2012 Monza GP3 Series round

2012 Monza GP2 round
Round details
	; and; Round 8 of 8 rounds in the ; 2012 GP3 Series
	; Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 5.793 km (3.600 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	8 September 2012
Laps	16
Pole position
Driver	Mitch Evans
Time	1:43.542
Podium
First	Daniel Abt
Second	Tio Ellinas
Third	Matias Laine
Fastest lap
Driver	Tio Ellinas
Time	1:44.545 (on lap 12)
Race 2
Date	9 September 2012
Laps	16
Podium
First	Tio Ellinas
Second	Daniel Abt
Third	Giovanni Venturini
Fastest lap
Driver	Robert Vișoiu
Time	1:44.872 (on lap 12)

The 2012 Monza GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series 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.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Italian Grand Prix.

MW Arden driver Mitch Evans secured the 2012 GP3 championship in the Race 2 when his nearest title rival, Daniel Abt failed to secure enough points to take the title himself.^[2]

This was also the final race for the original GP3 car, the Dallara GP3/10, as it was replaced in 2013 by the GP3/13.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:43.542	1
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	1:43.562	2
3	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:43.897	3
4	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:43.903	4
5	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:44.105	5
6	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:44.186	16¹
7	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:44.273	6
8	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:44.371	7
9	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:44.433	8
10	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:44.452	9
11	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	1:44.516	10
12	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	1:44.600	11
13	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:44.668	12
14	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:44.860	13
15	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:44.903	14
16	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:44.943	15
17	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	1:44.960	17
18	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1:45.030	18
19	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin Motorsport	1:45.056	19
20	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:45.165	20
21	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1:45.213	25²
22	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:45.303	21
23	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:45.659	22
24	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:46.911	23
25	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:49.400	24
Source:^[3]

notes:

^1 — Tamás Pál Kiss was given a ten-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident with Fabiano Machado during free practice.^[4]
^2 — Kevin Ceccon was given a five-place grid penalty after qualifying for causing an avoidable collision.^[5]

Race 1

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	16	28:17.548	7	25
2	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+0.349	5	18+2
3	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	16	+1.881	4	15
4	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	16	+14.108	8	12
5	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+14.602	9	10
6	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	16	+16.401	3	8
7	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	16	+16.750	15	6
8	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	16	+16.836	10	4
9	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+17.712	16	2
10	28	William Buller	Carlin	16	+18.242	6	1
11	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	16	+20.593	13
12	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	16	+26.101	21
13	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+28.448	21
14	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+28.795	12
15	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	16	+29.375	2
16	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	16	+34.411	22
17	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+46.207	20
18	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+51.238	23
19	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	16	+1:00.707	17
20	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+1:01.569	15
21	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+1:30.934	24
22	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	14	Retired	14
Ret	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	10	Retired	19
Ret	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1	Retired	1	4
Ret	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	1	Retired	18
Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:44.545 (on lap 12)
Source:^[6]

Race 2

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	16	28:18.541	7	15
2	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	16	+1.003	8	12
3	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	16	+1.408	1	10
4	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	16	+1.715	2	8
5	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	16	+7.377	15	6
6	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	16	+8.488	6	4
7	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+8.968	14	2+2
8	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	15	+14.383	12	1
9	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+14.416	13
10	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	16	+15.535	23
11	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	16	+16.124	5
12	28	William Buller	Carlin	16	+18.964	10
13	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	16	+24.392	3
14	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	16	+27.489	11
15	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+30.682	9
16	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+36.048	25
17	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+36.116	20
18	30	John Wartique	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+38.365	17
19	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+1:08.753	21
20	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	16	+1:29.894	24
Ret	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	7	Retired	4
Ret	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	2	Retired	16
Ret	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	0	Retired	19
Ret	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	0	Retired	18
Ret	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	0	Retired	22
Fastest lap: Robert Visoiu (Jenzer Motorsport) — 1:44.872 (on lap 12)
Source:^[2]

Standings after the round

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Mitch Evans	151.5
2	2	Daniel Abt	149.5
1	3	António Félix da Costa	132
1	4	Aaro Vainio	123
2	5	Matias Laine	111

Teams' Championship standings

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Lotus GP	378.5
2	MW Arden	309.5
3	Carlin	171
4	Jenzer Motorsport	133.5
5	Marussia Manor Racing	97

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

References

^ "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
^ ^a ^b Bradley, Charles (9 September 2012). "Monza GP3 race: Mitch Evans takes title as Tio Ellinas wins epic decider". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ Bradley, Charles (8 September 2012). "Evans' pole is a step closer to title". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Tamas Pal Kiss issued with grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Ceccon issued with five place grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
^ "Abt sole challenger in title fight with win in Monza". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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[1] "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

[evans_champ-2] Bradley, Charles (9 September 2012). "Monza GP3 race: Mitch Evans takes title as Tio Ellinas wins epic decider". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[3] Bradley, Charles (8 September 2012). "Evans' pole is a step closer to title". Autosport.com. Haymarket Publications. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[4] "Tamas Pal Kiss issued with grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 7 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[5] "Ceccon issued with five place grid penalty". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

[6] "Abt sole challenger in title fight with win in Monza". GP3Series.com. GP2 Series Limited. 8 September 2012. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.

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