2012_GP2_Series_season

2012 GP2 Series

Season of Formula One feeder championship

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.

Championship standings

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

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Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

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Drivers' Championship

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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
Blue	Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple	Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	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

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Pos	Team	Car No.	SEP		BHR1		BHR2		CAT		MON		VAL^{[lower-alpha 17]}		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
1	DAMS	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	342
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
2	Lotus GP	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	336
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
3	Arden International	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	226
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
4	Racing Engineering	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	212
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
5	Carlin	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	207
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
6	iSport International	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	202
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
7	Caterham Racing	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	166
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
8	Barwa Addax Team	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	131
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
9	Rapax	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	44
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
10	Trident Racing	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	34
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
11	Ocean Racing Technology	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	26
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
12	Venezuela GP Lazarus	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	1
—	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^{[lower-alpha 18]}
—	Scuderia Coloni	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	0^{[lower-alpha 18]}
Pos	Team	Car No.	SEP		BHR1		BHR2		CAT		MON		VAL^{[lower-alpha 17]}		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

[N 1]
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 Gutiérrez was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
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.
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]

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[Venezuela-5] [N 1]
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.

[16] Lotus GP competed under a French licence.

[27] Venezuela GP Lazarus competed under an Italian licence.

[60] 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.

[61] 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.

[62] 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.

[63] 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.

[64] 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.

[65] 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.

[66] 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.

[67] 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.

[68] 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.

[69] 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.

[70] 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.

[71] 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.

[72] 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.

[73] 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.

[Barwa_Addax_Team-75] Barwa Addax Team were disqualified from the Feature race in Valencia due to a technical infringement.^[57]

[77] 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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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
DAMS^[3]	4	Felipe Nasr^[9]	All
Racing Engineering^[3]	5	Fabio Leimer^[10]	All
Racing Engineering^[3]	6	Nathanaël Berthon^[11]	All
iSport International^[3]	7	Marcus Ericsson^[12]	All
iSport International^[3]	8	Jolyon Palmer^[13]	All
Lotus GP^[14]^{[lower-alpha 1]}	9	James Calado^[15]	All
Lotus GP^[14]^{[lower-alpha 1]}	10	Esteban Gutiérrez^[16]	All
Caterham Racing^[17]	11	Rodolfo González^[18]^{[N 1]}	All
Caterham Racing^[17]	12	Giedo van der Garde^[19]	All
Scuderia Coloni^[3]	14	Stefano Coletti^[20]	1–10
	14	Luca Filippi^[21]	11–12
	15	Fabio Onidi^[20]	All
Trident Racing^[3]	16	Stéphane Richelmi^[22]	All
Trident Racing^[3]	17	Julián Leal^[23]	All
Venezuela GP Lazarus^[24]^{[lower-alpha 2]}	18	Fabrizio Crestani^[25]	1–7
	18	Sergio Canamasas^[26]	8–12
	19	Giancarlo Serenelli^[27]^{[N 1]}	1–9
	19	René Binder^[28]	10–12
Rapax^[3]	20	Ricardo Teixeira^[29]	1–5, 7–12
	20	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
Arden International^[3]	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
Carlin^[38]	27	Rio Haryanto^[38]	All

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

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

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

2012_GP2_Series_season

2012 GP2 Series

Teams and drivers

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Driver changes

2012 schedule

Calendar changes

Results

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Drivers' Championship

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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
1	S	Sepang International Circuit		Fabrizio Crestani^{[lower-alpha 3]}	James Calado	Lotus GP	Report
2	F	Bahrain International Circuit	Davide Valsecchi	Davide Valsecchi	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	Report
2	S	Bahrain International Circuit		Giedo van der Garde	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	Report
3	F	Bahrain International Circuit	Giedo van der Garde	James Calado^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	Report
3	S	Bahrain International Circuit		Jolyon Palmer^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	Report
4	F	Circuit de Catalunya	James Calado	Esteban Gutiérrez	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	Report
4	S	Circuit de Catalunya		Victor Guerin^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Luiz Razia	Arden International	Report
5	F	Circuit de Monaco	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Stefano Coletti	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	Report
5	S	Circuit de Monaco		Luiz Razia	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	Report
6	F	Valencia Street Circuit	James Calado	Esteban Gutiérrez	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	Report
6	S	Valencia Street Circuit		Felipe Nasr^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Luiz Razia	Arden International	Report
7	F	Silverstone Circuit	Fabio Leimer	Esteban Gutiérrez	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	Report
7	S	Silverstone Circuit		Julián Leal^{[lower-alpha 8]}	Luiz Razia	Arden International	Report
8	F	Hockenheimring	Giedo van der Garde	Fabio Onidi^{[lower-alpha 9]}	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	Report
8	S	Hockenheimring		Stéphane Richelmi^{[lower-alpha 10]}	James Calado	Lotus GP	Report
9	F	Hungaroring	Max Chilton	Simon Trummer^{[lower-alpha 11]}	Max Chilton	Carlin	Report
9	S	Hungaroring		Esteban Gutiérrez	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	Report
10	F	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Rio Haryanto	Esteban Gutiérrez^{[lower-alpha 12]}	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	Report
10	S	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps		Max Chilton^{[lower-alpha 13]}	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	Report
11	F	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Max Chilton	Fabio Leimer	Luca Filippi	Scuderia Coloni	Report
11	S	Autodromo Nazionale Monza		Luca Filippi^{[lower-alpha 14]}	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	Report
12	F	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Luca Filippi	Luca Filippi^{[lower-alpha 15]}	Max Chilton	Carlin	Report
12	S	Marina Bay Street Circuit		Nathanaël Berthon^{[lower-alpha 16]}	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	Report