2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round
Round details | |||
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Round 3 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series | |||
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Location | Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility 5.412 km (3.359 mi) | ||
GP2 Series | |||
Feature race | |||
Date | 27 April 2012 | ||
Laps | 32 | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | ![]() | Caterham Racing | |
Time | 1:42.451 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | DAMS | |
Second | ![]() | Racing Engineering | |
Third | ![]() | Caterham Racing | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Lotus GP | |
Time | 1:43.964 (on lap 28) | ||
Sprint race | |||
Date | 28 April 2012 | ||
Laps | 23 | ||
Podium | |||
First | ![]() | Rapax | |
Second | ![]() | Arden International | |
Third | ![]() | DAMS | |
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | iSport International | |
Time | 1:46.064 (on lap 2) |
The 2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 27 and 28 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The first Bahrain round was held a week earlier.
Davide Valsecchi won the feature race, with Rapax driver Tom Dillmann taking his first GP2 Series win in the second sprint.
Classification
Qualifying
Feature race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 3 | ![]() | DAMS | 32 | 57:35.088 | 2 | 27 (25+2) |
2 | 5 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 32 | +7.711 | 3 | 18 |
3 | 12 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 32 | +14.824 | 1 | 19 (15+4) |
4 | 23 | ![]() | Arden International | 32 | +24.142 | 6 | 12 |
5 | 26 | ![]() | Carlin | 32 | +24.705 | 4 | 10 |
6 | 27 | ![]() | Carlin | 32 | +40.965 | 5 | 8 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | iSport International | 32 | +50.645 | 9 | 6 |
8 | 21 | ![]() | Rapax | 32 | +52.522 | 10 | 4 |
9 | 1 | ![]() | Barwa Addax | 32 | +55.578 | 20 | 2 |
10 | 10 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 32 | +56.211 | 13 | 1 |
11 | 4 | ![]() | DAMS | 32 | +1:05.7727 | 11 | |
12 | 6 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 32 | +1:06.906 | 16 | |
13 | 24 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1:07.254 | 14 | |
14 | 22 | ![]() | Arden International | 32 | +1:15.486 | 23 | |
15 | 17 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 32 | +1:16.363 | 21 | |
16 | 9 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 32 | +1:20.506 | 22 | |
17 | 16 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 32 | +1:21.441 | 24 | |
18 | 11 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 32 | +1:29.2067 | 7 | |
19 | 25 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | +1:29.955 | 19 | |
20 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 32 | +1:47.146 | 18 | |
21 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 31 | +1 lap | 12 | |
22 | 19 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 31 | +1 lap | 26 | |
23 | 20 | ![]() | Rapax | 31 | +1 lap | 25 | |
24 | 8 | ![]() | iSport International | 30 | Retired8 | 17 | |
Ret | 18 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 24 | Retired | 15 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Barwa Addax | 8 | Retired | 8 | |
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28) | |||||||
Source:[2] |
Notes:
- ^7 — Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[3]
- ^8 — Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.
Sprint race
Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 21 | ![]() | Rapax | 23 | 41:16.276 | 1 | 15 |
2 | 23 | ![]() | Arden International | 23 | +0.198 | 5 | 14 (12+2) |
3 | 3 | ![]() | DAMS | 23 | +3.958 | 8 | 10 |
4 | 10 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 23 | +16.488 | 10 | 8 |
5 | 4 | ![]() | DAMS | 23 | +18.602 | 11 | 6 |
6 | 27 | ![]() | Carlin | 23 | +20.425 | 3 | 4 |
7 | 7 | ![]() | iSport International | 23 | +26.294 | 2 | 2 |
8 | 5 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 23 | +29.605 | 7 | 1 |
9 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +33.490 | 20 | |
10 | 6 | ![]() | Racing Engineering | 23 | +34.078 | 12 | |
11 | 25 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +43.463 | 19 | |
12 | 9 | ![]() | Lotus GP | 23 | +44.371 | 16 | |
13 | 26 | ![]() | Carlin | 23 | +46.743 | 4 | |
14 | 17 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 23 | +47.439 | 15 | |
15 | 11 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 23 | +54.991 | 18 | |
16 | 24 | ![]() | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +59.764 | 13 | |
17 | 16 | ![]() | Trident Racing | 23 | +1:00.655 | 17 | |
18 | 14 | ![]() | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +1:02.090 | 21 | |
19 | 12 | ![]() | Caterham Racing | 23 | +1:02.632 | 6 | |
20 | 20 | ![]() | Rapax | 23 | +1:07.468 | 23 | |
21 | 19 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 23 | +1:08.293 | 22 | |
22 | 8 | ![]() | iSport International | 23 | +1:18.688 | 24 | |
23 | 18 | ![]() | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 23 | +1:26.049 | 269 | |
24 | 22 | ![]() | Arden International | 21 | Retired10 | 14 | |
Ret | 2 | ![]() | Barwa Addax | 19 | Retired | 25 | |
Ret | 1 | ![]() | Barwa Addax | 0 | Retired | 9 | |
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2) | |||||||
Source:[4] |
Notes:
- ^9 — Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.[3]
- ^10 — Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- ^ 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.
References
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Qualifying Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Feature race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Sakhir post Feature Race penalties". GP2 Series. GP2 Series Limited. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
- ^ "2012 GP2 Bahrain Sprint race Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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