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British broadcaster Sky Sports will show live coverage of all GP2 and GP3 races on its new-for-2012 F1 HD channel.

Starting with the GP2 opener at Sepang on March 24-25, Sky will show both the feature and sprint races live featuring FOM's world-feed commentary.

The channel will also show coverage, analysis and discussion of the races in its weekly magazine show, presented by Georgie Thompson and Ted Kravitz.

The GP3 season will also be broadcast live from its opening round at Barcelona on May 12-13.

Sky F1's executive producer Martin Turner said: "We are delighted to be showing GP2 and GP3 live on Sky Sports F1 HD.

"There are six former GP2 champions in Formula 1 this season, including Lewis Hamilton and last year's winner Romain Grosjean. The series promises nail-biting and fascinating racing and we'll track gifted drivers through the ranks as they aim for Formula 1."

Following this news, I figure that we could do with a thread dedicated to all non-F1 motor-racing. With that in mind, here are is a little bit of info on GP2/GP3:

The 2012 GP2 Series season will be the eighth GP2 Series season and the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series.[1] The championship will be expanded to include several flyaway races in support of the 2012 Formula One season.

The series will adopt the points system used by Formula One for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points on offer for victory. The points awarded in the sprint race will also be changed, with the winner receiving fifteen points and top eight drivers receiving points. Further changes mean that drivers must use two compounds of tyres over a race weekend, as is the case in Formula One.[2] The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race will also be doubled.

22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.pngBarwa Addax Team

#1 - 22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png Johnny Cecotto, Jr.

#2 - 22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png Josef Král (Round 1, 4-) / 22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png Dani Clos (Round 2-3)

22px-Flag_of_France.svg.pngDriot-Arnoux Motorsport (DAMS)

#3 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Davide Valsecchi

#4 - 22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png Felipe Nasr

22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.pngRacing Engineering

#5 - 20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png Fabio Leimer

#6 - 22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png Nathanaël Berthon

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngiSport International

#7 - 22px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Marcus Ericsson

#8 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Jolyon Palmer

22px-Flag_of_France.svg.pngLotus GP

#9 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png James Calado

#10 - 22px-Flag_of_Mexico.svg.png Esteban Gutiérrez

22px-Flag_of_Malaysia.svg.pngCaterham Racing

#11 - 22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png Rodolfo González

#12 - 22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png Giedo van der Garde

22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.pngScuderia Coloni

#14 - 22px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png Stefano Coletti

#15 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Fabio Onidi

22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.pngTrident Racing

#16 - 22px-Flag_of_Monaco.svg.png Stéphane Richelmi

#17 - 22px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png Julián Leal

22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.pngVenezuela GP Lazarus

#18 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Fabrizio Crestani

#19 - 22px-Flag_of_Venezuela.svg.png Giancarlo Serenelli

22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.pngRapax Team

#20 - 22px-Flag_of_Angola.svg.png Ricardo Teixeira (Rounds 1-5, 7-) / 22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png Tom Dillmann (Round 6)

#21 - 22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png Tom Dillmann (Rounds 1-5, 7-) / 22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png Daniël de Jong (Round 6)

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngArden International

#22 - 20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png Simon Trummer

#23 - 22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png Luiz Razia

22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.pngOcean Racing Technology (ORT)

#24 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Jon Lancaster (Round 1) / 22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png Brendon Hartley (Round 2-3) / 22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png Víctor Guerin (Round 4-)

#25 - 22px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png Nigel Melker

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngCarlin Motorsport

#26 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Max Chilton

#27 - 22px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png Rio Haryanto

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The 2012 GP3 Series season will be the third season of the GP3 Series, a feeder series for the GP2 Series.

The series will adopt the points system used by Formula One for the feature race, with points awarded to the top ten drivers and twenty-five points on offer for victory. The points awarded in the sprint race will also be changed, with the winner receiving fifteen points and top eight drivers receiving points. The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race will also be doubled.

The series has proposed amending the rules which mean teams are obligated to run three cars. Under the proposed rule changes, teams will only need to enter two cars, and will have the option of entering a third.

22px-Flag_of_France.svg.pngLotus GP

#1 - 22px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Daniel Abt

#2 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Conor Daly

#3 - 22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png Aaro Vainio

22px-Flag_of_Australia.svg.pngMW Arden International

#4 - 22px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png Mitch Evans

#5 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png David Fumanelli

#6 - 22px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png Matias Laine

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngMarussia Manor Racing

#7 - 22px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png Dmitry Suranovich

#8 - 22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png Fabiano Machado

#9 - 22px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png Tio Ellinas

22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.pngStatus Grand Prix

#14 - 22px-Flag_of_the_Philippines.svg.png Marlon Stöckinger

#15 - 22px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png Kotaro Sakurai

#16 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Alice Powell

22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.pngOcean Racing Technology (ORT)

#17 - 22px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png Carmen Jordá

#18 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Kevin Ceccon

#19 - 22px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png Robert Cregan

20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.pngJenzer Motorsport

#20 - 22px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png Robert Visoiu

#21 - 20px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png Patric Niederhauser

#22 - 22px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png Jakub Klášterka (Rounds 1-2) / 22px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png Facu Regalia (Round 4-)

22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.pngTrident Racing

#23 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Vicky Piria

#24 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Antonio Spavone

#25 - 22px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png Giovanni Venturini

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngCarlin Motorsport

#26 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Alex Brundle

#27 - 22px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png António Félix da Costa

#28 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png William Buller

22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.pngATECH CRS Grand Prix

#29 - 22px-Flag_of_Hungary.svg.png Tamás Pál Kiss

#30 - 22px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png John Wartique (Rounds 1-3) / 22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Fabio Gamberini (Round 4-)

#31 - 22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Ethan Ringel

In April 2012 it was reported that only twenty-seven drivers would take place with RSC Mücke Motorsport missing from the grid.

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Not meaning to be cheeky,but does anyone actually care about GP2? And if so, why? And if not, why not? What purpose does it serve? Is it really popular enough to sustain the high costs?

Same with GP3.

Cause only time I ever hear of GP2 is when someone says "oh he was in GP2 last year but now he's in F1".

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Why? Because we love motor racing! It's purpose is essentially to act as a feeder series to F1 really, especially now that mid-season testing is banned.

Jolyon Palmer set the pace in the opening practice session for the 2012 GP2 Series at Sepang, ahead of Davide Valsecchi and Max Chilton.

The Briton, driving for the iSport International squad this season, set his 1m46.678s best time two thirds of the way through the 30 minute session on the medium compound Pirelli tyres.

Palmer may have been bumped from the top spot not long after, but Valsecchi - on the hard tyre - locked up into the final hairpin on his best lap. The DAMS driver was thus forced to accept second fastest, just 0.164 seconds slower than Palmer.

Carlin's Max Chilton was 0.638s away from the pace in third ahead of one of the championship favourites Giedo van der Garde (Caterham), Fabio Onidi (Coloni) and early pacesetter Felipe Nasr in the second DAMS car.

Another to top the times early in the session, Luiz Razia, was seventh for Arden ahead of ART Lotus's James Calado, Coloni's Stefano Coletti and Josef Kral, driving for Addax.

Kral's team-mate Johnny Cecotto Jr caught the attention of the stewards when he and Esteban Gutierrez (ART Lotus) made contact at Turn 12 as the Venezualen tried to pass the Mexican around the outside.

Cecotto was travelling at a much faster pace, but appeared to go down a gap that was not wide enough for a Dallara, the impact damaging Gutierrez's car and forcing him to pull off the track with only a third of the session complete. The incident was under investigation.

Also being investigated by the stewards was Trident's Stephane Richelmi for a separate issue.

Practice

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m46.514s
2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m46.678s + 0.164s
3. Max Chilton Carlin 1m47.152s + 0.638s
4. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m47.229s + 0.715s
5. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m47.318s + 0.804s
6. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m47.360s + 0.846s
7. Luiz Razia Arden 1m47.418s + 0.904s
8. James Calado Lotus 1m47.532s + 1.018s
9. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m47.533s + 1.019s
10. Josef Kral Addax 1m47.580s + 1.066s
11. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m47.616s + 1.102s
12. Johnny Cecotto Jr Addax 1m47.637s + 1.123s
13. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m47.639s + 1.125s
14. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m47.644s + 1.130s
15. Jon Lancaster Ocean 1m47.681s + 1.167s
16. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m47.699s + 1.185s
17. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m47.862s + 1.348s
18. Simon Trummer Arden 1m48.246s + 1.732s
19. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m48.259s + 1.745s
20. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m48.326s + 1.812s
21. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m48.437s + 1.923s
22. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m48.447s + 1.933s
23. Julian Leal Trident 1m48.746s + 2.232s
24. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m48.764s + 2.250s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m50.549s + 4.035s
26. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m52.306s + 5.792s[/code]
Davide Valsecchi took pole position for the GP2 season opener in Malaysia as DAMS picked up where it left off with Romain Grosjean in 2011. The Italian, who has taken the seat vacated by reigning champion Grosjean following the Frenchman's graduation to Formula 1, moved to the lead of the times early in the session and was never headed. His position at the top came under threat from Arden's Luiz Razia in the closing stages, but the Brazilian came across the line 0.060 seconds shy of pole after being delayed by Fabrizio Crestani in the final corner. Max Chilton was rewarded for waiting for the track to be relatively empty during the middle part of the session as he set the third fastest time for Carlin, and he will be joined on the second row by Stefano Coletti (Coloni). Razia was not the only driver to lose his chance of pole in the final corner. Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer already had a time on the board within 0.1s of Valsecchi when he appeared on course to better that, but the Swiss driver had a huge moment in the final corner triggered by a lock-up, which ruined his lap. Leimer had to settle for fifth, just ahead of standout rookie James Calado for Lotus GP/ART. Free practice pacesetter Jolyon Palmer (iSport) took a solid seventh, while Giedo van der Garde's prediction that Caterham Racing would start the season slightly adrift of the pace proved true as he took eighth. Rookies Fabio Onidi (Coloni) and Felipe Nasr (DAMS) both impressed to get into the top 10, while further down the field there were some surprises for fancied title contenders. Esteban Gutierrez paid a hefty price for being 0.6s off the pace and will line-up 15th for Lotus, while Marcus Ericsson, who along with iSport team-mate Palmer appeared to be on a different tyre strategy to most of the field, could only set a time good enough for 20th. Onidi was later given a three-place penalty for having impeded Gonzalez during the session. The Coloni driver drops from ninth to 12th on the grid.
[code]Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m45.494s
2. Luiz Razia Arden 1m45.554s + 0.060s
3. Max Chilton Carlin 1m45.558s + 0.064s
4. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m45.577s + 0.083s
5. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m45.588s + 0.094s
6. James Calado Lotus 1m45.638s + 0.144s
7. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m45.758s + 0.264s
8. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m45.773s + 0.279s
9. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m45.810s + 0.316s
10. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m45.942s + 0.448s
11. Johnny Cecotto Jr Addax 1m46.012s + 0.518s
12. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m46.138s + 0.644s
13. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m46.150s + 0.656s
14. Josef Kral Addax 1m46.160s + 0.666s
15. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m46.186s + 0.692s
16. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m46.264s + 0.770s
17. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m46.392s + 0.898s
18. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m46.428s + 0.934s
19. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m46.489s + 0.995s
20. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m46.557s + 1.063s
21. Jon Lancaster Ocean 1m46.662s + 1.168s
22. Julian Leal Trident 1m46.868s + 1.374s
23. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m46.962s + 1.468s
24. Simon Trummer Arden 1m47.004s + 1.510s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m48.113s + 2.619s
26. Giancarlo Serenlli Lazarus 1m49.620s + 4.126s

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Sponsorship and driver patronage. It's shown on TV and the races act as support races to the F1, so they race in front of hundreds of thousands of people and most of the drivers are in F1 driver programs.

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Luiz Razia opened his fourth GP2 season with a race victory in Malaysia, as a slow start left Sepang polesitter Davide Valsecchi to settle for second.

Brazilian driver Razia's win was his first since the 2009 Monza sprint race, and his Arden team's first triumph since the 2010 series opener.

Razia led from the outset after Valsecchi (DAMS) got away slowly from pole and slipped to fourth behind Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer and Coloni's Stefano Coletti.

It did not take long for Valsecchi to make progress, as he benefited from Coletti running wide on lap five, then put a bold move on Leimer into Turn 1 next time around.

But catching Razia proved harder. Although there was a spell going into the final third of the race when Valsecchi was lapping up to a second faster than his 2011 AirAsia team-mate in the race lead, the gap stabilised at five seconds and ultimately Razia managed to edge away again.

Max Chilton jumped to third in the pitstops and then held off Leimer to give Carlin its maiden GP2 podium.

Close behind, Coletti beat leading rookie Felipe Nasr (DAMS) to sixth, as Lotus' Esteban Gutierrez recovered well from his difficult qualifying day to come through to seventh.

Eighth place and reverse grid pole went to Gutierrez's Lotus team-mate Calado, who won a late battle with slow-starter Giedo van der Garde (Caterham). Fabrizio Crestani completed the top 10 for Lazarus on its GP2 debut, fending off a charging Nathanael Berthon (Racing Engineering).

Top 10 qualifier Jolyon Palmer stalled his iSport car on the grid, as did Rapax's Tom Dillmann, prompted an extra formation lap and leaving Palmer only 17th at the finish.

Nigel Melker's race was ruined by an early drive-through penalty, issued because his Ocean mechanics were still on the grid when the '15 second' board was raised before the formation lap. He finished 18th.

Stephane Richelmi and Simon Trummer, meanwhile, both had 20s added to their race times for causing collisions. The penalties dropped both drivers two spots, with Trident's Richelmi falling to 19th and Arden man Trummer to 23rd.

Feature Race Results - 30 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Luiz Razia Arden 56m00.250s
2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS + 7.817s
3. Max Chilton Carlin + 27.366s
4. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 28.291s
5. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 32.217s
6. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 33.378s
7. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 33.679s
8. James Calado Lotus + 36.449s
9. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 41.519s
10. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 43.240s
11. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 43.720s
12. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 53.303s
13. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 1m01.683s
14. Josef Kral Addax + 1m02.683s
15. Julian Leal Trident + 1m09.180s
16. Nigel Melker Ocean + 1m10.399s
17. Jolyon Palmer iSport + 1m12.861s
18. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 1m27.810s
19. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 1m35.206s*
20. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 1m39.125s
21. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 1m48.025s
22. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1 lap
21. Simon Trummer Arden + 1 lap*

Did not finish:

Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 13 laps
Johnny Cecotto Jr Addax 7 laps
Jon Lancaster Ocean 1 lap

*20s added to race time[/code]

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James Calado scored his maiden points-paying GP2 victory at Sepang on Sunday to add to the non-championship win he claimed at Yas Marina last year.

The British driver started from pole position on the reversed grid and went on to dominate from once again. He was chased home by his Lotus team-mate Esteban Gutierrez.

The closest Gutierrez got to him (besides almost hitting him on the warm-up lap at the final corner while practicing a start) was under braking for Turn 1, but Calado held both his nerve and the lead. Behind the Lotus cars, Felipe Nasr kept third for DAMS, ahead of Coloni's Stefano Coletti and Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer.

The opening lap was a barnstormer, as Coletti nipped past Nasr at Turn 4, getting ahead for only a corner before running wide and dropping to sixth. Caterham's Giedo van deer Garde passed Leimer to snatch fourth while feature race winner Luiz Razia overtook Davide Valsecchi, the Arden driver overhauling the DAMS man for seventh.

Valsecchi then came under attack from Carlin's Max Chilton and Lazarus driver Fabrizio Crestani, the latter hitting his Italian compatriot at Turn 1 on the second lap and receiving a drive-through penalty for his error.

The race settled down with Calado managing the gap expertly ahead of Gutierrez, the two black and gold machines circulating up front with Andretti/Peterson-like synchronicity.

The next real action unfolded on lap 14, when Valsecchi attacked Razia in the battle for seventh. Saturday's top two entered Turn 1 side-by-side, and although Valsecchi lunged past at Turn 4, he ran wide, allowing Razia and Chilton through.

Marcus Ericsson also tried to nip past in his iSport car, but made contact with Valsecchi's left-rear wheel at the apex of the ultra-fast Turn 5, flipping the Italian onto his rollhoop. Valsecchi's car slid upside-down into the gravel, coming to rest back on his wheels. The Italian was dazed but unhurt.

As Calado rattled off the laps to score a perfectly-judged victory by two seconds over Gutierrez and take the first points-paying win for ART since its rebranding as Lotus, the battle of the final laps concerned Coletti, who slipped back as his car lost pace. First Razia, then Chilton passed him, and he ultimately gave up the ghost and retired in the pits.

The final pass for a major position came on the penultimate lap, as Razia pulled a sublime move on Leimer for fifth at the final turn, and closed to within 0.6s of van der Garde, who limped home some 7.4s behind third-placed Nasr.

Razia continues to lead the points, opening up a healthy seven-point margin over non-finisher Valsecchi. Calado moves up to third ahead of Gutierrez and Valsecchi.

Sprint Race Results - 22 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. James Calado Lotus 41m08.048s
2. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 2.004s
3. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 3.440s
4. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 10.760s
5. Luiz Razia Arden + 11.430s
6. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 14.689s
7. Max Chilton Carlin + 15.685s
8. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 16.578s
9. Josef Kral Addax + 18.175s
10. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 24.033s
11. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 24.086s
12. Jolyon Palmer iSport + 25.547s
13. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 32.206s
14. Nigel Melker Ocean + 34.500s
15. Julian Leal Trident + 34.629s
16. Simon Trummer Arden + 35.226s
17. Jon Lancaster Ocean + 40.340s
18. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 44.700s
19. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 47.133s
20. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1m10.466s
21. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 1m21.035s
22. Johnny Cecotto Jr Addax + 1 lap
23. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 2 laps
24. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 3 laps

Did not finish:
Marcus Ericsson iSport 13 laps
Davide Valsecchi DAMS 13 laps[/code]

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Couple of driver changes for this weekend's first Bahrain race event. Dani Clos, who joined the HRT Formula 1 team as its reserve driver for the 2012 season, will replace Josef Kral at the team. He finished in ninth place in last year's GP2 championship with Racing Engineering. Addax did not specify if Clos will do more races with the team after Bahrain. He partners Johnny Cecotto Jr. at the team. Also, Brendon Hartley steps in for Jon Lancaster at ORT, due to Lancaster suffering with sponsorship problems.

Davide Valsecchi set the pace in free practice ahead of qualifying for the second race weekend of the GP2 Series season at the Sakhir circuit in Bahrain.

Valsecchi, who somersaulted out of the sprint race at the previous event at Sepang, lapped his DAMS machine in 1m41.417s. His time was 0.671 seconds faster than Max Chilton's Carlin machine, which lapped in 1m42.088s.

In hot conditions, with the air temperature topping 30C, it was reigning British Formula 3 champion Felipe Nasr who set the early pace, a couple of tenths ahead of DAMS team-mate Valsecchi. Addax's Johnny Cecotto Jr then hit the front before Valsecchi set his never-to-be-beaten lap, which was eight tenths clear of the opposition at the time.

Cecotto ended the session third on 1m42.294s, ahead of Nasr's fourth-placed 1m42.320s. Points leader Luiz Razia (Arden) was fifth fastest on 1m42.390s, but after setting his time he wandered into the path of a flat-out Nasr - immediately waving to apologise for almost causing a high-speed accident. The stewards will no doubt want a word with him after the session; Nasr was livid.

Fabio Leimer was sixth quickest for Racing Engineering, ahead of Lotus duo Esteban Gutierrez - who had a number of off-track adventures - and Sepang sprint race winner James Calado.

Series returnee Dani Clos, who replaces Josef Kral at Addax this weekend, was ninth fastest, 1.5s off the pace.

Practice

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m41.417s
2. Max Chilton Carlin 1m42.088s + 0.671s
3. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m42.294s + 0.877s
4. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m42.320s + 0.903s
5. Luiz Razia Arden 1m42.390s + 0.973s
6. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m42.411s + 0.994s
7. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m42.649s + 1.232s
8. James Calado Lotus 1m42.853s + 1.436s
9. Dani Clos Addax 1m42.918s + 1.501s
10. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m42.963s + 1.546s
11. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m43.047s + 1.630s
12. Julian Leal Trident 1m43.082s + 1.665s
13. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m43.139s + 1.722s
14. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m43.235s + 1.818s
15. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m43.289s + 1.872s
16. Simon Trummer Arden 1m43.377s + 1.960s
17. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m43.470s + 2.053s
18. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m43.485s + 2.068s
19. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m43.532s + 2.115s
20. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m43.542s + 2.125s
21. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m43.726s + 2.309s
22. Brendon Hartley Ocean 1m43.754s + 2.337s
23. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m43.974s + 2.557s
24. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m44.112s + 2.685s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m44.137s + 2.720s
26. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m44.697s + 3.280s[/code]
Davide Valsecchi will start from pole position in Saturday's GP2 Series feature race in Bahrain after setting the fastest time in qualifying around the Sakhir circuit. The majority of frontrunners went straight out on the softer medium 'option' tyre, to make use of the Formula 1 rubber from the preceding free practice session. This worked a treat for Valsecchi, whose DAMS car first lapped in 1m41.327s and then, after a cool-down lap, dropped the pole time even further to 1m41.200s, which no one could beat. Valsecchi was just over a quarter of a second faster than the Lotus-run car of Esteban Gutierrez on 1m41.479s, with his DAMS team-mate Felipe Nasr in third on 1m41.785s. The top driver to switch to the options for his second run, rather than his first, was Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer, who set his 1m41.789s with seven minutes remaining. Track temperature was down 10 degrees centigrade on this morning's free practice, making tyre pressure settings even more tricky to judge than usual. Johnny Cecotto Jr will start fifth, another to leave his option tyres until his second run for Addax, ahead of Trident's Stephane Richelmi. Marcus Ericsson (iSport, who has a [b]10-place grid penalty[/b] for hitting Valsecchi in Malaysia) was seventh-fastest, followed by Sepang sprint race winner James Calado (Lotus). Points leader Luis Razia will start down in ninth for Arden, alongside Max Chilton, whose Carlin machine lost a lot of pace since free practice. Series returnee Dani Clos was 14th fastest in the second Addax car. The session was stopped after 13 minutes due to series returnee Brendon Hartley's broken front wing littering the track at the final corner. He was 21st quickest in his Ocean-run machine. Giedo van der Garde (Caterham, 12th) and Simon Trummer (Arden, 24th) were also reportedly involved in the incident, which the stewards are looking into.
[code]Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m41.200s
2. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m41.479s + 0.279s
3. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m41.785s + 0.585s
4. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m41.798s + 0.598s
5. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m41.858s + 0.658s
6. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m41.862s + 0.662s
7. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m41.933s + 0.733s
8. James Calado Lotus 1m41.939s + 0.739s
9. Luiz Razia Arden 1m41.962s + 0.762s
10. Max Chilton Carlin 1m41.980s + 0.780s
11. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m42.097s + 0.897s
12. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m42.139s + 0.939s
13. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m42.156s + 0.956s
14. Dani Clos Addax 1m42.158s + 0.958s
15. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m42.190s + 0.990s
16. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m42.374s + 1.174s
17. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m42.409s + 1.209s
18. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m42.427s + 1.227s
19. Julian Leal Trident 1m42.456s + 1.256s
20. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m42.706s + 1.506s
21. Brendon Hartley Ocean 1m42.782s + 1.582s
22. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m42.853s + 1.653s
23. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m42.895s + 1.695s
24. Simon Trummer Arden 1m43.014s + 1.814s
25. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m43.907s + 2.707s
26. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m44.078s + 2.878s

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Davide Valsecchi produced a sublime performance to take a commanding win in the GP2 feature race in Bahrain.

The DAMS driver converted pole position into the lead from the start and simply drove away from the field.

When his team-mate Felipe Nasr was taken out by the Addax entry of Johnny Cecotto Jr, the safety car was deployed and Valsecchi's 12-second lead was eliminated. But the Italian made a fantastic restart and set about building up another huge lead with a series of laps his rivals simply could not match. He duly claimed his fourth GP2 win.

It was a thrilling battle for second, which was eventually won by current points leader Luis Razia. The Arden driver had to work hard for the spot, putting a great move on the Lotus entry of James Calado along the way.

Lotus had vaulted Calado up the order with an early stop, but the tactic failed to pay as for the final half-dozen laps he came under increasing pressure from the squabbling pack behind him. Birthday-boy Max Chilton (Carlin) nipped by to claim third, before Calado's team-mate Esteban Gutierrez breezed past.

Chilton and Gutierrez fought all the way to the finish, with Gutierrez taking the place on the final lap with a great move. Calado fended off Rapax driver Tom Dillmann for fourth, the pair shadowed by the Racing Engineering car of Fabio Leimer, who was set for a potential podium finish before being hobbled by a slow pitstop.

There was a big gap from the top seven back to eighth, which was taken by Coloni's Fabio Onidi, who will start Sunday's sprimt race from pole.

Rio Haryanto took ninth in the second Carlin car for his first GP2 points, while series returnee Brendon Hartley grabbed the final point for Ocean in 10th.

Feature Race Results - 32 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 59m31.115s
2. Luiz Razia Arden + 7.770s
3. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 13.528s
4. Max Chilton Carlin + 14.088s
5. James Calado Lotus + 16.278s
6. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 16.559s
7. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 17.243s
8. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 28.109s
9. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 32.846s
10. Brendon Hartley Ocean + 36.093s
11. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 37.377s
12. Julian Leal Trident + 38.677s
13. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 40.627s
14. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 41.009s
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 44.028s
16. Simon Trummer Arden + 44.552s
17. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 47.776s
18. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 52.464s

Retirements:

Dani Clos Addax 30 laps
Nigel Melker Ocean 30 laps
Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 29 laps
Johnny Cecotto Addax 16 laps
Felipe Nasr DAMS 16 laps
Giedo van der Garde Caterham 16 laps
Stefano Coletti Coloni 2 laps
Jolyon Palmer iSport 0 laps[/code]

Felipe Nasr has been given a five-place grid penalty for Sunday's GP2 sprint race in Bahrain as a punishment for a collision with Johnny Cecotto Jr in the opening race.

Reigning British Formula 3 champion Nasr (DAMS) and Addax driver Cecotto were part of the large group of cars embroiled in a spectacular battle for the podium positions when they came together at half-distance.

Both drivers were eliminated in the accident, which also prompted a safety car period. Nasr and Cecotto remonstrated over the incident as they walked away from their cars afterwards.

The stewards ruled that Nasr was at fault, and bestowed a five-place grid drop for race two.

As Nasr retired in the clash, the penalty will mean he falls from 23rd to 26th, while Cecotto starts 22nd.

Nasr's DAMS team-mate Davide Valsecchi took the feature race win.

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Holy shit. If you didn't catch this morning's sprint race then you need to go catch a replay. Insane racing.

Davide Valsecchi came through from eighth on the grid to add a stunning GP2 sprint race victory in Bahrain to his Saturday feature win.

The DAMS driver charged up behind leader Esteban Gutierrez - who had only moved to the front when long-time leader Fabio Leimer was penalised - and grabbed first place at the start of the very last lap as Gutierrez struggled for tyre grip.

Valsecchi had not looked a likely winner until the closing stages, initially making quietly stealthy progress up the order as Lotus team-mates James Calado and Gutierrez fought for victory with Racing Engineering's Leimer.

Calado had jumped from fourth on the grid to lead at the start, ahead of Leimer and Gutierrez. The Sauber protege soon passed Leimer and then attacked team-mate Calado, who locked up heavily in defence at Turn 1 on lap three. The pair then made light contact exiting the corner, ripping a chunk of front wing from Gutierrez's car and allowing Leimer to get between them.

Then it was Leimer's turn to hit the front, passing Calado on lap five, with Gutierrez following him through. Leimer subsequently edged away and looked set for victory, only for the stewards to give the Racing Engineering man a drive-through penalty for failing to heed yellow flags, forcing him to relinquish the lead with six laps to go.

By that time, Valsecchi's charge was underway. Already up to third after passing Max Chilton (Carlin) and Calado in quick succession, Valsecchi moved into second following Leimer's penalty, and having conserved his tyres, the Italian was able to swiftly demolish Gutierrez's seemingly comfortable advantage - catching up at a second per lap.

Going into the final lap, Gutierrez firmly defended the inside going into Turn 1, but Valsecchi was able to cut across on the exit of the corner and grab the lead as Gutierrez slithered out of the turn, before inching away to take a superb win and increase his championship lead.

Calado held on for third, ahead of Valsecchi's title rival Luiz Razia (Arden) and Chilton.

Valsecchi's team-mate Felipe Nasr almost eclipsed the winner's heroics, as he surged through from a pitlane start to take an incredible sixth place. iSport's Jolyon Palmer mounted a comparable charge from the back row to seventh amid some epic midfield racing, ahead of Simon Trummer (Arden), Giedo van der Garde (Caterham), and Tom Dillmann - whose Rapax car should have started third but stalled before the formation lap.

Polesitter Fabio Onidi swiftly lost ground after a poor start and could only finish 14th for Coloni, while Leimer's penalty left him 12th.

Sprint Race Results - 22 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 39m22.363s
2. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 0.399s
3. James Calado Lotus + 10.617s
4. Luiz Razia Arden + 12.463s
5. Max Chilton Carlin + 13.573s
6. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 15.414s
7. Jolyon Palmer iSport + 22.950s
8. Simon Trummer Arden + 30.425s
9. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 31.976s
10. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 32.545s
11. Dani Clos Addax + 32.632s
12. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 32.856s
13. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 36.275s
14. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 36.477s
15. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 39.988s
16. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 40.386s
17. Julian Leal Trident + 47.410s
18. Nigel Melker Ocean + 56.196s
19. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 59.488s
20. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 1m52.968s
21. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1m53.295s
22. Johnny Cecotto Addax + 1 lap
23. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 2 laps

Retirements:

Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 15 laps
Brendon Hartley Ocean 2 laps
Stephane Richelmi Trident 0 laps[/code]

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Max Chilton led the way in free practice for GP2's standalone Sakhir races on Friday morning.

The GP2 field has stayed at the circuit following last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix support event, with rounds five and six the series' only races away from the Formula 1 bill in 2012.

Chilton led the way for most of the half-hour session, heading his team-mate Rio Haryanto in a Carlin one-two for a while.

Haryanto was ultimately pushed back to fourth as championship leader Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) moved up to second - although last weekend's double winner was still 0.3 seconds off Chilton's 1m42.136s benchmark.

Valsecchi's title rival Luiz Razia took third for Arden, with Caterham's Giedo van der Garde behind Haryanto in fifth.

Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering), Felipe Nasr (DAMS), Marcus Ericsson (iSport), Brendon Hartley (Ocean) and Fabrizio Crestini (Lazarus) completed the top 10.

The session's only incident was a brief red flag after Jolyon Palmer's iSport car stopped at Turn 10.

With the field having raced at Sakhir just a few days ago and amid expectations that tyre wear will be a critical factor this weekend, most drivers only completed a handful of laps, and Lotus duo Esteban Gutierrez and James Calado did not run beyond installation laps.

Qualifying and the feature race both take place later on Friday in the compact schedule, with the sprint race on Saturday afternoon.

Practice

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Max Chilton Carlin 1m42.136s
2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m42.436s + 0.300s
3. Luiz Razia Arden 1m42.691s + 0.555s
4. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m42.793s + 0.657s
5. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m42.883s + 0.747s
6. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m42.947s + 0.811s
7. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m43.008s + 0.872s
8. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m43.051s + 0.915s
9. Brendon Hartley Ocean 1m43.076s + 0.940s
10. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m43.109s + 0.973s
11. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m43.193s + 1.057s
12. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m43.277s + 1.141s
13. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m43.283s + 1.147s
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m43.311s + 1.175s
15. Dani Clos Addax 1m43.405s + 1.269s
16. Simon Trummer Arden 1m43.522s + 1.386s
17. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m43.573s + 1.437s
18. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m43.852s + 1.716s
19. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m44.613s + 2.477s
20. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m45.449s + 3.313s
21. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m46.271s + 4.135s
22. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m53.449s + 11.313s
23. Julian Leal Trident 1m57.225s + 15.089s
24. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus
25. James Calado Lotus
26. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax[/code]
Giedo van der Garde set the fastest laptime in qualifying for Friday's GP2 Series feature race at Sakhir. The Caterham driver's 1m42.451s pole lap was investigated by the stewards as he was one of many drivers to run wide on the exit of the final corner. The officials ruled that van der Garde had not gained an advantage and his pole stood. Behind him, last week's double winner Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) just pipped Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer for second. Max Chilton, quickest in this morning's practice session, was fourth quickest, just ahead of his Carlin team-mate Rio Haryanto. Lotus drivers Esteban Gutierrez and James Calado lost out as their decision to save a set of tyres by not posting a time in practice failed to pay off. The Mexican was 13th, the Brit down in 22nd. Luiz Razia (Arden), who is second in the championship, was sixth fastest.
[code]Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m42.451s
2. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m42.596s + 0.145s
3. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m42.619s + 0.168s
4. Max Chilton Carlin 1m42.628s + 0.177s
5. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m42.691s + 0.240s
6. Luiz Razia Arden 1m42.839s + 0.388s
7. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m42.951s + 0.500s
8. Dani Clos Addax 1m43.080s + 0.629s
9. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m43.124s + 0.673s
10. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m43.163s + 0.712s
11. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m43.172s + 0.721s
12. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m43.206s + 0.755s
13. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m43.213s + 0.762s
14. Brendon Hartley Ocean 1m43.219s + 0.768s
15. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m43.311s + 0.860s
16. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m43.328s + 0.877s
17. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m43.391s + 0.940s
18. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m43.447s + 0.996s
19. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m43.453s + 1.002s
20. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m43.599s + 1.148s
21. Julian Leal Trident 1m43.659s + 1.208s
22. James Calado Lotus 1m43.757s + 1.306s
23. Simon Trummer Arden 1m43.929s + 1.478s
24. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m44.100s + 1.649s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m44.850s + 2.399s
26. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m45.036s + 2.585s
Davide Valsecchi was once again in a class of his own as he wrapped up his third GP2 win in Bahrain in a week. The DAMS driver ran second initially at Sakhir, as poleman Giedo van der Garde made a good start and held on at the front in his Caterham machine. The Dutchman stretched the lead to as much as 1.8 seconds, but as soon as tyre wear became as issue, Valsecchi homed into view and van der Garde was powerless to fend off the championship leader. In fact van der Garde slipped behind the well-driven Racing Engineering car of Fabio Leimer too. Following the mandatory pitstops the Swiss even closed in on the leading yellow and black DAMS machine, but a series of fast laps took Valsecchi way out of reach and a hat-trick of Sakhir wins was confirmed. Van der Garde held on for third, but the main action was behind him. Marcus Ericsson made a storming start to move his iSport car from ninth to fourth, but in the closing stages his tyres were shot and he tumbled down the order. Arden's Luiz Razia was the first to profit, and he just held off the impressive Max Chilton for fourth. Chilton's Carlin team-mate Rio Haryanto produced a charging drive to take sixth, while in the second DAMS car Felipe Nasr was in great form - passing Esteban Gutierrez (Lotus) and Fabrizio Crestani (Lazarus) in one sensational move on his way to seventh. Ericsson held on for eighth and pole for the sprint race on Saturday, while Tom Dillman (Rapax) and Johnny Cecotto Jr (Addax) took the final points in ninth and 10th.
Feature Race Results - 32 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 57m35.088s
2. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 7.711s
3. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 14.824s
4. Luiz Razia Arden + 24.142s
5. Max Chilton Carlin + 24.705s
6. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 40.965s
7. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 45.772s
8. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 50.645s
9. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 52.522s
10. Johnny Cecotto Addax + 55.578s
11. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 56.211s
12. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 1m06.906s
13. Brendon Hartley Ocean + 1m07.254s
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 1m09.206s
15. Simon Trummer Arden + 1m15.486s
16. Julian Leal Trident + 1m16.363s
17. James Calado Lotus + 1m20.506s
18. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 1m21.441s
19. Nigel Melker Ocean + 1m29.955s
20. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 1m47.146s
21. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 1 lap
22. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1 lap
23. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 1 lap

Retirements:

Jolyon Palmer iSport 30 laps
Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 24 laps
Dani Clos Addax 8 laps[/code]
Tom Dillmann has been elevated to pole position for the GP2 sprint race at Sakhir on Saturday after several drivers were given penalties for the feature event - including seventh-placed finisher Felipe Nasr. DAMS driver Nasr and Caterham's Rodolfo Gonzalez had 20 seconds added to their race times as a punishment for disregarding yellow flags - the retrospective time penalties being given in lieu of drive-throughs. The stewards' ruling dropped Nasr from seventh (and therefore second on the race two grid) to 11th and Gonzalez from 14th to 19th. Fabrizio Crestani (Lazarus) was found guilty of the same offence, but as he retired from the race, he was given a five-place grid penalty - although he was only set to be 25th in the 26-car field in any case following his Friday problem. Nasr's demotion means erstwhile race two polesitter Marcus Ericsson's iSport car will now be second on the Saturday grid, with Dillmann (Rapax) moving to pole by virtue of being classified eighth rather than ninth in the revised race one results.
Tom Dillmann claimed his maiden GP2 win with a faultless drive in the Sakhir sprint race. The Rapax driver inherited pole when DAMS' Felipe Nasr picked up a penalty after Friday's feature race, and Dillmann made the most of his good fortune. He made a perfect start, held the lead into the first corner and then set about eking out an advantage. Initially iSport's Marcus Ericson gave chase, but as happened in the feature the Swede was unable to build upon an excellent start and he was soon passed by Arden's Luis Razia. In the closing stages the Brazilian started to take sizeable chunks out of Dillman's lead, but the Frenchman had just enough of an advantage to hold on. Davide Valsecchi fell two places short of making GP2 history by winning four races on the bounce. The DAMS star was delayed when Caterham's Giedo van der Garde was tipped into a spin by Lotus's Esteban Gutierrez at the first corner of the opening lap and then spent too long finding a way by the ailing Ericsson, who had damaged his front wing when he hit an errant polystyrene brake marker board. Gutierrez made up for a terrible performance by Lotus in the feature event by holding on to fourth, ahead of Carlin's on-form Rio Haryanto. Nasr worked his way up to sixth while Ericsson clung on to seventh. Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer claimed the final point after a last-lap pass on Coloni's Fabio Onidi.
[code]Sprint Race Results - 23 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Tom Dillmann Rapax 41m16.276s
2. Luiz Razia Arden + 0.198s
3. Davide Valsecchi DAMS + 3.958s
4. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 16.488s
5. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 18.602s
6. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 20.425s
7. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 26.294s
8. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 29.605s
9. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 33.490s
10. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 34.078s
11. Nigel Melker Ocean + 43.463s
12. James Calado Lotus + 44.371s
13. Max Chilton Carlin + 46.743s
14. Julian Leal Trident + 47.439s
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 54.991s
16. Brendon Hartley Ocean + 59.764s
17. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 1m00.655s
18. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 1m02.090s
19. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 1m02.632s
20. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 1m07.468s
21. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1m08.293s
22. Jolyon Palmer iSport + 1m18.688s
23. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 1m26.049s

Retirements:

Simon Trummer Arden 21 laps
Dani Clos Addax 19 laps
Johnny Cecotto Addax 0 laps

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Victor Guerin replaced Brendon Hartley at Ocean Racing Technology for this weekend's GP2 round at Barcelona. Jon Lancaster had started the season with Ocean, but was replaced by Hartley for both rounds in Bahrain after struggling to find the budget to complete the season.

The returning Josef Kral was fastest in free practice ahead of qualifying for Saturday's GP2 Series feature race in Barcelona after setting the fastest time on Friday morning around the Circuit de Catalunya.

Kral, who raced in the season-opener for Addax at Sepang in Malaysia, was dropped in favour of Dani Clos for the recent Bahrain double-header. With Clos making his Formula 1 race weekend debut with HRT in free practice, a fired up Kral returned and banged in his 1m31.109s 10 minutes into the session.

Before Kral hit the front, most-recent round winner Tom Dillmann set the early pace for Rapax before he was knocked off the top spot by first Felipe Nasr of DAMS and then Caterham Racing's Giedo van der Garde.

Britain's James Calado kept his powder dry in the pitlane in the early stages before going out to set the second-fastest time for Lotus GP, his 1m31.168s just 0.059s off the pace. Nasr stayed third, ahead of van der Garde and Dillmann.

Points dominator Davide Valsecchi was sixth-fastest for DAMS, the Italian suffering a flapping left-sidepod turning vane. Second in points, Luiz Razia, was only 10th fastest for Arden International.

Calado's Lotus team-mate Esteban Gutierrez was down in 18th after a series of brake lock-ups from the man who lies third in the championship.

Laps were limited in practice, as Pirelli has mandated the soft-compound option tyre for this event, which is likely to be used effectively as a qualifying tyre this afternoon.

As teams are limited with their scope for laps on the prime tyre, the drivers did not complete a huge amount of running - only five got into double figures during the 30-minute session.

Practice

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Josef Kral Addax 1m31.109s
2. James Calado Lotus 1m31.168s + 0.059s
3. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m31.238s + 0.129s
4. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m31.246s + 0.137s
5. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m31.358s + 0.249s
6. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m31.396s + 0.287s
7. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m31.400s + 0.291s
8. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m31.476s + 0.367s
9. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m31.487s + 0.378s
10. Luiz Razia Arden 1m31.717s + 0.608s
11. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m31.799s + 0.690s
12. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m31.832s + 0.723s
13. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m31.870s + 0.761s
14. Max Chilton Carlin 1m31.895s + 0.786s
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m31.913s + 0.804s
16. Simon Trummer Arden 1m31.997s + 0.888s
17. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m32.046s + 0.937s
18. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m32.051s + 0.942s
19. Julian Leal Trident 1m32.058s + 0.949s
20. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m32.060s + 0.951s
21. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m32.150s + 1.041s
22. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m32.322s + 1.213s
23. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m32.526s + 1.417s
24. Victor Guerin Ocean 1m33.494s + 2.385s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m33.605s + 2.496s
26. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m34.141s + 3.032s[/code]
Lotus GP's James Calado will start round seven of the GP2 Series, the feature race at Barcelona, from pole position after setting the fastest time in a far-from-straightforward qualifying session in Spain. Control supplier Pirelli mandated soft-compound option rubber for this event, two steps ahead of the 'hard' prime, which meant drivers used it like a qualifying tyre. This, coupled with the benefit of the Formula 1 rubber laid down from free practice, meant that 25 of the 26 cars took to the track immediately - only practice pacesetter Josef Kral eschewing this option by staying in the pits, and ending up 16th on the grid. Tom Dillmann was one of the first of the frontrunners on a flying lap, but spun at the right-hander before the chicane on the crucial lap for the bulk of the field. Yellow flags ruined the laps of the majority of those behind him, with the late-out James Calado taking the most advantage, setting a 1m30.655s after Dillmann had got going again. Also taking full advantage of this strange situation was Trident's Stephane Richelmi - who starts third despite not having scored a point all season - and Carlin's Max Chilton in fourth. Many expected frontrunners found the tyres had gone off before a second quick lap was possible, and were forced to revert to primes to try and move up the grid. Arden's Luiz Razia, second in the points, went for the strategy of a prime-tyre first run, which netted 12th, and saved his option tyres for his second attempt. He came across three cars on out-laps, however, and a poor final sector meant he did not improve his time, and dropped to 13th by the end of the session. Racing Engineering's Fabio Leimer also took this strategy, and from fourth on his prime-tyred run, he improved his time with seven minutes remaining to grab the second spot on the front row on his option tyres. His 1m30.865s was 0.210 seconds down on Calado's pace. Giedo van der Garde will start fifth for Caterham Racing, ahead of Scuderia Coloni's Fabio Onidi. Points leader Davide Valsecchi will start seventh. He lapped in 1m31.212s on options, and almost matched it with a prime-booted 1m31.285s in his DAMS car. He appeared to be baulked by Calado's team-mate Esteban Gutierrez at one point late in the session - Gutierrez will start down in 11th. The session ended with Simon Trummer in the gravel at Turn 4 in his Arden machine.
[code]Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. James Calado Lotus 1m30.655s
2. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering 1m30.865s + 0.210s
3. Stephane Richelmi Trident 1m30.902s + 0.247s
4. Max Chilton Carlin 1m30.962s + 0.307s
5. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1m31.006s + 0.351s
6. Fabio Onidi Coloni 1m31.167s + 0.512s
7. Davide Valsecchi DAMS 1m31.212s + 0.557s
8. Stefano Coletti Coloni 1m31.212s + 0.557s
9. Jolyon Palmer iSport 1m31.269s + 0.614s
10. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering 1m31.308s + 0.653s
11. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus 1m31.320s + 0.665s
12. Nigel Melker Ocean 1m31.332s + 0.677s
13. Luiz Razia Arden 1m31.377s + 0.722s
14. Marcus Ericsson iSport 1m31.391s + 0.736s
15. Johnny Cecotto Addax 1m31.565s + 0.910s
16. Josef Kral Addax 1m31.599s + 0.944s
17. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus 1m31.677s + 1.022s
18. Tom Dillmann Rapax 1m31.682s + 1.027s
19. Simon Trummer Arden 1m31.939s + 1.284s
20. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham 1m31.966s + 1.311s
21. Victor Guerin Ocean 1m32.270s + 1.615s
22. Felipe Nasr DAMS 1m32.325s + 1.670s
23. Julian Leal Trident 1m32.691s + 2.036s
24. Rio Haryanto Carlin 1m33.010s + 2.355s
25. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 1m33.083s + 2.428s
26. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 1m33.329s + 2.674s
Giedo van der Garde used a bold tyre strategy to take his first win since joining the Caterham team in the GP2 feature race at Catalunya. The Dutchman ran third behind battling leaders James Calado (Lotus) and Fabio Leimer (Racing Engineering) at first, and initially had to fend off charging Coloni driver Stefano Coletti. But whereas most of the field changed all four tyres in their pitstops, Caterham opted to switch just two of van der Garde's, and the time saved - plus Calado and Leimer having emerged into traffic - allowed the Dutchman to jump to the front. Van der Garde was able to hang on thereafter and win by just 0.8 seconds over poleman Calado. Leimer was given a drive-through penalty for an unsafe pit release after a close call with Calado when they pitted in unison, dropping him to 12th, and allowing Coletti to join the lead fight for a while before having to settle for third. Championship leader Davide Valsecchi (DAMS) was a lonely fourth, while Nathanael Berthon salvaged something for Racing Engineering in fifth, with Coloni's Stefano Coletti fending off Max Chilton (Carlin) and Luiz Razia (Arden) to complete the top six. Ocean's Nigel Melker was on course for eighth and race two pole until being penalised for pitlane speeding. Assertive drives from iSport man Jolyon Palmer and Lotus's Esteban Gutierrez earned them the final points.
Feature Race Results - 37 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Giedo van der Garde Caterham 1h00m22.966s
2. James Calado Lotus + 0.878s
3. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 3.811s
4. Davide Valsecchi DAMS + 11.859s
5. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 15.795s
6. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 19.379s
7. Max Chilton Carlin + 19.768s
8. Luiz Razia Arden + 20.072s
9. Jolyon Palmer iSport + 27.624s
10. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 36.653s
11. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 45.264s
12. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 46.534s
13. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 47.087s
14. Nigel Melker Ocean + 47.356s
15. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 53.555s
16. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 1m00.879s
17. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 1m06.737s
18. Johnny Cecotto Addax + 1m11.199s
19. Victor Guerin Ocean + 1m11.397s
20. Josef Kral Addax + 1m14.871s
21. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 1m15.821s
22. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 1m20.031s
23. Simon Trummer Arden + 1m20.382s
24. Julian Leal Trident + 1m28.989s
25. Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus + 1 lap

Retirements:

Ricardo Teixeira Rapax 8 laps[/code]
Arden International's Luiz Razia scored victory in the GP2 sprint race at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya in Spain on Sunday morning. Razia led from start to finish from pole position, but had runner-up Nathanael Berthon for company for the first 16 laps. The Racing Engineering man shadowed his every move for much of the race before dropping back to finish 5.2 seconds in arrears at the chequered flag for his first podium finish in the category. Points leader Davide Valsecchi finished third for DAMS, having failed in his bid to pass Berthon around the outside at the first turn, but came under pressure from James Calado (Lotus GP) in the closing stages. Calado had battled past team-mate Esteban Gutierrez and Caterham's Giedo van der Garde on the opening lap with some impressive passes. Carlin's Max Chilton made a poor start from the front row, and finished fifth after Calado passed him with a tidy move at the hairpin on lap five. Van der Garde held off Gutierrez for sixth, with Stefano Coletti eighth for Coloni ahead of Felipe Nasr (DAMS). Fabio Onidi, who started third, went straight on the opening corner and would later spin his Coloni machine and get collected by Ocean's Nigel Melker.
[code]Sprint Race Results - 25 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Luiz Razia Arden 40m08.411s
2. Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 5.256s
3. Davide Valsecchi DAMS + 5.897s
4. James Calado Lotus + 6.575s
5. Max Chilton Carlin + 13.117s
6. Giedo van der Garde Caterham + 14.362s
7. Esteban Gutierrez Lotus + 14.874s
8. Stefano Coletti Coloni + 19.223s
9. Felipe Nasr DAMS + 19.703s
10. Fabrizio Crestani Lazarus + 21.570s
11. Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 22.852s
12. Tom Dillmann Rapax + 23.312s
13. Johnny Cecotto Addax + 30.155s
14. Rodolfo Gonzalez Caterham + 30.601s
15. Rio Haryanto Carlin + 31.281s
16. Josef Kral Addax + 31.834s
17. Julian Leal Trident + 32.817s
18. Fabio Onidi Coloni + 34.371s
19. Stephane Richelmi Trident + 34.818s
20. Simon Trummer Arden + 35.426s
21. Victor Guerin Ocean + 38.977s
22. Marcus Ericsson iSport + 39.878s
23. Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 41.979s
24. Nigel Melker Ocean + 48.441s

Retirements:

Giancarlo Serenelli Lazarus 3 laps
Jolyon Palmer iSport 0 laps

iSport International will build a new GP2 car for Jolyon Palmer after the Briton had another race weekend blighted by electrical problems in Spain.

Palmer did not even make the start of race two at Barcelona on Sunday, after his car broke down on the warm-up lap with a repeat of electrical gremlins which have plagued the start of his 2012 season.

iSport boss Paul Jackson revealed that the team will now switch to a new car for the next round of the series in Monaco.

"Another difficult weekend with continuing electrical problems on Jolyon's car, which have proved impossible to identify," said Jackson.

"The decision has now been taken to build a replacement car for Monaco around a different chassis and engine with all new electrical components. So the team has a busy week ahead, but will re-group in Monaco and hope to put these troubles behind us."

Jackson also praised the efforts of technical staff from GP2 and the FIA, who have helped iSport try to get to the bottom of the problems on Palmer's car.

"We have had support from the people at GP2 and some external help from the FIA technical staff, but all to no avail," he said.

"We would like to thank all who have offered help and assistance and look forward to concentrating on performance, rather than chasing a problem.

"Monaco is a special event with many good memories and results for us, so we hope to turn our fortunes around in the principality and kick start our season with some strong results."

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Matias Laine set the pace in the first practice session of the 2012 GP3 Series season at Barcelona.

The second-year driver led an MW Arden one-two ahead of his Formula 3 convert team-mate David Fumanelli - the pair separated by just 0.099 seconds.

The MW Arden duo were followed by the trio of Lotus entries, with Aaro Vainio third and his team-mates Conor Daly and Daniel Abt next up.

Completing an all-MW Arden/Lotus top six, title favourite Mitch Evans was sixth fastest.

Manor's Fabiano Machado had the only significant incident when he spun into the Turn 14 barriers, while his team-mate Tio Ellinas stopped after just one lap.

Practice

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Matias Laine MW Arden 1m38.878s
2. David Fumanelli MW Arden 1m38.977s + 0.099s
3. Aaro Vainio Lotus 1m39.063s + 0.185s
4. Conor Daly Lotus 1m39.080s + 0.202s
5. Daniel Abt Lotus 1m39.154s + 0.276s
6. Mitch Evans MW Arden 1m39.208s + 0.330s
7. Antonio Felix da Costa Carlin 1m39.514s + 0.636s
8. Alex Brundle Carlin 1m39.625s + 0.747s
9. Tamas Pal Kiss Atech CRS 1m39.682s + 0.804s
10. Marlon Stockinger Status 1m39.776s + 0.898s
11. Robert Visoiu Jenzer 1m39.839s + 0.961s
12. William Buller Carlin 1m40.041s + 1.163s
13. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer 1m40.168s + 1.290s
14. Kevin Ceccon Ocean 1m40.427s + 1.549s
15. Kotaro Sakurai Status 1m40.493s + 1.615s
16. Dmitry Suranovich Manor 1m40.532s + 1.654s
17. Antonio Spavone Trident 1m40.614s + 1.736s
18. Ethan Ringel Atech CRS 1m40.913s + 2.035s
19. Fabiano Machado Manor 1m40.935s + 2.057s
20. Alice Powell Status 1m41.003s + 2.125s
21. John Wartique Atech CRS 1m41.179s + 2.301s
22. Vicky Piria Trident 1m41.532s + 2.654s
23. Carmen Jorda Ocean 1m41.554s + 2.676s
24. Robert Cregan Ocean 1m42.087s + 3.209s
25. Jakub Klasterka Jenzer 1m42.198s + 3.320s
26. Tio Ellinas Manor[/code]
Antonio Felix da Costa gave Carlin the first pole of the 2012 GP3 season at Barcelona. The Portuguese driver edged out Lotus duo Conor Daly and Aaro Vainio in a top three covered by just 0.090 seconds. Mitch Evans held pole for MW Arden early on, but was edged back to fourth on the grid, 0.193s off the pace. Status driver Marlon Stockinger completed the top five, while Manor's Tio Ellinas secured sixth and top rookie honours despite missing free practice - although he is under investigation over a potential yellow flag infringement. Daniel Abt (Lotus), Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer), practice pacesetter Matias Laine (MW Arden) and Dmitry Suranovich (Manor) completed the top 10. Auto GP champion Kevin Ceccon will start on the back row after failing to set a time in his Ocean car.
[code]Qualifying

Pos Driver Team Time Gap
1. Antonio Felix da Costa Carlin 1m38.642s
2. Conor Daly Lotus 1m38.720s + 0.078s
3. Aaro Vainio Lotus 1m38.732s + 0.090s
4. Mitch Evans MW Arden 1m38.835s + 0.193s
5. Marlon Stockinger Status 1m38.867s + 0.225s
6. Tio Ellinas Manor 1m38.894s + 0.252s
7. Daniel Abt Lotus 1m38.945s + 0.303s
8. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer 1m38.988s + 0.346s
9. Matias Laine MW Arden 1m39.151s + 0.509s
10. Dmitry Suranovich Manor 1m39.164s + 0.522s
11. David Fumanelli MW Arden 1m39.175s + 0.533s
12. Tamas Pal Kiss Atech CRS 1m39.201s + 0.559s
13. Alex Brundle Carlin 1m39.228s + 0.586s
14. William Buller Carlin 1m39.512s + 0.870s
15. Robert Visoiu Jenzer 1m39.553s + 0.911s
16. Kotaro Sakurai Status 1m39.701s + 1.059s
17. Antonio Spavone Trident 1m39.932s + 1.290s
18. Alice Powell Status 1m40.002s + 1.360s
19. Fabiano Machado Manor 1m40.278s + 1.636s
20. John Wartique Atech CRS 1m40.578s + 1.936s
21. Ethan Ringel Atech CRS 1m40.640s + 1.998s
22. Jakub Klasterka Jenzer 1m41.053s + 2.411s
23. Robert Cregan Ocean 1m41.112s + 2.470s
24. Carmen Jorda Ocean 1m42.066s + 3.424s
25. Vicky Piria Trident 1m43.509s + 4.867s
26. Kevin Ceccon Ocean
Pre-season title favourite Mitch Evans kicked off his 2012 GP3 Series campaign with victory in round one at Barcelona. The MW Arden driver simply had to be patient in third until leaders Daniel Abt (Lotus) and Antonio Felix da Costa (Carlin) were penalised for jump-starts. Once elevated into the lead, Evans was able to pull away from second-place Status driver Marlon Stockinger and win by 2.6 seconds despite a mid-race safety car to retrieve Kevin Ceccon's Ocean car, which had stopped on course. Both polesitter da Costa and sixth-place starter Abt had rolled forward on the grid before the lights went out, but Abt then turned his issue into a brilliant getaway - surging through to second and then passing da Costa into Turn 1. Their drive-throughs dropped them outside the top 20, but they fought back to 13th and 14th, Abt still ahead. In contrast to Abt and da Costa, front-row qualifier Conor Daly went backwards at the start, and was then overtaken in quick succession by Jenzer's Patric Niederhauser and MW Arden's Matias Laine. Rookie Niederhauser went on to attack Daly's Lotus team-mate Aaro Vainio for third - briefly making it in front into the first corner before Vainio fought back at Turn 3 and reclaimed the final podium spot for good. Niederhauser then had to fend of Laine and Daly, who were also caught by the flying Tio Ellinas. A penalty for a yellow flag infringement had dropped the Manor driver from sixth to 16th on the grid, but he recovered to seventh in the race. Eighth and race two pole went to Robert Visoiu (Jenzer), while MW Arden's David Fumanelli and Carlin's Alex Brundle completed the top 10.
Race One Results - 16 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Mitch Evans MW Arden 28m38.738s
2. Marlon Stockinger Status + 2.609s
3. Aaro Vainio Lotus + 4.594s
4. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer + 5.071s
5. Matias Laine MW Arden + 6.284s
6. Conor Daly Lotus + 6.941s
7. Tio Ellinas Manor + 7.419s
8. Robert Visoiu Jenzer + 10.102s
9. David Fumanelli MW Arden + 11.046s
10. Alex Brundle Carlin + 11.291s
11. Dmitry Suranovich Manor + 15.105s
12. Tamas Pal Kiss Atech CRS + 15.752s
13. Daniel Abt Lotus + 16.231s
14. Antonio Felix da Costa Carlin + 16.577s
15. Robert Cregan Ocean + 17.132s
16. Fabiano Machado Manor + 17.775s
17. Antonio Spavone Trident + 18.284s
18. Kotaro Sakurai Status + 19.087s
19. Jakub Klasterka Jenzer + 19.626s
20. Carmen Jorda Ocean + 22.224s
21. John Wartique Atech CRS + 23.070s
22. Vicky Piria Trident + 32.897s
23. William Buller Carlin + 46.346s

Retirements:

Kevin Ceccon Ocean 7 laps
Ethan Ringel Atech CRS 0 laps
Alice Powell Status 0 laps[/code]
Lotus GP's Conor Daly scored his maiden GP3 victory in the second race of the opening weekend of the season at Barcelona in Spain. From third on the grid, Daly outsprinted polesitter Robert Visoiu (Jenzer) via the grass into Turn 1, as front row starter Tio Ellinas of Manor took the lead having blatantly jumped the start. When Ellinas pitted for his drive-through penalty on lap six, Daly was able to cruise to victory 3.2 seconds clear of Visoiu. Mathias Laine finished third, as his MW Arden team-mate David Fuminelli lost his fourth position with a drive-through penalty due to setting a purple sector while yellow flags were out. That promoted Lotus's Aaro Vainio to fourth, ahead of Patric Niederhauser (Jenzer). Antonio Felix da Costa (Carlin) barged his way past Lotus man Daniel Abt in the battle between Saturday's penalised leaders to finish sixth from 14th on the grid, before later getting a one-second penalty for contact, reversing their positions. Ellinas finished 15th, with Fumanelli 17th. Saturday's runner-up Marlon Stockinger finished 19th for Status after a horrendously poor start caused by an electrical problem, while opening race winner Mitch Evans was only 20th after pitting to have a punctured rear tyre replaced. MW Arden driver Evans still leads the championship by two points, however, ahead of Daly.
[code]Race Two Results - 16 laps:

Pos Driver Team Time/Gap
1. Conor Daly Lotus 27m21.043s
2. Robert Visoiu Jenzer + 3.265s
3. Matias Laine MW Arden + 4.168s
4. Aaro Vainio Lotus + 4.877s
5. Patric Niederhauser Jenzer + 5.669s
6. Antonio Felix da Costa Carlin + 8.688s
7. Daniel Abt Lotus + 9.341s
8. Alex Brundle Carlin + 9.833s
9. William Buller Carlin + 12.090s
10. Kevin Ceccon Ocean + 12.401s
11. Alice Powell Status + 13.664s
12. Kotaro Sakurai Status + 16.703s
13. John Wartique Atech CRS + 21.703s
14. Jakub Klasterka Jenzer + 25.550s
15. Tio Ellinas Manor + 28.133s
16. Vicky Piria Trident + 31.239s
17. David Fumanelli MW Arden + 31.608s
18. Ethan Ringel Atech CRS + 37.862s
19. Marlon Stockinger Status + 38.449s
20. Mitch Evans MW Arden + 51.421s
21. Carmen Jorda Ocean + 1m16.560s

Retirements:

Fabiano Machado Manor 12 laps
Robert Cregan Ocean 0 laps
Tamas Pal Kiss Atech CRS 0 laps
Antonio Spavone Trident 0 laps
Dmitry Suranovich Manor 0 laps

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