The 2012 Monza GP3 Series round was a
GP3 Series
The GP3 Series, or GP3 for short, was a single-seater motor racing series launched in 2010 as a feeder series for the GP2 Series, introduced by GP2 organiser Bruno Michel. GP3 followed the entire European leg of the Formula One series and th ...
motor race held on September 10 and 11, 2012 at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. It was the eighth and final round of the 2012 GP3 Series. The race supported the
2012 Italian Grand Prix
The 2012 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy on 9 September 2012. It was the thirteenth race of ...
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MW Arden
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driver
Mitch Evans
Mitchell William Evans (born 24 June 1994) is a New Zealand professional racing driver. He currently drives for the Jaguar TCS Racing team in Formula E. In 2012, he won the GP3 Series and he raced in the GP2 Series for four years, achieving ...
secured the 2012 GP3 championship in the Race 2 when his nearest title rival,
Daniel Abt
Daniel Johannes Abt (born 3 December 1992) is a German former racing driver. He has competed in such series as the German Formula Three Championship, the GP3 Series, the GP2 Series, and won the 2009 ADAC Formel Masters championship. He competed i ...
failed to secure enough points to take the title himself.
This was also the final race for the original GP3 car, the
Dallara GP3/10
The Dallara GP3/10 was a first generation car developed by Dallara to run as the sole chassis for the inaugural GP3 Series season in 2010 to its last in 2012 as a feeder series for the parent GP2 series where Dallara also designs the chassis. I ...
, as it was replaced in
2013
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by the
GP3/13.
Classification
Qualifying
notes:
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Tamás Pál Kiss
Tamás Pál Kiss (born 19 May 1991 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian auto racing driver.
Career
Karting
Kiss made his karting début in 1998 when he was seven years old. During ten years he scored three titles in Hungarian Championships
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was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with
Fabiano Machado
Fabiano Machado (born 28 May 1986) is a Brazilian professional racing driver.
Career
Karting
Machado began karting in 2003 and raced primarily in his native Brazil for the majority of his career.
Formula Three Sudamericana
Machado graduated to ...
during free practice.
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Kevin Ceccon
Kevin Ceccon (born 24 September 1993 in Clusone) is a professional racing driver from Italy.
Career
Karting
Prior to his single–seater career, Ceccon enjoyed a long and successful spell in the junior karting ranks. In 2005 he achieved a fifth ...
was given a five-place grid penalty after qualifying for causing an avoidable collision.
Race 1
Race 2
Standings after the round
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Teams' Championship standings
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Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
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2012 Italian Grand Prix
The 2012 Italian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy on 9 September 2012. It was the thirteenth race of ...
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2012 Monza GP2 Series round
References
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Monza
Monza (, ; lmo, label= Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of M ...
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