2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round
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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]
| Round details | |||
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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) | ||
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 edit
Qualifying edit
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 edit
Sprint race edit
Standings after the round edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "2012 GP2 Series Championship Silverstone Update". GrandPrixRankings.com. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Five drivers penalised after qualifying". GP2series.com. GP2 Series. 6 July 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (7 July 2012). "Esteban Gutierrez wins Silverstone GP2 feature race for Lotus". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (8 July 2012). "Luiz Razia beats GP2 title rival Davide Valsecchi to Silverstone victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 July 2012.