2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round

   2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 round

Round details
Round 10 of 12 rounds in the 2012 GP2 Series
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Francorchamps, Wallonia, Belgium
Course	Permanent racing facility 7.004 km (4.352 mi)
GP2 Series
Feature race
Date	1 September 2012
Laps	25
Pole position
Driver	Rio Haryanto	Carlin
Time	2:17.535
Podium
First	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International
Second	James Calado	Lotus GP
Third	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS
Fastest lap
Driver	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP
Time	2:00.083 (on lap 12)
Sprint race
Date	2 September 2012
Laps	18
Podium
First	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team
Second	Felipe Nasr	DAMS
Third	James Calado	Lotus GP
Fastest lap
Driver	Max Chilton	Carlin
Time	1:59.201 (on lap 15)

The 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on September 1 and 2, 2012 at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium. It was the tenth round of the 2012 GP2 Series.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	2:17.535	1
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	2:17.643	2
3	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	2:17.736	3
4	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	2:18.058	4
5	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	2:18.368	5
6	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	2:18.397	6
7	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:18.582	7
8	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	2:18.603	8
9	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	2:18.801	9
10	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	2:18.930	10
11	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	2:19.328	11
12	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	2:19.721	12
13	26	Max Chilton	Carlin Motorsport	2:19.803	13
14	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	2:20.100	14
15	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	2:20.224	15
16	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	2:20.289	16
17	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	2:20.455	17
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	2:20.484	18
19	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	2:20.712	19
20	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	2:20.752	20
21	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	2:20.888	21
22	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	2:20.921	22
23	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	2:21.070	23
24	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	2:21.790	24
25	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	2:21.942	25
26	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	2:22.795	26
Source: [1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	25	1:55:36.519	4	25
2	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	25	+11.530	2	18
3	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	25	+13.634	6	15
4	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	25	+15.098	15	12
5	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	25	+15.482	10	12 (10+2)
6	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	25	+16.803	19	8
7	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	25	+26.615	17	6
8	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	25	+28.803	9	4
9	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	25	+29.130	23	2
10	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	25	+29.468	1	5 (1+4)
11	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	25	+30.182	3
12	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	25	+31.160	13
13	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	25	+37.340	22
14	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	25	+39.130	12
15	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	25	+49.936	24
16	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	25	+54.918	14
17	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	25	+58.788	25
18	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	25	+1:25.639	17
19	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	24	+1 Lap	26
20	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	22	Collision	11
Ret	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	21	Collision	19
Ret	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	18	Accident	5
Ret	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	11	Accident	7
Ret	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	2	Accident	21
Ret	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	0	Spun off	8
Ret	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	0	Accident	20
Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:00.083 (on lap 12)
Source:[2][3]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	2	Josef Král	Barwa Addax Team	18	36:59.474	5	15
2	4	Felipe Nasr	DAMS	18	+5.109	1	12
3	9	James Calado	Lotus GP	18	+5.290	7	10
4	7	Marcus Ericsson	iSport International	18	+6.335	8	8
5	5	Fabio Leimer	Racing Engineering	18	+11.041	25	6
6	16	Stéphane Richelmi	Trident Racing	18	+24.694	9	4
7	27	Rio Haryanto	Carlin	18	+25.237	10	2
8	14	Stefano Coletti	Scuderia Coloni	18	+25.957	20	3 (1+2)
9	17	Julián Leal	Trident Racing	18	+26.257	2
10	8	Jolyon Palmer	iSport International	18	+27.441	22
11	21	Daniël de Jong	Rapax	18	+32.681	13
12	15	Fabio Onidi	Scuderia Coloni	18	+35.830	16
13	10	Esteban Gutiérrez	Lotus GP	18	+35.928	11
14	11	Rodolfo González	Caterham Racing	18	+37.222	26
15	20	Ricardo Teixeira	Rapax	18	+37.867	18
16	22	Simon Trummer	Arden International	18	+38.387	15
17	19	René Binder	Venezuela GP Lazarus	18	+41.470	19
18	24	Victor Guerin	Ocean Racing Technology	18	+47.175	21
19	6	Nathanaël Berthon	Racing Engineering	18	+52.735	14
20	23	Luiz Razia	Arden International	18	+56.434	3
21	12	Giedo van der Garde	Caterham Racing	18	+1:19.121	4
22	26	Max Chilton	Carlin	18	+1:22.927	12
Ret	3	Davide Valsecchi	DAMS	9	Suspension	6
Ret	18	Sergio Canamasas	Venezuela GP Lazarus	9	Spun off	23
Ret	1	Johnny Cecotto Jr.	Barwa Addax Team	0	Collision	17
DNS	25	Nigel Melker	Ocean Racing Technology	0	did not start	—
Fastest lap: Max Chilton (Carlin) — 1:59.201 (on lap 15)
Source:[4][5]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Luiz Razia 204 2 Davide Valsecchi 204 1 3 James Calado 160 1 4 Esteban Gutiérrez 150 5 Giedo van der Garde 141

Teams' Championship standings Pos Team Points 1 Lotus GP 310 2 DAMS 289 3 Arden International 208 4 Racing Engineering 162 5 Carlin 160

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

• 2012 Belgian Grand Prix
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