2012 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round was the fifth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 24–26, 2012 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.^[1] The race was used to support the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.

   2012 Monaco GP2 round

Round details
Round 5 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit 3.34 km (2.08 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	25 May 2012
Laps	42
Pole position
Driver	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team
Time	1:21.195
Podium
First	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
Third	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni
Time	1:22.667 (on lap 41)
Sprint race
Date	26 May 2012
Laps	30
Podium
First	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International
Second	Max Chilton	Carlin
Third	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Luiz Razia	Arden International
Time	1:22.223 (on lap 30)

Classification

Qualifying

The qualifying session was divided into two groups in order to avoid accidents due to the overcrowding on the track.^[2] Following a ballot, Group A was formed by cars with even numbers and Group B by those with odd numbers.^[3] The grid was formed in two rows in order from the sessions.^[4]

Group A

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	1:21.320	2
2	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	1:21.475	4
3	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	1:21.530	6
4	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	1:21.776	8
5	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	1:21.796	10
6	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	1:22.174	12
7	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	1:22.326	14
8	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:22.475	16
9	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	1:22.650	18
10	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	1:22.997	20
11	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:23.193	22
12	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	1:23.792	24
13	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	1:25.661	26

Group B

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	1:21.195	1
2	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:21.249	3
3	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	1:21.858	5
4	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	1:21.912	7
5	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	1:22.053	9
6	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	1:22.288	11
7	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	1:22.598	13
8	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	1:22.762	15
9	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	1:22.873	17
10	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	1:22.996	19
11	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	1:23.020	21
12	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	1:23.539	23
13	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:25.907	25

Qualifying summary

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Pos.	No.	Driver	Team
1	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team
				2	26	Max Chilton	Carlin
3	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
				4	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing
5	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International
				6	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International
7	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
				8	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team
9	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering
				10	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
11	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax
				12	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni
13	9	James Calado	Lotus GP
				14	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing
15	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing
				16	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering
17	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing
				18	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS
19	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology
				20	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International
21	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni
				22	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus
23	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin
				24	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology
25	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus
				26	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	42	59:42.521	1	29 (25+4)
2	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	42	+0.564	3	18
3	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	42	+5.040	4	15
4	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	42	+16.347	7	12
5	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	42	+17.378	2	10
6	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	42	+21.883	6	8
7	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	42	+25.686	13	6
8	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	42	+42.275	14	4
9	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	42	+45.319	16	2
10	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	42	+47.099	12	3 (1+2)
11	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	42	+51.285	11
12	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	42	+1:04.054	20
13	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	42	+1:21.396	17
14	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	42	+1:23.537	23
15	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	42	+1:23.639	5
16	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	41	+1 lap	24
17	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	41	+1 lap	18
18	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	41	+1 lap	9
19	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	41	+1 lap	22
20	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	41	+1 lap	26
21	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	40	+2 laps	15
22	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	40	+2 laps	25
23	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	37	Retired1	10
Ret	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	32	Retired	19
Ret	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	26	Retired	21
Ret	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	0	Retired	8
Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Scuderia Coloni) — 1:22.667 (lap 41)
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^1 — Esteban Gutiérrez was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Sprint race

Jolyon Palmer celebrates his win in with his father Jonathan

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	30	45:41.227	3	15
2	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	30	+1.083	4	12
3	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	30	+4.426	6	10
4	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	30	+8.133	7	8
5	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	30	+19.968	13	6
6	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	30	+23.273	15	6 (4+2)
7	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	30	+26.376	9	2
8	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	30	+26.880	23	1
9	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	30	+31.663	12
10	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	30	+35.338	26
11	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	30	+36.546	14
12	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	30	+37.164	24
Ret	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	20	Accident damage	2
Ret	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	12	Engine	21
Ret	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	8	Engine	18
Ret	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	8	Engine	19
Ret	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Collision	16
Ret	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	0	Collision	11
Ret	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	0	Collision damage	1
Ret	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	0	Collision	10
Ret	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	0	Collision	20
Ret	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	0	Collision	8
Ret	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	0	Collision	22
Ret	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	0	Collision	25
Ret	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	0	Collision	17
Ret	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	0	Collision	5
Fastest lap: Luiz Razia (Arden International) — 1:22.223 (lap 30)
Source:[6]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Davide Valsecchi 141 2 Luiz Razia 110 1 3 Giedo van der Garde 85 2 4 Max Chilton 79 2 5 James Calado 75

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 DAMS 169 2 Lotus GP 135 3 Arden International 111 4 Carlin 95 1 5 Caterham Racing 91

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

See also

• 2012 Monaco Grand Prix
• 2012 Monaco GP3 Series round