The 2012 Formula Abarth season was the eighth season of the former Formula Azzurra, and the third under its guise of "Formula Abarth". The European Championship began on 31 March in Valencia, while the Italian Championship commenced on 10 June at Mugello. They finished together on 30 September at Monza.
Nicolas Costa, who drove for Euronova Racing by Fortec, won both series, taking four victories in the Italian series and six victories in the European championship. Costa won the Italian series by nineteen points and the European series by twenty points over runner-up Luca Ghiotto of the Prema Powerteam, with third place in the European championship taken by Ghiotto's teammate Bruno Bonifacio, while Costa's teammate Emanuele Zonzini finished third in the Italian championship.
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
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Prema Powerteam [1] | 2 | Bruno Bonifacio [1] | All |
3 | Luca Ghiotto [1] | All | |
21 | Giorgio Roda [1] | All | |
DIEGI Motorsport [2] | 5 | Francisco Javier Amado [2] | 1–3, 5–8 |
BVM | 9 | Santiago Urrutia [3] | All |
23 | Sean Gelael [4] | 8 | |
24 | Antonio Giovinazzi [4] | 8 | |
Jenzer Motorsport [5] | 17 | Samin Gómez Briceno [5] | All |
18 | Kevin Jörg [5] | All | |
19 | Gregor Ramsay [5] | All | |
JD Motorsport | 26 | Juan Branger [6] | All |
Euronova Racing by Fortec [7] | 35 | Emanuele Zonzini [7] | All |
39 | Nicolas Costa [7] | All | |
Cram Competition [8] | 51 | Michele Beretta [8] | 3–8 |
52 | Antonio Furlan [8] | 3–8 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP | FL | |
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Feature races | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Sprint | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Pos | Driver | VRT | HUN | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | Santiago Urrutia | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | NC | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 337 |
2 | Kevin Jörg | 2 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 300 |
3 | Gregor Ramsay | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 13 | Ret | 232 |
4 | Juan Branger | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | WD | WD | WD | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 153 |
5 | Francisco Javier Amado | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 149 | |||
6 | Antonio Giovinazzi | 1 | 2 | 1 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sean Gelael | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | VRT | HUN | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts |
Pos | Team | VRT | HUN | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | Euronova Racing by Fortec | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 333 |
2 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | DSQ | 324 |
3 | BVM | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | NC | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 225 |
4 | Jenzer Motorsport | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 219 |
5 | DIEGI Motorsport | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 49 | |||
6 | JD Motorsport | 10 | 10 | 7 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | WD | WD | WD | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 43 |
Ineligible teams | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cram Competition | 8 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||||||
Pos | Driver | VRT | HUN | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts |
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Pos | Team | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts | ||||||||||||
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1 | Euronova Racing by Fortec | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 249 |
2 | Prema Powerteam | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | DSQ | 235 |
3 | BVM | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Ret | NC | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 |
4 | Jenzer Motorsport | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 161 |
5 | Cram Competition | 8 | Ret | 8 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 51 |
6 | JD Motorsport | 9 | Ret | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | WD | WD | WD | Ret | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 18 |
7 | DIEGI Motorsport | 11 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 17 | |||
Pos | Driver | MUG | MIS | RBR | IMO | VAL | MNZ | Pts |
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