# 2012 Valencia GP3 Series round

The 2012 Valencia GP3 Series round was the third round of the 2012 GP3 Series season. It was held on June 24–26, 2012 at Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia, Spain. The race was used to support the 2012 European Grand Prix.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:58.478 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:58.511 | 2 |
| 3 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:58.567 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:58.772 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 1:58.991 | 23 |
| 6 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:59.009 | 5 |
| 7 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:59.015 | 16 |
| 8 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:59.031 | 6 |
| 9 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:59.091 | 7 |
| 10 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:59.276 | 8 |
| 11 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 1:59.332 | 9 |
| 12 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 1:59.356 | 10 |
| 13 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:59.399 | 11 |
| 14 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:59.568 | 12 |
| 15 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:59.708 | 13 |
| 16 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:59.820 | 14 |
| 17 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:59.906 | 15 |
| 18 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 2:00.047 | 17 |
| 19 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 2:00.062 | 18 |
| 20 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:00.306 | 19 |
| 21 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 2:00.334 | 20 |
| 22 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 2:00.406 | 21 |
| 23 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 2:01.300 | 22 |
| 24 | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:02.103 | 24 |
Notes:
* ^5 — António Félix da Costa was removed from the results of the qualifying due to a technical infringement.
* ^6 — Conor Daly received a 10 place grid penalty the race before for causing an avoidable red flag.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | 28:13.357 | 1 | 31 (25+4+2) |
| 2 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 14 | +2.190 | 3 | 18 |
| 3 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 14 | +12.571 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +13.483 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 14 | +16.515 | 6 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 14 | +18.748 | 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +18.833 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 14 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +24.336 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +27.082 | 9 | 2 |
| 10 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 14 | +31.834 | 10 | 1 |
| 11 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 14 | +32.279 | 16 | |
| 12 | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +33.476 | 17 | |
| 13 | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +47.838 | 24 | |
| 14 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +52.330 | 22 | |
| 15 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +54.192 | 19 | |
| 16 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 14 | +74.964 | 14 | |
| 17 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 14 | +78.561 | 21 | |
| 18 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +91.567 | 11 | |
| 19 | 21 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 13 | +1 Lap | 15 | |
| Ret | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 2 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 2 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 0 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 0 | Retired | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:59.883 (lap 12) ||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 13 | 28:13.702 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 14 | +0.924 | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 14 | +6.314 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +6.589 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +6.938 | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +6.940 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 14 | +9.959 | 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 14 | +15.020 | 24 | (1+2) |
| 9 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 14 | +19.751 | 10 | |
| 10 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +23.761 | 9 | |
| 11 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +24.396 | 19 | |
| 12 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +26.251 | 21 | |
| 13 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +26.330 | 15 | |
| 14 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 14 | +28.954 | 16 | |
| 15 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +33.481 | 20 | |
| 16 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 14 | +34.148 | 6 | |
| 17 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 14 | +37.558 | 23 | |
| 18 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 14 | +46.606 | 17 | |
| 19 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +56.689 | 22 | |
| Ret | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 8 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 31 | Ethan Ringel | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 2 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 30 | John Wartique | Atech CRS Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 0 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 0 | Retired | 18 | |
| Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:59.842 (lap 14) ||||||||
| Source: ||||||||
Notes:
* ^7 — Tio Ellinas was given a one-second time penalty added to his race result after contact between him and Kevin Ceccon, dropping him from third to fifth.
* ^8 — António Félix da Costa had a ten place grid penalty for the sprint race after causing an avoidable collision in the sprint race.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Mitch Evans | 78 |
| 1 | 2 | Aaro Vainio | 74 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Abt | 42 |
| 4 | 4 | Matias Laine | 40 |
| 2 | 5 | Marlon Stöckinger | 39 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | MW Arden | 153 |
| 1 | 2 | Lotus GP | 139 |
| 1 | 3 | Jenzer Motorsport | 55 |
| 1 | 4 | Status Grand Prix | 39 |
| 1 | 5 | Ocean Racing Technology | 37 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.