2012 Formula 3 Brazil Open
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The 2012 Formula 3 Brazil Open was the third Formula 3 Brazil Open race held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace from January 19–22, 2012.[1] For this year the category presents a new regulation about the tyres. Made in Turkey, these compounds were used on main F-3 championships around the world, such as British series.[2][3]
After a race with accidents, the Brazilian Lucas Foresti of the Cesário Fórmula was crowned his second title. André Negrão competing for the Hitech Racing finished in second place, with class B winner Vinícius Alvarenga finished in third.
Drivers and teams
- All cars are powered by Berta engines, and will run on Pirelli tyres.
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Classification
Qualifying
| Pos[6] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Lucas Foresti | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1:29.378 | 
| 2 | 2 |  Fabiano Machado | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1:29.686 | 
| 3 | 3 |  Luís Felipe Derani | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1:30.058 | 
| 4 | 5 |  Victor Guerin | A | Bassan Motorsport | 1:30.058 | 
| 5 | 7 |  André Negrão | A | Hitech Racing | 1:30.549 | 
| 6 | 8 |  Roberto La Rocca | A | Hitech Racing | 1:31.072 | 
| 7 | 33 |  Victor Franzoni | B | Hitech Racing | 1:31.621 | 
| 8 | 31 |  Ricardo Landucci | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 1:31.648 | 
| 9 | 32 |  Higor Hofmann | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 1:33.748 | 
| 10 | 38 |  Raphael Raucci | B | RR Racing Team | 1:33.893 | 
| 11 | 37 |  Vinícius Alvarenga | B | Dragão Motosport | No Time | 
Race 1
| Pos[5] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Lucas Foresti | A | Cesário Fórmula | 19 | 28:53.724 | 1 | 
| 2 | 2 |  Fabiano Machado | A | Cesário Fórmula | 19 | +5.281 | 2 | 
| 3 | 3 |  Luís Felipe Derani | A | Cesário Fórmula | 19 | +13.690 | 3 | 
| 4 | 5 |  Victor Guerin | A | Bassan Motorsport | 19 | +16.428 | 4 | 
| 5 | 8 |  Roberto La Rocca | A | Hitech Racing | 19 | +26.995 | 6 | 
| 6 | 38 |  Raphael Raucci | B | RR Racing Team | 19 | +1:15.842 | 10 | 
| 7 | 32 |  Higor Hofmann | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 18 | +1 Lap | 9 | 
| 8 | 7 |  André Negrão | A | Hitech Racing | 18 | +1 Lap | 5 | 
| 9 | 31 |  Ricardo Landucci | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 15 | +4 Laps | 8 | 
| Ret | 33 |  Victor Franzoni | B | Hitech Racing | 5 | Retired | 7 | 
| Ret | 37 |  Vinícius Alvarenga | B | Dragão Motorsport | 4 | Retired | 11 | 
| Fastest lap: Lucas Foresti, 1:30.656, 171.112 km/h (106.324 mph) on lap 9[7] | |||||||
Race 2
| Pos[8] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Lucas Foresti | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | 30:27.355 | 1 | 
| 2 | 3 |  Luís Felipe Derani | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | +3.884 | 3 | 
| 3 | 5 |  Victor Guerin | A | Bassan Motorsport | 20 | +4.980 | 4 | 
| 4 | 2 |  Fabiano Machado | A | Cesário Fórmula | 20 | +5.645 | 2 | 
| 5 | 7 |  André Negrão | A | Hitech Racing | 20 | +18.417 | 5 | 
| 6 | 8 |  Roberto La Rocca | A | Hitech Racing | 20 | +45.175 | 6 | 
| 7 | 33 |  Victor Franzoni | B | Hitech Racing | 20 | +58.807 | 7 | 
| 8 | 31 |  Ricardo Landucci | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 20 | +1:11.771 | 8 | 
| 9 | 37 |  Vinicius Alvarenga | B | Dragão Motorsport | 19 | +1 Lap | 12 | 
| 10 | 32 |  Higor Hofmann | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 18 | +2 Laps | 9 | 
| Ret | 38 |  Raphael Raucci | B | RR Racing Team | 12 | Retired | 10 | 
| Fastest lap: Victor Guerin, 1:30.650, 171.124 km/h (106.332 mph) on lap 10[9] | |||||||
Pre-final Grid
| Pos[8] | Driver | Team | Points | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lucas Foresti | Cesário Fórmula | 0 | 
| 2 |  Luís Felipe Derani | Cesário Fórmula | 3 | 
| 3 |  Fabiano Machado | Cesário Fórmula | 4 | 
| 4 |  Victor Guerin | Bassan Motorsport | 5 | 
| 5 |  Roberto La Rocca | Hitech Racing | 9 | 
| 6 |  André Negrão | Hitech Racing | 11 | 
| 7 |  Raphael Raucci | RR Racing Team | 15 | 
| 8 |  Higor Hofmann | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 15 | 
| 9 |  Ricardo Landucci | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 15 | 
| 10 |  Victor Franzoni | Hitech Racing | 15 | 
| 11 |  Vinícius Alvarenga | Dragão Motorsport | 18 | 
Pre-final Race
| Pos[10] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Lucas Foresti | A | Cesário Fórmula | 16 | 30:27.749 | 1 | 
| 2 | 8 |  Roberto La Rocca | A | Hitech Racing | 16 | +16.195 | 5 | 
| 3 | 7 |  André Negrão | A | Hitech Racing | 16 | +20.373 | 6 | 
| 4 | 31 |  Ricardo Landucci | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 16 | +25.750 | 9 | 
| 5 | 33 |  Victor Franzoni | B | Hitech Racing | 16 | +27.192 | 10 | 
| 6 | 5 |  Victor Guerin1 | A | Bassan Motorsport | 16 | +33.800 | 3 | 
| 7 | 38 |  Raphael Raucci | B | RR Racing Team | 16 | +38.834 | 7 | 
| 8 | 2 |  Fabiano Machado | A | [Cesário Fórmula | 16 | +1:10.564 | 4 | 
| Ret | 37 |  Vinícius Alvarenga | B | Dragão Motorsport | 10 | Retired | 11 | 
| Ret | 32 |  Higor Hofmann | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 5 | Retired | 8 | 
| Ret | 3 |  Luís Felipe Derani | A | Cesário Fórmula | 1 | Retired | 2 | 
| Fastest lap: Lucas Foresti, 1:30.790, 170.860 km/h (106.167 mph) on lap 10[11] | |||||||
- Notes
- 1.^ – Guerin was penalized with 20 seconds for false start.
Final Race
| Pos[12] | No | Driver | Class | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Lucas Foresti | A | Cesário Fórmula | 16 | 20:20.441 | 1 | 
| 3 | 2 |  André Negrão | A | Hitech Racing | 16 | +9.648 | 3 | 
| 3 | 37 |  Vinícius Alvarenga | B | Dragão Motorsport | 16 | +25.158 | 9 | 
| 4 | 38 |  Raphael Raucci | B | RR Racing Team | 16 | +26.485 | 7 | 
| Ret | 3 |  Luís Felipe Derani | A | Cesário Fórmula | 8 | Retired | 11 | 
| Ret | 5 |  Victor Guerin | A | Bassan Motorsport | 8 | Retired | 6 | 
| Ret | 33 |  Victor Franzoni | B | Hitech Racing | 7 | Retired | 5 | 
| Ret | 32 |  Higor Hofmann | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 6 | Retired | 10 | 
| Ret | 2 |  Fabiano Machado | A | Cesário Fórmula | 6 | Retired | 8 | 
| Ret | 31 |  Ricardo Landucci | B | Cesário Fórmula Junior | 6 | Retired | 4 | 
| Ret | 8 |  Roberto La Rocca | A | Hitech Racing | 3 | Retired | 2 | 
| Fastest lap: Lucas Foresti, 1:30.270, 171.844 km/h (106.779 mph) on lap 4[13] | |||||||
See also
References
- ↑ "Edição 2012 confirmada". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "Tyres from British F-3 on Brazil Open". f3brazilopen.com (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- ↑ "Open terá mesmos pneus da F-3 Inglesa". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-16.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Machado e Foresti repetem domínio no segundo treino". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 "Foresti e Raucci vencem a primeira em Interlagos". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ↑ "Foresti e Franzoni ficam com as pole-positions". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ "F3 / 1ª Prova RESULTADO". racingcrono.com.br (in Portuguese) (Racing Crono). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- 1 2 "Foresti vence e garante pole na Pré-Final". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ↑ "F3 / 2ª Prova RESULTADO". racingcrono.com.br (in Portuguese) (Racing Crono). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ↑ "Vitórias de Foresti e Landucci na prévia da decisão". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ "F3 / 3ª Prova RESULTADO". racingcrono.com.br (in Portuguese) (Racing Crono). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ↑ "Lucas Foresti e Vinícius Alvarenga são os campeões da edição 2012". f3brazilopen.com (in Portuguese) (Extrabold Comunicação Integrada). Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- ↑ "F3 / 4ª Prova - RESULTADO COM SOMA". racingcrono.com.br (in Portuguese) (Racing Crono). Retrieved 2012-01-22.
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