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2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

{{Infobox GP3 round report

| Country = Great Britain

| Grand Prix = Silverstone

| GP3_Round_No = 4

| GP3_Season_No = 8

| Image = Silverstone Circuit vector map.png

| Caption = Silverstone Circuit

| Year = 2012

| Location = Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England

| Course = Permanent racing circuit

| Course_mi = 3.667

| Course_km = 5.901

| GP3Date_r1 = 7 July

| GP3Laps_r1 = 14

| GP3Pole_driver_country = New Zealand

| GP3Pole_driver = Mitch Evans

| GP3Pole_team = MW Arden

| GP3Pole_time = 1:51.892

| GP3First_driver_country_r1 = Portugal

| GP3First_driver_r1 = António Félix da Costa

| GP3First_team_r1 = Carlin

| GP3Second_driver_country_r1 = New Zealand

| GP3Second_driver_r1 = Mitch Evans

| GP3Second_team_r1 = MW Arden

| GP3Third_driver_country_r1 = Finland

| GP3Third_driver_r1 = Aaro Vainio

| GP3Third_team_r1 = Lotus GP

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r1 = Portugal

| GP3Fast_driver_r1 = António Félix da Costa

| GP3Fast_team_r1 = Carlin

| GP3Fast_time_r1 = 1:53.951

| GP3Fast_lap_r1 = 13

| GP3Date_r2 = 8 July

| GP3Laps_r2 = 14

| GP3First_driver_country_r2 = GBR

| GP3First_driver_r2 = William Buller

| GP3First_team_r2 = Carlin

| GP3Second_driver_country_r2 = USA

| GP3Second_driver_r2 = Conor Daly

| GP3Second_team_r2 = Lotus GP

| GP3Third_driver_country_r2 = SUI

| GP3Third_driver_r2 = Patric Niederhauser

| GP3Third_team_r2 = Jenzer Motorsport

| GP3Fast_driver_country_r2 = CYP

| GP3Fast_driver_r2 = Tio Ellinas

| GP3Fast_team_r2 = Marussia Manor Racing

| GP3Fast_time_r2 = 1:59.829

| GP3Fast_lap_r2 = 14

}}

The 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fourth round of the 2012 GP3 Season.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/news/2011/2012-GP3-Series-Calendar/ |title=2012 GP3 Series Calendar |date=16 December 2011 |work=GP3 Series |publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited |accessdate=16 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205025430/http://www.gp3series.com/news/2011/2012-GP3-Series-Calendar/ |archivedate=5 February 2012 }} The race supported the 2012 British Grand Prix.

Trident Racing entered a third car for Giovanni Venturini in the GP3 category, making the Silverstone rounds the first time the GP3 Series had been run with a full twenty-seven car grid in 2012.{{cite news|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/07_July/Trident-sign-Venturini/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208190827/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/07_July/Trident-sign-Venturini/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2012 |title=Trident Racing join forces with Venturini |date=3 July 2012 |work=GP3 Series |publisher=GP2 Motorsport Limited |accessdate=3 July 2012 }}

Classification

=Qualifying=

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

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 1:51.892

| 1

2

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 1:52.216

| 2

3

| 27

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

| Carlin

| 1:52.233

| 3

4

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 1:52.332

| 4

5

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 1:52.519

| 5

6

| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 1:52.543

| 6

7

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:52.572

| 7

8

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 1:52.648

| 8

9

| 15

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Kotaro Sakurai

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:52.807

| 9

10

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 1:52.921

| 12{{ref|4|1}}

11

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 1:52.930

| 21{{ref|5|2}}

12

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 1:53.133

| 10

13

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:53.536

| 11

14

| 22

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Facu Regalia

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 1:53.549

| 13

15

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 1:53.624

| 14

16

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 1:53.769

| 15

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:53.852

| 18{{ref|4|1}}

18

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 1:53.861

| 16

19

| 21

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 1:53.893

| 17

20

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:54.324

| 19

21

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Spavone

| Trident Racing

| 1:54.339

| 20

22

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 1:54.427

| 22

23

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabio Gamberini

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 1:55.175

| 23

24

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:55.363

| 24

25

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 1:55.711

| 25

26

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 1:59.371

| 26{{ref|6|3}}

—

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 1:59.989

| —{{ref|7|4}}

colspan=8| Source:{{cite news|title=Evans beats title rival Vainio to pole in dry qualifying session at Silverstone|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100984|first=Charles|last=Bradley|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2012}}

Notes:

  • {{note|4|1}} — David Fumanelli and Alice Powell were both given two place grid penalties for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of the Qualifying session.{{cite web|title=Post Qualifying Grid Penalties|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/07_July/Post-Qualifying-Grid-Penalties/|work=Gp3series.com|publisher=GP3 Series|accessdate=7 July 2012}}
  • {{note|5|2}} — Tamás Pál Kiss wash given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the first practice session.{{cite news|title=Grid penalties for Pal Kiss and Ringel|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/07_July/Grid-penalties-for-Pal-Kiss-and-Ringel/|work=GP3series.com|publisher=GP3 Series|date=6 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2012}}
  • {{note|6|3}} — Ethan Ringel was given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the first practice session. He later received a two-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of qualifying. As Ringel qualified twenty-sixth of the twenty-six drivers to set a lap time, and so started the feature race from the back of the grid.
  • {{note|7|4}} — Carmen Jordá was given a two-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of qualifying. However, as she did not set a lap time within 107% of Mitch Evans' pole position time, she was not given permission to start the race.

=Race 1=

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

| 27

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

| Carlin

| 14

| 27:14.410

| 3

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

2

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 14

| +7.062

| 1

| 22 ({{Tooltip|18+4|18 points for second place, 4 points for pole position}})

3

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +8.783

| 2

| 15

4

| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +16.136

| 6

| 12

5

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +22.156

| 5

| 10

6

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +22.325

| 11

| 8

7

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 14

| +38.448

| 10

| 6

8

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +41.719

| 7

| 4

9

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 14

| +42.314

| 4

| 2

10

| 21

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +44.489

| 17

| 1

11

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +53.795

| 21

|

12

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +60.061

| 16

|

13

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +62.451

| 14

|

14

| 22

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Facu Regalia

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +63.081

| 13

|

15

| 15

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Kotaro Sakurai

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +65.140

| 9

|

16

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +72.707

| 25

|

17

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +86.048

| 18

|

18

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +1:34.318

| 15

|

19

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +1:38.754

| 22

|

20

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +1:39.170

| 24

|

21

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Spavone

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +1:39.960

| 20

|

22

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +1:40.812

| 19

|

23

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabio Gamberini

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 13

| +1 lap

| 23

|

Ret

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 2

| Retired

| 26

|

Ret

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 0

| Retired

| 8

|

DNS

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 0

| Did not start

| 12

|

DNQ

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 0

| Did not qualify

| —

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:53.951 (on lap 13)}}
colspan=8| Source:{{cite news|title=Antonio Felix da Costa beats title rivals Mitch Evans and Aaro Vainio to Silverstone GP3 victory|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101037|first=Andrew|last=van de Burgt|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012}}

=Race 2=

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

| 28

| {{flagicon|GBR}} William Buller

| Carlin

| 14

| 29:49.526

| 25

| 15

2

| 2

| {{flagicon|USA}} Conor Daly

| Lotus GP

| 14

| +8.577

| 4

| 12

3

| 21

| {{flagicon|SUI}} Patric Niederhauser

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +30.017

| 10

| 10

4

| 9

| {{flagicon|CYP}} Tio Ellinas

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +37.529

| 3

| 10 ({{Tooltip|8+2|8 points for fourth place, 2 points for fastest lap}})

5

| 20

| {{flagicon|ROM}} Robert Visoiu

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +52.038

| 15{{ref|8|1}}

| 6

6

| 27

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

| Carlin

| 14

| +1:03.722

| 8

| 4

7

| 18

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Kevin Ceccon

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +1:05.954

| 1

| 2

8

| 30

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabio Gamberini

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:06.482

| 23

| 1

9

| 8

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabiano Machado

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 14

| +1:07.321

| 19

|

10

| 26

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle

| Carlin

| 14

| +1:20.941

| 2

|

11

| 4

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Mitch Evans

| MW Arden

| 14

| +1:22.894

| 7

|

12

| 22

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Facu Regalia

| Jenzer Motorsport

| 14

| +1:23.503

| 13

|

13

| 15

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Kotaro Sakurai

| Status Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:24.203

| 14

|

14

| 29

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Tamás Pál Kiss

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:28.143

| 11

|

15

| 19

| {{flagicon|IRL}} Robert Cregan

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 14

| +1:44.079

| 20

|

16

| 25

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Venturini

| Trident Racing

| 14

| +1:52.408

| 12

|

17

| 31

| {{flagicon|USA}} Ethan Ringel

| ATECH CRS Grand Prix

| 14

| +1:54.151

| 24

|

18

| 6

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Matias Laine

| MW Arden

| 13

| Retired

| 9

|

19

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Antonio Spavone

| Trident Racing

| 13

| Retired

| 21

|

20

| 7

| {{flagicon|RUS}} Dmitry Suranovich

| Marussia Manor Racing

| 12

| Retired

| 22

|

21

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Vicky Piria

| Trident Racing

| 12

| Retired

| 18

|

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Daniel Abt

| Lotus GP

| 11

| Retired

| 5

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|PHI}} Marlon Stöckinger

| Status Grand Prix

| 11

| Retired

| 16

|

Ret

| 3

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Aaro Vainio

| Lotus GP

| 11

| Retired

| 6

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Alice Powell

| Status Grand Prix

| 9

| Retired

| 17

|

DNS

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} David Fumanelli

| MW Arden

| 0

| Did not start

| 12

|

DNQ

| 17

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Carmen Jordá

| Ocean Racing Technology

| 0

| Did not qualify

| —

|

colspan=8| {{center|Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:59.829 (on lap 14)}}
colspan=8| Source:{{cite news|title=Will Buller wins GP3 race two at Silverstone from last on grid|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101050|first=Charles|last=Bradley|work=Autosport.com|publisher=Haymarket Publications|date=8 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012}}

Notes:

  • {{note|8|1}} — Robert Visoiu finished Race 1 in twelfth position, but received a three-place grid penalty for crossing the finish line twice at the end of the race, and so started Race 2 from fifteenth position.{{cite news|title=Visoiu penalised after Race 1 in Silverstone|url=http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/07_July/Visoiu-penalised-after-Race-1-in-Silverstone/|work=GP3series.com|publisher=GP3 Series|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012}}

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|New Zealand}} Mitch Evans

| align="right"| 100

align="left"| 10px

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Finland}} Aaro Vainio

| align="right"| 89

align="left"| 10px 6

| align="center"| 3

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

| align="right"| 58

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Germany}} Daniel Abt

| align="right"| 54

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Patric Niederhauser

| align="right"| 50

{{col-2}}

;Teams' Championship standings

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

! Team

! Points

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 1

| {{flagicon|France}} Lotus GP

|align="right"| 188

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 2

| {{flagicon|Australia}} MW Arden

|align="right"| 177

align="left"| 10px 3

| align="center"| 3

| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Carlin

|align="right"| 83

align="left"| 10px 1

| align="center"| 4

| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} Jenzer Motorsport

|align="right"| 72

align="left"| 10px 2

| align="center"| 5

| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} Marussia Manor Racing

|align="right"| 45

{{col-end}}

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

See also

References

{{reflist|33em}}

{{GP3 round report

| Name_of_round = Silverstone GP3 round

| Year_of_round = 2012

| Previous_round_in_season = 2012 Valencia GP3 Series round

| Next_round_in_season = 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round

| Previous_year's_round = 2011 Silverstone GP3 Series round

| Next_year's_round = 2013 Silverstone GP3 Series round

}}

{{GP3Round}}

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