# 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round

The 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round was a GP2 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the seventh round of the 2012 GP2 Season.
Mexican Esteban Gutierrez won the feature race while Brazilian Luiz Razia won the sprint race. Series leader Valsecchi was penalized and sent to the back of the starting grid due to the infringement of a technical regulation related to the quantity of fuel available after the qualifying session. As a result, Razia ended up leading the GP2 Championship after Silverstone.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 2:01.889 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 2:02.804 | 2 |
| 3 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 2:02.872 | 3 |
| 4 | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 2:03.004 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 2:03.258 | 4 |
| 6 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 2:03.274 | 5 |
| 7 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 2:03.398 | 6 |
| 8 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 2:03.432 | 7 |
| 9 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 2:03.553 | 8 |
| 10 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 2:03.565 | 20 |
| 11 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 2:03.581 | 24 |
| 12 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 2:03.600 | 26 |
| 13 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:03.699 | 9 |
| 14 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 2:04.029 | 10 |
| 15 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 2:04.240 | 11 |
| 16 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 2:04.280 | 12 |
| 17 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 2:04.430 | 13 |
| 18 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 2:04.767 | 25 |
| 19 | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 2:04.782 | 14 |
| 20 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 2:05.040 | 15 |
| 21 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 2:05.218 | 16 |
| 22 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 2:05.350 | 17 |
| 23 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 2:05.537 | 18 |
| 24 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 2:05.677 | 19 |
| 25 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 2:07.231 | 21 |
| 26 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 2:09.161 | 22 |
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Notes
* ^1 — Stefano Coletti, Felipe Nasr and Marcus Ericsson were all excluded from qualifying for technical irregularities, and moved to the back of the grid.
* ^2 — Giedo van der Garde was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period.
* ^3 — Davide Valsecchi was given a ten-place grid penalty for overtaking another car during a red-flag period, but was then found to be in violation of the same regulation as Coletti, Nasr and Ericsson, and was moved to the back of the grid.

### Feature race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 25 | 1:00:22.657 | 4 | 27 (25+2) |
| 2 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 25 | +1.700 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 25 | +5.257 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 25 | +6.368 | 9 | 12 |
| 5 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 25 | +6.523 | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 25 | +7.552 | 24 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 25 | +9.051 | 26 | 6 |
| 8 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 25 | +9.841 | 20 | 4 |
| 9 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 25 | +11.116 | 7 | 2 |
| 10 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 25 | +11.958 | 6 | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 25 | +12.130 | 12 | |
| 12 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 25 | +12.843 | 11 | |
| 13 | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 25 | +15.701 | 19 | |
| 14 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 25 | +16.421 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 25 | +16.818 | 18 | |
| 16 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 25 | +17.833 | 10 | |
| 17 | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 25 | +18.167 | 15 | |
| 18 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 25 | +23.183 | 20 | |
| 19 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 25 | +24.345 | 21 | |
| 20 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 25 | +38.351 | 16 | |
| 21 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 25 | +39.831 | 25 | |
| 22 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 25 | +44.902 | 17 | |
| 23 | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 23 | +2 laps | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 20 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 17 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 1 | Retired | 14 | |
| Fastest lap: Esteban Gutiérrez (Lotus GP) — 2:01.622 (on lap 25) ||||||||
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### Sprint race

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 23 | Luiz Razia | Arden International | 21 | 37:28.656 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | 3 | Davide Valsecchi | DAMS | 21 | +5.642 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 4 | Felipe Nasr | DAMS | 21 | +17.775 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | Esteban Gutiérrez | Lotus GP | 21 | +19.969 | 8 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | Jolyon Palmer | iSport International | 21 | +25.869 | 6 | 6 |
| 6 | 25 | Nigel Melker | Ocean Racing Technology | 21 | +28.600 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson | iSport International | 21 | +31.980 | 21 | 4 (2+2) |
| 8 | 15 | Fabio Onidi | Scuderia Coloni | 21 | +35.797 | 22 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | Fabio Leimer | Racing Engineering | 21 | +38.127 | 14 | |
| 10 | 2 | Josef Král | Barwa Addax Team | 21 | +40.378 | 16 | |
| 11 | 22 | Simon Trummer | Arden International | 21 | +40.533 | 15 | |
| 12 | 27 | Rio Haryanto | Carlin | 21 | +48.471 | 10 | |
| 13 | 21 | Daniël de Jong | Rapax | 21 | +54.161 | 26 | |
| 14 | 6 | Nathanaël Berthon | Racing Engineering | 21 | +54.643 | 12 | |
| 15 | 20 | Ricardo Teixeira | Rapax | 21 | +1:15.967 | 18 | |
| 16 | 19 | Giancarlo Serenelli | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 21 | +1:17.971 | 19 | |
| 17 | 17 | Julián Leal | Trident Racing | 21 | +1:30.456 | 20 | |
| 18 | 1 | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Barwa Addax Team | 20 | Retired | 7 | |
| 19 | 26 | Max Chilton | Carlin | 19 | Retired | 9 | |
| 20 | 9 | James Calado | Lotus GP | 19 | Retired | 25 | |
| 21 | 12 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham Racing | 19 | Retired | 1 | |
| 22 | 18 | Fabrizio Crestani | Venezuela GP Lazarus | 19 | Retired | 11 | |
| Ret | 11 | Rodolfo González | Caterham Racing | 3 | Retired | 23 | |
| Ret | 16 | Stéphane Richelmi | Trident Racing | 0 | Retired | 13 | |
| Ret | 14 | Stefano Coletti | Scuderia Coloni | 0 | Retired | 24 | |
| Ret | 24 | Víctor Guerin | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Retired | 17 | |
| Fastest lap: Julián Leal (Trident Racing) — 1:43.374 (on lap 19) ||||||||
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## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Luiz Razia | 165 |
| 1 | 2 | Davide Valsecchi | 159 |
| 3 | 3 | Esteban Gutiérrez | 122 |
| 1 | 4 | James Calado | 95 |
| 1 | 5 | Max Chilton | 95 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | Lotus GP | 217 |
| 2 | DAMS | 205 |
| 3 | Arden International | 169 |
| 4 | Carlin | 122 |
| 5 | Racing Engineering | 110 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.