2012 Formula Nippon Championship

February 2020 2012 Formula Nippon Championship 2011 2013 thumb|Car of 2012 champion Kazuki Nakajima, pictured in 2022 thumb|Kazuki Nakajima, the 2012 Formula Nippon champion. The 2012 Formula Nippon Championship was the fortieth season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over seven rounds with a non-championship final round at Fuji Speedway as part of the JAF Grand Prix. The two-time Le Mans winner André Lotterer was the defending champion. This was also the final season run under the name Formula Nippon, the series would be renamed into Japanese Championship Super Formula, a name selected by public, in 2013.http://en.responsejp.com/article/2012/08/06/179174.html Forumula Nippon to be renamed Super Formula starting 2013, possible expansion in Asia Response.jp IID.Inc 6 August 2012 25 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121028210242/http://en.responsejp.com/article/2012/08/06/179174.html 28 October 2012 dead Teams and drivers Team No. Car number Driver Engine Rounds JPN Petronas Team TOM'S 1 DEU André Lottererhttp://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/en/race/2012/1201/1201_entry.shtml Entry List Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd. Formula Nippon 23 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120501084229/http://f-nippon.co.jp/fn/en/race/2012/1201/1201_entry.shtml 1 May 2012 dead Toyota RV8K All 2 JPN Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RV8K All JPN Kondō Racing 3 JPN Hironobu Yasuda Toyota RV8K All JPN Team LeMans 7 JPN Kazuya Oshima Toyota RV8K All JPN Team Kygnus Sunoco 8 FRA Loïc Duval Toyota RV8K All JPN HP Real Racing 10 JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi Honda HR12E All 11 JPN Yuhki Nakayama Honda HR12E 4–5 JPN Team Mugen 15 JPN Takuma Satohttp://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html Takuma Sato will join TEAM MUGEN to challenge Formula NIPPON Round6 SPORTSLAND SUGO, Round7 SUZUKA CIRCUIT, and JAF GP FUJI SPRINT CUP Mugen Power Mugen Motorsports 14 June 2012 14 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140530030630/http://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html 30 May 2014 dead Honda HR12E 6–7 16 JPN Naoki Yamamoto Honda HR12E All JPN SGC by KCMG 18 JPN Ryo Orime Toyota RV8K All JPN Team Impul 19 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Toyota RV8K All 20 JPN Tsugio Matsuda Toyota RV8K All JPN Nakajima Racing 31 JPN Daisuke Nakajima Honda HR12E All 32 JPN Takashi Kogure Honda HR12E All JPN Project μ/cerumo・INGING 38 JPN Kohei Hirate Toyota RV8K All 39 JPN Yuji Kunimoto Toyota RV8K All JPN Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 JPN Takuya Izawa Honda HR12E All 41 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi Honda HR12E All JPN Le Beausset Motorsports 62 JPN Koki Saga Toyota RV8K All Note:All drivers (except Yuhki Nakayama) also participated the non-Championship JAF Grand Prix. Race calendar and results Japan 250 2012 venues right Japan 34 50 136 32 left Suzuka Japan 36 52 140 13 right Motegi Japan 33 2 130 58 right Autopolis Japan 35 22 138 55 right Fuji Japan 38 8 140 46 right SUGO All races will be held in Japan. A non-championship round, entitled JAF Grand Prix Super GT and Formula Nippon Sprint Cup 2012, will be held at the conclusion of the season.http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vcal/01/$FILE/2012Fullcalendar.pdf 2012 International Sporting Calendar 20 April 2012 Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile FIA.com 23 April 2012 6 Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Suzuka Circuit 15 April JPN Takuya Izawa BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S 2 Twin Ring Motegi 13 May DEU André Lotterer BRA João Paulo de Oliveira DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 3 Autopolis 27 May JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi JPN Hironobu Yasuda JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 4 Fuji Speedway 15 July JPN Kazuki Nakajima BRA João Paulo de Oliveira DEU André Lotterer Petronas Team TOM'S 5 Twin Ring Motegi 5 August BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Hironobu Yasuda BRA João Paulo de Oliveira Team Impul 6 Sportsland SUGO 23 September JPN Takuya Izawa FRA Loïc Duval JPN Takuya Izawa Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 7 Suzuka Circuit 4 November JPN Tsugio Matsuda JPN Takuya Izawa JPN Takuya Izawa Docomo Team Dandelion Racing BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Kohei Hirate JPN Kazuki Nakajima Petronas Team TOM'S NC Fuji Speedway 18 November JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi BRA João Paulo de Oliveira JPN Takuya Izawa Docomo Team Dandelion Racing Championship standings Drivers' Championship Scoring system Round Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th Pole 1–6 Points 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 7 8 4 3 2.5 2 1.5 1 0.5 1 Pos Driver SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ Points 1 JPN Kazuki Nakajima 1 3 5 2 4 5 12 1 7 46 2 JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi 2 5 1 9 3 2 3 3 Ret 43 3 JPN Takuya Izawa 6 4 2 13 5 1 1 6 1 41.5 4 DEU André Lotterer 5 1 Ret 1 2 10 5 8 DSQ 35.5 5 BRA João Paulo de Oliveira 3 2 Ret 6 1 6 4 Ret 2 34.5 6 FRA Loïc Duval 9 11 3 4 6 3 7 2 3 25 7 JPN Kazuya Oshima 4 8 6 3 Ret 4 8 7 10 21.5 8 JPN Tsugio Matsuda 8 6 4 5 7 Ret 2 Ret 5 20 9 JPN Kohei Hirate 10 NC 7 7 8 8 9 5 6 8 10 JPN Takashi Kogure 15 Ret 10 10 13 Ret 6 4 11 4 11 JPN Naoki Yamamoto 7 7 9 12 Ret 14 15 Ret 8 4 12 JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi 12 13 12 Ret 11 7 14 14 12 2 13 JPN Yuji Kunimoto 14 9 8 8 10 13 11 12 4 2 14 JPN Hironobu Yasuda 11 12 13 16 9 11 13 9 16 0 15 JPN Takuma Sato 9 17 10 13 0 16 JPN Daisuke Nakajima 16 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 9 0 17 JPN Koki Saga 13 14 Ret 14 Ret 15 16 13 14 0 18 JPN Yuhki Nakayama 15 14 0 19 JPN Ryo Orime 17 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 15 15 0 Pos Driver SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Teams' Championship Pos Team No. SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ Points 1 Docomo Team Dandelion Racing 40 6 4 2 13 5 1 1 6 1 78.5 41 2 5 1 9 3 2 3 3 Ret 2 Petronas Team TOM'S 1 5 1 Ret 1 2 10 5 8 DSQ 76.5 2 1 3 5 2 4 5 12 1 7 3 Team Impul 19 3 2 Ret 6 1 6 4 Ret 2 51.5 20 8 6 4 5 7 Ret 2 Ret 5 4 Team Kygnus Sunoco 8 9 11 3 4 6 3 7 2 3 25 5 Team LeMans 7 4 8 6 3 Ret 4 8 7 10 21.5 6 Project μ/cerumo・INGING 38 10 NC 7 7 8 8 9 5 6 10 39 14 9 8 8 10 13 11 12 4 7 Nakajima Racing 31 16 10 11 11 12 12 10 11 9 4 32 15 Ret 10 10 13 Ret 6 4 11 8 Mugen 15 9 17 10 13 4 16 7 7 9 12 Ret 14 15 Ret 8 9 HP Real Racing 10 12 13 12 Ret 11 7 14 14 12 2 11 15 14 10 Kondō Racing 3 11 12 13 16 9 11 13 9 16 0 11 Le Beausset Motorsports 62 13 14 Ret 14 15 16 13 14 0 12 SGC by KCMG 18 17 15 Ret Ret Ret Ret 18 15 15 0 Pos Team No. SUZ MOT AUT FUJ MOT SUG SUZ FUJ PointsBold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap References External links 2012 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon Formula Nippon Category:Super Formula Nippon