Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Moran James
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2011		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GP STRATEGIES CORP [GPX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
UNIT 2 BREDBURY BUSINESS PARK		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

STOCKPORT, X0 SK6 2SN		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 1,666 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (2) 01/21/2016 Common Stock 15,000 $ 7.27 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (3) 06/26/2013 Common Stock 30,000 $ 11.08 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Moran James
UNIT 2 BREDBURY BUSINESS PARK
STOCKPORT, X0 SK6 2SN		       Senior Vice President  

Signatures

By: Kenneth L. Crawford For: James D. Moran 01/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 1,666 shares of unvested restricted stock awarded pursuant to the Registrant's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan and subject to vesting.
(2) Grant of stock options on January 21, 2010 under the Registrant's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan which vest 20% annually over five years from the grant date.
(3) Grant of stock options under the Registrant's 2003 Incentive Stock Plan with the following vesting schedule: 10% on June 26, 2008; 15% on June 26, 2009; 20% on June 26, 2010; 25% on June 26, 2011; and the remaining 30% on June 26, 2012.
 
Remarks:
Effective December 31, 2011, James D. Moran was designated a reporting person of the Registrant for purposes of complying with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act. Mr. Moran is a Senior Vice President in charge of the Registrant's Europe operations.

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