2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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]

   2012 Silverstone GP2 round

Round details
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)
GP2 Series
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

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	2:01.889	1
2	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	2:02.804	2
3	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	2:02.872	3
4	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	2:03.004	231
5	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	2:03.258	4
6	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	2:03.274	5
7	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	2:03.398	6
8	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	2:03.432	7
9	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	2:03.553	8
10	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	2:03.565	202
11	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	2:03.581	241
12	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	2:03.600	263
13	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	2:03.699	9
14	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	2:04.029	10
15	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	2:04.240	11
16	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:04.280	12
17	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	2:04.430	13
18	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	2:04.767	251
19	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	2:04.782	14
20	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	2:05.040	15
21	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	2:05.218	16
22	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	2:05.350	17
23	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	2:05.537	18
24	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	2:05.677	19
25	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	2:07.231	21
26	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:09.161	22
Source:[3]

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

Jolyon Palmer

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	25	1:00:22.657	4	27 (25+2)
2	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	25	+1.700	2	18
3	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	25	+5.257	3	15
4	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+6.368	9	12
5	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	25	+6.523	8	10
6	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	25	+7.552	24	8
7	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	25	+9.051	26	6
8	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	25	+9.841	20	4
9	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	25	+11.116	7	2
10	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	25	+11.958	6	1
11	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	25	+12.130	12
12	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	25	+12.843	11
13	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	25	+15.701	19
14	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	25	+16.421	1	4
15	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	25	+16.818	18
16	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	25	+17.833	10
17	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+18.167	15
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	25	+23.183	20
19	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	25	+24.345	21
20	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	25	+38.351	16
21	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	25	+39.831	25
22	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	25	+44.902	17
23	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	23	+2 laps	13
Ret	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	20	Retired	23
Ret	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	17	Retired	5
Ret	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	1	Retired	14
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:01.622 (on lap 25)
Source:[5]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	21	37:28.656	4	15
2	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	21	+5.642	2	12
3	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	21	+17.775	3	10
4	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	21	+19.969	8	8
5	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	21	+25.869	6	6
6	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	21	+28.600	5	4
7	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	21	+31.980	21	4 (2+2)
8	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	21	+35.797	22	1
9	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	21	+38.127	14
10	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	21	+40.378	16
11	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	21	+40.533	15
12	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	21	+48.471	10
13	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	21	+54.161	26
14	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	21	+54.643	12
15	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	21	+1:15.967	18
16	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	21	+1:17.971	19
17	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	21	+1:30.456	20
18	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	20	Retired	7
19	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	19	Retired	9
20	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	19	Retired	25
21	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	19	Retired	1
22	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	19	Retired	11
Ret	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	3	Retired	23
Ret	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	0	Retired	13
Ret	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	0	Retired	24
Ret	24	Víctor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Retired	17
Fastest lap: Julián Leal (Trident Racing) — 1:43.374 (on lap 19)
Source:[6]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Luiz Razia 165 1 2 Davide Valsecchi 159 3 3 Esteban Gutiérrez 122 1 4 James Calado 95 1 5 Max Chilton 95

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 217 2 DAMS 205 3 Arden International 169 4 Carlin 122 5 Racing Engineering 110

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

See also

• 2012 British Grand Prix
• 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

Notes

1. 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.

1. 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.