2012 FIA Formula Two Championship

The 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship was the fourth season and the last of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The season started on 14 April at Silverstone and finished on 30 September at Monza. The 2012 calendar saw the addition of two new races.[1]

2012 FIA Formula Two Championship
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In the opening round at Silverstone, the first pole of the season was claimed by Mathéo Tuscher, the youngest driver to have taken part in the series.[2] Tuscher was overtaken by Christopher Zanella on the first lap of the opening race; Zanella was later joined by Mihai Marinescu and Luciano Bacheta out front, with Bacheta eventually prevailing over Zanella with series debutant Alex Fontana in third.[3] Marinescu claimed pole position for the second race,[4] but could not stop Bacheta taking his second win of the weekend; Fontana again completed the podium, behind Marinescu.[5]

Drivers
No. Driver Rounds
3 Max Snegirev[6] 2–5, 7–8
4 Luciano Bacheta[7] All
5 Parthiva Sureshwaren[8] 1–4
6 Vittorio Ghirelli[9] 4
7 David Zhu[10] All
8 Plamen Kralev[11] All
9 Mihai Marinescu[12] All
10 Alex Fontana[13] All
11 Kourosh Khani[12] 1–2, 4–5
12 Mathéo Tuscher[12] All
13 José Luis Abadín[12] 1
14 Mauro Calamia[12] 1–6
15 Victor Guerin[14] 2
18 Dino Zamparelli[12] All
19 Christopher Zanella[15] All
20 Daniel McKenzie[16] All
22 Axcil Jefferies[17] 3–8
23 Samuele Buttarelli[12] 1
24 Kevin Mirocha[12] All
27 Markus Pommer[18] All
33 Harald Schlegelmilch[19] 8
35 Hector Hurst[20] All
51 Richard Gonda[21] 7

Driver changes
Entering/Re–Entering FIA Formula Two Championship
Leaving FIA Formula Two Championship

Race calendar and results

An eight-race calendar was published by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 7 December 2011.[1]

Round Circuit/Location Country Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver
1 R1 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire  United Kingdom 14 April Mathéo Tuscher Mihai Marinescu Luciano Bacheta
R2 15 April Mihai Marinescu Luciano Bacheta Luciano Bacheta
2 R1 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão  Portugal 28 April Luciano Bacheta Mathéo Tuscher Luciano Bacheta
R2 29 April Mathéo Tuscher Luciano Bacheta Luciano Bacheta
3 R1 Nürburgring  Germany 26 May Mihai Marinescu Mihai Marinescu Mihai Marinescu
R2 27 May Christopher Zanella Christopher Zanella Christopher Zanella
4 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps  Belgium 23 June Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer
R2 24 June Luciano Bacheta Luciano Bacheta Luciano Bacheta
5 R1 Brands Hatch, Kent  United Kingdom 14 July Luciano Bacheta Mihai Marinescu Kevin Mirocha
R2 15 July Mihai Marinescu Christopher Zanella Mihai Marinescu
6 R1 Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet  France 21 July Mathéo Tuscher Christopher Zanella Mathéo Tuscher
R2 22 July Markus Pommer Luciano Bacheta Markus Pommer
7 R1 Hungaroring, Mogyoród  Hungary 8 September Kevin Mirocha Alex Fontana Alex Fontana
R2 9 September Markus Pommer Markus Pommer Markus Pommer
8 R1 Autodromo Nazionale Monza  Italy 29 September Mathéo Tuscher Christopher Zanella Mathéo Tuscher
R2 30 September Markus Pommer Luciano Bacheta Christopher Zanella

Calendar changes

Championship standings
Pos. Driver SIL
 ALG
 NÜR
 SPA
 BRH
 LEC
 HUN
 MNZ
 Points
1 Luciano Bacheta 1 1 1 1 2 6 Ret 1 3 6 2 5 3 8 4 3 231.5
2 Mathéo Tuscher 6 5 2 2 5 3 3 8 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 2 1 5 210
3 Christopher Zanella 2 8 6 4 3 1 5 4 6 2 8 3 5 6 2 1 196
4 Markus Pommer 8 7 4 3 9 4 1 2 5 5 5 1 NC 1 8 14 169
5 Mihai Marinescu 4 2 10 Ret 1 2 4 12 4 1 7 7 Ret 7 6 4 161
6 Kevin Mirocha 12 11 3 8 4 10 Ret 3 1 4 6 4 2 4 3 2 159.5
7 Alex Fontana 3 3 7 10 6 5 8 5 Ret 7 14 Ret 1 5 9 6 115
8 Dino Zamparelli 9 6 8 5 13 7 7 10 Ret 3 4 6 6 3 7 7 106.5
9 Daniel McKenzie 5 4 13 6 8 8 2 18 10 8 3 8 4 9 11 10 95
10 Hector Hurst 7 10 9 7 10 11 9 9 7 12 9 Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret 27
11 David Zhu 11 9 5 12 7 9 10 13 Ret 13 13 12 10 11 12 11 22
12 Axcil Jefferies 14 DNS Ret 7 8 9 10 10 Ret 10 10 8 17
13 Harald Schlegelmilch 5 9 12
14 Vittorio Ghirelli 6 6 12
15 Max Snegirev 17 15 Ret 14 Ret 16 Ret 14 7 15 14 12 6
16 Richard Gonda 8 12 4
17 Plamen Kralev 15 15 15 13 11 DNS 13 17 11 Ret 12 9 9 13 13 13 4
18 Mauro Calamia 14 12 12 11 15 13 12 14 9 11 11 11 2
19 Victor Guerin 11 9 2
20 Kourosh Khani 10 13 14 Ret Ret 15 Ret 10 2
21 Parthiva Sureshwaren 16 14 16 14 12 12 11 11 0
22 José Luis Abadín 13 16 0
Samuele Buttarelli Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SIL
 ALG
 NÜR
 SPA
 BRH
 LEC
 HUN
 MNZ
 Points
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
† – Retired, but classified

  • Spa Race 2 ran only four laps, and the race was red-flagged because of rain and crashes on Lap 3 that resulted in a caution. The race was subsequently red-flagged, and under the count-back rule in red flag situations, the race lasted only three laps for a total time of 9:38.007, much less than the 30 minutes required in the 40-minute race, so only half points are awarded as the race did not reach the 75% required for full points.

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