Japanese formula racing season
2012 Formula Challenge Japan
Drivers' champion: Nobuharu Matsushita
The 2012 Formula Challenge Japan was a multi-event motor racing championship for open-wheel formula racing cars, and the seventh running of the Formula Challenge Japan series, a young driver development series jointly supported by Honda, Toyota, and Nissan. The championship featured a mix of manufacturer-affiliated drivers and independent entries, and commenced on 7 April and ended on 4 November.[1][2]
The championship featured a close battle between Honda-backed Nobuharu Matsushita and Toyota-supported Ryō Hirakawa; both drivers scored five wins over the course of the 12-race season, with Nissan-supported Mitsunori Takaboshi taking the remaining two victories. Matsushita would ultimately claim the championship title by countback over Hirakawa, with Takaboshi finishing third in the points standings.
Teams and drivers
Team | No. | Driver | Rounds | FTRS Scholarship FTRS FTRS Clarion Hiroshima Toyopet FTRS PTT FTRS TMC FTRS Ishiyaki Ramen Volcano | 1 | Shintarō Kawabata | All | 3 | Hiroki Shinotani | All | 4 | Ryō Hirakawa | All | 6 | Nanin Indra-Payoong | All | 9 | Shinya Michimi | All | 11 | Shō Tsuboi | All | 14 | Yuichi Mikasa | All | HFDP Scholarship/SRS-F/Kotira HFDP ARTA | 2 | Shun Kurosaki | All | 8 | Shōta Kiyohara | All | 10 | Nobuharu Matsushita | All | 15 | Tsubasa Takahashi | 8–9 | 20 | Keishi Ishikawa | 5–7, 10–12 | Team SPV | 5 | Kōhei Sutō | All | Houka Racing with Dunlop | 7 | Ryō Ogawa | All | NDDP Daishin NDDP | 12 | Mitsunori Takaboshi | All | 13 | Kiyoto Fujinami | All | Exedy Racing Team | 16 | Ai Miura | All | Tokyo Motor Sports College | 17 | Yūdai Jinkawa | All | Honda Cars Mie-kita SBT | 18 | Ryūnosuke Shibata | 1–2, 8–12 | Kim's Racing | 19 | Im Che-won | 8–12 | GRID | 21 | Takahiro Matsuda | 10–12 | Source[2] | | |
Race calendar and results
Championship standings
Drivers' Championship
Points were awarded to the top six classified finishers, with one point awarded for pole position and fastest lap respectively.
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | PP | FL |
10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ^ "2012 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
- ^ a b "2012 Formula Challenge Japan - Drivers". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website. Retrieved 2023-10-20.