2012 Formula Pilota China Explained

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

All cars were FPT-engined Tatuus FA010 chassis.

Team		Driver	Class	Rounds
Eurasia Motorsport	2	Parth Ghorpade^[2]	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^[3]	16	Dan Wells^[4]		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
Meritus.GP	98	Aidan Wright		6
Mahara	88	Afiq Ikhwan	AS	1, 5–6

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	nowrap	Shota Kiyohara	nowrap	Shota Kiyohara	nowrap	Shota Kiyohara	nowrap	Team UKYO with Super License	nowrap	Shota Kiyohara
	R2		17 June	Shota Kiyohara	Shota Kiyohara	Shota Kiyohara	Team UKYO with Super License	Shota Kiyohara
	R3		17 June	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	nowrap	Parth Ghorpade
	R2		7 July	Antonio Giovinazzi	Yin Hai Tao	Yin Hai Tao	Team UKYO with Super License	Yin Hai Tao
	R3		7 July	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		18 August	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	nowrap	3 November	nowrap	Antonio Giovinazzi	nowrap	Antonio Giovinazzi	nowrap	Antonio Giovinazzi	nowrap	Eurasia Motorsport	Raj Bharath
	R2	4 November	Antonio Giovinazzi	Antonio Giovinazzi	Antonio Giovinazzi	Eurasia Motorsport	Sean Gelael
	R3	4 November	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	align=left nowrap	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

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Best Asian Driver Trophy

Pos	Driver	SHI			ORD			ORD			GUA			SEP			SEP			Pts
1	align=left nowrap	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	nowrap	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

Notes and References

News: Formula Pilota China announces the new season. Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 24 April 2012.
News: Formula Pilota China gets ready for last domestic round of the season. 13 September 2012. Formula Pilota China. 15 September 2012.
News: KCMG to join Formula Pilota China’s Grids. 16 February 2012. Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 24 April 2012.
News: KCMG confirms Dan Wells for Formula Pilota China. 13 April 2012. Formula Pilota China. TS Motorsport. 24 April 2012.