2012 Monaco GP2 Series round

Monaco Monaco 5 12 Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg Circuit de Monaco 2012 Circuit de Monaco Street circuit 2.08 3.34 25 May 42 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:21.195 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing MON Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:22.667 41 26 May 30 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International GBR Max Chilton Carlin NLD Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 1:22.223 30 The 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round was the fifth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 24–26, 2012 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco.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 The race was used to support the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. Classification Qualifying The qualifying session was divided into two groups in order to avoid accidents due to the overcrowding on the track.http://www.crash.net/gp2/news/179925/1/monaco_qualifying_split_in_two.html Monaco qualifying split in two Crash.net Crash Media Group 21 May 2012 24 May 2012 Following a ballot, Group A was formed by cars with even numbers and Group B by those with odd numbers.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/05_May/Monaco-Qualifying-Session-twist-revealed/ Monaco Qualifying Session twist revealed GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 23 May 2012 24 May 2012 The grid was formed in two rows in order from the sessions.http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/05_May/Cecotto-storms-to-Monaco-pole/ Cecotto storms to Monaco pole GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 24 May 2012 24 May 2012 Group A Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 1:21.320 2 2 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:21.475 4 3 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:21.530 6 4 2 Czech Republic Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 1:21.776 8 5 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:21.796 10 6 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 1:22.174 12 7 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:22.326 14 8 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:22.475 16 9 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:22.650 18 10 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 1:22.997 20 11 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:23.193 22 12 24 Brazil Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1:23.792 24 13 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:25.661 26 Group B Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Time Grid Final grid position 1 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:21.195 1 2 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:21.249 3 3 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 1:21.858 5 4 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:21.912 7 5 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:22.053 9 6 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 1:22.288 11 7 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 1:22.598 13 8 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:22.762 15 9 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:22.873 17 10 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:22.996 19 11 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:23.020 21 12 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 1:23.539 23 13 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:25.907 25 Qualifying summary Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team 1 1 VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 2 26 GBR Max Chilton Carlin 3 7 SWE Marcus Ericsson iSport International 4 12 NED Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 5 23 BRA Luiz Razia Arden International 6 8 GBR Jolyon Palmer iSport International 7 3 ITA Davide Valsecchi DAMS 8 2 CZE Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 9 5 SUI Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 10 10 MEX Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 11 21 FRA Tom Dillmann Rapax 12 14 MON Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 13 9 GBR James Calado Lotus GP 14 16 MON Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 15 17 COL Julián Leal Trident Racing 16 6 FRA Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 17 11 VEN Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 18 4 BRA Felipe Nasr DAMS 19 25 NED Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 20 22 SUI Simon Trummer Arden International 21 15 ITA Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 22 18 ITA Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 23 27 INA Rio Haryanto Carlin 24 24 BRA Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 25 19 VEN Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 26 20 PRT Ricardo Teixeira Rapax Feature race Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 42 59:42.521 1 29 (25+4 25 points for first place, 4 points for pole position) 2 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 42 +0.564 3 18 3 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 42 +5.040 4 15 4 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 42 +16.347 7 12 5 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 42 +17.378 2 10 6 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 42 +21.883 6 8 7 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 42 +25.686 13 6 8 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 42 +42.275 14 4 9 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 42 +45.319 16 2 10 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 42 +47.099 12 3 (1+2 1 point for tenth place, 2 points for fastest lap) 11 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 42 +51.285 11 12 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 42 +1:04.054 20 13 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 42 +1:21.396 17 14 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 42 +1:23.537 23 15 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 42 +1:23.639 5 16 24 Brazil Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 41 +1 lap 24 17 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 41 +1 lap 18 18 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 41 +1 lap 9 19 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 41 +1 lap 22 20 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 41 +1 lap 26 21 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 40 +2 laps 15 22 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 40 +2 laps 25 23 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 37 Retired1 1 10 Ret 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 32 Retired 19 Ret 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 26 Retired 21 Ret 2 Czech Republic Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 0 Retired 8 Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Scuderia Coloni) — 1:22.667 (lap 41) Source:Johnny Cecotto grabs maiden GP2 win in Monaco http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99848 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 25 May 2012 25 May 2012 Notes: 1 1 — Esteban Gutiérrez was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance. Sprint race thumb|right|Jolyon Palmer celebrates his win in with his father Jonathan Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 45:41.227 3 15 2 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin 30 +1.083 4 12 3 12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 30 +4.426 6 10 4 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson iSport International 30 +8.133 7 8 5 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 30 +19.968 13 6 6 23 Brazil Luiz Razia Arden International 30 +23.273 15 6 (4+2 4 points for sixth place, 2 points for fastest lap) 7 6 France Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 30 +26.376 9 2 8 10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 30 +26.880 23 1 9 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer Arden International 30 +31.663 12 10 2 Czech Republic Josef Král Barwa Addax Team 30 +35.338 26 11 27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto Carlin 30 +36.546 14 12 25 Netherlands Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 30 +37.164 24 Ret 9 United Kingdom James Calado Lotus GP 20 Accident damage 2 Ret 17 Colombia Julián Leal Trident Racing 12 Engine 21 Ret 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 8 Engine 18 Ret 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus 8 Engine 19 Ret 24 Brazil Víctor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 0 Collision 16 Ret 21 France Tom Dillmann Rapax 0 Collision 11 Ret 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 0 Collision damage 1 Ret 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni 0 Collision 10 Ret 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 0 Collision 20 Ret 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 0 Collision 8 Ret 19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus 0 Collision 22 Ret 15 Italy Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 0 Collision 25 Ret 4 Brazil Felipe Nasr DAMS 0 Collision 17 Ret 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi DAMS 0 Collision 5 Fastest lap: Luiz Razia (Arden International) — 1:22.223 (lap 30) Source:Palmer escapes first-lap carnage to take maiden GP2 win at Monaco http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/99900 Autosport.com Haymarket Publications 26 May 2012 26 May 2012 Standings after the round Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Italy Davide Valsecchi 141 10px 2 Brazil Luiz Razia 110 10px 1 3 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde 85 10px 2 4 Great Britain Max Chilton 79 10px 2 5 Great Britain James Calado 75 Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 10px 1 France DAMS 169 10px 2 France Lotus GP 135 10px 3 United Kingdom Arden International 111 10px 4 United Kingdom Carlin 95 10px 1 5 Malaysia Caterham Racing 91 Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. See also 2012 Monaco Grand Prix 2012 Monaco GP3 Series round References 35em Monaco GP2 round 2012 2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round 2012 Valencia GP2 Series round 2011 Monaco GP2 Series round 2013 Monaco GP2 Series round Monaco GP2 Category:Motorsport in Monaco