2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round

The 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on September 1 and 2, 2012 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the seventh round of the 2012 GP3 Series.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.

   2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 round

Round details
Round 7 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 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)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	1 September 2012
Laps	4
Pole position
Driver	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
Time	2:10.513
Podium
First	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP
Second	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Third	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
Fastest lap
Driver	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Time	2:12.259 (on lap 2)
Race 2
Date	2 September 2012
Laps	12
Podium
First	Matias Laine	MW Arden
Second	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Third	Conor Daly	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	António Félix da Costa	Carlin
Time	2:12.004 (on lap 10)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	2:10.513	1
2	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	2:10.738	2
3	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	2:10.754	3
4	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	2:10.980	4
5	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	2:11.064	5
6	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	2:11.320	6
7	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	2:11.366	7
8	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	2:11.382	8
9	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	2:11.397	9
10	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	2:11.501	10
11	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	2:11.541	11
12	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	2:11.637	12
13	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	2:11.723	13
14	28	William Buller	Carlin	2:11.742	14
15	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	2:11.746	15
16	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	2:11.804	16
17	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	2:12.224	17
18	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	2:12.410	18
19	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	2:12.508	19
20	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	2:12.530	20
21	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	2:12.765	21
22	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	2:12.886	22
23	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	2:12.917	23
24	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	2:12.713	24
25	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	2:13.478	25
26	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	2:18.719	26
Source:[2][3]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	4	8:54.720	3	12.5
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	4	+0.321	4	11 (9+2)
3	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	4	+1.410	1	11.5 (7.5+4)
4	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	4	+1.971	10	6
5	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	4	+2.655	2	5
6	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	4	+3.157	7	4
7	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	4	+4.679	5	3
8	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	4	+6.081	6	2
9	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	4	+7.024	8	1
10	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	4	+7.584	9	0.5
11	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	4	+9.396	12
12	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	4	+10.170	15
13	28	William Buller	Carlin	4	+10.790	14
14	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	4	+11.119	11
15	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	4	+13.438	18
16	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	4	+15.145	13
17	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	4	+16.967	19
18	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	4	+18.793	20
19	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	4	+19.166	17
20	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	4	+19.480	16
21	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	4	+19.787	21
22	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	4	+20.844	22
23	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	4	+22.634	25
24	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	4	+23.445	24
25	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	4	+24.117	23
26	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	4	+27.131	26
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 2:12.259 (on lap 2)
Source:[4][5]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	12	26:39.329	4	15
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	12	+2.404	7	14 (12+2)
3	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	12	+3.460	2	10
4	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	12	+7.151	10	8
5	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	12	+8.494	8	6
6	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	12	+9.671	11	4
7	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	12	+10.961	1	2
8	28	William Buller	Carlin	12	+17.259	13	1
9	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	12	+18.754	9
10	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	12	+19.460	17
11	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	12	+19.828	19
12	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	12	+22.462	18
13	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	12	+23.628	15
14	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	12	+26.226	3
15	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	12	+28.547	6
16	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	12	+29.267	14
17	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	12	+29.469	23
18	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	12	+30.471	22
19	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	12	+31.849	16
20	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	12	+33.410	12
21	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	12	+33.967	25
22	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	12	+34.451	24
23	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	12	+54.689	26
Ret	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	6	Retired	20
Ret	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	4	Collision Damage	5
DNS	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	0	Injured After Accident	—
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 2:12.004 (on lap 10)
Source:[6][7]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mitch Evans 147.5 1 2 António Félix da Costa 126 1 3 Aaro Vainio 123 4 Daniel Abt 112.5 1 5 Conor Daly 94

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 329.5 2 MW Arden 276.5 3 Carlin 164 4 Jenzer Motorsport 121.5 5 Marussia Manor Racing 64

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

See also

• 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
• 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

References

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. "2012 Spa GP3 - Round 13". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
3. "GP3 Series 2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Qualifying". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
4. "2012 Spa GP3 - Round 13". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
5. "GP3 Series 2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Feature Race". Retrieved 7 December 2021.
6. "2012 Spa GP3 - Round 14". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
7. "GP3 Series 2012 Spa-Francorchamps - Sprint Race". Retrieved 7 December 2021.

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