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2012 JAF Grand Prix

Track map of the [[Fuji Speedway

The 2012 JAF Grand Prix Fuji Sprint Cup was the final racing event for both the 2012 Super GT season and the 2012 Formula Nippon season. It took place over November 17 and November 18, 2012.

Background

Due to commitments in the 2012 Guia Race of Macau, André Couto was replaced in the #19 Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh by Marino Franchitti. In GT300, due to Hideki Yamauchi racing in the 2012 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three, his seat in the #87 JLOC Lamborghini Gallardo was replaced by Yuya Sakamoto, who had competed in five races in the #85 JLOC entry in 2012. The #27 LMP Motorsport Ferrari F430 GTC was the only team that competed at Motegi that did not enter at Fuji, while the #86 JLOC entry returned after last racing in the 2012 41st International Pokka 1000km.

There were no driver changes in Formula Nippon. It was also the last event that the series name Formula Nippon would be used, as for 2013 it will be renamed to the Japanese Championship Super Formula.

Unlike the eight points-scoring races in Super GT, the Fuji Sprint Cup was run under slightly different rules.

The GT500 and GT300 classes were split into their own set of two races.
Each driver in GT500 and GT300 would have their own 22 lap sprint race without any mandatory pitstop.
Standing starts were also implemented for each of the four races instead of the rolling start normally seen.

East versus West

There was one final intranational competition. All Japanese drivers, including those in support races, were divided into East and West teams according to the prefectures of their birth; visiting international drivers were randomly assigned to one team by the organizers. The race results of 8 races (4 in Super GT, 1 each in other events), plus bonus points added from sales events outside the circuit would determine the winning team. An extra bonus would be issued to all drivers and supporters on that team.

GT300 Race 1 results

The first GT300 race was held on Saturday November 17.

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Tyre	Time/Difference
33	Hankook KTR	JPN Tomonobu Fujii	Porsche 911 GT3-R	42:04.613	22
16	Team Mugen	JPN Daisuke Nakajima	Honda CR-Z	+9.022	22
43	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	JPN Kosuke Matsuura	ASL Garaiya	+12.701	22
3	S-Road NDDP	JPN Katsumasa Chiyo	Nissan GT-R GT3	+13.048	22
0	GSR Hatsune Miku	JPN Tatsuya Kataoka	BMW Z4 GT3	+44.177	22
52	Green Tec & Leon with Shift	JPN Haruki Kurosawa	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	+44.531	22
11	Gainer	JPN Katsuyuki Hiranaka	Audi R8 LMS ultra	+49.044	22
911	Team Taisan ENDLESS	JPN Kyosuke Mineo	Porsche 911 GT3-R	+1:17.826	22
77	investors Hitotsuyama Racing	UKR Igor Sushko	Audi R8 LMS	+1:36.647	22
360	RunUp Tomei Sports	JPN Takuya Shirasaka	Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3	+2:27.106	22
31	Hasepro apr	JPN Koki Saga	Toyota Prius	+1 Lap	21
88	MonePa JLOC	JPN Takayuki Aoki	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	+1 Lap	21
14	Team SGC	JPN Ryo Orime	Lexus IS350	+1 Lap	21
66	A speed	JPN Kazuki Hoshino	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	+1 Lap	21
87	JLOC	JPN Koji Yamanishi	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	+1 Lap	21
86	Verity BOMEX JLOC	JPN Junichiro Yamashita	Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3	+1 Lap	21
4	GSR Project Mirai	JPN Masahiro Sasaki	BMW Z4 GT3	+1 Lap	21
2	Evangelion-01 Cars Tokai Dream28	JPN Kazuho Takahashi	Mooncraft Shiden	+2 Laps	20
61	R&D Sport	JPN Kota Sasaki	Subaru BRZ	+2 Laps	20
48	NEON Dijon Racing	JPN Shogo Mitsuyama	Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3	+2 Laps	20
5	Team Mach	JPN Masayuki Ueda	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	+3 Laps	19
22	R'Qs Motorsports	JPN Masaki Jyonai	Vemac RD350R	+3 Laps	19
30	Iwasaki Moda apr	JPN Yuya Sakamoto	Audi R8 LMS ultra	+4 Laps	18
21	ZENT Hitotsuyama Racing	GBR Richard Lyons	Audi R8 LMS

GT500 Race 1 results

The first GT500 race was held on Saturday November 17. Due to heavy rain, the race was halted after 11 of the scheduled 22 laps.

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Tyre	Time/Difference
1	S-Road REITO MOLA	ITA Ronnie Quintarelli	Nissan GT-R	21:01.979	10
17	Keihin Real Racing	JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi	Honda HSV-010 GT	+0.764	10
6	Lexus Team ENEOS LeMans	JPN Kazuya Oshima	Lexus SC430	+2.726	10
23	Motul Autech NISMO	DEU Michael Krumm	Nissan GT-R	+4.821	10
100	Raybrig Team Kunimitsu	JPN Naoki Yamamoto	Honda HSV-010 GT	+6.046	10
12	Calsonic Team Impul	BRA João Paulo de Oliveira	Nissan GT-R	+7.672	10
18	Weider Honda Racing	NED Carlo van Dam	Honda HSV-010 GT	+9.649	10
8	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	JPN Takashi Kobayashi	Honda HSV-010 GT	+11.013	10
24	D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing	JPN Hironobu Yasuda	Nissan GT-R	+12.391	10
32	EPSON Nakajima Racing	JPN Yuhki Nakayama	Honda HSV-010 GT	+15.380	10
39	Lexus Team DENSO SARD	JPN Hiroaki Ishiura	Lexus SC430	+41.838	10
35	Lexus Team KeePer Kraft	JPN Yuji Kunimoto	Lexus SC430	+43.592	10
38	Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo	JPN Kohei Hirate	Lexus SC430	+44.966	10
19	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	JPN Seiji Ara	Lexus SC430	+45.323	10
36	Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S	FRA Loïc Duval	Lexus SC430	+3 Laps	7

Formula Nippon results

The Formula Nippon race was held on Sunday November 18.

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Engine	Time/Difference
40	Docomo Team Dandelion Racing	JPN Takuya Izawa	Honda HR12E	32:10.212	22
19	Team Impul	BRA João Paulo de Oliveira	Toyota RV8K	+0.315	22
8	Team Kygnus Sunoco	FRA Loïc Duval	Toyota RV8K	+1.346	22
39	Project μ Team Cerumo	JPN Yuji Kunimoto	Toyota RV8K	+4.593	22
20	Team Impul	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	Toyota RV8K	+5.420	22
38	Project μ Team Cerumo	JPN Kohei Hirate	Toyota RV8K	+7.336	22
2	Petronas Team TOM'S	JPN Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota RV8K	+8.044	22
16	Team Mugen	JPN Naoki Yamamoto	Honda HR12E	+21.036	22
31	Nakajima Racing	JPN Daisuke Nakajima	Honda HR12E	+24.146	22
7	Team LeMans	JPN Kazuya Oshima	Toyota RV8K	+26.583	22
32	Nakajima Racing	JPN Takashi Kogure	Honda HR12E	+26.647	22
10	HP Real Racing	JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	Honda HR12E	+32.861	22
15	Team Mugen	JPN Takuma Sato	Honda HR12E	+33.723	22
62	Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports	JPN Koki Saga	Toyota RV8K	+38.424	22
18	SGC by KCMG	JPN Ryo Orime	Toyota RV8K	+54.551	22
3	Kondo Racing	JPN Hironobu Yasuda	Toyota RV8K	+1 Lap	21
41	Docomo Team Dandelion Racing	JPN Koudai Tsukakoshi	Honda HR12E	+6 Laps	16
1	Petronas Team TOM'S	DEU André Lotterer	Toyota RV8K	+0.000	22

– André Lotterer was disqualified post-race due to irregularities with the skid block on his car.

GT300 Race 2 results

The second GT300 race was held on Sunday November 18.

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Tyre	Time/Difference
66	A speed	JPN Hiroki Yoshimoto	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	37:17.346	22
2	Evangelion-01 Cars Tokai Dream28	JPN Hiroki Kato	Mooncraft Shiden	+1.273	22
88	MonePa JLOC	JPN Manabu Orido	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	+17.060	22
52	Green Tec & Leon with Shift	JPN Hironori Takeuchi	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	+21.594	22
31	Hasepro apr	JPN Morio Nitta	Toyota Prius	+22.368	22
11	Gainer	JPN Tetsuya Tanaka	Audi R8 LMS ultra	+23.225	22
16	Team Mugen	JPN Hideki Mutoh	Honda CR-Z	+23.377	22
87	JLOC	JPN Yuya Sakamoto	Lamborghini Gallardo GT3	+25.746	22
43	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	JPN Shinichi Takagi	ASL Garaiya	+32.731	22
30	Iwasaki Moda apr	JPN Yuki Iwasaki	Audi R8 LMS ultra	+39.167	22
21	ZENT Hitotsuyama Racing	JPN Akihiro Tsuzuki	Audi R8 LMS	+42.593	22
4	GSR Project Mirai	JPN Taku Bamba	BMW Z4 GT3	+51.816	22
22	R'Qs Motorsports	JPN Hisashi Wada	Vemac RD350R	+1:22.068	22
33	Hankook KTR	JPN Masami Kageyama	Porsche 911 GT3-R	+1:22.701	22
48	NEON Dijon Racing	JPN Hiroshi Takamori	Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3	+1:38.601	22
61	R&D Sport	JPN Tetsuya Yamano	Subaru BRZ	+1:40.844	22
86	Verity BOMEX JLOC	JPN Hideshi Matsuda	Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3	+1 Lap	21
911	Team Taisan ENDLESS	JPN Kyosuke Mineo	Porsche 911 GT3-R	+2 Laps	20
3	S-Road NDDP	JPN Yuhi Sekiguchi	Nissan GT-R GT3	+2 Laps	20
0	GSR Hatsune Miku	JPN Nobuteru Taniguchi	BMW Z4 GT3	+4 Laps	18
360	RunUp Tomei Sports	JPN Atsushi Tanaka	Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3	+15 Laps	7
14	Team SGC	JPN Naoya Yamano	Lexus IS350	+15 Laps	7
77	investors Hitotsuyama Racing	JPN Kenji Kobayashi	Audi R8 LMS	+21 Laps	1
5	Team Mach	JPN Tetsuji Tamanaka	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	+22 Laps	0

GT500 Race 2 results

The second GT500 race was held on Sunday November 18.

Pos	No	Team	Driver	Tyre	Time/Difference
38	Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo	JPN Yuji Tachikawa	Lexus SC430	34:51.361	22
36	Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S	JPN Kazuki Nakajima	Lexus SC430	+2.632	22
100	Raybrig Team Kunimitsu	JPN Takuya Izawa	Honda HSV-010 GT	+3.319	22
23	Motul Autech NISMO	JPN Satoshi Motoyama	Nissan GT-R	+12.563	22
24	D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing	SWE Björn Wirdheim	Nissan GT-R	+17.439	22
6	Lexus Team ENEOS LeMans	JPN Daisuke Ito	Lexus SC430	+20.093	22
18	Weider Honda Racing	JPN Takashi Kogure	Honda HSV-010 GT	+22.192	22
39	Lexus Team DENSO SARD	JPN Juichi Wakisaka	Lexus SC430	+26.676	22
8	Autobacs Racing Team Aguri	IRE Ralph Firman	Honda HSV-010 GT	+29.299	22
35	Lexus Team KeePer Kraft	ITA Andrea Caldarelli	Lexus SC430	+30.723	22
12	Calsonic Team Impul	JPN Tsugio Matsuda	Nissan GT-R	+33.505	22
32	EPSON Nakajima Racing	JPN Ryo Michigami	Honda HSV-010 GT	+43.229	22
19	Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh	GBR Marino Franchitti	Lexus SC430	+52.224	22
1	S-Road REITO MOLA	JPN Masataka Yanagida	Nissan GT-R	+55.484	22
17	Keihin Real Racing	JPN Toshihiro Kaneishi	Honda HSV-010 GT	+1 Lap	21

References

(6 Aug 2012). "Forumula Nippon to be renamed Super Formula starting 2013, possible expansion in Asia". IID.Inc.
(November 9, 2012). "Final battle of the season! Don't miss the SUPER GT in a different touch!!". supergt.net.
(November 17, 2012). "With a champion's pride on the line, Quintarelli wins Race 1". supergt.net.
(November 18, 2012). "JAF GP Formula Nippon: Lotterer disqualified, Izawa is the winner". as-web.jp.

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