# 2012 JAF Grand Prix

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 | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
| 1 | 33 | Hankook KTR | Tomonobu Fujii | Porsche 911 GT3-R | H | 42:04.613 | 22 |
| 2 | 16 | Team Mugen | Daisuke Nakajima | Honda CR-Z | B | +9.022 | 22 |
| 3 | 43 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Kosuke Matsuura | ASL Garaiya | B | +12.701 | 22 |
| 4 | 3 | S-Road NDDP | Katsumasa Chiyo | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Y | +13.048 | 22 |
| 5 | 0 | GSR Hatsune Miku | Tatsuya Kataoka | BMW Z4 GT3 | Y | +44.177 | 22 |
| 6 | 52 | Green Tec & Leon with Shift | Haruki Kurosawa | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Y | +44.531 | 22 |
| 7 | 11 | Gainer | Katsuyuki Hiranaka | Audi R8 LMS ultra | D | +49.044 | 22 |
| 8 | 911 | Team Taisan ENDLESS | Kyosuke Mineo | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | +1:17.826 | 22 |
| 9 | 77 | investors Hitotsuyama Racing | Igor Sushko | Audi R8 LMS | Y | +1:36.647 | 22 |
| 10 | 360 | RunUp Tomei Sports | Takuya Shirasaka | Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Y | +2:27.106 | 22 |
| 11 | 31 | Hasepro apr | Koki Saga | Toyota Prius | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 12 | 88 | MonePa JLOC | Takayuki Aoki | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 13 | 14 | Team SGC | Ryo Orime | Lexus IS350 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 14 | 66 | A speed | Kazuki Hoshino | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 15 | 87 | JLOC | Koji Yamanishi | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 16 | 86 | Verity BOMEX JLOC | Junichiro Yamashita | Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 17 | 4 | GSR Project Mirai | Masahiro Sasaki | BMW Z4 GT3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 18 | 2 | Evangelion-01 Cars Tokai Dream28 | Kazuho Takahashi | Mooncraft Shiden | Y | +2 Laps | 20 |
| 19 | 61 | R&D Sport | Kota Sasaki | Subaru BRZ | Y | +2 Laps | 20 |
| 20 | 48 | NEON Dijon Racing | Shogo Mitsuyama | Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Y | +2 Laps | 20 |
| 21 | 5 | Team Mach | Masayuki Ueda | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Y | +3 Laps | 19 |
| 22 | 22 | R'Qs Motorsports | Masaki Jyonai | Vemac RD350R | Y | +3 Laps | 19 |
| 23 | 30 | Iwasaki Moda apr | Yuya Sakamoto | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Y | +4 Laps | 18 |
| DNS | 21 | ZENT Hitotsuyama Racing | Richard Lyons | Audi R8 LMS | Y | | |

## 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 | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | S-Road REITO MOLA | Ronnie Quintarelli | Nissan GT-R | M | 21:01.979 | 10 |
| 2 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +0.764 | 10 |
| 3 | 6 | Lexus Team ENEOS LeMans | Kazuya Oshima | Lexus SC430 | B | +2.726 | 10 |
| 4 | 23 | Motul Autech NISMO | Michael Krumm | Nissan GT-R | B | +4.821 | 10 |
| 5 | 100 | Raybrig Team Kunimitsu | Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +6.046 | 10 |
| 6 | 12 | Calsonic Team Impul | João Paulo de Oliveira | Nissan GT-R | B | +7.672 | 10 |
| 7 | 18 | Weider Honda Racing | Carlo van Dam | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +9.649 | 10 |
| 8 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Takashi Kobayashi | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +11.013 | 10 |
| 9 | 24 | D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing | Hironobu Yasuda | Nissan GT-R | Y | +12.391 | 10 |
| 10 | 32 | EPSON Nakajima Racing | Yuhki Nakayama | Honda HSV-010 GT | D | +15.380 | 10 |
| 11 | 39 | Lexus Team DENSO SARD | Hiroaki Ishiura | Lexus SC430 | M | +41.838 | 10 |
| 12 | 35 | Lexus Team KeePer Kraft | Yuji Kunimoto | Lexus SC430 | B | +43.592 | 10 |
| 13 | 38 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Kohei Hirate | Lexus SC430 | B | +44.966 | 10 |
| 14 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Seiji Ara | Lexus SC430 | Y | +45.323 | 10 |
| 15 | 36 | Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S | Loïc Duval | Lexus SC430 | B | +3 Laps | 7 |

## Formula Nippon results

The Formula Nippon race was held on Sunday November 18.
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Engine | Time/Difference | Laps |
| 1 | 40 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | Takuya Izawa | Honda HR12E | 32:10.212 | 22 |
| 2 | 19 | Team Impul | João Paulo de Oliveira | Toyota RV8K | +0.315 | 22 |
| 3 | 8 | Team Kygnus Sunoco | Loïc Duval | Toyota RV8K | +1.346 | 22 |
| 4 | 39 | Project μ Team Cerumo | Yuji Kunimoto | Toyota RV8K | +4.593 | 22 |
| 5 | 20 | Team Impul | Tsugio Matsuda | Toyota RV8K | +5.420 | 22 |
| 6 | 38 | Project μ Team Cerumo | Kohei Hirate | Toyota RV8K | +7.336 | 22 |
| 7 | 2 | Petronas Team TOM'S | Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota RV8K | +8.044 | 22 |
| 8 | 16 | Team Mugen | Naoki Yamamoto | Honda HR12E | +21.036 | 22 |
| 9 | 31 | Nakajima Racing | Daisuke Nakajima | Honda HR12E | +24.146 | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | Team LeMans | Kazuya Oshima | Toyota RV8K | +26.583 | 22 |
| 11 | 32 | Nakajima Racing | Takashi Kogure | Honda HR12E | +26.647 | 22 |
| 12 | 10 | HP Real Racing | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Honda HR12E | +32.861 | 22 |
| 13 | 15 | Team Mugen | Takuma Sato | Honda HR12E | +33.723 | 22 |
| 14 | 62 | Tochigi Le Beausset Motorsports | Koki Saga | Toyota RV8K | +38.424 | 22 |
| 15 | 18 | SGC by KCMG | Ryo Orime | Toyota RV8K | +54.551 | 22 |
| 16 | 3 | Kondo Racing | Hironobu Yasuda | Toyota RV8K | +1 Lap | 21 |
| DNF | 41 | Docomo Team Dandelion Racing | Koudai Tsukakoshi | Honda HR12E | +6 Laps | 16 |
| DSQ | 1 | Petronas Team TOM'S | André Lotterer | Toyota RV8K | +0.000 | 22 |
* ^1 – 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 | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
| 1 | 66 | A speed | Hiroki Yoshimoto | Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 | Y | 37:17.346 | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | Evangelion-01 Cars Tokai Dream28 | Hiroki Kato | Mooncraft Shiden | Y | +1.273 | 22 |
| 3 | 88 | MonePa JLOC | Manabu Orido | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Y | +17.060 | 22 |
| 4 | 52 | Green Tec & Leon with Shift | Hironori Takeuchi | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Y | +21.594 | 22 |
| 5 | 31 | Hasepro apr | Morio Nitta | Toyota Prius | Y | +22.368 | 22 |
| 6 | 11 | Gainer | Tetsuya Tanaka | Audi R8 LMS ultra | D | +23.225 | 22 |
| 7 | 16 | Team Mugen | Hideki Mutoh | Honda CR-Z | B | +23.377 | 22 |
| 8 | 87 | JLOC | Yuya Sakamoto | Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 | Y | +25.746 | 22 |
| 9 | 43 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Shinichi Takagi | ASL Garaiya | B | +32.731 | 22 |
| 10 | 30 | Iwasaki Moda apr | Yuki Iwasaki | Audi R8 LMS ultra | Y | +39.167 | 22 |
| 11 | 21 | ZENT Hitotsuyama Racing | Akihiro Tsuzuki | Audi R8 LMS | Y | +42.593 | 22 |
| 12 | 4 | GSR Project Mirai | Taku Bamba | BMW Z4 GT3 | Y | +51.816 | 22 |
| 13 | 22 | R'Qs Motorsports | Hisashi Wada | Vemac RD350R | Y | +1:22.068 | 22 |
| 14 | 33 | Hankook KTR | Masami Kageyama | Porsche 911 GT3-R | H | +1:22.701 | 22 |
| 15 | 48 | NEON Dijon Racing | Hiroshi Takamori | Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Y | +1:38.601 | 22 |
| 16 | 61 | R&D Sport | Tetsuya Yamano | Subaru BRZ | Y | +1:40.844 | 22 |
| 17 | 86 | Verity BOMEX JLOC | Hideshi Matsuda | Lamborghini Gallardo RG-3 | Y | +1 Lap | 21 |
| 18 | 911 | Team Taisan ENDLESS | Kyosuke Mineo | Porsche 911 GT3-R | Y | +2 Laps | 20 |
| 19 | 3 | S-Road NDDP | Yuhi Sekiguchi | Nissan GT-R GT3 | Y | +2 Laps | 20 |
| 20 | 0 | GSR Hatsune Miku | Nobuteru Taniguchi | BMW Z4 GT3 | Y | +4 Laps | 18 |
| DNF | 360 | RunUp Tomei Sports | Atsushi Tanaka | Callaway Corvette Z06.R GT3 | Y | +15 Laps | 7 |
| DNF | 14 | Team SGC | Naoya Yamano | Lexus IS350 | Y | +15 Laps | 7 |
| DNF | 77 | investors Hitotsuyama Racing | Kenji Kobayashi | Audi R8 LMS | Y | +21 Laps | 1 |
| DNF | 5 | Team Mach | Tetsuji Tamanaka | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Y | +22 Laps | 0 |

## GT500 Race 2 results

The second GT500 race was held on Sunday November 18.
| Pos | No | Team | Driver | Chassis | Tyre | Time/Difference | Laps |
| 1 | 38 | Lexus Team ZENT Cerumo | Yuji Tachikawa | Lexus SC430 | B | 34:51.361 | 22 |
| 2 | 36 | Lexus Team Petronas TOM'S | Kazuki Nakajima | Lexus SC430 | B | +2.632 | 22 |
| 3 | 100 | Raybrig Team Kunimitsu | Takuya Izawa | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +3.319 | 22 |
| 4 | 23 | Motul Autech NISMO | Satoshi Motoyama | Nissan GT-R | B | +12.563 | 22 |
| 5 | 24 | D'Station ADVAN Kondo Racing | Björn Wirdheim | Nissan GT-R | Y | +17.439 | 22 |
| 6 | 6 | Lexus Team ENEOS LeMans | Daisuke Ito | Lexus SC430 | B | +20.093 | 22 |
| 7 | 18 | Weider Honda Racing | Takashi Kogure | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +22.192 | 22 |
| 8 | 39 | Lexus Team DENSO SARD | Juichi Wakisaka | Lexus SC430 | M | +26.676 | 22 |
| 9 | 8 | Autobacs Racing Team Aguri | Ralph Firman | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +29.299 | 22 |
| 10 | 35 | Lexus Team KeePer Kraft | Andrea Caldarelli | Lexus SC430 | B | +30.723 | 22 |
| 11 | 12 | Calsonic Team Impul | Tsugio Matsuda | Nissan GT-R | B | +33.505 | 22 |
| 12 | 32 | EPSON Nakajima Racing | Ryo Michigami | Honda HSV-010 GT | D | +43.229 | 22 |
| 13 | 19 | Lexus Team WedsSport Bandoh | Marino Franchitti | Lexus SC430 | Y | +52.224 | 22 |
| 14 | 1 | S-Road REITO MOLA | Masataka Yanagida | Nissan GT-R | M | +55.484 | 22 |
| 15 | 17 | Keihin Real Racing | Toshihiro Kaneishi | Honda HSV-010 GT | B | +1 Lap | 21 |