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2012 GP2 Series

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The start of the season-opening race at Sepang.

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.[1] 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.[2] 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

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Team No. Driver name Rounds
Spain Barwa Addax Team[3] 1 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr.[4][N 1] All
2 Czech Republic Josef Král[5] 1, 4–10
Spain Dani Clos[6] 2–3
United States Jake Rosenzweig[7] 11–12
France DAMS[3] 3 Italy Davide Valsecchi[8] All
4 Brazil Felipe Nasr[9] All
Spain Racing Engineering[3] 5 Switzerland Fabio Leimer[10] All
6 France Nathanaël Berthon[11] All
United Kingdom iSport International[3] 7 Sweden Marcus Ericsson[12] All
8 United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer[13] All
France Lotus GP[14][a] 9 United Kingdom James Calado[15] All
10 Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez[16] All
Malaysia Caterham Racing[17] 11 Venezuela Rodolfo González[18][N 1] All
12 Netherlands Giedo van der Garde[19] All
Italy Scuderia Coloni[3] 14 Monaco Stefano Coletti[20] 1–10
Italy Luca Filippi[21] 11–12
15 Italy Fabio Onidi[20] All
Italy Trident Racing[3] 16 Monaco Stéphane Richelmi[22] All
17 Colombia Julián Leal[23] All
Italy Venezuela GP Lazarus[24][b] 18 Italy Fabrizio Crestani[25] 1–7
Spain Sergio Canamasas[26] 8–12
19 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli[27][N 1] 1–9
Austria René Binder[28] 10–12
Italy Rapax[3] 20 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira[29] 1–5, 7–12
France Tom Dillmann[29] 6
21 France Tom Dillmann[29] 1–5, 8
Netherlands Daniël de Jong[30] 6–7, 9–10
Monaco Stefano Coletti[31] 11–12
United Kingdom Arden International[3] 22 Switzerland Simon Trummer[32] All
23 Brazil Luiz Razia[33] All
Portugal Ocean Racing Technology[3] 24 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster[34] 1
New Zealand Brendon Hartley[35] 2–3
Brazil Victor Guerin[36] 4–12
25 Netherlands Nigel Melker[37] All
United Kingdom Carlin[38] 26 United Kingdom Max Chilton[38] All
27 Indonesia Rio Haryanto[38] All

Team changes

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Driver changes

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Changed teams
Entering/Re-entering GP2 Series
Leaving GP2
Mid-season changes

2012 schedule

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The calendar for the 2012 series was unveiled on 16 December 2011.[55] 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.

Round Circuit/Location Country Date Supporting
1 F Sepang International Circuit, Sepang  Malaysia 24 March Malaysian Grand Prix
S 25 March
2 F Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir  Bahrain 21 April Bahrain Grand Prix
S 22 April
3 F Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir  Bahrain 27 April stand-alone round
S 28 April
4 F Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló  Spain 12 May Spanish Grand Prix
S 13 May
5 F Circuit de Monaco, Monaco  Monaco 25 May Monaco Grand Prix
S 26 May
6 F Valencia Street Circuit, Valencia  Spain 23 June European Grand Prix
S 24 June
7 F Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone  United Kingdom 7 July British Grand Prix
S 8 July
8 F Hockenheimring, Hockenheim  Germany 21 July German Grand Prix
S 22 July
9 F Hungaroring, Mogyoród  Hungary 28 July Hungarian Grand Prix
S 29 July
10 F Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot  Belgium 1 September Belgian Grand Prix
S 2 September
11 F Monza Circuit, Monza  Italy 8 September Italian Grand Prix
S 9 September
12 F Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore  Singapore 22 September Singapore Grand Prix
S 23 September

Calendar changes

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Results

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Round Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap[56] Winning Driver Winning Team Report
1 F Malaysia Sepang International Circuit Italy Davide Valsecchi Italy Davide Valsecchi Brazil Luiz Razia United Kingdom Arden International Report
S Italy Fabrizio Crestani[c] United Kingdom James Calado France Lotus GP
2 F Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Italy Davide Valsecchi Italy Davide Valsecchi Italy Davide Valsecchi France DAMS Report
S Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Italy Davide Valsecchi France DAMS
3 F Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Netherlands Giedo van der Garde United Kingdom James Calado[d] Italy Davide Valsecchi France DAMS Report
S United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer[e] France Tom Dillmann Italy Rapax
4 F Spain Circuit de Catalunya United Kingdom James Calado Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Malaysia Caterham Racing Report
S Brazil Victor Guerin[f] Brazil Luiz Razia United Kingdom Arden International
5 F Monaco Circuit de Monaco Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Monaco Stefano Coletti Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Spain Barwa Addax Team Report
S Brazil Luiz Razia United Kingdom Jolyon Palmer United Kingdom iSport International
6 F Spain Valencia Street Circuit United Kingdom James Calado Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez France Lotus GP Report
S Brazil Felipe Nasr[g] Brazil Luiz Razia United Kingdom Arden International
7 F United Kingdom Silverstone Circuit Switzerland Fabio Leimer Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez France Lotus GP Report
S Colombia Julián Leal[h] Brazil Luiz Razia United Kingdom Arden International
8 F Germany Hockenheimring Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Italy Fabio Onidi[i] Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Jr. Spain Barwa Addax Team Report
S Monaco Stéphane Richelmi[j] United Kingdom James Calado France Lotus GP
9 F Hungary Hungaroring United Kingdom Max Chilton Switzerland Simon Trummer[k] United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Carlin Report
S Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez France Lotus GP
10 F Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Indonesia Rio Haryanto Mexico Esteban Gutiérrez[l] Sweden Marcus Ericsson United Kingdom iSport International Report
S United Kingdom Max Chilton[m] Czech Republic Josef Král Spain Barwa Addax Team
11 F Italy Monza Circuit United Kingdom Max Chilton Switzerland Fabio Leimer Italy Luca Filippi Italy Scuderia Coloni Report
S Italy Luca Filippi[n] Italy Davide Valsecchi France DAMS
12 F Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit Italy Luca Filippi Italy Luca Filippi[o] United Kingdom Max Chilton United Kingdom Carlin Report
S France Nathanaël Berthon[p] Netherlands Giedo van der Garde Malaysia Caterham Racing

Championship standings

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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
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   Pole   FL 
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 4 2
Sprint race points

Points were awarded to the top 8 classified finishers.

Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   FL 
Points 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 2

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver SEP
Malaysia 		BHR1
Bahrain 		BHR2
Bahrain 		CAT
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		VAL
Spain 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		MRN
Singapore 		Points
1 Italy 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 5 247
2 Brazil 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 4 222
3 Mexico 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 6 176
4 United Kingdom 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 19 169
5 United Kingdom 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 10 160
6 Netherlands 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 1 160
7 Switzerland 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 3 152
8 Sweden 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 2 124
9 Venezuela 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 9 104
10 Brazil 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 95
11 United Kingdom 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 78
12 France 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 60
13 Monaco 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 50
14 Indonesia 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 38
15 France Tom Dillmann 18 11 6 10 8 1 22 12 11 Ret Ret 12 9 Ret 29
16 Italy Luca Filippi 1 22 Ret DNS 29
17 Czech Republic Josef Král 14 9 20 16 Ret 10 DSQ 11 16 10 12 13 24† 17 4 1 27
18 Monaco 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† 25
19 Netherlands 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 25
20 Italy 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 13
21 Colombia 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 9
22 Venezuela 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 6
23 Switzerland 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 4
24 Italy Fabrizio Crestani 10 21 14 19 Ret 23 17 10 19 Ret Ret DNS 11 22† 1
25 New Zealand Brendon Hartley 10 Ret 13 16 1
26 Netherlands Daniël de Jong 16 9 Ret 13 15 19 13 11 0
27 Spain Sergio Canamasas 22 14 22 12 Ret Ret 14 11 16 DSQ 0
28 Spain Dani Clos 19† 11 Ret Ret 0
29 Portugal Ricardo Teixeira 21 24† 17 13 23 20 Ret 23 20 Ret 18 15 DSQ 16 19 20 18 15 20 18 17 21 0
30 Brazil Victor Guerin 19 21 16 Ret 17 18 17 DNS Ret 23 21 23 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 13 0
31 Austria René Binder 19 17 17 13 Ret Ret 0
32 United States Jake Rosenzweig 18 19 15 17 0
33 Venezuela Giancarlo Serenelli 22 20 18 20 22 21 25 Ret 22 Ret Ret 16 19 16 24 Ret 20 22 0
34 United Kingdom Jon Lancaster Ret 17 0
Pos Driver SEP
Malaysia 		BHR1
Bahrain 		BHR2
Bahrain 		CAT
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		VAL
Spain 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		MRN
Singapore 		Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Other points position
Blue Other classified position
Not classified, finished (NC)
Purple Not classified, retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Excluded (EX)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Withdrawn (WD)
Text formatting Meaning
Bold Pole position point(s)
Italics Fastest lap point(s)

Notes:

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

Teams' Championship

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Pos Team Car
No. 		SEP
Malaysia 		BHR1
Bahrain 		BHR2
Bahrain 		CAT
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		VAL[q]
Spain 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		MRN
Singapore 		Points
1 France 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 5 342
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
2 France 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 10 336
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
3 United Kingdom 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 14 226
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
4 Spain 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 3 212
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
5 United Kingdom 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 19 207
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
6 United Kingdom 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 2 202
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
7 Malaysia 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 14 166
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
8 Spain 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 9 131
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
9 Italy 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 44
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
10 Italy 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† 34
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
11 Portugal 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 26
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
12 Italy 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 1
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
 — Italy 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 0[r]
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
Pos Team Car
No. 		SEP
Malaysia 		BHR1
Bahrain 		BHR2
Bahrain 		CAT
Spain 		MON
Monaco 		VAL[q]
Spain 		SIL
United Kingdom 		HOC
Germany 		HUN
Hungary 		SPA
Belgium 		MNZ
Italy 		MRN
Singapore 		Points

Notes:

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Cecotto, Serenelli and González competed under a civil Venezuelan racing licence in rounds 1–3 and a state Venezuelan licence for the rest of the season.
  1. ^ Lotus GP competed under a French licence.
  2. ^ Venezuela GP Lazarus competed under an Italian licence.
  3. ^ Fabrizio Crestani set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Rio Haryanto was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  4. ^ James Calado set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  5. ^ Jolyon Palmer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  6. ^ Victor Guerin set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Luiz Razia was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  7. ^ Felipe Nasr set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Fabio Leimer was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  8. ^ Julián Leal set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Marcus Ericsson was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  9. ^ Fabio Onidi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Johnny Cecotto Jr. was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  10. ^ Stéphane Richelmi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. James Calado was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  11. ^ Simon Trummer set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  12. ^ Esteban Gutiérrez set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Giedo van der Garde was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  13. ^ Max Chilton set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  14. ^ Luca Filippi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Davide Valsecchi was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  15. ^ Luca Filippi set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Esteban Gutiérrez was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  16. ^ Nathanaël Berthon set the fastest lap, but did not finish in the top 10, so was ineligible to be the point-scorer for the fastest lap. Stefano Coletti was the point-scorer instead for setting the fastest lap of those finishing in the top 10.
  17. ^ a b Barwa Addax Team were disqualified from the Feature race in Valencia due to a technical infringement.[57]
  18. ^ Following what the team described as a "disagreement" between the team and series organisers, Scuderia Coloni announced its intentions to leave the GP2 Series at the end of the 2012 season, and formally forfeited all of the points it had received to date and would receive for the remainder of the season.[58]

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