2012 Silverstone GP2 and GP3 Series rounds


The 2012 Silverstone GP2 Series round and the 2012 Silverstone GP3 Series round was a group of motor races held at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain for the GP2 and GP3 Series championships. The races, held on 7 and 8 July, were in support of the British Formula One Grand Prix. The GP2 races were the seventh round of the 2012 GP2 championship, while the GP3 races formed the fourth round of the 2012 GP3 season.
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.
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.

GP2 Series classification

Qualifying

Notes

Sprint race

GP3 Series classification

Qualifying

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Race 2

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Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings GP2
PosDriverPoints
11 Luiz Razia165
12 Davide Valsecchi159
33 Esteban Gutiérrez122
14 James Calado95
15 Max Chilton95

;Teams' Championship standings GP2
PosTeamPoints
1 Lotus GP217
2 DAMS205
3 Arden International169
4 Carlin122
5 Racing Engineering110

;Drivers' Championship standings GP3
PosDriverPoints
1 Mitch Evans100
2 Aaro Vainio89
63 António Félix da Costa58
14 Daniel Abt54
15 Patric Niederhauser50

;Teams' Championship standings GP3
PosTeamPoints
11 Lotus GP188
12 MW Arden177
33 Carlin83
14 Jenzer Motorsport72
25 Marussia Manor Racing45