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.
Teams and drivers All cars were FPT-engined Tatuus FA010 chassis. Team Driver Class Rounds Eurasia Motorsport 2 Parth Ghorpade AS All 5 Sami Luka 1–2 6 Sean Hudspeth AS 6 7 Sean Gelael AS All 9 Robin Tato AS 1–2 66 Bo Yuan AS 6 99 Antonio Giovinazzi All Team UKYO with Super License 8 Shota Kiyohara AS 1, 3 11 Ren Nagabuchi AS All 12 Yin Hai Tao AS All 26 David Cheng AS 5 87 Sun Zheng AS 2, 6 Meco Motorsport 10 Raj Bharath AS All KCMG 16 Dan Wells All 29 Akash Nandy AS 2–3, 6 39 Yuta Shiraishi AS 4 PS Racing 21 Andrea Reggiani 2 48 Angelo Negro 1 96 Li Chao AS 1, 3 Asia Racing Team 23 Zou Sirui AS 1–4 Meritus.GP 78 Toby Earle AS 5 98 Aidan Wright 6 Mahara 88 Afiq Ikhwan AS 1, 5–6Source: Available by comparing individual round result pages. Icon Class AS Best Asian Driver Trophy
Race calendar and results The series' provisional schedule was released on 3 March 2012. 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 PtsBold – 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
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