2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round explained

Country:	Germany
Grand Prix:	Hockenheim
Gp3 Round No:	5
Gp3 Season No:	8
Year:	2012
Location:	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.842
Course Km:	4.574
Gp3date R1:	21 July
Gp3laps R1:	14
Gp3pole Driver Country:	Germany
Gp3pole Driver:	Daniel Abt
Gp3pole Team:	Lotus GP
Gp3pole Time:	1:31.961
Gp3first Driver Country R1:	Switzerland
Gp3first Driver R1:	Patric Niederhauser
Gp3first Team R1:	Jenzer Motorsport
Gp3second Driver Country R1:	USA
Gp3second Driver R1:	Conor Daly
Gp3second Team R1:	Lotus GP
Gp3third Driver Country R1:	Italy
Gp3third Driver R1:	Giovanni Venturini
Gp3third Team R1:	Trident Racing
Gp3fast Driver Country R1:	Cyprus
Gp3fast Driver R1:	Tio Ellinas
Gp3fast Team R1:	Marussia Manor Racing
Gp3fast Time R1:	1:51.511
Gp3fast Lap R1:	14
Gp3date R2:	22 July
Gp3laps R2:	15
Gp3first Driver Country R2:	New Zealand
Gp3first Driver R2:	Mitch Evans
Gp3first Team R2:	MW Arden
Gp3second Driver Country R2:	Germany
Gp3second Driver R2:	Daniel Abt
Gp3second Team R2:	Lotus GP
Gp3third Driver Country R2:	USA
Gp3third Driver R2:	Conor Daly
Gp3third Team R2:	Lotus GP
Gp3fast Driver Country R2:	New Zealand
Gp3fast Driver R2:	Mitch Evans
Gp3fast Team R2:	MW Arden
Gp3fast Time R2:	1:33.088
Gp3fast Lap R2:	10

The 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on July 21 and 22, 2012 at Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. It was the fifth round of the 2012 GP3 Season. The race supported the 2012 German Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
1	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:31.961	1
2	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:32.191	2
3	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:32.267	3
4	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:32.551	4
5	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	1:32.564	5
6	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:32.658	6
7	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.689	7
8	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:32.773	8
9	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1:33.010	9
10	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	1:33.079	10
11	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:33.079	11
12	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	1:33.089	12
13	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:33.115	13
14	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	133.133	14
15	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	1:33.263	15
16	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:33.347	16
17	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:33.583	17
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:34.035	18
19	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:34.258	19
20	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1:34.270	20
21	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:34.756	21
22	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:36.073	22
23	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:32.381	23
24	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:33.861	24
Source:^[1]

Race 1

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	14	45:51.078	7	25
2	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	14	+0.693	3	18
3	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	14	+8.841	10	15
4	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	14	+11.353	11	12
5	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	14	+11.983	4	10
6	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	14	+12.555	16	8
7	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	14	+13.415	1	10
8	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+13.983	2	4
9	28	William Buller	Carlin	14	+14.205	13	2
10	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+18.564	23	3
11	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+22.297	19
12	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	14	+22.889	6
13	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	14	+24.264	15
14	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	14	+29.081	21
15	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+29.696	24
16	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	14	+31.067	8
17	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+1:05.361	9
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	14	+1:38.233	18
19	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	14	+1:42.018	17
20	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+1:56.621	22
Ret	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	9	Retired	5
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	8	Retired	20
DSQ	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	14	(+42.621)	14
DSQ	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	14	(+1:29.303)	12
Source:

Race 2

		Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	15	30:14.349	1	17
2	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	15	+0.428	2	12
3	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	15	+0.987	7	10
4	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	15	+1.342	3	8
5	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	15	+2.737	5	6
6	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	15	+2.917	4	4
7	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+3.086	10	2
8	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	15	+4.020	6	1
9	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+5.553	8
10	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	15	+6.602	12
11	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	15	+6.784	16
12	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+8.972	24
13	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	15	+9.201	23
14	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+9.306	15
15	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	15	+11.715	17
16	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	15	+12.218	18
NC	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	10	Not classified	11
Ret	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	10	Retired	20
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	9	Retired	22
Ret	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	13
Ret	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	19
Ret	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	0	Retired	14
Ret	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	0	Retired	21
Ret	28	William Buller	Carlin	0	Retired	9
Source:^[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Mitch Evans	121
	2	Aaro Vainio	103
1	3	Daniel Abt	76
1	4	Patric Niederhauser	75
1	5	Conor Daly	75

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Team	Points
	1	Lotus GP	254
	2	MW Arden	216
1	3	Jenzer Motorsport	97
1	4	Carlin	85
	5	Marussia Manor Racing	50

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

See also

• 2012 German Grand Prix
• 2012 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round

Notes and References

1. News: 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 9. MotorSport Magazine. 6 December 2021.
2. News: 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 10. MotorSport Magazine. 6 December 2021.