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2012 Formula Challenge Japan

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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

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Team No. Driver Rounds
FTRS Scholarship
FTRS
FTRS Clarion Hiroshima Toyopet
FTRS PTT
FTRS TMC
FTRS Ishiyaki Ramen Volcano
1 Japan Shintarō Kawabata All
3 Japan Hiroki Shinotani All
4 Japan Ryō Hirakawa All
6 Thailand Nanin Indra-Payoong All
9 Japan Shinya Michimi All
11 Japan Shō Tsuboi All
14 Japan Yuichi Mikasa All
HFDP Scholarship/SRS-F/Kotira
HFDP ARTA
2 Japan Shun Kurosaki All
8 Japan Shōta Kiyohara All
10 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita All
15 Japan Tsubasa Takahashi 8–9
20 Japan Keishi Ishikawa 5–7, 10–12
Team SPV 5 Japan Kōhei Sutō All
Houka Racing with Dunlop 7 Japan Ryō Ogawa All
NDDP Daishin
NDDP
12 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi All
13 Japan Kiyoto Fujinami All
Exedy Racing Team 16 Japan Ai Miura All
Tokyo Motor Sports College 17 Japan Yūdai Jinkawa All
Honda Cars Mie-kita SBT 18 Japan Ryūnosuke Shibata 1–2, 8–12
Kim's Racing 19 South Korea Im Che-won 8–12
GRID 21 Japan Takahiro Matsuda 10–12
Source[2]

Race calendar and results

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Round Circuit Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver
1 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 7 April Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa
2 8 April Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa
3 Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi 12 May Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Ryō Hirakawa
4 13 May Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi
5 Fuji Speedway, Oyama 1 September Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
6 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
7 2 September Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
8 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 6 October Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
9 7 October Japan Nobuharu Matsushita Japan Ryō Hirakawa
10 Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka 3 November Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Ryō Hirakawa
11 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi Japan Nobuharu Matsushita
12 4 November Japan Ryō Hirakawa Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi

Championship standings

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Drivers' Championship

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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
Pos. Driver FUJ MOT FUJ SUZ SUZ Points
1 Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 2 2 3 5 1 1 1 1 15 2 1 2 91
2 Japan Ryō Hirakawa 1 1 1 3 2 2 3 2 1 1 Ret 5 91
3 Japan Mitsunori Takaboshi 4 15 2 1 5 3 4 4 2 4 2 1 65
4 Japan Shōta Kiyohara 3 3 4 4 4 4 2 3 14 6 7 6 36
5 Japan Hiroki Shinotani 5 14 5 2 3 12 5 12 3 3 18 8 28
6 Japan Shintarō Kawabata Ret 6 Ret 6 7 17 6 5 16 7 3 3 15
7 Japan Shō Tsuboi 11 7 12 12 13 5 10 13 Ret 5 4 18 7
8 Japan Ryō Ogawa 6 4 6 7 12 11 14 10 6 12 6 7 7
9 Japan Keishi Ishikawa 15 8 Ret 11 5 4 5
10 Japan Shinya Michimi 12 9 10 Ret 9 9 11 8 4 9 8 9 3
11 Japan Ryūnosuke Shibata 10 8 9 5 15 12 12 2
12 Japan Yuichi Mikasa 16 5 11 10 14 10 15 18 10 10 10 Ret 2
13 Japan Kiyoto Fujinami 9 10 9 11 8 6 7 6 9 8 17 Ret 2
14 Japan Kōhei Sutō 8 12 7 8 6 16 8 7 7 Ret 11 11 1
- Japan Shun Kurosaki 7 Ret 8 14 10 7 9 19 Ret 14 16 15 0
- Japan Tsubasa Takahashi 16 8 0
- Thailand Nanin Indra-Payoong 14 13 13 DSQ 11 14 13 14 12 13 9 10 0
- Japan Yūdai Jinkawa 15 Ret 14 9 16 13 16 17 Ret 17 14 13 0
- South Korea Im Che-won 11 11 18 Ret 14 0
- Japan Ai Miura 13 11 15 13 DSQ 15 12 15 13 19 15 16 0
- Japan Takahiro Matsuda 16 13 17 0
Pos. Driver FUJ MOT FUJ SUZ SUZ Points
Key
Colour Result
Gold Race winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
Blank Did not participate

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Formula Challenge Japan - rounds". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website. Retrieved 2023-10-20.
  2. ^ a b "2012 Formula Challenge Japan - Drivers". Super Formula | Formula Challenge Japan official website. Retrieved 2023-10-20.