2012 Monza GP2 Series round

The 2012 Monza GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 8 and 9, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the penultimate round of the 2012 GP2 Series.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.

   2012 Monza GP2 round

Round details
Round 11 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	8 September 2012
Laps	30
Pole position
Driver	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin
Time	1:31.886
Podium
First	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni
Second	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team
Third	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering
Time	1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Sprint race
Date	9 September 2012
Laps	21
Podium
First	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Second	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering
Third	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International
Fastest lap
Driver	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Time	1:33.536 (on lap 20)

GP2 championship contenders Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi both arrived at Monza with equal points. By the end of the meeting, Razia had failed to score in both races while Valsecchi finished sixth in the Feature race and won the Sprint race, which — combined with an extra two points for a fastest lap — gave him a twenty-five point lead going into the final round in Singapore.^[2]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	1:31.886	1
2	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	1:31.953	2
3	14	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	1:32.165	3
4	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	1:32.208	4
5	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:32.216	5
6	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	1:32.324	6
7	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	1:32.388	7
8	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	1:32.151	8
9	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	1:32.396	9
10	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	1:32.462	10
11	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	1:32.471	11
12	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	1:32.495	12
13	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	1:32.622	13
14	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	1:32.625	14
15	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	1:32.659	15
16	21	Stefano Coletti	Rapax	1:32.675	16
17	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:32.769	17
18	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:32.772	18
19	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	1:32.889	19
20	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	1:32.911	20
21	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:32.967	21
22	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	1:32.969	22
23	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	1:32.989	23
24	2	Jake Rosenzweig	Barwa Addax Team	1:33.109	24
25	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	1:33.511	25
26	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	1:33.719	26
Source:[3]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	30	48:03.604	3	25
2	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	30	+4.028	8	18
3	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	30	+5.377	5	15
4	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	30	+7.631	1	12+4
5	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	30	+9.413	6	10+2
6	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	30	+16.057	4	8
7	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	30	+17.600	15	6
8	21	Stefano Coletti	Rapax	30	+18.532	16	4
9	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	30	+19.293	9	2
10	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	30	+20.025	23	1
11	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	30	+20.464	14
12	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	30	+26.027	13
13	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	30	+27.890	22
14	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	30	+31.193	18
15	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	30	+31.910	17
16	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	30	+35.375	19
17	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	30	+38.769	21
18	2	Jake Rosenzweig	Barwa Addax Team	30	+40.226	24
19	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	30	+42.638	11
20	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	30	+43.152	26
21	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	30	+44.769	7
22	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	30	+56.350	25
23	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	30	+1:01.984	20
Ret	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	13	Retired	10
Ret	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	0	Retired	12
Ret	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	0	Retired	2
Fastest lap: Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) — 1:33.237 (on lap 30)
Source:[4]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	21	33:06.731	3	15+2
2	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	21	+0.444	4	12
3	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	21	+7.873	2	10
4	21	Stefano Coletti	Rapax	21	+10.787	1	8
5	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	21	+10.953	7	6
6	26	Max Chilton	Marussia Carlin	21	+11.418	5	4
7	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	21	+11.606	6	2
8	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	21	+12.661	10	1
9	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	21	+13.383	13
10	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	21	+14.540	24
11	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	21	+15.013	14
12	27	Rio Haryanto	Marussia Carlin	21	+15.711	19
13	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	21	+15.934	17
14	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	21	+16.667	12
15	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	21	+20.179	15
16	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	21	+20.484	26
17	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	21	+25.436	16
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	21	+29.051	20
19	2	Jake Rosenzweig	Barwa Addax Team	21	+30.292	18
20	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	21	+34.034	22
21	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	21	+1:14.092	251
22	14	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	21	+1:26.253	8
Ret	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	1	Retired	23
Ret	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	1	Retired	11
Ret	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	1	Retired	21
Ret	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	1	Retired	10
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:33.536 (on lap 20)
Source:[2]

Notes:

• ^1 — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.^[5]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Davide Valsecchi 229 1 2 Luiz Razia 204 3 James Calado 160 4 Esteban Gutiérrez 152 1 5 Max Chilton 144

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 1 DAMS 314 1 2 Lotus GP 312 3 Arden International 208 1 4 Racing Engineering 186 1 5 iSport International 184

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

See also

• 2012 Italian Grand Prix
• 2012 Monza GP3 Series round