2012 Pirelli World Challenge
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.[1]
Format change
[edit]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.[2][3] The new class debuted at the event at Miller.
Schedule
[edit]Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011,[4] with an additional three rounds announced November 18,[5] and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4.[6] 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 |
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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 Park[A 1] | Tooele, Utah | GT, GTS TC, 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, GTS TC, TCB (x3) |
IndyCar Series |
Race results
[edit]Rnd | Circuit | GT Winning Car | GTS Winning Car | TC Winning Car | TCB Winning Car |
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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 |
#1 Porsche 911 GT3 | #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S | #03 Mazdaspeed3 | Did not participate | ||
2 | Long Beach | #8 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #68 Porsche Cayman S | Did not participate | Did not participate |
3 | Miller Motorsports Park[A 1] | Did not participate | Did not participate | #71 Honda Civic Si | #00 Fiat 500 |
Did not participate | Did not participate | #03 Mazdaspeed3 | #00 Fiat 500 | ||
#1 Porsche 911 GT3 | #20 Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
Did not participate | Did not participate | #33 Volkswagen GLI | #45 Honda Fit | ||
4 | Laguna Seca | #6 Volvo S60 | #42 Acura TSX | #71 Honda Civic Si | Did not participate |
5 | Belle Isle | #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #20 Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate |
#3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #20 Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
6 | Mosport | #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | #36 Kia Optima | Did not participate | Did not participate |
Did not participate | Did not participate | #43 Volkswagen GLI | #73 Honda Fit | ||
Did not participate | Did not participate | #03 Mazdaspeed3 | #73 Honda Fit | ||
Did not participate | Did not participate | #82 Honda Civic Si | #73 Honda Fit | ||
#02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | #38 Kia Optima | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
7 | Mid-Ohio | #6 Volvo S60 | #42 Acura TSX | #03 Mazdaspeed3 | Did not participate |
#6 Volvo S60 | #60 Porsche Cayman S | #71 Honda Civic Si | Did not participate | ||
8 | Sonoma | #9 Volvo S60 | #20 Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate |
Did not participate | Did not participate | #08 Volvo C30 | #45 Honda Fit | ||
Did not participate | Did not participate | #71 Honda Civic Si | #90 Kia Rio | ||
Did not participate | Did not participate | #03 Mazdaspeed3 | #92 Kia Rio | ||
Championships
[edit]Drivers' Championships
[edit]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.[7]
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 |
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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
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GTS
[edit]Pos | Driver | Car | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MDO | SON | Points | ||||
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1 | Acura TSX | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1366 | |
2 | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1264 | |
3 | Porsche Cayman S | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1185 | |
4 | Kia Optima | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1055 | |
5 | Acura TSX | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 859 | |
6 | Ford Mustang | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 821 | |||
7 | Kia Optima | 8 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 705 | |||||
8 | Ford Mustang | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 700 | ||
9 | Ford Mustang | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 690 | |
10 | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 620 | |
11 | Nissan 370Z | DNS | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 503 | ||
12 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 497 | ||||||
13 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 436 | |||||||
14 | Ford Mustang | 16 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 394 | |||||
15 | Audi TT RS | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 376 | |||||
16 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 368 | |||||
17 | Porsche 911 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 356 | |||||||
18 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 339 | |||||||
Pontiac Solstice GXP | 25 | 18 | DNS | ||||||||||||
19 | Nissan 370Z | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 11 | DNS | 322 | |||||
20 | Porsche Cayman S | 3 | 1 | 263 | |||||||||||
21 | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 257 | |||||||
22 | BMW M3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | DNS | 234 | |||||||
23 | Ford Mustang | 16 | 12 | 7 | DNS | 21 | 23 | 231 | |||||||
24 | Nissan 370Z | 13 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | DNS | 226 | |||||||
25 | BMW M3 | 4 | 2 | 207 | |||||||||||
26 | Kia Optima | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 198 | |||||||||
27 | Ford Mustang | 8 | 18 | 12 | DNS | 161 | |||||||||
28 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 9 | 159 | |||||||||||
29 | BMW M3 | 9 | 4 | 149 | |||||||||||
30 | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 6 | 144 | |||||||||||
31 | BMW M3 | 8 | 10 | 128 | |||||||||||
32 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 12 | 99 | |||||||||||
33 | Porsche Cayman S | 14 | 13 | 99 | |||||||||||
34 | Ford Mustang | 7 | 72 | ||||||||||||
35 | Nissan 370Z | 23 | 16 | 72 | |||||||||||
36 | Nissan 370Z | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||||
37 | Maserati Trofeo | 13 | 51 | ||||||||||||
38 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 45 | ||||||||||||
39 | Chevrolet Camaro | 16 | 43 | ||||||||||||
40 | Honda S2000 CR | 17 | 41 | ||||||||||||
41 | BMW M3 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | Car | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MDO | SON | Points |
TC
[edit]Pos | Driver | Car | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MDO | SON | Points | ||||||||
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1 | Mazdaspeed3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1767 | |
2 | Honda Civic Si | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1659 | |
3 | Honda Civic Si | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1212 | |
4 | Honda Civic Si | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1119 | |
5 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 810 | |
6 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 10 | 3 | 671 | |||||||||||||
Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | DNS | DSQ | DNS | ||||||||
7 | Honda Civic Si | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 476 | |||||||||
8 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | DNS | 456 | |||||||||
9 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 439 | ||||||||||
10 | Honda Civic Si | 6 | 5 | 432 | |||||||||||||
Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 10 | 5 | 11 | DNS | |||||||||||||
Volkswagen Golf GTI | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Honda Civic Si | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 416 | |||||||||
12 | Honda Civic Si | DNS | DNS | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 361 | ||||||||
13 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 8 | 11 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 10 | 337 | |||||||||
14 | Volvo C30 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 306 | ||||||||||||
15 | Honda Civic Si | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 228 | ||||||||||||
16 | Honda Civic Si | 8 | 3 | 9 | 227 | ||||||||||||
17 | Mazda RX-8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 220 | ||||||||||||
18 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 7 | 7 | 6 | 220 | ||||||||||||
19 | Mazda RX-8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 217 | ||||||||||||
20 | Mazda RX-8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 204 | ||||||||||||
21 | Chevrolet Cobalt SS | 10 | 10 | 6 | 196 | ||||||||||||
22 | Honda Civic Si | 3 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 189 | |||||||||||
23 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 9 | 11 | 11 | 178 | ||||||||||||
24 | Mazda RX-8 | 13 | DNS | 12 | DNS | 12 | 159 | ||||||||||
25 | Honda Civic Si | 8 | 5 | 148 | |||||||||||||
26 | Honda Civic | 8 | 8 | 136 | |||||||||||||
27 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 12 | 6 | 130 | |||||||||||||
28 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 11 | 9 | 121 | |||||||||||||
29 | Honda Civic Si | 12 | 9 | 118 | |||||||||||||
30 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 9 | 13 | 115 | |||||||||||||
31 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | DSQ | 3 | 101 | |||||||||||||
32 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 4 | 97 | ||||||||||||||
33 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 9 | DNS | DNS | 84 | ||||||||||||
34 | Honda Civic | 7 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
35 | Honda Civic | 11 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
36 | Mazda RX-8 | DSQ | DSQ | 12 | 57 | ||||||||||||
37 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Pos | Driver | Car | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MDO | SON | Points |
TCB
[edit]Pos | Driver | Car | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||
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1 | Fiat 500 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 946 | |
2 | Ford Fiesta | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 651 | ||||
3 | Kia Rio | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 630 | ||||
4 | Honda Fit | 5 | DNS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 584 | ||||
5 | Honda Fit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 480 | |||||||
6 | Honda Fit | 4 | 4 | 1 | 335 | |||||||
7 | Ford Fiesta | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | DNS | 329 | |||||
8 | Honda Fit | 3 | 3 | 4 | 293 | |||||||
9 | Mazda 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 262 | |||||||
10 | Mazda 2 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 252 | |||||||
11 | Mazda 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 235 | |||||||
12 | Kia Rio | 6 | 6 | 6 | 234 | |||||||
13 | Kia Rio | 5 | 1 | 230 | ||||||||
14 | Mini Cooper | 4 | 5 | 165 | ||||||||
15 | Honda Fit | 2 | 110 | |||||||||
16 | Ford Fiesta | DSQ | 0 | |||||||||
17 | Kia Rio | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
Pos | Driver | Car | MIL | MOS | SON | Points |
Manufacturer championships
[edit]Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.[7] Points are awarded on the following basis:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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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
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GTS
[edit]Pos | Manufacturer | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MDO | SON | Points | ||||
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1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 68 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 54 | |
3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 52 | |
4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 41 | |
5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
Pos | Manufacturer | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MDO | SON | Points |
TC
[edit]Pos | Manufacturer | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MDO | SON | Points | ||||||||
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 106 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 91 | |
3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 56 | |
4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
Pos | Manufacturer | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MDO | SON | Points |
TCB
[edit]Pos | Manufacturer | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||
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1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 44 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 36 | |
4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | |
Pos | Manufacturer | MIL | MOS | SON | Points |
References
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- ^ "Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-Spec Class Announced". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-21. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "2012 Pirelli World Challenge Schedule, Touring Car B-Spec Class Announced". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 11 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Three More 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Dates Announced". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 18 November 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ "Complete 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Schedule Announced". SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge. Sports Car Club of America. 4 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
- ^ a b "2010 SCCA Pro Racing Regulations" (PDF). Sports Car Club of America. 22 June 2010. pp. 29–30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 7 July 2010.