- Teams and drivers
- Race calendar and results
- Championship standings Drivers' Championship Teams' Championship
- References
- External links
{{Motorsport season
|series = Formula Nippon Championship
|year = 2012
|nextlink = 2013 Super Formula Championship
}}The 2012 Formula Nippon Championship was the 26th 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.[1] Teams and drivers| Team | No.|Car number | Driver | Engine | Rounds | | Petronas Team TOM'S | 1 | DEU}} André Lotterer[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | 2 | JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Kondō Racing | 3 | JPN}} Hironobu Yasuda[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Team LeMans | 7 | JPN}} Kazuya Oshima[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Team Kygnus Sunoco | 8 | FRA}} Loïc Duval[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | HP Real Racing | 10 | JPN}} Toshihiro Kaneishi[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | 11 | JPN}} Yuhki Nakayama | Honda HR12E | 4–5 | | Team Mugen | 15 | JPN}} Takuma Sato[3] | Honda HR12E | 6–7 | | 16 | JPN}} Naoki Yamamoto[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | SGC by KCMG | 18 | JPN}} Ryo Orime[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Team Impul | 19 | BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | 20 | JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Nakajima Racing | 31 | JPN}} Daisuke Nakajima[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | 32 | JPN}} Takashi Kogure[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | Project μ/cerumo・INGING | 38 | JPN}} Kohei Hirate[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | 39 | JPN}} Yuji Kunimoto[2] | Toyota RV8K | All | | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | JPN}} Takuya Izawa[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | 41 | JPN}} Koudai Tsukakoshi[2] | Honda HR12E | All | | Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | JPN}} Koki Saga[2] | Toyota RV8K | All |
Note:All drivers (except Yuhki Nakayama) also participated the non-Championship JAF Grand Prix. Race calendar and results{{Location map+|Japan|width=250|caption=2012 venues|float=right|places={{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=34|lat_min=50|lon_deg=136|lon_min=32|position=left|background=|label=Suzuka}}{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=36|lat_min=52|lon_deg=140|lon_min=13|position=right|background=|label=Motegi}}{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=33|lat_min=2|lon_deg=130|lon_min=58|position=right|background=|label=Autopolis}}{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=35|lat_min=22|lon_deg=138|lon_min=55|position=right|background=|label=Fuji}}{{Location map~|Japan|lat_deg=38|lat_min=8|lon_deg=140|lon_min=46|position=right|background=|label=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.[4]
| 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 |
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| 2 | Twin Ring Motegi | 13 May | DEU}} André Lotterer | BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | DEU}} André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
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| 3 | Autopolis | 27 May | JPN}} Koudai Tsukakoshi | JPN}} Hironobu Yasuda | JPN}} Koudai Tsukakoshi | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
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| 4 | Fuji Speedway | 15 July | JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima | BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | DEU}} André Lotterer | Petronas Team TOM'S |
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| 5 | Twin Ring Motegi | 5 August | BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | JPN}} Hironobu Yasuda | BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | Team Impul |
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| 6 | Sportsland SUGO | 23 September | JPN}} Takuya Izawa | FRA}} Loïc Duval | JPN}} Takuya Izawa | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
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| 7 | Suzuka Circuit | 4 November | JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | JPN}} Takuya Izawa | JPN}} Takuya Izawa | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing |
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| 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 |
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Championship standingsDrivers' 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 |
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| 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 |
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| Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | | FUJ | Points |
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| 1 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Nakajima | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 46 |
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| 2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koudai Tsukakoshi | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 43 |
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| 3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuya Izawa | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 41.5 |
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| 4 | {{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer | 5 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 8 | DSQ | 35.5 |
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| 5 | {{flagicon|BRA}} João Paulo de Oliveira | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 6 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 34.5 |
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| 6 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Loïc Duval | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
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| 7 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuya Oshima | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21.5 |
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| 8 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Tsugio Matsuda | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 20 |
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| 9 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Kohei Hirate | 10 | NC | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
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| 10 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Kogure | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
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| 11 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Yamamoto | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | 8 | 4 |
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| 12 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshihiro Kaneishi | 12 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 2 |
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| 13 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Kunimoto | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 |
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| 14 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hironobu Yasuda | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
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| 15 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Takuma Sato | 9 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
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| 16 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daisuke Nakajima | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
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| 17 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Koki Saga | 13 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
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| 18 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Yuhki Nakayama | 15 | 14 | 0 |
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| 19 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Ryo Orime | 17 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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| Pos | Driver | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | Points |
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{{Motorsport driver results legend}}Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
Teams' Championship| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | | FUJ | Points |
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| 1 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | 40 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 78.5 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 5 | Team LeMans | 7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | Ret | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 21.5 |
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| 6 | Project μ/cerumo・INGING | 38 | 10 | NC | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
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| 39 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | | 7 | Nakajima Racing | 31 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 4 |
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| 32 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 6 | 4 | 11 | | 8 | Mugen | 15 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
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| 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 |
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| 11 | 15 | 14 | | 10 | Kondō Racing | 3 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 0 |
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| 11 | Le Beausset Motorsports | 62 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 0 |
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| 12 | SGC by KCMG | 18 | 17 | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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| Pos | Team | No. | SUZ | MOT | AUT | FUJ | MOT | SUG | SUZ | FUJ | Points |
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{{Motorsport driver results legend}}Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap |
References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://en.responsejp.com/article/2012/08/06/179174.html|title=Forumula Nippon to be renamed Super Formula starting 2013, possible expansion in Asia|work=Response.jp|publisher=IID.Inc|date=6 Aug 2012|accessdate=25 Sep 2012}}
2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 {{cite web|url=http://www.f-nippon.co.jp/fn/en/race/2012/1201/1201_entry.shtml|title=Entry List|publisher=Japan Race Promotion Company, Ltd.|work=Formula Nippon|accessdate=23 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120501084229/http://f-nippon.co.jp/fn/en/race/2012/1201/1201_entry.shtml|archive-date=1 May 2012|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html|title=Takuma Sato will join TEAM MUGEN to challenge Formula NIPPON Round6 SPORTSLAND SUGO, Round7 SUZUKA CIRCUIT, and JAF GP FUJI SPRINT CUP|work=Mugen Power|publisher=Mugen Motorsports|date=14 June 2012|accessdate=14 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530030630/http://www.mugen-power.com/english/news/2012/20120615/index.html|archive-date=30 May 2014|dead-url=yes|df=dmy-all}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vcal/01/$FILE/2012Fullcalendar.pdf|title=2012 International Sporting Calendar|date=20 April 2012|format=PDF|publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|work=FIA.com|accessdate=23 April 2012|page=6}}
External links- 2012 Japanese Championship Formula Nippon
{{Japanese Formula 3000/Formula Nippon years}}{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2013}} 2 : 2012 in Japanese motorsport|Super Formula |