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2012 Sepang GP2 Series round

{{Infobox GP2 round report

| Country = Malaysia

| Grand Prix = Sepang

| Round_No = 1

| Season_No = 12

| Image = Sepang.svg

| Caption =

| Year = 2012

| Location = Sepang International Circuit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

| Course = Permanent racing facility

| Course_mi = 3.444

| Course_km = 5.543

| Date_r1 = 24 March

| Laps_r1 = 30

| Pole_driver_country = Italy

| Pole_driver = Davide Valsecchi

| Pole_team = DAMS

| Pole_time = 1:45.494

| First_driver_country_r1 = Brazil

| First_driver_r1 = Luiz Razia

| First_team_r1 = Arden International

| Second_driver_country_r1 = Italy

| Second_driver_r1 = Davide Valsecchi

| Second_team_r1 = DAMS

| Third_driver_country_r1 = GBR

| Third_driver_r1 = Max Chilton

| Third_team_r1 = Carlin

| Fast_driver_country_r1 = Italy

| Fast_driver_r1 = Davide Valsecchi

| Fast_team_r1 = DAMS

| Fast_time_r1 = 1:49.246

| Fast_lap_r1 = 24

| Date_r2 = 25 March

| Laps_r2 = 22

| First_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| First_driver_r2 = James Calado

| First_team_r2 = Lotus GP

| Second_driver_country_r2 = MEX

| Second_driver_r2 = Esteban Gutiérrez

| Second_team_r2 = Lotus GP

| Third_driver_country_r2 = BRA

| Third_driver_r2 = Felipe Nasr

| Third_team_r2 = DAMS

| Fast_driver_country_r2 = ITA

| Fast_driver_r2 = {{FLnote|Fabrizio Crestani|Rio Haryanto}}

| Fast_team_r2 = Venezuela GP Lazarus

| Fast_time_r2 = 1:50.690

| Fast_lap_r2 = 8

}}

File:2012 GP2 Malaysian round Feature race opening lap 1.jpg

File:2012 GP2 Malaysian round Sprint race opening lap.jpg

The 2012 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on March 24 and 25, 2012 at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. It was the first round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.

Davide Valsecchi was on pole for the feature race, which was won by Luiz Razia. James Calado won the sprint race.

Classification

=Qualifying=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
PosNo.DriverTeamTimeGrid
1

| 3

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 1:45.494

| 1

2

| 23

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 1:45.554

| 2

3

| 26

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 1:45.558

| 3

4

| 14

| {{flagicon|Monaco}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 1:45.577

| 4

5

| 5

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 1:45.588

| 5

6

| 9

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 1:45.638

| 6

7

| 8

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 1:45.758

| 7

8

| 12

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

| Caterham Racing

| 1:45.773

| 8

9

| 15

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 1:45.810

| 12{{ref|1|1}}

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 1:45.942

| 9

11

| 1

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

| Barwa Addax Team

| 1:46.012

| 10

12

| 18

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 1:46.138

| 11

13

| 16

| {{flagicon|Monaco}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 1:46.150

| 13

14

| 2

| {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Josef Král

| Barwa Addax Team

| 1:46.160

| 14

15

| 10

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 1:46.186

| 15

16

| 21

| {{flagicon|France}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 1:46.264

| 16

17

| 27

| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 1:46.392

| 17

18

| 6

| {{flagicon|France}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 1:46.428

| 18

19

| 25

| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:46.489

| 19

20

| 7

| {{flagicon|Sweden}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 1:46.557

| 20

21

| 24

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Jon Lancaster

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:46.662

| 21

22

| 17

| {{flagicon|Colombia}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 1:46.868

| 22

23

| 11

| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 1:46.962

| 23

24

| 22

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 1:47.004

| 24

25

| 20

| {{flagicon|Portugal}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 1:48.113

| 25

26

| 19

| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 1:49.620

| 26

Notes

  • {{Note|1|1}} – Onidi received a three grid place penalty for impeding González during the qualifying session.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/03_March/Fabio-Onidi-penalised/|title=Fabio Onidi penalised|work=GP2 Series|publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=23 March 2012}}

=Feature Race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 30

| 56:00.250

| 2

| 25

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 30

| +7.817

| 1

| 24 ({{Tooltip|18+4+2|18 points for second place, 4 points for pole position, 2 points for fastest lap}})

3

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 30

| +27.366

| 3

| 15

4

| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 30

| +28.291

| 5

| 12

5

| 14

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 30

| +32.217

| 4

| 10

6

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 30

| +33.378

| 10

| 8

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 30

| +33.679

| 15

| 6

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 30

| +36.449

| 6

| 4

9

| 12

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

| Caterham Racing

| 30

| +41.519

| 8

| 2

10

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 30

| +43.240

| 12

| 1

11

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 30

| +43.720

| 18

|

12

| 11

| {{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 30

| +53.383

| 17

|

13

| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 30

| +1:01.683

| 20

|

14

| 2

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Král

| Barwa Addax Team

| 30

| +1:02.683

| 14

|

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 30

| +1:09.180

| 22

|

16

| 25

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 30

| +1:10.399

| 19

|

17

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 30

| +1:12.861

| 7{{ref|3|3}}

|

18

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 30

| +1:27.810

| 16{{ref|3|3}}

|

19

| 16

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 30

| +1:35.206{{ref|2|2}}

| 13

|

20

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 30

| +1:39.125

| 12

|

21

| 20

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 30

| +1:48.025

| 25

|

22

| 22

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 30

| +1:59.672{{ref|2|2}}

| 24

|

23

| 19

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 29

| +1 lap

| 26

|

Ret

| 11

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 13

| Accident

| 23

|

Ret

| 1

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

| Barwa Addax Team

| 7

| Wheel nut

| 11

|

Ret

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jon Lancaster

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1

| Accident damage

| 21

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:49.246 (lap 24)}}

Notes:

  • {{note|2|2}} — Stéphane Richelmi and Simon Trummer were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race when they were judged to have caused an avoidable collision.{{cite news|title=Trummer and Richelmi issued with 20 second time penalties|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/03_March/Trummer-and-Richelmi-issued-with-20-second-time-penalties1/|work=GP2 Series|publisher=GP2 Series Limited|date=24 March 2012|accessdate=24 March 2012}}
  • {{note|3|3}} — Jolyon Palmer and Tom Dillmann started from the pit lane.

=Sprint race=

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
PosNo.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1

| 9

| {{flagicon|GBR}} James Calado

| Lotus GP

| 22

| 41:08.048

| 1

| 15

2

| 10

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| Lotus GP

| 22

| +2.004

| 2

| 12

3

| 4

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Felipe Nasr

| DAMS

| 22

| +3.440

| 3

| 10

4

| 12

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

| Caterham Racing

| 22

| +10.760

| 9

| 8

5

| 23

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Luiz Razia

| Arden International

| 22

| +11.430

| 8

| 6

6

| 5

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Fabio Leimer

| Racing Engineering

| 22

| +14.689

| 5

| 4

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Max Chilton

| Carlin

| 22

| +15.685

| 6

| 2

8

| 6

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Nathanaël Berthon

| Racing Engineering

| 22

| +16.578

| 11

| 1

9

| 2

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Josef Král

| Barwa Addax Team

| 22

| +18.175

| 14

|

10

| 27

| {{flagicon|INA}} Rio Haryanto

| Carlin

| 22

| +24.033

| 12

| {{tooltip|2|2 points for fastest lap}}

11

| 21

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Tom Dillmann

| Rapax

| 22

| +24.086

| 18

|

12

| 8

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jolyon Palmer

| iSport International

| 22

| +25.547

| 17

|

13

| 15

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Onidi

| Scuderia Coloni

| 22

| +32.206

| 20

|

14

| 25

| {{flagicon|NED}} Nigel Melker

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 22

| +34.500

| 16

|

15

| 17

| {{flagicon|COL}} Julián Leal

| Trident Racing

| 22

| +34.629

| 15

|

16

| 22

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Simon Trummer

| Arden International

| 22

| +35.226

| 23

|

17

| 24

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Jon Lancaster

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 22

| +40.340

| 26

|

18

| 11

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Rodolfo González

| Caterham Racing

| 22

| +44.700

| 24

|

19

| 16

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stéphane Richelmi

| Trident Racing

| 22

| +47.133

| 19

|

20

| 19

| {{flagicon|VEN}} Giancarlo Serenelli

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 22

| +1:10.466

| 22

|

21

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Crestani

| Venezuela GP Lazarus

| 22

| +1:21.035

| 10

|

22

| 1

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

| Barwa Addax Team

| 21

| +1 lap

| 25

|

23

| 14

| {{flagicon|MON}} Stefano Coletti

| Scuderia Coloni

| 20

| Damage{{ref|4|4

}

| 4

|

|-

! 24

| 20

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Ricardo Teixeira

| Rapax

| 19

| Accident{{ref|4|4}}

| 21

|

|-

! Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Davide Valsecchi

| DAMS

| 13

| Collision

| 7

|

|-

! Ret

| 7

| {{flagicon|SWE}} Marcus Ericsson

| iSport International

| 13

| Collision

| 13

|

|-

|colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Fabrizio Crestani (Venezuela GP Lazarus) — 1:50.690 (lap 8)}}

|-

|}

Notes:

  • {{note|4|4}} — Stefano Coletti and Ricardo Teixeira were both classified as having finished the race, as they had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

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|Brazil}} Luiz Razia

| align="right"| 31

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Italy}} Davide Valsecchi

| align="right"| 24

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} James Calado

| align="right"| 19

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Esteban Gutiérrez

| align="right"| 18

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Brazil}} Felipe Nasr

| align="right"| 18

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

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

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} DAMS

|align="right"| 42

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|France}} Lotus GP

|align="right"| 37

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Arden International

|align="right"| 31

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Carlin

|align="right"| 19

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Spain}} Racing Engineering

|align="right"| 17

{{col-end}}

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

Notes

{{notelist}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{commons category}}

  • [http://www.gp2series.com/Results/?raceid=919&seasonid=168 GP2 Series official website – Results]

{{GP2 round report

| Name_of_round = Sepang GP2 round

| Year_of_round = 2012

| Previous_round_in_season = 2011 GP2 Final ({{tooltip|NC|Non-championship round}})

| Next_round_in_season = 2012 Bahrain 1st GP2 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = none

| Next_year's_round = 2013 Sepang GP2 Series round

}}

{{GP2Round}}

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