# 2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round

The 2012 Catalunya GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain from 12 up to 13 May 2012 as the first round of the 2012 GP3 Series season. The race was used to support the 2012 Spanish Grand Prix.
The first GP3 feature race of the season was won by Mitch Evans with Conor Daly winning the sprint race the next day.
The weekend also saw the GP3 Series introduce the points system used by Formula One since 2010 for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points awarded to the race winner. The points for the sprint race were changed too, with the winner receiving fifteen points and the top eight drivers scoring points. The points for pole and the fastest lap were doubled too.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 1:38.642 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:38.720 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:38.732 | 3 |
| 4 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:38.835 | 4 |
| 5 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:38.867 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:38.894 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:38.945 | 6 |
| 8 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:38.988 | 7 |
| 9 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:39.151 | 8 |
| 10 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:39.164 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:39.175 | 10 |
| 12 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 1:39.201 | 11 |
| 13 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:39.228 | 12 |
| 14 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 1:39.512 | 13 |
| 15 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:39.553 | 14 |
| 16 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:39.701 | 15 |
| 17 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:39.932 | 17 |
| 18 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:40.002 | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:40.278 | 19 |
| 20 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 1:40.578 | 20 |
| 21 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 1:40.640 | 21 |
| 22 | 22 | Jakub Klášterka | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:41.053 | 22 |
| 23 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:41.112 | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:42.066 | 24 |
| 25 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:43.509 | 25 |
| 26 | 17 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | no time | 26 |
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Notes:
* ^1 — Tio Ellinas and Vicky Piria were penalised by 10 grid positions after they ignored yellow flags in qualifying. Piria's grid position did not change because Kevin Ceccon did not set a time in qualifying.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 16 | 28:38.738 | 4 | 25 |
| 2 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +2.609 | 5 | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 16 | +4.594 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +5.071 | 7 | 14 (12+2) |
| 5 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 16 | +6.284 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 16 | +6.941 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +7.419 | 16 | 6 |
| 8 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +10.102 | 14 | 4 |
| 9 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 16 | +11.046 | 10 | 2 |
| 10 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 16 | +11.291 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +15.105 | 9 | |
| 12 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +15.752 | 11 | |
| 13 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 16 | +16.231 | 6 | |
| 14 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 16 | +16.577 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +17.132 | 23 | |
| 16 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +17.775 | 19 | |
| 17 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 16 | +18.284 | 17 | |
| 18 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +19.087 | 15 | |
| 19 | 22 | Jakub Klášterka | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +19.626 | 22 | |
| 20 | 18 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +22.224 | 24 | |
| 21 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +23.070 | 20 | |
| 22 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 16 | +32.897 | 25 | |
| 23 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 16 | +46.346 | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 7 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 0 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Accident | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer Motorsport) — 1:41.440 (lap 5) ||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 16 | 27:21.043 | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +3.265 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 16 | +4.168 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 16 | +4.877 | 6 | 8 |
| 5 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +5.669 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 16 | +9.341 | 13 | 4 |
| 7 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 16 | +9.688 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 16 | +9.833 | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 16 | +12.090 | 23 | |
| 10 | 17 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +12.401 | 23 | 2 |
| 11 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +13.664 | 26 | |
| 12 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +16.703 | 18 | |
| 13 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +21.703 | 21 | |
| 14 | 22 | Jakub Klášterka | Jenzer Motorsport | 16 | +25.550 | 19 | |
| 15 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 16 | +28.133 | 2 | |
| 16 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 16 | +31.239 | 22 | |
| 17 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 16 | +31.608 | 9 | |
| 18 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +37.862 | 25 | |
| 19 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 16 | +38.449 | 7 | |
| 20 | 4 | Mitch Evans | atech CRS Grand Prix | 16 | +51.421 | 8 | |
| 21 | 18 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 16 | +1:16.560 | 20 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 12 | Accident | 16 | |
| Ret | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 0 | Accident | 12 | |
| Ret | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 0 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 0 | Accident | 24 | |
| Fastest lap: Marlon Stöckinger (Status Grand Prix) — 1:40.524 ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^2 — António Félix da Costa was given a 1-second time penalty added to his race result.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Mitch Evans | 25 |
| 2 | Conor Daly | 23 |
| 3 | Aaro Vainio | 23 |
| 4 | Matias Laine | 20 |
| 5 | Patric Niederhauser | 20 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lotus GP | 50 |
| 2 | MW Arden | 47 |
| 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 36 |
| 4 | Status Grand Prix | 18 |
| 5 | Carlin | 8 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.