2012 Hungaroring GP3 Series round

2012 Hungaroring GP2 round
Round details
	; and; Round 6 of 8 rounds in the ; 2012 GP3 Series
	; Layout of the Hungaroring circuit
Location	Hungaroring, Mogyoród, Hungary
Course	Permanent racing facility ; 4.381 km (2.722 mi)
GP3 Series
Race 1
Date	28 July 2012
Laps	16
Pole position
Driver	Aaro Vainio
Time	1:36.052
Podium
First	António Félix da Costa
Second	Daniel Abt
Third	Mitch Evans
Fastest lap
Driver	António Félix da Costa
Time	1:37.899 (on lap 15)
Race 2
Date	29 July 2012
Laps	16
Podium
First	António Félix da Costa
Second	Patric Niederhauser
Third	Alex Brundle
Fastest lap
Driver	Mitch Evans
Time	1:40.097 (on lap 16)

The 2012 Hungaroring GP3 Series round was a GP3 Series motor race held on July 28 and 29, 2012 at Hungaroring, Hungary. It was the sixth round of the 2012 GP3 season.^[1] The race supported the 2012 Hungarian Grand Prix.

Classification[edit]

Qualifying[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time	Grid
1	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	1:36.052	1
2	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	1:36.301	2
3	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	1:36.381	3
4	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	1:36.478	4
5	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	1:36.541	5
6	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	1:36.569	6
7	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	1:36.783	7
8	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	1:36.807	8
9	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	1:36.866	9
10	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	1:36.867	10
11	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	1:36.967	11
12	28	William Buller	Carlin	1:37.065	12
13	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	1:37.066	13
14	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	1:37.264	14
15	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	1:37.282	15
16	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	1:37.612	16
17	30	Facu Regalia	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:37.625	17
18	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	1:37.661	18
19	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	1:37.730	19
20	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:37.882	20
21	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	1:38.528	21
22	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	1:38.560	22
23	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manors Racing	1:38.671	23
24	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	1:38.706	24
25	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	1:38.974	25
26	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	1:41.809	26
Source:^[2]

Race 1[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	16	26:33.107	2	27 (25+2)
2	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	16	+4.410	6	18
3	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	16	+4.747	3	15
4	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+8.674	8	12
5	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	16	+9.681	1	14 (10+4)
6	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	16	+10.404	7	8
7	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	16	+11.025	9	6
8	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	16	+12.928	5	4
9	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	16	+13.338	4	2
10	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	16	+14.257	13	1
11	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	16	+17.448	14
12	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+18.531	11
13	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+20.984	15
14	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+21.482	20
15	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	16	+23.338	16
16	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+24.770	10
17	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+28.400	18
18	30	Facu Regalia	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+32.508	17
19	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	16	+32.988	19
20	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	16	+41.678	25
21	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+44.872	22
22	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+48.844	24
23	28	William Buller	Carlin	16	+1:30.888	12
24	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	14	Retired	26
Ret	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	3	Retired	21
DNS	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	0	did not start	23
Fastest lap: António Félix da Costa (Carlin) — 1:37.899 (on lap 15)
Source:^[3]^[4]

Race 2[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	António Félix da Costa	Carlin	16	30:36.220	8	17 (15+2)
2	21	Patric Niederhauser	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+11.071	16	12
3	26	Alex Brundle	Carlin	16	+13.440	15	10
4	9	Tio Ellinas	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+18.987	13	8
5	15	Lewis Williamson	Status Grand Prix	16	+19.505	10	6
6	6	Matias Laine	MW Arden	16	+21.609	2	4
7	3	Aaro Vainio	Lotus GP	16	+22.052	4	2
8	18	Kevin Ceccon	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+25.392	5	1
9	2	Conor Daly	Lotus GP	16	+29.260	3
10	29	Tamás Pál Kiss	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+32.289	14
11	1	Daniel Abt	Lotus GP	16	+37.146	7
12	28	William Buller	Carlin	16	+37.150	23
13	14	Marlon Stöckinger	Status Grand Prix	16	+38.616	9
14	19	Robert Cregan	Ocean Racing Technology	16	+39.674	21
15	22	Alex Fontana	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+48.584	17
16	7	Dmitry Suranovich	Marussia Manor Racing	16	+50.483	25
17	31	Ethan Ringel	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+59.255	22
18	30	Facu Regalia	Atech CRS Grand Prix	16	+1:04.953	18
19	23	Vicky Piria	Trident Racing	16	+1:12.457	20
20	16	Alice Powell	Status Grand Prix	16	+1:22.641	19
21	4	Mitch Evans	MW Arden	16	+1:31.650	6
22	20	Robert Visoiu	Jenzer Motorsport	16	+1 Lap	12
Ret	17	Carmen Jordá	Ocean Racing Technology	13	Retired	24
Ret	25	Giovanni Venturini	Trident Racing	12	Retired	11
Ret	5	David Fumanelli	MW Arden	0	Retired	1
DNS	8	Fabiano Machado	Marussia Manor Racing	0	did not start	—
Fastest lap: Mitch Evans (MW Arden) — 1:40.097 (on lap 16)
Source:^[5]

Standings after the round[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Mitch Evans	136
	2	Aaro Vainio	119
4	3	António Félix da Costa	102
1	4	Daniel Abt	94
1	5	Patric Niederhauser	87

Teams' Championship standings

	Pos	Team	Points
	1	Lotus GP	294
	2	MW Arden	245
1	3	Carlin	139
1	4	Jenzer Motorsport	109
	5	Marussia Manor Racing	58

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References[edit]

^ "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
^ "Hungaroring GP3 Qualifying Results". AutoMobilSport.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
^ "Budapest GP3 Race 1 Classification". AutoMobilSport.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "2012 Hungaroring GP3 - Round 11". Motorsport Magazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
^ "2012 Hungaroring GP3 - Round 12". Motorsport Magazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

Previous round: 2012 Hockenheimring GP3 Series round	GP3 Series 2012 season	Next round: 2012 Spa-Francorchamps GP3 Series round
Previous round: 2011 Hungaroring GP3 Series round	Hungaroring GP3 round	Next round: 2013 Hungaroring GP3 Series round

[1] "2012 GP3 Series Calendar". GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 16 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2011.

[2] "Hungaroring GP3 Qualifying Results". AutoMobilSport.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

[3] "Budapest GP3 Race 1 Classification". AutoMobilSport.com. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[4] "2012 Hungaroring GP3 - Round 11". Motorsport Magazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

[5] "2012 Hungaroring GP3 - Round 12". Motorsport Magazine.com. Motorsport Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2021.

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