# 2012 Sepang GP2 Series round

The 2012 Sepang GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on March 24 and 25, 2012 at Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia. It was the first round of the 2012 GP2 Series season. The race weekend supported the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix.
Davide Valsecchi was on pole for the feature race, which was won by Luiz Razia. James Calado won the sprint race.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 1:45.494 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 1:45.554 | 2 |
| 3 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 1:45.558 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 1:45.577 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 1:45.588 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 1:45.638 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 1:45.758 | 7 |
| 8 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 1:45.773 | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 1:45.810 | 12 |
| 10 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 1:45.942 | 9 |
| 11 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.012 | 10 |
| 12 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:46.138 | 11 |
| 13 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 1:46.150 | 13 |
| 14 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 1:46.160 | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 1:46.186 | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 1:46.264 | 16 |
| 17 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 1:46.392 | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 1:46.428 | 18 |
| 19 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:46.489 | 19 |
| 20 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 1:46.557 | 20 |
| 21 | 24 | Jon Lancaster | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:46.662 | 21 |
| 22 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 1:46.868 | 22 |
| 23 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 1:46.962 | 23 |
| 24 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 1:47.004 | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 1:48.113 | 25 |
| 26 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 1:49.620 | 26 |
Notes
* ^1 – Onidi received a three grid place penalty for impeding González during the qualifying session.

### Feature Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 30 | 56:00.250 | 2 | 25 |
| 2 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 30 | +7.817 | 1 | 24 (18+4+2) |
| 3 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 30 | +27.366 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 30 | +28.291 | 5 | 12 |
| 5 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +32.217 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 30 | +33.378 | 10 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 30 | +33.679 | 15 | 6 |
| 8 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 30 | +36.449 | 6 | 4 |
| 9 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 30 | +41.519 | 8 | 2 |
| 10 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 30 | +43.240 | 12 | 1 |
| 11 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 30 | +43.720 | 18 | |
| 12 | 11 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 30 | +53.383 | 17 | |
| 13 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 30 | +1:01.683 | 20 | |
| 14 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 30 | +1:02.683 | 14 | |
| 15 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:09.180 | 22 | |
| 16 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 30 | +1:10.399 | 19 | |
| 17 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 30 | +1:12.861 | 7 | |
| 18 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 30 | +1:27.810 | 16 | |
| 19 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 30 | +1:35.206 | 13 | |
| 20 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 30 | +1:39.125 | 12 | |
| 21 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 30 | +1:48.025 | 25 | |
| 22 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 30 | +1:59.672 | 24 | |
| 23 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 29 | +1 lap | 26 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 13 | Accident | 23 | |
| Ret | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 7 | Wheel nut | 11 | |
| Ret | 24 | Jon Lancaster | Ocean Racing Technology | 1 | Accident damage | 21 | |
| Fastest lap: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) — 1:49.246 (lap 24) ||||||||
Notes:
* ^2 — Stéphane Richelmi and Simon Trummer were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race when they were judged to have caused an avoidable collision.
* ^3 — Jolyon Palmer and Tom Dillmann started from the pit lane.

### Sprint race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 22 | 41:08.048 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 22 | +2.004 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 22 | +3.440 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 22 | +10.760 | 9 | 8 |
| 5 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 22 | +11.430 | 8 | 6 |
| 6 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 22 | +14.689 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 22 | +15.685 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 22 | +16.578 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 22 | +18.175 | 14 | |
| 10 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 22 | +24.033 | 12 | 2 |
| 11 | 21 | Tom Dillmann | Rapax | 22 | +24.086 | 18 | |
| 12 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 22 | +25.547 | 17 | |
| 13 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 22 | +32.206 | 20 | |
| 14 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | +34.500 | 16 | |
| 15 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 22 | +34.629 | 15 | |
| 16 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 22 | +35.226 | 23 | |
| 17 | 24 | Jon Lancaster | Ocean Racing Technology | 22 | +40.340 | 26 | |
| 18 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 22 | +44.700 | 24 | |
| 19 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 22 | +47.133 | 19 | |
| 20 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 22 | +1:10.466 | 22 | |
| 21 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 22 | +1:21.035 | 10 | |
| 22 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +1 lap | 25 | |
| 23 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 20 | Damage | 4 | |
| 24 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 19 | Accident | 21 | |
| Ret | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 13 | Collision | 7 | |
| Ret | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 13 | Collision | 13 | |
| Fastest lap: Fabrizio Crestani (Venezuela GP Lazarus) — 1:50.690 (lap 8) ||||||||
Notes:
* ^4 — Stefano Coletti and Ricardo Teixeira were both classified as having finished the race, as they had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

## Standings after the round

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Luiz Razia | 31 |
| 2 | Davide Valsecchi | 24 |
| 3 | James Calado | 19 |
| 4 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 18 |
| 5 | Felipe Nasr | 18 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | DAMS | 42 |
| 2 | Lotus GP | 37 |
| 3 | Arden International | 31 |
| 4 | Carlin | 19 |
| 5 | Racing Engineering | 17 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.