The 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship was the first edition of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. It began at Hockenheim on 28 April, and finished on 21 October at the same venue after ten meetings, held jointly with the Formula 3 Euro Series and the British Formula Three Championship.

Prize tests The top drivers in the final championship standings will be rewarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories. The top three drivers will receive a two-day test in a Formula Two car. As well as that, the champion will receive a Formula One test with Scuderia Ferrari, and the runner-up will receive a Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters test.

Drivers and teams Numbers used at Euro Series events listed; numbers used at races run to British Formula Three Championship regulations displayed in tooltips.

Team Chassis Engine Driver Rounds Prema Powerteam F312/005 Mercedes-Benz Daniel Juncadella All F312/014 Sven Müller All F312/015 Michael Lewis All F312/030 Raffaele Marciello All Mücke Motorsport F312/020 Mercedes-Benz Felix Rosenqvist All F312/023 Pascal Wehrlein All Jo Zeller Racing F312/044 Mercedes-Benz Andrea Roda All URD Rennsport F312/011 Mercedes-Benz 9 Lucas Wolf 1, 3–10 GU-Racing F312/019 Mercedes-Benz 10 Philip Ellis 1, 4–5 Carlin F312/040 Volkswagen 11 William Buller 1, 3–5, 7–10 F312/004 Carlos Sainz Jr. All ma-con Motorsport F312/045 Volkswagen Tom Blomqvist All F312/046 Emil Bernstorff All Angola Racing Team F312/039 Mercedes-Benz 23 Luís Sá Silva 1, 3–10 Entries ineligible for championship points Jo Zeller Racing F308/044 Mercedes-Benz Sandro Zeller All Carlin F312/010 Volkswagen Harry Tincknell 2–3, 5–6 F312/002 Jazeman Jaafar 2–7 F312/001 Jack Harvey 2, 5–6 F312/016 Pietro Fantin 2, 5–6 F312/016 44 Felipe Nasr 10 F312/040 71 Richard Bradley 6 Fortec Motorsports F312/002 Mercedes-Benz Hannes van Asseldonk 1–2, 5–6 F312/007 Félix Serrallés 1–2, 5–6, 10 F312/036 Alex Lynn 1–2, 5–6, 10 F312/0003 Pipo Derani 2, 5–6, 10 Double R Racing F312/043 Mercedes-Benz Geoff Uhrhane 2–3, 5–6 F312/009 Fahmi Ilyas 2–3, 5–6 F308/054 Mugen-Honda Duvashen Padayachee 2, 5–6 ThreeBond with T-Sport F312/008 ThreeBond Nissan Nick McBride 2, 5–6 F308/025 Mugen-Honda 42 Spike Goddard 2, 5–7 F312/008 ThreeBond Nissan 43 Alexander Sims 7 F311 Mugen-Honda 44 Pedro Pablo Calbimonte 6 CF Racing F311 Mugen-Honda 43 Adderly Fong 6 Van Amersfoort Racing F312/051 Volkswagen 50 Lucas Auer 10 F312/052 51 Dennis van de Laar 10

Race calendar and results A ten-round calendar was announced on 15 March 2012; made up of seven rounds at Formula 3 Euro Series events, two British Formula 3 events at Pau and Spa-Francorchamps, with the Norisring round being run as a championship round in both series.

Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 R1 Hockenheimring 28 April Carlos Sainz Jr. Daniel Juncadella Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam R2 29 April Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam 2 R1 Pau Circuit 12 May Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam R2 13 May Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam 3 R1 Brands Hatch 19 May Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam R2 20 May Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam 4 R1 Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 2 June William Buller Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam R2 3 June Felix Rosenqvist Daniel Juncadella Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam 5 R1 Norisring 30 June Raffaele Marciello Raffaele Marciello No winner R2 1 July Pascal Wehrlein Hannes van Asseldonk Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam 6 R1 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 27 July Félix Serrallés Félix Serrallés Félix Serrallés Fortec Motorsports R2 28 July Félix Serrallés Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlos Sainz Jr. Carlin 7 R1 Nürburgring 18 August Daniel Juncadella Daniel Juncadella Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam R2 19 August Daniel Juncadella Alexander Sims Pascal Wehrlein Mücke Motorsport 8 R1 Circuit Park Zandvoort 25 August Sven Müller Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport R2 26 August Sven Müller Daniel Juncadella Daniel Juncadella Prema Powerteam 9 R1 Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 29 September Raffaele Marciello Daniel Juncadella Raffaele Marciello Prema Powerteam R2 30 September Daniel Juncadella Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport 10 R1 Hockenheimring 20 October Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport R2 21 October Felix Rosenqvist Pascal Wehrlein Felix Rosenqvist Mücke Motorsport Notes

Championship standings The second race at the Norisring was red-flagged after half the race had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers only awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points.

Driver HOC PAU BRH RBR NOR SPA NÜR ZAN VAL HOC R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2 1 Daniel Juncadella 1 1 Ret 4 2 8 7 1 DSQ 2 2 8 1 DSQ 6 1 2 2 13 4 252 2 Raffaele Marciello 6 17 1 1 1 1 1 8 22 1 11 14 6 Ret 4 Ret 1 3 3 8 228.5 3 Felix Rosenqvist 3 3 4 6 7 Ret 9 11 6 14 9 Ret 4 Ret 1 4 13 1 1 1 192 4 Pascal Wehrlein Ret 8 Ret 9 5 5 2 4 7 Ret 14 12 3 1 7 3 5 4 2 2 181 5 Carlos Sainz Jr. 2 2 6 2 4 4 16 5 Ret 19 3 1 7 10 11 5 Ret 6 Ret 11 161 6 William Buller 4 6 15 2 8 2 2 18 10 2 8 2 6 9 6 Ret 137 7 Tom Blomqvist 7 11 13 21 10 7 5 7 10 7 10 2 9 5 5 Ret 3 5 4 7 117 8 Sven Müller 15 5 12 10 6 10 4 3 9 11 12 Ret 2 Ret 2 Ret 7 13 5 6 109 9 Michael Lewis 9 Ret 10 11 3 3 6 6 Ret 8 7 5 15 6 3 Ret 8 8 9 10 101 10 Emil Bernstorff 11 12 Ret 13 11 9 11 14 3 4 17 10 11 4 9 6 4 7 11 9 66 11 Lucas Wolf 8 15 Ret 13 13 12 Ret 22 20 13 12 8 10 7 11 12 8 15 19 12 Andrea Roda Ret 14 19 Ret 14 11 10 Ret 16 13 19 16 13 Ret 13 8 9 10 12 13 8 13 Luís Sá Silva 13 13 DNS DNS 12 Ret 15 16 26 20 14 7 14 Ret 10 14 Ret 12 7 14 Philip Ellis 14 16 14 13 Ret Ret 0 Drivers ineligible for points. Félix Serrallés Ret 9 8 19 5 3 1 3 16 5 0 Jazeman Jaafar 2 3 8 Ret 3 10 18 Ret 5 4 5 3 0 Alex Lynn 10 4 3 7 19 9 6 5 Ret 3 0 Jack Harvey 5 8 14 Ret 4 6 0 Pietro Fantin 14 12 4 6 16 19 0 Hannes van Asseldonk 5 7 11 Ret 20 5 23 18 0 Pipo Derani Ret 5 Ret 21 8 7 10 Ret 0 Harry Tincknell 7 Ret Ret 6 8 10 13 9 0 Lucas Auer 7 Ret 0 Alexander Sims 8 12 0 Sandro Zeller 12 10 18 16 13 14 15 9 11 23 22 25 16 9 12 9 13 11 15 14 0 Fahmi Ilyas 9 15 9 15 Ret 12 21 21 0 Spike Goddard 17 20 17 17 28 24 17 11 0 Geoff Uhrhane 16 18 12 12 12 Ret 15 Ret 0 Nick McBride 15 14 13 15 18 15 0 Dennis van de Laar 14 16 0 Duvashen Padayachee DNS 17 21 20 25 24 0 Adderly Fong 27 17 0 Richard Bradley 21 Ret 0 Pedro Pablo Calbimonte 29 22 0 Felipe Nasr Ret DNS 0DriverR1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2R1R2HOCPAUBRHRBRNORSPANÜRZANVALHOC

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