British Formula 3 Championship 2012

The British Formula 3 Championship 2012 was the 62nd season of the British Formula 3 Championship . It comprised a total of ten race weekends with three races each. It began on April 7th in Oulton Park and ended on September 30th in Donington Park .

Rule changes

technical changes

From the 2012 season, a new chassis, the Dallara F312 , will be introduced in the British Formula 3 championship . The previous Dallara F308 chassis can be used in the rookie class.

Sporting changes

In 2012 the same point system was used for every race. The first race lasted 30 minutes, the second 20 and the third 40 minutes. At the Grand Prix de Pau , the first two races were 10 minutes longer. The starting grid for the second race was based on the reverse grid procedure, which means that the first positions started in reverse order. The pole position for this race was drawn from among the drivers in positions eight and twelve.

Teams and drivers

team No. driver class chassis engine Race weekend  Carlin 01  Jack Harvey I. Dallara Volkswagen 1-5, 7-10 39 6th 02  Pietro Fantin I. 1-5, 7-10 40 6th 21st  Harry Tincknell I. 1-5, 7-10 30th 6th 22nd  Jazeman Jaafar I. 1-5, 7-10 34 6th 31  Carlos Sainz Jr. I. 1-5, 7-9 12 6th 11  William Buller G 6th 71  Richard Bradley G 7th  Fortec Motorsport 03  Pipo Derani I. Dallara Mercedes Benz 1-5, 7-10 38 6th 04th  Felix Serralles I. 1-5, 7-10 32 6th 23  Hannes van Asseldonk I. 1-5, 7-10 31 6th 36  Alex Lynn I. 1-5, 7-10 33 6th  Double R Racing 26th  Geoff Uhrhane I. Dallara Mercedes Benz 1-5, 7-10 35 6th 27  Fahmi Ilyas I. 1-5, 7, 8 36 6th 32  Rupert Svendsen-Cook I. 9, 10 77  Duvashen Padayachee R. Mugen Honda 1-5, 7-10 37 6th  ThreeBond with T-Sport 12  Nick McBride I. Dallara Nissan 1-5, 7-10 41 6th 42  Spike Goddard R. Mugen Honda 1-10 44  Pedro Pablo Calbimonte R. 7-10  CF Racing 43  Adderly Fong R. Dallara Mugen Honda 5, 7, 8  Hywel Lloyd R. 10  Prema Powerteam 01  Daniel Juncadella G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th 96 3, 7 02  Sven Müller G 6th 97 3, 7 14th  Michael Lewis G 6th 98 3, 7 15th  Raffaele Marciello G 6th 99 3, 7  Mücke Motorsport 05  Felix Rosenqvist G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th 85 3, 7 06th  Pascal Wehrlein G 6th 86 3, 7  Jo Zeller Racing 07th  Sandro Zeller R G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th 91 3, 7 08th  Andrea Roda G 6th 90 3, 7  URD racing 09  Lucas Wolf G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th 94 7th  GU racing 10  Philip Ellis G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th  ma-con motorsport 16  Tom Blomqvist G Dallara Volkswagen 6th 93 3, 7 17th  Emil Bernstorff G 6th 92 3, 7  Angola Racing Team 23  Luís Sá Silva G Dallara Mercedes Benz 6th 95 7th

symbol class I. International R. Rookie G guest

Changes in the drivers

The following list contains all drivers, apart from guest starters, who took part in the British Formula 3 Championship in 2011 and who did not start for the same team in the 2012 season as in 2011.

Drivers who have changed their team:

• Pipo Derani : Double R Racing → Fortec Motorsport
• Pietro Fantin : Hitech Racing → Carlin
• Adderly Fong : Sino Vision Racing → CF Racing
• Fahmi Ilyas : Fortec Motorsport → Double R Racing
• Hywel Lloyd : Sino Vision Racing → CF Racing
• Rupert Svendsen-Cook : Carlin → Double R Racing
• Harry Tincknell : Fortec Motorsport → Carlin

Drivers entering or returning to the British Formula 3 Championship:

• Hannes van Asseldonk : German Formula 3 Cup ( Van Amersfoort Racing ) → Fortec Motorsport
• Pedro Pablo Calbimonte : British Formula Renault (Fortec Motorsport) → ThreeBond with T-Sport
• Spike Goddard : British Formula Ford ( Jamun Racing ) → ThreeBond with T-Sport
• Alex Lynn : British Formula Renault (Fortec Motorsport) → Fortec Motorsport
• Nick McBride : British Formula Ford (Jamun Racing) → ThreeBond with T-Sport
• Duvashen Padayachee : JK Racing Asia Series ( Eurasia Motorsport ) → Double R Racing
• Carlos Sainz Jr. : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Koiranen Motorsport ) → Carlin
• Felix Serralles : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup (Fortec Motorsport) → Fortec Motorsport
• Geoff Uhrhane : British Formula Ford (JTR) → Double R Racing

Drivers who have left the British Formula 3 Championship:

• Valtteri Bottas : Double R Racing → Formula 1 test driver ( Williams F1 )
• William Buller : Fortec Motorsport → GP3 series (Carlin)
• Yann Cunha : T-Sport → Formula Renault 3.5 ( Pons Racing )
• Mitch Evans : Double R Racing → GP3 Series ( MW Arden )
• António Félix da Costa : Hitech Racing → GP3 series (Carlin)
• Lucas Foresti : Fortec Motorsport → Formula Renault 3.5 ( DAMS )
• Carlos Huertas : Carlin → Formula Renault 3.5 (Fortec Motorsport)
• Kevin Magnussen : Carlin → Formula Renault 3.5 (Carlin)
• Felipe Nasr : Carlin → GP2 series (DAMS)
• Luca Orlandi : Team West-Tec → European F3 Open (Team West-Tec)
• Kōtarō Sakurai : Hitech Racing → GP3 series ( Status Grand Prix )
• Alexander Sims : Motopark Academy → European Le Mans Series (Status GP)
• Max Snegirjow : Hitech Racing → Auto GP World Series ( Campos Racing )

Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a racing cockpit 2012:

Riki Christodoulou Bart Hylkema

Menasheh Idafar Bruno Méndez

Pedro Nunes Scott Pye

Racing calendar

The preliminary racing calendar for the 2012 season was published on November 7, 2011. Ten events with three races each were held. The race weekend in Pau , where only two races took place, was an exception . The racing series did not return to the Nürburgring and Le Castellet this season . Instead, drove the British Formula 3 at the Circuit de Pau in the French Pau and Norisring in German Nuremberg . Six races were held in the UK .

Six races took place together with the British GT Championship , the series also drove twice as part of the Blancpain Endurance Series and once each as part of the Grand Prix de Pau and the DTM .

The race weekends in Pau, Spa-Francorchamps and Silverstone should be part of the 2012 FIA Formula 3 trophy . The events in Nuremberg, Pau and Spa-Francorchamps were also part of the European Formula 3 championship in 2012 . In Nuremberg they also competed together with the Formula 3 Euro Series .

No.	date	Racetrack	winner	Second	Third
01.	07th of April	Tarporley	Jack Harvey	Jazeman Jaafar	Carlos Sainz Jr.
02.			Pipo Derani	Pietro Fantin	Jazeman Jaafar
03.			Felix Serralles	Jack Harvey	Harry Tincknell
04th	April 14th	Monza	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Pipo Derani	Jazeman Jaafar
05.	April 15th		Felix Serralles	Jack Harvey	Pietro Fantin
06th			Carlos Sainz Jr.	Felix Serralles	Alex Lynn
07th	12th of May	Pau	Jazeman Jaafar	Alex Lynn	Jack Harvey
08th.	May 13th		Carlos Sainz Jr.	Jazeman Jaafar	Pipo Derani
09.	June 9th	Northamptonshire	Jazeman Jaafar	Alex Lynn	Felix Serralles
10.	June 10th		Harry Tincknell	Pietro Fantin	Jack Harvey
11.			Jack Harvey	Alex Lynn	Carlos Sainz Jr.
12.	23rd June	Brands Hatch	Jack Harvey	Jazeman Jaafar	Alex Lynn
13.	June 24th		Pipo Derani	Felix Serralles	Pietro Fantin
14th			Jack Harvey	Jazeman Jaafar	Harry Tincknell
15th	June 30th	Nuremberg	Pietro Fantin	Felix Serralles	Harry Tincknell
16.			Harry Tincknell	Felix Serralles	Jack Harvey
17th	July 1		Felix Serralles	Hannes van Asseldonk	Pietro Fantin
18th	July 27th	Spa Francorchamps	Felix Serralles	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Jack Harvey
19th			canceled due to heavy rain
20th	July 28th		Carlos Sainz Jr.	Felix Serralles	Jazeman Jaafar
21st	4th of August	Norfolk	Jack Harvey	Felix Serralles	Alex Lynn
22nd	5th of August		Harry Tincknell	Jazeman Jaafar	Nick McBride
23.			Carlos Sainz Jr.	Felix Serralles	Jack Harvey
24.	September 8th	Silverstone	Jazeman Jaafar	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Harry Tincknell
25th	the 9th of September		Felix Serralles	Jack Harvey	Jazeman Jaafar
26th			Alex Lynn	Jazeman Jaafar	Harry Tincknell
27.	September 29th	Donington	Jack Harvey	Jazeman Jaafar	Alex Lynn
28.	30. September		Harry Tincknell	Pipo Derani	Pietro Fantin
29			Jack Harvey	Alex Lynn	Jazeman Jaafar

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Raffaele Marciello finished in first place. However, since he was not entitled to points, Jazeman Jaafar (in 2nd place in the finish) received the points for the first, Alex Lynn (in 3rd place in the finish) the points for the second and Jack Harvey (in 5th place in the finish) the points for third place.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Raffaele Marciello finished in first place. However, since he was not entitled to points, Carlos Sainz jr. (in 2nd place in the finish) the points for the first, Jazeman Jaafar (in 3rd place in the finish) the points for the second and Pipo Derani (in 5th place in the finish) the points for the third place.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Daniel Juncadella finished in first place, but was subsequently disqualified. Since the drivers in 2nd and 3rd place were not entitled to points, Pietro Fantin (4th at the finish) received the points for the first, Felix Serralles (5th at the finish) the points for the second and Harry Tincknell (8th place) at the finish) the points for third place.
4. ↑ As the drivers in positions 3 to 6 were not entitled to points, Jack Harvey (in position 7 at the finish) received the points for third place.
5. ↑ ^{a b c} Raffaele Marciello finished in first place. However, since he was not entitled to points, Felix Serralles (3rd at the finish) received the points for the first, Hannes van Asseldonk (5th at the finish) the points for the second and Pietro Fantin (6th at the finish) the points for third place.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Daniel Juncadella finished in second place. However, since he was not entitled to points, Carlos Sainz jr. (3rd place in the finish) the points for the second and Jack Harvey (4th place in the finish) the points for the third place.
7. ↑ ^{a b} Tom Blomqvist finished in second place. However, since he was not entitled to points, Felix Serralles (3rd place in the finish) received the points for the second and Jazeman Jaafar (4th place in the finish) the points for the third place.

Rating

Point system

The first ten of each race were awarded points according to the scheme 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 points. In addition, the driver who drove the fastest lap in a class received a bonus point.

Driver ranking

Item driver OUL MNZ PAU ROC BRH NOR SPA SNE SIL DON Points International 01  J. Harvey 1 6th 2 7th 2 8th 5 8th 5 3 1 1 9 1 14th 7th DNF 4th C. 6th 1 4th 3 8th 2 8th 1 6th 1 319 02  J. Jaafar 2 3 5 3 5 4th 2 3 1 6th 4th 2 6th 2 18th 14th DNF 5 C. 4th 7th 2 5 1 3 2 2 DNF 3 306 03  F. Serralles 7th 7th 1 10 1 2 8th 19th 3 4th 6th 6th 2 9 5 2 3 1 C. 3 2 6th 2 7th 1 7th 4th 4th 8th 299 04th  A. Lynn 5 DNF 6th 5 7th 3 3 7th 2 7th 2 3 8th 4th 19th 9 9 6th C. 11 3 5 4th 4th 6th 1 3 DNF 2 253 05  H. Tincknell 4th 4th 3 DNF 9 6th 7th DNF 7th 1 DNF 5 15th 3 8th 1 10 13 C. 9 12 1 7th 3 13 3 8th 1 4th 226 06th  C. Sainz 3 5 4th 1 8th 1 6th 2 10 12 3 4th 4th DNF DNF 25 * 19th 3 C. 1 DNF 11 1 2 7th 5       224 07th  P. Fantin 8th 2 7th 6th 3 DNF 14th 12 6th 2 9 8th 3 5 4th 8th 6th 16 C. 19th NC 8th 9 5 4th 6th 6th 3 6th 195 08th  P. Derani 9 1 DNF 2 6th 7th DNF 5 9 8th 7th 9 1 DNF DNF 16 21st 8th C. 7th NC 7th 8th 9 DNF 11 7th 2 5 146 09  H. van Asseldonk DNF 8th DNF 4th DNS 5 11 DNF 4th 5 5 DNF 10 7th 20th 10 5 23 C. 18th 4th 15th 6th DNF 8th 4th 5 5 7th 132 10  N. McBride 10 11 9 8th 4th 9 15th 14th 8th 9 10 7th 7th 6th 13 24 15th 18th C. 15th 6th 3 15th DNF 10 12 10 8th 10 85 11  F. Ilyas 6th DNF 8th 9 10 10 9 15th DNF 10 8th 11 5 10 DNF DNF 12 21st C. 21st 5 DNF 10             48 12  G. Uhrhane DNF 10 10 12 11 DNF 16 18th DNF 11 12 10 11 8th 12 15th DNF 15th C. DNF 9 10 11 DNF 9 10 11 9 11 35 13  R. Svendsen-Cook                                               6th 5 9 9 7th 9 24 Guest starters who were not eligible for points -  R. Marciello             1 1             22 * 17th 1 11 C. 14th                   0 -  D. Juncadella             DNF 4th             DSQ 11 2 2 C. 8th                   0 -  W. Buller                             2 5 18th                         0 -  T. Blomqvist             13 21st             10 6th 7th 10 C. 2                   0 -  E. Bernstorff             DNF 13             3 DNF 4th 17th C. 10                   0 -  P. Wehrlein             DNF 9             7th 3 DNF 14th C. 12                   0 -  F. Rosenqvist             4th 6th             6th 4th 14th 9 C. DNF                   0 -  M. Lewis             10 11             DNF 13 8th 7th C. 5                   0 -  S. Müller             12 10             9 DNF 11 12 C. DNF                   0 -  A. Roda             19th DNF             16 19th 13 19th C. 16                   0 -  L. Wolf                             DNF 20th 22nd 20th C. 13                   0 -  L. Sa Silva                             15th 18th 16 26th C. 20th                   0 -  P. Ellis                             DNF 21st DNF                         0 -  R. Bradley                                   24 C. DNF                   0 Rookie 01  S. Goddard 11 9 11 11 DNF 11 17th 20th 11 14th DNF 13 13 DNF 17th 22nd 17th 28 C. 23 10 14th 14th 10 12 13 14th 11 15th 427 02  D. Padayachee 12 12 12 DNF 12 12 DNS 17th 12 13 11 DNF 14th 12 21st 23 20th 25th C. 24 11 13 16 12 11 14th 15th 13 14th 377 03  A. Fong                       12 12 11       27 C. 17th 8th 9 12             161 04th  P. Calbimonte                                   29 C. 22nd DNF 12 13 11 DNF 15th 13 12 13 124 05  H. Lloyd                                                     12 10 12 61 Guest starters who were not eligible for points -  S. Zeller             18th 16             11 12 23 22nd C. 25th                   0 Item driver OUL MNZ PAU ROC BRH NOR SPA SNE SIL DON Points

colour meaning gold winner silver 2nd place bronze 3rd place green Placement in the points blue Classified outside the point ranks violet Race not finished (DNF) not classified (NC) red not qualified (DNQ) black disqualified (DSQ) White not at the start (DNS) withdrawn (WD) Race canceled (C) Blank not participated injured or sick (INJ) excluded (EX) other formats and characters P / bold Pole position italic Fastest racing lap (in the GP2 series / FIA Formula 2 championship from 2008 for the fastest racing lap of the ten best drivers) * not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered underlined Leader in the overall standings Bold - Pole Position Italic - Fastest race lap

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} “New cars, great circuits - British Formula 3 set for thrilling 2012” ( Memento from May 8, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) (formula3.co on November 7, 2011)
2. ↑ "Harvey targets British F3 title in second season with Carlin" (autosport.com on January 9, 2012)
3. ↑ ^{a b} “Pietro Fantin and Jazeman Jaafar complete Carlin's British F3 line-up” (autosport.com on February 3, 2012)
4. ↑ “Harry Tincknell switches from Fortec to Carlin for 2012 British F3 title bid” (autosport.com on January 11, 2012)
5. ↑ "Sainz drives in British Formula 3 in 2012" (Motorsport-Total.com on November 3, 2011)
6. ↑ “Derani moves to Fortec for 2012 season” (gpupdate.net on October 18, 2011)
7. ^ "Felix Serralles to make British F3 bow with Fortec" (autosport.com on January 4, 2012)
8. ↑ "Van Asseldonk switches to British Formula 3 with Fortec" (autosport.com on March 1, 2012)
9. ↑ “Lynn sticks with Fortec for British F3 graduation” ( Memento from October 25, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (motorstv.com on October 20, 2011)
10. ↑ "Geoff Uhrhane Secure's 11th-hour deal to compete in British F3 with Double R Racing" (autosport.com on April 2, 2012)
11. ↑ “http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98211” (autosport.com March 20, 2012)
12. ↑ Jamie O'Leary: “Rupert Svendsen-Cook returns to British Formula 3 with Double R”. autosport.com, August 30, 2012, accessed September 29, 2012 . 
13. ↑ “Jack jumps to the top in first Rockingham F3 test”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) (formula3.co on March 13, 2012)
14. ↑ “Nissan power to make British F3 debut with T-Sport in 2012” (autosport.com on February 23, 2012)
15. ↑ "Richard 'Spike' Goddard graduates to British Formula 3 with T-Sport" (autosport.com on November 27, 2011)
16. ^ Marcus Simmons: “Pedro Pablo Calbimonte to become first Bolivian in British F3 with T-Sport at Spa”. autorsport.com, July 20, 2012, accessed July 27, 2012 . 
17. ^ Andrew van Leeuwen: "Adderly Fong returns to British F3 for Brands Hatch round". autosport.com, June 15, 2012, accessed June 23, 2012 . 
18. ^ Nick Carter: "Down to the wire at Donington for British Formula 3". (No longer available online.) Formula3.co, September 21, 2012, archived from the original on March 12, 2014 ; accessed on September 29, 2012 (English). 
19. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} 2012 GRAND PRIX DE PAU - 11, 12 & 13 MAY - PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST. (No longer available online.) Grandprixdepau.com, archived from the original on September 24, 2015 ; Retrieved May 12, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
20. ↑ “2012 International Sporting Calendar” (fia.com on December 21, 2011; PDF; 82 kB)
21. ↑ “Norisring secures British F3 round for 2012 season” (autosport.com on April 21, 2012)
22. ↑ Marcus Simmons: “Spa Formula 3 reversed-grid race canceled amid thunderstorm”. autosport.com, July 27, 2012, accessed July 28, 2012 .