2012 FIA GT3 European Championship

2012 FIA GT3 European Championship 2011 2013 (FIA GT) 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.http://gt3europe.com/newsitem.php?key=774 Ratel reveals bold vision for SRO-promoted series FIA GT3 European Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation 9 August 2012 3 October 2012 Calendar On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012. http://www.gt1world.com/news/article/revised-2012-calendar-released Revised 2012 calendar released FIA GT1 World Championship Stéphane Ratel Organisation 2 April 2012 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120623020916/http://gt1world.com/news/article/revised-2012-calendar-released 23 June 2012 dead Round Circuit Date 1 FRA Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 8 April 2 BEL Circuit Zolder, Zolder, Belgium 22 April 3 ESP Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 27 May 4 PRT Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal 8 July 5 RUS Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsky District, Russia 2 September 6 DEU Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 23 September Entries The entry list was published by the FIA on 3 April 2012. http://private.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/vchp/302/$FILE/FIA%20GT3%20Entry%20List_Nogaro.pdf?Openelement Round 1 (Nogaro) Entry List FIA.com FIA 3 April 2012 4 April 2012 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. Car number Com No. Combined Car number Drivers Rounds Tyres CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 1 101 AUT Dominik Baumann All Pirelli DEU Maximilian Buhk 2 102 FIN Mika Vähämäki All SWE Max Nilsson RUS Russian Bears Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 4 104 RUS Sergey Ryabov All Pirelli ESP Miguel Toril 5 105 RUS Vyacheslav Maleev All RUS Kirill Ladygin RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 6 N/A GBR Tom Kimber-Smith 1 Pirelli RUS Natalia Freidina 1 DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 11 111 SVK Filip Sladecka 1 Pirelli AUT Gerhard Tweraser 1 AUT Hari Proczyk 2–6 DEU David Mengesdorf 2–6 12 112 FIN Jesse Laine 1 FRA Gilles Vannelet 1 RUS Natalia Freidina 2 RUS Leonid Machitski 2 RUS Eduard Leganov 4–6 DEU Riccardo Brutschin 4 RUS Sergey Afanasyev 5 FIN Marko Vähämäki 6 PRT Team Novadriver Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 14 114 PRT Ni Amorim All Pirelli PRT César Campaniço N/A 117 RUS Natalia Freidina 6 RUS Alexey Vasilyev FRA Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 15 115 FRA Jérôme Demay 1–3, 6 Pirelli FRA Dino Lunardi 1–3, 6 16 N/A FRA Grégory Guilvert 1–2, 4 FRA Marc Sourd 1–4 CHE Jonathan Hirschi 3 DEU Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 24 N/A RUS Natalia Freidina 4 Pirelli DEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis 4 Chevrolet Camaro GT Chevrolet LS3 7.9 L V8 34 N/A DEU Max Sandritter 2 Pirelli DEU Philip Geipel 2 BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 32 N/A BEL Yves Weerts 3 Pirelli BEL Kurt Mollekens 3 ITA AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 50 150 VEN Gaetano Ardagna Pérez All Pirelli ITA Giuseppe Cirò 51 151 ITA Stefano Gai All GBR Michael Lyons RUS Esta Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 N/A 177 RUS Aleksander Skryabin 5 Pirelli ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi 5 N/A 199 RUS Aleksey Basov 5 DEU Björn Grossmann 5 Results and standings Race results Rnd. Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 R1 Nogaro CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team DEU No. 12 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport FRA No. 16 Saintéloc Racing AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk FRA Gilles VanneletFIN Jesse Laine FRA Marc SourdFRA Grégory Guilvert R2 FRA No. 16 Saintéloc Racing CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team FRA Marc SourdFRA Grégory Guilvert AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk 2 R1 Zolder PRT No. 14 Team Novadriver ITA No. 50 AF Corse ITA No. 50 AF Corse PRT Ni AmorimPRT César Campaniço VEN Gaetano Ardagna PérezITA Giuseppe Cirò VEN Gaetano Ardagna PérezITA Giuseppe Cirò R2 FRA No. 15 Saintéloc Racing CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team ITA No. 50 AF Corse FRA Jérôme DemayFRA Dino Lunardi AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk VEN Gaetano Ardagna PérezITA Giuseppe Cirò 3 R1 Navarra DEU No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport FRA No. 15 Saintéloc Racing CZE No. 2 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team DEU David MengesdorfAUT Hari Proczyk FRA Jérôme DemayFRA Dino Lunardi SWE Max NilssonFIN Mika Vähämäki R2 CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk 4 R1 Algarve CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk R2 CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team DEU No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk DEU David MengesdorfAUT Hari Proczyk 5 R1 Moscow CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk R2 CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team RUS No. 104 Russian Bears Motorsport PRT No. 114 Team Novadriver AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk RUS Sergey RyabovESP Miguel Toril PRT Ni AmorimPRT César Campaniço 6 R1 Nürburgring CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk R2 CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team CZE No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU Maximilian Buhk AUT Dominik BaumannDEU 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. Position Driver Team NOGFRA ZOLBEL NAVESP ALGPRT MOSRUS NÜRDEU Total R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two 1 AUT Dominik Baumann CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214 1 DEU Maximilian Buhk CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214 2 ITA Stefano Gai ITA AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158 2 GBR Michael Lyons ITA AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158 3 DEU David Mengesdorf DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153 3 AUT Hari Proczyk DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153 4 PRT Ni Amorim PRT Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135 4 PRT César Campaniço PRT Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135 5 VEN Gaetano Ardagna Pérez ITA AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125 5 ITA Giuseppe Cirò ITA AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125 6 FIN Mika Vähämäki CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111 6 SWE Max Nilsson CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111 7 FRA Marc Sourd FRA Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7 63 8 FRA Grégory Guilvert FRA Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 6 7 58 9 FRA Dino Lunardi FRA Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58 9 FRA Jérôme Demay FRA Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58 10 RUS Sergey Ryabov RUS Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53 10 ESP Miguel Toril RUS Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53 11 RUS Vyacheslav Maleev RUS Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45 11 RUS Kirill Ladygin RUS Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45 12 ITA Alessandro Pier Guidi RUS Esta Motorsports 4 3 27 12 RUS Aleksander Skryabin RUS Esta Motorsports 4 3 27 13 RUS Aleksey Basov RUS Esta Motorsports 9 2 20 13 DEU Björn Grossmann RUS Esta Motorsports 9 2 20 14 RUS Eduard Leganov DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 8 6 8 Ret 19 15 FIN Jesse Laine DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14 15 FRA Gilles Vannelet DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14 16 RUS Sergey Afanasyev DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 6 12 17 RUS Natalia Freidina RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 6 DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10 DEU Reiter Engineering 11 11 PRT Team Novadriver 10 9 18 CHE Jonathan Hirschi FRA Saintéloc Racing 10 8 5 19 FIN Marko Vähämäki DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 Ret 4 20 SVK Filip Sládečka DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4 20 AUT Gerhard Tweraser DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4 21 RUS Leonid Machitski DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10 3 22 DEU Riccardo Brutschin DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 3 23 RUS Alexey Vasilyev PRT Team Novadriver 10 9 3 24 BEL Kurt Mollekens BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2 24 BEL Yves Weerts BEL Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2 25 GBR Tom Kimber-Smith RUS Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 0 26 DEU Albert von Thurn und Taxis DEU Reiter Engineering 11 11 0 – DEU Max Sandritter DEU Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0 – DEU Philip Geipel DEU Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0 Pos. Position Driver Team R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two Total NOGFRA ZOLBEL NAVESP ALGPRT MOSRUS NÜRDEU 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. Position Team Manufacturer Car NOGFRA ZOLBEL NAVESP ALGPRT MOSRUS NÜRDEU Total R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two 1 CZE Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz 1101 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 359 2102 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 2 ITA AF Corse Ferrari 50150 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 4 Ret DSQ 328 51151 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 Ret 2 4 3 DEU Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini 11111 DSQ 8 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 189 12112 4 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 Ret 4 RUS Russian Bears Motorsport Ferrari 4104 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 158 5105 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 5 FRA Saintéloc Racing Audi 15115 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 106 16 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7 Pos. Position Team Manufacturer Car R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two R1 Race One R2 Race Two Total NOGFRA ZOLBEL NAVESP ALGPRT MOSRUS NÜRDEU References External links Official Website of the FIA GT3 European Championship GT3 European Championship FIA GT3 European Championship Category:FIA GT3 European Championship