2012 F2000 Championship Series

February 2025 2012 F2000 Championship season 2011 2013 The 2012 F2000 Championship Series season marked the seventh season of competition in the series. It consisted of 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 12 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding October 14 at Watkins Glen International.http://f2000championshipseries.com/news/549-2012-f2000-schedule-set.html 2012 F2000 Schedule Set f2000championshipseries.com F2000 Championship Series 2011-11-25 2011-11-27 Venezuelan Roberto La Rocca of HP-Tech won 11 of the 14 races and finished on the podium in 13 of the 14. American Wyatt Gooden, who got his start through winning online video racing tournaments, finished second in points with two wins. American Niki Coello won one race and finished third. Kevin Kopp finished fourth in points and Tim Minor finished fifth, while claiming his second consecutive and third overall Masters Championship title. Race calendar and results Round Circuit Location Date Pole position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team 1 Virginia International Raceway USA Alton, Virginia April 12–15 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 2 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 3 Road Atlanta USA Braselton, Georgia May 10–12 USA Wyatt Gooden VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 4 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 5 Lime Rock Park USA Lakeville, Connecticut May 25–26 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca USA Wyatt Gooden USA Quantum Mechanics Racing Services 6 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 7 New Jersey Motorsports Park USA Millville, New Jersey June 28 – July 1 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 8 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 9 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course USA Lexington, Ohio July 26–29 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 10 VEN Roberto La Rocca USA Wyatt Gooden USA Wyatt Gooden USA Quantum Mechanics Racing Services 11 Summit Point Motorsports Park USA Summit Point, West Virginia August 24–26 USA Wyatt Gooden VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 12 VEN Roberto La Rocca USA Chris Livengood USA Niki Coello USA Coello Racing 13 Watkins Glen International USA Watkins Glen, New York October 12–14 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech 14 VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN Roberto La Rocca VEN HP-Tech Championship standings Pos Driver VIR ATL LRP NJ MOH SUM WGL Points Drivers' championship 1 VEN Roberto La Rocca 1 11 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 28 1 3 1 1626 2 USA Wyatt Gooden 32 3 2 3 1 19 5 2 3 1 2 2 3 2497 3 USA Niki Coello 3 2 4 5 2 20 21 3 14 3 5 1 2 4430 4 USA Kevin Kopp 4 4 12 7 13 5 3 4 4 19 3 5 9 6366 5 USA Tim Minor (M) 6 23 5 4 6 2 2 8 9 5 7 20317 6 USA Tim Paul 8 5 6 6 8 6 6 6 5 29 11 19 14 12306 7 USA Chris Livengood 14 30 DSQ 10 5 3 8 9 7 4 8 4 32 9296 8 USA Zach Craigo 18 6 9 8 4 5 12 15 4 16 6 5282 9 USA Kyle Connery 7 31 3 2 23 28 31 2 6 17 4 8250 10 USA Dave Weitzenhof (M) 5 7 8 9 12 20 10 13 13 DNS 23 15189 11 USA Tom Fatur (M) 12 9 4 4 8 7 12 29178 12 USA John Brumder 26 20 18 17 11 11 11 13 32 23 23 7 15 17148 13 USA Robert Wright (M) 33 33 24 24 9 8 20 12 15 14 17 18 13 14143 14 USA Bill Jordan (M) 20 14 15 15 11 8 19 8 17 30127 15 VEN Cesar LaPoint 6 6 15 6 DNS 7125 16 CAN Dean Baker (M) 13 15 26 10 13 12 8 16115 17 VEN José Montiel 19 16 26 14 12 22 14 19 18 21 18 11 29 32106 17 USA Peter Gonzalez (M) 11 24 17 16 DNS 17 21 11 21 9 33 21106 19 USA Nick Palacio 10 11 9 11 10 DNS103 20 USA Craig Clawson (M) 27 17 10 9 29 20 16 14 22 2292 21 USA Charles Finelli (M) 17 12 22 23 16 7 22 DNS 20 3581 22 BRA Fabio Orsolon 2 8 DNS 2568 22 USA Rob Nicholas (M) 5 368 24 USA Jeff McCusker (M) 29 19 24 13 19 21 20 10 27 3362 25 USA Mark Defer (M) 16 13 10 1361 26 USA Paul Alspach 17 7 30 1058 27 USA Dan Denison (M) 25 22 21 20 17 18 24 15 19 2455 27 USA Doug Rocco 18 15 13 15 33 25 25 1955 29 BRB Brent Gilkes (M) 9 10 19 2652 30 BRA Danyel Torres 9 12 16 3151 31 USA Gerry Kraut (M) 7 1146 31 USA John LaRue (M) 28 29 25 2 3246 33 USA Chris Monteleone 17 16 16 14 DNS DNS42 33 JAM Collin Daley 10 1042 33 BRA Gustavo Rizzo 12 13 24 1842 33 CAN Sergio Pasian 10 1042 38 USA Keith McCrone 14 DNS 18 1140 39 USA Rob Alaer DNS 21 16 938 39 USA Eric Presbrey 20 19 14 21 24 22 DNS 2538 41 USA Jason Rabe 7 1637 42 USA Thomas Schweitz (M) 22 DNS 13 12 DNS DNS36 42 CAN Aaron Pettipas 23 25 DNS 12 22 1636 44 USA Shaun Miller 21 18 15 24 19 3133 45 AUS Nathan Morcom 15 32 15 DNS31 46 USA Jonathan Scarallo 7 2330 47 USA Brendan Puderbach 30 27 23 21 22 14 3627 47 USA Tom Drake (M) 21 18 18 17 28 24 31 2827 49 USA Jose Gerardo (M) 31 26 14 2219 49 USA Matthew Inge 11 DNS19 51 USA Steve Coates 16 1818 52 USA Vaughn Horvath 24 28 23 17 26 2617 53 USA Dennis McCarthy 25 DNS 15 18 25 2615 54 USA Jim Hanrahan (M) 19 25 28 3710 55 USA Joey Selmants 20 337 55 CAN Steve Bamford 35 207 57 USA Fred Bross (M) 20 DNS6 57 USA Chris Camadella (M) 21 346 59 USA Matt Machiko 36 234 60 USA Barry Gilbert 26 272 60 USA Al Guibord, Sr. 27 302 60 USA Scott Baroody 34 272 63 USA Will Haney 30 DNS1 Pos Driver VIR ATL LRP NJ MOH SUM WGL 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(DNP) Not competingIn-line notationBoldPole position(3 points)ItalicsRan fastest race lap(2 points) This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship. (M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age. 1 Roberto La Rocca was penalized 25 points for failing to leave sufficient racing room for a competitor in Round 2.https://archive.today/20130122053231/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10733 La Rocca Penalized for Round Two Start, eFormulaCarNews, April 19, 2012, Retrieved 2012-04-27 References External links Official Series Website F2000 Category:F2000 Championship Series seasons