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. 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.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Team Time 1 26 Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 1:31.886 1 2 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 1:31.953 2 3 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 1:32.151 8 4 14 Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.165 3 5 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1:32.208 4 6 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 1:32.216 5 7 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1:32.324 6 8 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1:32.388 7 9 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1:32.396 9 10 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 1:32.462 10 11 27 Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 1:32.471 11 12 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 1:32.495 12 13 9 James Calado Lotus GP 1:32.622 13 14 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.625 14 15 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 1:32.659 15 16 21 Stefano Coletti Rapax 1:32.675 16 17 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 1:32.769 17 18 18 Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.772 18 19 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 1:32.889 19 20 24 Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1:32.911 20 21 19 René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:32.967 21 22 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 1:32.969 22 23 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 1:32.989 23 24 2 Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 1:33.109 24 25 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 1:33.511 25 26 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1:33.719 26Source:
Feature race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 30 48:03.604 3 25 2 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 30 +4.028 8 18 3 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 30 +5.377 5 15 4 26 Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 30 +7.631 1 5 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 30 +9.413 6 6 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 30 +16.057 4 8 7 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 30 +17.600 15 6 8 21 Stefano Coletti Rapax 30 +18.532 16 4 9 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 30 +19.293 9 2 10 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 30 +20.025 23 1 11 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 30 +20.464 14 12 9 James Calado Lotus GP 30 +26.027 13 13 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 30 +27.890 22 14 18 Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +31.193 18 15 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 30 +31.910 17 16 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 30 +35.375 19 17 19 René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 30 +38.769 21 18 2 Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 30 +40.226 24 19 27 Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 30 +42.638 11 20 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 30 +43.152 26 21 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 30 +44.769 7 22 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 30 +56.350 25 23 24 Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 30 +1:01.984 20 Ret 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 13 Retired 10 Ret 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 0 Retired 12 Ret 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 0 Retired 2 Source:
Sprint race Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS 21 33:06.731 3 2 5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 21 +0.444 4 12 3 8 Jolyon Palmer iSport International 21 +7.873 2 10 4 21 Stefano Coletti Rapax 21 +10.787 1 8 5 1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team 21 +10.953 7 6 6 26 Max Chilton Marussia Carlin 21 +11.418 5 4 7 7 Marcus Ericsson iSport International 21 +11.606 6 2 8 17 Julián Leal Trident Racing 21 +12.661 10 1 9 16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing 21 +13.383 13 10 12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing 21 +14.540 24 11 18 Sergio Canamasas Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.013 14 12 27 Rio Haryanto Marussia Carlin 21 +15.711 19 13 19 René Binder Venezuela GP Lazarus 21 +15.934 17 14 9 James Calado Lotus GP 21 +16.667 12 15 6 Nathanaël Berthon Racing Engineering 21 +20.179 15 16 23 Luiz Razia Arden International 21 +20.484 26 17 22 Simon Trummer Arden International 21 +25.436 16 18 20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 21 +29.051 20 19 2 Jake Rosenzweig Barwa Addax Team 21 +30.292 18 20 11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing 21 +34.034 22 21 4 Felipe Nasr DAMS 21 +1:14.092 25 22 14 Luca Filippi Scuderia Coloni 21 +1:26.253 8 Ret 24 Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 23 Ret 25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology 1 Retired 11 Ret 15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni 1 Retired 21 Ret 10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP 1 Retired 10 Source: Notes: — Felipe Nasr and Luiz Razia each received five-place grid penalties for causing avoidable accidents during the Feature race.
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 1 Davide Valsecchi 229 1 2 Luiz Razia 204 3 James Calado 160 4 Esteban Gutiérrez 152 1 5 Max Chilton 144
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 1 DAMS 314 1 2 Lotus GP 312 3 Arden International 208 1 4 Racing Engineering 186 1 5 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
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