2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series

Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series
Company type	Motorsport championship
Industry	Auto racing
Founded	2012
Area served	Europe (Monza, Pau, Spa-Francorchamps, Red Bull Ring, Mugello, Barcelona)

The 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series represented the sophomore season of this championship and the eleventh iteration following the former Swiss Formula Renault Championship. The competition spanned from 24 March at Monza through to 21 October at Barcelona, encompassing fourteen races held over seven events.

Although Tech 1's Paul-Loup Chatin clinched the initial pole position, it was Red Bull-supported Koiranen's Daniil Kvyat who dominated the opening Monza weekend by winning both contests, accumulating 53 out of a possible 54 points and securing an early commanding advantage in the standings.

Drivers and teams

Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport	1	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Patrick Kujala	All
	2	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Esteban Ocon	1, 3–7
	3	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	All
	4	Germany Stefan Wackerbauer	All
	5	Template:Country data EST Template:Namespace detect showall Hans Villemi	1, 5–7
	6	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Gustavo Lima	All
	7	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Victor Franzoni	1–3, 5–7
	51	Template:Country data SAU Template:Namespace detect showall Saud Al Faisal	4
Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall GSK Grand Prix	8	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Nicola De Val	All
	9	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Stefano De Val	All
Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall ARTA Engineering	10	Template:Country data AND Template:Namespace detect showall Alex Loan	All
	29	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall William Vermont	All
	30	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Léo Roussel	All
	31	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul Petit	2

Race calendar and results

The schedule for the seven-round 2012 season was unveiled on 22 November 2011. The series accompanied Italian Renault Clio Cup events at every Italian venue and included rounds alongside the Pau Grand Prix, the FIA Formula Two Championship at Spa-Francorchamps, and the World Series by Renault at Circuit de Catalunya.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Junior Winner

1 ! R1	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Autodromo Nazionale Monza	24 March	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen GP	Template:Country data COL Template:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo
1 ! R1		25 March	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen GP	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Esteban Ocon

│Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Norman Nato │{{nowrap│Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Paul-Loup Chatin}} │Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Tech 1 Racing │Template:Flagikon FIN Template:Patrick Kujala

rowspan=2 2 ! R1 │rowspan=2 │Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Pau Grand Prix │12 May │Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Norman Nato⁽¹⁾ │Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagicon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagicon LUX Template:RC Formula │Template:Flagicon BRA Template:Felipe Fraga

│Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon LUX Template:RC Formula │{{nowrap│Template:Flagikon DEU Template:Stefan Wackerbauer}}

rowspan=2 3 ! R1 │rowspan=2 │{{nowrap│Template:Flagikon ITA Template:Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Imola}} │26 May │Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon FRA Template:Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon LUX Template:RC Formula │Template:Flagikon COL Template:Óscar Tunjo

rowspan=2 4 ! R1 │rowspan=2 │Template:Flagikon BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps │23 June │Template:Flagikon FRA Norman Nato │Template:Flagikon BRAGuilherme Silva │Template:Flagikon RUS Daniil Kvyat │Template:Flagikon FIN Koiranen GP │Template:Flagikon COL Óscar Tunjo \|- ! R2 │24 June │Template:Flagikon COL Óscar Tunjo │Template:Flagikon COL Óscar Tunjo │Template:Flagikon COL Óscar Tunjo │Template:Flagikon FRA Tech 1 Racing │Template:Flagikon COL Óscar Tunjo \|- !rowspan=2 5 ! R1 │rowspan=2 │Template:Flagikon AUT Red Bull Ring, Spielberg │1 September │Template:Flagikon BRAVictor Franzoni │Template:Flagikon FRAEsteban Ocon │Template:Flagikon RUSDaniil Kvyat │ { { flagikon FIN }}Koiranen Motorsport } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } } }

rowspan=2 6 ! R1 │rowspan=2 │ {{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	6 October	{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon FIN }} Koiranen Motorsport	- ! R2	7 October	{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon FRA }} Norman Nato	{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon FIN }} Koiranen Motorsport	- !rowspan=2 7 ! R1	rowspan=2	{{ flag icon ESP }} Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona	21 October	{{ flag icon FRA }} Norman Nato		{{ flag icon FRA }} Norman Nato	{{ flag icon LUX }} RC Formula	- ! R2			{{ flag icon RUS }} Daniil Kvyat	{{ flag icon COL }} Óscar Tunjo	{{ flag icon COL }} Óscar Tunjo	{{ flag_icon FRA }} Tech 1 Racing	Template:Flag icon COL Óscar Tunjo }}

⁽¹⁾ During Pau qualifying, times were recorded in two separate groups; both Paul-Loup Chatin and Norman Nato earned an extra point for setting the fastest lap in their respective sessions.

Drivers' Championship

Position	Competitor	MNZ Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		PAU Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall		IMO Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		SPA Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall		RBR Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall		MUG Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		CAT Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points
1	Template:Country data RUS Template:Namespace detect showall Daniil Kvyat	1	1	7	Retired	4	Retired	1	10	1	1	1	1	3	Retired	217
2	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Norman Nato	5	4	1	2	1	1	23	2	10	6	2	2	1	Retired	214
3	align=left \| Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Paul-Loup Chatin	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \| 3	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \| 2	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \| 2	style = "background: #FFFFBF;" \| 1	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \| 3	style = "background: #EFCFFF;" \| Retired	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \| 2	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \| 3	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \| 14	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \| 12	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \| 3	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \| 3	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \| 2	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \| 2	194
4	align=left \| Template:Country data COL Template:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|4	style = "background: #EFCFFF;" \| Retired			style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|5	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|13	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|4	style = "background: #FFFFBF;" \| 1	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|12	style = "background: #EFCFFF;" \| Retired			style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|5	style = "background: #FFFFBF;" \| 1	97
5	align=left \| Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall William Vermont	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|16	style = "background: #FFDF9F;" \|3	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|16	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|4	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \|2	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \|2	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|13	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|8	style = "background: #DFDFDF;" \|2	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|7	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|10	style = "background: #CFCFFF;" \|12	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|10	style = "background: #DFFFDF;" \|10	93
Position	Competitor	Autodromo Nazionale Monza#MNZ Template:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Pau Grand Prix#PAU" Template:Country data "FRA"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari#IMO" Template:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA" Template:Country data "BEL"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Red Bull Ring#RBR" Template:Country data "AUT"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Mugello Circuit#MUG" Template:Country data "ITA"Template:Namespace detect showall		"Circuit de Catalunya#CAT" Template:Country data "ESP"Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points

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Juniors' Championship

Position	Competitor	MNZ Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		PAU Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall		IMO Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		SPA Template:Country data BEL Template:Namespace detect showall		RBR Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall		MUG Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall		CAT Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall		Total Points
1	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Patrick Kujala	17	13	5	5	12	Retired	5	Retired	6	5	5	5	12	5	191
2	Template:Country data COL Template:Namespace detect showall Óscar Tunjo	4	Retired			5	13	4	1	12	Retired			5	1	161
3	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Esteban Ocon	8	5			7	4	25	7	(missing data)			(missing data)	(missing data)	154
4	Template:Country data BRA Template:Namespace detect showall Felipe Fraga	24	Retired	3	Retired	11	Retired	6	4	15	9	12	13	15	3	128
5	Germany Stefan Wackerbauer	15	25	8	24	Retired	3	9	6	7	14	7	14	Retired	20	126
Position	Competitor	Autodromo Nazionale Monza#MNZ File:Flag placeholder.svg		colspan=2# Pau Grand Prix#PAU File:Flag placeholder.svg	colspan=2# Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari#IMO File:Flag placeholder.svg	colspan=2# Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps#SPA File:Flag placeholder.svg	colspan=2# Red Bull Ring#RBR File:Flag placeholder.svg	colspan=2# Mugello Circuit#MUG File:Flag placeholder.svg	colspan=2# Circuit de Catalunya#CAT File:Flag placeholder.svg	Total Points

Teams' Championship

Prior to each race weekend, teams select two drivers whose results will contribute to the teams' championship standings.

Position	Team	Points
1	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall Tech 1 Racing	318
2	Template:Country data FIN Template:Namespace detect showall Koiranen Motorsport	312
3	Template:Country data LUX Template:Namespace detect showall RC Formula	240
4	Template:Country data AUT Template:Namespace detect showall Interwetten.com Racing Team	107
5	Template:Country data FRA Template:Namespace detect showall ARTA Engineering	107
6	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Team Torino Motorsport	41
7	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Prema Powerteam	38
8	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall EPIC Racing	26
9	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall One Racing	3
10	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Mark Burdett Motorsport	2
11	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall GSK Grand Prix	1
12	Template:Country data GBR Template:Namespace detect showall Atech Reid GP	0
13	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall Brixia Horse Power by Facondini Racing	0
14	Template:Country data ESP Template:Namespace detect showall AV Formula	0
15	Template:Country data ITA Template:Namespace detect showall BVM Racing	0