2012 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2012 Australian Sports Sedan season is the 28th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 April 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and will end on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races.

Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Australian Sports Sedan crown after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.

Teams and drivers

Kerry Baily won the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in an Aston Martin DBR9 (pictured in 2013)

The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Driver No Entrant Car
Tony Ricciardello 1 B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Darren Hossack 4 Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4
Robert Gill 5 Robert Gill Ford BF Falcon
Jeff Barnes 6 Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird
Ron Moller 7 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro
Darren Hossack 8 Pfitzner Performance Gearbox Ford EL Falcon
David Cameron 8 Subway Holden Gemini
Daniel Tamasi 9 Domain Prestige Homes Opel Calibra
Simon Copping 11 Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore
Chas Talbot 12 Pakenham Tyrepower Chevrolet Corvette
Stuart Inwood 12 Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs Ford AU Falcon
Anthony Cox 14 Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero
Shane Ryding 15 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7
Leigh Moran 18 Image Racing Ford EL Falcon
Damien Johnson 19 Damien Johnson Holden LJ Torana
Graeme Gilliland 21 P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7
Phil Crompton 21 Datafin Ford Mustang
Geoff Whittaker 23 Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore
Scott Reed 25 Procut Racing Ford Mustang
Birol Cetin 27 Billy's Automotive Services Chevrolet Camaro
Michael Robinson 32 Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro
Steven Lacey 35 Primo Smallgoods Holden VK Commodore
Des Wall 38 Wall Contracting Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Chris Donnelly 43 Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon
Colin Smith 44 MR Automotive Holden Monaro
Daniel Jameson 45 Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR
Dave McGinniss 46 Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra
Mark Bowen 46 Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore
Chris Jackson 50 Kumho Race Tyres Opel Calibra
Tony Ricciardello 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore
Bob McLoughlin 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore
Bruce Banks 56 BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7
Kerry Baily 58 Signstations/Baily Marine Aston Martin DBR9
Dean Camm 66 Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Andrew Leithhead 67 GTA Motorsport Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Shane Bradford 68 Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro
Scott Tutton 71 Tutton Plumbing Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II
Alfred Axisa 80 Austrack Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore
Charlie Senese 81 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Anthony Macready 97 AGM Engineering Nissan 300ZX
Jeff Brown 98 Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series will be contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.[1]

Rd. Circuit City / State Date Winner
1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 13–14 April Kerry Baily
2 Victoria (Australia) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 25–27 May Kerry Baily
3 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–15 July Tony Ricciardello
4 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 10–12 August Darren Hossack
5 New South Wales Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 12–14 October Tony Ricciardello

Drivers Points

The point score system was given a major shake up in 2012. Emphasis on the three races the make up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th &
below
Race 1 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Race 2 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Race 3 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4

[2]

Pos Driver Round 1 – MALRound 2 – PHIRound 3 – EASRound 4 – QLDRound 5 – WAK Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1 Kerry Baily 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th Ret 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 591
2 Tony Ricciardello 4th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 8th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 561
3 Darren Hossack 7th 5th 4th Ret 5th 1st 14th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret 2nd 2nd 527
4 Shane Bradford 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd Ret 6th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 8th 4th 4th 477
5 Des Wall 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Ret 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 314
6 Michael Robinson 5th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 13th 9th 10th 12th 9th 7th 314
7 Dameon Jameson Ret DNS DNS 7th 7th Ret 4th 7th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 235
8 Bruce Banks Ret Ret Ret 9th 6th 6th 18th Ret DNS 9th Ret 11th 4th 6th 6th 214
9 Colin Smith 8th Ret Ret 13th 11th 10th Ret 15th 13th 11th 10th 10th 5th 7th 7th 213
10 Damian Johnson 11th 10th 11th 7th 8th 8th 122
11 Phil Crompton 4th 5th 5th 6th Ret DNS 121
12 Daniel Tamasi 5th DNS Ret Ret 5th 6th 95
13 Dean Camm Ret DNS DNS 6th 9th 7th 12th 13th Ret 94
14 Bob McLoughlin DNS DNS DNS 8th 7th 8th 75
15 Mark Bowen 6th 8th 9th 72
16 Geoffory Whittaker 7th 8th 9th 70
17 Graham Gilliland 10th 8th 9th 64
18 Jeff Barnes DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 5th Ret 6th 62
19 Anthony Macready 9th 14th 8th 52
20 Charlie Senese 6th 6th DNS 50
21 Anthony Cox 7th 6th DNS Ret DNS DNS 48
22 Simon Copping 11th 10th 14th 36
23 David McGinniss Ret 12th 11th 32
24 Birol Cetin 5th Ret DNS 22
25 Geoff Russell 13th 11th DNS 21
26 Leigh Moran 12th 12th Ret 20
27 Shane Ryding 14th Ret 12th 20
28 Scott Reed 8th Ret DNS 16
29 Chris Donnelly 15th Ret Ret 10th Ret DNS 14
30 Chas Talbot Ret 13th Ret 9
31 Ron Moller 16th 16th 15th 9
32 Steven Lacey 17th 18th 16th 9
33 David Cameron 19th 19th 17th 9
34 Jeff Brown Ret 17th Ret 3
Alfred Axisa Ret Ret DNS 0
Bob Gill Ret DNS DNS 0
Scott Tutton Ret DNS DNS 0
Guest drivers
Chris Jackson 6th Ret DNS 0
Stuart Inwood 10th 11th 12th 0
Andrew Leithhead Ret DNS DNS 0
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

References

  1. ↑ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  2. ↑ "2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations" (pdf). Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
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