# 2012 Valencia GP2 Series round

The 2012 Valencia GP2 Series round was the sixth round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. It was held on June 22–24, 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 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 1:47.342 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 1:47.349 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1:47.444 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 1:47.458 | 6 |
| 5 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 1:47.543 | 3 |
| 6 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:47.674 | 4 |
| 7 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:47.779 | 7 |
| 8 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 1:47.801 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:47.972 | 9 |
| 10 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 1:47.996 | 10 |
| 11 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 1:48.155 | 11 |
| 12 | 20 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 1:48.176 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 1:48.222 | 13 |
| 14 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 1:48.288 | 14 |
| 15 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 1:48.390 | 17 |
| 16 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:48.518 | 15 |
| 17 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 1:48.565 | 18 |
| 18 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:48.578 | 16 |
| 19 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 1:48.626 | 19 |
| 20 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 1:48.641 | 20 |
| 21 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:48.846 | 21 |
| 22 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 1:48.936 | 22 |
| 23 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:49.021 | 23 |
| 24 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:49.335 | 24 |
| 25 | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 1:49.900 | 25 |
| | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | No time | 26 |
Notes:
* ^1 — Esteban Gutiérrez, Davide Valsecchi and Johnny Cecotto Jr. were each handed a three grid position penalty and Simon Trummer was dropped two places, having impeded other competitors during the qualifying session.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 28 | 1:00:31.895 | 5 | 27 (25+2) |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 28 | +1.615 | 9 | 18 |
| 3 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 28 | +6.064 | 11 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 28 | +6.408 | 7 | 12 |
| 5 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 28 | +6.928 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 28 | +7.605 | 15 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 28 | +8.384 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 28 | +11.099 | 1 | 8 (4+4) |
| 9 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 28 | +15.404 | 13 | 2 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 28 | +15.782 | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 28 | +15.962 | 3 | |
| 12 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 28 | +16.869 | 20 | |
| 13 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 28 | +17.715 | 16 | |
| 14 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 28 | +18.338 | 14 | |
| 15 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 28 | +22.983 | 22 | |
| 16 | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 28 | +23.456 | 25 | |
| 17 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 27 | +1 lap | 24 | |
| 18 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 28 | +30.573 | 6 | |
| Ret | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 21 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 18 | Retired | 2 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 17 | Retired | 8 | |
| Ret | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 17 | Retired | 21 | |
| Ret | 20 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 11 | Retired | 12 | |
| Ret | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1 | Retired | 23 | |
| DSQ | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 28 | (+19.580) | 19 | |
| DSQ | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 28 | (+39.627) | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 1:49.360 (lap 28) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^2 — Davide Valsecchi had 20 seconds added to his race time after he was judged to have overtaken during a safety car period.
* ^3 — Barwa Addax drivers, Josef Král and Johnny Cecotto Jr. were excluded from the race results, after they were each given tyres which were allocated to the other at the pit stop.

### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 23 | 46:07.255 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 23 | +1.179 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 23 | +1.587 | 5 | 12 (10+2) |
| 4 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 23 | +2.425 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 23 | +2.957 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 23 | +4.969 | 11 | 4 |
| 7 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 23 | +8.415 | 10 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 23 | +9.501 | 12 | 1 |
| 9 | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 23 | +13.591 | 15 | |
| 10 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 23 | +17.564 | 16 | |
| 11 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 23 | +21.005 | 26 | |
| 12 | 20 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 23 | +34.565 | 21 | |
| 13 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +46.929 | 22 | |
| 14 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 23 | +50.083 | 19 | |
| 15 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 23 | +51.366 | 24 | |
| 16 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 23 | +57.490 | 18 | |
| 17 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 23 | +1:03.342 | 13 | |
| 18 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 23 | +1:03.439 | 17 | |
| Ret | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 19 | Retired | 4 | |
| Ret | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 5 | Retired | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 3 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 3 | Retired | 25 | |
| Ret | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 0 | Retired | 9 | |
| Ret | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 0 | Retired | 7 | |
| Ret | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 0 | Retired | 8 | |
| DNS | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 0 | Not started | 20 | |
| Fastest lap: Felipe Nasr (DAMS) — 1:50.556 (lap 18) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^4 — Jolyon Palmer and Rodolfo González were both handed a ten place grid position penalty for causing separate collisions during Feature Race.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Davide Valsecchi | 141 |
| | 2 | Luiz Razia | 140 |
| 2 | 3 | James Calado | 95 |
| 1 | 4 | Max Chilton | 93 |
| 2 | 5 | Giedo van der Garde | 89 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Lotus GP | 182 |
| 1 | 2 | DAMS | 169 |
| | 3 | Arden International | 144 |
| | 4 | Carlin | 119 |
| 1 | 5 | Racing Engineering | 106 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.