2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round
| Round details | |||
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and Round 1 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series | |||
 Circuit de Catalunya | |||
| Location |
Circuit de Catalunya Montmeló, Spain | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 4.665 km (2.892 mi) | ||
| Race 1 | |||
| Date | 12 May 2012 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver |
 António Félix da Costa | Carlin | |
| Time | 1:38.642 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Mitch Evans | MW Arden | |
| Second |
 Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | |
| Third |
 Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Time | 1:41.440 (on lap 5) | ||
| Race 2 | |||
| Date | 13 May 2012 | ||
| Laps | 16 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First |
 Conor Daly | Lotus GP | |
| Second |
 Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | |
| Third |
Matias Laine | MW Arden | |
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | |
| Time | 1:40.619 (on lap 7) | ||
The 2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain from 12 up to 13 May 2012 as the first round of the 2012 GP3 Series season.[1] The race was used to support the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.
The first GP3 feature race of the season was won by Mitch Evans with Conor Daly winning the sprint race the next day.
The weekend also saw the GP3 Series introduce the points system used by Formula One since 2010 for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points awarded to the race winner. The points for the sprint race were changed too, with the winner receiving fifteen points and the top eight drivers scoring points. The points for pole and the fastest lap were doubled too.
Classification
[edit]Qualifying
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Notes:
- ^1 — Tio Ellinas and Vicky Piria were penalised by 10 grid positions after they ignored yellow flags in qualifying. Piria's grid position did not change because Kevin Ceccon did not set a time in qualifying.[3]
Race 1
[edit]Race 2
[edit]Notes:
- ^2 — António Félix da Costa was given a 1-second time penalty added to his race result.[6]
Standings after the round
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
- ^ "Carlin's Antonio Felix da Costa on pole for GP3 opener at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Ellinas and Piria penalised after qualifying". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ^ "Mitch Evans wins GP3 season opener at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (13 May 2012). "Conor Daly wins for Lotus GP in GP3 race two at Barcelona". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
- ^ "Barcelona Post Race Penalties". GP3Series.com. GP3 Series. 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-16. Retrieved 27 May 2012.