2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round

The 2012 Catalunya GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain on 12 and 13 May 2012 as the fourth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season.^[1] The race was used to support the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.

   2012 Catalunya GP2 round

Round details
Round 4 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Circuit de Catalunya
Location	Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	12 May 2012
Laps	37
Pole position
Driver	James Calado	Lotus GP
Time	1:30.655
Podium
First	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing
Second	James Calado	Lotus GP
Third	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
Time	1:35.200 (on lap 21)
Sprint race
Date	13 May 2012
Laps	25 (26 scheduled)
Podium
First	Luiz Razia	Arden International
Second	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering
Third	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology
Time	1:34.343 (on lap 7)

After qualifying down in fifth place, the GP2 feature race was won by Giedo van der Garde, with reverse pole man Luiz Razia taking the win at the sprint race.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	1:30.655	1
2	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	1:30.865	2
3	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	1:30.902	3
4	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	1:30.962	4
5	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	1:31.006	5
6	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	1:31.167	6
7	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	1:31.212	7
8	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	1:31.212	8
9	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	1:31.269	9
10	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	1:31.308	10
11	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	1:31.320	11
12	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	1:31.332	12
13	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	1:31.377	13
14	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	1:31.391	14
15	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	1:31.565	15
16	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	1:31.599	16
17	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:31.677	17
18	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	1:31.682	18
19	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	1:31.939	19
20	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	1:31.966	20
21	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	1:32.270	21
22	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	1:32.325	22
23	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	1:32.691	23
24	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	1:33.010	24
25	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	1:33.083	25
26	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	1:33.329	26
Source:[2]

Feature race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	37	1:00:22.966	5	25
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	37	+0.878	1	22 (18+4)
3	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	37	+3.811	8	15
4	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	37	+11.859	7	12
5	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	37	+15.795	10	10
6	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	37	+19.379	6	8
7	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	37	+19.768	4	6
8	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	37	+20.072	13	4
9	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	37	+27.624	9	2
10	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	37	+36.653	11	3 (1+2)
11	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	37	+45.264	22
12	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	37	+46.534	2
13	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	37	+47.087	14
14	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	37	+47.356	12
15	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	37	+53.555	20
16	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	37	+1:00.879	24
17	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	37	+1:06.737	17
18	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	37	+1:11.199	15
19	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	37	+1:11.397	21
20	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	37	+1:14.871	16
21	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	37	+1:15.821	3
22	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	37	+1:20.031	18
23	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	37	+1:20.382	19
24	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	37	+1:28.989	23
25	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	36	+1 lap	26
Ret	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	8	Retired	25
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 1:35.200 (lap 21)
Source:[3]

Sprint race

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	25	40:08.411	1	17 (15+2)
2	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	25	+5.256	4	12
3	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	25	+5.897	5	10
4	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	25	+6.575	7	8
5	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	25	+13.117	2	6
6	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham	25	+14.362	8	4
7	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	25	+14.874	10	2
8	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	25	+19.223	6	1
9	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	25	+19.703	11
10	18	Fabrizio Crestani	Venezuela GP Lazarus	25	+21.570	17
11	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	25	+22.852	12
12	21	Tom Dillmann	Rapax	25	+23.312	22
13	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	25	+30.155	18
14	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	25	+30.601	15
15	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	25	+31.281	16
16	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	25	+31.834	20
17	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	25	+32.817	24
18	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	25	+34.371	3
19	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	25	+34.818	21
20	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	25	+35.426	23
21	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+38.977	19
22	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	25	+39.878	13
23	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	25	+41.979	26
24	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	25	+48.441	14
Ret	19	Giancarlo Serenelli	Venezuela GP Lazarus	3	Retired	25
Ret	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	0	Did not start	9
Fastest lap: Victor Guerin (Ocean Racing Technology) — 1:34.343 (lap 7)
Source:[4]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Davide Valsecchi 129 2 Luiz Razia 104 3 3 James Calado 69 3 4 Giedo van der Garde 60 2 5 Esteban Gutiérrez 59

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 DAMS 157 2 Lotus GP 128 3 Arden International 105 4 Carlin 73 5 Racing Engineering 64

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

See also

• 2012 Spanish Grand Prix
• 2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round

References

1. Collantine, Keith (16 December 2011). "GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia". F1 Fanatic. Keith Collantine. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
2. Bradley, Charles (11 May 2012). "James Calado takes pole position for Lotus GP in GP2 qualifying at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
3. "van der Garde takes Barcelona GP2 victory". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
4. Bradley, Charles (13 May 2012). "Luiz Razia wins for Arden in GP2 sprint race at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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