2012 Hungaroring GP2 Series round

The 2012 Hungaroring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 28 and 29, 2012 at Hungaroring, Hungary. It was the ninth round of the 2012 GP2 season.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.

   2012 Hungaroring GP2 round

Round details
Round 9 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	28 July 2012
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	Max Chilton	Carlin
Time	1:28.980
Podium
First	Max Chilton	Carlin
Second	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Third	Luiz Razia	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Simon Trummer	Arden International
Time	1:32.164 (on lap 32)
Sprint race
Date	29 July 2012
Laps	28
Podium
First	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
Second	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering
Third	Luiz Razia	Arden International
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
Time	1:32.348 (on lap 15)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	1:28.980	1
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	1:29.003	4
3	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	1:29.034	2
4	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	1:29.093	3
5	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	1:29.177	5
6	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	1:29.202	6
7	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	1:29.248	7
8	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	1:29.334	8
9	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:29.345	9
10	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	1:29.367	10
11	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	1:29.472	11
12	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:29.496	12
13	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	1:29.574	13
14	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	1:29.637	14
15	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:29.666	15
16	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	1:29.717	16
17	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	1:29.786	17
18	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	1:29.786	18
19	21	Stefano Coletti	Rapax	1:29.906	19
20	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	1:30.027	20
21	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	1:30.201	21
22	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	1:30.202	22
23	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	1:30.475	23
24	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	1:30.655	24
25	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	1:30.930	25
26	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:33.093	26
Source:[2]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	37	59:02.965	1	29 (25+4)
2	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	37	+0.628	2	20 (18+2)
3	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	37	+1.538	5	15
4	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	37	+4.090	4	12
5	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	37	+9.070	6	10
6	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	37	+11.835	3	8
7	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	37	+18.166	12	6
8	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	37	+18.756	7	4
9	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	37	+19.724	8	2
10	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	37	+21.106	19	1
11	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	37	+30.046	14
12	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	37	+36.672	17
13	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	37	+36.999	24
14	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	37	+37.388	16
15	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	37	+39.591	25
16	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	37	+46.010	22
17	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	37	+46.197	20
18	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	37	+1:06.294	9
19	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	37	+1:31.506	23
20	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	37	+1:44.003	26
21	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	36	+1 Lap	18
22	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	36	+1 Lap	15
23	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	36	+1 Lap	21
24	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	34	Suspension	11
25	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	33	Brakes	13
Ret	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	4	Accident	10
Fastest lap: Simon Trummer (Arden International) — 1:32.164 (on lap 32)
Source:[3][4]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	28	42:58.301	1	17 (15+2)
2	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	28	+3.565	2	12
3	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	28	+15.733	6	10
4	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	28	+1:13.352	7	8
5	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	28	+1:14.237	3	6
6	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	28	+ 1:14.493	5	4
7	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	28	+1:16.336	12	2
8	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	28	+1:17.578	25	1
9	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	28	+1:23.475	10
10	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	28	+1:25.928	4
11	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	28	+1:28.868	8
12	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	28	+1:29.399	22
13	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	28	+1:29.417	13
14	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	28	+1:30.221	9
15	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	28	+1:30.937	16
16	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	28	+1:33.087	23
17	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	28	+1:34.058	24
18	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	28	+1:35.753	14
19	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	28	+1:38.037	15
20	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	28	+1:38.870	19
21	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	28	+1:39.887	17
22	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	28	+1:48.537	20
23	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	28	+1:53.900	21
24	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	27	+1 Lap	11
Ret	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	10	Spun off	26
Ret	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1	Accident	18
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 1:32.348 (on lap 15)
Source:[5][6]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Luiz Razia 196 2 Davide Valsecchi 189 3 Esteban Gutiérrez 150 1 4 James Calado 132 1 5 Giedo van der Garde 129

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 282 2 DAMS 258 3 Arden 200 4 Racing Engineering 156 1 5 Carlin 153

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

See also

• 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix
• 2012 Hungaroring GP3 Series round