2012 Monza GP3 Series round

Italy Monza 8 8 Monza_track_map.svg Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza 2012 Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy Permanent racing facility 3.600 5.793 8 September 16 NZL Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:43.542 GER Daniel Abt Lotus GP CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing FIN Matias Laine MW Arden CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:44.545 12 9 September 16 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing DEU Daniel Abt Lotus GP ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing ROM Robert Vișoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:44.872 12 The 2012 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the eighth and final round of the 2012 GP3 Series.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 The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix. MW Arden driver Mitch Evans secured the 2012 GP3 championship in the Race 2 when his nearest title rival, Daniel Abt failed to secure enough points to take the title himself.Monza GP3 race: Mitch Evans takes title as Tio Ellinas wins epic decider http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102386 Charles Bradley Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 9 September 2012 9 September 2012 This was also the final race for the original GP3 car, the Dallara GP3/10, as it was replaced in 2013 by the GP3/13. Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 4 NZL Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:43.542 1 2 27 POR António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:43.562 2 3 5 ITA David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:43.897 3 4 6 FIN Matias Laine MW Arden 1:43.903 4 5 9 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:44.105 5 6 29 HUN Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:44.186 162 1 7 28 GBR William Buller Carlin 1:44.273 6 8 1 DEU Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:44.371 7 9 2 USA Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:44.433 8 10 21 SUI Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:44.452 9 11 25 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 1:44.516 10 12 20 ROM Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:44.600 11 13 3 FIN Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:44.668 12 14 7 RUS Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 1:44.860 13 15 19 IRL Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 1:44.903 14 16 14 PHI Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:44.943 15 17 15 GBR Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 1:44.960 17 18 8 BRA Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:45.030 18 19 26 GBR Alex Brundle Carlin Motorsport 1:45.056 19 20 30 BEL John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:45.165 20 21 18 ITA Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1:45.213 253 2 22 16 GBR Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:45.303 21 23 23 ITA Vicky Piria Trident Racing 1:45.659 22 24 31 USA Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:46.911 23 25 17 ESP Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 1:49.400 24Source:Evans' pole is a step closer to title http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/102342 Charles Bradley Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 8 September 2012 8 September 2012 notes: 2 1 — Tamás Pál Kiss was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Fabiano Machado during free practice.Tamas Pal Kiss issued with grid penalty http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/08_Aug/Tamas-Pal-Kiss-issued-with-grid-penalty/ GP3Series.com GP2 Series Limited 7 September 2012 8 September 2012 3 2 — Kevin Ceccon was given a five-place grid penalty after qualifying for causing an avoidable collision.Ceccon issued with five place grid penalty http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/09_Sep/Ceccon-issued-with-five-place-grid-penalty/ GP3Series.com GP2 Series Limited 8 September 2012 9 September 2012 Race 1 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 DEU Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 28:17.548 7 25 2 9 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 +0.349 5 18+2 18 points for second place, 2 points for fastest lap 3 6 FIN Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +1.881 4 15 4 2 USA Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 +14.108 8 12 5 21 SUI Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 16 +14.602 9 10 6 5 ITA David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +16.401 3 8 7 14 PHI Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +16.750 15 6 8 25 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 16 +16.836 10 4 9 29 HUN Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +17.712 16 2 10 28 GBR William Buller Carlin 16 +18.242 6 1 11 3 FIN Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +20.593 13 12 16 GBR Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 16 +26.101 21 13 18 ITA Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 16 +28.448 21 14 20 ROM Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +28.795 12 15 27 POR António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +29.375 2 16 23 ITA Vicky Piria Trident Racing 16 +34.411 22 17 30 BEL John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +46.207 20 18 31 USA Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +51.238 23 19 15 GBR Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 16 +1:00.707 17 20 19 IRL Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:01.569 15 21 17 ESP Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:30.934 24 22 7 RUS Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 14 Retired 14 Ret 26 GBR Alex Brundle Carlin 10 Retired 19 Ret 4 NZL Mitch Evans MW Arden 1 Retired 1 4 4 points for pole position Ret 8 BRA Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1 Retired 18 Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:44.545 (on lap 12) Source:Abt sole challenger in title fight with win in Monza http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/09_Sep/Monza/ GP3Series.com GP2 Series Limited 8 September 2012 9 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120912010457/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/09_Sep/Monza/ 12 September 2012 Race 2 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 CYP Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 28:18.541 7 15 2 1 DEU Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 +1.003 8 12 3 25 ITA Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 16 +1.408 1 10 4 14 PHI Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +1.715 2 8 5 27 POR António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +7.377 15 6 6 6 FIN Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +8.488 6 4 7 20 ROM Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +8.968 14 2+2 2 points for seventh place, 2 points for fastest lap 8 16 GBR Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 15 +14.383 12 1 9 18 ITA Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 16 +14.416 13 10 26 GBR Alex Brundle Carlin 16 +15.535 23 11 2 USA Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 +16.124 5 12 28 GBR William Buller Carlin 16 +18.964 10 13 5 ITA David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +24.392 3 14 3 FIN Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +27.489 11 15 29 HUN Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +30.682 9 16 8 BRA Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 16 +36.048 25 17 19 IRL Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 16 +36.116 20 18 30 BEL John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +38.365 17 19 17 ESP Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:08.753 21 20 4 NZL Mitch Evans MW Arden 16 +1:29.894 24 Ret 21 SUI Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 7 Retired 4 Ret 23 ITA Vicky Piria Trident Racing 2 Retired 16 Ret 15 GBR Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 19 Ret 31 USA Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Retired 18 Ret 7 RUS Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 0 Retired 22 Fastest lap: Robert Visoiu (Jenzer Motorsport) — 1:44.872 (on lap 12) Source: Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 NZL Mitch Evans 151.5 10px 2 2 DEU Daniel Abt 149.5 10px 1 3 POR António Félix da Costa 132 10px 1 4 FIN Aaro Vainio 123 10px 2 5 FIN Matias Laine 111 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 FRA Lotus GP 378.5 10px 2 AUS MW Arden 309.5 10px 3 GBR Carlin 171 10px 4 SUI Jenzer Motorsport 133.5 10px 5 GBR Marussia Manor Racing 97 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2012 Italian Grand Prix 2012 Monza GP2 Series round References Monza GP3 round 2012 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round 2013 Catalunya GP3 Series round 2011 Monza GP3 Series round 2013 Monza GP3 Series round Monza Monza GP3