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

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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
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AS Best Asian Driver Trophy

Race calendar and results

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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

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Drivers' championship

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  • 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 finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b "Formula Pilota China announces the new season". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 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. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ "KCMG to join Formula Pilota China's Grids". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  4. ^ "KCMG confirms Dan Wells for Formula Pilota China". Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 13 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
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