2012 European Touring Car Cup Explained

The 2012 FIA European Touring Car Cup is the eighth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It will consist of four events in Italy, Slovakia and Austria. The events will consist of two races run over a distance of approximately each. For the first time, five FIA categories will be eligible to enter: Super 2000, Super 1600, Super Production, SEAT León Supercopa and Renault Clio Cup.

Teams and drivers

Super 2000 class
TeamCarDriversRounds
Krenek MotorsportBMW 320si2 Petr Fulín[1] All
Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport[2] BMW 320si3 Aytaç Biter[3] All
Liqui Moly Team EngstlerBMW 320si4 Igor Skuz[4] 1
SUNRED EngineeringSEAT León 2.0 TDI3–4
8 Fernando MonjeAll
Rado Central KFT–RCM MotorsportPeugeot 4075 Gábor Tim[5] 1–2
Rikli MotorsportHonda Civic FD6 Peter Rikli[6] All
Honda Accord Euro R9 Christian FischerAll
XFX UnicorseAlfa Romeo 1567 Ferenc Ficza[7] 1–2
10 Csaba Gáspár3
Homola MotorsportBMW 320si11 Maťo Homola2–3
SEAT Sport SlovakiaSEAT León 2.0 TDI20 Michal Matějovský2
Single-makes Trophy
Pfister RacingSEAT León Supercopa22 Andreas Pfister[8] All
Stian Paulsen Racing23 Stian PaulsenAll
PCR Sport24 Urs SondereggerAll
SBM Motorsport25 Patrick Nemec2
Krenek Motorsport26 Jaromir Štádler3–4
Super Production class
ASK Vitro RacingHonda Civic Type R31 Aleksandar Tošić1–3
F MotorsportBMW 320i E4632 Fabio Fabiani1, 4
Nikolay KaramyshevHonda Civic Type R33 Nikolay KaramyshevAll
Super 1600 class
Ravenol TeamFord Fiesta 1.6 16V42 Ulrike Krafft[9] All
43 Kevin KrammesAll
44 Paolo Necchi[10] All
53 Erwin Lukas2–4
ATM Racing45 Klaus BinglerAll
Maurer MotorsportChevrolet Aveo46 Alexander Frolov[11] 2
47 Vadim Meshcheryakov2–3
48 Wilson Borgnino[12] 2–4
55 Diego Romanini4
Rennsportteam GrossmannFord Fiesta ST49 Steffen GrossmannAll
NK Racing Team50 Ronny ReinsbergerAll
Michael Golz51 Michael Golz1
Team LuxMotor52 Gilles BrucknerAll

Race calendar and results

RoundCountryCircuitDatePole PositionFastest lapWinning driverWinning team
1R1Autodromo Nazionale Monza11 March Fernando Monje Fernando Monje Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering
R2 Christian Fischer Fernando Monje Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering
2R1Automotodróm Slovakia Ring29 April Fernando Monje Fernando Monje Michal Matějovský SEAT Sport Slovakia
R2 Christian Fischer Michal Matějovský Petr Fulín Krenek Motorsport
3R1Salzburgring20 May Igor Skuz Fernando Monje Fernando Monje
R2 Aytaç Biter Fernando Monje Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering
4R1Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari24 June Fernando Monje Fernando Monje Fernando Monje SUNRED Engineering
R2 Aytaç Biter Fernando Monje Fernando Monje
Notes
  • — Fernando Monje originally qualified on pole position, but he received a 10-place grid penalty for a collision with Urs Sonderegger in Slovakia.[13]

    Championship standings

    Super 2000/1600

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    		SVK
    		SAL
    		IMO
    		valign=middle Pts 
    Super 2000
    1 Fernando Monje111121Ret11111173
    2 Peter Rikli434765563Ret44
    3 Petr FulínDSQ2EX314335Ret43
    4 Igor Skuz16792822235
    5 Aytaç Biter7Ret1110878625
    6 Christian Fischer8Ret8921DNS7423
    7 Michal Matějovský12320
    8 Ferenc Ficza51293719
    9 Maťo Homola55DNSDNS12
    10 Csaba Gáspár7411
    Gábor TimDNSDNS21DNS0
    Super 1600
    1 Kevin Krammes11181513121121521177
    2 Paolo Necchi14101611415211121970
    3 Ulrike Krafft123DNSRet21616313141337
    4 Wilson BorgninoDNSDNS1314131029
    5 Gilles Bruckner1329Ret3DNS1715Ret1229
    6 Klaus Bingler151117172018171426
    7 Ronny ReinsbergerDNSDNS22151816Ret3DNS14
    8 Erwin Lukas20191917161613
    9 Steffen GrossmannRetDNS1918RetDNS181511
    10 Vadim MeshecheriakovNCRet14196
    11 Alexander Frolov18DNS5
    12 Diego Romanini19DNS1
    Michael GolzDNQDNQ0
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    		SVK
    		SAL
    		IMO
    		valign=middle Pts 
    		Bold – Pole
    Italics – Fastest Lap

    Super Production/Single-makes Trophy

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    		SVK
    		SAL
    		IMO
    		valign=middle Pts 
    Super Production
    1 Nikolay Karamyshev102614111102910883
    2 Aleksandar Tošić91Ret132121111052
    3 Fabio FabianiEXEX1111719
    Single-Makes Trophy
    1 Stian Paulsen21241432231385
    2 Andreas Pfister32322221642579
    3 Urs Sonderegger63510Ret63RetDNS3DNS26
    4 Patrick Nemec63813
    5 Jaromir ŠtádlerRetDNS9712
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    		SVK
    		SAL
    		IMO
    		valign=middle Pts 
    		Bold – Pole
    Italics – Fastest Lap

    Notes and References

    1. News: Petr Fulín to race in a S2000 BMW . . . 10 February 2012 . 2 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054758/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=218 . 21 September 2013 .
    2. News: Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport back in the ETCC. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 February 2012. 2 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054942/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=219. 2013-09-21. dead.
    3. Web site: PDF. 2012 FIA European Touring Car Cup: Rounds 1 & 2 - Monza, 11 March - Entry List. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2012. 5 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054801/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/uploadedFiles/docs/2012_ETCC_Entry%20list_01_Monza.pdf. 2013-09-21. dead.
    4. News: Engstler's BMW 320 for Igor Skuz. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 March 2012. 5 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054632/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idNews=223. 2013-09-21. dead.
    5. News: Gabór To Race In Former WTCC Peugeot. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 February 2012. 2 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054634/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=220. 2013-09-21. dead.
    6. News: Rikli Motorsport return to ETCC . . . 26 January 2012 . 2 March 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084716/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=215 . 24 December 2014 .
    7. News: XFX Unicorse to enter Alfa Romeo 156 in ETC Cup . https://archive.today/20130104230211/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7249 . dead . 4 January 2013 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 1 March 2012 . 2 March 2012 . Neil . Hudson .
    8. News: Andreas Pfister first confirmed for Supercopa class . https://archive.today/20120914131005/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7257 . dead . 14 September 2012 . TouringCarTimes . Mediaempire Stockholm AB . 2 March 2012 . 2 March 2012 . Neil . Hudson .
    9. News: Team Ravenol to field three cars in S1600. https://archive.today/20130105024837/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7265. dead. 5 January 2013. TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. 4 March 2012. 5 March 2012. Neil. Hudson.
    10. News: Kraft leads Ravenol Team's trio. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 March 2012. 5 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084646/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=225. 2014-12-24. dead.
    11. News: Maurer to race S1600 Chevrolet Aveo. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 January 2012. 2 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084650/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=214. 2014-12-24. dead.
    12. News: Argentine youngster joins Maurer. European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2012. 5 March 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141224084712/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idnews=226. 2014-12-24. dead.
    13. News: Monje and Krafft get grid drops for Salzburgring. TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 April 2012. 29 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120512103325/http://www.touringcartimes.com/article.php?id=7539. 12 May 2012. dead. dmy-all.

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