2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round explained

Country:	Belgium
Grand Prix:	Spa-Francorchamps
Round No:	10
Season No:	12
Year:	2012
Location:	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	4.352
Course Km:	7.004
Date R1:	1 September
Laps R1:	25
Pole Driver Country:	IDN
Pole Driver:	Rio Haryanto
Pole Team:	Carlin
Pole Time:	2:17.535
First Driver Country R1:	SWE
First Driver R1:	Marcus Ericsson
First Team R1:	iSport International
Second Driver Country R1:	GBR
Second Driver R1:	James Calado
Second Team R1:	Lotus GP
Third Driver Country R1:	ITA
Third Driver R1:	Davide Valsecchi
Third Team R1:	DAMS
Fast Driver Country R1:	MEX
Fast Driver R1:	Esteban Gutiérrez
Fast Team R1:	Lotus GP
Fast Time R1:	2:00.083
Fast Lap R1:	12
Date R2:	2 September
Laps R2:	18
First Driver Country R2:	CZE
First Driver R2:	Josef Král
First Team R2:	Barwa Addax Team
Second Driver Country R2:	BRA
Second Driver R2:	Felipe Nasr
Second Team R2:	DAMS
Third Driver Country R2:	GBR
Third Driver R2:	James Calado
Third Team R2:	Lotus GP
Fast Driver Country R2:	GBR
Fast Driver R2:	Max Chilton
Fast Team R2:	Carlin
Fast Time R2:	1:59.201
Fast Lap R2:	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.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.

Classification

Qualifying

		Driver	Team	Time
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: http://www.gp2series.com/Results/?raceid=917&seasonid=168

Feature race

		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
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
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
Source:^[2] ^[3]

Sprint race

		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
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	—
Source:^[4] ^[5]

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

Notes and References

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