2012 FIA GT3 European Championship

The 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship was the seventh 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]

2012 FIA GT3 European Championship
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Calendar

On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012.[2]

Round Circuit Date
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

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
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

Race results
Rnd. Race Circuit Pole Position Fastest Lap Winner
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

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
Race Type Position
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
Championship Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship
Pos. Driver Team NOG
 ZOL
 NAV
 ALG
 MOS
 NÜR
 Total
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Dominik Baumann Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214
1 Maximilian Buhk Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214
2 Stefano Gai AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158
2 Michael Lyons AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158
3 David Mengesdorf Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153
3 Hari Proczyk Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153
4 Ni Amorim Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135
4 César Campaniço Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135
5 Gaetano Ardagna Pérez AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125
5 Giuseppe Cirò AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125
6 Mika Vähämäki Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111
6 Max Nilsson Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111
7 Marc Sourd Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7 63
8 Grégory Guilvert Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 6 7 58
9 Dino Lunardi Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58
9 Jérôme Demay Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58
10 Sergey Ryabov Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53
10 Miguel Toril Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53
11 Vyacheslav Maleev Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45
11 Kirill Ladygin Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45
12 Alessandro Pier Guidi Esta Motorsports 4 3 27
12 Aleksander Skryabin Esta Motorsports 4 3 27
13 Aleksey Basov Esta Motorsports 9 2 20
13 Björn Grossman Esta Motorsports 9 2 20
14 Eduard Leganov Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 8 6 8 Ret 19
15 Jesse Laine Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14
15 Gilles Vannelet Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14
16 Sergey Afanasyev Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 6 12
17 Natalia Freidina Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 6
Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10
Reiter Engineering 11 11
Team Novadriver 10 9
18 Jonathan Hirschi Saintéloc Racing 10 8 5
19 Marko Vähämäki Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 Ret 4
20 Filip Sládečka Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4
20 Gerhard Tweraser Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4
21 Leonid Machitski Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10 3
22 Riccardo Brutschin Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 3
23 Alexey Vasilyev Team Novadriver 10 9 3
24 Kurt Mollekens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2
24 Yves Weerts Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2
25 Tom Kimber-Smith Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 0
26 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering 11 11 0
– Max Sandritter Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0
– Philip Geipel Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0
Pos. Driver Team R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Total
NOG
 ZOL
 NAV
 ALG
 MOS
 NÜR
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

Teams' Championship

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.

Pos. Team Manufacturer Car NOG
 ZOL
 NAV
 ALG
 MOS
 NÜR
 Total
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz 1
101		 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 359
2
102		 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8
2 AF Corse Ferrari 50
150		 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 4 Ret DSQ 328
51
151		 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 Ret 2 4
3 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini 11
111		 DSQ 8 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 189
12
112		 4 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 Ret
4 Russian Bears Motorsport Ferrari 4
104		 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 158
5
105		 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6
5 Saintéloc Racing Audi 15
115		 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 106
16 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7
Pos. Team Manufacturer Car R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 Total
NOG
 ZOL
 NAV
 ALG
 MOS
 NÜR
Key
ColourResult
GoldRace winner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
Excluded (EX)
White Did not start (DNS)
Race cancelled (C)
Withdrew (WD)
BlankDid Not Participate

References
  1. "Ratel reveals bold vision for SRO-promoted series". FIA GT3 European Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 9 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  2. "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.
  3. "Round 1 (Nogaro) Entry List" (PDF). FIA.com. FIA. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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