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The 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship was the fourth and the last of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The season started on 14 April at Silverstone and finished on 30 September at Monza. The 2012 calendar saw the addition of two new races.^[1]

In the opening round at Silverstone, the first pole of the season was claimed by Mathéo Tuscher, the youngest driver to have taken part in the series.^[2] Tuscher was overtaken by Christopher Zanella on the first lap of the opening race; Zanella was later joined by Mihai Marinescu and Luciano Bacheta out front, with Bacheta eventually prevailing over Zanella with series debutant Alex Fontana in third.^[3] Marinescu claimed pole position for the second race,^[4] but could not stop Bacheta taking his second win of the weekend; Fontana again completed the podium, behind Marinescu.^[5]

Drivers

No.	Driver	Rounds
3	Max Snegirev^[6]	2–5, 7–8
4	Luciano Bacheta^[7]	All
5	Parthiva Sureshwaren^[8]	1–4
6	Vittorio Ghirelli^[9]	4
7	David Zhu^[10]	All
8	Plamen Kralev^[11]	All
9	Mihai Marinescu^[12]	All
10	Alex Fontana^[13]	All
11	Kourosh Khani^[12]	1–2, 4–5
12	Mathéo Tuscher^[12]	All
13	José Luis Abadín^[12]	1
14	Mauro Calamia^[12]	1–6
15	Victor Guerin^[14]	2
18	Dino Zamparelli^[12]	All
19	Christopher Zanella^[15]	All
20	Daniel McKenzie^[16]	All
22	Axcil Jefferies^[17]	3–8
23	Samuele Buttarelli^[12]	1
24	Kevin Mirocha^[12]	All
27	Markus Pommer^[18]	All
33	Harald Schlegelmilch^[19]	8
35	Hector Hurst^[20]	All
51	Richard Gonda^[21]	7

Driver changes

Entering/Re–Entering FIA Formula Two Championship

Samuele Buttarelli switched from Auto GP to the championship.
Formula Renault ALPS driver Mauro Calamia graduated into Formula Two in 2012.
European F3 Open champion Alex Fontana graduated to the series.
After competing in the first three rounds of the Auto GP World Series, Victor Guerin joined the series ahead of the Portimão round.^[14]
Daniel McKenzie moved into the series from the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
After competing in the GP2 Series in 2011, Kevin Mirocha switched to the FIA Formula Two Championship.
After finishing seventh in the German Formula Three Championship, Markus Pommer graduated into Formula Two in 2012.
Formula Pilota China champion Mathéo Tuscher and eighth-placed David Zhu moved into the championship.
Formula Renault BARC champion Dino Zamparelli as well as fourth-placed Kourosh Khani and thirteenth-placed Hector Hurst all joined the championship.

Leaving FIA Formula Two Championship

Alex Brundle joined Carlin in the GP3 Series.^[22]
Jack Clarke and Benjamin Lariche switched to sportscar racing, joining the European Le Mans Series and FIA GT1 World Championship respectively.^[23]^[24]
Armaan Ebrahim moved to the United States to compete in Firestone Indy Lights.^[25]
Jordan King switched to the Formula Renault Eurocup with Manor MP Motorsport.^[26]
Jon Lancaster graduated to the GP2 Series with Ocean Racing Technology.^[27]

Race calendar and results

An eight-race calendar was published by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 7 December 2011.^[1]

Round		Circuit/Location	Country	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Report
1	R1	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	United Kingdom	14 April	Mathéo Tuscher	Mihai Marinescu	Luciano Bacheta	Report
1	R2	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	United Kingdom	15 April	Mihai Marinescu	Luciano Bacheta	Luciano Bacheta	Report
2	R1	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	Portugal	28 April	Luciano Bacheta	Mathéo Tuscher	Luciano Bacheta	Report
2	R2	Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão	Portugal	29 April	Mathéo Tuscher	Luciano Bacheta	Luciano Bacheta	Report
3	R1	Nürburgring	Germany	26 May	Mihai Marinescu	Mihai Marinescu	Mihai Marinescu	Report
3	R2	Nürburgring	Germany	27 May	Christopher Zanella	Christopher Zanella	Christopher Zanella	Report
4	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium	23 June	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Report
4	R2	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Belgium	24 June	Luciano Bacheta	Luciano Bacheta	Luciano Bacheta	Report
5	R1	Brands Hatch, Kent	United Kingdom	14 July	Luciano Bacheta	Mihai Marinescu	Kevin Mirocha	Report
5	R2	Brands Hatch, Kent	United Kingdom	15 July	Mihai Marinescu	Christopher Zanella	Mihai Marinescu	Report
6	R1	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	France	21 July	Mathéo Tuscher	Christopher Zanella	Mathéo Tuscher	Report
6	R2	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	France	22 July	Markus Pommer	Luciano Bacheta	Markus Pommer	Report
7	R1	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	8 September	Kevin Mirocha	Alex Fontana	Alex Fontana	Report
7	R2	Hungaroring, Mogyoród	Hungary	9 September	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Markus Pommer	Report
8	R1	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Italy	29 September	Mathéo Tuscher	Christopher Zanella	Mathéo Tuscher	Report
8	R2	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Italy	30 September	Markus Pommer	Luciano Bacheta	Christopher Zanella	Report

Calendar changes

As in 2011, the series will take place over sixteen races at eight rounds, but the overall length of the calendar has been shortened from seven months to six.
Two new rounds are to be introduced for the 2012 season, with races due to take place at Circuit Paul Ricard and the Hungaroring.
After being removed from the 2011 calendar, the series will return to the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal.
The races at the Red Bull Ring, Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Circuit de Catalunya will be discontinued to make way for new and returning races.

Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	SIL		ALG		NÜR		SPA		BRH		LEC		HUN		MNZ		Points
1	Luciano Bacheta	1	1	1	1	2	6	Ret	1	3	6	2	5	3	8	4	3	231.5
2	Mathéo Tuscher	6	5	2	2	5	3	3	8	2	Ret	1	2	Ret	2	1	5	210
3	Christopher Zanella	2	8	6	4	3	1	5	4	6	2	8	3	5	6	2	1	196
4	Markus Pommer	8	7	4	3	9	4	1	2	5	5	5	1	NC	1	8	14	169
5	Mihai Marinescu	4	2	10	Ret	1	2	4	12	4	1	7	7	Ret	7	6	4	161
6	Kevin Mirocha	12	11	3	8	4	10	Ret	3	1	4	6	4	2	4	3	2	159.5
7	Alex Fontana	3	3	7	10	6	5	8	5	Ret	7	14	Ret	1	5	9	6	115
8	Dino Zamparelli	9	6	8	5	13	7	7	10	Ret	3	4	6	6	3	7	7	106.5
9	Daniel McKenzie	5	4	13	6	8	8	2	18	10	8	3	8	4	9	11	10	95
10	Hector Hurst	7	10	9	7	10	11	9	9	7	12	9	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	Ret	27
11	David Zhu	11	9	5	12	7	9	10	13	Ret	13	13	12	10	11	12	11	22
12	Axcil Jefferies					14	DNS	Ret	7	8	9	10	10	Ret	10	10	8	17
13	Harald Schlegelmilch															5	9	12
14	Vittorio Ghirelli							6	6									12
15	Max Snegirev			17	15	Ret	14	Ret	16	Ret	14			7	15	14	12	6
16	Richard Gonda													8	12			4
17	Plamen Kralev	15	15	15	13	11	DNS	13	17	11	Ret	12	9	9	13	13	13	4
18	Mauro Calamia	14	12	12	11	15	13	12	14	9	11	11	11					2
19	Victor Guerin			11	9													2
20	Kourosh Khani	10	13	14	Ret			Ret	15	Ret	10							2
21	Parthiva Sureshwaren	16	14	16	14	12	12	11	11									0
22	José Luis Abadín	13	16															0
	Samuele Buttarelli	Ret	Ret															0
Pos	Driver	SIL		ALG		NÜR		SPA		BRH		LEC		HUN		MNZ		Points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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
† – Retired, but classified

Spa Race 2 ran only four laps, and the race was red-flagged because of rain and crashes on Lap 3 that resulted in a caution. The race was subsequently red-flagged, and under the count-back rule in red flag situations, the race lasted only three laps for a total time of 9:38.007, much less than the 30 minutes required in the 40-minute race, so only half points are awarded as the race did not reach the 75% required for full points.

References

^ ^a ^b "Formula 2 to visit five current grand prix circuits in 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
^ "Tuscher secures superb pole for opening Silverstone race". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Luciano Bacheta wins thrilling Silverstone opener". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Marinescu secures pole for second Silverstone race". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Bacheta completes superb Silverstone double". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
^ "Max Snegirev returns for remainder of F2 seasont". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
^ "Luciano Bacheta returns for F2 title assault". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Parthiva Sureshwaren secures F2 return for 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ "Vittorio Ghirelli joins Spa F2 test line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
^ "David Zhu confirms place on F2 grid in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Plamen Kralev confirms place on 2012 F2 grid". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2012 F2 season gets underway!". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
^ "Alex Fontana graduates to Formula Two". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Victor Guerin joins F2 grid for Algarve". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
^ Allen, Peter (27 March 2012). "Zanella dreams of Williams test after confirming F2 return". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 27 March 2012.
^ "Daniel McKenzie switches from Formula Renault 3.5 to F2". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
^ "Axcil Jefferies makes F2 debut at the Nűrburgring". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Markus Pommer steps up to F2 in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
^ "Harald Schlegelmilch joins F2 grid for season finale". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
^ "Hector Hurst to make Formula Two debut in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "Richard Gonda joins F2 field at Hungaroring". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
^ "Brundle joins Carlin for GP3". Carlin. Capsicum. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
^ "Le Castellet: The Participants". europeanlemansseries.com. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
^ Mercier, Laurent (2 April 2012). "Nogaro: Les équipages affichent complets..." [Nogaro: Crews are complete]. endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
^ "Fan Force United signs Ebrahim". Firestone Indy Lights. IndyCar. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
^ Rubino, Jacopo (27 January 2012). "Manor molla la serie britannica e si allea con MP Motorsport" [Manor leaves British series and joins forces with MP Motorsport]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ "Jon Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

External links

The official website of the FIA Formula Two Championship

[Calendar-1] "Formula 2 to visit five current grand prix circuits in 2012". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 7 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

[2] "Tuscher secures superb pole for opening Silverstone race". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[3] "Luciano Bacheta wins thrilling Silverstone opener". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 14 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[4] "Marinescu secures pole for second Silverstone race". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[5] "Bacheta completes superb Silverstone double". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 17 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2012.

[6] "Max Snegirev returns for remainder of F2 seasont". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 23 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

[7] "Luciano Bacheta returns for F2 title assault". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[8] "Parthiva Sureshwaren secures F2 return for 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

[9] "Vittorio Ghirelli joins Spa F2 test line-up". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 19 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2012.

[10] "David Zhu confirms place on F2 grid in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "Plamen Kralev confirms place on 2012 F2 grid". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[full_entry-12] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "2012 F2 season gets underway!". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 16 April 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

[13] "Alex Fontana graduates to Formula Two". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.

[Guerin-14] "Victor Guerin joins F2 grid for Algarve". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.

[15] Allen, Peter (27 March 2012). "Zanella dreams of Williams test after confirming F2 return". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 27 March 2012.

[16] "Daniel McKenzie switches from Formula Renault 3.5 to F2". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

[17] "Axcil Jefferies makes F2 debut at the Nűrburgring". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[18] "Markus Pommer steps up to F2 in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2012.

[19] "Harald Schlegelmilch joins F2 grid for season finale". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 21 September 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

[20] "Hector Hurst to make Formula Two debut in 2012". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[21] "Richard Gonda joins F2 field at Hungaroring". FIA Formula Two Championship. MotorSport Vision. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.

[Brundle-22] "Brundle joins Carlin for GP3". Carlin. Capsicum. 3 February 2012. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2012.

[23] "Le Castellet: The Participants". europeanlemansseries.com. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.

[Nogaro_entry-24] Mercier, Laurent (2 April 2012). "Nogaro: Les équipages affichent complets..." [Nogaro: Crews are complete]. endurance-info.com (in French). Endurance-Info. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.

[25] "Fan Force United signs Ebrahim". Firestone Indy Lights. IndyCar. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.

[26] Rubino, Jacopo (27 January 2012). "Manor molla la serie britannica e si allea con MP Motorsport" [Manor leaves British series and joins forces with MP Motorsport]. stopandgo.tv (in Italian). Stop&Go. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[Lancaster-27] "Jon Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2". Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.

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-The '''2012 FIA Formula Two Championship''' was the fourth season and the last of the [[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]. The season started on 14 April at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] and finished on 30 September at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]]. The 2012 calendar saw the addition of two new races.<ref name="Calendar">{{cite news|title=Formula 2 to visit five current grand prix circuits in 2012|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96684|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref>
+The '''2012 FIA Formula Two Championship''' was the fourth and the last of the [[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]. The season started on 14 April at [[Silverstone Circuit|Silverstone]] and finished on 30 September at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|Monza]]. The 2012 calendar saw the addition of two new races.<ref name="Calendar">{{cite news|title=Formula 2 to visit five current grand prix circuits in 2012|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/96684|work=[[Autosport]]|publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]]|date=7 December 2011|accessdate=8 December 2011}}</ref>
-In the opening round at Silverstone, the first pole of the season was claimed by [[Mathéo Tuscher]], the youngest driver to have taken part in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-q1.aspx|title=Tuscher secures superb pole for opening Silverstone race|date=14 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121010/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-q1.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tuscher was overtaken by [[Christopher Zanella]] on the first lap of the opening race; Zanella was later joined by [[Mihai Marinescu]] and [[Luciano Bacheta]] out front, with Bacheta eventually prevailing over Zanella with series debutant [[Alex Fontana]] in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-race-1.aspx|title=Luciano Bacheta wins thrilling Silverstone opener|date=14 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416140406/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-race-1.aspx#|archive-date=16 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marinescu claimed pole position for the second race,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---q2.aspx|title=Marinescu secures pole for second Silverstone race|date=15 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417161744/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---q2.aspx#|archive-date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> but could not stop Bacheta taking his second win of the weekend; Fontana again completed the podium, behind Marinescu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---r2.aspx|title=Bacheta completes superb Silverstone double|date=15 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417161749/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---r2.aspx#|archive-date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+In the opening round at Silverstone, the first pole of the season was claimed by [[Mathéo Tuscher]], the youngest driver to have taken part in the series.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-q1.aspx|title=Tuscher secures superb pole for opening Silverstone race|date=14 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100419121010/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-q1.aspx|archive-date=19 April 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> Tuscher was overtaken by [[Christopher Zanella]] on the first lap of the opening race; Zanella was later joined by [[Mihai Marinescu]] and [[Luciano Bacheta]] out front, with Bacheta eventually prevailing over Zanella with series debutant [[Alex Fontana]] in third.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-race-1.aspx|title=Luciano Bacheta wins thrilling Silverstone opener|date=14 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416140406/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone-race-1.aspx|archive-date=16 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> Marinescu claimed pole position for the second race,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---q2.aspx|title=Marinescu secures pole for second Silverstone race|date=15 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417161744/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---q2.aspx|archive-date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> but could not stop Bacheta taking his second win of the weekend; Fontana again completed the podium, behind Marinescu.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---r2.aspx|title=Bacheta completes superb Silverstone double|date=15 April 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|accessdate=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417161749/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/silverstone---r2.aspx|archive-date=17 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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-| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiva Sureshwaren]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/sureshwaren-returns-to-f2.aspx|title=Parthiva Sureshwaren secures F2 return for 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|date=13 February 2012|accessdate=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421183215/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/sureshwaren-returns-to-f2.aspx|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
+|nowrap| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiva Sureshwaren]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.formulatwo.com/news/sureshwaren-returns-to-f2.aspx|title=Parthiva Sureshwaren secures F2 return for 2012|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|date=13 February 2012|accessdate=13 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421183215/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/sureshwaren-returns-to-f2.aspx|archive-date=21 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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+| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Vittorio Ghirelli]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ww2.formula2.com/news/spa-test-preview.aspx|title=Vittorio Ghirelli joins Spa F2 test line-up|work=[[FIA Formula Two Championship (established in 2009)|FIA Formula Two Championship]]|publisher=[[MotorSport Vision]]|date=19 June 2012|accessdate=19 June 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103002029/http://ww2.formula2.com/news/spa-test-preview.aspx|archive-date=3 January 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 ; Leaving FIA Formula Two Championship
 * [[Alex Brundle]] joined [[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] in the [[2012 GP3 Series season|GP3 Series]].<ref name="Brundle">{{cite news|url=http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/BrundlejoinsCarlinforGP3.htm |title=Brundle joins Carlin for GP3 |date=3 February 2012 |work=[[Carlin Motorsport|Carlin]] |publisher=Capsicum |accessdate=3 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606085212/http://www.carlin.co.uk/news/BrundlejoinsCarlinforGP3.htm |archivedate=6 June 2015 }}</ref>
-* [[Jack Clarke (racing driver)|Jack Clarke]] and [[Benjamin Lariche]] switched to sportscar racing, joining the [[2012 European Le Mans Series season|European Le Mans Series]] and [[2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season|FIA GT1 World Championship]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p06_engages.php?circuit=19|title=Le Castellet: The Participants|work=europeanlemansseries.com|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=24 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.is/20121216092736/http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p06_engages.php?circuit=19|archive-date=16 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Nogaro entry">{{cite web|url=http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-10080.html|title=Nogaro: Les équipages affichent complets...|trans-title=Nogaro: Crews are complete|publisher=Endurance-Info|work=endurance-info.com|last=Mercier|first=Laurent|language=French|date=2012-04-02|accessdate=2012-04-03}}</ref>
+* [[Jack Clarke (racing driver)|Jack Clarke]] and [[Benjamin Lariche]] switched to sportscar racing, joining the [[2012 European Le Mans Series season|European Le Mans Series]] and [[2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season|FIA GT1 World Championship]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p06_engages.php?circuit=19|title=Le Castellet: The Participants|work=europeanlemansseries.com|date=23 March 2012|accessdate=24 March 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216092736/http://www.europeanlemansseries.com/en/s52_circuits/s52p06_engages.php?circuit=19|archive-date=16 December 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Nogaro entry">{{cite web|url=http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-10080.html|title=Nogaro: Les équipages affichent complets...|trans-title=Nogaro: Crews are complete|publisher=Endurance-Info|work=endurance-info.com|last=Mercier|first=Laurent|language=French|date=2012-04-02|accessdate=2012-04-03|archive-date=6 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406051628/http://www.endurance-info.com/version2/actualite-endurance-10080.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 * [[Armaan Ebrahim]] moved to the United States to compete in [[2012 Indy Lights season|Firestone Indy Lights]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/51060-ebrahim-to-make-u-s-debut/|title=Fan Force United signs Ebrahim|date=3 January 2012|work=[[Firestone Indy Lights]]|publisher=[[IndyCar]]|accessdate=3 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109121706/http://www.indycar.com/news/show/56-firestone-indy-lights/51060-ebrahim-to-make-u-s-debut/|archive-date=9 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* [[Jordan King]] switched to the [[2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season|Formula Renault Eurocup]] with Manor MP Motorsport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stopandgo.tv/news/frenault/it/eurocup-manor-molla-la-serie-britannica-e-si-allea-con-mp-motorsport.html|title=Manor molla la serie britannica e si allea con MP Motorsport|trans-title=Manor leaves British series and joins forces with MP Motorsport|last=Rubino|first=Jacopo|date=27 January 2012|work=stopandgo.tv|publisher=Stop&Go|language=Italian|accessdate=27 January 2012}}</ref>
+* [[Jordan King]] switched to the [[2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season|Formula Renault Eurocup]] with Manor MP Motorsport.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://stopandgo.tv/news/frenault/it/eurocup-manor-molla-la-serie-britannica-e-si-allea-con-mp-motorsport.html|title=Manor molla la serie britannica e si allea con MP Motorsport|trans-title=Manor leaves British series and joins forces with MP Motorsport|last=Rubino|first=Jacopo|date=27 January 2012|work=stopandgo.tv|publisher=Stop&Go|language=Italian|accessdate=27 January 2012|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229105848/http://www.stopandgo.tv/news/frenault/it/eurocup-manor-molla-la-serie-britannica-e-si-allea-con-mp-motorsport.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-* [[Jon Lancaster]] graduated to the [[2012 GP2 Series season|GP2 Series]] with [[Ocean Racing Technology]].<ref name="Lancaster">{{cite news|title=Jon Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97875 |work=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |date=6 March 2012 |accessdate=6 March 2012 |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/66fz5quXB?url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97875 |archivedate=4 April 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
+* [[Jon Lancaster]] graduated to the [[2012 GP2 Series season|GP2 Series]] with [[Ocean Racing Technology]].<ref name="Lancaster">{{cite news|title=Jon Lancaster joins Ocean for GP2 |url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97875 |work=[[Autosport]] |publisher=[[Haymarket Group|Haymarket Publications]] |date=6 March 2012 |accessdate=6 March 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309054618/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/97875 |archivedate=9 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 ==Race calendar and results==
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 ! Fastest Lap
 ! Winning Driver
+! Report
 |-
 !rowspan=2| 1
 ! R1
 |rowspan=2| [[Silverstone Circuit]], [[Northamptonshire]]
-|rowspan=2| {{GBR}}
+|rowspan=2 nowrap| {{GBR}}
 | 14 April
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Mihai Marinescu]]
 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Luciano Bacheta]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Silverstone Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 !rowspan=2| 2
 ! R1
-|rowspan=2| [[Autódromo Internacional do Algarve]], [[Portimão]]
+|rowspan=2 nowrap| [[Autódromo Internacional do Algarve]], [[Portimão]]
 |rowspan=2| {{PRT}}
 | 28 April
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 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Luciano Bacheta]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Algarve Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Mihai Marinescu]]
 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Mihai Marinescu]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Nürburgring Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
 | 27 May
-| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
+|nowrap| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
-| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
+|nowrap| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
-| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
+|nowrap| {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
 |-
 !rowspan=2| 4
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 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Markus Pommer]]
 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Markus Pommer]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Spa Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 | {{flagicon|ROU}} [[Mihai Marinescu]]
 | {{flagicon|POL}} [[Kevin Mirocha]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Brands Hatch Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 ! R1
 |rowspan=2| [[Circuit Paul Ricard]], [[Le Castellet, Var|Le Castellet]]
-|rowspan=2| {{FRA}}
+|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} [[France]]
 | 21 July
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Paul Ricard Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alex Fontana]]
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Alex Fontana]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Hungaroring Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
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 |rowspan=2| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]]
 |rowspan=2| {{ITA}}
-| 29 September
+|nowrap| 29 September
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Christopher Zanella]]
 | {{flagicon|CHE}} [[Mathéo Tuscher]]
+|rowspan=2| [[2012 Monza Formula Two round|Report]]
 |-
 ! R2
-| 30 September
+|nowrap| 30 September
 | {{flagicon|DEU}} [[Markus Pommer]]
 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Luciano Bacheta]]
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 {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; text-align:center"
 |- style="background:#f9f9f9" valign="top"
-!valign="middle"| Pos
+!valign="middle"| Pos.
 !valign="middle"| Driver
 !colspan=2| [[Silverstone Circuit|SIL]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}}
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 !colspan=2| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}}
 !colspan=2| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}}
-!colspan=2| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=2| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}
 !colspan=2| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}}
 !colspan=2| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}
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 |-
 ! 21
-|align=left| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiva Sureshwaren]]
+|align=left nowrap| {{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiva Sureshwaren]]
 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16
 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14
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 !colspan=2| [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps|SPA]]<br>{{flagicon|BEL}}
 !colspan=2| [[Brands Hatch|BRH]]<br>{{flagicon|GBR}}
-!colspan=2| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA}}
+!colspan=2| [[Circuit Paul Ricard|LEC]]<br>{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}
 !colspan=2| [[Hungaroring|HUN]]<br>{{flagicon|HUN}}
 !colspan=2| [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza|MNZ]]<br>{{flagicon|ITA}}
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 [[Category:2012 in motorsport|Formula Two season]]
 [[Category:2012 in European sport|Formula Two season]]
+[[Category:2012 in formula racing|Formula Two]]

v t e Formula Two seasons
1960 Formula Two season	1960
European Formula Two Championship	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 Succeeded by International Formula 3000
FIA Formula Two Championship (2009–2012)	2009 2010 2011 2012 (List of drivers)
FIA Formula 2 Championship (since 2017)	Rebranded from the GP2 Series 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 (List of drivers)