2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round
Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series | |||
Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.359 mi) | ||
GP2 Series | |||
Feature race | |||
Date | 27 April 2012 | ||
Laps | 32 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | |
Time | 1:42.451 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
Second | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | |
Third | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | James Calado[a] | Lotus GP | |
Time | 1:43.964 (on lap 28) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 28 April 2012 | ||
Laps | 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | |
Second | Luiz Razia | Arden International | |
Third | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Jolyon Palmer[b] | iSport International | |
Time | 1:46.064 (on lap 2) |
The 2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 27 and 28 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The first Bahrain round was held a week earlier.
Davide Valsecchi won the feature race, with Rapax driver Tom Dillmann taking his first GP2 Series win in the second sprint.
Classification
Qualifying
Feature race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 32 | 57:35.088 | 2 | 27 (25+2) |
2 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 32 | +7.711 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 32 | +14.824 | 1 | 19 (15+4) |
4 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 32 | +24.142 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 32 | +24.705 | 4 | 10 |
6 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 32 | +40.965 | 5 | 8 |
7 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 32 | +50.645 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 32 | +52.522 | 10 | 4 |
9 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax | 32 | +55.578 | 20 | 2 |
10 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 32 | +56.211 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 32 | +1:05.7727 | 11 | |
12 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 32 | +1:06.906 | 16 | |
13 | 24 | Brendon Hartley | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1:07.254 | 14 | |
14 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 32 | +1:15.486 | 23 | |
15 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 32 | +1:16.363 | 21 | |
16 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 32 | +1:20.506 | 22 | |
17 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 32 | +1:21.441 | 24 | |
18 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 32 | +1:29.2067 | 7 | |
19 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1:29.955 | 19 | |
20 | 14 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 32 | +1:47.146 | 18 | |
21 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 31 | +1 lap | 12 | |
22 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 31 | +1 lap | 26 | |
23 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 31 | +1 lap | 25 | |
24 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 30 | Retired8 | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 24 | Retired | 15 | |
Ret | 2 | Dani Clos | Barwa Addax | 8 | Retired | 8 | |
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28) | |||||||
Source:[2] |
Notes:
- ^7 — Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[3]
- ^8 — Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.
Sprint race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 23 | 41:16.276 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 23 | +0.198 | 5 | 14 (12+2) |
3 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 23 | +3.958 | 8 | 10 |
4 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 23 | +16.488 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 23 | +18.602 | 11 | 6 |
6 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 23 | +20.425 | 3 | 4 |
7 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 23 | +26.294 | 2 | 2 |
8 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 23 | +29.605 | 7 | 1 |
9 | 14 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +33.490 | 20 | |
10 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 23 | +34.078 | 12 | |
11 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +43.463 | 19 | |
12 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 23 | +44.371 | 16 | |
13 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | +46.743 | 4 | |
14 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 23 | +47.439 | 15 | |
15 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 23 | +54.991 | 18 | |
16 | 24 | Brendon Hartley | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +59.764 | 13 | |
17 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 23 | +1:00.655 | 17 | |
18 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +1:02.090 | 21 | |
19 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 23 | +1:02.632 | 6 | |
20 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 23 | +1:07.468 | 23 | |
21 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 23 | +1:08.293 | 22 | |
22 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 23 | +1:18.688 | 24 | |
23 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 23 | +1:26.049 | 269 | |
24 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 21 | Retired10 | 14 | |
Ret | 2 | Dani Clos | Barwa Addax | 19 | Retired | 25 | |
Ret | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax | 0 | Retired | 9 | |
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2) | |||||||
Source:[4] |
Notes:
- ^9 — Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.[3]
- ^10 — Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ James Calado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
- ^ Jolyon Palmer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
References
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Feature race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sakhir post Feature Race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Sprint race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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