2012 Sepang GP2 Series round
Round details | |||
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Round 1 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series | |||
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Location | Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.543 km (3.444 mi) | ||
GP2 Series | |||
Feature race | |||
Date | 24 March 2012 | ||
Laps | 30 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | ![]() | DAMS | |
Time | 1:45.494 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | Arden International | |
Second | ![]() | DAMS | |
Third | ![]() | Carlin | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | DAMS | |
Time | 1:49.246 (on lap 24) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 25 March 2012 | ||
Laps | 22 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | Lotus GP | |
Second | ![]() | Lotus GP | |
Third | ![]() | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | |
Time | 1:50.690 (on lap 8) |
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The 2012 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on March 24 and 25, 2012 at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. It was the first round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Davide Valsecchi was on pole for the feature race, which was won by Luiz Razia. James Calado won the sprint race.
Classification
Qualifying
Notes
- ^1 – Onidi received a three grid place penalty for impeding González during the qualifying session.[1]
Feature Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 23 | ![]() | Arden International | 30 | 56:00.250 | 2 | 25 |
2 | 3 | ![]() | DAMS | 30 | +7.817 | 1 | 24 (18+4+2) |
3 | 26 | ![]() | Carlin | 30 | +27.366 | 3 | 15 |
4 | 5 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 30 | +28.291 | 5 | 12 |
5 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +32.217 | 4 | 10 |
6 | 4 | ![]() | DAMS | 30 | +33.378 | 10 | 8 |
7 | 10 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 30 | +33.679 | 15 | 6 |
8 | 9 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 30 | +36.449 | 6 | 4 |
9 | 12 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 30 | +41.519 | 8 | 2 |
10 | 18 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 30 | +43.240 | 12 | 1 |
11 | 6 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 30 | +43.720 | 18 | |
12 | 11 | ![]() | Carlin | 30 | +53.383 | 17 | |
13 | 7 | ![]() | iSport International | 30 | +1:01.683 | 20 | |
14 | 2 | ![]() | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +1:02.683 | 14 | |
15 | 17 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:09.180 | 22 | |
16 | 25 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +1:10.399 | 19 | |
17 | 8 | ![]() | iSport International | 30 | +1:12.861 | 73 | |
18 | 21 | ![]() | Rapax | 30 | +1:27.810 | 163 | |
19 | 16 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:35.2062 | 13 | |
20 | 15 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +1:39.125 | 12 | |
21 | 20 | ![]() | Rapax | 30 | +1:48.025 | 25 | |
22 | 22 | ![]() | Arden International | 30 | +1:59.6722 | 24 | |
23 | 19 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 29 | +1 lap | 26 | |
Ret | 11 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 13 | Accident | 23 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() | Barwa Addax Team | 7 | Wheel nut | 11 | |
Ret | 24 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 1 | Accident damage | 21 | |
Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:49.246 (lap 24) |
Notes:
- ^2 — Stéphane Richelmi and Simon Trummer were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race when they were judged to have caused an avoidable collision.[2]
- ^3 — Jolyon Palmer and Tom Dillmann started from the pit lane.
Sprint race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 9 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 22 | 41:08.048 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 10 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 22 | +2.004 | 2 | 12 |
3 | 4 | ![]() | DAMS | 22 | +3.440 | 3 | 10 |
4 | 12 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 22 | +10.760 | 9 | 8 |
5 | 23 | ![]() | Arden International | 22 | +11.430 | 8 | 6 |
6 | 5 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 22 | +14.689 | 5 | 4 |
7 | 26 | ![]() | Carlin | 22 | +15.685 | 6 | 2 |
8 | 6 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 22 | +16.578 | 11 | 1 |
9 | 2 | ![]() | Barwa Addax Team | 22 | +18.175 | 14 | |
10 | 27 | ![]() | Carlin | 22 | +24.033 | 12 | 2 |
11 | 21 | ![]() | Rapax | 22 | +24.086 | 18 | |
12 | 8 | ![]() | iSport International | 22 | +25.547 | 17 | |
13 | 15 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 22 | +32.206 | 20 | |
14 | 25 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | +34.500 | 16 | |
15 | 17 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 22 | +34.629 | 15 | |
16 | 22 | ![]() | Arden International | 22 | +35.226 | 23 | |
17 | 24 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | +40.340 | 26 | |
18 | 11 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 22 | +44.700 | 24 | |
19 | 16 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 22 | +47.133 | 19 | |
20 | 19 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 22 | +1:10.466 | 22 | |
21 | 18 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 22 | +1:21.035 | 10 | |
22 | 1 | ![]() | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +1 lap | 25 | |
23 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 20 | Damage4 | 4 | |
24 | 20 | ![]() | Rapax | 19 | Accident4 | 21 | |
Ret | 3 | ![]() | DAMS | 13 | Collision | 7 | |
Ret | 7 | ![]() | iSport International | 13 | Collision | 13 | |
Fastest lap: Fabrizio Crestani (Venezuela GP Lazarus) — 1:50.690 (lap 8) |
Notes:
- ^4 — Stefano Coletti and Ricardo Teixeira were both classified as having finished the race, as they 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
- ^ Fabrizio Crestani set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Rio Haryanto was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
References
- ^ "Fabio Onidi penalised". GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Trummer and Richelmi issued with 20 second time penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2012 Malaysian GP2 round.
- GP2 Series official website – Results
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