2012 GP2 Malaysian round Feature race opening lap 1

2012 GP2 Malaysian round Sprint race opening lap

The 2012 Sepang GP2 Series round was a

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held on March 24 and 25, 2012 at

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. It was the first round of the

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. The race weekend supported the

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was on pole for the feature race, which was won by

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won the sprint race.

Classification

Qualifying

Notes * – Onidi received a three grid place penalty for impeding González during the qualifying session.

Feature Race

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and

Simon Trummer Simon Trummer (born 8 June 1989 in Frutigen, Canton of Bern) is a racing driver from Switzerland. Career Karting Trummer began his motorsport career in karting back in 2003, finishing second in the Swiss Junior Championship. He also finished 21 ...

were both issued with twenty-second time penalties after the race when they were judged to have caused an avoidable collision. * —

Jolyon Palmer Jolyon Carlyle Palmer (born 20 January 1991) is a British motorsport commentator and columnist, covering the Formula One World Championship on BBC Radio 5 and F1TV. Prior to his media career, Palmer was a racing driver and the 2014 GP2 Series ...

and

Tom Dillmann Tom Dillmann (born 6 April 1989 in Mulhouse) is a French racing driver, formerly competing for Nio Formula E Team, in Formula E. He is probably best known for winning the German Formula Three Championship in the 2010 season and the Formula V8 ...

started from the pit lane.

Sprint race

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Stefano Coletti Stefano Coletti (born 6 April 1989) is a Monégasque professional racing driver who races for SMP Racing in the European Le Mans Series. His sister Alexandra Coletti is an alpine skier. He is the first Monégasque driver since Louis Chiron (1931) ...

and

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were both classified as having finished the race, as they had completed 90% of the winners race distance.

Standings after the round

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Teams' Championship standings * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Notes

References

External links

GP2 Series official website – Results
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