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2012 Formula Nippon Championship

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The 2012 Formula Nippon season is the 26th season of the premier Japanese open-wheel motor racing series. The series for Formula Nippon racing cars was contested over seven rounds.

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Engine Rounds
Petronas Team TOM'S 1 Germany André Lotterer[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
2 Japan Kazuki Nakajima[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
Kondō Racing 3 Japan Hironobu Yasuda[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
Team LeMans 7 Japan Kazuya Oshima[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
Team Kygnus Sunoco 8 France Loïc Duval[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
HP Real Racing 10 Japan Toshihiro Kaneishi[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
Team Mugen 16 Japan Naoki Yamamoto[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
SGC by KCMG 18 Japan Ryo Orime[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
Team Impul 19 Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
20 Japan Tsugio Matsuda[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
Nakajima Racing 31 Japan Daisuke Nakajima[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
32 Japan Takashi Kogure[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
Project μ/cerumo・INGING 38 Japan Kohei Hirate[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
39 Japan Yuji Kunimoto[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3
DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing 40 Japan Takuya Izawa[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
41 Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi[1] Honda HR12E 1–3
Le Beausset Motorsports 62 Japan Koki Saga[1] Toyota RV8K 1–3

Race calendar and results

  • All races will be held in Japan. A non-championship round, entitled Super GT and Formula Nippon Sprint Cup 2012, will be held at the conclusion of the season.[2]
Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team
1 Suzuka Circuit 15 April Japan Takuya Izawa Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Japan Kazuki Nakajima Japan Petronas Team TOM'S
2 Twin Ring Motegi 13 May Germany André Lotterer Brazil João Paulo de Oliveira Germany André Lotterer Japan Petronas Team TOM'S
3 Autopolis 27 May Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan Hironobu Yasuda Japan Koudai Tsukakoshi Japan DoCoMo Team Dandelion Racing
4 Fuji Speedway 15 July
5 Twin Ring Motegi 5 August
6 Sportsland SUGO 23 September
7 Suzuka Circuit 4 November
NC Fuji Speedway 18 November

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Entry List". Formula Nippon. Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
  2. ^ "2012 International Sporting Calendar" (PDF). FIA.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 20 April 2012. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
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