The 2012 Valencia GP2 Series round was the sixth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 22–24, 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain. The race was used to support the
2012 European Grand Prix
The 2012 European Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 24 June 2012. It was the eighth round of the 2012 championship sea ...
.
Classification
Qualifying
Notes:
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Esteban Gutiérrez
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Previously, from 2013 to 2014, Gutiérrez drove for the Sauber Formula One team but lost hi ...
,
Davide Valsecchi
Davide Valsecchi (born 24 January 1987) is an Italian former racing driver and the 2012 GP2 Series season, 2012 GP2 Series champion.
Career
Formula Renault
Valsecchi drove in Renault-based series from 2003 to 2007, rising from Italian Formula Re ...
and
Johnny Cecotto Jr.
Johnny Amadeus Cecotto, more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a former racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of fo ...
were each handed a three grid position penalty and
Simon Trummer
Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in Frutigen, Canton of Bern) is a Auto racing, racing driver from Switzerland.
Career Karting
Trummer began his motorsport career in karting back in 2003, finishing second in the Swiss Junior Championship. He also ...
was dropped two places, having impeded other competitors during the qualifying session.
Feature race
Notes:
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Davide Valsecchi
Davide Valsecchi (born 24 January 1987) is an Italian former racing driver and the 2012 GP2 Series season, 2012 GP2 Series champion.
Career
Formula Renault
Valsecchi drove in Renault-based series from 2003 to 2007, rising from Italian Formula Re ...
had 20 seconds added to his race time after he was judged to have overtaken during a safety car period.
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Barwa Addax
Addax, or Barwa Addax was a Spanish auto racing, motorsport team owned by the bank Addax Capital, which competed in the GP2 Series, GP2, GP3 Series, GP3 and GP2 Asia Series.
Team history
GP2 Series
Barwa Addax was formed as a result of Aleja ...
drivers,
Josef Král
Josef Král (born 15 June 1990 in Dvůr Králové nad Labem) is a professional racing driver from the Czech Republic and current Formula 1 commentator on Czech TV station Nova Sport 5.
Career
Karting & early career
Král began his motorsport ca ...
and
Johnny Cecotto Jr.
Johnny Amadeus Cecotto, more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a former racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of fo ...
were excluded from the race results, after they were each given tyres which were allocated to the other at the pit stop.
Sprint race
Notes:
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Jolyon Palmer
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Prior to ...
and
Rodolfo González Rodolfo González may refer to:
* Rodolfo González Pacheco (1882–1949), Argentine writer, playwright, orator, anarchistic journalist and activist
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* Rodolfo González Rissotto (born 1949), ...
were both handed a ten place grid position penalty for causing separate collisions during Feature Race.
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 European Grand Prix
The 2012 European Grand Prix (formally, the 2012 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race that was held at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain on 24 June 2012. It was the eighth round of the 2012 championship sea ...
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2012 Valencia GP3 Series round
Notes
References
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Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
Valencia
Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...