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2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = Germany

| Grand Prix = Hockenheim

| GP3_Round_No = 5

| GP3_Season_No = 8

| Image = Hockenheim2012.svg

| Caption = The Hockenheimring since 2002

| Year = 2012

| Location = Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 2.842

| Course_km = 4.574

| GP3Date_r1 = 21 July

| GP3Laps_r1 = 14

| GP3Pole_driver_country = Germany

| GP3Pole_driver = Daniel Abt

| GP3Pole_team = Lotus GP

| GP3Pole_time = 1:31.961

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = Switzerland

| GP3First_driver_r1 = Patric Niederhauser

| GP3First_team_r1 = Jenzer Motorsport

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = USA

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Conor Daly

| GP3Second_team_r1 = Lotus GP

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = Italy

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Giovanni Venturini

| GP3Third_team_r1 = Trident Racing

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = Cyprus

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = Tio Ellinas

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = Marussia Manor Racing

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:51.511

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 14

| GP3Date_r2 = 22 July

| GP3Laps_r2 = 15

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = New Zealand

| GP3First_driver_r2 = Mitch Evans

| GP3First_team_r2 = MW Arden

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = Germany

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Daniel Abt

| GP3Second_team_r2 = Lotus GP

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = USA

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Conor Daly

| GP3Third_team_r2 = Lotus GP

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = New Zealand

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Mitch Evans

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = MW Arden

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:33.088

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 10

}}

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.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamTime{{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}
1

| 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 1:31.961

| 1

2

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 1:32.191

| 2

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 1:32.267

| 3

4

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 1:32.551

| 4

5

| 27

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa

| Carlin

| 1:32.564

| 5

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 1:32.658

| 6

7

| 21

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 1:32.689

| 7

8

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:32.773

| 8

9

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:33.010

| 9

10

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 1:33.079

| 10

11

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 1:33.079

| 11

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 1:33.089

| 12

13

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 1:33.115

| 13

14

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 133.133

| 14

15

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:33.263

| 15

16

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 1:33.347

| 16

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:33.583

| 17

18

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 1:34.035

| 18

19

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRE}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:34.258

| 19

20

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:34.270

| 20

21

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 1:34.756

| 21

22

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:36.073

| 22

23

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:32.381

| 23

24

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:33.861

| 24

colspan="6" align="center"|Source:{{cite news|title=2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 9|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2012-hockenheim-gp3-2/|publisher=MotorSport Magazine|access-date=6 December 2021|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206181043/https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2012-hockenheim-gp3-2/|url-status=live}}

=Race 1=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 21

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| 45:51.078

| 7

| 25

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +0.693

| 3

| 18

3

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +8.841

| 10

| 15

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 14

| +11.353

| 11

| 12

5

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +11.983

| 4

| 10

6

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +12.555

| 16

| 8

7

| 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +13.415

| 1

| 10 {{tooltip|(6+4)|6 points for seventh place, 4 points for pole position}}

8

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 14

| +13.983

| 2

| 4

9

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 14

| +14.205

| 13

| 2

10

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +18.564

| 23

| 3 {{tooltip|(1+2)|1 point for tenth place, 2 points for fastest lap (inside top 10)}}

11

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRE}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +22.297

| 19

|

12

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 14

| +22.889

| 6

|

13

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +24.264

| 15

|

14

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +29.081

| 21

|

15

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +29.696

| 24

|

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +31.067

| 8

|

17

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +1:05.361

| 9

|

18

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:38.233

| 18

|

19

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:42.018

| 17

|

20

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +1:56.621

| 22

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa

| Carlin

| 9

| Retired

| 5

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 8

| Retired

| 20

|

DSQ

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| (+42.621)

| 14

|

DSQ

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 14

| (+1:29.303)

| 12

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:51.511 (on lap 14)}}
colspan=8| Source:

=Race 2=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}{{Tooltip|No.|Car number}}DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 15

| 30:14.349

| 1

| 17 {{tooltip|(15+2)|15 points for first place, 2 points for fastest lap (inside top 10)}}

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 15

| +0.428

| 2

| 12

3

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 15

| +0.987

| 7

| 10

4

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 15

| +1.342

| 3

| 8

5

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 15

| +2.737

| 5

| 6

6

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 15

| +2.917

| 4

| 4

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 15

| +3.086

| 10

| 2

8

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 15

| +4.020

| 6

| 1

9

| 21

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 15

| +5.553

| 8

|

10

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 15

| +6.602

| 12

|

11

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 15

| +6.784

| 16

|

12

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 15

| +8.972

| 24

|

13

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 15

| +9.201

| 23

|

14

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 15

| +9.306

| 15

|

15

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 15

| +11.715

| 17

|

16

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| Atech CRS Grand Prix

| 15

| +12.218

| 18

|

NC

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRE}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 10

| Not classified

| 11

|

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 10

| Retired

| 20

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 9

| Retired

| 22

|

Ret

| 15

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Lewis Williamson

| Status Grand Prix

| 0

| Retired

| 13

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 0

| Retired

| 19

|

Ret

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 0

| Retired

| 14

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|POR}} António Félix da Costa

| Carlin

| 0

| Retired

| 21

|

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 0

| Retired

| 9

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:33.088 (on lap 10)}}
colspan=8| Source:{{cite news|title=2012 Hockenheimring GP3 - Round 10|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2012-hockenheim-gp3/|publisher=MotorSport Magazine|access-date=6 December 2021}}

Standings after the round

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

; Drivers' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Pos

! Driver

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

|align="right"| 121

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

|align="right"| 103

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|GER}} Daniel Abt

|align="right"| 76

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Patric Niederhauser

|align="right"| 75

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

|align="right"| 75

{{col-2}}

; Teams' Championship standings

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
! Pos

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Lotus GP

|align="right"| 254

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} MW Arden

|align="right"| 216

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Jenzer Motorsport

|align="right"| 97

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Carlin

|align="right"| 85

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Marussia Manor Racing

|align="right"| 50

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist}}

{{GP3 round report

| Name_of_round = Hockenheimring GP3 round

| Year_of_round = 2012

| Previous_round_in_season = 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

| Next_round_in_season = 2012 Hungaroring GP3 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = 2011 Nürburgring GP2 Series round

| Next_year's_round = 2013 Nürburgring GP3 Series round

}}

{{GP3Round}}

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