GP2 » Silverstone - Race results (2)

08 July 2012
Luiz Razia has a solid lead in the GP2 Series championship after beating Davide Valsecchi to win the Sunday sprint race at a cool but mostly dry Silverstone.
Luiz Razia took a superb win in the Silverstone sprint race on Sunday morning, holding off an initial surge from Johnny Cecotto Jr off the starting grid and setting up his own decisive strike on main GP2 Series championship rival Davide Valsecchi to take third position into Bridge.

A repeat performance by Razia on Valsecchi's DAMS team mate Felipe Nasr secured second place, and Razia then set his sights on polesitter Giedo van der Garde to claim the lead at the chicane. Van der Garde himself flat-spotted his tyres while trying to defend his lead, and ultimately paid the price when he was forced to make an unscheduled pit stop.

Lotus GP's Esteban Gutiérrez made a late charge to try and put himself on the podium, but ended up tangling with Johnny Cecotto Jr. on the final lap. Gutiérrez was pushed wide onto the grass by the Barwa Addax, and when he tried to return to the track without lifting, his car snapped right and gave a hard hit on the side of Cecotto's car, sending the Venezuelan driver off gravel. The incident is sure to be reviewed by the stewards.

Race results

1. #23 Luiz Razia Arden 37:28.656s (21 laps)
2. #3 Davide Valsecchi DAMS + 5.642s
3. #4 Felipe Nasr DAMS + 17.775s
4. #10 Esteban Gutiérrez Lotus GP + 19.969s
5. #8 Jolyon Palmer iSport + 25.869s
6. #25 Nigel Melker Ocean Racing Technology + 28.600s
7. #7 Marcus Ericsson iSport + 31.980s
8. #15 Fabio Onidi Scuderia Coloni + 35.797s
9. #5 Fabio Leimer Racing Engineering + 38.127s
10. #2 Josef Král Barwa Addax Team + 40.378s
11. #22 Simon Trummer Arden + 40.533s
12. #27 Rio Haryanto Carlin + 48.471s
13. #21 Daniël de Jong Rapax + 54.161s
14. #6 Nathanael Berthon Racing Engineering + 54.643s
15. #20 Ricardo Teixeira Rapax + 75.967s
16. #19 Giancarlo Serenelli Venezuela GP Lazarus + 77.971s
17. #17 Julian Leal Trident Racing + 90.456s
18. #1 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Barwa Addax Team + 1 lap
19. #26 Max Chilton Carlin + 2 laps
20. #9 James Calado Lotus GP + 2 laps
21. #12 Giedo van der Garde Caterham Racing + 2 laps
22. #18 Fabrizio Crestani Venezuela GP Lazarus + 2 laps

Retirements

#11 Rodolfo González Caterham Racing (3 laps)
#16 Stephane Richelmi Trident Racing (0 laps)
#14 Stefano Coletti Scuderia Coloni (0 laps)
#24 Victor Guerin Ocean Racing Technology (DNS)

Tagged as: Silverstone , Sprint , Giedo van der Garde , Davide Valsecchi , luiz razia , Felipe Nasr , Johnny Cecotto Jr. , Esteban Gutiérrez
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Related Pictures

Luiz Razia (BRA, Arden International) leads Felipe Nasr (BRA, Dams) in the British sprint race at Silverstone on July 8, 2012. (Photo Credit: Jakob Ebrey/GP2 Media Service.)
Luiz Razia (BRA, Arden International) celebrates his victory in the British sprint race at Silverstone on July 8, 2012. (Photo Credit: Alastair Staley/GP2 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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