2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round

The 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on July 21 and 22, 2012 at Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. It was the fifth round of the 2012 GP3 Season. The race supported the 2012 German Grand Prix.

   2012 Hockenheim GP3 round

Round details
Round 5 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series
The Hockenheimring since 2002
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.574 km (2.842 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	21 July 2012
Laps	14
Pole position
Driver	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP
Time	1:31.961
Podium
First	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport
Second	Conor Daly	Lotus GP
Third	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing
Fastest lap
Driver	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing
Time	1:51.511 (on lap 14)
Race 2
Date	22 July 2012
Laps	15
Podium
First	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
Second	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP
Third	Conor Daly	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	Mitch Evans	MW Arden
Time	1:33.088 (on lap 10)

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:31.961	1
2	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:32.191	2
3	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:32.267	3
4	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:32.551	4
5	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	1:32.564	5
6	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:32.658	6
7	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:32.689	7
8	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:32.773	8
9	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1:33.010	9
10	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	1:33.079	10
11	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:33.079	11
12	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	1:33.089	12
13	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:33.115	13
14	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	133.133	14
15	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	1:33.263	15
16	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:33.347	16
17	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:33.583	17
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:34.035	18
19	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:34.258	19
20	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1:34.270	20
21	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:34.756	21
22	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:36.073	22
23	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:32.381	23
24	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:33.861	24
Source:[1]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	14	45:51.078	7	25
2	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	14	+0.693	3	18
3	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	14	+8.841	10	15
4	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	14	+11.353	11	12
5	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	14	+11.983	4	10
6	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	14	+12.555	16	8
7	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	14	+13.415	1	10 (6+4)
8	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	14	+13.983	2	4
9	28	William Buller	Carlin	14	+14.205	13	2
10	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+18.564	23	3 (1+2)
11	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+22.297	19
12	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	14	+22.889	6
13	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	14	+24.264	15
14	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	14	+29.081	21
15	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	14	+29.696	24
16	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	14	+31.067	8
17	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+1:05.361	9
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	14	+1:38.233	18
19	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	14	+1:42.018	17
20	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	14	+1:56.621	22
Ret	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	9	Retired	5
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	8	Retired	20
DSQ	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	14	(+42.621)	14
DSQ	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	14	(+1:29.303)	12
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:51.511 (on lap 14)
Source:[1]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	15	30:14.349	1	17 (15+2)
2	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	15	+0.428	2	12
3	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	15	+0.987	7	10
4	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	15	+1.342	3	8
5	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	15	+2.737	5	6
6	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	15	+2.917	4	4
7	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+3.086	10	2
8	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	15	+4.020	6	1
9	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+5.553	8
10	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	15	+6.602	12
11	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	15	+6.784	16
12	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	15	+8.972	24
13	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	15	+9.201	23
14	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	15	+9.306	15
15	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	15	+11.715	17
16	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	15	+12.218	18
NC	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	10	Not classified	11
Ret	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	10	Retired	20
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	9	Retired	22
Ret	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	13
Ret	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	19
Ret	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	0	Retired	14
Ret	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	0	Retired	21
Ret	28	William Buller	Carlin	0	Retired	9
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:33.088 (on lap 10)
Source:[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Mitch Evans 121 2 Aaro Vainio 103 1 3 Daniel Abt 76 1 4 Patric Niederhauser 75 1 5 Conor Daly 75

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 254 2 MW Arden 216 1 3 Jenzer Motorsport 97 1 4 Carlin 85 5 Marussia Manor Racing 50

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

See also

• 2012 German Grand Prix
• 2012 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round

References

1. "2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 9". MotorSport Magazine. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
2. "2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 10". MotorSport Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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