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2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

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. The race supported the 2012 British Grand Prix.


Round details
Round 4 of 8 rounds in the 2012 GP3 Series
Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire and Buckinghamshire, England
Permanent racing circuit 5.901 km (3.667 mi)
7 July 2012
14
Mitch EvansMW Arden
1:51.892
António Félix da CostaCarlin
Mitch EvansMW Arden
Aaro VainioLotus GP
António Félix da CostaCarlin
1:53.951 (on lap 13)
8 July 2012
14
William BullerCarlin
Conor DalyLotus GP
Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport
Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing
1:59.829 (on lap 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. 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.

.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
4Mitch EvansMW Arden1:51.8921
3Aaro VainioLotus GP1:52.2162
27António Félix da CostaCarlin1:52.2333
6Matias LaineMW Arden1:52.3324
2Conor DalyLotus GP1:52.5195
1Daniel AbtLotus GP1:52.5436
18Kevin CecconOcean Racing Technology1:52.5727
28William BullerCarlin1:52.6488
15Kotaro SakuraiStatus Grand Prix1:52.8079
5David FumanelliMW Arden1:52.921121
29Tamás Pál KissATECH CRS Grand Prix1:52.930212
26Alex BrundleCarlin1:53.13310
9Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing1:53.53611
22Facu RegaliaJenzer Motorsport1:53.54913
25Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing1:53.62414
23Vicky PiriaTrident Racing1:53.76915
16Alice PowellStatus Grand Prix1:53.852181
20Robert VisoiuJenzer Motorsport1:53.86116
21Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport1:53.89317
7Dmitry SuranovichMarussia Manor Racing1:54.32419
24Antonio SpavoneTrident Racing1:54.33920
8Fabiano MachadoMarussia Manor Racing1:54.42722
30Fabio GamberiniATECH CRS Grand Prix1:55.17523
19Robert CreganOcean Racing Technology1:55.36324
14Marlon StöckingerStatus Grand Prix1:55.71125
31Ethan RingelATECH CRS Grand Prix1:59.371263
17Carmen JordáOcean Racing Technology1:59.989—4

Notes:

  • .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}^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.
  • ^2 — Tamás Pál Kiss wash given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the first practice session.
  • ^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.
  • ^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.
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
27António Félix da CostaCarlin1427:14.410327 (25+2)
4Mitch EvansMW Arden14+7.062122 (18+4)
3Aaro VainioLotus GP14+8.783215
1Daniel AbtLotus GP14+16.136612
2Conor DalyLotus GP14+22.156510
9Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing14+22.325118
26Alex BrundleCarlin14+38.448106
18Kevin CecconOcean Racing Technology14+41.71974
6Matias LaineMW Arden14+42.31442
21Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport14+44.489171
29Tamás Pál KissATECH CRS Grand Prix14+53.79521
20Robert VisoiuJenzer Motorsport14+60.06116
25Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing14+62.45114
22Facu RegaliaJenzer Motorsport14+63.08113
15Kotaro SakuraiStatus Grand Prix14+65.1409
14Marlon StöckingerStatus Grand Prix14+72.70725
16Alice PowellStatus Grand Prix14+86.04818
23Vicky PiriaTrident Racing14+1:34.31815
8Fabiano MachadoMarussia Manor Racing14+1:38.75422
19Robert CreganOcean Racing Technology14+1:39.17024
24Antonio SpavoneTrident Racing14+1:39.96020
7Dmitry SuranovichMarussia Manor Racing14+1:40.81219
30Fabio GamberiniATECH CRS Grand Prix13+1 lap23
31Ethan RingelATECH CRS Grand Prix2Retired26
28William BullerCarlin0Retired8
5David FumanelliMW Arden0Did not start12
17Carmen JordáOcean Racing Technology0Did not qualify
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:53.951 (on lap 13)
Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
28William BullerCarlin1429:49.5262515
2Conor DalyLotus GP14+8.577412
21Patric NiederhauserJenzer Motorsport14+30.0171010
9Tio EllinasMarussia Manor Racing14+37.529310 (8+2)
20Robert VisoiuJenzer Motorsport14+52.0381516
27António Félix da CostaCarlin14+1:03.72284
18Kevin CecconOcean Racing Technology14+1:05.95412
30Fabio GamberiniATECH CRS Grand Prix14+1:06.482231
8Fabiano MachadoMarussia Manor Racing14+1:07.32119
26Alex BrundleCarlin14+1:20.9412
4Mitch EvansMW Arden14+1:22.8947
22Facu RegaliaJenzer Motorsport14+1:23.50313
15Kotaro SakuraiStatus Grand Prix14+1:24.20314
29Tamás Pál KissATECH CRS Grand Prix14+1:28.14311
19Robert CreganOcean Racing Technology14+1:44.07920
25Giovanni VenturiniTrident Racing14+1:52.40812
31Ethan RingelATECH CRS Grand Prix14+1:54.15124
6Matias LaineMW Arden13Retired9
24Antonio SpavoneTrident Racing13Retired21
7Dmitry SuranovichMarussia Manor Racing12Retired22
23Vicky PiriaTrident Racing12Retired18
1Daniel AbtLotus GP11Retired5
14Marlon StöckingerStatus Grand Prix11Retired16
3Aaro VainioLotus GP11Retired6
16Alice PowellStatus Grand Prix9Retired17
5David FumanelliMW Arden0Did not start12
17Carmen JordáOcean Racing Technology0Did not qualify
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:59.829 (on lap 14)

Notes:

  • ^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.

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

  • 2012 British Grand Prix

  • 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round

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