2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
The 2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was an open wheel motor racing series held for Formula 3 cars based in Japan. It was the 34th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on 14 April at Suzuka and ended on 14 October at Fuji Speedway after 15 races held at seven race meetings.
Ryō Hirakawa of the RSS team has dominated the championship and won the title.
Teams and drivers
All teams were Japanese-registered.
Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Rounds |
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Championship Class | |||||
B-MAX Engineering | 1 | Hideki Yamauchi[1] | Dallara F312 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
Toda Racing | 2 | Rafael Suzuki[1] | Dallara F308 | Mugen-Honda MF204C | All |
CFR | 3 | Ryugo Shimada[1] | Dallara F308 | Mercedes M271.F3 | 1, 5 |
RSS | 4 | Ryō Hirakawa[1] | Dallara F312 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
HFDP Racing | 8 | Tomoki Nojiri[1] | Dallara F312 | Mugen-Honda MF204C | All |
Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit | 36 | Yuichi Nakayama[1] | Dallara F312 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All |
37 | Richard Bradley[1] | Dallara F312 | Toyota 1AZ-FE | All | |
National Class | |||||
Hanashima Racing | 5 | Taku Utagawa | Dallara F305 | Toyota 3S-GE | 7 |
6 | Hiroshi Koizumi[1] | Dallara F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All | |
HFDP Racing | 7 | Kazuki Hiramine[1] | Dallara F307 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
B-MAX Engineering | 13 | Motoyoshi Yoshida[1] | Dallara F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
SGC by KCMG | 19 | Matt Howson | Dallara F308 | Toyota 3S-GE | 2–6 |
Naoya Gamou | 7 | ||||
20 | Gary Thompson[1] | 1 | |||
Dallara F307 | Toyota 3S-GE | 2–7 | |||
NDDP Racing | 23 | Daiki Sasaki[1] | Dallara F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
Petronas Team TOM'S TOM'S Spirit | 35 | Takamoto Katsuta[1] | Dallara F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | All |
CMS Motor Sports Project | 77 | Ryohei Sakaguchi[1] | Dallara F306 | Toyota 3S-GE | 1 |
Tatsuru Noro | 3–4, 6–7 |
Race calendar and results
All rounds were held in Japan.
Championship standings
Drivers' Championships
- Points are awarded as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Overall
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Bold – Pole |
National Class
Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Daiki Sasaki | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 146 |
2 | Kazuki Hiramine | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 110 |
3 | Takamoto Katsuta | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 62 |
4 | Gary Thompson | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 7 | 9 | 9 | 56 |
5 | Matt Howson | 11 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 28 | ||||
6 | Hiroshi Koizumi | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 23 |
7 | Naoya Gamou | 11 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||
8 | Ryohei Sakaguchi | 8 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||
9 | Tatsuru Noro | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 5 | ||||||
10 | Motoyoshi Yoshida | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts |
Teams' Championships
- Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Team | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | RSS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 106 | |
2 | Petronas Team TOM'S | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 106 | |
3 | B-MAX Engineering | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 61 | |
4 | HFDP Racing | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 52 | |
5 | Toda Racing | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 38 | |
6 | NDDP Racing | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
7 | TOM'S Spirit | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | |
SGC by KCMG | Ret | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 0 | ||
Hanashima Racing | Ret | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 0 | ||
CMS Motor Sports Project | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
CFR | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts |
Engine Tuners' Championship
- Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Pos | Engine | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | TOM'S (Toyota) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 147 |
2 | Toda Racing (Mugen-Honda) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 71 |
HWA (Mercedes) | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Engine | SUZ | MOT | FUJ | MOT | OKA | SUG | FUJ | Pts |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "2012年 アチーブメント全日本F3選手権シリーズ第1戦/第2戦" [All-Japan F3 Championship Series first round] (PDF). Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
External links
- Official Site (in Japanese)
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