2 2 ▁April , ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Bah rain ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁The ▁second ▁round ▁was ▁held ▁one ▁week ▁later ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁championship , ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁of ▁its ▁kind ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁calendar . ▁ ▁The ▁r ounds ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁GP 2 ▁Series ▁has ▁visited ▁the ▁Bah rain ▁International ▁Circ uit ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁circuit ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁fi xture ▁on ▁the ▁calendar ▁of ▁the ▁now - def unct ▁GP 2 ▁Asia ▁Series ▁from ▁its ▁in ception ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁the ▁race ▁was ▁cancel led ▁due ▁to ▁anti - g overn ment ▁protest s . ▁With ▁the ▁GP 2 ▁Asia ▁series ▁being ▁dis cont in ued ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁and ▁merged ▁into ▁its ▁parent ▁series , ▁the ▁Bah rain ▁International ▁Circ uit ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁larger ▁GP 2 ▁Series ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁series ' ▁expansion ▁to ▁include ▁fly - away ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁before ▁the ▁first ▁race , ▁Bar wa ▁Add ax ▁driver ▁Josef ▁Kr ál ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁D ani ▁Cl os . ▁Br end on ▁Hart ley ▁also ▁replaced ▁Ocean ▁Racing ▁Technology ' s ▁Jon ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁DA MS ▁driver ▁Dav ide ▁V alse c chi ▁qualified ▁on ▁pole ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁feature ▁race , ▁and ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁feature ▁and ▁s