2012 British car racing tournament
The 2012 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 20th season of the British GT Championship . The season began on 9 April at Oulton Park and finished on 30 September at Donington Park , after ten rounds held over seven meetings. Motorbase Performance drivers Michael Caine and Daniele Perfetti won the GT3 category in a Porsche 997 GT3-R , Team WFR's Jody Fanin and Warren Hughes won the GT4 championship driving a Ginetta G50 , while Ryan Hooker and Gary Eastwood took the GTC title in a Ferrari 458 Challenge driving for FF Corse.
Class structure [ edit ] For the 2012 season, British GT contained four key classes. The GT3 class allows FIA homologated GT3 cars, such as the Ferrari 458 Italia , Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 or new Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. The GT3B class caters for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations, such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430 .
The GT4 class is a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars, such as the Lotus Evora or Ginetta G50 . The GTC class caters for cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars.
Entry list [ edit ] 2012 Entry List Team Drivers Class Chassis Engine Rounds Beechdean Motorsport [1] 007 Jonathan Adam [1] GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 All Andrew Howard [1] Apex Motorsport 1 Glynn Geddie GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 9 Jim Geddie Rosso Verde [2] 3 Hector Lester [2] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–6, 10 Allan Simonsen [3] Speedworks Motorsport 4 Piers Johnson [4] GT3 Corvette Z06.R GT3 Chevrolet LS7 7.0L V8 All Ron Johnson [4] Scuderia Vittoria [5] 5 Aaron Scott [6] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All John Dhillon [6] JMH Automotive 9 Benji Hetherington[7] GT3 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 1–6 Freddie Hetherington [4] 12 Adam Wilcox [2] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–9 Phil Burton [2] Predator CCTV Racing [2] Adam Wilcox [2] GT3 Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 1–6 Phil Burton [2] Motorbase Performance [8] 10 Steve Parish [4] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Nick Tandy [4] 1–4 Stephen Jelley 5–6, 10 Benji Hetherington 7–9 11 Michael Caine [8] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Daniele Perfetti [8] Stark Racing with Hepworth [2] 14 Ian Stinton [2] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1–2, 5–10 Jake Rattenbury [2] Team WFR [9] 15 Jody Firth [4] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1–6, 9 Riki Christodoulou [4] 55 Warren Hughes [4] GT4 Ginetta G50 GT4 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Jody Fannin [4] Team LNT 16 Lawrence Tomlinson GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 9–10 Mike Simpson Cyber Racing – AMR 17 John Gaw GT3 Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3 Aston Martin 6.0L V12 9–10 Phil Dryburgh Optimum Motorsport [10] 18 George Murrells [10] GT3 Ginetta G55 GT3 Ginetta 4.3L V8 1–6, 9–10 David McDonald [10] 1–2 Luke Hines 3–4, 6, 9 Mike Simpson 5 John Hartshorne 9–10 52 Lee Mowle GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 3–4, 7–9 Ryan Ratcliffe 3–4 George Murrells 7–8 Gary Simms 9 MTECH Racing [2] 21 Matt Griffin [2] GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari 4.5L V8 All Duncan Cameron [2] Team Preci-Spark [2] 22 David Jones [2] GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-AMG 6.2L V8 1–6, 9–10 Godfrey Jones [2] United Autosports [11] 23 Matt Bell[12] GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi R8 LMS Ultra Audi 5.2L V10 1–6 Charles Bateman [12] 24 Matt Bell GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 7–10 Charles Bateman 27 Álvaro Parente GT3 McLaren MP4-12C GT3 McLaren M838T 3.8L Turbo V8 10 Zak Brown JB Motorsport 25 Jan Brunstedt GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 3–4 Mikael Bender Wessex Vehicles 26 Bob Berridge GT3 Audi R8 LMS Audi 5.2L V10 9 Nigel Mustill Craig Dolby Trackspeed [13] 31 David Ashburn [14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Richard Westbrook [4] 1–4, 7–8 Phil Keen 5, 9–10 Nicolas Armindo 6 32 Joe Osborne [14] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Steve Tandy [14] 33 Tim Harvey [15] GT3 Porsche 997 GT3-R Porsche 4.0L Flat-6 All Jon Minshaw [15] Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 34 Marcel Leipert GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 3–4, 9 Marco Attard 3–4, 7–9 Hari Proczyk 7–8 RJN Motorsport 35 Alex Buncombe [4] GT3 Nissan GT-R GT3 Nissan VR38DETT 3.8L Turbo V6 All Jann Mardenborough [4] Reiter Engineering 36 Peter Kox GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 10 Nico Pronk Century Motorsport [2] 42 Zoë Wenham [16] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 All Mike Simpson[17] 1–2 Dominic Evans [2] 3–10 Barwell Motorsport 45 Ben de Zille Butler GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 6 Peter Erceg Jota Group 47 Owen Mildenhall[4] GT4 Mazda MX-5 GT Mazda 2.0L I4 3–10 Mark Ticehurst [4] Lotus Sport UK[18] 48 Sailesh Bolisetti [18] GT4 Lotus Evora Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 1–6 Phil Glew [4] 49 Marco Attard [4] GT4 Lotus Evora Toyota 2GR-FE 4.0L V6 1–2, 5 Alistair Mackinnon [4] Nova Race 50 Marco Cassera GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 3–4 Piero Foglio Complete Racing 53 Steven Chaplin GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 Aston Martin 4.7L V8 7–9 Phil Keen 7–8 Mike Kurton 9 Espace Bienvenue 56 Andre Grammatico GT4 BMW M3 GT4 BMW 4.0L V8 3–4 FF Corse 61 Gary Eastwood GTC Ferrari 458 Challenge Ferrari 4.5L V8 7–10 Ryan Hooker 62 Gerard Grohmann GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 Ferrari 4.3L V8 9 Thomas Kemenater APO Sport 69 James May [4] GT4 Ginetta G50 Ford Cyclone 3.5L V6 1–9 Alex Osborne [4] CWS 4x4 78 Colin White GTC Ginetta G55 Cup Ford Cyclone 3.7L V6 3–4 Jake Rattenbury Ecurie Ecosse [19] 79 Oliver Bryant [20] GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 BMW 4.4L V8 1–6, 10 Alasdair McCaig [20] All Ollie Millroy 7–8 Ollie Hancock 9 Chevron Racing Cars 97 Ray Grimes [4] GTC Chevron GR8 GT4 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 7–8, 10 David Witt [4] 98 Anthony Reid [4] Inv Chevron GR8 GT3 GT4 Ford Cosworth YD 2.0L Turbo I4 1–2, 5, 7–10 Jordan Witt [4]
Icon Class GT3 GT3 Class GT3B GT3B Class GT4 GT4 Class GTC Cup Class Inv Invitation Class
Race calendar and results [ edit ] The 2012 calendar announced on 30 November 2011 included a support slot at the 24 Hours Nürburgring ,[21] with race formats later confirmed on 26 January 2012.[22] All races except German round at Nürburgring, were held in the United Kingdom.
Championship standings [ edit ] Points were awarded as follows: Length 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 60 mins 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 60+ mins 37.5 27 22.5 18 15 12 9 6 3 1.5 Half points were awarded if a class had less than 3 cars
GT3/GTC [ edit ] Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
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