2012 Monza GP2 Series round

Italy Monza 11 12 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 30 GBR Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 1:31.886 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:33.237 30 9 September 21 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:33.536 20 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.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 16 December 2011 The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix. 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.Valsecchi back on top in Monza sprint http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/09_September/Valsecchi-back-on-top-in-Monza-sprint-/ GP2Series.com GP2 Series Limited 9 September 2012 9 September 2012 Classification Qualifying Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 26 GBR Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 1:31.886 1 2 12 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:31.953 2 3 1 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:32.151 8 4 14 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.165 3 5 3 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:32.208 4 6 7 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:32.216 5 7 5 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:32.324 6 8 15 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.388 7 9 10 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:32.396 9 10 4 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:32.462 10 11 27 INA Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 1:32.471 11 12 23 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 1:32.495 12 13 9 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 1:32.622 13 14 25 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.625 14 15 8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:32.659 15 16 21 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:32.675 16 17 6 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:32.769 17 18 18 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.772 18 19 22 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 1:32.889 19 20 24 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.911 20 21 19 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.967 21 22 16 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:32.969 22 23 17 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:32.989 23 24 2 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:33.109 24 25 11 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:33.511 25 26 20 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:33.719 26Source:Chilton powers to pole in Monza http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/09_September/Chilton-powers-to-pole-in-Monza/ 7 September 2012 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 8 September 2012 Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 30 48:03.604 3 25 2 1 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 30 +4.028 8 18 3 7 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 30 +5.377 5 15 4 26 GBR Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 30 +7.631 1 12+4 12 points for fourth place, 4 points for pole 5 5 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 30 +9.413 6 10+2 10 points for fifth place, 2 points for fastest lap 6 3 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 30 +16.057 4 8 7 8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 +17.600 15 6 8 21 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 30 +18.532 16 4 9 10 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 30 +19.293 9 2 10 17 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 30 +20.025 23 1 11 25 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 30 +20.464 14 12 9 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 30 +26.027 13 13 16 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 30 +27.890 22 14 18 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +31.193 18 15 6 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 30 +31.910 17 16 22 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 30 +35.375 19 17 19 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +38.769 21 18 2 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 30 +40.226 24 19 27 INA Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 30 +42.638 11 20 20 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 30 +43.152 26 21 15 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 30 +44.769 7 22 11 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 30 +56.350 25 23 24 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 30 +1:01.984 20 Ret 4 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 13 Retired 10 Ret 23 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 0 Retired 12 Ret 12 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 0 Retired 2 Fastest lap: Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) — 1:33.237 (on lap 30) Source:Filippi back to the top for home victory http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/09_September/Filippi-back-to-the-top-for-home-victory-/ GP2Series.com GP2 Series Limited 8 September 2012 9 September 2012 Sprint race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 21 33:06.731 3 15+2 15 points for first place, 2 points for fastest lap 2 5 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21 +0.444 4 12 3 8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 21 +7.873 2 10 4 21 MCO Stefano Coletti Rapax 21 +10.787 1 8 5 1 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 21 +10.953 7 6 6 26 GBR Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 21 +11.418 5 4 7 7 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +11.606 6 2 8 17 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 21 +12.661 10 1 9 16 MCO Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 21 +13.383 13 10 12 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 21 +14.540 24 11 18 ESP Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.013 14 12 27 INA Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 21 +15.711 19 13 19 AUT René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.934 17 14 9 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 21 +16.667 12 15 6 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21 +20.179 15 16 23 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 21 +20.484 26 17 22 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 21 +25.436 16 18 20 POR Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21 +29.051 20 19 2 USA Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 21 +30.292 18 20 11 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 21 +34.034 22 21 4 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 21 +1:14.092 251 1 22 14 ITA Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 21 +1:26.253 8 Ret 24 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 23 Ret 25 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 11 Ret 15 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1 Retired 21 Ret 10 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1 Retired 10 Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:33.536 (on lap 20) Source: Notes: 1 1 — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.Razia and Nasr penalised after feature race http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/09_September/Razia-and-Nasr-penalised-after-feature-race-/ GP2Series.com GP2 Series Limited 8 September 2012 9 September 2012 Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Position Driver Points 10px 1 1 ITA Davide Valsecchi 229 10px 1 2 BRA Luiz Razia 204 10px 3 GBR James Calado 160 10px 4 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez 152 10px 1 5 GBR Max Chilton 144 Teams' Championship standings Pos. Position Team Points 10px 1 1 FRA DAMS 314 10px 1 2 FRA Lotus GP 312 10px 3 GBR Arden International 208 10px 1 4 ESP Racing Engineering 186 10px 1 5 GBR 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 References Monza GP2 round 2012 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round 2012 Marina Bay GP2 round 2011 Monza GP2 round 2013 Monza GP2 round Monza Monza GP2