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Thursday, 10 May 2012 20:55 |
 The latest round of the GP2 Series driver entry list and fact sheet - In the pursuit of the 'Yellow Bullet' that is commonly known as Davide Valsecchi.
The 2012 GP2 Series season resumes this weekend in Barcelona for its fourth round and after three thrilling race weekends in Sepang and Sakhir, Davide Valsecchi has taken control of the Drivers’ Standings.
The man in the Yellow Bullet that is his DAMS car has dominated the rest of the field and pocketed three race wins in a row at the Bahrain International Circuit, he has become the clear target and the man to beat already at this early stage of the season. The only driver who was able to put an end to the Italian’s string of wins was Frenchman Tom Dillmann.
The rookie from Rapax took a lights to flag victory in the last Sprint Race and became the fourth race winner of the season.
Luiz Razia who was leading the Drivers’ Standings after Round 1 in Sepang could not maintain his position at the top but continued to score precious points at each race and stays close to Valsecchi. Esteban Gutierrez who has also secured valuable points at each event lies third in the standings.
The mighty Mexican will be aiming for his first win of the season this weekend. But he will not be the only one and with a grid full of young and eager talent, it will once again boil down to who will be able to adapt the quickest to the Spanish track and who will be able to find the best strategy.
Another key element this weekend will be the management of the two different Pirelli compounds, with the Prime tyres being Hard and the Option tyres being Soft.
Mario Isola - Pirelli racing manager
“It’s going to be a busy weekend for us in Barcelona, as we have Formula One, GP2 and GP3 racing together for the first time this year. However, this is also a great opportunity for everybody to see how the three championships complement each other, and this was very much the philosophy that we had when designing the tyres for each series, as part of a ladder of talent that can take drivers all the way up to Formula One.
"The characteristics of the tyres in GP3 are intended to prepare drivers for what they will face in GP2, while the tyres and the regulations in GP2 have some aspects in common with Formula One. The winner of GP2 race one in Barcelona last year was Charles Pic, who is competing in Formula One this year, so that is a good example of the theory working in practice.
"Barcelona is certainly one of the most demanding tracks of the year that the drivers will face when it comes to managing their tyres, due to the high levels of wear and degradation that we can expect. Both in GP2 and GP3, an intelligent approach to the race will pay dividends.”
Drivers swap:
| Driver |
Car |
Team |
Replaced by |
| Dani Clos |
02 |
Barwa Addax Team |
Josef Kral |
| Brendon Hartley |
24 |
Ocean Racing Technology |
Victor Guerin |
Spain Fact Sheet:
- Pirelli: Prime - Hard // Option - Soft
- Race 1: 37 laps (excluding formation lap)
- Lap Length: 4.665 km
- Race Distance: 172.109 km
- Race 2: 26 laps (excluding Formulation lap)
- Race Distance: 120.904 km
- Barcelona 2011 results: Pole position: Giedo van der Garde (Barwa Addax Team) Feature Race: Charles Pic (Barwa Addax Team), Giedo van der Garde (Barwa Addax Team), Sam Bird (iSport International) Sprint Race: Fabio Leimer (Rapax), Dani Clos (Racing Engineering), Marcus Ericsson (iSport International)
- 2011 Pole position: 1'30.473
Season 2012 so far:
- Pole positions: Davide Valsecchi (DAMS), Giedo van der Garde (Caterham Racing)
- Race winners : Luiz Razia (Arden International), James Calado (Lotus GP), Davide Valsecchi x3 (DAMS), Tom Dillmann (Rapax)
- D. Valsecchi is leading the drivers’ standings 24 points ahead of L. Razia
- DAMS are leading the Teams’ standings, 42 points on Lotus GP
- L. Razia and E. Gutierrez are the only two drivers who have scored points at in every race since Malaysia.
Onboard cameras:
| Driver |
Team |
Car N° |
| Felipe Nasr |
DAMS |
04 |
| Luiz Razia |
Arden International |
23 |
| Nigel Melker |
Ocean Racing Technology |
25 |
| Max Chilton |
Carlin |
26 |
Driver entry list:
| N° |
Driver |
Nat. |
Team |
| 1 |
Johnny Cecotto |
VEN |
Barwa Addax Team |
| 2 |
Josef Kral |
CZE |
Barwa Addax Team |
| 3 |
Davide Valsecchi |
ITA |
DAMS |
| 4 |
Felipe Nasr |
BRA |
DAMS |
| 5 |
Fabio Leimer |
SUI |
Racing Engineering |
| 6 |
Nathanaël Berthon |
FRA |
Racing Engineering |
| 7 |
Marcus Ericsson |
SWE |
iSport International |
| 8 |
Jolyon Palmer |
GBR |
iSport International |
| 9 |
James Calado |
GBR |
Lotus GP |
| 10 |
Esteban Gutierrez |
MEX |
Lotus GP |
| 11 |
Rodolfo Gonzalez |
VEN |
Caterham Racing |
| 12 |
Giedo Van der Garde |
NED |
Caterham Racing |
| 14 |
Stefano Coletti |
MON |
Scuderia Coloni |
| 15 |
Fabio Onidi |
ITA |
Scuderia Coloni |
| 16 |
Stephane Richelmi |
MON |
Trident Racing |
| 17 |
Julian Leal |
COL |
Trident Racing |
| 18 |
Fabrizio Crestani |
ITA |
Venezuela GP Lazarus |
| 19 |
Giancarlo Serenelli |
VEN |
Venezuela GP Lazarus |
| 20 |
Ricardo Teixeira |
POR |
Rapax |
| 21 |
Tom Dillmann |
FRA |
Rapax |
| 22 |
Simon Trummer |
SUI |
Arden International |
| 23 |
Luiz Razia |
BRA |
Arden International |
| 24 |
Victor Guerin |
BRA |
Ocean Racing Technology |
| 25 |
Nigel Melker |
NED |
Ocean Racing Technology |
| 26 |
Max Chilton |
GBR |
Carlin |
| 27 |
Rio Haryanto |
INA |
Carlin |
2012 GP2 Spain - Weekend event schedule
Friday 11th May
12h00-12h30 Practice
16h00-16h30 Qualifying
18h00 Press Conference
Saturday 12th May
15h25 Pit Lane opens
15h30 Pit Lane closes - Grid
15h40 Race Start
18h00 Press Conference
Sunday 13th May
10h20 Pit Lane opens
10h25 Pit Lane closes - Grid
10h35 Race Start
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