# 2012 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round

The 2012 Hockenheimring GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 21 and 22, 2012 at Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. It was the eighth round of the 2012 GP2 Season. The race supported the 2012 German Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 1:44.022 | 1 |
| 2 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 1:44.034 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:44.944 | 3 |
| 4 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:45.063 | 4 |
| 5 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:45.129 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 1:45.152 | 6 |
| 7 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 1:45.420 | 7 |
| 8 | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:45.516 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1:45.613 | 9 |
| 10 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 1:45.636 | 10 |
| 11 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:45.760 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 1:45.763 | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:45.821 | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:45.870 | 14 |
| 15 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 1:45.907 | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:45.917 | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 1:45.939 | 17 |
| 18 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.103 | 18 |
| 19 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 1:46.394 | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.637 | 20 |
| 21 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 1:46.651 | 21 |
| 22 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 1:46.849 | 22 |
| 23 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 1:47.332 | 23 |
| 24 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 1:49.546 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 1:52.356 | 25 |
| 26 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | No time | 26 |
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### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 38 | 58:16.075 | 18 | 27 (25+2) |
| 2 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 38 | +9.609 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 38 | +14.977 | 22 | 15 |
| 4 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 38 | +21.464 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 38 | +26.885 | 1 | 14 (10+4) |
| 6 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 38 | +29.260 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 38 | +29.573 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 38 | +29.950 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 38 | +31.978 | 12 | 2 |
| 10 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 38 | +32.373 | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 38 | +33.798 | 14 | |
| 12 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 38 | +39.284 | 20 | |
| 13 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 38 | +46.854 | 6 | |
| 14 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 38 | +50.205 | 11 | |
| 15 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 38 | +55.440 | 16 | |
| 16 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 38 | +55.707 | 17 | |
| 17 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 38 | +56.284 | 19 | |
| 18 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 38 | +1:02.119 | 21 | |
| 19 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 38 | +1:08.223 | 5 | |
| 20 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 38 | +1:18.043 | 15 | |
| 21 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 38 | +1:18.945 | 23 | |
| 22 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 38 | +1:20.866 | 13 | |
| 23 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 38 | +1:30.712 | 24 | |
| 24 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 37 | +1 Lap | 26 | |
| Ret | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 27 | Accident | 8 | |
| DSQ | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 18 | Disqualified | 25 | |
| Fastest lap: Fabio Onidi (Scuderia Coloni) — 1:25.254 (on lap 31) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 27 | 40:18.134 | 1 | 17 (15+2) |
| 2 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 27 | +7.962 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 27 | +17.509 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 27 | +21.962 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 27 | +22.353 | 10 | 6 |
| 6 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 27 | +33.193 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 27 | +39.870 | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 27 | +41.861 | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 27 | +42.196 | 15 | |
| 10 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 27 | +42.442 | 2 | |
| 11 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 27 | +42.959 | 17 | |
| 12 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 27 | +43.336 | 21 | |
| 13 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 27 | +43.580 | 12 | |
| 14 | 18 | Sergio Canamasas | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 27 | +44.111 | 22 | |
| 15 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 27 | +46.002 | 11 | |
| 16 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 27 | +46.683 | 26 | |
| 17 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 27 | +47.624 | 16 | |
| 18 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 27 | +53.235 | 18 | |
| 19 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 27 | +54.660 | 20 | |
| 20 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 27 | +56.315 | 23 | |
| 21 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 27 | +1:02.878 | 6 | |
| 22 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 27 | +1:13.439 | 19 | |
| 23 | 24 | Victor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 27 | +1 Lap | 25 | |
| Ret | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 18 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 0 | Accident | 9 | |
| Ret | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 0 | Accident | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Stéphane Richelmi (Trident Racing) — 1:25.760 (on lap 7) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Luiz Razia | 171 |
| | 2 | Davide Valsecchi | 161 |
| | 3 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 129 |
| 2 | 4 | Giedo van der Garde | 119 |
| 1 | 5 | James Calado | 116 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Lotus GP | 245 |
| | 2 | DAMS | 227 |
| | 3 | Arden International | 175 |
| 2 | 4 | Racing Engineering | 136 |
| 2 | 5 | Caterham Racing | 125 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.