The2012 Formula Abarth season was the eighth season of the formerFormula Azzurra, and the third under its guise of "Formula Abarth". The European Championship began on 31 March inValencia, while the Italian Championship commenced on 10 June atMugello. They finished together on 30 September atMonza.
Nicolas Costa, who drove forEuronova Racing by Fortec, won both series, taking four victories in the Italian series and six victories in the European championship. Costa won the Italian series by nineteen points and the European series by twenty points over runner-upLuca Ghiotto of thePrema Powerteam, with third place in the European championship taken by Ghiotto's teammateBruno Bonifacio, while Costa's teammateEmanuele Zonzini finished third in the Italian championship.
An eight-round calendar was announced on 6 December 2011. The series will adopt a format used in a majority of the Formula Three series, with three races a weekend, two of which held on the Saturday and the final race on the Sunday.[9] The series will support theItalian Formula Three Championship at all rounds, with the races at Valencia and Budapest also supporting theWorld Touring Car Championship.
Prema Powerteam[1]
Bruno Bonifacio[1]
Francisco Javier Amado[2]
Santiago Urrutia[3]
Sean Gelael[4]
Jenzer Motorsport[5]
Gregor Ramsay[5]
Emanuele Zonzini[7]
