2012 Atlantic Championship Explained

The 2012 Atlantic Championship Series season was the first season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organised by Formula Race Promotions under the sanctioning of SCCA Pro Racing. Hoosier was introduced as the series spec tire. David Grant racing for Polestar Racing Group won the championship. After this season the series went on probation to return in 2014.

Drivers and teams

Team	No.	Drivers	Chassis	Engine
Company Motorsports	55		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
	19		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Comprent Motorsports	66		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Dole Racing	6		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Fahan Racing	39		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Fat Boy Racing by John Walko Racing	31			Mazda Rotary
	31			Mazda Rotary
Front Range Motorsports	11		Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
K-Hill Motorsports	96		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
	36		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	2		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
			Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	24		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	34		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
LeCain Racing	90		Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
Mid-Atlantic Motorsports	29		Ralt RT41	Toyota 4AGE
	12		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
	20		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Primus Racing	151		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
Swan Motorsports	71	Michael Mällinen	Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
			Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	6		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	28		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
Thompson Racing	5		Swift 014.a	Toyota 4AGE
			Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
	46		Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth MZR
			Ralt RT40	Toyota 4AGE

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver
1^[1]	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 11	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
2^[2]			May 12	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
3^[3]	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 30	Paul LeCain	David Grant	David Grant
4^[4]			July 1	David Grant	David Grant	David Grant
5^[5]	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 25
6^[6]			August 26		John Dole	John Dole

Final standings

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	11th place or lower
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

Pos	Driver							Points
1		1	1	1	1	2	2	304
2		2	3	3	2	3	3	232
3		4	7	4	4	6	5	189
4		5	2	8	10	9	7	142
5		7	4	11	11	DNF	4	134
6				5	9	8	1	131
7				6	5	5	8	116
8		DNF	DNS	9	8	7	9	99
9						1	6	87
10		9	5	12	14			84
11				2	3			82
12				15	6	4	DNF	75
13				10	15	10	10	74
14		3	8					62
15				7	7			54
16		8	9	13	DNF			42
17			6			DNF	DNS	30
18		6						29
19				14	13			28
20					12			17
21						DNF	DNS	1
		DNS
		DNS

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See also

• 2012 F1600 Championship Series season
• 2012 F2000 Championship Series season

External links

• Official website
• 2012 Atlantic Championship Series on DriverDB.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2012 Road Atlanta - Race 1. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071827/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/500-2012-road-atlanta-race-1.html. dead.
2. Web site: 2012 Road Atlanta - Race 2. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071622/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/503-2012-road-atlanta-race-2.html. dead.
3. Web site: 2012 NJMP - Race 1. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071826/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/515-2012-njmp-race-1.html. dead.
4. Web site: 2012 NJMP - Race 2. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071618/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/518-2012-njmp-race-2.html. dead.
5. Web site: 2012 Summit Point - Race 1. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071824/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/528-2012-summit-point-race-1.html. dead.
6. Web site: 2012 Summit Point - Race 2. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 7 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407071436/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/results/22-results/time-sheets/532-2012-summit-point-race-2.html. dead.
7. Web site: 2012 Season Points Summary. Atlantic Championship Series. 5 April 2014. 23 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923175817/http://www.atlanticchampionshipseries.com/images/FAtlantic_Season_Points_Summit.pdf. dead.