The 2012 Monaco GP3 Series round was the second round of the 2012 GP3 Series season. It was held on May 24–26, 2012 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco. The race was used to support the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix. 2012 marked the first time that the GP3 Series held at the Circuit de Monaco.
Classification
Qualifying As with the GP2 Series qualifying, qualifying for the GP3 Series race saw the drivers split into two groups. Group A was formed by cars with even numbers and Group B by those with odd numbers.
Group A Driver Team Time 1 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1.28.922 2 2 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:29.108 4 3 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:29.152 6 4 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:29.246 8 5 28 William Buller Carlin 1:29.757 15 6 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:30.400 11 7 26 Alex Brundle Carlin 1:30.436 13 8 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:30.637 16 9 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:30.782 18 10 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:31.427 20 11 24 Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 1:31.474 22 12 22 Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 1:32.061 24 13 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 1:49.760 26
Group B Driver Team Time 1 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:28.008 1 2 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:28.123 3 3 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:28.218 5 4 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:28.653 7 5 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin Motorsport 1:28.667 9 6 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:29.029 10 7 15 Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 1:29.248 12 8 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:29.952 14 9 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 1:30.610 17 10 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 1:31.023 19 11 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:31.144 21 12 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 1:33.163 23 13 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 1:34.793 25 Notes: — William Buller was given a five-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident during the second race in Barcelona.
Qualifying summary Driver Team Driver Team 1 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 2 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 3 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 4 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 5 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 6 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 7 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 8 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 9 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin 10 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 11 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 12 15 Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 13 26 Alex Brundle Carlin 14 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 15 28 William Buller Carlin 16 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 17 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 18 20 Robert Vișoiu Jenzer Motorsport 19 23 Vicy Piria Trident Racing 20 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 21 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 22 24 Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 23 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 24 22 Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 25 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 26 6 Matias Laine MW Arden
Race 1 Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 18 27:06.685 1 25 2 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 18 +1.994 3 18 3 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 18 +10.519 2 17 () 4 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 18 +16.156 5 12 5 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 18 +17.789 4 10 6 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 18 +18.169 7 8 7 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin Motorsport 18 +18.548 9 6 8 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 18 +20.440 6 4 9 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 18 +20.733 10 2 10 26 Alex Brundle Carlin 18 +25.083 13 1 11 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 18 +26.084 11 12 28 William Buller Carlin 18 +29.591 15 13 15 Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 18 +31.319 12 14 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 18 +31.612 18 15 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 18 +34.249 16 16 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 18 +34.851 17 17 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 18 +47.648 20 18 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 18 +57.033 23 19 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 18 +59.726 19 20 24 Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 18 +1:00.765 22 21 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 18 +1:02.454 26 22 22 Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 18 +1:03.565 24 23 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 17 +1 lap 8 Ret 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 8 Retired 14 Ret 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 8 Retired 21 Ret 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 5 Retired 25 Source:
Race 2 Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 13 21:37.673 1 17 () 2 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin Motorsport 13 +0.687 2 12 3 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 13 +1.820 3 10 4 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 13 +2.685 4 8 5 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 13 +3.651 5 6 6 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 13 +5.337 6 4 7 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 13 +6.266 8 2 8 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 13 +7.090 9 1 9 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 13 +7.762 7 10 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 13 +9.055 14 11 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 13 +1:11.406 18 12 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 13 +1:12.106 19 13 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 13 +1:12.710 17 14 24 Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 13 +1:13.514 20 15 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 13 +1:14.329 24 16 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 13 +1:15.267 21 17 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 13 +1:16.582 15 18 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 13 +1:17.725 25 19 22 Jakub Klášterka Jenzer Motorsport 13 +1:18.420 22 20 15 Kotaro Sakurai Status Grand Prix 13 +1:19.123 13 21 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 13 +1:19.910 26 22 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 13 +1:20.594 11 Ret 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 10 Collision 23 Ret 28 William Buller Carlin Motorsport 0 Collision 12 Ret 26 Alex Brundle Carlin Motorsport 0 Collision 10 DSQ 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 13 (+1:10.884) 16 Source: Notes: — Dmitry Suranovich was excluded from the race results for ignoring the stewards' directions to pit as his car was damaged, resulting in a collision with Conor Daly.
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Aaro Vainio 54 1 2 Mitch Evans 43 3 3 Marlon Stöckinger 39 4 4 António Félix da Costa 24 3 5 Conor Daly 23
Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 99 2 MW Arden 83 1 3 Status Grand Prix 39 1 4 Jenzer Motorsport 36 5 Carlin 27
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2012 Monaco Grand Prix 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round
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