GP2 » Monaco - Race results (2)

26 May 2012
Two separate first lap accidents in the Monaco sprint race thinned the field and gave iSport's Jolyon Palmer the perfect opportunity to claim his first GP2 Series victory.
After one accident at Ste. Devote took care of polesitter Stéphane Richelmi and James Calado, iSport's Jolyon Palmer was then fortunate enough to be ahead of a major multi-car wreck at Massenet sparked by a spinning Johnny Cecotto Jr. that took out Davide Valsecchi and brought out an inevitable safety car.

These incidents together with other drivers' later solo brushes with the Armco barriers meant that only 12 of the 26 cars made it to the end of the Monaco sprint race. Palmer had enjoyed a ten second lead at one point, and while he eased off and allowed Carlin's Max Chilton to close to within a second by the chequered flag there was never any doubt about Palmer's maiden series victory.

Race results

1. #8 Jolyon Palmer iSport 45:41.227s (30 laps)
2. #26 Max Chilton Carlin + 1.083s
3. #12 Giedo Van Der Garde Caterham Racing + 4.426s
4. #7 Marcus Ericsson iSport + 8.133s
5. #11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing + 19.968s
6. #23 Luiz Razia Arden + 23.273s
7. #6 Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 26.376s
8. #10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP + 26.880s
9. #22 Simon Trummer Arden + 31.663s
10. #2 Josef Král Barwa Addax + 35.338s
11. #27 Rio Haryanto Carlin + 36.546s
12. #25 Nigen Melker Ocean Racing Technology + 37.164s

Retirements

#9 James Calado Lotus GP (20 laps)
#17 Jolyon Leal Trident Racing (12 laps)
#5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering (8 laps)
#18 Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus (8 laps)
#24 Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology (0 laps)
#21 Tom Dillmann Rapax (0 laps)
#16 Stéphane Richelmi Trident Racing (0 laps)
#14 Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni (0 laps)
#20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax (0 laps)
#1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax (0 laps)
#19 Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus (0 laps)
#15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni (0 laps)
#4 Felipe Nasr DAMS (0 laps)
#3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS (0 laps)

Tagged as: Sprint , Monaco , Giedo van der Garde , Davide Valsecchi , stefano coletti , Max Chilton , James Calado , Felipe Nasr , jolyon palmer , Johnny Cecotto Jr. , Stéphane Richelmi , Victor Guerin
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Jolyon Palmer (GBR, iSport International) in action an Monaco. May 2012. [Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 Media Service.]
Jolyon Palmer (GBR, iSport International). [World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.]
Start of the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcalona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Malcolm Griffiths/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcalona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Malcolm Griffiths/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcalona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Malcolm Griffiths/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcalona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Malcolm Griffiths/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) celebrates his victory on the podium with Robin Frijns (NED, Hilmer Motorsport) and Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) after the Spain sprint race at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcalona - Sunday, May 12. (World Copyright: Malcolm Griffiths/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Tom Dillmann (FRA, Russian Time) leads Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (GBR, MP Motorsport) into the first corner on the opening lap of the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21.. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium with Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) and Stefano Coletti (MON, Rapax) after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory in the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
The exit of the first corner of the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Alastair Staley/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)
Sam Bird (GBR, Russian Time) celebrates his victory on the podium with Felipe Nasr (BRA, Carlin) after the sprint race at Sakhir, Bahrain - Sunday April 21. (World Copyright: Glenn Dunbar/GP2 Series Media Service.)

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