2012 Monaco GP3 Series round

The 2012 Monaco GP3 Series round was the second round of the 2012 GP3 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 marked the first time that the GP3 Series held at the Circuit de Monaco.

   2012 Monaco GP3 round

Round details
Round 2 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series
Circuit de Monaco
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit 3.34 km (2.08 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	25 May 2012
Laps	18
Pole position
Driver	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP
Time	1:28.008
Podium
First	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP
Second	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix
Third	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology
Fastest lap
Driver	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology
Time	1:28.857 (on lap 18)
Race 2
Date	26 May 2012
Laps	13
Podium
First	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix
Second	António Félix da Costa	Carlin Motorsport
Third	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix
Time	1:28.747 (on lap 11)

Classification

Qualifying

As with the GP2 Series qualifying, qualifying for the GP3 Series race saw the drivers split into two groups.^[2] Group A was formed by cars with even numbers and Group B by those with odd numbers.

Group A

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1.28.922	2
2	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:29.108	4
3	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:29.152	6
4	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:29.246	8
5	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:29.757	152
6	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:30.400	11
7	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	1:30.436	13
8	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1:30.637	16
9	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	1:30.782	18
10	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:31.427	20
11	24	Antonio Spavone	Trident Racing	1:31.474	22
12	22	Jakub Klášterka	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.061	24
13	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:49.760	26

Group B

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:28.008	1
2	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:28.123	3
3	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:28.218	5
4	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:28.653	7
5	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin Motorsport	1:28.667	9
6	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:29.029	10
7	15	Kotaro Sakurai	Status Grand Prix	1:29.248	12
8	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:29.952	14
9	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:30.610	17
10	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:31.023	19
11	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:31.144	21
12	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:33.163	23
13	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:34.793	25

Notes:

• ^2 — William Buller was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident during the second race in Barcelona.^[3]

Qualifying summary

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Pos.	No.	Driver	Team
1	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP
				2	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology
3	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix
				4	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
5	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden
				6	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix
7	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP
				8	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP
9	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
				10	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing
11	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix
				12	15	Kotaro Sakurai	Status Grand Prix
13	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin
				14	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport
15	28	William Buller	Carlin
				16	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing
17	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing
				18	20	Robert Vișoiu	Jenzer Motorsport
19	23	Vicy Piria	Trident Racing
				20	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix
21	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix
				22	24	Antonio Spavone	Trident Racing
23	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology
				24	22	Jakub Klášterka	Jenzer Motorsport
25	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology
				26	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	18	27:06.685	1	25
2	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	18	+1.994	3	18
3	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	18	+10.519	2	17 (15+2)
4	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	18	+16.156	5	12
5	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	18	+17.789	4	10
6	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	18	+18.169	7	8
7	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin Motorsport	18	+18.548	9	6
8	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	18	+20.440	6	4
9	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	18	+20.733	10	2
10	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	18	+25.083	13	1
11	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	18	+26.084	11
12	28	William Buller	Carlin	18	+29.591	15
13	15	Kotaro Sakurai	Status Grand Prix	18	+31.319	12
14	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+31.612	18
15	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	18	+34.249	16
16	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	18	+34.851	17
17	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	18	+47.648	20
18	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	18	+57.033	23
19	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	18	+59.726	19
20	24	Antonio Spavone	Trident Racing	18	+1:00.765	22
21	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	18	+1:02.454	26
22	22	Jakub Klášterka	Jenzer Motorsport	18	+1:03.565	24
23	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	17	+1 lap	8
Ret	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	8	Retired	14
Ret	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	8	Retired	21
Ret	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	5	Retired	25
Fastest lap: Kevin Ceccon (Ocean Racing Technology) — 1:28.857 (lap 18)
Source:[4]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	13	21:37.673	1	17 (15+2)
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin Motorsport	13	+0.687	2	12
3	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	13	+1.820	3	10
4	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	13	+2.685	4	8
5	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	13	+3.651	5	6
6	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	13	+5.337	6	4
7	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	13	+6.266	8	2
8	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	13	+7.090	9	1
9	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	13	+7.762	7
10	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	13	+9.055	14
11	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	13	+1:11.406	18
12	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	13	+1:12.106	19
13	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	13	+1:12.710	17
14	24	Antonio Spavone	Trident Racing	13	+1:13.514	20
15	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	13	+1:14.329	24
16	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	13	+1:15.267	21
17	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	13	+1:16.582	15
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	13	+1:17.725	25
19	22	Jakub Klášterka	Jenzer Motorsport	13	+1:18.420	22
20	15	Kotaro Sakurai	Status Grand Prix	13	+1:19.123	13
21	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	13	+1:19.910	26
22	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	13	+1:20.594	11
Ret	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	10	Collision	23
Ret	28	William Buller	Carlin Motorsport	0	Collision	12
Ret	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin Motorsport	0	Collision	10
DSQ	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	13	(+1:10.884)3	16
Fastest lap: Marlon Stöckinger (Status Grand Prix) — 1:28.747 (lap 11)
Source:[5]

Notes:

• ^ — Dmitry Suranovich was excluded from the race results for ignoring the stewards' directions to pit as his car was damaged, resulting in a collision with Conor Daly.^[6]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Aaro Vainio 54 1 2 Mitch Evans 43 3 3 Marlon Stöckinger 39 4 4 António Félix da Costa 24 3 5 Conor Daly 23

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 99 2 MW Arden 83 1 3 Status Grand Prix 39 1 4 Jenzer Motorsport 36 5 Carlin 27

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

See also

• 2012 Monaco Grand Prix
• 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round