Formula 2 season 2012
The 2012 Formula 2 season was the fourth and final season of the FIA Formula 2 Championship . It started on April 14th at Silverstone and ended on September 30th in Monza .
Rule changes
technical changes
The Formula 2 tire supplier switched to the 2012 season. Avon was replaced by Yokohama .
Teams and drivers
All drivers used Williams JPH1B chassis, Audi engines and Yokohama tires . All racing cars and drivers were looked after by MotorSport Vision .
| No. | driver | Racing weekends |
|---|---|---|
| 3 |
 Max Snegirev
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2-5, 7, 8 |
| 4th |
 Luciano Bacheta
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1-8 |
| 5 |
 Parthiva Sureshwares
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1-4 |
| 6th |
 Vittorio Ghirelli
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4th |
| 7th |
 David Zhu
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1-8 |
| 8th |
 Plamen Kralev
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1-8 |
| 9 |
 Mihai Marinescu
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1-8 |
| 10 |
 Alex Fontana
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1-8 |
| 11 |
 Kourosh Khani
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1, 2, 4, 5 |
| 12 |
Mathéo Tuscher
|
1-8 |
| 13 |
 José Luis Abadín
|
1 |
| 14th |
Mauro Calamia
|
1-6 |
| 15th |
 Víctor Guerin
|
2 |
| 18th |
Dino Zamparelli
|
1-8 |
| 19th |
Christopher Zanella
|
1-8 |
| 20th |
Daniel McKenzie
|
1-8 |
| 22nd |
 Axcil Jefferies
|
3-8 |
| 23 |
Samuele Buttarelli
|
1 |
| 24 |
 Kevin Mirocha
|
1-8 |
| 27 |
 Markus Pommer
|
1-8 |
| 33 |
 Harald Schlegelmilch
|
8th |
| 35 |
Hector Hurst
|
1-8 |
| 51 |
 Richard Gonda
|
7th |
Changes in the drivers
The following list contains all drivers who took part in the 2011 Formula 2 season and no longer competed in Formula 2 in 2012, as well as pilots who were new to Formula 2.
Drivers entering or returning to Formula 2:
- Samuele Buttarelli : Auto GP ( TP Formula )
- Mauro Calamia : Alpine Formula Renault ( Daltec Racing )
- Alex Fontana : European F3 Open ( Corbetta Competizioni )
- Vittorio Ghirelli : GP3 Series ( Addax Team )
- Richard Gonda : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Krenek Motorsport )
- Víctor Guerin : Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Lucidi Motors )
- Hector Hurst : BARC Formula Renault ( Scorpio Motorsport )
- Axcil Jefferies : Time out
- Kourosh Khani : BARC Formula Renault (Scorpio Motorsport)
- Daniel McKenzie : Formula Renault 3.5 ( Comtec Racing )
- Kevin Mirocha : GP2 Series ( Ocean Racing Technology )
- Markus Pommer : German Formula 3 Cup ( Jo Zeller Racing )
- Harald Schlegelmilch : Time out
- Mathéo Tuscher : Formula Pilota China Series ( Jenzer Welch Asia Racing )
- Dino Zamparelli : BARC Formula Renault ( Antel Motorsport )
- David Zhu : Formula Pilota China Series ( Eurasia Motorsport )
Drivers who have left Formula 2:
- René Binder : German Formula 3 Cup ( Van Amersfoort Racing )
- Alex Brundle : GP3 Series ( Carlin )
- Jack Clarke : European Le Mans Series ( Boutsen Ginion Racing )
- Armaan Ebrahim : Indy Lights ( Fan Force United )
- Jordan King : Formula Renault 2.0 Eurocup ( Manor - MP )
- Jon Lancaster : GP2 Series ( Ocean Racing Technology )
- Jolyon Palmer : GP2 series ( iSport International )
Drivers who do not yet have a contract for a racing cockpit 2012:
Racing calendar
In 2012, Formula 2 held eight race weekends with two races each. The racing calendar was confirmed by the FIA on December 7th.
The races in Magny-Cours , Spielberg and Barcelona were no longer in the calendar . Portimão , Le Castellet and Hungaroring are new additions .
Driver ranking
The first ten of the race got 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2 and 1 point (s) respectively. Only the best 14 out of 16 results counted.
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- Half points were awarded at the second race in Spa-Francorchamps , as the race was not held over the distance required to obtain full points.
Individual evidence
- ↑ “Max Snegirev returns to Formula 2 for the rest of the 2012 season” (autosport.com on April 23, 2012)
- ↑ "Formula 2 - Bacheta contests the whole 2012 season" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on January 20, 2012)
- ↑ "Parthiva Sureshwaren retrouve la F2" (autohebdo.fr on February 13, 2012)
- ↑ Falko Schoklitsch: "Formula 2 - Ghirelli comes into Formula 2". Khani is back. Motorsport-Total.com, June 19, 2012, accessed June 19, 2012 .
- ^ "David Zhu moves into Formula 2 for 2012" (autosport.com on March 7, 2012)
- ^ "Formula 2 - Palmen Kralev goes into the third F2 season" (Motorsport-Magazin.com on March 13, 2012)
- ↑ “Reigning European F3 Open champion Alex Fontana to make F2 switch” (autosport.com on March 9, 2012)
- ↑ “Victor Guerin joins Formula 2 field for championship's second round in Portugal” (autosport.com on April 24, 2012)
- ↑ “Zanella returns to Formula 2 for another shot at the title in 2012” (autosport.com on March 27, 2012)
- ↑ “McKenzie moves from Formula Renault 3.5 to F2 for 2012” (autosport.com on March 15, 2012)
- ↑ "Pommer joins Formula 2" (Motorsport-Total.com on March 19, 2012)
- ↑ Jamie O'Leary: "Monza F2: Harald Schlegelmilch makes racing return". autosport.com, September 21, 2012, accessed September 29, 2012 .
- ^ "Formula 2 calendar is based on Formula 1" (Motorsport-Total.com on December 8, 2011)
