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2012 Valencia GP3 Series round

The 2012 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 European Grand Prix.

Spain    2012 Valencia GP2 round
Round details

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Round 3 of 8 rounds in the
2012 GP3 Series
Valencia Street Circuit
Valencia Street Circuit
Location Valencia, Spain
Course Street circuit
5.419 km (3.367 mi)
Race 1
Date 23 June 2012
Laps 14
Pole position
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Time 1:58.478
Podium
First New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Second Finland Aaro Vainio Lotus GP
Third Italy David Fumanelli MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver New Zealand Mitch Evans MW Arden
Time 1:59.883 (on lap 12)
Race 2
Date 24 June 2012
Laps 14
Podium
First Switzerland Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport
Second Germany Daniel Abt Lotus GP
Third Finland Matias Laine MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver Portugal António Félix da Costa Carlin
Time 1:59.842 (on lap 14)

Classification

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Qualifying

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Pos. No. Driver Team Time Grid
1 4   Mitch Evans MW Arden 1:58.478 1
2 5   David Fumanelli MW Arden 1:58.511 2
3 3   Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 1:58.567 3
4 18   Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 1:58.772 4
5 27   António Félix da Costa Carlin 1:58.991 235
6 9   Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 1:59.009 5
7 2   Conor Daly Lotus GP 1:59.015 166
8 6   Matias Laine MW Arden 1:59.031 6
9 14   Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 1:59.091 7
10 1   Daniel Abt Lotus GP 1:59.276 8
11 29   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 1:59.332 9
12 28   William Buller Carlin 1:59.356 10
13 16   Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 1:59.399 11
14 20   Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.568 12
15 8   Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 1:59.708 13
16 26   Alex Brundle Carlin 1:59.820 14
17 21   Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 1:59.906 15
18 30   John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 2:00.047 17
19 7   Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 2:00.062 18
20 19   Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 2:00.306 19
21 24   Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 2:00.334 20
22 23   Vicky Piria Trident Racing 2:00.406 21
23 31   Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 2:01.300 22
24 17   Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 2:02.103 24

Notes:

  • ^5 — António Félix da Costa was removed from the results of the qualifying due to a technical infringement.[2]
  • ^6 — Conor Daly received a 10 place grid penalty the race before for causing an avoidable red flag.[3]

Race 1

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4   Mitch Evans MW Arden 14 28:13.357 1 31 (25+4+2)
2 3   Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 14 +2.190 3 18
3 5   David Fumanelli MW Arden 14 +12.571 2 15
4 9   Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14 +13.483 5 12
5 6   Matias Laine MW Arden 14 +16.515 6 10
6 1   Daniel Abt Lotus GP 14 +18.748 8 8
7 18   Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14 +18.833 4 6
8 14   Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 14 +24.336 7 4
9 29   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +27.082 9 2
10 28   William Buller Carlin 14 +31.834 10 1
11 2   Conor Daly Lotus GP 14 +32.279 16
12 30   John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +33.476 17
13 17   Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 14 +47.838 24
14 31   Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +52.330 22
15 19   Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14 +54.192 19
16 26   Alex Brundle Carlin 14 +74.964 14
17 23   Vicky Piria Trident Racing 14 +78.561 21
18 16   Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 14 +91.567 11
19 21   Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 13 +1 Lap 15
Ret 7   Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 2 Retired 18
Ret 27   António Félix da Costa Carlin 2 Retired 23
Ret 20   Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 0 Retired 12
Ret 8   Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 0 Retired 13
Ret 24   Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 0 Retired 20
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:59.883 (lap 12)
Source:[4]

Race 2

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Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Patric Niederhauser Jenzer Motorsport 13 28:13.702 1 15
2 1   Daniel Abt Lotus GP 14 +0.924 3 12
3 6   Matias Laine MW Arden 14 +6.314 4 10
4 18   Kevin Ceccon Ocean Racing Technology 14 +6.589 2 8
5 9   Tio Ellinas Marussia Manor Racing 14 +6.9387 5 6
6 4   Mitch Evans MW Arden 14 +6.940 8 4
7 3   Aaro Vainio Lotus GP 14 +9.959 7 2
8 27   António Félix da Costa Carlin 14 +15.020 248 (1+2)
9 28   William Buller Carlin 14 +19.751 10
10 29   Tamás Pál Kiss Atech CRS Grand Prix 14 +23.761 9
11 14   Marlon Stöckinger Status Grand Prix 14 +24.396 19
12 20   Robert Visoiu Jenzer Motorsport 14 +26.251 21
13 19   Robert Cregan Ocean Racing Technology 14 +26.330 15
14 26   Alex Brundle Carlin 14 +28.954 16
15 7   Dmitry Suranovich Marussia Manor Racing 14 +33.481 20
16 5   David Fumanelli MW Arden 14 +34.148 6
17 24   Antonio Spavone Trident Racing 14 +37.558 23
18 23   Vicky Piria Trident Racing 14 +46.606 17
19 8   Fabiano Machado Marussia Manor Racing 14 +56.689 22
Ret 17   Carmen Jordá Ocean Racing Technology 8 Retired 13
Ret 31   Ethan Ringel Atech CRS Grand Prix 2 Retired 14
Ret 30   John Wartique Atech CRS Grand Prix 0 Retired 12
Ret 2   Conor Daly Lotus GP 0 Retired 11
Ret 16   Alice Powell Status Grand Prix 0 Retired 18
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:59.842 (lap 14)
Source:[5]

Notes:

  • ^7 — Tio Ellinas was given a one-second time penalty added to his race result after contact between him and Kevin Ceccon, dropping him from third to fifth.[6]
  • ^8 — António Félix da Costa had a ten place grid penalty for the sprint race after causing an avoidable collision in the sprint race.[7]

Standings after the round

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Felix Da Costa penalised after qualifying". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Conor Daly receives 10 place grid penalty for Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Evans eases to victory in Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Niederhauser claims maiden win in Valencia". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Ellinas and Daly penalised after Valencia Race 2". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Felix Da Costa handed grid penalty for Race 2". GP3series.com. GP3 Site. Retrieved 23 June 2012.


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