2012 FIA GT3 European Championship
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The 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship was the seventh and final season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on 8 April at Nogaro and ended on 23 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship; two of the six meetings were run in conjunction with the FIA GT1 World Championship, with combined grids being utilised.[1]
Calendar[edit]
On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012.[2]
Round | Circuit | Date |
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1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France | 8 April |
2 | Circuit Zolder, Zolder, Belgium | 22 April |
3 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain | 27 May |
4 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal | 8 July |
5 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsky District, Russia | 2 September |
6 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany[1] | 23 September |
Entries[edit]
The entry list was published by the FIA on 3 April 2012.[3] For the combined races with the FIA GT1 World Championship, GT3 cars ran with 100 in front of their usual car numbers.
Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Com No. | Drivers | Rounds | Tyres |
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Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 1 | 101 | Dominik Baumann | All | P |
Maximilian Buhk | |||||||
2 | 102 | Mika Vähämäki | All | ||||
Max Nilsson | |||||||
Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 4 | 104 | Sergey Ryabov | All | P |
Miguel Toril | |||||||
5 | 105 | Vyacheslav Maleev | All | ||||
Kirill Ladygin | |||||||
Valmon Racing Team Russia | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 6 | N/A | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1 | P |
Natalia Freidina | 1 | ||||||
Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 11 | 111 | Filip Sladecka | 1 | P |
Gerhard Tweraser | 1 | ||||||
Hari Proczyk | 2–6 | ||||||
David Mengesdorf | 2–6 | ||||||
12 | 112 | Jesse Laine | 1 | ||||
Gilles Vannelet | 1 | ||||||
Natalia Freidina | 2 | ||||||
Leonid Machitski | 2 | ||||||
Eduard Leganov | 4–6 | ||||||
Riccardo Brutschin | 4 | ||||||
Sergey Afanasyev | 5 | ||||||
Marko Vähämäki | 6 | ||||||
Team Novadriver | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 14 | 114 | Ni Amorim | All | P |
César Campaniço | |||||||
N/A | 117 | Natalia Freidina | 6 | ||||
Alexey Vasilyev | |||||||
Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 15 | 115 | Jérôme Demay | 1–3, 6 | P |
Dino Lunardi | 1–3, 6 | ||||||
16 | N/A | Grégory Guilvert | 1–2, 4 | ||||
Marc Sourd | 1–4 | ||||||
Jonathan Hirschi | 3 | ||||||
Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 24 | N/A | Natalia Freidina | 4 | P |
Albert von Thurn und Taxis | 4 | ||||||
Chevrolet Camaro GT | Katech 7.9 L V8 | 34 | N/A | Max Sandritter | 2 | P | |
Philip Geipel | 2 | ||||||
Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 32 | N/A | Yves Weerts | 3 | P |
Kurt Mollekens | 3 | ||||||
AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 50 | 150 | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez | All | P |
Giuseppe Cirò | |||||||
51 | 151 | Stefano Gai | All | ||||
Michael Lyons | |||||||
Esta Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | N/A | 177 | Aleksander Skryabin | 5 | P |
Alessandro Pier Guidi | 5 | ||||||
N/A | 199 | Aleksey Basov | 5 | ||||
Björn Grossman | 5 |
Results and standings[edit]
Race results[edit]
Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
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1 | R1 | Nogaro | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 12 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | No. 16 Saintéloc Racing |
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Gilles Vannelet Jesse Laine | Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert | |||
R2 | No. 16 Saintéloc Racing | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | ||
Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | |||
2 | R1 | Zolder | No. 14 Team Novadriver | No. 50 AF Corse | No. 50 AF Corse |
Ni Amorim César Campaniço | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò | |||
R2 | No. 15 Saintéloc Racing | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 50 AF Corse | ||
Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò | |||
3 | R1 | Navarra | No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | No. 15 Saintéloc Racing | No. 2 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk | Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi | Max Nilsson Mika Vähämäki | |||
R2 | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | ||
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | |||
4 | R1 | Algarve | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | |||
R2 | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | ||
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk | |||
5 | R1 | Moscow | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | |||
R2 | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 104 Russian Bears Motorsport | No. 114 Team Novadriver | ||
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Sergey Ryabov Miguel Toril | Ni Amorim César Campaniço | |||
6 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | |||
R2 | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | ||
Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
Championships[edit]
Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Points System | ||||||||||
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1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | |
Championship Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship[edit]
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Teams' Championship[edit]
Teams must have two cars at a race weekend in order to be eligible for scoring points in the Teams' Championship. If a team with just one car finishes in a points position, the cars of the teams that finished below get the extra points. As well as this, Esta Motorsports did not accrue points for their one-off appearance at the Moscow event, nor did Team Novadriver for their expanded two-car entry at the Nürburgring.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ratel reveals bold vision for SRO-promoted series". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Revised 2012 calendar released". FIA GT1 World Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original on 23 June 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ "Round 1 (Nogaro) Entry List" (PDF). FIA.com. FIA. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.