# 2012 JK Racing Asia Series

The 2012 JK Racing Asia Series season was the ninth season of the former Formula BMW Pacific series, and the second under its new name of the JK Racing Asia Series. The championship began on 27 May at Sepang and finished on 2 December in New Delhi after sixteen races held at six meetings.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars were BMW-engined Mygale FB02 chassis. Guest drivers in italics.
| Team | No. | Driver | Class | Rounds |
| EuroInternational | 1 | Nabil Jeffri | | All |
| EuroInternational | 2 | Weiron Tan | | 1–4 |
| EuroInternational | 2 | Hiqmar Danial | | 5 |
| EuroInternational | 2 | Aditya Patel | | 6 |
| EuroInternational | 3 | Irfan Ilyas | | 1–4 |
| EuroInternational | 3 | Akhil Khushlani | | 5 |
| EuroInternational | 4 | Aston Hare | R | 1–3, 5–6 |
| EuroInternational | 10 | Hiqmar Danial | | 4 |
| EuroInternational | 49 | Akhil Khushlani | | 6 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 5 | Raj Bharath | | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 6 | Vishnu Prasad | | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 7 | Sandeep Kumar | | 1 |
| Atlantic Racing Team | 12 | Calvin Seibl | | 1 |
| Meco Racing | 5 | Raj Bharath | | 5 |
| Meco Racing | 6 | Vishnu Prasad | | 5–6 |
| Meco Racing | 14 | Chetan Korada | | 5 |
| Meco Racing | 15 | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | 6 |
| Meco Racing | 17 | Diego Duez | | 6 |
| Meco Racing | 19 | Akhil Rabindra | | 5–6 |
| US Formula Project | 9 | Chris Vlok | | 2 |
| US Formula Project | 10 | Calvin Wong | | 5 |
| US Formula Project | 10 | Amer Beg | | 6 |
| US Formula Project | 11 | Aditya Patel | | 2–3, 5 |
| US Formula Project | 33 | Sean Walkinshaw | | 2 |
| US Formula Project | 37 | Ashraff Dewal | | 5–6 |
| US Formula Project | 49 | Akhil Khushlani | | 4 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 10 | Danial Hidzir | | 1–3 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 37 | Josh Raneri | R | 1–3 |
| Eurasia Motorsport | 45 | Alexis van de Poele | | 3 |
| SWB Motorsport | 24 | Tommy Ostgaard | | 4 |
| SWB Motorsport | 27 | Jack Dex | | 4 |
| www.Meritus.GP | 29 | Akash Nandy | | 1 |
| www.Meritus.GP | 38 | Aidan Wright | R | 1–3, 5–6 |
| www.Meritus.GP | 68 | Toby Earle | R | 1–3, 5 |
| www.Meritus.GP | 88 | Afiq Ikhwan | | All |
| www.Meritus.GP | 95 | Ernie van der Walt | | 2–3 |
| www.Meritus.GP | 95 | Earl Bamber | | 5 |
| Mahara | 45 | Ollie Millroy | | 2 |
| Mahara | 79 | Charly Bizalion | | 2 |
| Mahara | 79 | Earl Bamber | | 3 |
| Mahara | 79 | Karmnder Pal Singh | | 5 |
| Icon | Class |
| R | Rookie Driver |

## Race calendar and results

* The series schedule was released on 2 February 2012. The series visited European circuits for the first time, adding races at Le Castellet and Spa-Francorchamps. On 15 August 2012, it was announced that the series would visit Silverstone for a round supporting the British Formula 3 and British GT championships, instead of being part of the support package for the Singapore Grand Prix.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning driver | Winning team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Sepang International Circuit | 26 May | Nabil Jeffri | Nabil Jeffri | Nabil Jeffri | EuroInternational | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 1 | R2 | Sepang International Circuit | 26 May | Afiq Ikhwan | Nabil Jeffri | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 1 | R3 | Sepang International Circuit | 27 May | | Aston Hare | Nabil Jeffri | EuroInternational | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 1 | R4 | Sepang International Circuit | 27 May | | Aston Hare | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | Asian Festival of Speed |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 1 July | Afiq Ikhwan | Ernie van der Walt | Nabil Jeffri | EuroInternational | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 1 July | Aston Hare | Aston Hare | Afiq Ikhwan | www.Meritus.GP | Blancpain Endurance Series |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 27 July | Nabil Jeffri | Aston Hare | Nabil Jeffri | EuroInternational | Spa 24 Hours |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 28 July | Nabil Jeffri | Weiron Tan | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | Spa 24 Hours |
| 4 | R1 | Silverstone Circuit | 8 September | Afiq Ikhwan | Afiq Ikhwan | Afiq Ikhwan | www.Meritus.GP | British GT / British Formula 3 |
| 4 | R2 | Silverstone Circuit | 9 September | Afiq Ikhwan | Akhil Khushlani | Afiq Ikhwan | www.Meritus.GP | British GT / British Formula 3 |
| 5 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit | 27 October | Afiq Ikhwan | Aditya Patel | Afiq Ikhwan | www.Meritus.GP | Indian Grand Prix |
| 5 | R2 | Buddh International Circuit | 28 October | Nabil Jeffri | Nabil Jeffri | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | Indian Grand Prix |
| 6 | R1 | Buddh International Circuit | 1 December | Aston Hare | Aston Hare | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | stand-alone round |
| 6 | R2 | Buddh International Circuit | 1 December | Aston Hare | Nabil Jeffri | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | stand-alone round |
| 6 | R3 | Buddh International Circuit | 2 December | | Nabil Jeffri | Aston Hare | EuroInternational | stand-alone round |
| 6 | R4 | Buddh International Circuit | 2 December | | Nabil Jeffri | Aditya Patel | EuroInternational | stand-alone round |

## Championship standings

* Points were awarded as follows:
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | PP |
| All Race | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | Pts |
| 1 | Aston Hare | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 236 |
| 2 | Nabil Jeffri | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 223 |
| 3 | Afiq Ikhwan | 2 | Ret | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | Ret | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Ret | 174 |
| 4 | Aidan Wright | 7 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 120 |
| 5 | Irfan Ilyas | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | 93 |
| 6 | Hiqmar Danial | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | 89 |
| 7 | Weiron Tan | 6 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 3 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | 67 |
| 8 | Akash Nandy | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 9 | Ernie van der Walt | | | | | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 34 |
| 10 | Toby Earle | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | | | 9 | 11 | | | | | 27 |
| 11 | Josh Raneri | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | Ret | 10 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 25 |
| guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||||
| | Aditya Patel | | | | | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| | Akhil Khushlani | | | | | | | | | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| | Vishnu Prasad | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | | | | | | | Ret | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| | Tommy Ostgaard | | | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Earl Bamber | | | | | | | 5 | Ret | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Amer Beg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| | Jack Dex | | | | | | | | | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Calvin Wong | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | | | 0 |
| | Sean Walkinshaw | | | | | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Akhil Rabindra | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| | Diego Duez | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 0 |
| | Raj Bharath | 11 | 12 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| | Ashraff Dewal | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 14 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| | Calvin Seibl | 12 | 9 | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chris Vlok | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Mahaveer Raghunathan | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| | Alexis van de Poele | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Karminder Pal Singh | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 12 | | | | | 0 |
| | Charly Bizalion | | | | | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Chetan Korada | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| | Sandeep Kumar | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Ollie Millroy | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SEP | SEP | SEP | SEP | LEC | LEC | SPA | SPA | SIL | SIL | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | Pts |
| 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) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |