# 2012 French F4 Championship

The 2012 French F4 Championship season was the twentieth season of the series for 1600cc Formula Renault machinery, and the second season to run under the guise of the French F4 Championship. The series began on 28 April at Circuit de Lédenon and ended on 28 October at Circuit Paul Ricard, after seven rounds and fourteen races.

## Driver lineup

| No. | Driver | Rounds |
| 1 | Darius Oskoui | All |
| 2 | Victor Sendin | All |
| 3 | Joffrey de Narda | All |
| 4 | Florian Latorre | All |
| 5 | Laurent Pellier | All |
| 6 | Enzo Guibbert | All |
| 7 | Simon Tirman | All |
| 8 | Alexandre Baron | All |
| 9 | Marco de Peretti | All |
| 10 | Nicolas Jamin | All |
| 11 | Paul Thenot | All |
| 12 | Simon Gachet | All |
| 14 | Fran Rueda | All |
| 15 | Francisco Abreu | 1–4, 6 |
| 16 | Egor Orudzhev | 1–6 |
| 17 | Denis Korneev | All |
| 18 | Stanislav Safronov | 1–3 |
| 18 | Julien Poncelet | 6 |
| 18 | Norman Nato | 7 |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver |
| 1 | R1 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 28 April | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Victor Sendin |
| 1 | R2 | Circuit de Lédenon, Lédenon | 29 April | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 12 May | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Pau, Pau | 13 May | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Victor Sendin |
| 3 | R1 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 23 June | Enzo Guibbert | Simon Tirman | Alexandre Baron |
| 3 | R2 | Circuit du Val de Vienne, Le Vigeant | 24 June | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |
| 4 | R1 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 14 July | Alexandre Baron | Simon Tirman | Alexandre Baron |
| 4 | R2 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 15 July | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |
| 5 | R1 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 8 September | Simon Tirman | Enzo Guibbert | Alexandre Baron |
| 5 | R2 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos | 9 September | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |
| 6 | R1 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 29 September | Alexandre Baron | Egor Orudzhev | Simon Tirman |
| 6 | R2 | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | 30 September | Alexandre Baron | Egor Orudzhev | Simon Tirman |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 27 October | Darius Oskoui | Darius Oskoui | Darius Oskoui |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | 28 October | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron | Alexandre Baron |

## Championship standings

* Points are awarded to the top ten drivers in both races on a 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1 basis. Additional points are awarded to the driver achieving pole position and fastest lap in each race. Only a driver's best twelve results count towards the championship.
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | LMS | LMS | LEC | LEC | Points |
| 1 | Alexandre Baron | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | DNS | 1 | 278 |
| 2 | Simon Tirman | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 182 |
| 3 | Simon Gachet | Ret | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 148 |
| 4 | Enzo Guibbert | Ret | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 134 |
| 5 | Victor Sendin | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | Ret | 14 | 122 |
| 6 | Darius Oskoui | 5 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 113 |
| 7 | Nicolas Jamin | 8 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 102 |
| 8 | Florian Latorre | Ret | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 80 |
| 9 | Joffrey de Narda | 4 | 6 | Ret | 8 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 76 |
| 10 | Egor Orudzhev | 14 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 5 | 14 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | | | 75 |
| 11 | Denis Korneev | 13 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 40 |
| 12 | Francisco Abreu | 11 | 16 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 12 | Ret | | | 13 | 10 | | | 26 |
| 13 | Fran Rueda | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 24 |
| 14 | Marco de Peretti | 9 | 12 | Ret | 13 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | DSQ | 4 | 9 | 20 |
| 15 | Laurent Pellier | 6 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
| 16 | Paul Thenot | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | DNS | 15 | Ret | 12 | Ret | 8 | 4 |
| 17 | Stanislav Safronov | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| — | Julien Poncelet | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 15 | | | 0 |
| — | Norman Nato | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | DNS | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | LÉD | LÉD | PAU | PAU | VDV | VDV | MAG | MAG | NAV | NAV | LMS | LMS | LEC | LEC | Points |
| 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) |