# 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round

The 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on 7 and 8 July 2012 at Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. It was the fourth round of the 2012 GP3 Season. The race supported the 2012 British Grand Prix.
Trident Racing entered a third car for Giovanni Venturini in the GP3 category, making the Silverstone rounds the first time the GP3 Series had been run with a full twenty-seven car grid in 2012.

## Classification
### Qualifying

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Grid |
| 1 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 1:51.892 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 1:52.216 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 1:52.233 | 3 |
| 4 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 1:52.332 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 1:52.519 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 1:52.543 | 6 |
| 7 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:52.572 | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 1:52.648 | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 1:52.807 | 9 |
| 10 | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 1:52.921 | 12 |
| 11 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 1:52.930 | 21 |
| 12 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 1:53.133 | 10 |
| 13 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:53.536 | 11 |
| 14 | 22 | Facu Regalia | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:53.549 | 13 |
| 15 | 25 | Giovanni Venturini | Trident Racing | 1:53.624 | 14 |
| 16 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 1:53.769 | 15 |
| 17 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 1:53.852 | 18 |
| 18 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:53.861 | 16 |
| 19 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 1:53.893 | 17 |
| 20 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:54.324 | 19 |
| 21 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 1:54.339 | 20 |
| 22 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 1:54.427 | 22 |
| 23 | 30 | Fabio Gamberini | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 1:55.175 | 23 |
| 24 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:55.363 | 24 |
| 25 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 1:55.711 | 25 |
| 26 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 1:59.371 | 26 |
| — | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 1:59.989 | — |
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Notes:
* ^1 — David Fumanelli and Alice Powell were both given two place grid penalties for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of the Qualifying session.
* ^2 — Tamás Pál Kiss wash given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the first practice session.
* ^3 — Ethan Ringel was given a ten-place grid penalty for ignoring yellow flags during the first practice session. He later received a two-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of qualifying. As Ringel qualified twenty-sixth of the twenty-six drivers to set a lap time, and so started the feature race from the back of the grid.
* ^4 — Carmen Jordá was given a two-place grid penalty for taking the chequered flag twice at the end of qualifying. However, as she did not set a lap time within 107% of Mitch Evans' pole position time, she was not given permission to start the race.

### Race 1

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 14 | 27:14.410 | 3 | 27 (25+2) |
| 2 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +7.062 | 1 | 22 (18+4) |
| 3 | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 14 | +8.783 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 14 | +16.136 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 14 | +22.156 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +22.325 | 11 | 8 |
| 7 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 14 | +38.448 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +41.719 | 7 | 4 |
| 9 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 14 | +42.314 | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +44.489 | 17 | 1 |
| 11 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +53.795 | 21 | |
| 12 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +60.061 | 16 | |
| 13 | 25 | Giovanni Venturini | Trident Racing | 14 | +62.451 | 14 | |
| 14 | 22 | Facu Regalia | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +63.081 | 13 | |
| 15 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +65.140 | 9 | |
| 16 | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +72.707 | 25 | |
| 17 | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +86.048 | 18 | |
| 18 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 14 | +1:34.318 | 15 | |
| 19 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +1:38.754 | 22 | |
| 20 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +1:39.170 | 24 | |
| 21 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 14 | +1:39.960 | 20 | |
| 22 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +1:40.812 | 19 | |
| 23 | 30 | Fabio Gamberini | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 13 | +1 lap | 23 | |
| Ret | 31 | Ethan Ringel | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 2 | Retired | 26 | |
| Ret | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 0 | Retired | 8 | |
| DNS | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 0 | Did not start | 12 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Did not qualify | — | |
| Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:53.951 (on lap 13) ||||||||
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### Race 2

| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 28 | William Buller | Carlin | 14 | 29:49.526 | 25 | 15 |
| 2 | 2 | Conor Daly | Lotus GP | 14 | +8.577 | 4 | 12 |
| 3 | 21 | Patric Niederhauser | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +30.017 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | 9 | Tio Ellinas | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +37.529 | 3 | 10 (8+2) |
| 5 | 20 | Robert Visoiu | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +52.038 | 15 | 6 |
| 6 | 27 | António Félix da Costa | Carlin | 14 | +1:03.722 | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 18 | Kevin Ceccon | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +1:05.954 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 30 | Fabio Gamberini | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +1:06.482 | 23 | 1 |
| 9 | 8 | Fabiano Machado | Marussia Manor Racing | 14 | +1:07.321 | 19 | |
| 10 | 26 | Alex Brundle | Carlin | 14 | +1:20.941 | 2 | |
| 11 | 4 | Mitch Evans | MW Arden | 14 | +1:22.894 | 7 | |
| 12 | 22 | Facu Regalia | Jenzer Motorsport | 14 | +1:23.503 | 13 | |
| 13 | 15 | Kotaro Sakurai | Status Grand Prix | 14 | +1:24.203 | 14 | |
| 14 | 29 | Tamás Pál Kiss | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +1:28.143 | 11 | |
| 15 | 19 | Robert Cregan | Ocean Racing Technology | 14 | +1:44.079 | 20 | |
| 16 | 25 | Giovanni Venturini | Trident Racing | 14 | +1:52.408 | 12 | |
| 17 | 31 | Ethan Ringel | ATECH CRS Grand Prix | 14 | +1:54.151 | 24 | |
| 18 | 6 | Matias Laine | MW Arden | 13 | Retired | 9 | |
| 19 | 24 | Antonio Spavone | Trident Racing | 13 | Retired | 21 | |
| 20 | 7 | Dmitry Suranovich | Marussia Manor Racing | 12 | Retired | 22 | |
| 21 | 23 | Vicky Piria | Trident Racing | 12 | Retired | 18 | |
| Ret | 1 | Daniel Abt | Lotus GP | 11 | Retired | 5 | |
| Ret | 14 | Marlon Stöckinger | Status Grand Prix | 11 | Retired | 16 | |
| Ret | 3 | Aaro Vainio | Lotus GP | 11 | Retired | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | Alice Powell | Status Grand Prix | 9 | Retired | 17 | |
| DNS | 5 | David Fumanelli | MW Arden | 0 | Did not start | 12 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Carmen Jordá | Ocean Racing Technology | 0 | Did not qualify | — | |
| Fastest lap: Tio Ellinas (Marussia Manor Racing) — 1:59.829 (on lap 14) ||||||||
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Notes:
* ^1 — Robert Visoiu finished Race 1 in twelfth position, but received a three-place grid penalty for crossing the finish line twice at the end of the race, and so started Race 2 from fifteenth position.

## Standings after the round

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Mitch Evans | 100 |
| | 2 | Aaro Vainio | 89 |
| 6 | 3 | António Félix da Costa | 58 |
| 1 | 4 | Daniel Abt | 54 |
| 1 | 5 | Patric Niederhauser | 50 |
| | Pos | Team | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Lotus GP | 188 |
| 1 | 2 | MW Arden | 177 |
| 3 | 3 | Carlin | 83 |
| 1 | 4 | Jenzer Motorsport | 72 |
| 2 | 5 | Marussia Manor Racing | 45 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.