2012 British Formula 3 International Series

February 2020 2012 British Formula 3 International Series 2011 2013 thumb|right|2012 champion, Jack Harvey The 2012 Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series season is the 62nd British Formula 3 International Series season. The series, promoted by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation, began on 6 April at Oulton Park and ended on 30 September at Donington Park after 28 races held at ten meetings. The first two poles of the season were claimed at Oulton Park by second-year driver Jack Harvey for the Carlin team,http://www.formula3.co/news/jack-out-of-the-box-and-on-to-pole-on-the-double Jack out of the box and on to pole, on the double Carter Nick 6 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226103336/http://www.formula3.co/news/jack-out-of-the-box-and-on-to-pole-on-the-double 26 February 2015 dead and he won the opening race of the year ahead of teammates Jazeman Jaafar and Carlos Sainz Jr.http://www.formula3.co/news/harvey-claims-victory-in-oulton-park-thriller Harvey claims victory in Oulton Park thriller Carter Nick 7 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226105427/http://www.formula3.co/news/harvey-claims-victory-in-oulton-park-thriller 26 February 2015 dead In the reverse-grid second race, Fortec Motorsports' Pipo Derani scored his first win in the series,http://www.formula3.co/news/pipo-pops-up-to-score-his-first-british-f3-win Pipo pops up to score his first British F3 win Carter Nick 7 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226110819/http://www.formula3.co/news/pipo-pops-up-to-score-his-first-british-f3-win 26 February 2015 dead while teammate Félix Serrallés won the third race of the weekend in his first Formula Three meeting.http://www.formula3.co/news/serralles-stages-a-rookie-rout-at-oulton-park Serralles stages a rookie rout at Oulton Park Carter Nick 7 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 13 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150226110005/http://www.formula3.co/news/serralles-stages-a-rookie-rout-at-oulton-park 26 February 2015 dead A week later at Monza, Serralles and Sainz claimed their first poles in Formula Three.http://www.formula3.co/news/carlin-and-fortec-claim-monza-british-f3-poles Carlin and Fortec claim Monza British F3 poles Carter Nick 14 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 15 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508021903/http://www.formula3.co/news/carlin-and-fortec-claim-monza-british-f3-poles 8 May 2012 dead Rain before the start of the first race forced drivers to change from slick tyres, and in effect, the race started from the pit lane.http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/98837 Carlos Sainz Jr takes bizarre maiden Formula 3 win at Monza Marcus Simmons Autosport Haymarket Publications 14 April 2012 16 April 2012 Rain just before the start meant a wet race was declared, but everyone began the green-flag lap on slick tyres. They then all pitted for rain tyres at the end of it, meaning the race started from the pitlane. Sainz, Jr. left pit lane first and won his first race in the championship. Derani and Jaafar, who had left the pits seventh and eighth respectively, joined Sainz, Jr. on the podium, while Serralles finished tenth.http://www.formula3.co/news/saintly-sainz-slithers-his-way-to-victory-series-lead-at-monza Saintly Sainz slithers his way to victory & series lead at Monza Carter Nick 14 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 15 April 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120508021832/http://www.formula3.co/news/saintly-sainz-slithers-his-way-to-victory-series-lead-at-monza 8 May 2012 Serralles won the second race held in torrential rain, ahead of Harvey and teammate Pietro Fantin,http://www.formula3.co/news/serralles-scores-british-f3-win-number-two-at-monza Serralles scores British F3 win number two at Monza Carter Nick 15 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 15 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508021626/http://www.formula3.co/news/serralles-scores-british-f3-win-number-two-at-monza 8 May 2012 dead while Sainz, Jr. comfortably won the third race, almost seventeen seconds clear of Serralles, with Serralles' teammate Alex Lynn taking his first podium in third place.http://www.formula3.co/news/sainz-on-top-again-in-the-monza-rain Sainz on top again in the Monza rain Carter Nick 15 April 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship 15 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511012528/http://www.formula3.co/news/sainz-on-top-again-in-the-monza-rain 11 May 2012 dead Regulation changes In a change to the 2011 season, all races award championship points on the same points system.http://www.motorstv.com/car/single-seater/f3/12102011/british-f3-make-pau-return-2012 British F3 to make Pau return for 2012 Weeks James 20 October 2011 motorstv.com Motors TV 20 October 2011 Previously, the second race had awarded points on a reduced scale – 10 points for the winner and decreasing by one point down to tenth place – compared to races one and three. Drivers and teams For the Norisring event, drivers used different numbers in line with Formula 3 Euro Series regulations; each driver's Norisring race number is displayed in tooltips. Team Chassis Engine No. Car number Driver Rounds International Class GBR Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen 1 39 GBR Jack Harvey All 2 40 BRA Pietro Fantin All 21 30 GBR Harry Tincknell All 22 34 MYS Jazeman Jaafar All 31 12ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. 1–9 GBR Fortec Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 3 38 BRA Pipo Derani All 4 32 PRI Félix Serrallés All 23 31 NLD Hannes van Asseldonk All 36 33 GBR Alex Lynn All FIN ThreeBond with T-Sport Dallara F312 ThreeBond Nissan 12 41 AUS Nick McBride All FIN Double R Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 26 35 AUS Geoff Uhrhane All 27 36 MYS Fahmi Ilyas 1–8 32 GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook 9–10 Rookie Class FIN ThreeBond with T-Sport Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda 42 AUS Spike Goddard All 44 BOL Pedro Pablo Calbimonte 7–10 GBR CF Racing Dallara F311 Mugen-Honda 43 HKG Adderly Fong 5, 7–8 GBR Hywel Lloyd 10 FIN Double R Racing Dallara F309 Mugen-Honda 77 37 AUS Duvashen Padayachee All International Class DEU GU-Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes-Benz 10 GBR Philip Ellis 6 GBR Carlin Dallara F312 Volkswagen 11 GBR William Buller 6 71 GBR Richard Bradley 7 DEU Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 85 5 SWE Felix Rosenqvist 3, 6–7 86 6 DEU Pascal Wehrleinhttp://www.grandprixdepau.com/images/stories/grandprixdepau/PDF/2012/Engages/2012_Grand_Prix_de_Pau-British_F3_Provisional_Entry_List.pdf PROVISIONAL ENTRY LIST Pau Grand Prix Peter Auto 7 May 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924023440/http://www.grandprixdepau.com/images/stories/grandprixdepau/PDF/2012/Engages/2012_Grand_Prix_de_Pau-British_F3_Provisional_Entry_List.pdf 24 September 2015 dead 3, 6–7 CHE Jo Zeller Racing Dallara F312 Mercedes HWA 90 8 ITA Andrea Roda 3, 6–7 Dallara F308 91 7 CHE Sandro Zeller 3, 6–7 DEU ma-con Motorsport Dallara F312 Volkswagen 92 17 GBR Emil Bernstorff 3, 6–7 93 16 GBR Tom Blomqvist 3, 6–7 DEU URD Rennsport Dallara F312 Mercedes-Benz 94 9 DEU Lucas Wolf 6–7 PRT Angola Racing Team Dallara F312 Mercedes-Benz 95 23 ANG Luís Sá Silva 6–7 ITA Prema Powerteam F312 Mercedes HWA 96 1 ESP Daniel Juncadella 3, 6–7 97 2 DEU Sven Müller 3, 6–7 98 14 USA Michael Lewis 3, 6–7 99 15 ITA Raffaele Marciello 3, 6–7 Driver changes Changed Teams Pipo Derani, who finished in fifteenth place in 2011, moved from Double R Racing to Fortec Motorsports. Pietro Fantin switched from Hitech Racing to Carlin. After a season with Fortec Motorsports, Fahmi Ilyas joined Double R Racing. Harry Tincknell changed teams for his second season in British F3 moving from Fortec Motorsports to Carlin. Entering/Re-Entering British Formula Three British Formula Ford racers Spike Goddard and Nick McBride moved into the championship with T-Sport. Fellow Formula Ford compatriot Geoff Uhrhane joined Double R Racing. Formula Renault UK champion Alex Lynn continued his collaboration with Fortec Motorsports for another season, moving into Formula Three. Félix Serrallés also continued his collaboration with Fortec Motorsports, moving from the Formula Renault Eurocup. JK Racing Asia Series driver Duvashen Padayachee graduated into the championship with Double R Racing. Formula Renault 2.0 NEC champion and Eurocup runner-up Carlos Sainz Jr. made his debut with Carlin. After finishing fifth in German Formula Three, Dutch driver Hannes van Asseldonk moved full-time to the British series with Fortec Motorsports. Van Asseldonk previously contested one round in 2011, as an invitational driver. Leaving British Formula Three Donington winner Valtteri Bottas left the series to concentrate on his Williams F1 reserve driver duties. António Félix da Costa joined Carlin in the GP3 Series. Mitch Evans, who participated in the final round with Double R Racing, remained in the GP3 Series with MW Arden. 2011 runner-up Kevin Magnussen remained with Carlin, but moved into the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. Third-placed Carlos Huertas, seventh-placed Lucas Foresti and 26th-placed Yann Cunha also moved into the series for Fortec Motorsports, DAMS and Pons Racing respectively. 2011 champion Felipe Nasr switched to DAMS for his GP2 Series debut. Scott Pye returned to his native Australia to compete in the Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, having finished in tenth place for Double R Racing. Alexander Sims, who won at Silverstone, switched to endurance racing as he joined Status Grand Prix to compete in the European Le Mans Series. Max Snegirev moved into the Auto GP World Series, with the Campos Racing team. Race calendar and results On 12 October 2011, it was revealed that the series was due to have three overseas rounds, at the Nürburgring, Spa-Francorchamps – both on the calendar in 2011 – and Pau. Pau returns to the series' schedule for the first time since 2006. A provisional ten-round calendar was later announced on 7 November 2011,New cars, great circuits – British Formula 3 set for thrilling 2012 Stéphane Ratel Organisation British Formula 3 Championship http://www.formula3.co/news/new-cars-great-circuits-british-formula-3-set-for-thrilling-2012 7 November 2011 7 November 2011 Nick Carter https://web.archive.org/web/20120508021601/http://www.formula3.co/news/new-cars-great-circuits-british-formula-3-set-for-thrilling-2012 8 May 2012 dead with the Nürburgring round removed, and rounds at Le Castellet and Monza, both of which held meetings in 2011, being restored to the calendar to make up four overseas rounds along with Spa-Francorchamps and Pau. All rounds were made up of three races except Pau, where only two races were held. On 21 April, it was announced that the series would add the Formula 3 Euro Series round at the Norisring in place of the round at Paul Ricard; the event would be held under Euro Series regulations.http://www.formula3.co/news/norisring-switch-for-british-formula-3 Norisring switch for British F3 Carter Nick 21 April 2012 British Formula 3 Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation 21 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120511005140/http://www.formula3.co/news/norisring-switch-for-british-formula-3 11 May 2012 dead The rounds at Pau, Spa and the Norisring would be part of the revived FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship supported the British GT Championship at six rounds, two Blancpain Endurance Series events at Monza and Spa along with the Pau Grand Prix event and Formula 3 Euro Series event at Norisring. Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Rookie winner 1 R1 GBR Oulton Park 7 April GBR Jack Harvey NLD Hannes van Asseldonk GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin AUS Spike Goddard R2 BRA Pipo Derani BRA Pipo Derani GBR Fortec Motorsports AUS Spike Goddard R3 GBR Jack Harvey PRI Félix Serrallés PRI Félix Serrallés GBR Fortec Motorsports AUS Spike Goddard 2 R1 ITA Autodromo Nazionale Monza 14 April PRI Félix Serrallés GBR Alex Lynn ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. GBR Carlin AUS Spike Goddard R2 15 April PRI Félix Serrallés PRI Félix Serrallés GBR Fortec Motorsports AUS Duvashen Padayachee R3 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. GBR Carlin AUS Spike Goddard 3 R1 FRA Pau Circuit 12 May ITA Raffaele Marciello MYS Jazeman JaafarFastest lap recorded by Raffaele Marciello, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. ITA Raffaele Marciello ITA Prema Powerteam AUS Spike Goddard R2 13 May ITA Raffaele Marciello BRA Pipo Derani ITA Raffaele Marciello ITA Prema Powerteam CHE Sandro Zeller 4 R1 GBR Rockingham Motor Speedway 9 June GBR Jack Harvey NLD Hannes van Asseldonk MYS Jazeman Jaafar GBR Carlin AUS Spike Goddard R2 10 June BRA Pietro Fantin GBR Harry Tincknell GBR Carlin AUS Duvashen Padayachee R3 GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin AUS Duvashen Padayachee 5 R1 GBR Brands Hatch 23 June GBR Jack Harvey MYS Jazeman Jaafar GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong R2 24 June GBR Harry Tincknell BRA Pipo Derani GBR Fortec Motorsports HKG Adderly Fong R3 GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong 6 R1 DEU Norisring, Nuremberg 30 June ITA Raffaele Marciello GBR Jack HarveyHarvey and Serralles each scored a point towards the championship, after setting identical fastest lap times among British series competitors; Raffaele Marciello set the overall fastest lap.PRI Félix Serrallés No winnerDaniel Juncadella was disqualified from the first Norisring race after collisions with Pascal Wehrlein and Raffaele Marciello. As drivers were not promoted in the race results, no driver was officially recognised as having finished in first place.http://f3euroseries.com/news_newsausgabe.php?id=3658 Daniel Juncadella disqualified 30 June 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series ITR e.V. 1 July 2012 https://archive.today/20130102123829/http://f3euroseries.com/news_newsausgabe.php?id=3658 2 January 2013 dead "N" CHE Sandro Zeller R2 PRI Félix SerrallésFastest lap recorded by William Buller, but he was ineligible to score the fastest lap point. GBR Harry Tincknell GBR Carlin CHE Sandro Zeller R3 1 July DEU Pascal Wehrlein NLD Hannes van Asseldonk ITA Raffaele Marciello ITA Prema Powerteam AUS Spike Goddard 7 R1 BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 July PRI Félix Serrallés PRI Félix Serrallés PRI Félix Serrallés GBR Fortec Motorsports CHE Sandro Zeller R2 Race cancelled due to heavy rainhttp://www.formula3.co/news/rain-stops-play-at-spa Rain stops play at Spa 27 July 2012 British Formula 3 Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation Carter Nick 27 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820064820/http://www.formula3.co/news/rain-stops-play-at-spa 20 August 2014 dead R3 28 July PRI Félix Serrallés ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong 8 R1 GBR Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit 4 August GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong R2 5 August MYS Jazeman Jaafar GBR Harry Tincknell GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong R3 GBR Jack Harvey GBR Jack Harvey ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. GBR Carlin HKG Adderly Fong 9 R1 GBR Silverstone Circuit 8 September GBR Alex Lynn GBR Alex Lynn MYS Jazeman Jaafar GBR Carlin AUS Spike Goddard R2 9 September BRA Pietro Fantin PRI Félix Serrallés GBR Fortec Motorsports AUS Duvashen Padayachee R3 GBR Alex Lynn GBR Alex Lynn GBR Alex Lynn GBR Fortec Motorsports AUS Spike Goddard 10 R1 GBR Donington Park 29 September GBR Jack Harvey GBR Alex Lynn GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin GBR Hywel Lloyd R230 September BRA Pietro Fantin GBR Harry Tincknell GBR Carlin GBR Hywel Lloyd R3 GBR Jack Harvey GBR Alex Lynn GBR Jack Harvey GBR Carlin GBR Hywel Lloyd Notes "N" Championship standings Pos Driver OULGBR MNZITA PAUFRA ROCGBR BRHGBR NORDEU SPABEL SNEGBR SILGBR DONGBR Pts Championship Class 1 GBR Jack Harvey 1 6 2 7 2 8 5 8 5 3 1 1 9 1 14 7 Ret 4 C 6 1 4 3 8 2 8 1 6 1 319 2 MYS Jazeman Jaafar 2 3 5 3 5 4 2 3 1 6 4 2 6 2 18 14 Ret 5 C 4 7 2 5 1 3 2 2 Ret 3 306 3 PRI Félix Serrallés 7 7 1 10 1 2 8 19 3 4 6 6 2 9 5 2 3 1 C 3 2 6 2 7 1 7 4 4 8 299 4 GBR Alex Lynn 5 Ret 6 5 7 3 3 7 2 7 2 3 8 4 19 9 9 6 C 11 3 5 4 4 6 1 3 Ret 2 253 5 GBR Harry Tincknell 4 4 3 Ret 9 6 7 Ret 7 1 Ret 5 15 3 8 1 10 13 C 9 12 1 7 3 13 3 8 1 4 226 6 ESP Carlos Sainz Jr. 3 5 4 1 8 1 6 2 10 12 3 4 4 Ret Ret 25 19 3 C 1 Ret 11 1 2 7 5 223 7 BRA Pietro Fantin 8 2 7 6 3 Ret 14 12 6 2 9 8 3 5 4 8 6 16 C 19 NC 8 9 5 4 6 6 3 6 195 8 BRA Pipo Derani 9 1 Ret 2 6 7 Ret 5 9 8 7 9 1 Ret Ret 16 21 8 C 7 Ret 7 8 9 Ret 11 7 2 5 146 9 NLD Hannes van Asseldonk Ret 8 Ret 4 DNS 5 11 Ret 4 5 5 Ret 10 7 20 10 5 23 C 18 4 15 6 Ret 8 4 5 5 7 132 10 AUS Nick McBride 10 11 9 8 4 9 15 14 8 9 10 7 7 6 13 24 15 18 C 15 6 3 15 Ret 10 12 10 8 10 85 11 MYS Fahmi Ilyas 6 Ret 8 9 10 10 9 15 Ret 10 8 11 5 10 Ret Ret 12 21 C 21 5 Ret 10 48 12 AUS Geoff Uhrhane Ret 10 10 12 11 Ret 16 18 Ret 11 12 10 11 8 12 15 Ret 15 C Ret 9 10 11 Ret 9 10 11 9 11 35 13 GBR Rupert Svendsen-Cook 6 5 9 9 7 9 24 Guest drivers ineligible for points ITA Raffaele Marciello 1 1 22 17 1 11 C 14 0 ESP Daniel Juncadella Ret 4 DSQ 11 2 2 C 8 0 GBR William Buller 2 5 18 0 GBR Tom Blomqvist 13 21 10 6 7 10 C 2 0 GBR Emil Bernstorff Ret 13 3 Ret 4 17 C 10 0 DEU Pascal Wehrlein Ret 9 7 3 Ret 14 C 12 0 SWE Felix Rosenqvist 4 6 6 4 14 9 C Ret 0 USA Michael Lewis 10 11 Ret 13 8 7 C 5 0 DEU Sven Müller 12 10 9 Ret 11 12 C Ret 0 ITA Andrea Roda 19 Ret 16 19 13 19 C 16 0 DEU Lucas Wolf Ret 20 22 20 C 13 0 ANG Luís Sá Silva 15 18 16 26 C 20 0 GBR Philip Ellis Ret 21 Ret 0 GBR Richard Bradley 21 C Ret 0 Rookie Class 1 AUS Spike Goddard 11 9 11 11 Ret 11 17 20 11 14 Ret 13 13 Ret 17 22 17 28 C 23 10 14 14 10 12 13 14 11 15 426 2 AUS Duvashen Padayachee 12 12 12 Ret 12 12 DNS 17 12 13 11 Ret 14 12 21 23 20 25 C 24 11 13 16 12 11 14 15 13 14 377 3 HKG Adderly Fong 12 12 11 27 C 17 8 9 12 161 4 BOL Pedro Pablo Calbimonte 29 C 22 Ret 12 13 11 Ret 15 13 12 13 125 5 GBR Hywel Lloyd 12 10 12 61 Guest drivers ineligible for points CHE Sandro Zeller 18 16 11 12 23 22 C 25 0 Pos Driver OULGBR MNZITA PAUFRA ROCGBR BRHGBR NORDEU SPABEL SNEGBR SILGBR DONGBR Pts References 30em External links The official website of the British Formula 3 Championship Category:British Formula Three Championship seasons Formula Three season British British Formula 3 Championship