Forthcoming UK Events
| Date | Event | Location |
| 06-08.07.2012 | Formula 1 British Grand Prix | Silverstone (Arena GP) |
| 01-03.06.2012 | British Drift Championship | Norfolk Arena |
| 23-24.06.2012 | MG Live 2012 | Silverstone |
| 25-26.08.2012 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Silverstone |
The 2012 Season Starts Here
The last week has seen a flurry of activity as championships big and small held their annual media days and opening tests, with some already even getting down to racing proper. The British Touring Car Championship heads strongly into a new all-turbo generation and this year boasts 10 models from nine different marques on its 24-car grid, including the technicolour liveried return of the MG name.
The BTCC season opener hits Brands Hatch on 1st April, followed a week later by the first rounds of the British GT Championship and the British F3 International Series at Oulton Park. While some single-seater formulae have struggled in recent times - Formula Renault postponing its UK series due to poor entries - British F3 continues to attract young talent. With recent champions including the Scuderia Toro Rosso pairing of Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, its status as a stepping-stone to Formula 1 is hard to dispute.
Read more...Jaafar and Fantin Out for British F3 Wins with Carlin in 2012
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- Sunday, 05 February 2012
Jaafar and Fantin were unveiled yesterday at the launch of the team’s grand new race headquarters in Farnham, Surrey. Their addition to the Carlin British F3 squad brings its strength to five; they join young Brits Harry Tincknell and Jack Harvey, and Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jnr, son of the rally legend.
Fantin, 20, claimed one race victory and three additional podium finishes on his way to championship eighth last year. The Curitiban aims to be Carlin’s fifth successive champion and the 13th Brazilian wearer of the coveted crown: “I have no other objective but to win the championship. Of course I will need luck, I will need to give my best performance and the car needs to be great. Last year was my first full season in the championship - it was OK, top 10 was what I expected - and I gained a lot of experience with the tracks. Carlin was the wisest and best choice for me for 2012, and now I know that I have the best car on the grid, and that gives me extra confidence.
“I want to be the next Brazilian champion of British Formula 3. It’s possible - it is a matter of working hard, training hard and doing the best possible job.”
Jaafar was just 17 when he came into the championship after success in karting, Formula Renault Asia and Formula BMW. With 60 British F3 races under his belt, Jazeman believes that 2012 will be the season he gets on the victory trail: “There is still a lot for me to learn and Formula 3 is an ideal route for me. I’m still only 19 and I am looking forward to the challenge. I have the experience and I know the tracks, and I see no reason why I can’t be at the front. It’s a question of getting up to speed with the new car and as soon as all that is settled I think we will be at the front.
“I will take it a step at a time. I don’t want to rush into it thinking it’s all about winning because I don’t want to carry too much pressure. I just want to focus and do the job and I am sure the wins will come,” adds Jaafar, who scored consistently in 2011 to place championship sixth.
Carlin’s test and development work with its five new Volkswagen-powered Dallara F312 chassis begins in earnest early next month. The opening round of the Cooper Tires British Formula 3 International Series take place a month later (Apr 6/7) at Oulton Park.
