# 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round

The 2012 Monaco GP2 Series round was the fifth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on May 24–26, 2012 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco. The race was used to support the 2012 Monaco Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

The qualifying session was divided into two groups in order to avoid accidents due to the overcrowding on the track. Following a ballot, Group A was formed by cars with even numbers and Group B by those with odd numbers. The grid was formed in two rows in order from the sessions.

#### Group A

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:21.320 | 2 |
| 2 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 1:21.475 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 1:21.530 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 1:21.776 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1:21.796 | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 1:22.174 | 12 |
| 7 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 1:22.326 | 14 |
| 8 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:22.475 | 16 |
| 9 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 1:22.650 | 18 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 1:22.997 | 20 |
| 11 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:23.193 | 22 |
| 12 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:23.792 | 24 |
| 13 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 1:25.661 | 26 |

#### Group B

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 1:21.195 | 1 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:21.249 | 3 |
| 3 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 1:21.858 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 1:21.912 | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:22.053 | 9 |
| 6 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 1:22.288 | 11 |
| 7 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 1:22.598 | 13 |
| 8 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 1:22.762 | 15 |
| 9 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 1:22.873 | 17 |
| 10 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:22.996 | 19 |
| 11 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:23.020 | 21 |
| 12 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 1:23.539 | 23 |
| 13 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:25.907 | 25 |

### Qualifying summary

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Pos. | No. | Driver | Team |
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | | | | |
| | | | | 2 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin |
| 3 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing |
| 5 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | | | | |
| | | | | 6 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International |
| 7 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | | | | |
| | | | | 8 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team |
| 9 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | | | | |
| | | | | 10 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP |
| 11 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | | | | |
| | | | | 12 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni |
| 13 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | | | | |
| | | | | 14 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing |
| 15 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | | | | |
| | | | | 16 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering |
| 17 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | | | | |
| | | | | 18 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS |
| 19 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | | | | |
| | | | | 20 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International |
| 21 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | | | | |
| | | | | 22 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus |
| 23 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | | | | |
| | | | | 24 | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology |
| 25 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | | | | |
| | | | | 26 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax |

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 42 | 59:42.521 | 1 | 29 (25+4) |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 42 | +0.564 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 42 | +5.040 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 42 | +16.347 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 42 | +17.378 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 42 | +21.883 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 42 | +25.686 | 13 | 6 |
| 8 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 42 | +42.275 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 42 | +45.319 | 16 | 2 |
| 10 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 42 | +47.099 | 12 | 3 (1+2) |
| 11 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 42 | +51.285 | 11 | |
| 12 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 42 | +1:04.054 | 20 | |
| 13 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 42 | +1:21.396 | 17 | |
| 14 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 42 | +1:23.537 | 23 | |
| 15 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 42 | +1:23.639 | 5 | |
| 16 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 41 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 17 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 41 | +1 lap | 18 | |
| 18 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 41 | +1 lap | 9 | |
| 19 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 41 | +1 lap | 22 | |
| 20 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 41 | +1 lap | 26 | |
| 21 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 40 | +2 laps | 15 | |
| 22 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 40 | +2 laps | 25 | |
| 23 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 37 | Retired | 10 | |
| Ret | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 32 | Retired | 19 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 26 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 0 | Retired | 8 | |
| Fastest lap: Stefano Coletti (Scuderia Coloni) — 1:22.667 (lap 41) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||
Notes:
* ^1 — Esteban Gutiérrez was classified as having finished the race, as he had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 30 | 45:41.227 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 30 | +1.083 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 30 | +4.426 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 30 | +8.133 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 30 | +19.968 | 13 | 6 |
| 6 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 30 | +23.273 | 15 | 6 (4+2) |
| 7 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 30 | +26.376 | 9 | 2 |
| 8 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 30 | +26.880 | 23 | 1 |
| 9 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 30 | +31.663 | 12 | |
| 10 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +35.338 | 26 | |
| 11 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 30 | +36.546 | 14 | |
| 12 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +37.164 | 24 | |
| Ret | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 20 | Accident damage | 2 | |
| Ret | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 12 | Engine | 21 | |
| Ret | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 8 | Engine | 18 | |
| Ret | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 8 | Engine | 19 | |
| Ret | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Collision | 16 | |
| Ret | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 0 | Collision damage | 1 | |
| Ret | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 0 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 0 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 0 | Collision | 8 | |
| Ret | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 0 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 0 | Collision | 25 | |
| Ret | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 0 | Collision | 5 | |
| Fastest lap: Luiz Razia (Arden International) — 1:22.223 (lap 30) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Davide Valsecchi | 141 |
| | 2 | Luiz Razia | 110 |
| 1 | 3 | Giedo van der Garde | 85 |
| 2 | 4 | Max Chilton | 79 |
| 2 | 5 | James Calado | 75 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | DAMS | 169 |
| | 2 | Lotus GP | 135 |
| | 3 | Arden International | 111 |
| | 4 | Carlin | 95 |
| 1 | 5 | Caterham Racing | 91 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.