2012 Pirelli World Challenge

February 2025 2012 Pirelli World Challenge 2011 2013 The 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. All races were televised by NBC Sports Network. All telecasts were tape-delayed, with all races being streamed live.http://www.world-challenge.com/event/season.php?y=2012 TV schedule for 2012 2012-02-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312054019/http://www.world-challenge.com/event/season.php?y=2012 2012-03-12 dead Format change The series began using a four class format. A new "touring car B-spec" class was introduced, similar to the SCCA's amateur divisions, using vehicles such as the Fiat 500, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Nissan Versa.Smith Steven Cole Another Great Show Autoweek December 24, 2012 62 26 68Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-Spec Class Announced http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2325 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Sports Car Club of America 9 January 2012 11 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121070526/http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2325 2012-01-21 dead The new class debuted at the event at Miller. Schedule Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011,2012 Pirelli World Challenge Schedule, Touring Car B-Spec Class Announced http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2326 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Sports Car Club of America 9 January 2012 11 November 2011 21 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121105119/http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2326 dead with an additional three rounds announced November 18,Three More 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Dates Announced http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2330 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Sports Car Club of America 9 January 2012 18 November 2011 21 January 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120121092053/http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2330 dead and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4.Complete 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Schedule Announced http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2339 SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge Sports Car Club of America 9 January 2012 4 January 2012 9 February 2013 https://archive.today/20130209200541/http://www.world-challenge.com/news/story.php?story=2339 dead A second Touring Car race was later added to the Mid-Ohio round. The GT and GTS classes had 12 races, Touring Car had 14, and Touring Car B-Spec had 9. Rnd Date Circuit Location Classes Supporting 1 March 24 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida GT, GTS, TC (x2) IndyCar Series 2 April 15 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California GT, GTS IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series 3 April 28–29 Miller Motorsports ParkThe GT and GTS classes raced on the 3.048 mi km on Outer Course, while the TC and TCB classes raced on the 2.2 mi km on West Course. Tooele, Utah GT, GTSTC, TCB (x3) K&N Pro Series West 4 May 11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California GT, GTS, TC American Le Mans Series 5 June 1–3 The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan GT, GTS (x2) IndyCar Series 6 June 22–24 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario GT, GTS (x2)TC, TCB (x3) Headliner 7 August 3–5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio GT, GTS, TC (x2) IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series 8 August 24 Sonoma Raceway (Indy course) Sonoma, California GT, GTSTC, TCB (x3) IndyCar Series Race results Rnd Circuit GT Winning Car GTS Winning Car TC Winning Car TCB Winning Car GT Winning Driver GTS Winning Driver TC Winning Driver TCB Winning Driver 1 St. Petersburg #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate USA Johnny O'Connell GBR Justin Bell USA Michael Cooper #1 Porsche 911 GT3 #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate USA Lawson Aschenbach GBR Justin Bell USA Michael Cooper 2 Long Beach #8 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #68 Porsche Cayman S Did not participate Did not participate GBR Andy Pilgrim USA Jack Baldwin 3 Miller Motorsport Park Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #00 Fiat 500 US Todd Lamb US Jonathan Start Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #00 Fiat 500 US Michael Cooper US Jonathan Start #1 Porsche 911 GT3 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate US Patrick Long US Andy Lee Did not participate Did not participate #33 Volkswagen GLI #45 Honda Fit US Tristan Herbert US Sage Marie 4 Laguna Seca #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate US Randy Pobst US Peter Cunningham US Todd Lamb 5 Belle Isle #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate USA Johnny O'Connell USA Andy Lee #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate USA Johnny O'Connell USA Andy Lee 6 Mosport Park #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #36 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate US Mike Skeen US Michael Galati Did not participate Did not participate #43 Volkswagen GLI #73 Honda Fit US Jeff Altenburg CAN Andre Rapone Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #73 Honda Fit US Michael Cooper CAN Andre Rapone Did not participate Did not participate #82 Honda Civic Si #73 Honda Fit CAN Gary Kwok CAN Andre Rapone #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #38 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate US Mike Skeen CAN Mark Wilkins 7 Mid-Ohio #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate USA Randy Pobst USA Peter Cunningham USA Michael Cooper #6 Volvo S60 #60 Porsche Cayman S #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate USA Randy Pobst USA Kevin Gleason USA Todd Lamb 8 Sonoma #9 Volvo S60 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate USA Alex Figge USA Andy Lee Did not participate Did not participate #08 Volvo C30 #45 Honda Fit USA Robert Thorne USA Conner Ford Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #90 Kia Rio USA Todd Lamb BER Russell Smith Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #92 Kia Rio USA Michael Cooper USA Jeff Lepper "A" Championships Drivers' Championships Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.2010 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/rules/2010%20PRR%20Version%2018.pdf Sports Car Club of America 22 June 2010 7 July 2010 29–30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716013402/http://cms.scca.com/documents/Pro%20Racing/rules/2010%20PRR%20Version%2018.pdf 2011-07-16 dead Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Race 140 110 95 85 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – GT Pos Driver Car STP LBH UTA LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 USA Johnny O'Connell Cadillac CTS-V 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 2 10 3 7 5 1348 2 GBR Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 5 3 1 4 3 3 4 10 5 4 5 2 1199 3 USA Randy Pobst Volvo S60 12 9 2 5 1 15 9 11 DNS 1 1 3 1137 4 USA Lawson Aschenbach Porsche 911 GT3 4 1 5 4 2 2 4 2 6 3 4 1112 5 USA Alex Figge Volvo S60 3 12 13 13 2 4 3 12 3 12 2 1 1095 6 USA Mike Skeen Nissan GTR DNS 14 14 13 14 11 8 13 887 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 3 6 1 1 7 USA Steve Ott Porsche 911 GT3 10 5 9 6 5 5 15 3 4 7 13 788 8 USA Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 8 6 16 9 11 11 10 5 6 8 9 12 767 9 USA James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 2 4 4 6 15 7 5 723 Audi R8 LMS 5 6 10 USA Jason Daskalos Nissan GTR 13 DNS 17 12 14 14 12 9 11 417 11 USA Jeff Courtney Porsche 911 GT3 7 7 15 12 14 10 9 415 12 USA Tomy Drissi Porsche 911 GT3 6 11 6 9 8 7 413 13 CAN Fred Roberts Dodge Viper 12 11 7 9 9 12 14 413 14 USA David Welch Ferrari F430 9 8 10 DSQ 11 407 Porsche 911 GT3 6 6 15 USA Brett Sandberg Porsche 911 GT3 6 7 10 11 6 341 16 USA Anders Hainer Audi R8 LMS 11 10 13 10 13 10 339 17 USA Madison Snow Porsche 911 GT3 8 9 8 8 8 336 18 USA Justin Marks Porsche 911 GT3 11 13 8 11 8 281 19 USA Jordan Taylor Cadillac CTS-V 2 4 210 20 USA Dino Crescentini Porsche 911 GT3 14 10 7 16 166 21 USA Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3 1 145 22 USA Patrick Lindsey Chevrolet Corvette Z06 13 14 16 142 23 USA Brandon Davis Porsche 911 GT3 7 72 24 USA Michael Hedlund Porsche 911 GT3 8 68 25 USA Bret Curtis Porsche 911 GT3 10 60 26 USA Brent Holden Porsche 911 GT3 12 DNS 54 27 USA Craig Stanton Mercedes-Benz CLK-AMG 15 45 28 USA Brian Kubinski Chevrolet Corvette 18 39 29 USA Erich Joiner Porsche 911 GT3 DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate GTS Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 USA Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 2 2 7 8 1 2 3 7 6 1 3 2 1366 2 USA Andy Lee (R) Chevrolet Camaro 4 3 9 1 5 1 1 9 4 11 7 1 1264 3 USA Jack Baldwin Porsche Cayman S 5 7 1 4 2 4 2 6 2 6 8 12 1185 4 USA Michael Galati Kia Optima 7 10 11 3 6 8 6 1 5 5 5 5 1055 5 USA Nick Esayian Acura TSX 17 5 4 5 4 6 9 17 12 2 9 16 859 6 GBR Justin Bell Ford Mustang 1 1 2 10 13 7 5 26 25 3 821 7 CAN Mark Wilkins Kia Optima 8 11 15 2 1 7 6 4 705 8 USA Alec Udell Ford Mustang 18 15 9 7 19 21 5 3 13 21 9 700 9 USA Brad Adams Ford Mustang 9 8 6 6 14 9 8 11 8 15 16 15 690 10 USA Harry Curtin (R) Chevrolet Camaro 12 17 10 16 9 17 10 12 11 24 13 8 620 11 USA Ric Bushey Nissan 370Z DNS 13 11 12 18 14 13 14 23 12 7 503 12 CAN Aaron Povoledo Ford Mustang 3 3 18 4 15 10 19 497 13 USA Jason von Kluge Ford Mustang 3 4 5 4 12 22 436 14 USA Richard Golinello Ford Mustang 16 6 20 22 8 7 22 20 394 15 USA Don Istook Audi TT RS 16 13 11 13 17 20 17 11 376 16 USA Roger Miller (R) Ford Mustang 15 11 5 21 19 17 24 14 368 17 USA Karl Poeltl Porsche 911 6 9 10 10 14 14 356 18 USA Bill Ziegler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 12 17 14 17 22 339 Pontiac Solstice GXP 25 18 DNS 19 USA Brian Kleeman (R) Nissan 370Z 11 14 15 16 20 19 11 DNS 322 20 USA Kevin Gleason Porsche Cayman S 3 1 263 21 USA Todd Napieralski (R) Chevrolet Camaro 19 13 14 11 16 15 257 22 USA Mark Klenin BMW M3 12 10 10 13 18 DNS 234 23 USA Dane Moxlow Ford Mustang 16 12 7 DNS 21 23 231 24 USA Greg Shaffer Nissan 370Z 13 19 14 15 15 DNS 226 25 USA Al Carter BMW M3 4 2 207 26 USA Colin Braun Kia Optima 14 16 3 2 198 27 USA Alfonso Perri (R) Ford Mustang 8 18 12 DNS 161 28 USA Paul Brown Ford Mustang 3 9 159 29 USA Mark Boden BMW M3 9 4 149 30 USA Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 8 6 144 31 USA Charles Putman BMW M3 8 10 128 32 USA Craig Capaldi Ford Mustang 15 12 99 33 CAN Ernie Jakubowski Porsche Cayman S 14 13 99 34 USA Ben Crosland Ford Mustang 7 72 35 USA Robert Stout Nissan 370Z 23 16 72 36 USA Bryan Heitkotter (R) Nissan 370Z 10 60 37 USA Vafa Kordestani (R) Maserati Trofeo 13 51 38 USA Dan McKeever Ford Mustang 15 45 39 USA Steven Goldman Chevrolet Camaro 16 43 40 USA Tom Felt Honda S2000 CR 17 41 41 USA Scott Bove BMW M3 DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points TC Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points 1 USA Michael Cooper (R) Mazdaspeed3 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 1 4 1 14 3 2 1 1767 2 USA Todd Lamb (R) Honda Civic Si 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 6 10 3 1 2 1 2 1659 3 USA Ryan Winchester (R) Honda Civic Si 9 13 2 2 3 DSQ 4 7 2 5 2 5 5 3 1212 4 USA Shea Holbrook Honda Civic Si 5 12 5 4 5 4 7 2 3 6 11 4 4 4 1119 5 CAN Patrick Seguin Volkswagen Golf GTI 13 10 11 10 9 3 DNS 9 8 14 12 8 8 9 810 6 USA Tristan Herbert Volkswagen Golf GTI 10 3 671 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 11 1 7 6 8 DNS DSQ DNS 7 PER Gustavo Michelsen (R) Honda Civic Si 4 7 3 6 7 6 476 8 USA Jeff Altenburg Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 11 2 1 10 DNS 456 9 USA Travis Wolcott (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2 8 6 3 10 439 10 USA Robb Holland Honda Civic Si 6 5 432 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 10 5 11 DNS Volkswagen Golf GTI 6 11 CAN Karl Thomson Honda Civic Si 6 9 10 11 6 8 416 12 USA Peter Schwartzott Honda Civic Si DNS DNS 10 4 7 9 5 361 13 USA Fred Emich (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 8 11 DNS 5 7 10 337 14 USA Robert Thorne (R) Volvo C30 1 7 7 306 15 CAN Gary Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 5 DSQ 1 228 16 CAN Tom Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 8 3 9 227 17 USA Steve Blethen (R) Mazda RX-8 9 5 6 220 18 USA Michael Pettiford Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 7 6 220 19 CAN Marlin Langeveldt (R) Mazda RX-8 10 4 7 217 20 USA Tommy Boileau (R) Mazda RX-8 8 8 8 204 21 USA Tom Lepper Chevrolet Cobalt SS 10 10 6 196 22 CAN Anthony Rapone (R) Honda Civic Si 3 4 DNS DNS 189 23 USA Don Istook Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 11 11 178 24 SWE Carl Rydquist (R) Mazda RX-8 13 DNS 12 DNS 12 159 25 USA Ray Mason III Honda Civic Si 8 5 148 26 USA Carl Hober Honda Civic 8 8 136 27 CAN Aaron Povoledo Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 6 130 28 VEN Roberto Ricciardelli (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 11 9 121 29 USA David Tuaty Honda Civic Si 12 9 118 30 USA Tom Martin (R) Volkswagen Golf GTI 9 13 115 31 USA Ian Baas Volkswagen Golf GTI DSQ 3 101 32 VEN Alex Popow Volkswagen Golf GTI 4 97 33 BEL Jan Heylen Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 DNS DNS 84 34 USA Brandon Peterson Honda Civic 7 72 35 USA Bob Roth (R) Honda Civic 11 57 36 USA J.D. Mobley Mazda RX-8 DSQ DSQ 12 57 37 VEN Enzo Riccardelli Volkswagen Jetta GLI DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points TCB Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points 1 USA Jonathan Start (R) Fiat 500 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 946 2 USA Craig Capaldi (R) Ford Fiesta 3 3 3 2 2 5 651 3 BER Russell Smith (R) Kia Rio 7 6 6 2 1 2 630 4 USA Connor Ford (R) Honda Fit 5 DNS 2 1 2 3 584 5 CAN Andre Rapone (R) Honda Fit 1 1 1 480 6 USA Sage Marie Honda Fit 4 4 1 335 7 USA Braden Miller (R) Ford Fiesta 6 5 6 4 DNS 329 8 USA Steve Gatrell (R) Honda Fit 3 3 4 293 9 USA Peter Schwartzott, Jr. (R) Mazda 2 5 4 4 262 10 USA Shaun Bailey Mazda 2 2 2 DSQ 252 11 USA Brad Adams Mazda 2 5 6 6 235 12 CAN Jim Kenzie Kia Rio 6 6 6 234 13 USA Jeff Lepper Kia Rio 5 1 230 14 CAN PJ Groenke (R) Mini Cooper 4 5 165 15 USA Joel Lipperini Honda Fit 2 110 16 USA Dan McKeever Ford Fiesta DSQ 0 17 USA Michael J. Lliteras Kia Rio DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points Manufacturer championships Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points. Points are awarded on the following basis: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 9 7 5 3 2 1 In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold. GT Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 USA Cadillac 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 5 2 4 2 82 2 SWE Volvo 3 9 2 5 1 4 3 11 3 1 1 1 69 3 GER Porsche 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 3 2 6 3 4 68 4 USA Chevrolet 8 6 16 3 6 11 10 1 1 8 9 12 28 5 JPN Nissan 13 14 14 12 14 13 12 9 11 11 8 13 0 Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th–6th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Points) Purple Did not finish Blank Did notparticipate GTS Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 JPN Acura 2 2 4 5 1 2 3 7 6 1 3 2 68 2 USA Ford 1 1 2 6 3 3 4 3 3 10 16 3 54 3 USA Chevrolet 4 3 8 1 5 1 1 9 4 11 7 1 52 4 KOR Kia 7 10 3 2 6 8 6 1 1 5 5 4 41 5 JPN Nissan 11 14 13 11 12 16 14 13 14 19 11 7 0 Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points TC Pos Manufacturer STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points 1 JPN Honda 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 106 2 JPN Mazda 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 1 4 1 14 3 2 1 91 3 GER Volkswagen 7 3 7 5 1 2 1 8 5 2 3 6 3 9 56 4 SWE Volvo 1 7 7 10 Pos Manufacturer STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points TCB Pos Manufacturer MIL MOS SON Points 1 JPN Honda 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 67 2 ITA Fiat 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 44 3 USA Ford 3 3 3 2 2 5 6 4 7 36 4 KOR Kia 7 6 5 6 6 6 2 1 1 33 5 JPN Mazda 2 2 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 28 Pos Manufacturer MIL MOS SON Points References Pirelli World Challenge Category:GT World Challenge America