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   2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	1 September 2012
Laps	25
Pole position
Driver	Rio Haryanto	Carlin
Time	2:17.535
Podium
First	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
Second	James Calado	Lotus GP
Third	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
Time	2:00.083 (on lap 12)
Sprint race
Date	2 September 2012
Laps	18
Podium
First	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Felipe Nasr	DAMS
Third	James Calado	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	Max Chilton	Carlin
Time	1:59.201 (on lap 15)

The 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 1 and 2, 2012 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the tenth round of the 2012 GP2 Series. The race supported the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	2:17.535	1
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	2:17.643	2
3	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	2:17.736	3
4	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	2:18.058	4
5	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	2:18.368	5
6	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	2:18.397	6
7	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:18.582	7
8	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	2:18.603	8
9	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	2:18.801	9
10	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	2:18.930	10
11	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	2:19.328	11
12	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	2:19.721	12
13	26	Max Chilton	Carlin Motorsport	2:19.803	13
14	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	2:20.100	14
15	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	2:20.224	15
16	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	2:20.289	16
17	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	2:20.455	17
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	2:20.484	18
19	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	2:20.712	19
20	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	2:20.752	20
21	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	2:20.888	21
22	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	2:20.921	22
23	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	2:21.070	23
24	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	2:21.790	24
25	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	2:21.942	25
26	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:22.795	26
Source:

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	25	1:55:36.519	4	25
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	25	+11.530	2	18
3	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	25	+13.634	6	15
4	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	25	+15.098	15	12
5	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	25	+15.482	10	12 (10+2)
6	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	25	+16.803	19	8
7	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	25	+26.615	17	6
8	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	25	+28.803	9	4
9	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	25	+29.130	23	2
10	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	25	+29.468	1	5 (1+4)
11	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	25	+30.182	3
12	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	25	+31.160	13
13	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	25	+37.340	22
14	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	25	+39.130	12
15	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	25	+49.936	24
16	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	25	+54.918	14
17	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	25	+58.788	25
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	25	+1:25.639	17
19	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	24	+1 Lap	26
20	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	22	Collision	11
Ret	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	21	Collision	19
Ret	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	18	Accident	5
Ret	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	11	Accident	7
Ret	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	2	Accident	21
Ret	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	0	Spun off	8
Ret	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	0	Accident	20
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:00.083 (on lap 12)
Source:

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	18	36:59.474	5	15
2	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	18	+5.109	1	12
3	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	18	+5.290	7	10
4	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	18	+6.335	8	8
5	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	18	+11.041	25	6
6	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	18	+24.694	9	4
7	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	18	+25.237	10	2
8	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	18	+25.957	20	3 (1+2)
9	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	18	+26.257	2
10	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	18	+27.441	22
11	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	18	+32.681	13
12	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	18	+35.830	16
13	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	18	+35.928	11
14	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	18	+37.222	26
15	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	18	+37.867	18
16	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	18	+38.387	15
17	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	18	+41.470	19
18	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	18	+47.175	21
19	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	18	+52.735	14
20	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	18	+56.434	3
21	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	18	+1:19.121	4
22	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	18	+1:22.927	12
Ret	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	9	Suspension	6
Ret	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	9	Spun off	23
Ret	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	0	Collision	17
DNS	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	0	did not start	—
Fastest lap: Max Chilton (Carlin) — 1:59.201 (on lap 15)
Source:

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Luiz Razia 204 2 Davide Valsecchi 204 1 3 James Calado 160 1 4 Esteban Gutiérrez 150 5 Giedo van der Garde 141

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 310 2 DAMS 289 3 Arden International 208 4 Racing Engineering 162 5 Carlin 160

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

• 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

References

1. Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
2. "2012 Spa GP2 - Round 19". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "GP2 Series 2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Feature Race". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "2012 Spa GP2 - Round 20". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
5. "GP2 Series 2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Sprint Race". Retrieved 7 December 2021.

• 2012 GP2 Series rounds
• 2012 in Belgian sport