The 2012 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the eighth and final round of the 2012 GP3 Series. The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.
MW Arden driver Mitch Evans secured the 2012 GP3 championship in the Race 2 when his nearest title rival, Daniel Abt failed to secure enough points to take the title himself.
This was also the final race for the original GP3 car, the Dallara GP3/10, as it was replaced in 2013 by the GP3/13.
Classification
Qualifying Driver Team Time 1 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:43.542 1 2 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:43.562 2 3 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:43.897 3 4 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 1:43.903 4 5 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:44.105 5 6 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:44.186 16 7 28 William Buller Carlin 1:44.273 6 8 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:44.371 7 9 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:44.433 8 10 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:44.452 9 11 25 Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 1:44.516 10 12 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:44.600 11 13 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:44.668 12 14 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 1:44.860 13 15 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 1:44.903 14 16 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:44.943 15 17 15 Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 1:44.960 17 18 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:45.030 18 19 26 Alex Brundle Carlin Motorsport 1:45.056 19 20 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:45.165 20 21 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1:45.213 25 22 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:45.303 21 23 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 1:45.659 22 24 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:46.911 23 25 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 1:49.400 24Source: notes: — Tamás Pál Kiss was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Fabiano Machado during free practice. — Kevin Ceccon was given a five-place grid penalty after qualifying for causing an avoidable collision.
Race 1 Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 28:17.548 7 25 2 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 +0.349 5 3 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +1.881 4 15 4 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 +14.108 8 12 5 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 16 +14.602 9 10 6 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +16.401 3 8 7 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +16.750 15 6 8 25 Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 16 +16.836 10 4 9 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +17.712 16 2 10 28 William Buller Carlin 16 +18.242 6 1 11 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +20.593 13 12 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 16 +26.101 21 13 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 16 +28.448 21 14 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +28.795 12 15 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +29.375 2 16 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 16 +34.411 22 17 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +46.207 20 18 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +51.238 23 19 15 Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 16 +1:00.707 17 20 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:01.569 15 21 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:30.934 24 22 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 14 Retired 14 Ret 26 Alex Brundle Carlin 10 Retired 19 Ret 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 1 Retired 1 Ret 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1 Retired 18 Source:
Race 2 Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 9 Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 16 28:18.541 7 15 2 1 Daniel Abt Lotus GP 16 +1.003 8 12 3 25 Giovanni Venturini Trident Racing 16 +1.408 1 10 4 14 Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 16 +1.715 2 8 5 27 António Félix da Costa Carlin 16 +7.377 15 6 6 6 Matias Laine MW Arden 16 +8.488 6 4 7 20 Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 16 +8.968 14 8 16 Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 15 +14.383 12 1 9 18 Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 16 +14.416 13 10 26 Alex Brundle Carlin 16 +15.535 23 11 2 Conor Daly Lotus GP 16 +16.124 5 12 28 William Buller Carlin 16 +18.964 10 13 5 David Fumanelli MW Arden 16 +24.392 3 14 3 Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 16 +27.489 11 15 29 Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +30.682 9 16 8 Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 16 +36.048 25 17 19 Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 16 +36.116 20 18 30 John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 16 +38.365 17 19 17 Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 16 +1:08.753 21 20 4 Mitch Evans MW Arden 16 +1:29.894 24 Ret 21 Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 7 Retired 4 Ret 23 Vicky Piria Trident Racing 2 Retired 16 Ret 15 Lewis Williamson Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 19 Ret 31 Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Retired 18 Ret 7 Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 0 Retired 22 Source:
Standings after the round
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Mitch Evans 151.5 2 2 Daniel Abt 149.5 1 3 António Félix da Costa 132 1 4 Aaro Vainio 123 2 5 Matias Laine 111
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Lotus GP 378.5 2 MW Arden 309.5 3 Carlin 171 4 Jenzer Motorsport 133.5 5 Marussia Manor Racing 97
Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also 2012 Italian Grand Prix 2012 Monza GP2 Series round
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