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2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round

{{Infobox GP2 round report

| Country = Bahrain

| Grand Prix = 2nd Bahrain

| Round_No = 3

| Season_No = 12

| Image = Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg

| Caption =

| Year = 2012

| Location = Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.359

| Course_km = 5.412

| Date_r1 = 27 April

| Laps_r1 = 32

| Pole_driver_country = NED

| Pole_driver = Giedo van der Garde

| Pole_team = Caterham Racing

| Pole_time = 1:42.451

| First_driver_country_r1 = ITA

| First_driver_r1 = Davide Valsecchi

| First_team_r1 = DAMS

| Second_driver_country_r1 = SUI

| Second_driver_r1 = Fabio Leimer

| Second_team_r1 = Racing Engineering

| Third_driver_country_r1 = NED

| Third_driver_r1 = Giedo van der Garde

| Third_team_r1 = Caterham Racing

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = UK

| Fast_driver_r1 = {{FLnote|James Calado|Davide Valsecchi}}

| Fast_team_r1 = Lotus GP

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:43.964

| Fast_lap_r1 = 28

| Date_r2 = 28 April

| Laps_r2 = 23

| First_driver_country_r2 = FRA

| First_driver_r2 = Tom Dillmann

| First_team_r2 = Rapax

| Second_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| Second_driver_r2 = Luiz Razia

| Second_team_r2 = Arden International

| Third_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Third_driver_r2 = Davide Valsecchi

| Third_team_r2 = DAMS

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = UK

| Fast_driver_r2 = {{FLnote|Jolyon Palmer|Luiz Razia}}

| Fast_team_r2 = iSport International

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:46.064

| Fast_lap_r2 = 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=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamTimeGrid
1

| 12

| {{flagicon|NED}} Giedo van der Garde

| Caterham Racing

| 1:42.451

| 1

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 1:42.596

| 2

3

| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 1:42.619

| 3

4

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 1:42.628

| 4

5

| 27

| {{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 1:42.691

| 5

6

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 1:42.839

| 6

7

| 11

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 1:42.951

| 7

8

| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Clos

| Barwa Addax

| 1:43.080

| 8

9

| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 1:43.124

| 9

10

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 1:43.163

| 10

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 1:43.172

| 11

12

| 14

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 1:43.206

| 12

13

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 1:43.213

| 13

14

| 24

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:43.219

| 14

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 1:43.311

| 15

16

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 1:43.328

| 16

17

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 1:43.391

| 17

18

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 1:43.447

| 18

19

| 25

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:43.453

| 19

20

| 1

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Johnny Cecotto Jr.

| Barwa Addax

| 1:43.599

| 20

21

| 17

| {{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 1:43.659

| 21

22

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 1:43.757

| 22

23

| 22

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 1:43.929

| 23

24

| 16

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 1:44.100

| 24

25

| 20

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 1:44.850

| 25

26

| 19

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 1:45.036

| 26

colspan=6|Source:{{Cite web|title=2012 GP2 Bahrain Qualifying Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp2-series/2012/bahrain-2/classification/qualifying|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

=Feature race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 32

| 57:35.088

| 2

| 27 ({{Tooltip|25+2|25 points for first place, 2 points for fastest lap}})

2

| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 32

| +7.711

| 3

| 18

3

| 12

| {{flagicon|NED}} Giedo van der Garde

| Caterham Racing

| 32

| +14.824

| 1

| 19 ({{Tooltip|15+4|15 points for third place, 4 points for pole position}})

4

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 32

| +24.142

| 6

| 12

5

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 32

| +24.705

| 4

| 10

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 32

| +40.965

| 5

| 8

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 32

| +50.645

| 9

| 6

8

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 32

| +52.522

| 10

| 4

9

| 1

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Johnny Cecotto Jr.

| Barwa Addax

| 32

| +55.578

| 20

| 2

10

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 32

| +56.211

| 13

| 1

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 32

| +1:05.772{{ref|7|7}}

| 11

|

12

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 32

| +1:06.906

| 16

|

13

| 24

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 32

| +1:07.254

| 14

|

14

| 22

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 32

| +1:15.486

| 23

|

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 32

| +1:16.363

| 21

|

16

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 32

| +1:20.506

| 22

|

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 32

| +1:21.441

| 24

|

18

| 11

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 32

| +1:29.206{{ref|7|7}}

| 7

|

19

| 25

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 32

| +1:29.955

| 19

|

20

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 32

| +1:47.146

| 18

|

21

| 14

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 31

| +1 lap

| 12

|

22

| 19

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 31

| +1 lap

| 26

|

23

| 20

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 31

| +1 lap

| 25

|

24

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 30

| Retired{{ref|8|8}}

| 17

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 24

| Retired

| 15

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Clos

| Barwa Addax

| 8

| Retired

| 8

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28)}}
colspan=8|Source:{{Cite web|title=2012 GP2 Bahrain Feature race Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp2-series/2012/bahrain-2/classification/feature-race|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

Notes:

  • {{note|7|7}} — Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/April/Sakhir-Post-Feature-Race-Penalties/|title=Sakhir post Feature Race penalties|work=GP2 Series|publisher=GP2 Series Limited|date=27 April 2012|accessdate=27 April 2012}}
  • {{note|8|8}} — Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

=Sprint race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 23

| 41:16.276

| 1

| 15

2

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 23

| +0.198

| 5

| 14 ({{Tooltip|12+2|12 points for second place, 2 points for fastest lap}})

3

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 23

| +3.958

| 8

| 10

4

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 23

| +16.488

| 10

| 8

5

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 23

| +18.602

| 11

| 6

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 23

| +20.425

| 3

| 4

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 23

| +26.294

| 2

| 2

8

| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 23

| +29.605

| 7

| 1

9

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 23

| +33.490

| 20

|

10

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 23

| +34.078

| 12

|

11

| 25

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 23

| +43.463

| 19

|

12

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 23

| +44.371

| 16

|

13

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 23

| +46.743

| 4

|

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 23

| +47.439

| 15

|

15

| 11

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 23

| +54.991

| 18

|

16

| 24

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brendon Hartley

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 23

| +59.764

| 13

|

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 23

| +1:00.655

| 17

|

18

| 14

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 23

| +1:02.090

| 21

|

19

| 12

| {{flagicon|NED}} Giedo van der Garde

| Caterham Racing

| 23

| +1:02.632

| 6

|

20

| 20

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 23

| +1:07.468

| 23

|

21

| 19

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 23

| +1:08.293

| 22

|

22

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 23

| +1:18.688

| 24

|

23

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 23

| +1:26.049

| 26{{ref|9|9}}

|

24

| 22

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 21

| Retired{{ref|10|10}}

| 14

|

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Clos

| Barwa Addax

| 19

| Retired

| 25

|

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Johnny Cecotto Jr.

| Barwa Addax

| 0

| Retired

| 9

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2)}}
colspan=8|Source:{{Cite web|title=2012 GP2 Bahrain Sprint race Results|url=https://motorsportstats.com/results/gp2-series/2012/bahrain-2/classification|access-date=7 January 2022|website=Motorsportstats.com}}

Notes:

  • {{note|9|9}} — Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.
  • {{note|10|10}} — Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

{{clear}}

Standings after the round

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Davide Valsecchi

| align="right"| 107

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luiz Razia

| align="right"| 83

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| align="right"| 54

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Max Chilton

| align="right"| 45

align="left"| 10px 2

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Fabio Leimer

| align="right"| 41

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Pos

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} DAMS

|align="right"| 135

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Lotus GP

|align="right"| 93

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Arden International

|align="right"| 84

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Carlin

|align="right"| 61

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Racing Engineering

|align="right"| 42

{{col-end}}

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

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{reflist}}

{{GP2 round report

| Name_of_round = Bahrain GP2 round

| Year_of_round = 2012

| Previous_round_in_season = 2012 Bahrain 1st GP2 round

| Next_round_in_season = 2012 Catalunya GP2 round

| Previous_year's_round = 2007 Bahrain GP2 round

| Next_year's_round = 2013 Bahrain GP2 round

}}

{{GP2Round}}

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