2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship

February 2025 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship 2011 2013 The 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the third full season of the series since its revival in 2010. Rookie Australian/American driver Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, captured the title over is Cape Motosports teammate, second-year American Spencer Pigot by seven points in the final pair of races at Virginia International Raceway. Even though Pigot won the final two races of the season, Brabham's lead was large enough and his finishes in the final two races were high enough to capture the championship. Brabham only won four races compared to Pigot's eight wins. However, Brabham only failed to finish in the top-10 once with a single DNF while Pigot finished outside the top-10 three times in what would ultimately decide the championship. The only other driver to capture a race win during the season was Belardi Auto Racing's Scott Anderson. Norwegian Henrik Furuseth captured the National Class championship over American R. C. Enerson in the final race of the season when Enerson was involved in an incident in the first lap of the race after passing Furuseth. The crash dropped Enerson to third in points as Mark Eaton finished second in class in the race and edged out Enerson for second place in National Class by four points. One notable driver to compete in the championship was Michael Johnson of Flint, Michigan who is a paraplegic, having lost use of his legs in a motorcycle racing accident.Patterson, Doug. USF2000 – Former Supermoto rider Michael Johnson Joins JDC MotorSports, Open Paddock, February 6, 2012, Retrieved 2012-09-15 Johnson finished 15th in points with a best finish of tenth at Road America. Drivers and teams In line with U.S. F2000 regulations, National Class cars were ineligible to compete at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.http://www.usf2000.com/news/12-05-21/USF2000_Heads_to_Indianapolis.aspx USF2000 Heads to Indianapolis U.S. F2000 National Championship Andersen Promotions, LLC May 21, 2012 May 26, 2012 https://archive.today/20130205135450/http://www.usf2000.com/news/12-05-21/USF2000_Heads_to_Indianapolis.aspx February 5, 2013 dead mdy-all TeamNo. Car numberDriver(s)StatusRound(s)USA Cape Motorsportsw/ Wayne Taylor Racing 2 USA Spencer PigotCape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing Completes Driver Line-Up with Pigot Signing https://web.archive.org/web/20120506165819/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10247&sid=e1b4f53e7e31c77942068391d9e83c65 2012-05-06 , eFormulaCarNews, December 19, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-21 All 3 USA Trent HindmanTrent Hindman to Drive for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065001/http://www.usf2000.com/news/11-10-10/Trent_Hindman_to_Drive_for_Cape_Motorsports_with_Wayne_Taylor_Racing_in_2012.aspx 2012-05-07 , US F2000, October 10, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-29 All 13 NOR Henrik FurusethStringfield, Ryan. Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing inks Furuseth, Junior Open Wheel Talent, February 21, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-21NationalAll 83 AUS Matthew BrabhamMatthew Brabham to Drive the No. 83 for Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing in 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120114102418/http://capemotorsports.com/news/read/matthew-brabham-to-drive-the-no-83-for-cape-motorsports-with-wayne-taylor-racing-in-2012#read_more 2012-01-14 , Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing, December 17, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-17All USA Belardi Auto Racing 4 AUS Roman LagudiBelardi Auto Racing Announce second USF2000 Driver https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065231/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-11-08/Belardi_Auto_Racing_Announce_Second_USF2000_Driver.aspx 2012-05-07 , US F2000, November 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-11-08All 9 USA Luca ForgeoisBelardi Auto Racing adds Forgeois to USF2000 lineupSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes , IndyCar.com, November 5, 2011, Retrieved 2011-11-061–10 GBR Wayne BoydUnregistered 11–14 11 USA Colin ThompsonNew Addition to Belardi Auto Racing Roster https://web.archive.org/web/20120507200529/http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Belardi-Auto-Racing-Announce-New-Driver-for-2012.html 2012-05-07 , Belardi Auto Racing, December 5, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-05All 14 USA Scott AndersonSkip Barber National Champion Signs with Belardi Auto Racing, Belardi Auto Racing, December 8, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-08All USA Pabst Racing Services 5 CAN Dalton KellettDalton Kellett to Drive for Pabst Racing Services in 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065357/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-12-24/Dalton_Kellett_to_Drive_for_Pabst_Racing_Services_in_2012.aspx 2012-05-07 , US F2000, December 24, 2011, Retrieved 2011-12-27 All 6 USA J. R. SmartNational 3–4, 6–14Unregistered5 18 USA Shannon McIntoshhttps://archive.today/20120728164630/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10379&sid=95ca30263b920a9a62725174b7199f08 McIntosh and TrueCar Join Pabst Racing Services in 2012, eFormulaCarNews, February 16, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-16 All USA Andretti Autosport 7 CAN Thomas McGregorhttp://www.usf2000.com/News/11-10-27/Andretti_Autosport_Signs_Thomas_McGregor_to_Compete_with_USF2000_Team.aspx Andretti Autosport Signs Thomas McGregor to Compete with USF2000 Team US F2000 October 27, 2011 October 29, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065137/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-10-27/Andretti_Autosport_Signs_Thomas_McGregor_to_Compete_with_USF2000_Team.aspx May 7, 2012 dead mdy-allAll 8 USA Shelby Blackstockhttp://andrettiautosport.com/news/?p=1187 Shelby Blackstock Joins Andretti Autosport for 2012 USF2000 Season Andretti Autosport January 3, 2012 January 3, 2012All USA ZSports Midwest w/ Team E Racing 10 USA R. C. EnersonZSports Signs Enerson for National Class Title Effort in USF2000 Championship https://archive.today/20120727040045/http://usf2000.com/News/12-02-24/ZSports_Signs_Enerson_for_National_Class_Title_Effort_in_USF2000_Championship.aspx 2012-07-27 , US F2000, February 24, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-24National 1–4, 6–14Unregistered5 USA Robinson Motor Sports 12 USA Eric Filgueirashttps://archive.today/20130121235800/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10308&sid=7c8c14db75dbb779d30e3ed8656b67fa USF2000: Robinson Motor Sports Signs Filgueiras for Sebring Opener, eFormulaCarNews, January 20, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-20National Unregistered 1–2 25 USA Joel JancoNational 3–14 92 USA Mark EatonNational All 97 USA Paul AlspachAlspach Joins Robinson Motor Sports for Winterfest and National Championship Openers https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055415/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10331&sid=1f7106703509c4178d8d847ab9cffb32 2016-03-04 , eFormulacarNews, January 31, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-31National Unregistered 1–2, 6–7 USA Genoa Racing/Primus Racing 13 GBR Isaac Lyons 1–2 USA ArmsUp Motorsports 15 USA Luigi BiangardiLuigi Biangardi first to join Championship Winning F2000 Team ArmsUp Motorsports for 2012 USF2000 Season https://archive.today/20130205164129/http://usf2000.com/News/12-01-11/Luigi_Biangardi_first_to_join_Championship_Winning_F2000_Team_ArmsUp_Motorsports_for_2012_USF2000_Season.aspx 2013-02-05 , U.S. F2000, January 11, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-11All 16 CAN James DaysonNational Unregistered 8–14 59 USA Bobby KelleyNational Unregistered 1–2 USA Afterburner Autosport 17 USA Timmy MegenbierAfterburner Autosport Adds Megenbier to Driver Line-Up https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001316/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10456&sid=6da89e2c2bcf6385ea1c2aafa17522c0 2016-03-04 , eFormulaCarNews, March 6, 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-06 1–5 USA Brian TomasiUnregistered 6–10 21 KOR Heamin ChoiAfterburner Autosport Signs Choi for Inaugural Championship Campaign https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052057/http://www.eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10443&sid=6da89e2c2bcf6385ea1c2aafa17522c0 2016-03-04 , eFormulaCarNews, March 5, 2012, Retrieved 2012-03-06 1–10 USA JDC Motorsports 19 USA Neil AlbericoAlberico Joins JDC MotorSports for Title Challenge https://web.archive.org/web/20120111011749/http://eformulacarnews.com/news_info.php?n=10262&sid=1ad187940abf73044c36377806d9bd65 2012-01-11 , eFormulaCarNews, January 4, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-04 All 38 CAN Scott HargroveHargrove Joins JDC MotorSports for 2012 USF2000 National Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065200/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-10-27/Hargrove_Joins_JDC_MotorSports_for_2012_USF2000_National_Championship.aspx 2012-05-07 , US F2000, October 27, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-29 1–4, 8–14 54 USA Michael JohnsonDrivers, JDC Motorsports, Retrieved 2012-01-04 All 85 USA Chris Miller 1–7 USA Luca Forgeois 13–14 93 USA Zac SilverJDC MotorSports Signs Silver for 2012 USF2000 National Championship https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065148/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-10-27/JDC_MotorSports_Signs_Silver_for_2012_USF2000_National_Championship.aspx 2012-05-07 , US F2000, October 27, 2011, Retrieved 2011-10-29 1–4 USA JAY Motorsports 23 USA Jason Wolfehttp://www.usf2000.com/News/11-11-10/Wolfe_to_Drive_for_JAY_Motorsports_in_USF2000.aspx Wolfe to Drive for JAY Motorsports in USF2000 US F2000 November 10, 2011 November 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507065309/http://www.usf2000.com/News/11-11-10/Wolfe_to_Drive_for_JAY_Motorsports_in_USF2000.aspx May 7, 2012 dead mdy-allAll 91 USA Patrick GallagherStringfield, Ryan. Patrick Gallagher signs with JAY Motorsports, Junior Open Wheel Talent, February 13, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-13National All 65 USA Michael GeldartNational Unregistered 1–2 98 USA Jim LibeccoNational 1–7, 11–14 USA AcceleRace Motorsports 28 USA Ardie GreenamyerNational 1–2 USA Special Addition Racing 41 USA Wally OsingaNational Unregistered 1–4USA PRL Motorsports 48 POL Patryk TararujNational Unregistered 11–12 USA Patrick LinnNational 1–10, 13–14 99National 11–12 CAN MDL Racing 56 CAN Matthew Di LeoAll USA Alliance Autosport 71 USA Scott RettichScott Rettich Enters USF2000 Series https://archive.today/20120715113718/http://usf2000.com/News/12-02-24/Scott_Rettich_Enters_USF2000_Series.aspx 2012-07-15 , US F2000, February 24, 2012, Retrieved 2012-02-24National 1–4, 6–7 USA One Formula Racing 77 USA Colette DavisNational Unregistered 1–4 USA Cruzinc Racing 86 USA Eric CruzNational All Icon Legend N National Class U Unregistered drivers Schedule The race schedule was announced on January 11, 2012. Fourteen races were announced, all at venues that hosted the series in 2011.USF2000 Announces 2012 Schedule and Expansion to 14 Races https://archive.today/20120718104450/http://usf2000.com/News/12-01-11/USF2000_Announces_2012_Schedule_and_Expansion_to_14_Races.aspx 2012-07-18 , USF2000, January 11, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-11 The final race weekend's location and date were announced on January 17, 2012.USF2000 Completes 2012 Schedule with the Addition of VIR https://archive.today/20120718225230/http://usf2000.com/News/12-01-17/USF2000_Completes_2012_Schedule_with_the_Addition_of_VIR.aspx 2012-07-18 , USF2000, January 17, 2012, Retrieved 2012-01-17 IconLegendwhite O silverOval/Speedwaylightblue R silverRoad coursepeachpuff S silverStreet circuit Rd. DateRace name Track Location Supporting 1 March 15–16support event for the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring lightblue R silver Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida ALMS 2 3 March 24–25USF2000 St. Petersburg Grand Prixpresented by Allied Building Products peachpuff S silver Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida IndyCar Series 4 5 May 26Night Before the 500 transparent O silver Lucas Oil Raceway Clermont, Indiana USAC Midgets 6 August 4–5Mid-Ohio Grand Prix presented by Allied Building Products lightblue R silver Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio IndyCar Series 7 8 August 17–18support event for the Road Race Showcase lightblue R silver Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ALMS 9 10 11 September 1–2USF2000 Baltimore Grand Prix Presented by Allied Building Products peachpuff S silver Streets of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland IndyCar Series 12 13 September 14–15USF2000 Grand Prix of Virginia lightblue R silver Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia ALMS 14 Race results Rd.TrackPole positionFastest lapMost laps ledRace winner Driver Team 1 Sebring International Raceway USA Luigi Biangardi AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 2 AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 3 Streets of St. Petersburg USA Spencer Pigot AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 4 AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 5 Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 6 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 7 USA Spencer Pigot AUS Roman Lagudi USA Scott Anderson USA Scott Anderson USA Belardi Auto Racing 8 Road America USA Scott Anderson AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer PigotAUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 9 AUS Matthew Brabham USA Scott Anderson AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 10 USA Scott Anderson USA Spencer Pigot USA Scott Anderson USA Scott Anderson USA Belardi Auto Racing 11 Streets of Baltimore Qualifying abandoned AUS Matthew Brabham USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 12 AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham AUS Matthew Brabham USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 13 Virginia International Raceway USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR 14 USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Spencer Pigot USA Cape Motorsports with WTR Championship standings Championship Class Pos Driver SEB STP LOR MOH RAM BAL VIR Points 1 AUS Matthew Brabham 1* 2* 2 2 2 3 25 1* 1* 3 2 1* 4 8 339 2 USA Spencer Pigot 3 1 1* 1* 1* 1* 23 16* 3 2 1 24 1* 1* 332 3 USA Scott Anderson 5 8 28 10 4 2 1* 3 2 1* 5 2 26 6 256 4 CAN Matthew Di Leo 12 4 18 3 8 7 2 2 4 5 3 6 7 21 220 5 USA Trent Hindman 36 30 5 4 5 4 3 4 6 8 25 12 8 3 189 6 AUS Roman Lagudi 2 3 3 5 3 5 16 7 9 28 7 27 173 7 USA Neil Alberico 9 5 17 34 16 19 6 5 5 6 13 5 2 5 170 8 USA Shelby Blackstock 7 32 6 8 18 6 5 21 8 4 21 8 6 7 153 9 CAN Thomas McGregor 4 7 7 7 12 27 10 23 28 21 9 9 9 9 134 10 USA Luigi Biangardi 35 9 4 33 11 29 4 6 7 7 4 27 24 22 129 11 CAN Scott Hargrove 11 11 30 32 8 13 9 6 3 5 4 128 12 USA Colin Thompson 8 10 31 13 14 8 28 9 10 20 12 4 10 10 103 13 USA Jason Wolfe 14 34 19 9 10 12 29 26 14 23 10 10 25 13 84 14 CAN Dalton Kellett 10 19 33 14 20 9 7 10 16 22 26 21 11 26 78 15 USA Michael Johnson 18 27 13 25 17 13 24 11 29 10 14 26 12 11 72 16 USA Luca Forgeois 33 26 26 6 6 10 22 24 12 27 23 12 66 17 KOR Heamin Choi 16 18 10 12 15 26 15 12 27 12 55 18 USA Shannon McIntosh 15 23 11 24 13 21 18 25 21 14 24 15 16 20 54 19 USA Timmy Megenbier 6 6 32 11 9 53 20 USA Chris Miller 26 15 8 26 19 11 13 22 11 25 52 21 USA Zac Silver 13 12 34 19 20 22 GBR Isaac Lyons 31 35 2 Unregistered drivers ineligible for points GBR Wayne Boyd 26 11 3 2 USA R. C. Enerson 7 USA Brian Tomasi 17 DNS 13 15 DNS USA J. R. Smart 21 Pos Driver SEB STP LOR MOH RAM BAL VIR 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 notparticipateIn-line notationChampionship Class onlyBoldPole position(1 point)ItalicsRan fastest race lap(1 point)*Led most race laps(1 point)Not awarded if more thanone driver leads most laps National Class Pos Driver SEB STP MOH RAM BAL VIR Points 1 NOR Henrik Furuseth 21 13 12 23 16 8 27 17 11 8 23 13 14 205 2 USA Mark Eaton 17 14 29 16 30 14 15 19 15 15 7 15 15 191 3 USA RC Enerson 29 17 9 15 14 11 14 18 13 11 28 14 25 187 4 USA Jim Libecco 28 22 20 20 20 9 22 13 18 16 98 5 USA Patrick Gallagher 22 33 15 17 18 26 17 20 24 27 14 95 6 USA Patrick Linn 23 31 21 22 23 17 DNS 23 17 17 16 17 19 95 7 USA J. R. Smart 22 21 24 20 28 22 16 16 17 19 17 85 8 USA Scott Rettich 19 16 14 18 15 27 79 9 USA Eric Cruz 32 25 25 28 25 21 18 24 18 19 18 20 24 56 10 USA Joel Janco 23 27 28 19 19 26 26 18 22 22 23 42 11 CAN James Dayson 20 19 21 18 24 12 USA Ardie Greenamyer 16 30 11 Unregistered drivers ineligible for points USA Paul Alspach 30 21 22 12 CAN James Dayson 20 25 19 USA Bobby Kelley 20 20 POL Patryk Tararuj 23 20 USA Michael Geldart 25 24 USA Collete Davis 24 29 27 31 USA Wally Osinga 27 DNS 24 29 USA Eric Filgueiras 34 28 Pos Driver SEB STP MOH RAM BAL VIR Points Teams' PosTeamPoints 1USA Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing491 2USA Belardi Auto Racing310 3USA JDC Motorsports165 4USA Andretti Autosport144 5CAN MDL Racing135 6USA ArmsUp Motorsports77 7USA Afterburner Autosport41 8USA Pabst Racing Services40 9USA JAY Motorsports40 10USA ZSports Midwest26 11USA PRL Motorsports14 12USA Alliance Autosport6 13USA AcceleRace Motorsports2 References External links U.S. F2000 National Championship official website Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship seasons U.S. F2000 National Championship