2012 Marina Bay GP2 Series round

Singapore Marina Bay 12 12 Singapore street circuit v2.svg Layout of the Marina Bay street circuit 2012 Marina Bay Street Circuit, Marina Bay, Singapore Street circuit 3.152 5.073 22 September 28The race was scheduled to take place over 34 laps, but was revised to 28 as per series regulations, which state that the feature race will be run to the first lap over 170 km mi, or the first lap over one hour of racing. As lap 28 marked the first lap over one hour of racing, the number of laps was reduced. ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:59.444 GBR Max Chilton Carlin MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering MEX Esteban GutiérrezLuca Filippi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Esteban Gutiérrez was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10. Lotus GP 2:04.247 17 23 September 24 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering MCO Stefano ColettiNathanaël Berthon set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10. Rapax 2:03.184 5 The 2012 Marina Bay GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 22 and 23, 2012 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore.GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/16/gp2-support-f1-singapore-bahrain-malaysia/ Keith Collantine F1 Fanatic Keith Collantine 16 December 2011 13 May 2012 It was the final round of the 2012 GP2 Season and was run in support of the Singapore Grand Prix. The event marked the first time the GP2 Series had travelled to Singapore. With the 2012 GP3 Series season having concluded at the previous round at Monza.http://www.gp3series.com/news/2011/2012-GP3-Series-Calendar/ 2012 GP3 Series Calendar 16 December 2011 GP3 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 16 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120205025430/http://www.gp3series.com/news/2011/2012-GP3-Series-Calendar/ 5 February 2012 Davide Valsecchi was declared the 2012 series champion after he out-scored title rival Luiz Razia in the feature race.Valsecchi champion as Chilton wins http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102734 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 22 September 2012 22 September 2012 Giedo van der Garde won the sprint race.Van der Garde wins Singapore sprint http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102782 Charles Bradley Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 23 September 2012 23 September 2012 Report Sprint race Giedo van der Garde, who started from pole, got off to a good start keeping Marcus Ericsson behind him, while Luiz Razia moved up to third. Felipe Nasr got off to a bad start dropping from third to ninth. Sergio Canamasas, on the other hand, had a great start, when he rose from 16th to seventh. On the third lap, he received a drive-through penalty because one of his mechanics was late leaving the grid. Despite being constantly notified of the penalty on the radio, the driver did not return to serve the penalty over three laps, so he was disqualified on lap seven. Thinking that his radio was damaged or had interference, his engineer also used a sign to inform him that he had to return to the pits. It wasn't until lap 14 that Canamasas returned to the pits with a mechanical problem and retired from the race, but he had no idea that he had been disqualified. The safety car came out on the ninth lap of the race when Rene Binder spun in the last corner. Meanwhile, at the front, van der Garde held on to the lead after the restart and won easily by 1.7 seconds. There was a fight for third place on the last lap when Fabio Leimer overtook Razia in turn ten, taking advantage of his rival's tire problems. Davide Valsecchi and Felipe Nasr secured the DAMS squad's first teams' title in GP2 with fifth and seventh placed finishes enough to beat rival Lotus GP. Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Gap Grid Final grid position 114 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:59.444 1 226 GBR Max Chilton Carlin 1:59.496 +0.052 2 310 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:59.908 +0.464 3 48 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 2:00.102 +0.658 4 55 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 2:00.113 +0.669 5 63 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 2:00.287 +0.843 6 71 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 2:00.335 +0.891 7 821 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 2:00.364 +0.920 8 923 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 2:00.365 +0.921 9 1018 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 2:00.634 +1.190 10 1116 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 2:00.671 +1.227 11 126 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 2:00.695 +1.251 12 134 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 2:00.720 +1.276 13 1412 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 2:00.906 +1.462 14 159 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 2:00.954 +1.510 15 1627 INA Rio Haryanto Carlin 2:01.031 +1.587 16 177 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 2:01.204 +1.760 17 1825 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 2:01.308 +1.864 18 1917 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 2:01.474 +2.030 19 2015 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 2:01.656 +2.212 261 1 2122 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 2:01.961 +2.517 20 2224 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 2:02.110 +2.666 21 2311 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 2:02.260 +2.816 22 2419 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 2:02.376 +2.932 23 252 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 2:03.218 +3.774 24 2620 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 2:04.174 +4.730 25Source:Filippi takes GP2 pole in Singapore http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102691 Charles Bradley Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 21 September 2012 22 September 2012 Notes 1 1 – Fabio Onidi was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing a collision with Nigel Melker at the previous round in Monza sprint race. Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 126 GBR Max Chilton Carlin 28 1:01:48.095 225 210 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 28 +1.363 320 (18+2) 18 points for second place, 2 points for fastest lap 35 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 28 +4.894 515 43 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 28 +5.945 612 523 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 28 +6.295 910 64 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 28 +8.798 138 77 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 28 +14.229 176 812 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 28 +15.147 144 927 INA Rio Haryanto Carlin 28 +48.855 162 106 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 28 +49.445 121 1117 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 28 +51.466 19 1225 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 28 +52.099 18 1321 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 28 +52.839 8 1416 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 28 +1:04.038 11 152 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 28 +1:04.314 24 1618 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 28 +1:04.378 10 1720 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 28 +1:05.013 25 Ret14 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 24 Retired 14 4 points for pole position Ret15 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 24 Retired 26 Ret9 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 23 Retired 15 Ret8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 19 Retired 4 Ret1 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 9 Retired 7 Ret11 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 7 Retired 22 Ret22 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 5 Retired 20 Ret24 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 0 Retired 21 Ret19 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 0 Retired 23Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:04.247 (on lap 17)Source: Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 112 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 21 46:36.606 115 27 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +1.719 212 35 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21 +5.684 610 423 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 21 +7.393 48 53 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 21 +7.942 56 610 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 21 +8.562 74 74 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 21 +8.718 32 821 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 21 +15.394 133 (1+2) 1 point for eighth place, 2 points for fastest lap 91 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 21 +18.981 252 1 109 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 21 +21.964 19 1127 INA Rio Haryanto Carlin 21 +29.223 9 1225 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 21 +38.159 12 1324 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 21 +42.593 23 1422 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 21 +43.366 22 156 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21 +44.482 10 1617 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 21 +49.242 11 172 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 21 +50.553 15 1811 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 21 +1:02.226 21 1926 GBR Max Chilton Carlin 21 +1:06.565 8 2015 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 21 +1:07.175 243 2 2120 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21 +1:07.288 17 224 316 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 19 Retired 14 Ret19 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 8 Retired 26 Ret8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 2 Retired 20 DSQ18 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 14 Disqualified5 4 16 DNS14 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 0 Did not start6 5 —Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Rapax) — 2:03.184 (on lap 5)Source: Notes 2 1 – Johnny Cecotto Jr. was given a three-place grid penalty for crossing the white pit exit line when rejoining the circuit during the feature race.Penalties for Cecotto, Onidi http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/09_September/Penalties-for-Cecotto-Onidi-/ GP2Series.com GP2 Series Ltd. 22 September 2012 23 September 2012 3 2 – Fabio Onidi was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Jake Rosenzweig during the feature race. 4 3 – Stéphane Richelmi was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance. 5 4 – Sergio Canamasas was disqualified because her mechanics worked on her car too close to the start of the formation lap. 6 5 – Luca Filippi did not start because her car could not be repaired in time after hitting a wall in the feature race. Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 ITA Davide Valsecchi 247 10px 2 BRA Luiz Razia 222 10px 1 3 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez 176 10px 1 4 GBR Max Chilton 169 10px 2 5 GBR James Calado 160 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA DAMS 342 10px 2 FRA Lotus GP 336 10px 3 GBR Arden International 226 10px 4 ESP Racing Engineering 212 10px 1 5 GBR Carlin 207 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. Note: Bold names include the Drivers' and Teams' Champion respectively. Notes References 30em Marina Bay GP2 round 2012 2012 Monza GP2 Series round 2013 Sepang GP2 Series round none 2013 Marina Bay GP2 Series round Singapore Sports Marina Bay GP2