2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana season

2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana

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The 2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 26th Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 22 July 2012, at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, and ended on 2 December on the same circuit. After a year more complicated of the category, Formula 3 Sudamericana becomes organized by Vicar, the same of Stock Car Brasil and Brasileiro de Marcas.[1]

After winning the light class in 2010, Fernando Resende won the main class, the fourth successive title of Césario Fórmula team. On the light class Césario Fórmula driver Higor Hoffman won the championship.[2] The 2012 season was marked by only three drivers racing in all rounds and with no driver and race outside Brazil.

## Drivers and teams[edit]

* All cars were powered by Berta engines, and ran on Pirelli tyres. All drivers were Brazilian registered.

| Team  | No. | Driver  | Class  | Chassis  | Rounds

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Cesário Fórmula  | 1  | Fernando Resende  | A | Dallara F309  | 1–2
Rodrigo Gonzalez  | 3–6
2  | Carlos Padovan  | A | Dallara F309  | 3
Ramon Matias  | 4
Fernando Resende  | 5–6
31  | Higor Hoffman  | B | Dallara F301  | All
32  | Felipe Polehtto  | B | Dallara F301  | 2
Pedro Castro  | 3
Fernando Stédile  | 4
77  | Felipe Lapenna  | B | Dallara F301  | 5
Capital Motorsport  | 2  | Eduardo Banzoli  | B | Dallara F301  | 1–2
26  | 5
Hitech Racing | 3  | Nicolas Costa  | A | Dallara F309  | 1
Gustavo Myasava  | 2
Christian Castro  | 3
Felipe Guimarães | 4–6
4  | Gabriel Casagrande | A | Dallara F309  | 1
Pedro Nunes | 2
Gustavo Frigotto  | 3, 6
Christian Castro  | 4
Mathues Stumpf
5  | Lucas Biagioni  | A | Dallara F309  | 1
99  | Nicolas Costa  | A | Dallara F309  | 5
Bassan Motorsport  | 11  | André Pedralli  | A | Dallara F309  | 1–2, 5
Chemim Racing  | 14  | Luis Carlos Abbade  | B | Dallara F301  | 4
EMB Racing  | 22  | Lucas de La Vega  | B | Dallara F301  | 1–4
Kemba Racing  | 28  | Leonardo de Souza | A | Dallara F309  | All
Baumer Racing  | 33  | Lucilio Baumer  | B | Dallara F301  | 6
Dragão Motorsport  | 37  | Luir Miranda  | B | Dallara F301  | 2, 6
RR Racing Team  | 38  | Raphael Raucci  | B | Dallara F301  | All
| Icon  | Class

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A | Class A
B | Class B

## Race calendar and results[edit]

All rounds were held in Brazil.

Round  | Circuit  | Date  | Pole Position  | Fastest Lap  | Winning Driver  | Winning Team  | Class B Winner

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1  | R1  | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 21 July  | Nicolas Costa  | Nicolas Costa  | Nicolas Costa  | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci
R2  | 22 July  |  | Nicolas Costa  | Fernando Resende  | Césario Fórmula  | Higor Hoffman
2  | R1  | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 4 August  | Pedro Nunes | Fernando Resende  | Pedro Nunes | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman
R2  | 5 August  |  | Fernando Resende  | Fernando Resende  | Césario Fórmula  | Higor Hoffman
3  | R1  | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | 22 September  | Higor Hoffman  | Higor Hoffman  | Rodrigo Gonzalez  | Césario Fórmula  | Lucas de La Vega
R2  | 23 September  |  | Christian Castro  | Leonardo de Souza | Kemba Racing  | Raphael Raucci
4  | R1  | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | 27 October  | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci
R2  | 28 October  |  | Rodrigo Gonzalez  | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci
5  | R1  | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna | 17 November  | Felipe Guimarães | Fernando Resende  | Fernando Resende  | Césario Fórmula  | Higor Hoffman
R2  | 18 November  |  | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman
6  | R1  | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 1 December  | Fernando Resende  | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman
R2  | 2 December  |  | Fernando Resende  | Higor Hoffman  | Césario Fórmula  | Higor Hoffman

## Championship standings[edit]

* Points were awarded as follows:

1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9  | 10

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20  | 15  | 12  | 10  | 8  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 2  | 1

### Drivers' Championship[edit]

| Pos  | Driver  | CUR | RIO | VEL | TAR | LON | CUR | Pts

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Class A
1  | Fernando Resende  | 2  | 1  | 2 | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 | 7  | 3 | Ret | 112
2  | Rodrigo Gonzalez  |  |  |  |  | 1  | DSQ  | 4  | 2 | 6  | 3  | DSQ  | 4  | 87
3  | Leonardo de Souza | Ret  | Ret  | Ret  | 7  | 2  | 1  | Ret  | 3  | 2  | Ret  | Ret  | 6  | 84
4  | Felipe Guimarães |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1  | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret  | 80
5  | André Pedralli  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 2  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 5  |  |  | 75
6  | Gustavo Frigotto  |  |  |  |  | 4  | 5  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 3  | 57
7  | Christian Castro  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 | 6  | 4†  |  |  |  |  | 37
8  | Nicolas Costa  | 1 | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  | DNS  |  |  | 35
9  | Pedro Nunes |  |  | 1 | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32
10  | Gabriel Casagrande | 4  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
11  | Ramon Matias  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 15
12  | Mathues Stumpf  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6†  | 4  |  |  |  |  | 10
| Lucas Biagioni  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Gustavo Myasava  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Carlos Padovan  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Class B
1  | Higor Hoffman  | 7  | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret  | 5 | 6  | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 182
1  | Raphael Raucci  | 5 | 5  | Ret  | 9  | Ret  | 2  | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4  | Ret  | 2  | 142
3  | Lucas de La Vega  | 8 | 6  | Ret  | 8  | 5  | 4 | 7  | 7  |  |  |  |  | 91
4  | Eduardo Banzoli  | 6  | Ret  | Ret  | 4  |  |  |  |  | DSQ  | 6  |  |  | 42
5  | Luir Miranda  |  |  | 5  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | 5  | 39
6  | Pedro Castro  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27
7  | Luis Carlos Abbade  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 10
| Fernando Stédile  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  | 0
| Felipe Lapenna  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  | 0
| Lucilio Baumer  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Ret  | Ret  | 0
| Felipe Polehtto  |  |  | DNS  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | CUR | RIO | VEL | TAR | LON | CUR | Pts
| Colour | Result

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Gold | Winner
Silver | Second place
Bronze | Third place
Green | Points finish
Blue | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple | Retired (Ret)
Red | Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black | Disqualified (DSQ)
White | Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank  | Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

* † — Driver did not race and did not score points for participating with partner.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Na última chance de sobreviver, F3 Sul-americana passa para mãos da Vicar, diz Revista Warm Up". grandepremio.com.br (in Portuguese). (Grande Prêmio). Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
2. ^ "Sul-americana: Guimarães vence em Curitiba e Resende conquista título com uma prova antecedência". grandepremio.com.br (in Portuguese). (Grande Prêmio). December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

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* The official website of the Formula Three Sudamericana

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