2012 GP2 Series

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::summary Season of Formula One feeder championship ::

|series = GP2 Series |year = 2012 |previous = 2011 |next = 2013 |footer = Parent series: Formula One Support series: GP3 Series |subheader=Drivers' Champion: Davide Valsecchi Teams' Champion: DAMS

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Prove_GP2_-83°Gran_Premio_d'Italia_2012-Monza-07-09-2012(7960926896).jpg" caption="[[Davide Valsecchi]] won the Drivers' Championship."] ::

The 2012 GP2 Series season was the forty-sixth season of the second-tier of Formula One feeder championship and also eighth season under the GP2 Series moniker and also the first season after merging with the GP2 Asia Series. The championship was expanded to include rounds in Malaysia, Bahrain and Singapore, in support of the 2012 Formula One season.

The series adopted 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 were also 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. The points awarded for pole position and the fastest lap of the race were doubled as well.

The title was won by Italian Davide Valsecchi, driving for DAMS. After leading in the championship after winning sprint race in Silverstone, Luiz Razia ultimately got to second in the championship after score four victories. Esteban Gutierrez came third with 3 victories and finished just ahead of Max Chilton, who had 2 wins.

Teams and drivers

All teams used the Dallara GP2/11–Mecachrome chassis/engine combination. ::data[format=table]

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
ESP Barwa Addax Team	1	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	All
2	CZE Josef Král	1, 4–10
ESP Dani Clos	2–3
USA Jake Rosenzweig	11–12
FRA DAMS	3	ITA Davide Valsecchi	All
4	BRA Felipe Nasr	All
ESP Racing Engineering	5	CHE Fabio Leimer	All
6	FRA Nathanaël Berthon	All
GBR iSport International	7	SWE Marcus Ericsson	All
8	GBR Jolyon Palmer	All
FRA Lotus GP	9	GBR James Calado	All
10	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	All
MYS Caterham Racing	11	VEN Rodolfo González	All
12	NLD Giedo van der Garde	All
ITA Scuderia Coloni	14	MCO Stefano Coletti	1–10
ITA Luca Filippi	11–12
15	ITA Fabio Onidi	All
ITA Trident Racing	16	MCO Stéphane Richelmi	All
17	COL Julián Leal	All
ITA Venezuela GP Lazarus	18	ITA Fabrizio Crestani	1–7
ESP Sergio Canamasas	8–12
19	VEN Giancarlo Serenelli	1–9
AUT René Binder	10–12
ITA Rapax	20	PRT Ricardo Teixeira	1–5, 7–12
FRA Tom Dillmann	6
21	FRA Tom Dillmann	1–5, 8
NLD Daniël de Jong	6–7, 9–10
MCO Stefano Coletti	11–12
GBR Arden International	22	CHE Simon Trummer	All
23	BRA Luiz Razia	All
PRT Ocean Racing Technology	24	GBR Jon Lancaster	1
NZL Brendon Hartley	2–3
BRA Victor Guerin	4–12
25	NLD Nigel Melker	All
GBR Carlin	26	GBR Max Chilton	All
27	IDN Rio Haryanto	All
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Team changes

• Carlin Motorsport entered into a partnership with Russian car manufacturer Marussia Motors and Formula One team Marussia F1, forming a similar relationship to their alliance with GP3 Series team Manor Racing.
• After competing as Lotus ART in 2011, ART Grand Prix was renamed as Lotus Grand Prix in both the GP2 and GP3 Series championships, reflecting their increased relationship with title sponsor Lotus Cars. The cars will carry a black and gold livery modelled on the livery used by parent team Lotus F1.
• Team Lazarus replaced Super Nova Racing, using the name "Venezuela GP Lazarus".

Driver changes

; Changed teams

• Ocean Racing Technology's Johnny Cecotto Jr. and Arden International's Josef Král both joined Barwa Addax Team.
• Stefano Coletti switched from Trident Racing to Scuderia Coloni, having driven for the team in the 2011 GP2 Final.
• After competing with Trident, Rodolfo González moved to Caterham.
• Fabio Leimer left Rapax to join Racing Engineering.
• Julián Leal moved from Rapax to Trident Racing, having competed for Trident at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi.
• Jolyon Palmer switched from Arden International to iSport International.
• Luiz Razia and Davide Valsecchi both moved from Caterham Team AirAsia to Arden International and DAMS respectively.
• Giedo van der Garde switched from teams' champions Barwa Addax Team to Caterham Racing; he also joined parent team Caterham F1 as test and reserve driver.

; Entering/Re-entering GP2 Series

• French driver Nathanaël Berthon, who finished 13th in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joined Racing Engineering.
• After finishing runner-up in the GP3 Series with Lotus ART, British driver James Calado joined the Lotus ART GP2 squadron, replacing Jules Bianchi.
• After competing at three rounds in 2010 with David Price Racing, Fabrizio Crestani returned to the series with Venezuela GP Lazarus, the team for which he competed in Auto GP.
• Tom Dillmann, who finished 14th in the GP3 Series, joined Rapax. Dillmann competed for iSport at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi.
• Rio Haryanto, who finished seventh in both the GP3 Series and Auto GP in 2011, joined Marussia Carlin. Haryanto competed for DAMS at the 2011 GP2 Final in Abu Dhabi.
• Auto GP race winner Jon Lancaster signed with Ocean Racing Technology.
• Dutch driver Nigel Melker, who finished third in the GP3 Series, joined Ocean Racing Technology. Melker had previously competed in the 2011 GP2 Final with DAMS.
• British Formula 3 champion Felipe Nasr joined DAMS for 2012.
• Italian Fabio Onidi, who finished fifth in Auto GP, signed with Scuderia Coloni. He competed in the 2011 GP2 Final with Super Nova Racing.
• Venezuelan Giancarlo Serenelli, a three-time LATAM Challenge Series champion, joined Venezuela GP Lazarus.
• Ricardo Teixeira, who competed in GP2 in 2009 with Trident Racing, returned to the series with Rapax.
• After competing for MW Arden in the GP3 Series, Swiss driver Simon Trummer joined Arden's GP2 team for 2012.

; Leaving GP2

• Part-time Carlin driver and 2010 Formula Renault 3.5 Series champion Mikhail Aleshin returned to Formula Renault 3.5 with Team RFR.
• After competing in two seasons with ART Grand Prix, Jules Bianchi moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Tech 1 Racing whilst serving as Force India's third driver for the 2012 Formula One season.
• Sam Bird, who drove for iSport in 2011, also switched to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series, joining the ISR team.
• After a partial campaign for Scuderia Coloni, Kevin Ceccon left the GP2 Series to debut in the GP3 Series with Ocean Racing Technology.
• Reigning champion Romain Grosjean returned to Formula One with Lotus.
• Álvaro Parente, who competed for Racing Engineering and Carlin Motorsport in 2011, joined the GT World Championship, driving for Hexis Racing.
• Barwa Addax driver Charles Pic moved into Formula One, signing a contract with Marussia F1.
• DAMS driver Pål Varhaug left the championship to compete in the 2012 Auto GP World Series.
• Two-time 2011 race-winner Christian Vietoris elected to concentrate on his DTM programme, joining the junior Mercedes scheme, earning a place in the HWA Team.

;Mid-season changes

• René Binder replaced Giancarlo Serenelli in the Lazarus team for the tenth round of the championship, held at Spa-Francorchamps.
• Sergio Canamasas replaced Venezuela GP Lazarus' Fabrizio Crestani for the Hockenheim round of the championship.
• Dani Clos replaced Josef Král at the Barwa Addax Team for the Bahrain rounds of the championship. No explanation was given for the replacement. Král returned to the seat in Montmeló after Clos drove for HRT F1 in the first practice session of the Grand Prix; under the rules of the GP2 Series, no driver who takes part in a Grand Prix weekend is permitted to drive in the event's GP2 support races.
• In the week before the penultimate round of the championship at Monza, Scuderia Coloni announced that Stefano Coletti would be leaving the team with immediate effect as "season objectives" had not been met. Luca Filippi, who drove for the team when finished runner-up in 2011, was announced as Coletti's replacement. Coletti later joined Rapax, replacing Daniël de Jong.
• Brendon Hartley replaced Jon Lancaster at Ocean Racing Technology for the Bahrain rounds of the championship, for budgetary reasons. For the Catalunya round of the championship, Hartley was replaced by Victor Guerin.
• Daniël de Jong joined Rapax for the Valencia round after regular driver Ricardo Teixeira was taken ill. Tom Dillmann was moved to Teixeira's car to represent Teixeira's sponsors, while de Jong drove Dillmann's vacated car. Teixeira returned to his car for the Silverstone round, with de Jong replacing Dillmann; Dillmann rejoined the team in his original car for Hockenheim, before sitting out the remainder of the season.
• Jake Rosenzweig replaced Josef Král at the Barwa Addax Team for the penultimate round of the season at Monza.

2012 schedule

The calendar for the 2012 series was unveiled on 16 December 2011. The calendar was expanded to twelve rounds, featuring new races in Malaysia, Singapore, and Bahrain. The championship featured twenty-four races, a record high for the series.

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Round	Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Supporting	1	F	S	2	F	S	3	F	S	4	F	S	5	F	S	6	F	S	7	F	S	8	F	S	9	F	S	10	F	S	11	F	S	12	F	S
Sepang International Circuit, Sepang		24 March	**
25 March
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir		21 April	**
22 April
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir		27 April	stand-alone round
28 April
Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló		12 May	**
13 May
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco		25 May	**
26 May
Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia		23 June	**
24 June
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone		7 July	**
8 July
Hockenheimring, Hockenheim		21 July	**
22 July
Hungaroring, Mogyoród		28 July	**
29 July
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot		1 September	**
2 September
Monza Circuit, Monza		8 September	**
9 September
Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore		22 September	**
23 September
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Calendar changes

• The series travelled to Malaysia in support of the 2012 Malaysian Grand Prix. The GP2 Asia Series had previously visited the circuit during the 2008–09 season.
• The series also supported the 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix on the weekend of 22 April, with an independent round of the championship also taking place at the circuit during the following week.
• The series travelled to Singapore for the first time in its history, supporting the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix.
• The round at Istanbul Park was removed from the calendar after the Turkish Grand Prix was discontinued.
• The round at Yas Marina Circuit was also discontinued.
• The venue hosting the round in Germany followed the German Grand Prix from the Nürburgring to Hockenheim.

Results

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Round	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report	1	F	S	2	F	S	3	F	S	4	F	S	5	F	S	6	F	S	7	F	S	8	F	S	9	F	S	10	F	S	11	F	S	12	F	S
MYS Sepang International Circuit	ITA Davide Valsecchi	ITA Davide Valsecchi	BRA Luiz Razia	GBR Arden International	Report
	ITA	GBR James Calado	FRA Lotus GP
BHR Bahrain International Circuit	ITA Davide Valsecchi	ITA Davide Valsecchi	ITA Davide Valsecchi	FRA DAMS	Report
	NLD Giedo van der Garde	ITA Davide Valsecchi	FRA DAMS
BHR Bahrain International Circuit	NLD Giedo van der Garde	GBR	ITA Davide Valsecchi	FRA DAMS	Report
	GBR	FRA Tom Dillmann	ITA Rapax
ESP Circuit de Catalunya	GBR James Calado	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	NLD Giedo van der Garde	MYS Caterham Racing	Report
	BRA	BRA Luiz Razia	GBR Arden International
MCO Circuit de Monaco	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	MCO Stefano Coletti	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	ESP Barwa Addax Team	Report
	BRA Luiz Razia	GBR Jolyon Palmer	GBR iSport International
ESP Valencia Street Circuit	GBR James Calado	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	FRA Lotus GP	Report
	BRA	BRA Luiz Razia	GBR Arden International
GBR Silverstone Circuit	CHE Fabio Leimer	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	FRA Lotus GP	Report
	COL	BRA Luiz Razia	GBR Arden International
DEU Hockenheimring	NLD Giedo van der Garde	ITA	VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr.	ESP Barwa Addax Team	Report
	MCO	GBR James Calado	FRA Lotus GP
HUN Hungaroring	GBR Max Chilton	CHE	GBR Max Chilton	GBR Carlin	Report
	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	MEX Esteban Gutiérrez	FRA Lotus GP
BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	IDN Rio Haryanto	MEX	SWE Marcus Ericsson	GBR iSport International	Report
	GBR	CZE Josef Král	ESP Barwa Addax Team
ITA Monza Circuit	GBR Max Chilton	CHE Fabio Leimer	ITA Luca Filippi	ITA Scuderia Coloni	Report
	ITA	ITA Davide Valsecchi	FRA DAMS
SGP Marina Bay Street Circuit	ITA Luca Filippi	ITA	GBR Max Chilton	GBR Carlin	Report
	FRA	NLD Giedo van der Garde	MYS Caterham Racing
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Championship standings

;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers in the Feature race, and to the top 8 classified finishers in the Sprint race. The pole-sitter in the feature race also received four points, and two points were given to the driver who set the fastest lap inside the top ten in both the feature and sprint races. No extra points were awarded to the pole-sitter in the sprint race.

;Feature race points ::data[format=table]

Position	Points
1st	2nd
25	18
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;Sprint race points Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

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Position	Points
1st	2nd
15	12
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Drivers' Championship

::data[format=table] | Pos | Driver | SEP MYS | BHR1 BHR | BHR2 BHR | CAT ESP | MON MCO | VAL ESP | SIL GBR | HOC DEU | HUN HUN | SPA BEL | MNZ ITA | MRN SGP | Points | 1 | 247 | 2 | 222 | 3 | 176 | 4 | 169 | 5 | 160 | 6 | 160 | 7 | 152 | 8 | 124 | 9 | 104 | 10 | 95 | 11 | 78 | 12 | 60 | 13 | 50 | 14 | 38 | 15 | 29 | 16 | 29 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 22 | 6 | 23 | 4 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 34 | 0 | Pos | Driver | SEP MYS | BHR1 BHR | BHR2 BHR | CAT ESP | MON MCO | VAL ESP | SIL GBR | HOC DEU | HUN HUN | SPA BEL | MNZ ITA | MRN SGP | Points | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | ITA Davide Valsecchi | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRA Luiz Razia | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEX Esteban Gutiérrez | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23† | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Max Chilton | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19† | 14 | Ret | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR James Calado | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 20† | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NLD Giedo van der Garde | 9 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 21† | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 21 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHE Fabio Leimer | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SWE Marcus Ericsson | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 21 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VEN Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22† | 9 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 1 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 2 | 18† | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRA Felipe Nasr | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25† | 8 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 21 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Jolyon Palmer | 17 | 12 | DNS | 7 | 24† | 22 | 9 | DNS | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Nathanaël Berthon | 11 | 8 | 21† | Ret | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCO Stefano Coletti | 5 | 23† | Ret | 23† | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20† | 8 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IDN Rio Haryanto | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Tom Dillmann | 18 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 12 | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Luca Filippi | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CZE Josef Král | 14 | 9 | | | | | 20 | 16 | Ret | 10 | DSQ | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 24† | 17 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCO Stéphane Richelmi | 19 | 19 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 22† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NLD Nigel Melker | 16 | 14 | 20† | 18 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 24 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Fabio Onidi | 20 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | COL Julián Leal | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 21 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VEN Rodolfo González | Ret | 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 23 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 23 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 20 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHE Simon Trummer | 23 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 24† | 23 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Fabrizio Crestani | 10 | 21 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 17 | 10 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 22† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NZL Brendon Hartley | | | 10 | Ret | 13 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NLD Daniël de Jong | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 9 | Ret | 13 | | | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Sergio Canamasas | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 14 | 22 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 16 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Dani Clos | | | 19† | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PRT Ricardo Teixeira | 21 | 24† | 17 | 13 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 20 | Ret | | | 18 | 15 | DSQ | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRA Victor Guerin | | | | | | | 19 | 21 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | DNS | Ret | 23 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 18 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AUT René Binder | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | USA Jake Rosenzweig | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VEN Giancarlo Serenelli | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 19 | 16 | 24 | Ret | 20 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Jon Lancaster | Ret | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sources: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

|valign=top| |} Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Teams' Championship

::data[format=table] | Pos | Team | Car No. | SEP MYS | BHR1 BHR | BHR2 BHR | CAT ESP | MON MCO | VAL ESP | SIL GBR | HOC DEU | HUN HUN | SPA BEL | MNZ ITA | MRN SGP | Points | 1 | 342 | 2 | 336 | 3 | 226 | 4 | 212 | 5 | 207 | 6 | 202 | 7 | 166 | 8 | 131 | 9 | 44 | 10 | 34 | 11 | 26 | 12 | 1 | — | 0 | Pos | Team | Car No. | SEP MYS | BHR1 BHR | BHR2 BHR | CAT ESP | MON MCO | VAL ESP | SIL GBR | HOC DEU | HUN HUN | SPA BEL | MNZ ITA | MRN SGP | Points | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | FRA DAMS | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 25† | 8 | 8 | 2 | Ret | 21 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | FRA Lotus GP | 9 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 2 | Ret | 20† | 8 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 23† | 8 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 9 | Ret | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Arden International | 22 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 24† | 23 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | Ret | 16 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Racing Engineering | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 18 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 11 | 8 | 21† | Ret | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR Carlin | 26 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 19† | 14 | Ret | 1 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GBR iSport International | 7 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 21 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 18 | Ret | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 17 | 12 | DNS | 7 | 24† | 22 | 9 | DNS | 6 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MYS Caterham Racing | 11 | Ret | 18 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 23 | Ret | 23 | 20 | 23 | 16 | Ret | 14 | 22 | 20 | Ret | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 21† | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 21 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ESP Barwa Addax Team | 1 | Ret | 22 | Ret | 22† | 9 | Ret | 18 | 13 | 1 | Ret | DSQ | Ret | 2 | 18† | 1 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 2 | 5 | Ret | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 14 | 9 | 19† | 11 | Ret | Ret | 20 | 16 | Ret | 10 | DSQ | 11 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 24† | 17 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Rapax | 20 | 21 | 24† | 17 | 13 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 18 | 15 | DSQ | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 9 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Trident Racing | 16 | 19 | 19 | 11 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 22† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 24 | 17 | 21 | Ret | 12 | 8 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PRT Ocean Racing Technology | 24 | Ret | 17 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 17 | DNS | Ret | 23 | 21 | 23 | Ret | 18 | 23 | Ret | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25 | 16 | 14 | 20† | 18 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 24 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 18 | Ret | DNS | 11 | Ret | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Venezuela GP Lazarus | 18 | 10 | 21 | 14 | 19 | Ret | 23 | 17 | 10 | 19 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 22† | 22 | 14 | 22 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 11 | 16 | DSQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 25 | Ret | 22 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 19 | 16 | 24 | Ret | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ITA Scuderia Coloni | 14 | 5 | 23† | Ret | 23† | 21 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 20 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 20† | 8 | 1 | 22 | Ret | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sources: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ::

Notes:

• † — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

References

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