
11 4   Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:43.172 11
12 14   Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:43.206 12
13 10   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:43.213 13
14 24   Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.219 14
15 18   Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:43.311 15
16 6   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:43.328 16
17 8   Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:43.391 17
18 14   Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:43.447 18
19 25   Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:43.453 19
20 1   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 1:43.599 20
21 17   Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:43.659 21
22 9   James Calado Lotus GP 1:43.757 22
23 22   Simon Trummer Arden International 1:43.929 23
24 16   Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:44.100 24
25 20   Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:44.850 25
26 19   Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:45.036 26
Source:[1]

Feature race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 3   Davide Valsecchi DAMS 32 57:35.088 2 27 (25+2)
2 5   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 32 +7.711 3 18
3 12   Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 32 +14.824 1 19 (15+4)
4 23   Luiz Razia Arden International 32 +24.142 6 12
5 26   Max Chilton Carlin 32 +24.705 4 10
6 27   Rio Haryanto Carlin 32 +40.965 5 8
7 7   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 32 +50.645 9 6
8 21   Tom Dillmann Rapax 32 +52.522 10 4
9 1   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 32 +55.578 20 2
10 10   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 32 +56.211 13 1
11 4   Felipe Nasr DAMS 32 +1:05.7727 11
12 6   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 32 +1:06.906 16
13 24   Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 32 +1:07.254 14
14 22   Simon Trummer Arden International 32 +1:15.486 23
15 17   Julián Leal Trident Racing 32 +1:16.363 21
16 9   James Calado Lotus GP 32 +1:20.506 22
17 16   Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 32 +1:21.441 24
18 11   Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 32 +1:29.2067 7
19 25   Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 32 +1:29.955 19
20 14   Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 32 +1:47.146 18
21 14   Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 31 +1 lap 12
22 19   Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 31 +1 lap 26
23 20   Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 31 +1 lap 25
24 8   Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 Retired8 17
Ret 18   Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 24 Retired 15
Ret 2   Dani Clos Barwa Addax 8 Retired 8
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^7Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[3]
  • ^8Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Sprint race edit

Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Tom Dillmann Rapax 23 41:16.276 1 15
2 23   Luiz Razia Arden International 23 +0.198 5 14 (12+2)
3 3   Davide Valsecchi DAMS 23 +3.958 8 10
4 10   Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 23 +16.488 10 8
5 4   Felipe Nasr DAMS 23 +18.602 11 6
6 27   Rio Haryanto Carlin 23 +20.425 3 4
7 7   Marcus Ericsson iSport International 23 +26.294 2 2
8 5   Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 23 +29.605 7 1
9 14   Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 23 +33.490 20
10 6   Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 23 +34.078 12
11 25   Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 23 +43.463 19
12 9   James Calado Lotus GP 23 +44.371 16
13 26   Max Chilton Carlin 23 +46.743 4
14 17   Julián Leal Trident Racing 23 +47.439 15
15 11   Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 23 +54.991 18
16 24   Brendon Hartley Ocean Racing Technology 23 +59.764 13
17 16   Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 23 +1:00.655 17
18 14   Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 23 +1:02.090 21
19 12   Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 23 +1:02.632 6
20 20   Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 23 +1:07.468 23
21 19   Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 23 +1:08.293 22
22 8   Jolyon Palmer iSport International 23 +1:18.688 24
23 18   Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 23 +1:26.049 269
24 22   Simon Trummer Arden International 21 Retired10 14
Ret 2   Dani Clos Barwa Addax 19 Retired 25
Ret 1   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax 0 Retired 9
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes:

  • ^9Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.[3]
  • ^10Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Standings after the round edit

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

Notes edit

  1. ^ James Calado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  2. ^ Jolyon Palmer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Feature race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Sakhir post Feature Race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Sprint race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.


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