The 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the thirteenth running of the Grand American Road Racing Association's premier series. It began with the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 28–29.[1]
The schedule was announced on November 9, 2011. It consists of thirteen rounds. Twelve were announced that day.[2] The final round at Lime Rock was announced November 14.[3]
| Team | No | Drivers | Chassis Engine | Class | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates | 01 |  Scott Pruett | Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8 | DP | All |
 Memo Rojas | |||||
| Joey Hand | 1 | ||||
| Graham Rahal | |||||
| 02 |  Scott Dixon | Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8 | DP | 1, 9 | |
| Jamie McMurray | |||||
 Juan Pablo Montoya | |||||
 Dario Franchitti | 1 | ||||
| Extreme Speed Motorsports | 03 | Guy Cosmo | Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8 | GT | 1, 3, 5, 8 |
| Johannes van Overbeek | 1, 8, 12 | ||||
| Ed Brown | 1, 3 | ||||
| Scott Sharp | 1, 5 | ||||
| Mike Hedlund | 8, 12 | ||||
| Limitless Racing | 08 | Elivan Goulart | Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10 | GT | 4 |
| Jason Lee | |||||
| Starworks Motorsport | 2 | Marco Andretti | Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | 1 |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay | |||||
| Scott Mayer | |||||
 Michael Valiante | |||||
 Alex Popow | 2–12 | ||||
 Lucas Luhr | 2–8 | ||||
 Sébastien Bourdais | 9–10 | ||||
| Alex Tagliani | 11–12 | ||||
| Martin Fuentes | 13 | ||||
| Jorge Goncalvez | |||||
| 8 | Ryan Dalziel | Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | All | |
| Enzo Potolicchio | 1–9 | ||||
| Lucas Luhr | 1, 10 | ||||
| Alex Popow | 1, 13 | ||||
| Allan McNish | 1 | ||||
| Sébastien Bourdais | 8 | ||||
| Alex Tagliani | 11–12 | ||||
| Magnus Racing | 4 | Justin Bell | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Ryan Eversley | |||||
| Daniel Graeff | |||||
| Rob Yarab Jr. | |||||
| 44 | Andy Lally | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | All | |
| John Potter | |||||
 Richard Lietz | 1 | ||||
| René Rast | |||||
| Patrick Long | 8 | ||||
| Action Express Racing | 5 | David Donohue | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | DP | All |
| Darren Law | 1–4 | ||||
| Christian Fittipaldi | 1 | ||||
| Terry Borcheller | 5–13 | ||||
| Jordan Taylor | 10 | ||||
| Paul Tracy | 11–12 | ||||
| Brian Frisselle | 13 | ||||
| 9 |  João Barbosa | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | DP | All | |
| J.C. France | 1–7 | ||||
| Terry Borcheller | 1–4 | ||||
 Max Papis | 1 | ||||
| Darren Law | 5–13 | ||||
| Michael Shank Racing with Curb–Agajanian | 6 | Jorge Goncalvez | Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | 1 |
| Michael McDowell | |||||
 Felipe Nasr | |||||
| Gustavo Yacamán | |||||
| 60 | Oswaldo Negri Jr. | Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | All | |
| John Pew | |||||
| A. J. Allmendinger | 1 | ||||
| Justin Wilson | |||||
| SunTrust Racing | 10 | Max Angelelli | Corvette DP (Dallara DP01) Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | DP | All |
| Ricky Taylor | |||||
 Ryan Briscoe | 1 | ||||
| Alliance Autosport | 12 | Jon Miller | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Hal Prewitt | |||||
| Scott Rettich | |||||
| Matt Schneider | |||||
| Daryl Shoff | |||||
| Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Chris Cook | Ford Mustang Ford 5.0L V8 | GT | 1–2 |
| Jeffrey Earnhardt | |||||
| Timmy Hill | 1, 7 | ||||
| John Ware Jr. | |||||
| Doug Harrington | 1 | ||||
| Kevin O'Connell | 7, 9 | ||||
| Jason White | 9 | ||||
| Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports | 17 |  Claudio Burtin | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1, 8–9 |
| Martin Ragginger | |||||
| Sebastian Asch | 1 | ||||
| Jack Baldwin | |||||
| Bryan Sellers | |||||
| Mühlner Motorsports America | 18 | Davy Jones | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Bill Lester | |||||
| John McCutchen | |||||
| Mark Thomas | |||||
| 19 | Scott Dollahite | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 | |
| Ian Nater | |||||
| Rhett O'Doski | |||||
| Marco Seefried | |||||
| Derek Whitis | |||||
| Liqui Moly Team Engstler/ Mitchum Motorsports | 20 | Jade Buford | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Franz Engstler | |||||
| David Murry | |||||
| Gunter Schaldach | |||||
| M2 Autosport | 21 | Sebastian Martinez | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 3 |
| Julien Martinez | |||||
| Mario Monroy | |||||
| Bullet Racing | 22 | Randy Blaylock | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
 Darryl O'Young | |||||
| Kevin Roush | |||||
| Brett Van Blankers | |||||
| Joe White | |||||
| Alex Job Racing | 23 | Emmanuel Collard | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Marco Holzer | |||||
| Butch Leitzinger | |||||
| Cooper MacNeil | |||||
| 24 | Michael Avenatti | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 | |
| Bob Faieta | |||||
| Fred Poordad | |||||
| Bill Sweedler | |||||
| Cort Wagner | |||||
| NGT Motorsport | 26 | Henrique Cisneros | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Sean Edwards | |||||
| Carlos Kauffmann | |||||
| Nick Tandy | |||||
| Marsh Racing | 31 | Eric Curran | Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 6.2L V8 | GT | 2–13 |
| Boris Said | 2–6, 8–13 | ||||
| John Heinricy | 7 | ||||
| Lawson Aschenbach | 8 | ||||
| Orbit Racing/GMG | 32 | Nicolas Armindo | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Bret Curtis | |||||
| Shane Lewis | |||||
| James Sofronas | |||||
| Lance Willsey | |||||
| 34 | Michael DeFontes | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 | |
| Phil Fogg | |||||
 Miroslav Konopka | |||||
 Jan Vonka | |||||
 Ronald van de Laar | |||||
| Yellow Dragon Motorsports | 36 | Jarett Andretti | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 1 |
| John Andretti | |||||
| Taylor Hacquard | |||||
 Anders Krohn | |||||
| Dempsey Racing | 40 | Joe Foster | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 1–10, 12–13 |
| Patrick Dempsey | 1–3, 5–9, 12 | ||||
| Tom Long | 1, 3–4, 8–11, 13 | ||||
| Charles Espenlaub | 1 | ||||
| Charles Putnam | |||||
| Scott Maxwell | 4, 11 | ||||
| 41 | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 1, 8 | ||
| Ian James | 1 | ||||
| Rick Johnson | |||||
| Don Kitch Jr. | |||||
| Dan Rogers | |||||
| Charles Espenlaub | 2–13 | ||||
| Charles Putman | |||||
| Team Sahlen | 42 | Wayne Nonnamaker | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 1–8, 10, 12–13 |
| Dane Cameron | 1–9 | ||||
| Joe Nonnamaker | 1, 9–12 | ||||
| Will Nonnamaker | 1, 8–9, 11, 13 | ||||
| Joe Sahlen | 12 | ||||
| 43 | Wayne Nonnamaker | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 1–2, 5–6, 9–13 | |
| Joe Nonnamaker | 1–8 | ||||
| Will Nonnamaker | 1, 3–5, 7–9 | ||||
| Dane Cameron | 8–13 | ||||
| Joe Sahlen | 8 | ||||
| 49 | Will Nonnamaker | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | 2, 6, 10, 12 | |
| Joe Sahlen | |||||
| Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports | 45 | Jörg Bergmeister | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Patrick Long | |||||
| Seth Neiman | |||||
| Mike Rockenfeller | |||||
| Michael Baughman Racing | 46 | Michael Baughman | Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 6.2L V8 | GT | 1, 5, 9–10 |
| Jeff Nowicki | 1, 5 | ||||
| Ivo Breukers | 1 | ||||
 Armand Fumal | |||||
| Ray Mason | |||||
| James Davison | 9–10 | ||||
| Sebastián Saavedra | 9 | ||||
| Paul Miller Racing | 48 | Rob Bell | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Sascha Maassen | |||||
| Bryce Miller | |||||
| Mark Wilkins | |||||
| Predator Performance/ 50+ Racing | 50 | Byron DeFloor | Riley Mk. XI BMW 5.0L V8 | DP | 1 |
| Elliott Forbes-Robinson | |||||
| Brian Johnson | |||||
| Jim Pace | |||||
| Carlos de Quesada | |||||
| APR Motorsport | 51 |  Dion von Moltke | Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10 | GT | All |
| Jim Norman | |||||
| Ian Baas | 1, 3, 8 | ||||
| Nelson Canache Jr. | 1 | ||||
| Emanuele Pirro | |||||
| 52 | Marc Basseng | Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10 | GT | 8 | |
| Frank Stippler | |||||
| Acumen Motorsport | 55 | Frank Del Vecchio | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| Doug Grunnet | |||||
| Tony Kester | |||||
| Scott McKee | |||||
| Randy Pobst | |||||
| AF–Waltrip | 56 | Rui Águas | Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8 | GT | 1, 8–10 |
| Rob Kauffman | |||||
| Travis Pastrana | 1 | ||||
| Michael Waltrip | |||||
| Stevenson Motorsports | 57 | Robin Liddell | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | GT | All |
| John Edwards | 1, 3–13 | ||||
 Ronnie Bremer | 1–2 | ||||
| 75 | Matt Bell | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | GT | 1, 8–9 | |
| Al Carter | 1 | ||||
| Eric Curran | |||||
| Hugh Plumb | |||||
| Ronnie Bremer | 8–9 | ||||
| Jordan Taylor | 8 | ||||
| Brumos Racing | 59 | Andrew Davis | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | All |
| Leh Keen | |||||
| Hurley Haywood | 1 | ||||
| Marc Lieb | |||||
| Risi Competizione | 62 | Gianmaria Bruni | Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8 | GT | 1 |
| Giancarlo Fisichella | |||||
| Raphael Matos | |||||
| 63 |  Olivier Beretta | Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8 | GT | 1, 12 | |
| Andrea Bertolini | 1 | ||||
 Toni Vilander | |||||
| Alessandro Balzan | 12–13 | ||||
| Johannes van Overbeek | 13 | ||||
| The Racer's Group | 64 |  Eduardo Costabal | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1, 8–9 |
| Eliseo Salazar | |||||
| Santiago Orjuela | 1, 8 | ||||
| Gaetano Ardagna | 1 | ||||
| Emilio Di Guida | |||||
| 65 | Joe Castellano | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 | |
| Spencer Cox | |||||
| Mike Hedlund | |||||
| Jack McCarthy | |||||
| Jim Michaelian | |||||
| 66 | Ben Keating | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1, 8–9 | |
| Dominik Farnbacher | 1 | ||||
| Patrick Pilet | |||||
| Allan Simonsen | |||||
 Damien Faulkner | 8 | ||||
| Bryan Sellers | |||||
| Jörg Bergmeister | 9 | ||||
| Bob Doyle | 13 | ||||
| Spencer Pumpelly | |||||
| 67 | Spencer Pumpelly | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1–8 | |
| Steven Bertheau | 1–7 | ||||
| Wolf Henzler | 1, 8 | ||||
| Marc Goossens | 1 | ||||
| Jeroen Bleekemolen | |||||
| Al Carter | 8 | ||||
| 68 | Chris Cumming | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 | |
| Kévin Estre | |||||
| Damien Faulkner | |||||
| Carlos Gómez | |||||
| Ben Keating | |||||
| Jeroen Bleekemolen | 2–3 | ||||
| Emilio De Guida | |||||
| AIM Autosport/ Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari | 69 | Emil Assentato | Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8 | GT | All |
| Jeff Segal | |||||
| Anthony Lazzaro | 1, 8 | ||||
| Nick Longhi | |||||
| SpeedSource | 70 | Jonathan Bomartio | Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor | GT | All |
| Sylvain Tremblay | |||||
| Marino Franchitti | 1 | ||||
| James Hinchcliffe | |||||
| Grant Racing | 72 | Carey Grant | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 6, 9 |
| Kevin Grant | |||||
| Milton Grant | |||||
| Brady Refenning | 9 | ||||
| Horton Autosport | 73 | Eric Foss | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 2–10, 12–13 |
| Patrick Lindsey | |||||
| Ryan Eversley | 8 | ||||
| Jason Hart | 13 | ||||
| Oryx Racing | 74 | Humaid Al Masaood | Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10 | GT | 1–2 |
| Steven Kane | |||||
| Saeed Al Mehairi | 1 | ||||
| Krohn Racing | 76 | Colin Braun | Lola B08/70 Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | 1 |
 Niclas Jönsson | |||||
| Tracy Krohn | |||||
| Ricardo Zonta | |||||
| Doran Racing | 77 | Jim Lowe | Dallara DP–01 Ford 5.0L V8 | DP | 1, 4, 8–9 |
| Paul Tracy | |||||
| Brian Frisselle | 1, 8 | ||||
| Burt Frisselle | 1 | ||||
| Billy Johnson | |||||
| Dick Greer Racing | 82 | John Fergus | Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6 | GT | 1 |
| John Finger | |||||
| Dick Greer | |||||
| Mark Hotchkis | |||||
| Owen Trinkler | |||||
| Racers Edge Motorsports | 87 | Tony Ave | Dodge Viper Dodge 8.0L V10 | GT | 1, 9, 12 |
| Jan Heylen | |||||
| Doug Peterson | 1, 12 | ||||
| Maxime Soulet | 1 | ||||
 Emilio Valverde | |||||
| Autohaus Motorsports | 88 | Jordan Taylor | Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8 | GT | 1–7, 9 |
| Paul Edwards | 1–7 | ||||
| Matthew Marsh | 1 | ||||
| Tommy Milner | |||||
| Bill Lester | 9 | ||||
| Spirit of Daytona Racing | 90 | Richard Westbrook | Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | DP | All |
 Antonio García | 1–3, 7–10, 12–13 | ||||
| Oliver Gavin | 1, 8 | ||||
| Jan Magnussen | 1 | ||||
| Michael Valiante | 3–6 | ||||
| Turner Motorsport | 93 | Bill Auberlen | BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8 | GT | 1, 3 |
| Paul Dalla Lana | |||||
| Michael Marsal | 1, 13 | ||||
| Dirk Müller | 1 | ||||
| Dirk Werner | |||||
| Billy Johnson | 3 | ||||
| Will Turner | 13 | ||||
| 94 | Paul Dalla Lana | BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8 | GT | All | |
| Bill Auberlen | 1–3, 5–10, 12–13 | ||||
| Billy Johnson | 1–4, 6, 8–12 | ||||
| Dirk Müller | 1 | ||||
| Boris Said | |||||
| Ben Clucas | 4 | ||||
| GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing | 99 | Jon Fogarty | Corvette DP (Riley XXVI) Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | DP | All |
| Alex Gurney | |||||
| Memo Gidley | 1 |
On May 13, 2011, Grand Am announced that various changes would be made to the Daytona Prototypes for the 2012 season:[11]
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The 2012 season marks the start of a three-race "endurance championship" featuring the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Six Hours of Watkins Glen, and the new race at Indianapolis.[16] In Daytona, there are points in 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours. In Watkins Glen 3 and 6 with double points, and quadruple points in Indianapolis at the end of the race.
| Place | Points | |
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| 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 3 | |
| 4 at last | 2 |
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