View source for 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round

{{Infobox GP2 round report
| Country                   = Great Britain
| Grand Prix                = Silverstone
| Round_No                  = 7
| Season_No                 = 12
| Image                     = Silverstone Circuit vector map.png
| Caption                   = [[Silverstone Circuit]]
| Year                      = 2012
| Location                  = [[Silverstone Circuit]], [[Northamptonshire]] and [[Buckinghamshire]], England
| Course                    = Permanent racing circuit
| Course_mi                 = 3.667
| Course_km                 = 5.901
| Date_r1                   = 7 July
| Laps_r1                   = 25{{refn|name=Short race|group=N|The GP2 Series feature race was scheduled to take place over 29 laps. However, heavy rain prompted race stewards to shorten the race to the first full lap after one hour of racing.}}
| Pole_driver_country       = Switzerland
| Pole_driver               = [[Fabio Leimer]]
| Pole_team                 = [[Racing Engineering]]
| Pole_time                 = 2:01.889
| First_driver_country_r1   = Mexico
| First_driver_r1           = [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
| First_team_r1             = [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| Second_driver_country_r1  = Venezuela 
| Second_driver_r1          = [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
| Second_team_r1            = [[Addax Team|Barwa Addax Team]]
| Third_driver_country_r1   = Great Britain
| Third_driver_r1           = [[Jolyon Palmer]]
| Third_team_r1             = [[iSport International]]
| Fast_driver_country_r1    = Mexico
| Fast_driver_r1            = [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
| Fast_team_r1              = [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| Fast_time_r1              = 2:01.622
| Fast_lap_r1               = 25
| Date_r2                   = 8 July
| Laps_r2                   = 21
| First_driver_country_r2   = BRA
| First_driver_r2           = [[Luiz Razia]]
| First_team_r2             = [[Arden International]]
| Second_driver_country_r2  = ITA
| Second_driver_r2          = [[Davide Valsecchi]]
| Second_team_r2            = [[DAMS]]
| Third_driver_country_r2   = BRA
| Third_driver_r2           = [[Felipe Nasr]]
| Third_team_r2             = [[DAMS]]
| Fast_driver_country_r2    = COL
| Fast_driver_r2            = {{FLnote|[[Julián Leal]]|[[Marcus Ericsson]]}}
| Fast_team_r2              = [[Trident Racing]]
| Fast_time_r2              = 1:43.374
| Fast_lap_r2               = 19
}}

The '''2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round''' was a [[GP2 Series]] motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at [[Silverstone Circuit]] in [[Silverstone]], [[United Kingdom]]. It was the seventh round of the 2012 GP2 Season.<ref>{{cite news|title=GP2 to support F1 in Singapore, Bahrain and Malaysia|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2011/12/16/gp2-support-f1-singapore-bahrain-malaysia/|first=Keith|last=Collantine|work=F1 Fanatic|publisher=Keith Collantine|date=16 December 2011|accessdate=13 May 2012}}</ref>

Mexican Esteban Gutierrez won the feature race while Brazilian Luiz Razia won the sprint race. Series leader Valsecchi was penalized and sent to the back of the starting grid due to the infringement of a technical regulation related to the quantity of fuel available after the qualifying session. As a result, Razia ended up leading the GP2 Championship after Silverstone.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grandprixrankings.com/article/2012-gp2-series-championship-silverstone-update/|title=2012 GP2 Series Championship Silverstone Update| work=GrandPrixRankings.com|accessdate=July 25, 2012}}</ref>

==Classification==

===Qualifying===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !! Driver !! Team !! Time !! {{Tooltip|Grid|Final grid position}}
|-
! 1
| 5
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Leimer]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 2:01.889
| 1
|-
! 2
| 1
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
| [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 2:02.804
| 2
|-
! 3
| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jolyon Palmer]]
| [[iSport International]]
| 2:02.872
| 3
|-
! 4
| 14
| {{flagicon|MCO}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
| [[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 2:03.004
| 23{{ref|1|1}}
|-
! 5
| 10
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
| [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| 2:03.258
| 4
|-
! 6
| 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Calado]]
| [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| 2:03.274
| 5
|-
! 7
| 27
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rio Haryanto]]
| [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
| 2:03.398
| 6
|-
! 8
| 26
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]
| [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
| 2:03.432
| 7
|-
! 9
| 23
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Razia]]
| [[Arden International]]
| 2:03.553
| 8
|-
! 10
| 12
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| [[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]
| 2:03.565
| 20{{ref|2|2}}
|-
! 11
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Felipe Nasr]]
| [[DAMS]]
| 2:03.581
| 24{{ref|1|1}}
|-
! 12
| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Davide Valsecchi]]
| [[DAMS]]
| 2:03.600
| 26{{ref|3|3}}
|-
! 13
| 25
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Nigel Melker]]
| [[Ocean Racing Technology]]
| 2:03.699
| 9
|-
! 14
| 2
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
| [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 2:04.029
| 10
|-
! 15
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathanaël Berthon]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 2:04.240
| 11
|-
! 16
| 18
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Crestani]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 2:04.280
| 12
|-
! 17
| 11
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
| [[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]
| 2:04.430
| 13
|-
! 18
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]]
| [[iSport International]]
| 2:04.767
| 25{{ref|1|1}}
|-
! 19
| 21
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Daniël de Jong]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 2:04.782
| 14
|-
! 20
| 24
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Víctor Guerin]]
| [[Ocean Racing Technology]]
| 2:05.040
| 15
|-
! 21
| 17
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Julián Leal]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 2:05.218
| 16
|-
! 22
| 15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Onidi]]
| [[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 2:05.350
| 17
|-
! 23
| 22
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Simon Trummer]]
| [[Arden International]]
| 2:05.537
| 18
|-
! 24
| 16
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stéphane Richelmi]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 2:05.677
| 19
|-
! 25
| 20
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver)|Ricardo Teixeira]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 2:07.231
| 21
|-
! 26
| 19
| {{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Giancarlo Serenelli]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 2:09.161
| 22
|-
!colspan="6" align="center"|Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Fabio Leimer fastest for Racing Engineering in wet GP2 qualifying at Silverstone|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/100953|first=Charles|last=Bradley|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=6 July 2012|accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref>
|}
'''Notes'''
*{{note|1|1}} — [[Stefano Coletti]], [[Felipe Nasr]] and [[Marcus Ericsson]] were all excluded from qualifying for technical irregularities, and moved to the back of the grid.<ref name="5 penalties">{{cite news|title=Five drivers penalised after qualifying|url=http://www.gp2series.com/News-Room/News/2012/07_July/Five-drivers-penalised-after-qualifying/|work=GP2series.com|publisher=[[GP2 Series]]|date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
*{{note|2|2}} — [[Giedo van der Garde]] was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period.<ref name="5 penalties"/>
*{{note|3|3}} — [[Davide Valsecchi]] was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period, but was then found to be in violation of the same regulation as Coletti, Nasr and Ericsson, and was moved to the back of the grid.

===Feature race===
[[File:Jolyon Palmer Silverstone.jpg|thumb|Jolyon Palmer]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !! Driver !! Team !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 10
| {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Esteban Gutiérrez]]'''
| '''[[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]'''
| 25
| 1:00:22.657
| 4
| '''27 ({{Tooltip|25+2|25 points for first place, 2 points for fastest lap}})'''
|-
! 2
| 1
| {{flagicon|VEN}} '''[[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]'''
| '''[[Barwa Addax Team]]'''
| 25
| +1.700
| 2
| '''18'''
|-
! 3
| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jolyon Palmer]]'''
| '''[[iSport International]]'''
| 25
| +5.257
| 3
| '''15'''
|-
! 4
| 25
| {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Nigel Melker]]'''
| '''[[Ocean Racing Technology]]'''
| 25
| +6.368
| 9
| '''12'''
|-
! 5
| 23
| {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Luiz Razia]]'''
| '''[[Arden International]]'''
| 25
| +6.523
| 8
| '''10'''
|-
! 6
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Felipe Nasr]]'''
| '''[[DAMS]]'''
| 25
| +7.552
| 24
| '''8'''
|-
! 7
| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Davide Valsecchi]]'''
| '''[[DAMS]]'''
| 25
| +9.051
| 26
| '''6'''
|-
! 8
| 12
| {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Giedo van der Garde]]'''
| '''[[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]'''
| 25
| +9.841
| 20
| '''4'''
|-
! 9
| 26
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Max Chilton]]'''
| '''[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]'''
| 25
| +11.116
| 7
| '''2'''
|-
! 10
| 27
| {{flagicon|INA}} '''[[Rio Haryanto]]'''
| '''[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]'''
| 25
| +11.958
| 6
| '''1'''
|-
! 11
| 18
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Crestani]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 25
| +12.130
| 12
|
|-
! 12
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathanaël Berthon]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 25
| +12.843
| 11
|
|-
! 13
| 16
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stéphane Richelmi]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 25
| +15.701
| 19
|
|-
! 14
| 5
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Leimer]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 25
| +16.421
| 1
| '''{{Tooltip|4|4 points for pole position}}'''
|-
! 15
| 22
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Simon Trummer]]
| [[Arden International]]
| 25
| +16.818
| 18
|
|-
! 16
| 2
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
| [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 25
| +17.833
| 10
|
|-
! 17
| 24
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Víctor Guerin]]
| [[Ocean Racing Technology]]
| 25
| +18.167
| 15
|
|-
! 18
| 20
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver)|Ricardo Teixeira]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 25
| +23.183
| 20
|
|-
! 19
| 19
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Giancarlo Serenelli]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 25
| +24.345
| 21
|
|-
! 20
| 17
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Julián Leal]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 25
| +38.351
| 16
|
|-
! 21
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Marcus Ericsson]]
| [[iSport International]]
| 25
| +39.831
| 25
|
|-
! 22
| 15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabio Onidi]]
| [[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 25
| +44.902
| 17
|
|-
! 23
| 11
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
| [[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]
| 23
| +2 laps
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
| [[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 20
| Retired
| 23
|
|-
! Ret
| 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Calado]]
| [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| 17
| Retired
| 5
|
|-
! Ret
| 21
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Daniël de Jong]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 1
| Retired
| 14
|
|-
|colspan=8| {{center|''Fastest lap: [[Esteban Gutiérrez]] ([[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]) — 2:01.622 (on lap 25)''}}
|-
!colspan=8| Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Esteban Gutierrez wins Silverstone GP2 feature race for Lotus|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101029|first=Charles|last=Bradley|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=7 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|}

===Sprint race===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}} !! {{Tooltip|No.|Car number}} !! Driver !! Team !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 23
| {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Luiz Razia]]'''
| '''[[Arden International]]'''
| 21
| 37:28.656
| 4
| '''15'''
|-
! 2
| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Davide Valsecchi]]'''
| '''[[DAMS]]'''
| 21
| +5.642
| 2
| '''12'''
|-
! 3
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} '''[[Felipe Nasr]]'''
| '''[[DAMS]]'''
| 21
| +17.775
| 3
| '''10'''
|-
! 4
| 10
| {{flagicon|MEX}} '''[[Esteban Gutiérrez]]'''
| '''[[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]'''
| 21
| +19.969
| 8
| '''8'''
|-
! 5
| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Jolyon Palmer]]'''
| '''[[iSport International]]'''
| 21
| +25.869
| 6
| '''6'''
|-
! 6
| 25
| {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Nigel Melker]]'''
| '''[[Ocean Racing Technology]]'''
| 21
| +28.600
| 5
| '''4'''
|-
! 7
| 7
| {{flagicon|SWE}} '''[[Marcus Ericsson]]'''
| '''[[iSport International]]'''
| 21
| +31.980
| 21
| '''4 ({{Tooltip|2+2|2 points for seventh place, plus 2 points for fastest lap}})'''
|-
! 8
| 15
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Fabio Onidi]]'''
| '''[[Scuderia Coloni]]'''
| 21
| +35.797
| 22
| '''1'''
|-
! 9
| 5
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Fabio Leimer]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 21
| +38.127
| 14
|
|-
! 10
| 2
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Josef Král]]
| [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 21
| +40.378
| 16
|
|-
! 11
| 22
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Simon Trummer]]
| [[Arden International]]
| 21
| +40.533
| 15
|
|-
! 12
| 27
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Rio Haryanto]]
| [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
| 21
| +48.471
| 10
|
|-
! 13
| 21
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Daniël de Jong]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 21
| +54.161
| 26
|
|-
! 14
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Nathanaël Berthon]]
| [[Racing Engineering]]
| 21
| +54.643
| 12
|
|-
! 15
| 20
| {{flagicon|PRT}} [[Ricardo Teixeira (racing driver)|Ricardo Teixeira]]
| [[Rapax Team|Rapax]]
| 21
| +1:15.967
| 18
|
|-
! 16
| 19
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Giancarlo Serenelli]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 21
| +1:17.971
| 19
|
|-
! 17
| 17
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Julián Leal]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 21
| +1:30.456
| 20
|
|-
! 18
| 1
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Johnny Cecotto Jr.]]
| [[Barwa Addax Team]]
| 20
| Retired
| 7
|
|-
! 19
| 26
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Max Chilton]]
| [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
| 19
| Retired
| 9
|
|-
! 20
| 9
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[James Calado]]
| [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
| 19
| Retired
| 25
|
|-
! 21
| 12
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Giedo van der Garde]]
| [[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]
| 19
| Retired
| 1
|
|-
! 22
| 18
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Fabrizio Crestani]]
| [[Team Lazarus|Venezuela GP Lazarus]]
| 19
| Retired
| 11
|
|-
! Ret
| 11
| {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Rodolfo González (racing driver)|Rodolfo González]]
| [[Caterham Racing (GP2 team)|Caterham Racing]]
| 3
| Retired
| 23
|
|-
! Ret
| 16
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stéphane Richelmi]]
| [[Trident Racing]]
| 0
| Retired
| 13
|
|-
! Ret
| 14
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Stefano Coletti]]
| [[Scuderia Coloni]]
| 0
| Retired
| 24
|
|-
! Ret
| 24
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Víctor Guerin]]
| [[Ocean Racing Technology]]
| 0
| Retired
| 17
|
|-
|colspan=8| {{center|''Fastest lap: [[Julián Leal]] ([[Trident Racing]]) — 1:43.374 (on lap 19)''}}
|-
!colspan=8| Source:<ref>{{cite news|title=Luiz Razia beats GP2 title rival Davide Valsecchi to Silverstone victory|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/101053|first=Charles|last=Bradley|work=Autosport.com|publisher=[[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=8 July 2012|accessdate=8 July 2012}}</ref>
|}

==Standings after the round==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 1
| align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Luiz Razia]]
| align="right"| 165
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Davide Valsecchi]]
| align="right"| 159
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1uparrow green.svg|10px]] 3
| align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Esteban Gutiérrez]]
| align="right"| 122
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[James Calado]]
| align="right"| 95
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1downarrow red.svg|10px]] 1
| align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Max Chilton]]
| align="right"| 95
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
;Teams' Championship standings
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
|-
!
! Pos
! Team
! Points
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center"| 1
| {{flagicon|France}} [[ART Grand Prix|Lotus GP]]
|align="right"| 217
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center"| 2
| {{flagicon|France}} [[DAMS]]
|align="right"| 205
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center"| 3
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Arden International]]
|align="right"| 169
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center"| 4
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]]
|align="right"| 122
|-
| align="left"| [[File:1rightarrow blue.svg|10px]]
| align="center"| 5
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Racing Engineering]]
|align="right"| 110
|}
{{col-end}}
* <small>'''Note:''' Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.</small>

== See also ==
* [[2012 British Grand Prix]]
* [[2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round]]

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=N}}
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{GP2 round report
| Name_of_round            = Silverstone GP2 round
| Year_of_round            = 2012
| Previous_round_in_season = [[2012 Valencia GP2 Series round]]
| Next_round_in_season     = [[2012 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round]]
| Previous_year's_round    = [[2011 Silverstone GP2 Series round]]
| Next_year's_round        = [[2013 Silverstone GP2 Series round]]
}}
{{GP2Round}}

[[Category:2012 GP2 Series rounds|Silverstone]]
[[Category:2012 in British motorsport|Silverstone]]