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2012 GP2 Series

September 25, 2023

Drivers' Champion: Davide Valsecchi
Teams' Champion: DAMS
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Parent series:
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The 2012 GP2 Series season was the forty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the GP2 Series moniker and also the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series.[1] The championship was expanded to include rounds in Malaysia, Bahrain and Singapore, in support of the 2012 Formula One season.

The start of the season-opening race at Sepang.

The series adopted the points system used by Formula One for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points on offer for victory. The points awarded in the sprint race were also changed, with the winner receiving fifteen points and top eight drivers receiving points. Further changes mean that drivers must use two compounds of tyres over a race weekend, as is the case in Formula One.[2] The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race were doubled as well.

The title was won by Italian Davide Valsecchi, driving for DAMS. After leading in the championship after winning sprint race in Silverstone, Luiz Razia ultimately got to second in the championship after score four victories. Esteban Gutierrez came third with 3 victories and finished just ahead of Max Chilton, who had 2 wins.

Teams and drivers Edit

Team No. Driver name Rounds
  Barwa Addax Team[3] 1   Johnny Cecotto Jr.[4][N 1] All
2   Josef Král[5] 1, 4–10
  Dani Clos[6] 2–3
  Jake Rosenzweig[7] 11–12
  DAMS[3] 3   Davide Valsecchi[8] All
4   Felipe Nasr[9] All
  Racing Engineering[3] 5   Fabio Leimer[10] All
6   Nathanaël Berthon[11] All
  iSport International[3] 7   Marcus Ericsson[12] All
8   Jolyon Palmer[13] All
  Lotus GP[14][a] 9   James Calado[15] All
10   Esteban Gutiérrez[16] All
  Caterham Racing[17] 11   Rodolfo González[18][N 1] All
12   Giedo van der Garde[19] All
  Scuderia Coloni[3] 14   Stefano Coletti[20] 1–10
  Luca Filippi[21] 11–12
15   Fabio Onidi[20] All
  Trident Racing[3] 16   Stéphane Richelmi[22] All
17   Julián Leal[23] All
  Venezuela GP Lazarus[24][b] 18   Fabrizio Crestani[25] 1–7
  Sergio Canamasas[26] 8–12
19   Giancarlo Serenelli[27][N 1] 1–9
  René Binder[28] 10–12
  Rapax[3] 20   Ricardo Teixeira[29] 1–5, 7–12
  Tom Dillmann[29] 6
21   Tom Dillmann[29] 1–5, 8
  Daniël de Jong[30] 6–7, 9–10
  Stefano Coletti[31] 11–12
  Arden International[3] 22   Simon Trummer[32] All
23   Luiz Razia[33] All
  Ocean Racing Technology[3] 24   Jon Lancaster[34] 1
  Brendon Hartley[35] 2–3
  Victor Guerin[36] 4–12
25   Nigel Melker[37] All
  Carlin[38] 26   Max Chilton[38] All
27   Rio Haryanto[38] All

Team changes Edit

Driver changes Edit

Changed teams
Entering/Re-entering GP2 Series
Leaving GP2
Mid-season changes

2012 schedule Edit

The calendar for the 2012 series was unveiled on 16 December 2011.[55] The calendar was expanded to twelve rounds, featuring new races in Malaysia, Singapore, and Bahrain. The championship featured twenty-four races, a record high for the series.

Round Circuit/Location Country Date Supporting
1 F Sepang International Circuit, Sepang   Malaysia 24 March Malaysian Grand Prix
S 25 March
2 F Bahrain International Circuit, Manama   Bahrain 21 April Bahrain Grand Prix
S 22 April
3 F Bahrain International Circuit, Manama   Bahrain 27 April stand-alone round
S 28 April
4 F Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló   Spain 12 May Spanish Grand Prix
S 13 May
5 F Circuit de Monaco, Monaco   Monaco 25 May Monaco Grand Prix
S 26 May
6 F Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia   Spain 23 June European Grand Prix
S 24 June
7 F Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone   United Kingdom 7 July British Grand Prix
S 8 July
8 F Hockenheimring, Hockenheim   Germany 21 July German Grand Prix
S 22 July
9 F Hungaroring, Mogyoród   Hungary 28 July Hungarian Grand Prix
S 29 July
10 F Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot   Belgium 1 September Belgian Grand Prix
S 2 September
11 F Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza   Italy 8 September Italian Grand Prix
S 9 September
12 F Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore   Singapore 22 September Singapore Grand Prix
S 23 September

Calendar changes Edit

Results Edit

Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap[56] Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 F   Sepang International Circuit   Davide Valsecchi   Davide Valsecchi   Luiz Razia   Arden International Report
S   Fabrizio Crestani[c]   James Calado   Lotus GP
2 F   Bahrain International Circuit   Davide Valsecchi   Davide Valsecchi   Davide Valsecchi   DAMS Report
S   Giedo van der Garde   Davide Valsecchi   DAMS
3 F   Bahrain International Circuit   Giedo van der Garde   James Calado[d]   Davide Valsecchi   DAMS Report
S   Jolyon Palmer[e]   Tom Dillmann   Rapax
4 F   Circuit de Catalunya   James Calado   Esteban Gutiérrez   Giedo van der Garde   Caterham Racing Report
S   Victor Guerin[f]   Luiz Razia   Arden International
5 F   Circuit de Monaco   Johnny Cecotto Jr.   Stefano Coletti   Johnny Cecotto Jr.   Barwa Addax Team Report
S   Luiz Razia   Jolyon Palmer   iSport International
6 F   Valencia Street Circuit   James Calado   Esteban Gutiérrez   Esteban Gutiérrez   Lotus GP Report
S   Felipe Nasr[g]   Luiz Razia   Arden International
7 F   Silverstone Circuit   Fabio Leimer   Esteban Gutiérrez   Esteban Gutiérrez   Lotus GP Report
S   Julián Leal[h]   Luiz Razia   Arden International
8 F   Hockenheimring   Giedo van der Garde   Fabio Onidi[i]   Johnny Cecotto Jr.   Barwa Addax Team Report
S   Stéphane Richelmi[j]   James Calado   Lotus GP
9 F   Hungaroring   Max Chilton   Simon Trummer[k]   Max Chilton   Carlin Report
S   Esteban Gutiérrez   Esteban Gutiérrez   Lotus GP
10 F   Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Rio Haryanto   Esteban Gutiérrez[l]   Marcus Ericsson   iSport International Report
S   Max Chilton[m]   Josef Král   Barwa Addax Team
11 F   Autodromo Nazionale Monza   Max Chilton   Fabio Leimer   Luca Filippi   Scuderia Coloni Report
S   Luca Filippi[n]   Davide Valsecchi   DAMS
12 F   Marina Bay Street Circuit   Luca Filippi   Luca Filippi[o]   Max Chilton   Carlin Report
S   Nathanaël Berthon[p]   Giedo van der Garde   Caterham Racing

Championship standings Edit

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

Feature race points
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 4 2
Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   FL 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2

Drivers' Championship Edit

Pos Driver SEP
  		BHR1
  		BHR2
  		CAT
  		MON
  		VAL
  		SIL
  		HOC
  		HUN
  		SPA
  		MNZ
  		MRN
  		Points
1   Davide Valsecchi 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 Ret 18 10 7 2 13 7 2 4 3 Ret 6 1 4 5 247
2   Luiz Razia 1 5 2 4 4 2 8 1 15 6 3 1 5 1 7 10 3 3 6 20 Ret 16 5 4 222
3   Esteban Gutiérrez 7 2 3 2 10 4 10 7 23† 8 1 Ret 1 4 10 5 8 1 11 13 9 Ret 2 6 176
4   Max Chilton 3 7 4 5 5 13 7 5 5 2 7 4 9 19† 14 Ret 1 11 12 22 4 6 1 19 169
5   James Calado 8 1 5 3 16 12 2 4 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 20† 8 1 4 6 2 3 12 14 Ret 10 160
6   Giedo van der Garde 9 4 Ret 9 3 19 1 6 3 3 11 6 8 21† 5 2 5 10 5 21 Ret 10 8 1 160
7   Fabio Leimer 4 6 7 12 2 8 12 11 18 Ret 4 3 14 9 2 4 9 14 Ret 5 5 2 3 3 152
8   Marcus Ericsson 13 Ret 13 16 7 7 13 22 2 4 2 Ret 21 7 11 15 18 Ret 1 4 3 7 7 2 124
9   Johnny Cecotto Jr. Ret 22 Ret 22† 9 Ret 18 13 1 Ret DSQ Ret 2 18† 1 6 Ret Ret 17 Ret 2 5 Ret 9 104
10   Felipe Nasr 6 3 Ret 6 11 5 11 9 17 Ret Ret 14 6 3 4 3 25† 8 8 2 Ret 21 6 7 95
11   Jolyon Palmer 17 12 DNS 7 24† 22 9 DNS 6 1 Ret Ret 3 5 18 18 6 5 Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret 78
12   Nathanaël Berthon 11 8 21† Ret 12 10 5 2 9 7 6 5 12 14 15 9 7 2 14 19 15 15 10 15 60
13   Stefano Coletti 5 23† Ret 23† 21 18 3 8 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 10 9 20† 8 8 4 13 8 50
14   Rio Haryanto 12 10 9 15 6 6 16 15 14 11 5 Ret 10 12 17 11 12 7 10 7 19 12 9 11 38
15   Tom Dillmann 18 11 6 10 8 1 22 12 11 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 29
16   Luca Filippi 1 22 Ret DNS 29
17   Josef Král 14 9 20 16 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16 10 12 13 24† 17 4 1 27
18   Stéphane Richelmi 19 19 11 Ret 17 17 21 19 8 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 3 21 17 21 9 6 13 9 14 22† 25
19   Nigel Melker 16 14 20† 18 19 11 14 24 Ret 12 Ret 13 4 6 6 8 14 18 Ret DNS 11 Ret 12 12 25
20   Fabio Onidi 20 13 8 14 20 9 6 18 Ret Ret 13 17 22 8 19 22 11 24 16 12 21 Ret Ret 20 13
21   Julián Leal 15 15 12 17 15 14 24 17 21 Ret 12 8 20 17 21 12 16 15 7 9 10 8 11 16 9
22   Rodolfo González Ret 18 15 21 18 15 15 14 13 5 15 15 23 Ret 23 20 23 16 Ret 14 22 20 Ret 18 6
23   Simon Trummer 23 16 16 8 14 24† 23 20 12 9 10 7 15 11 16 17 13 13 15 16 16 17 Ret 14 4
24   Fabrizio Crestani 10 21 14 19 Ret 23 17 10 19 Ret Ret DNS 11 22† 1
25   Brendon Hartley 10 Ret 13 16 1
26   Daniël de Jong 16 9 Ret 13 15 19 13 11 0
27   Sergio Canamasas 22 14 22 12 Ret Ret 14 11 16 DSQ 0
28   Dani Clos 19† 11 Ret Ret 0
29   Ricardo Teixeira 21 24† 17 13 23 20 Ret 23 20 Ret 18 15 DSQ 16 19 20 18 15 20 18 17 21 0
30   Victor Guerin 19 21 16 Ret 17 18 17 DNS Ret 23 21 23 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 13 0
31   René Binder 19 17 17 13 Ret Ret 0
32   Jake Rosenzweig 18 19 15 17 0
33   Giancarlo Serenelli 22 20 18 20 22 21 25 Ret 22 Ret Ret 16 19 16 24 Ret 20 22 0
34   Jon Lancaster Ret 17 0
Pos Driver SEP
  		BHR1
  		BHR2
  		CAT
  		MON
  		VAL
  		SIL
  		HOC
  		HUN
  		SPA
  		MNZ
  		MRN
  		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship Edit

Pos Team Car
No. 		SEP
  		BHR1
  		BHR2
  		CAT
  		MON
  		VAL[q]
  		SIL
  		HOC
  		HUN
  		SPA
  		MNZ
  		MRN
  		Points
1   DAMS 3 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 Ret 18 10 7 2 13 7 2 4 3 Ret 6 1 4 5 342
4 6 3 Ret 6 11 5 11 9 17 Ret Ret 14 6 3 4 3 25† 8 8 2 Ret 21 6 7
2   Lotus GP 9 8 1 5 3 16 12 2 4 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 20† 8 1 4 6 2 3 12 14 Ret 10 336
10 7 2 3 2 10 4 10 7 23† 8 1 Ret 1 4 10 5 8 1 11 13 9 Ret 2 6
3   Arden International 22 23 16 16 8 14 24† 23 20 12 9 10 7 15 11 16 17 13 13 15 16 16 17 Ret 14 226
23 1 5 2 4 4 2 8 1 15 6 3 1 5 1 7 10 3 3 6 20 Ret 16 5 4
4   Racing Engineering 5 4 6 7 12 2 8 12 11 18 Ret 4 3 14 9 2 4 9 14 Ret 5 5 2 3 3 212
6 11 8 21† Ret 12 10 5 2 9 7 6 5 12 14 15 9 7 2 14 19 15 15 10 15
5   Carlin 26 3 7 4 5 5 13 7 5 5 2 7 4 9 19† 14 Ret 1 11 12 22 4 6 1 19 207
27 12 10 9 15 6 6 16 15 14 11 5 Ret 10 12 17 11 12 7 10 7 19 12 9 11
6   iSport International 7 13 Ret 13 16 7 7 13 22 2 4 2 Ret 21 7 11 15 18 Ret 1 4 3 7 7 2 202
8 17 12 DNS 7 24† 22 9 DNS 6 1 Ret Ret 3 5 18 18 6 5 Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret
7   Caterham Racing 11 Ret 18 15 21 18 15 15 14 13 5 15 15 23 Ret 23 20 23 16 Ret 14 22 20 Ret 14 166
12 9 4 Ret 9 3 19 1 6 3 3 11 6 8 21† 5 2 5 10 5 21 Ret 10 8 1
8   Barwa Addax Team 1 Ret 22 Ret 22† 9 Ret 18 13 1 Ret DSQ Ret 2 18† 1 6 Ret Ret 17 Ret 2 5 Ret 9 131
2 14 9 19† 11 Ret Ret 20 16 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16 10 12 13 24† 17 4 1 18 19 15 17
9   Rapax 20 21 24† 17 13 23 20 Ret 23 20 Ret Ret 12 18 15 DSQ 16 19 20 18 15 20 18 17 21 44
21 18 11 6 10 8 1 22 12 11 Ret 16 9 Ret 13 9 Ret 15 19 13 11 8 4 13 8
10   Trident Racing 16 19 19 11 Ret 17 17 21 19 8 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 3 21 17 21 9 6 13 9 14 22† 34
17 15 15 12 17 15 14 24 17 21 Ret 12 8 20 17 17 12 16 15 7 9 10 8 11 16
11   Ocean Racing Technology 24 Ret 17 10 Ret 13 16 19 21 16 Ret 17 18 17 DNS Ret 23 21 23 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 13 26
25 16 14 20† 18 19 11 14 24 Ret 12 Ret 13 4 6 6 8 14 18 Ret DNS 11 Ret 12 12
12   Venezuela GP Lazarus 18 10 21 14 19 Ret 23 17 10 19 Ret Ret DNS 11 22† 22 14 22 12 Ret Ret 14 11 16 DSQ 1
19 22 20 18 20 22 21 25 Ret 22 Ret Ret 16 19 16 24 Ret 20 22 19 17 17 13 Ret Ret
 —   Scuderia Coloni 14 5 23† Ret 23† 21 18 3 8 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 10 9 20† 8 1 22 Ret DNS 0[r]
15 20 13 8 14 20 9 6 18 Ret Ret 13 17 22 8 19 22 11 24 16 12 21 Ret Ret 20
Pos Team Car
No. 		SEP
  		BHR1
  		BHR2
  		CAT
  		MON
  		VAL[q]
  		SIL
  		HOC
  		HUN
  		SPA
  		MNZ
  		MRN
  		Points

Notes:

  • † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes Edit

  1. ^ a b c Cecotto, Serenelli and González competed under a civil Venezuelan racing licence in rounds 1–3 and a state Venezuelan licence for the rest of the season.
  1. ^ Lotus GP competed under a French licence.
  2. ^ Venezuela GP Lazarus competed under an Italian licence.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Victor Guerin 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.
  7. ^ Felipe Nasr set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Fabio Leimer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  8. ^ Julián Leal set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  9. ^ Fabio Onidi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Johnny Cecotto Jr. was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  10. ^ Stéphane Richelmi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. James Calado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  11. ^ Simon Trummer 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.
  12. ^ Esteban Gutiérrez set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Giedo van der Garde was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  13. ^ Max Chilton set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  14. ^ Luca Filippi 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.
  15. ^ Luca Filippi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Esteban Gutiérrez was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  16. ^ Nathanaël Berthon set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  17. ^ a b Barwa Addax Team were disqualified from the Feature race in Valencia due to a technical infringement.[57]
  18. ^ Following what the team described as a "disagreement" between the team and series organisers, Scuderia Coloni announced its intentions to leave the GP2 Series at the end of the 2012 season, and formally forfeited all of the points it had received to date and would receive for the remainder of the season.[58]

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External links Edit

  • GP2 Series official website

September 25, 2023
2012, series, drivers, champion, davide, valsecchi, teams, champion, dams, previous, 2011, next, 2013parent, series, formula, onesupport, series, series, season, forty, sixth, season, second, tier, formula, feeder, championship, also, eighth, season, under, se. 2012 GP2 Series Drivers Champion Davide Valsecchi Teams Champion DAMS Previous 2011 Next 2013Parent series Formula OneSupport series GP3 Series The 2012 GP2 Series season was the forty sixth season of the second tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the GP2 Series moniker and also the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series 1 The championship was expanded to include rounds in Malaysia Bahrain and Singapore in support of the 2012 Formula One season The start of the season opening race at Sepang The series adopted the points system used by Formula One for the feature race with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty five points on offer for victory The points awarded in the sprint race were also changed with the winner receiving fifteen points and top eight drivers receiving points Further changes mean that drivers must use two compounds of tyres over a race weekend as is the case in Formula One 2 The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race were doubled as well The title was won by Italian Davide Valsecchi driving for DAMS After leading in the championship after winning sprint race in Silverstone Luiz Razia ultimately got to second in the championship after score four victories Esteban Gutierrez came third with 3 victories and finished just ahead of Max Chilton who had 2 wins Contents 1 Teams and drivers 1 1 Team changes 1 2 Driver changes 2 2012 schedule 2 1 Calendar changes 3 Results 4 Championship standings 4 1 Drivers Championship 4 2 Teams Championship 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksTeams and drivers EditTeam No Driver name Rounds nbsp Barwa Addax Team 3 1 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr 4 N 1 All2 nbsp Josef Kral 5 1 4 10 nbsp Dani Clos 6 2 3 nbsp Jake Rosenzweig 7 11 12 nbsp DAMS 3 3 nbsp Davide Valsecchi 8 All4 nbsp Felipe Nasr 9 All nbsp Racing Engineering 3 5 nbsp Fabio Leimer 10 All6 nbsp Nathanael Berthon 11 All nbsp iSport International 3 7 nbsp Marcus Ericsson 12 All8 nbsp Jolyon Palmer 13 All nbsp Lotus GP 14 a 9 nbsp James Calado 15 All10 nbsp Esteban Gutierrez 16 All nbsp Caterham Racing 17 11 nbsp Rodolfo Gonzalez 18 N 1 All12 nbsp Giedo van der Garde 19 All nbsp Scuderia Coloni 3 14 nbsp Stefano Coletti 20 1 10 nbsp Luca Filippi 21 11 1215 nbsp Fabio Onidi 20 All nbsp Trident Racing 3 16 nbsp Stephane Richelmi 22 All17 nbsp Julian Leal 23 All nbsp Venezuela GP Lazarus 24 b 18 nbsp Fabrizio Crestani 25 1 7 nbsp Sergio Canamasas 26 8 1219 nbsp Giancarlo Serenelli 27 N 1 1 9 nbsp Rene Binder 28 10 12 nbsp Rapax 3 20 nbsp Ricardo Teixeira 29 1 5 7 12 nbsp Tom Dillmann 29 621 nbsp Tom Dillmann 29 1 5 8 nbsp Daniel de Jong 30 6 7 9 10 nbsp Stefano Coletti 31 11 12 nbsp Arden International 3 22 nbsp Simon Trummer 32 All23 nbsp Luiz Razia 33 All nbsp Ocean Racing Technology 3 24 nbsp Jon Lancaster 34 1 nbsp Brendon Hartley 35 2 3 nbsp Victor Guerin 36 4 1225 nbsp Nigel Melker 37 All nbsp Carlin 38 26 nbsp Max Chilton 38 All27 nbsp Rio Haryanto 38 AllTeam changes Edit Carlin Motorsport entered into a partnership with Russian car manufacturer Marussia Motors and Formula One team Marussia F1 forming a similar relationship to their alliance with GP3 Series team Manor Racing 38 After competing as Lotus ART in 2011 ART Grand Prix was renamed as Lotus Grand Prix in both the GP2 and GP3 Series championships reflecting their increased relationship with title sponsor Lotus Cars 14 The cars will carry a black and gold livery modelled on the livery used by parent team Lotus F1 Team Lazarus replaced Super Nova Racing using the name Venezuela GP Lazarus 24 Driver changes Edit Changed teamsOcean Racing Technology s Johnny Cecotto Jr and Arden International s Josef Kral both joined Barwa Addax Team 4 5 Stefano Coletti switched from Trident Racing to Scuderia Coloni having driven for the team in the 2011 GP2 Final 20 After competing with Trident Rodolfo Gonzalez moved to Caterham 18 Fabio Leimer left Rapax to join Racing Engineering 10 Julian Leal moved from Rapax to Trident Racing having competed for Trident at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi 39 Jolyon Palmer switched from Arden International to iSport International 13 Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi both moved from Caterham Team AirAsia to Arden International and DAMS respectively 8 33 Giedo van der Garde switched from teams champions Barwa Addax Team to Caterham Racing he also joined parent team Caterham F1 as test and reserve driver 19 Entering Re entering GP2 SeriesFrench driver Nathanael Berthon who finished 13th in the Formula Renault 3 5 Series joined Racing Engineering 11 After finishing runner up in the GP3 Series with Lotus ART British driver James Calado joined the Lotus ART GP2 squadron replacing Jules Bianchi 15 After competing at three rounds in 2010 with David Price Racing Fabrizio Crestani returned to the series with Venezuela GP Lazarus the team for which he competed in Auto GP 25 Tom Dillmann who finished 14th in the GP3 Series joined Rapax 29 Dillmann competed for iSport at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi Rio Haryanto who finished seventh in both the GP3 Series and Auto GP in 2011 joined Marussia Carlin 38 Haryanto competed for DAMS at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi Auto GP race winner Jon Lancaster signed with Ocean Racing Technology 34 Dutch driver Nigel Melker who finished third in the GP3 Series joined Ocean Racing Technology 37 Melker had previously competed in the 2011 GP2 Final with DAMS British Formula 3 champion Felipe Nasr joined DAMS for 2012 9 Italian Fabio Onidi who finished fifth in Auto GP signed with Scuderia Coloni 20 He competed in the 2011 GP2 Final with Super Nova Racing Venezuelan Giancarlo Serenelli a three time LATAM Challenge Series champion joined Venezuela GP Lazarus 27 Ricardo Teixeira who competed in GP2 in 2009 with Trident Racing returned to the series with Rapax 29 After competing for MW Arden in the GP3 Series Swiss driver Simon Trummer joined Arden s GP2 team for 2012 32 Leaving GP2Part time Carlin driver and 2010 Formula Renault 3 5 Series champion Mikhail Aleshin returned to Formula Renault 3 5 with Team RFR 40 After competing in two seasons with ART Grand Prix Jules Bianchi moved to the Formula Renault 3 5 Series with Tech 1 Racing 41 whilst serving as Force India s third driver for the 2012 Formula One season 42 Sam Bird who drove for iSport in 2011 also switched to the Formula Renault 3 5 Series joining the ISR team 43 After a partial campaign for Scuderia Coloni Kevin Ceccon left the GP2 Series to debut in the GP3 Series with Ocean Racing Technology 44 Reigning champion Romain Grosjean returned to Formula One with Lotus 45 Alvaro Parente who competed for Racing Engineering and Carlin Motorsport in 2011 joined the GT World Championship driving for Hexis Racing 46 Barwa Addax driver Charles Pic moved into Formula One signing a contract with Marussia F1 47 DAMS driver Pal Varhaug left the championship to compete in the 2012 Auto GP World Series 48 Two time 2011 race winner Christian Vietoris elected to concentrate on his DTM programme joining the junior Mercedes scheme earning a place in the HWA Team 49 Mid season changesRene Binder replaced Giancarlo Serenelli in the Lazarus team for the tenth round of the championship held at Spa Francorchamps 28 Sergio Canamasas replaced Venezuela GP Lazarus Fabrizio Crestani for the Hockenheim round of the championship 26 Dani Clos replaced Josef Kral at the Barwa Addax Team for the Bahrain rounds of the championship 6 No explanation was given for the replacement Kral returned to the seat in Montmelo 50 after Clos drove for HRT F1 in the first practice session of the Grand Prix 51 under the rules of the GP2 Series no driver who takes part in a Grand Prix weekend is permitted to drive in the event s GP2 support races In the week before the penultimate round of the championship at Monza Scuderia Coloni announced that Stefano Coletti would be leaving the team with immediate effect as season objectives had not been met 52 Luca Filippi who drove for the team when finished runner up in 2011 was announced as Coletti s replacement 21 Coletti later joined Rapax replacing Daniel de Jong 31 Brendon Hartley replaced Jon Lancaster at Ocean Racing Technology for the Bahrain rounds of the championship 35 for budgetary reasons 53 For the Catalunya round of the championship Hartley was replaced by Victor Guerin 36 Daniel de Jong joined Rapax for the Valencia round after regular driver Ricardo Teixeira was taken ill 30 Tom Dillmann was moved to Teixeira s car to represent Teixeira s sponsors while de Jong drove Dillmann s vacated car Teixeira returned to his car for the Silverstone round with de Jong replacing Dillmann Dillmann rejoined the team in his original car for Hockenheim before sitting out the remainder of the season Jake Rosenzweig replaced Josef Kral at the Barwa Addax Team for the penultimate round of the season at Monza 54 2012 schedule EditThe calendar for the 2012 series was unveiled on 16 December 2011 55 The calendar was expanded to twelve rounds featuring new races in Malaysia Singapore and Bahrain The championship featured twenty four races a record high for the series Round Circuit Location Country Date Supporting1 F Sepang International Circuit Sepang nbsp Malaysia 24 March Malaysian Grand PrixS 25 March2 F Bahrain International Circuit Manama nbsp Bahrain 21 April Bahrain Grand PrixS 22 April3 F Bahrain International Circuit Manama nbsp Bahrain 27 April stand alone roundS 28 April4 F Circuit de Catalunya Montmelo nbsp Spain 12 May Spanish Grand PrixS 13 May5 F Circuit de Monaco Monaco nbsp Monaco 25 May Monaco Grand PrixS 26 May6 F Valencia Street Circuit Valencia nbsp Spain 23 June European Grand PrixS 24 June7 F Silverstone Circuit Silverstone nbsp United Kingdom 7 July British Grand PrixS 8 July8 F Hockenheimring Hockenheim nbsp Germany 21 July German Grand PrixS 22 July9 F Hungaroring Mogyorod nbsp Hungary 28 July Hungarian Grand PrixS 29 July10 F Circuit de Spa Francorchamps Stavelot nbsp Belgium 1 September Belgian Grand PrixS 2 September11 F Autodromo Nazionale Monza Monza nbsp Italy 8 September Italian Grand PrixS 9 September12 F Marina Bay Street Circuit Singapore nbsp Singapore 22 September Singapore Grand PrixS 23 SeptemberCalendar changes Edit The series travelled to Malaysia in support of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix The GP2 Asia Series had previously visited the circuit during the 2008 09 season The series also supported the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix on the weekend of 22 April with an independent round of the championship also taking place at the circuit during the following week The series travelled to Singapore for the first time in its history supporting the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix The round at Istanbul Park was removed from the calendar after the Turkish Grand Prix was discontinued The round at Yas Marina Circuit was also discontinued The venue hosting the round in Germany followed the German Grand Prix from the Nurburgring to Hockenheim Results EditRound Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap 56 Winning Driver Winning Team Report1 F nbsp Sepang International Circuit nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Arden International ReportS nbsp Fabrizio Crestani c nbsp James Calado nbsp Lotus GP2 F nbsp Bahrain International Circuit nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp DAMS ReportS nbsp Giedo van der Garde nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp DAMS3 F nbsp Bahrain International Circuit nbsp Giedo van der Garde nbsp James Calado d nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp DAMS ReportS nbsp Jolyon Palmer e nbsp Tom Dillmann nbsp Rapax4 F nbsp Circuit de Catalunya nbsp James Calado nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Giedo van der Garde nbsp Caterham Racing ReportS nbsp Victor Guerin f nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Arden International5 F nbsp Circuit de Monaco nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr nbsp Stefano Coletti nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr nbsp Barwa Addax Team ReportS nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Jolyon Palmer nbsp iSport International6 F nbsp Valencia Street Circuit nbsp James Calado nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Lotus GP ReportS nbsp Felipe Nasr g nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Arden International7 F nbsp Silverstone Circuit nbsp Fabio Leimer nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Lotus GP ReportS nbsp Julian Leal h nbsp Luiz Razia nbsp Arden International8 F nbsp Hockenheimring nbsp Giedo van der Garde nbsp Fabio Onidi i nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr nbsp Barwa Addax Team ReportS nbsp Stephane Richelmi j nbsp James Calado nbsp Lotus GP9 F nbsp Hungaroring nbsp Max Chilton nbsp Simon Trummer k nbsp Max Chilton nbsp Carlin ReportS nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Esteban Gutierrez nbsp Lotus GP10 F nbsp Circuit de Spa Francorchamps nbsp Rio Haryanto nbsp Esteban Gutierrez l nbsp Marcus Ericsson nbsp iSport International ReportS nbsp Max Chilton m nbsp Josef Kral nbsp Barwa Addax Team11 F nbsp Autodromo Nazionale Monza nbsp Max Chilton nbsp Fabio Leimer nbsp Luca Filippi nbsp Scuderia Coloni ReportS nbsp Luca Filippi n nbsp Davide Valsecchi nbsp DAMS12 F nbsp Marina Bay Street Circuit nbsp Luca Filippi nbsp Luca Filippi o nbsp Max Chilton nbsp Carlin ReportS nbsp Nathanael Berthon p nbsp Giedo van der Garde nbsp Caterham RacingChampionship standings EditScoring systemPoints were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race The pole sitter in the feature race also received four points and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races No extra points were awarded to the pole sitter in the sprint race Feature race pointsPosition 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pole FL Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 4 2Sprint race pointsPoints were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th FL Points 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2Drivers Championship Edit Pos Driver SEP nbsp BHR1 nbsp BHR2 nbsp CAT nbsp MON nbsp VAL nbsp SIL nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp MNZ nbsp MRN nbsp Points1 nbsp Davide Valsecchi 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 Ret 18 10 7 2 13 7 2 4 3 Ret 6 1 4 5 2472 nbsp Luiz Razia 1 5 2 4 4 2 8 1 15 6 3 1 5 1 7 10 3 3 6 20 Ret 16 5 4 2223 nbsp Esteban Gutierrez 7 2 3 2 10 4 10 7 23 8 1 Ret 1 4 10 5 8 1 11 13 9 Ret 2 6 1764 nbsp Max Chilton 3 7 4 5 5 13 7 5 5 2 7 4 9 19 14 Ret 1 11 12 22 4 6 1 19 1695 nbsp James Calado 8 1 5 3 16 12 2 4 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 20 8 1 4 6 2 3 12 14 Ret 10 1606 nbsp Giedo van der Garde 9 4 Ret 9 3 19 1 6 3 3 11 6 8 21 5 2 5 10 5 21 Ret 10 8 1 1607 nbsp Fabio Leimer 4 6 7 12 2 8 12 11 18 Ret 4 3 14 9 2 4 9 14 Ret 5 5 2 3 3 1528 nbsp Marcus Ericsson 13 Ret 13 16 7 7 13 22 2 4 2 Ret 21 7 11 15 18 Ret 1 4 3 7 7 2 1249 nbsp Johnny Cecotto Jr Ret 22 Ret 22 9 Ret 18 13 1 Ret DSQ Ret 2 18 1 6 Ret Ret 17 Ret 2 5 Ret 9 10410 nbsp Felipe Nasr 6 3 Ret 6 11 5 11 9 17 Ret Ret 14 6 3 4 3 25 8 8 2 Ret 21 6 7 9511 nbsp Jolyon Palmer 17 12 DNS 7 24 22 9 DNS 6 1 Ret Ret 3 5 18 18 6 5 Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret 7812 nbsp Nathanael Berthon 11 8 21 Ret 12 10 5 2 9 7 6 5 12 14 15 9 7 2 14 19 15 15 10 15 6013 nbsp Stefano Coletti 5 23 Ret 23 21 18 3 8 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 10 9 20 8 8 4 13 8 5014 nbsp Rio Haryanto 12 10 9 15 6 6 16 15 14 11 5 Ret 10 12 17 11 12 7 10 7 19 12 9 11 3815 nbsp Tom Dillmann 18 11 6 10 8 1 22 12 11 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 2916 nbsp Luca Filippi 1 22 Ret DNS 2917 nbsp Josef Kral 14 9 20 16 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16 10 12 13 24 17 4 1 2718 nbsp Stephane Richelmi 19 19 11 Ret 17 17 21 19 8 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 3 21 17 21 9 6 13 9 14 22 2519 nbsp Nigel Melker 16 14 20 18 19 11 14 24 Ret 12 Ret 13 4 6 6 8 14 18 Ret DNS 11 Ret 12 12 2520 nbsp Fabio Onidi 20 13 8 14 20 9 6 18 Ret Ret 13 17 22 8 19 22 11 24 16 12 21 Ret Ret 20 1321 nbsp Julian Leal 15 15 12 17 15 14 24 17 21 Ret 12 8 20 17 21 12 16 15 7 9 10 8 11 16 922 nbsp Rodolfo Gonzalez Ret 18 15 21 18 15 15 14 13 5 15 15 23 Ret 23 20 23 16 Ret 14 22 20 Ret 18 623 nbsp Simon Trummer 23 16 16 8 14 24 23 20 12 9 10 7 15 11 16 17 13 13 15 16 16 17 Ret 14 424 nbsp Fabrizio Crestani 10 21 14 19 Ret 23 17 10 19 Ret Ret DNS 11 22 125 nbsp Brendon Hartley 10 Ret 13 16 126 nbsp Daniel de Jong 16 9 Ret 13 15 19 13 11 027 nbsp Sergio Canamasas 22 14 22 12 Ret Ret 14 11 16 DSQ 028 nbsp Dani Clos 19 11 Ret Ret 029 nbsp Ricardo Teixeira 21 24 17 13 23 20 Ret 23 20 Ret 18 15 DSQ 16 19 20 18 15 20 18 17 21 030 nbsp Victor Guerin 19 21 16 Ret 17 18 17 DNS Ret 23 21 23 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 13 031 nbsp Rene Binder 19 17 17 13 Ret Ret 032 nbsp Jake Rosenzweig 18 19 15 17 033 nbsp Giancarlo Serenelli 22 20 18 20 22 21 25 Ret 22 Ret Ret 16 19 16 24 Ret 20 22 034 nbsp Jon Lancaster Ret 17 0Pos Driver SEP nbsp BHR1 nbsp BHR2 nbsp CAT nbsp MON nbsp VAL nbsp SIL nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp MNZ nbsp MRN nbsp Points KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen Other points positionBlue Other classified positionNot classified finished NC Purple Not classified retired Ret Red Did not qualify DNQ Did not pre qualify DNPQ Black Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Race cancelled C Blank Did not practice DNP Excluded EX Did not arrive DNA Withdrawn WD Text formatting MeaningBold Pole position point s Italics Fastest lap point s Notes Drivers did not finish the race but were classified as they completed over 90 of the race distance Teams Championship Edit Pos Team CarNo SEP nbsp BHR1 nbsp BHR2 nbsp CAT nbsp MON nbsp VAL q nbsp SIL nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp MNZ nbsp MRN nbsp Points1 nbsp DAMS 3 2 Ret 1 1 1 3 4 3 4 Ret 18 10 7 2 13 7 2 4 3 Ret 6 1 4 5 3424 6 3 Ret 6 11 5 11 9 17 Ret Ret 14 6 3 4 3 25 8 8 2 Ret 21 6 72 nbsp Lotus GP 9 8 1 5 3 16 12 2 4 7 Ret 8 2 Ret 20 8 1 4 6 2 3 12 14 Ret 10 33610 7 2 3 2 10 4 10 7 23 8 1 Ret 1 4 10 5 8 1 11 13 9 Ret 2 63 nbsp Arden International 22 23 16 16 8 14 24 23 20 12 9 10 7 15 11 16 17 13 13 15 16 16 17 Ret 14 22623 1 5 2 4 4 2 8 1 15 6 3 1 5 1 7 10 3 3 6 20 Ret 16 5 44 nbsp Racing Engineering 5 4 6 7 12 2 8 12 11 18 Ret 4 3 14 9 2 4 9 14 Ret 5 5 2 3 3 2126 11 8 21 Ret 12 10 5 2 9 7 6 5 12 14 15 9 7 2 14 19 15 15 10 155 nbsp Carlin 26 3 7 4 5 5 13 7 5 5 2 7 4 9 19 14 Ret 1 11 12 22 4 6 1 19 20727 12 10 9 15 6 6 16 15 14 11 5 Ret 10 12 17 11 12 7 10 7 19 12 9 116 nbsp iSport International 7 13 Ret 13 16 7 7 13 22 2 4 2 Ret 21 7 11 15 18 Ret 1 4 3 7 7 2 2028 17 12 DNS 7 24 22 9 DNS 6 1 Ret Ret 3 5 18 18 6 5 Ret 10 7 3 Ret Ret7 nbsp Caterham Racing 11 Ret 18 15 21 18 15 15 14 13 5 15 15 23 Ret 23 20 23 16 Ret 14 22 20 Ret 14 16612 9 4 Ret 9 3 19 1 6 3 3 11 6 8 21 5 2 5 10 5 21 Ret 10 8 18 nbsp Barwa Addax Team 1 Ret 22 Ret 22 9 Ret 18 13 1 Ret DSQ Ret 2 18 1 6 Ret Ret 17 Ret 2 5 Ret 9 1312 14 9 19 11 Ret Ret 20 16 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16 10 12 13 24 17 4 1 18 19 15 179 nbsp Rapax 20 21 24 17 13 23 20 Ret 23 20 Ret Ret 12 18 15 DSQ 16 19 20 18 15 20 18 17 21 4421 18 11 6 10 8 1 22 12 11 Ret 16 9 Ret 13 9 Ret 15 19 13 11 8 4 13 810 nbsp Trident Racing 16 19 19 11 Ret 17 17 21 19 8 Ret 14 Ret 13 Ret 3 21 17 21 9 6 13 9 14 22 3417 15 15 12 17 15 14 24 17 21 Ret 12 8 20 17 17 12 16 15 7 9 10 8 11 1611 nbsp Ocean Racing Technology 24 Ret 17 10 Ret 13 16 19 21 16 Ret 17 18 17 DNS Ret 23 21 23 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 13 2625 16 14 20 18 19 11 14 24 Ret 12 Ret 13 4 6 6 8 14 18 Ret DNS 11 Ret 12 1212 nbsp Venezuela GP Lazarus 18 10 21 14 19 Ret 23 17 10 19 Ret Ret DNS 11 22 22 14 22 12 Ret Ret 14 11 16 DSQ 119 22 20 18 20 22 21 25 Ret 22 Ret Ret 16 19 16 24 Ret 20 22 19 17 17 13 Ret Ret nbsp Scuderia Coloni 14 5 23 Ret 23 21 18 3 8 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 20 19 10 9 20 8 1 22 Ret DNS 0 r 15 20 13 8 14 20 9 6 18 Ret Ret 13 17 22 8 19 22 11 24 16 12 21 Ret Ret 20Pos Team CarNo SEP nbsp BHR1 nbsp BHR2 nbsp CAT nbsp MON nbsp VAL q nbsp SIL nbsp HOC nbsp HUN nbsp SPA nbsp MNZ nbsp MRN nbsp PointsNotes Drivers did not finish the race but were classified as they completed over 90 of the race distance Notes Edit a b c Cecotto Serenelli and Gonzalez competed under a civil Venezuelan racing licence in rounds 1 3 and a state Venezuelan licence for the rest of the season Lotus GP competed under a French licence Venezuela GP Lazarus competed under an Italian licence 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 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 Victor Guerin 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 Felipe Nasr set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Fabio Leimer was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Julian Leal set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Marcus Ericsson was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Fabio Onidi set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Johnny Cecotto Jr was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Stephane Richelmi set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap James Calado was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Simon Trummer 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 Esteban Gutierrez set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Giedo van der Garde was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Max Chilton set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Stefano Coletti was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Luca Filippi 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 Luca Filippi set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Esteban Gutierrez was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 Nathanael Berthon set the fastest lap but did not finish in the top 10 so was ineligible to be the point scorer for the fastest lap Stefano Coletti was the point scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10 a b Barwa Addax Team were disqualified from the Feature race in Valencia due to a technical infringement 57 Following what the team described as a disagreement between the team and series organisers Scuderia Coloni announced its intentions to leave the GP2 Series at the end of the 2012 season and formally forfeited all of the points it had received to date and would receive for the remainder of the season 58 References Edit GP2 Series and GP2 Asia Series to be merged GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 12 July 2011 Retrieved 27 September 2011 GP2 Series introduces Pirelli prime and option tyres in 2012 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 4 October 2011 Retrieved 4 October 2011 a b c d e f g h i GP2 Series announce teams for 2011 2013 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 21 September 2010 Archived from the original on 6 March 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2011 a b Johnny Cecotto Jr and Barwa Addax join forces in 2012 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 20 January 2012 Archived from the original on 23 January 2012 Retrieved 20 January 2012 a b Josef Kral completes the team line up for reigning GP2 champions Barwa Addax Barwa Addax Addax Team 3 February 2012 Archived from the original on 20 March 2012 Retrieved 3 February 2012 a b Allen Peter 18 April 2012 Clos replaces Kral at Addax for Bahrain The Checkered Flag BlackEagleMedia Network 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December 2011 Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 Retrieved 23 December 2011 a b Lotus ART becomes Lotus GP in 2012 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 10 January 2012 Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 Retrieved 10 January 2012 a b Lotus ART complete 2012 line up GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 25 October 2011 Archived from the original on 28 October 2011 Retrieved 25 October 2011 Esteban Gutierrez to race with Lotus ART in 2012 GP2 Series GP2 Motorsport Limited 27 September 2011 Archived from the original on 30 September 2011 Retrieved 27 September 2011 AirAsia GP2 team becomes Caterham for 2012 Autosport Haymarket Publications 27 November 2011 Retrieved 27 November 2011 a b Van der Garde and Gonzalez confirmed Caterham Racing Dinato Racing Ltd 27 February 2012 Archived from the original on 3 March 2012 Retrieved 27 February 2012 a b Van der Garde joins Caterham GP2 team GPUpdate net GPUpdate 25 February 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2012 a b c d Allen Peter 12 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