2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round

The 2012 Bahrain 2nd GP2 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP2 Series. It was held on 27 and 28 April 2012 at Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain. The first Bahrain round was held a week earlier.

Bahrain    2012 2nd Bahrain GP2 round
Round details
Round 3 of 12 rounds in the
2012 GP2 Series
LocationBahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
CoursePermanent racing facility
5.412 km (3.359 mi)
Feature race
Date27 April 2012
Laps32
Pole position
DriverNetherlands Giedo van der GardeCaterham Racing
Time1:42.451
Podium
FirstItaly Davide ValsecchiDAMS
SecondSwitzerland Fabio LeimerRacing Engineering
ThirdNetherlands Giedo van der GardeCaterham Racing
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom James Calado[a]Lotus GP
Time1:43.964 (on lap 28)
Sprint race
Date28 April 2012
Laps23
Podium
FirstFrance Tom DillmannRapax
SecondBrazil Luiz RaziaArden International
ThirdItaly Davide ValsecchiDAMS
Fastest lap
DriverUnited Kingdom Jolyon Palmer[b]iSport International
Time1:46.064 (on lap 2)

Davide Valsecchi won the feature race, with Rapax driver Tom Dillmann taking his first GP2 Series win in the second sprint.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGrid
112 Giedo van der GardeCaterham Racing1:42.4511
23 Davide ValsecchiDAMS1:42.5962
35 Fabio LeimerRacing Engineering1:42.6193
426 Max ChiltonCarlin1:42.6284
527 Rio HaryantoCarlin1:42.6915
623 Luiz RaziaArden International1:42.8396
711 Rodolfo GonzálezCaterham Racing1:42.9517
82 Dani ClosBarwa Addax1:43.0808
97 Marcus EricssoniSport International1:43.1249
1021 Tom DillmannRapax1:43.16310
114 Felipe NasrDAMS1:43.17211
1214 Stefano ColettiScuderia Coloni1:43.20612
1310 Esteban GutiérrezLotus GP1:43.21313
1424 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology1:43.21914
1518 Fabrizio CrestaniVenezuela GP Lazarus1:43.31115
166 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering1:43.32816
178 Jolyon PalmeriSport International1:43.39117
1814 Fabio OnidiScuderia Coloni1:43.44718
1925 Nigel MelkerOcean Racing Technology1:43.45319
201 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Barwa Addax1:43.59920
2117 Julián LealTrident Racing1:43.65921
229 James CaladoLotus GP1:43.75722
2322 Simon TrummerArden International1:43.92923
2416 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing1:44.10024
2520 Ricardo TeixeiraRapax1:44.85025
2619 Giancarlo SerenelliVenezuela GP Lazarus1:45.03626
Source:[1]

Feature race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
13 Davide ValsecchiDAMS3257:35.088227 (25+2)
25 Fabio LeimerRacing Engineering32+7.711318
312 Giedo van der GardeCaterham Racing32+14.824119 (15+4)
423 Luiz RaziaArden International32+24.142612
526 Max ChiltonCarlin32+24.705410
627 Rio HaryantoCarlin32+40.96558
77 Marcus EricssoniSport International32+50.64596
821 Tom DillmannRapax32+52.522104
91 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Barwa Addax32+55.578202
1010 Esteban GutiérrezLotus GP32+56.211131
114 Felipe NasrDAMS32+1:05.772711
126 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering32+1:06.90616
1324 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology32+1:07.25414
1422 Simon TrummerArden International32+1:15.48623
1517 Julián LealTrident Racing32+1:16.36321
169 James CaladoLotus GP32+1:20.50622
1716 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing32+1:21.44124
1811 Rodolfo GonzálezCaterham Racing32+1:29.20677
1925 Nigel MelkerOcean Racing Technology32+1:29.95519
2014 Fabio OnidiScuderia Coloni32+1:47.14618
2114 Stefano ColettiScuderia Coloni31+1 lap12
2219 Giancarlo SerenelliVenezuela GP Lazarus31+1 lap26
2320 Ricardo TeixeiraRapax31+1 lap25
248 Jolyon PalmeriSport International30Retired817
Ret18 Fabrizio CrestaniVenezuela GP Lazarus24Retired15
Ret2 Dani ClosBarwa Addax8Retired8
Fastest lap: James Calado (Lotus GP) — 1:43.964 (lap 28)
Source:[2]

Notes:

  • ^7Felipe Nasr and Rodolfo González were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race for ignoring yellow flags.[3]
  • ^8Jolyon Palmer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Sprint race

Pos.No.DriverTeamLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
121 Tom DillmannRapax2341:16.276115
223 Luiz RaziaArden International23+0.198514 (12+2)
33 Davide ValsecchiDAMS23+3.958810
410 Esteban GutiérrezLotus GP23+16.488108
54 Felipe NasrDAMS23+18.602116
627 Rio HaryantoCarlin23+20.42534
77 Marcus EricssoniSport International23+26.29422
85 Fabio LeimerRacing Engineering23+29.60571
914 Fabio OnidiScuderia Coloni23+33.49020
106 Nathanaël BerthonRacing Engineering23+34.07812
1125 Nigel MelkerOcean Racing Technology23+43.46319
129 James CaladoLotus GP23+44.37116
1326 Max ChiltonCarlin23+46.7434
1417 Julián LealTrident Racing23+47.43915
1511 Rodolfo GonzálezCaterham Racing23+54.99118
1624 Brendon HartleyOcean Racing Technology23+59.76413
1716 Stéphane RichelmiTrident Racing23+1:00.65517
1814 Stefano ColettiScuderia Coloni23+1:02.09021
1912 Giedo van der GardeCaterham Racing23+1:02.6326
2020 Ricardo TeixeiraRapax23+1:07.46823
2119 Giancarlo SerenelliVenezuela GP Lazarus23+1:08.29322
228 Jolyon PalmeriSport International23+1:18.68824
2318 Fabrizio CrestaniVenezuela GP Lazarus23+1:26.049269
2422 Simon TrummerArden International21Retired1014
Ret2 Dani ClosBarwa Addax19Retired25
Ret1 Johnny Cecotto Jr.Barwa Addax0Retired9
Fastest lap: Jolyon Palmer (iSport International) — 1:46.064 (lap 2)
Source:[4]

Notes:

  • ^9Fabrizio Crestani was given a five grid position penalty for ignoring yellow flags during Feature race.[3]
  • ^10Simon Trummer was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Standings after the round

Teams' Championship standings
PosTeamPoints
1 DAMS135
2 Lotus GP93
3 Arden International84
4 Carlin61
5 Racing Engineering42

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

Notes

References


Previous round:
2012 Bahrain 1st GP2 round
GP2 Series
2012 season
Next round:
2012 Catalunya GP2 round
Previous round:
2007 Bahrain GP2 round
Bahrain GP2 roundsNext round:
2013 Bahrain GP2 round