# 2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana season

The 2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana season was the 26th Formula 3 Sudamericana season. It began on 22 July 2012, at Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba, and ended on 2 December on the same circuit. After a year more complicated of the category, Formula 3 Sudamericana becomes organized by Vicar, the same of Stock Car Brasil and Brasileiro de Marcas.
After winning the light class in 2010, Fernando Resende won the main class, the fourth successive title of Césario Fórmula team. On the light class Césario Fórmula driver Higor Hoffman won the championship. The 2012 season was marked by only three drivers racing in all rounds and with no driver and race outside Brazil.

## Drivers and teams

* All cars were powered by Berta engines, and ran on Pirelli tyres. All drivers were Brazilian registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Chassis | Rounds |
| Class A |||||
| Cesário Fórmula | 1 | Fernando Resende | Dallara F309 | 1–2 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 1 | Rodrigo Gonzalez | Dallara F309 | 3–6 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 2 | Carlos Padovan | Dallara F309 | 3 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 2 | Ramon Matias | Dallara F309 | 4 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 2 | Fernando Resende | Dallara F309 | 5–6 |
| Hitech Racing | 3 | Nicolas Costa | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | 3 | Gustavo Myasava | Dallara F309 | 2 |
| Hitech Racing | 3 | Christian Castro | Dallara F309 | 3 |
| Hitech Racing | 3 | Felipe Guimarães | Dallara F309 | 4–6 |
| Hitech Racing | 4 | Gabriel Casagrande | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | 4 | Pedro Nunes | Dallara F309 | 2 |
| Hitech Racing | 4 | Gustavo Frigotto | Dallara F309 | 3, 6 |
| Hitech Racing | 4 | Christian Castro | Dallara F309 | 4 |
| Hitech Racing | 4 | Mathues Stumpf | Dallara F309 | 4 |
| Hitech Racing | 5 | Lucas Biagioni | Dallara F309 | 1 |
| Hitech Racing | 99 | Nicolas Costa | Dallara F309 | 5 |
| Bassan Motorsport | 11 | André Pedralli | Dallara F309 | 1–2, 5 |
| Kemba Racing | 28 | Leonardo de Souza | Dallara F309 | All |
| Class B |||||
| Capital Motorsport | 2 | Eduardo Banzoli | Dallara F301 | 1–2 |
| Capital Motorsport | 26 | Eduardo Banzoli | Dallara F301 | 5 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 31 | Higor Hoffman | Dallara F301 | All |
| Cesário Fórmula | 32 | Felipe Polehtto | Dallara F301 | 2 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 32 | Pedro Castro | Dallara F301 | 3 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 32 | Fernando Stédile | Dallara F301 | 4 |
| Cesário Fórmula | 77 | Felipe Lapenna | Dallara F301 | 5 |
| Chemim Racing | 14 | Luis Carlos Abbade | Dallara F301 | 4 |
| EMB Racing | 22 | Lucas de La Vega | Dallara F301 | 1–4 |
| Baumer Racing | 33 | Lucilio Baumer | Dallara F301 | 6 |
| Dragão Motorsport | 37 | Luir Miranda | Dallara F301 | 2, 6 |
| RR Racing Team | 38 | Raphael Raucci | Dallara F301 | All |

## Race calendar and results

All rounds were held in Brazil.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Class B Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 21 July | Nicolas Costa | Nicolas Costa | Nicolas Costa | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci |
| 1 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 22 July | | Nicolas Costa | Fernando Resende | Césario Fórmula | Higor Hoffman |
| 2 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 4 August | Pedro Nunes | Fernando Resende | Pedro Nunes | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman |
| 2 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 5 August | | Fernando Resende | Fernando Resende | Césario Fórmula | Higor Hoffman |
| 3 | R1 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | 22 September | Higor Hoffman | Higor Hoffman | Rodrigo Gonzalez | Césario Fórmula | Lucas de La Vega |
| 3 | R2 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | 23 September | | Christian Castro | Leonardo de Souza | Kemba Racing | Raphael Raucci |
| 4 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | 27 October | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci |
| 4 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | 28 October | | Rodrigo Gonzalez | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Raphael Raucci |
| 5 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna | 17 November | Felipe Guimarães | Fernando Resende | Fernando Resende | Césario Fórmula | Higor Hoffman |
| 5 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna | 18 November | | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 1 December | Fernando Resende | Felipe Guimarães | Felipe Guimarães | Hitech Racing | Higor Hoffman |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 2 December | | Fernando Resende | Higor Hoffman | Césario Fórmula | Higor Hoffman |

## Championship standings

* Points were awarded as follows:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | CUR | CUR | RIO | RIO | VEL | VEL | TAR | TAR | LON | LON | CUR | CUR | Pts |
| Class A |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Fernando Resende | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 7 | 3 | Ret | 112 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Gonzalez | | | | | 1 | DSQ | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 87 |
| 3 | Leonardo de Souza | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 84 |
| 4 | Felipe Guimarães | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 80 |
| 5 | André Pedralli | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | 75 |
| 6 | Gustavo Frigotto | | | | | 4 | 5 | | | | | 2 | 3 | 57 |
| 7 | Christian Castro | | | | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4† | | | | | 37 |
| 8 | Nicolas Costa | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | | | 35 |
| 9 | Pedro Nunes | | | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 10 | Gabriel Casagrande | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 11 | Ramon Matias | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | | | | | 15 |
| 12 | Mathues Stumpf | | | | | | | 6† | 4 | | | | | 10 |
| | Lucas Biagioni | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Gustavo Myasava | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Carlos Padovan | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| Class B |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Higor Hoffman | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 182 |
| 1 | Raphael Raucci | 5 | 5 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 2 | 142 |
| 3 | Lucas de La Vega | 8 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | | | | | 91 |
| 4 | Eduardo Banzoli | 6 | Ret | Ret | 4 | | | | | DSQ | 6 | | | 42 |
| 5 | Luir Miranda | | | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | Ret | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Pedro Castro | | | | | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | 27 |
| 7 | Luis Carlos Abbade | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | | | | | 10 |
| | Fernando Stédile | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Felipe Lapenna | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Lucilio Baumer | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| | Felipe Polehtto | | | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CUR | CUR | RIO | RIO | VEL | VEL | TAR | TAR | LON | LON | CUR | CUR | 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) |
Notes:
* † — Driver did not race and did not score points for participating with partner.