2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship

The 2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship was an open wheel motor racing series held for Formula 3 cars based in Japan. It was the 34th edition of the Japanese Formula 3 Championship. It commenced on 14 April at Suzuka and ended on 14 October at Fuji Speedway after 15 races held at seven race meetings.

2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
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Ryō Hirakawa of the RSS team has dominated the championship and won the title.

Teams and drivers

All teams were Japanese-registered.

Team No. Driver Class Chassis Engine Rounds
B-MAX Engineering 1 Hideki Yamauchi[1] C Dallara F312 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
13 Motoyoshi Yoshida[1] N Dallara F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
Toda Racing 2 Rafael Suzuki[1] C Dallara F308 Mugen-Honda MF204C All
CFR 3 Ryugo Shimada[1] C Dallara F308 Mercedes M271.F3 1, 5
RSS 4 Ryō Hirakawa[1] C Dallara F312 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
Hanashima Racing 5 Taku Utagawa N Dallara F305 Toyota 3S-GE 7
6 Hiroshi Koizumi[1] N Dallara F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
HFDP Racing 7 Kazuki Hiramine[1] N Dallara F307 Toyota 3S-GE All
8 Tomoki Nojiri[1] C Dallara F312 Mugen-Honda MF204C All
SGC by KCMG 19 Matt Howson N Dallara F308 Toyota 3S-GE 2–6
Naoya Gamou 7
20 Gary Thompson[1] N Dallara F308 Toyota 3S-GE All
NDDP Racing 23 Daiki Sasaki[1] N Dallara F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
Petronas Team TOM'S
TOM'S Spirit		 35 Takamoto Katsuta[1] N Dallara F306 Toyota 3S-GE All
36 Yuichi Nakayama[1] C Dallara F312 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
37 Richard Bradley[1] C Dallara F312 Toyota 1AZ-FE All
CMS Motor Sports Project 77 Ryohei Sakaguchi[1] N Dallara F306 Toyota 3S-GE 1
Tatsuru Noro 3–4, 6–7
Icon Class
C Championship
N National

Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in Japan.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning driver Winning team National winner
1 R1 Suzuka Circuit 14 April Hideki Yamauchi Richard Bradley Ryō Hirakawa RSS Daiki Sasaki
R2 15 April Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa RSS Daiki Sasaki
2 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 12 May Ryō Hirakawa Yuichi Nakayama Hideki Yamauchi B-MAX Engineering Kazuki Hiramine
R2 13 May Ryō Hirakawa Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Kazuki Hiramine
3 R1 Fuji Speedway 14 July Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa RSS Kazuki Hiramine
R2 15 July Gary Thompson Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa RSS Kazuki Hiramine
4 R1 Twin Ring Motegi 4 August Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa RSS Gary Thompson
R2 5 August Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa Ryō Hirakawa RSS Daiki Sasaki
5 R1 Okayama International Circuit 25 August Ryō Hirakawa Tomoki Nojiri Ryō Hirakawa RSS Daiki Sasaki
R2 26 August Tomoki Nojiri Tomoki Nojiri Tomoki Nojiri HFDP Racing Daiki Sasaki
6 R1 Sportsland SUGO 22 September Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Daiki Sasaki
R2 23 September Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Daiki Sasaki
R3 Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Kazuki Hiramine
7 R1 Fuji Speedway 13 October Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Daiki Sasaki
R2 14 October Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Yuichi Nakayama Petronas Team TOM'S Daiki Sasaki

Championship standings

Drivers' Championships
  • Points are awarded as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6 PP FL
10 7 5 3 2 1 1 1

Overall
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts
1 Ryō Hirakawa 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 3 118
2 Yuichi Nakayama Ret 5 4 1 2 2 4 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 103
3 Hideki Yamauchi 2 4 1 4 6 4 3 3 5 6 3 4 2 4 4 62
4 Richard Bradley 5 2 3 5 7 5 2 5 6 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 5 52
5 Tomoki Nojiri 3 3 5 3 8 Ret 5 2 2 1 9 5 6 8 Ret 49
6 Rafael Suzuki 6 8 7 6 3 3 6 6 4 3 4 9 3 6 2 38
7 Daiki Sasaki 4 6 8 8 5 10 8 7 7 5 5 6 9 5 6 14
8 Kazuki Hiramine 7 7 6 7 4 6 10 8 8 7 6 8 5 10 7 8
9 Takamoto Katsuta Ret 9 9 9 10 12 9 10 10 8 8 7 4 7 13 3
10 Gary Thompson Ret 10 10 10 9 9 7 9 9 10 7 Ret 7 9 9 1
Matt Howson 11 11 Ret 7 11 14 11 9 10 10 8 0
Hiroshi Koizumi Ret 11 12 12 11 8 12 11 12 11 11 11 10 12 10 0
Naoya Gamou 11 8 0
Ryohei Sakaguchi 8 12 0
Motoyoshi Yoshida 9 13 13 13 13 13 Ret 13 14 12 13 Ret 11 15 12 0
Ryugo Shimada 10 13 13 13 0
Tatsuru Noro 12 11 13 12 12 12 Ret 13 11 0
Taku Utagawa 14 14 0
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd 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)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

National Class
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts
1 Daiki Sasaki 4 6 8 8 5 10 8 7 7 5 5 6 9 9 6 146
2 Kazuki Hiramine 7 7 6 7 4 6 10 8 8 7 6 8 5 10 7 110
3 Takamoto Katsuta Ret 9 9 9 10 12 9 10 10 8 8 7 4 7 13 62
4 Gary Thompson Ret 10 10 10 9 9 7 9 9 10 7 Ret 7 9 9 56
5 Matt Howson 11 11 Ret 7 11 14 11 9 10 10 8 28
6 Hiroshi Koizumi Ret 11 12 12 11 8 12 11 12 11 11 11 10 12 10 23
7 Naoya Gamou 11 8 7
8 Ryohei Sakaguchi 8 12 6
9 Tatsuru Noro 12 11 13 12 12 12 Ret 13 11 5
10 Motoyoshi Yoshida 9 13 13 13 13 13 Ret 13 14 12 13 Ret 11 15 12 3
Pos Driver SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts

Teams' Championships
  • Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Team SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts
Overall
1 RSS 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 Ret 3 Ret 3 3 106
2 Petronas Team TOM'S 5 2 3 1 2 2 2 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 1 106
3 B-MAX Engineering 2 4 1 4 6 4 3 3 5 6 3 4 2 4 4 61
4 HFDP Racing 3 3 5 3 4 6 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 8 Ret 52
5 Toda Racing 6 8 7 6 3 3 6 6 4 3 4 9 3 6 2 38
6 NDDP Racing 4 6 8 8 5 10 8 7 7 5 5 6 9 5 6 14
7 TOM'S Spirit Ret 9 9 9 10 12 9 10 10 8 8 7 4 7 13 3
SGC by KCMG Ret 10 10 10 9 7 7 9 9 9 7 10 7 9 8 0
Hanashima Racing Ret 11 12 12 11 8 12 11 12 11 11 11 10 12 10 0
CMS Motor Sports Project 8 12 12 11 13 12 12 12 Ret 13 11 0
CFR 10 13 13 13 0
Pos Team SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts

Engine Tuners' Championship
  • Points are awarded for races as follows:
1 2 3 4 5 6
10 7 5 3 2 1
Pos Engine SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts
1 TOM'S (Toyota) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 147
2 Toda Racing (Mugen-Honda) 3 3 5 3 3 3 5 2 2 1 4 5 3 5 2 71
HWA (Mercedes) 10 13 13 13 0
Pos Engine SUZ MOT FUJ MOT OKA SUG FUJ Pts

References
  1. "2012年 アチーブメント全日本F3選手権シリーズ第1戦/第2戦" [All-Japan F3 Championship Series first round] (PDF). Japanese Formula 3 Championship (in Japanese). Japanese Formula 3 Association. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

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