2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season explained

The 2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season was the third Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on March 25 at the Interlagos and ended on November 11 at the Brasília, after eight rounds. For 2012 season, the championship have new scoring system.

After nine drivers became at last round with title chances, Rafael Daniel won for the third time, a new record in category.^[1]

Teams and drivers

• All cars are powered by Chevrolet engines and use Chevrolet Montana chassis. All drivers were Brazilian-registered.

Team		Driver	Rounds
Motortech Competições	3	Tito Morestoni	All
Nascar Motorsport	6	Diogo Pachenki	4–5
	10	Marcelo Cesquim	7–8
	22	Rafael Daniel	All
	27	Christian Castro	1–3, 6
Gramacho Competições	7	Rodrigo Pimenta	All
	15	Aluizio Coelho	1–5
	96	Eduardo Garcia	6–8
Cesquim Racing	8	Ney Faustine	8
	10	Marcelo Cesquim	1–6
	20	Wagner Ebrahim	7
	47	Marconi de Abreu	1–2
	53	Ronaldo Kastropil	8
Bazzo Racing	12	Luiz Boesel	1
CKR Racing	16	Carlos Kray	6
Carlos Alves Competições	23	Marco Cozzi	All
	56	João Pretto	All
Hot Car Competições	25	Tiago Geronimi	All
	77	Beto Cavaleiro	All
AMG Motorsport	32	Fernando Fortes	1–3, 5–8
	38	Thiago Penido	1–3
J. Star Racing	32	Fernando Fortes	4
	44	Norberto Gresse	All
	54	Marcelo Tomasoni	4
	88	Leandro Romera	All
Mottin Racing	46	Andersom Toso	6–7
	64	Vitor Genz	7

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil.

Round	Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	March 25	Rafael Daniel	Rafael Daniel	Norberto Gresse	J. Star Racing
2	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	April 15	Tiago Geronimi	Tiago Geronimi	Tiago Geronimi	Hot Car Competições
3	Velopark, Nova Santa Rita	May 5	Rodrigo Pimenta	Rodrigo Pimenta	Leandro Romera	J. Star Racing
4	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	July 15	Tiago Geronimi	Norberto Gresse	João Pretto	Carlos Alves Competições
5	Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel	September 16	Diogo Pachenki	Marco Cozzi	Marco Cozzi	Carlos Alves Competições
6	Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã	September 30	Tiago Geronimi	Tiago Geronimi	Tiago Geronimi	Hot Car Competições
7	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	October 21	Tiago Geronimi	Tiago Geronimi	Rafael Daniel	Nascar Motorsport
8	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	November 11	João Pretto	João Pretto	João Pretto	Carlos Alves Competições

Championship standings

• Points were awarded as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Standard	22	20	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
R8	44	40	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver INT CUR VEL RIO CAS TAR CUR BRA Pts 1 Rafael Daniel 3 5 Ret 3 7 3 1 4 142 2 Rodrigo Pimenta 6 4 2 4 DSQ 10 2 2 140 3 Norberto Gresse 1 3 3 2 Ret 6 12 6 137 4 Leandro Romera 4 6 1 Ret 2 5 8 8 133 5 João Pretto 12 10 4 1 5 9 Ret 1 132 6 Tiago Geronimi 5 1 Ret Ret 3 1 4 13 118 7 Fernando Fortes 11 11 9 9 4 12 6 7 117 8 Beto Cavaleiro 10 12 7 5 8 11 11 11 111 9 Marco Cozzi 2 2 8 6 1 4 Ret DSQ 107 10 Marcelo Cesquim Ret 9 Ret 7 6 13 10 5 94 11 Tito Morestoni 7 8 Ret Ret 9 14 5 10 89 12 Christian Castro Ret 7 6 2 49 13 Aluizio Coelho 9 Ret 5 Ret Ret 28 14 Marconi de Abreu 13 13 16 15 Andersom Toso 7 Ret 14 16 Eduardo Garcia 8 9† 3† 13 Luiz Boesel 8 13 Marcelo Tomasoni 8 13 19 Thiago Penido Ret Ret 10 11 20 Diogo Pachenki Ret Ret 0 Drivers ineligible for championship Wagner Ebrahim 3 0 Vitor Genz 7 0 Ney Faustine 9 0 Ronaldo Kastropil 10 0 Carlos Kray Ret 0 Pos Driver INT CUR VEL RIO CAS TAR CUR BRA Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes† Eduardo Garcia were eligible for Driver's Championship standings in Curitiba and Brasília.

Teams' Championship

Pos Team INT CUR VEL RIO CAS TAR CUR BRA Pts 1 J. Star Racing 1 3 1 2 2 5 8 6 283 4 6 3 6 Ret 6 12 8 2 Carlos Alves Competições 2 2 4 1 1 4 Ret 1 239 12 10 8 6 5 4 Ret DSQ Nascar Motorsport 3 5 6 3 7 2 1 4 239 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 3 10 5 4 Hot Car Competições 5 1 7 5 3 1 4 11 229 10 12 Ret Ret 8 11 11 13 5 Gramacho Competições 6 4 2 4 Ret 8 2 2 181 9 Ret 5 Ret DSQ 10 9 3 6 AMG Motorsport 11 11 9 4 12 6 7 116 Ret Ret 10 7 Motortech Competições 7 8 Ret Ret 9 14 5 11 89 8 Cesquim Racing 13 9 Ret 7 6 13 3 9 62 Ret 13 10 9 Mottin Racing 7 7 14 Ret 10 Bazzo Racing 8 13 Teams ineligible for championship CKR Racing Ret 0 Pos Team INT CUR VEL RIO CAS TAR CUR BRA Pts

Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

External links

• Official website of the Copa Chevrolet Montana

Notes and References

1. News: Rafael Daniel é o campeão da Copa Chevrolet Montana. Stock Car Brasil. stockcar.globo.com. 2012-11-11. 2012-11-11. Portuguese. https://web.archive.org/web/20121126045914/http://stockcar.globo.com/index.php/2012/11/11/rafael-daniel-e-o-campeao-da-copa-chevrolet-montana/. 2012-11-26. dead.