2012 Formula Pilota China

The 2012 Formula Pilota China season was the second season of the Formula Pilota China series and the last to run on regulations based upon Formula Abarth. The championship started on 17 June at Shanghai and finished on 8 December at Sepang after eighteen races held at six meetings.[1]

Teams and drivers

Team No. Driver Class Rounds
Eurasia Motorsport 2 Parth Ghorpade[2] AS All
5 Sami Luka 1–2
6 Sean Hudspeth AS 6
7 Sean Gelael[2] AS All
9 Robin Tato AS 1–2
66 Bo Yuan AS 6
99 Antonio Giovinazzi[2] All
Team UKYO with Super License 8 Shota Kiyohara AS 1, 3
11 Ren Nagabuchi[2] AS All
12 Yin Hai Tao[2] AS All
26 David Cheng AS 5
87 Sun Zheng AS 2, 6
Meco Motorsport 10 Raj Bharath[2] AS All
KCMG[3] 16 Dan Wells[4] All
29 Akash Nandy AS 2–3, 6
39 Yuta Shiraishi[2] AS 4
PS Racing 21 Andrea Reggiani 2
48 Angelo Negro 1
96 Li Chao AS 1, 3
Asia Racing Team 23 Zou Sirui[2] AS 1–4
Meritus.GP 78 Toby Earle AS 5
98 Aidan Wright 6
Mahara 88 Afiq Ikhwan AS 1, 5–6
Icon Class
AS Best Asian Driver Trophy

Race calendar and results

The series' provisional schedule was released on 3 March 2012.[1] It will consist of six rounds, with three races at each round. The Guangdong and Shanghai Tianma events were dropped, while Zhuhai and the new Penbay International Circuit in Taiwan were included. But later calendar was revised with changing Zhuhai and Penbay to Guandong and second Sepang round.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team Asian Trophy
1 R1 Shanghai International Circuit 16 June Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Team UKYO with Super License Shota Kiyohara
R2 17 June Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Team UKYO with Super License Shota Kiyohara
R3 Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Shota Kiyohara Team UKYO with Super License Shota Kiyohara
2 R1 Ordos International Circuit 6 July Dan Wells Dan Wells Dan Wells KCMG Parth Ghorpade
R2 7 July Antonio Giovinazzi Yin Hai Tao Yin Hai Tao Team UKYO with Super License Yin Hai Tao
R3 Dan Wells Sean Gelael Dan Wells KCMG Sean Gelael
3 R1 Ordos International Circuit 17 August Shota Kiyohara Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Sean Gelael
R2 18 August Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Sean Gelael
R3 Sean Gelael Sean Gelael Dan Wells KCMG Parth Ghorpade
4 R1 Guangdong International Circuit 16 September Antonio Giovinazzi Dan Wells Parth Ghorpade Eurasia Motorsport Parth Ghorpade
R2 Dan Wells Antonio Giovinazzi Ren Nagabuchi Team UKYO with Super License Ren Nagabuchi
R3 Parth Ghorpade Parth Ghorpade Parth Ghorpade Eurasia Motorsport Parth Ghorpade
5 R1 Sepang International Circuit 3 November Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Raj Bharath
R2 4 November Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Sean Gelael
R3 Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Parth Ghorpade
6 R1 Sepang International Circuit 8 December Aidan Wright Antonio Giovinazzi Antonio Giovinazzi Eurasia Motorsport Raj Bharath
R2 Antonio Giovinazzi Parth Ghorpade Parth Ghorpade Eurasia Motorsport Parth Ghorpade
R3 Aidan Wright Sean Gelael Sean Gelael Eurasia Motorsport Sean Gelael

Standings

Drivers' championship

  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   PP 
Race 1&3 20 15 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1 1
Race 2 12 10 8 6 4 3 2 1
Pos Driver SHI
 ORD
 ORD
 GUA
 SEP
 SEP
 Pts
1 Antonio Giovinazzi 3 4 2 2 4 2 1 1 3 5 Ret 2 1 1 1 1 Ret 2 229
2 Dan Wells 5 2 12 1 3 1 7 6 1 8 5 4 3 3 2 4 2 6 179
3 Parth Ghorpade 2 Ret 5 3 9 5 6 3 2 1 8 1 5 9 3 5 1 Ret 150
4 Sean Gelael 7 5 7 4 7 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 3 7 4 9 Ret 3 1 132
5 Ren Nagabuchi 4 Ret 3 9 2 7 5 5 4 2 1 5 6 5 4 7 Ret 4 125
6 Raj Bharath 8 Ret 4 5 5 8 4 7 5 Ret 3 6 2 2 6 2 Ret Ret 104
7 Shota Kiyohara 1 1 1 3 4 Ret 74
8 Afiq Ikhwan 9 11 6 4 6 5 6 4 3 50
9 Yin Hai Tao 11 8 13 10 1 10 9 11 6 6 6 9 8 8 7 Ret 5 10 49
10 Zou Sirui 10 6 11 12 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 3 2 8 32
11 Sami Luka 6 3 8 8 10 9 24
12 Akash Nandy 7 8 4 8 8 Ret Ret 6 9 24
13 Aidan Wright 3 Ret 5 22
14 Sun Zheng 6 6 6 DNS Ret 8 18
15 Yuta Shiraishi 7 7 7 10
16 Li Chao 12 7 Ret 10 10 7 9
17 Sean Hudspeth 8 Ret 7 7
18 Toby Earle 9 7 10 5
17 David Cheng 10 Ret 8 4
18 Angelo Negro Ret 9 9 2
19 Robin Tato 13 10 10 11 12 Ret 1
20 Andrea Reggiani 13 DNS DNS 0
Bo Yuan Ret Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SHI
 ORD
 ORD
 GUA
 SEP
 SEP
 Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points classification
Blue Non-points classification
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired, not classified (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Best Asian Driver Trophy

Pos Driver SHI
 ORD
 ORD
 GUA
 SEP
 SEP
 Pts
1 Parth Ghorpade 2 Ret 5 3 9 5 6 3 2 1 8 1 5 9 3 5 1 Ret 196
2 Sean Gelael 7 5 7 4 7 3 2 2 Ret 4 4 3 7 4 9 Ret 3 1 185
3 Ren Nagabuchi 4 Ret 3 9 2 7 5 5 4 2 1 5 6 5 4 7 Ret 4 171
4 Raj Bharath 8 Ret 4 5 5 8 4 7 5 Ret 3 6 2 2 6 2 Ret Ret 150
5 Yin Hai Tao 11 8 13 10 1 10 9 11 6 6 6 9 8 8 7 Ret 5 10 87
6 Afiq Ikhwan 9 11 6 4 6 5 6 4 3 82
7 Shota Kiyohara 1 1 1 3 4 Ret 79
8 Zou Sirui 10 6 11 12 11 Ret Ret 9 Ret 3 2 8 53
9 Akash Nandy 7 8 4 8 8 Ret Ret 6 9 45
10 Sun Zheng 6 6 6 DNS Ret 8 34
11 Li Chao 12 7 Ret 10 10 7 23
12 Sean Hudspeth 8 Ret 7 18
13 Yuta Shiraishi 7 7 7 17
14 Robin Tato 13 10 10 11 12 Ret 16
15 Toby Earle 9 7 10 12
Bo Yuan Ret Ret Ret 0
Pos Driver SHI
 ORD
 ORD
 GUA
 SEP
 SEP
 Pts

Teams' championship

Pos Team Points
1 Eurasia Motorsport 470
2 Team UKYO with Super License 254
3 KCMG 221
4 Meco Motorsport 102
5 Mahara 50
6 Meritus.GP 26
7 Asia Racing Team 25
8 PS Racing 11

References

  1. ^ a b "Formula Pilota China announces the new season". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Formula Pilota China gets ready for last domestic round of the season". Formula Pilota China. 13 September 2012. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ "KCMG to join Formula Pilota China's Grids". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "KCMG confirms Dan Wells for Formula Pilota China". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

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