2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship

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The 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship was the first edition of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. It began at Hockenheim on 28 April, and finished on 21 October at the same venue after ten meetings, held jointly with the Formula 3 Euro Series and the British Formula Three Championship.

Prize tests

The top drivers in the final championship standings will be rewarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories. The top three drivers will receive a two-day test in a Formula Two car. As well as that, the champion will receive a Formula One test with Scuderia Ferrari, and the runner-up will receive a Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters test. [1]

Drivers and teams

TeamChassis [N 1] EngineNo.DriverRounds
Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam [3] F312/005 Mercedes-Benz 1 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella [4] All
F312/0142 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller [5] All
F312/01514 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lewis [6] All
F312/03015 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello [7] All
Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport [3] F312/020 Mercedes-Benz 5 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist [8] All
F312/0236 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein [8] All
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Zeller Racing [3] F312/044 Mercedes-Benz 8 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Roda [9] All
Flag of Germany.svg URD Rennsport [3] F312/011 Mercedes-Benz 9 Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Wolf [10] 1, 3–10
Flag of Germany.svg GU-Racing [3] F312/019 Mercedes-Benz 10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis [11] 1, 4–5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin [12] F312/040 Volkswagen 11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller [12] 1, 3–5, 7–10
F312/00412 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. [12] All
Flag of Germany.svg ma-con Motorsport [13] F312/045 Volkswagen 16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist [14] All
F312/04617 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emil Bernstorff [13] All
Flag of Portugal.svg Angola Racing Team F312/039 Mercedes-Benz 23 Flag of Angola.svg Luís Sá Silva [15] 1, 3–10
Entries ineligible for championship points
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jo Zeller Racing [3] F308/044 Mercedes-Benz 7 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Zeller [9] All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin F312/010 Volkswagen 30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell [14] 2–3, 5–6
F312/00234 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar [14] 2–7
F312/00139 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey [14] 2, 5–6
F312/01640 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fantin [14] 2, 5–6
F312/01644 Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr 10
F312/04071 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports [16] F312/002 Mercedes-Benz 31 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk [16] 1–2, 5–6
F312/00732 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés [16] 1–2, 5–6, 10
F312/03633 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn [16] 1–2, 5–6, 10
F312/000338 Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani [14] 2, 5–6, 10
Flag of Finland.svg Double R Racing F312/043 Mercedes-Benz 35 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Uhrhane [14] 2–3, 5–6
F312/00936 Flag of Malaysia.svg Fahmi Ilyas [14] 2–3, 5–6
F308/054 Mugen-Honda 37 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duvashen Padayachee [14] 2, 5–6
Flag of Finland.svg ThreeBond with T-Sport F312/008 ThreeBond Nissan 41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride [14] 2, 5–6
F308/025 Mugen-Honda 42 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spike Goddard [14] 2, 5–7
F312/008 ThreeBond Nissan 43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims [17] 7
F311 Mugen-Honda 44 Flag of Bolivia.svg Pedro Pablo Calbimonte6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CF Racing F311 Mugen-Honda 43 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong [18] 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing F312/051 Volkswagen 50 Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer 10
F312/05251 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis van de Laar 10

Race calendar and results

A ten-round calendar was announced on 15 March 2012; made up of seven rounds at Formula 3 Euro Series events, two British Formula 3 events at Pau and Spa-Francorchamps, [1] with the Norisring round being run as a championship round in both series. [19]

RoundCircuitDatePole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 28 April Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R229 April Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
2R1 Flag of France.svg Pau Circuit 12 May Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R213 May Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
3R1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brands Hatch 19 May Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R220 May Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
4R1 Flag of Austria.svg Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R23 June Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
5R1 Flag of Germany.svg Norisring 30 June Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello No winner [N 2]
R21 July Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
6R1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 July Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fortec Motorsports
R228 July Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carlin
7R1 Flag of Germany.svg Nürburgring 18 August Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R219 August Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport
8R1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Circuit Park Zandvoort 25 August Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport
R226 August Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
9R1 Flag of Spain.svg Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 29 September Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam
R230 September Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport
10R1 Flag of Germany.svg Hockenheimring 20 October Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport
R221 October Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Germany.svg Mücke Motorsport

Notes

  1. All drivers competed in Dallara chassis; model listed. [2]
  2. Daniel Juncadella was disqualified from the first Norisring race after collisions with Pascal Wehrlein and Raffaele Marciello. The officials chose not to recognise any driver as having finished in first place. [20]

Championship standings

The second race at the Norisring was red-flagged after half the race had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers only awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points. [21]

PosDriver HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
PAU
Flag of France.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
Pts
R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2
1 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Juncadella 11Ret42871DSQ2281DSQ6122134252
2 Flag of Italy.svg Raffaele Marciello 61711111822 [a] 111146Ret4Ret1338228.5
3 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist 33467Ret9116149Ret4Ret1413111192
4 Flag of Germany.svg Pascal Wehrlein Ret8Ret955247Ret141231735422179
5 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. 22624416 [a] 5Ret1931710115Ret6Ret11161
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Buller 461528221810282696Ret137
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist 711132110757107102955Ret3547117
8 Flag of Germany.svg Sven Müller 15512106104391112Ret2Ret2Ret71356109
9 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Lewis 9Ret10113366Ret8751563Ret88910101
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emil Bernstorff 1112Ret131191114341710114964711966
11 Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Wolf 815Ret131312Ret222013128107111281519
12 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea RodaRet1419Ret141110Ret1613191613Ret13891012138
13 Flag of Angola.svg Luís Sá Silva 1313DNSDNS12Ret1516262014714 [a] Ret1014Ret127
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Ellis 14161413RetRet0
Drivers ineligible for points.
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Félix Serrallés Ret9819531316 [a] 50
Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar 238Ret31018Ret54530
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn 1043719965Ret30
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 5814Ret460
Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fantin 14124616190
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hannes van Asseldonk 5711Ret20523180
Flag of Brazil.svg Pipo Derani Ret5Ret218710Ret0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell 7RetRet68101390
Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer 7Ret0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims 8120
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sandro Zeller 12101816131415911232225169129131115140
Flag of Malaysia.svg Fahmi Ilyas915915 [a] Ret1221210
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Spike Goddard 17201717282417110
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Geoff Uhrhane1618121212Ret15Ret0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick McBride1514131518150
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis van de Laar 14160
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Duvashen Padayachee DNS17212025240
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Adderly Fong 27170
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley 21Ret0
Flag of Bolivia.svg Pedro Pablo Calbimonte29220
Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Nasr RetDNS0
PosDriverR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2Pts
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
PAU
Flag of France.svg
BRH
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
RBR
Flag of Austria.svg
NOR
Flag of Germany.svg
SPA
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg
NÜR
Flag of Germany.svg
ZAN
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
VAL
Flag of Spain.svg
HOC
Flag of Germany.svg
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
  • Bold – Pole
  • Italics – Fastest Lap
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

Notes

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