The 2012 FF1M Season was the 28th season of the FF1M series and was announced on 16th June 2018 following the release of the final race of the 2011 FF1M Season. The season started on 23rd September 2012.
Fernando Alonso returned to defend the Drivers title, driving for new team Willows Racing. Pedersen returned to defend their Constructors title.
Background[]
This was the first season after a hiatus of several years. With the announcement of the new season a new teaser website was unveiled at http://ff1m.ajayrious.com.
Changes[]
- All Team and Engine performance will be reset for the new season.
- The AFIA announced that all teams will have to conform to a budget cap of 100 credits per season.
- New aerodynamic rules reverting cars to 2002 season levels of downforce
Teams and Drivers[]
Entry List[]
Engines: (W) = Works (C) = Customer
Team Changes[]
- Shannon and Leblanc did not submit an entry for the 2012 season and did not return after 2011.
Gui Racing announced they would retire from competition, not wanting to further damage the teams status after several seasons in which they were perceived to have underperformed. They would be replaced by the returning Sean Connery Motorschhh who had previously operated in the 1995 FF1M Season. All statistics would still count towards Gui Racing.
- Two new teams, HorizonF1 and Willows Racing submitted entries for the 2012 season which were approved by the AFIA.
Driver Changes[]
- After being unable to secure seats Felipe Massa, Nelsinho Piquet, Heikki Kovalainen, Timo Glock and Three-time world champion Jarno Trulli moved to the brand new FFEM championship.
- Rubens Barrichello left GR Motorsports after the final round in Brazil and announced his retirement from FF1M.
- Jean-Éric Vergne will make his FF1M debut with GR Motorsports.
- Daniel Ricciardo will move to Tornado as a result of Leblanc pulling out.
- Jaime Alguersuari will make his FF1M debut with Mitchell.
- Sam Bird and Robert Wickens will make their FF1M debuts with newcomers HorizonF1.
- Lewis Hamilton left Michael Pedersen Racing to join Tornado.
- Defending champion Fernando Alonso left Tornado to join newcomers Willows Racing.
- Robert Kubica will return to FF1M with Andrew Racing. Robert was last in the series in 2010 after a rally accident forced him to sit out 2011.
- Lucas di Grassi left GR Motorsports to join Sean Connery Motorschhh.
- Bruno Senna left Gui Racing to join Michael Pedersen Racing.
- Sébastien Buemi left Mitchell to join GR Motorsports.
- Nico Rosberg left Shake n' Bake to join Sean Connery Motorschhh.
- Sergio Pérez will move to Shake n' Bake as a result of Shannon pulling out.
- Mark Webber left Tornado to join Ajay Motorsports.
- Jenson Button will join Ajay Motorsports as a result of Leblanc pulling out.
- Pastor Maldonado will return to FF1M with newcomers Willows Racing. Pastor was last in the series in 2009 after spending the last 2 years in FF2M and AF1RL respectively.
Mid-Season Changes[]
- Oliver Turvey was sacked as test driver at Mitchell after the United States Grand Prix West and was replaced by Marcus Ericsson.
- Jaime Alguersuari was demoted to Mitchell's FF2M team after the British Grand Prix and was replaced for the remainder of the season by Nick Heidfeld.
- Jenson Button left Ajay Motorsports with immediate effect after the Italian Grand Prix and was replaced for the remainder of the season by the team's test driver Tom Dillmann.
Season Calendar[]
Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne | 18 March |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace, Sao Paulo | 1 April |
3 | United States West Grand Prix | Long Beach Street Circuit, Long Beach | 15 April |
4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola | 29 April |
5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmelo | 13 May |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo | 27 May |
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal | 10 June |
8 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | 24 June |
9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | 8 July |
10 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim | 22 July |
11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungaroring, Mogyorod | 29 July |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot | 26 August |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza | 9 September |
14 | Singapore Grand Prix | Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore | 23 September |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka | 7 October |
16 | United States East Grand Prix | Road America, Elkhart Lake | 21 October |
17 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Yas Marina Circuit, Yas Marina | 4 November |
- Long Beach was added to the calendar on a two year contract but was dropped after one race in favour of the Circuit of the Americas.
Testing Calendar[]
Results and Standings[]
Scoring system[]
Points are awarded to the top 8 classified finishers in race.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
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Points | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Race by Race[]
Round | Grand Prix | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | Australian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Robert Kubica | Lewis Hamilton | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Nico Rosberg | SCM-Ferrari | Highlights |
3 | United States West Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Romain Grosjean | Kimi Räikkönen | FJR-Honda | Highlights |
4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | SCM-Ferrari | Highlights |
5 | Spanish Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Daniel Ricciardo | Bruno Senna | Pedersen-BMW | Highlights |
7 | Canadian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
8 | Austrian Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Willows-Mercedes | Highlights |
9 | British Grand Prix | Daniel Ricciardo | Fernando Alonso | Daniel Ricciardo | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
10 | German Grand Prix | Fernando Alonso | Kimi Räikkönen | Fernando Alonso | Willows-Mercedes | Highlights |
11 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Daniel Ricciardo | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
12 | Belgian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Nico Rosberg | SCM-Ferrari | Highlights |
13 | Italian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
14 | Singapore Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso | Willows-Mercedes | Highlights |
15 | Japanese Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Tornado-Ferrari | Highlights |
16 | United States East Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso | Willows-Mercedes | Highlights |
17 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg | Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso | Willows-Mercedes | Highlights |
Drivers Championship[]
*Retired from the race but classified as more than 90% race distance had been covered.