List of 2012 motorsport champions explained

This list of 2012 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with championships decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races where the season was completed during the 2012 calendar year.

Open wheel racing

SeriesChampionrefer
Formula One World Championship Sebastian Vettel2012 Formula One season
Constructors: Red Bull-Renault
IndyCar Series Ryan Hunter-Reay[1] 2012 IndyCar Series season
Manufacturers: Chevrolet
Rookie: Simon Pagenaud
Oval: Ryan Hunter-Reay
Road: Will Power
GP2 Series Davide Valsecchi[2] 2012 GP2 Series season
Teams: DAMS[3]
Firestone Indy Lights Tristan Vautier[4] 2012 Indy Lights season
Teams: Sam Schmidt Motorsports
GP3 Series Mitch Evans[5] 2012 GP3 Series season
Teams: Lotus GP[6]
Auto GP World Series Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[7] 2012 Auto GP World Series season
Teams: Super Nova International[8]
Under 21 Trophy: Adrian Quaife-Hobbs
FIA Formula Two Championship Luciano Bacheta[9] 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship season
Toyota Racing Series Nick Cassidy[10] 2012 Toyota Racing Series
Star Mazda Championship Jack Hawksworth[11] 2012 Star Mazda Championship season
ADAC Formel Masters Marvin Kirchhöfer[12] 2012 ADAC Formel Masters season
Teams: Lotus[13]
Formula Three
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Daniel Juncadella2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series Daniel Juncadella2012 Formula 3 Euro Series season
Rookie: Pascal Wehrlein
Teams: Prema Powerteam[14]
Nations:
British Formula 3 ChampionshipInternational: Jack Harvey[15] 2012 British Formula 3 season
Rookie: Spike Goddard[16]
German Formula Three Championship Jimmy Eriksson[17] 2012 German Formula Three season
Trophy: André Rudersdorf[18]
Rookie: Lucas Auer[19]
Italian F3 European Series Riccardo Agostini2012 Italian Formula Three season
Rookie: Riccardo Agostini[20]
Teams: Prema Powerteam
Italian F3 Italian Series Riccardo Agostini
Teams: Prema Powerteam
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Ryō Hirakawa[21] 2012 All-Japan Formula Three season
National: Daiki Sasaki
Teams: RSS
Engine Tuners: TOM'S (Toyota)
European F3 Open Championship Niccolò Schirò2012 European F3 Open season
Copa: Kevin Giovesi[22]
Teams: RP Motorsport
Australian Drivers' Championship James Winslow2012 Australian Drivers' Championship
Austria Formula 3 Cup André Rudersdorf
Formula Renault
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Robin Frijns2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
Teams: Tech 1 Racing
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Stoffel Vandoorne2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season
Teams: Josef Kaufmann Racing
Formula Renault Northern European Cup Jake Dennis2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season
Teams: Fortec Motorsports
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Daniil Kvyat2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season
Junior: Patrick Kujala
Teams: Tech 1 Racing
French F4 Championship Alexandre Baron[23] 2012 French F4 Championship season
Formula Renault Challenge 2.0 Italia Kevin Gilardoni[24] 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia season
Formula Renault BARC Scott Malvern[25] 2012 Formula Renault BARC season
Winter Series: Seb Morris[26]
Asian Formula Renault Challenge Yosuke Yamazaki2012 Asian Formula Renault Challenge season
Teams: Buzz Racing
IFC: Wayne Shen
IFC Teams: Asia Racing Team
Austria Formel Renault Cup Thomas Amweg2012 Austria Formel Renault Cup season
Formula Monza Erik Johansson
Formula Abarth
Formula Abarth European Series Nicolas Costa[27] 2012 Formula Abarth season
Rookie: Santiago Urrutia
Teams: Euronova Racing by Fortec
Formula Abarth Italian Series Nicolas Costa
Teams: Euronova Racing by Fortec
Formula Pilota China Antonio Giovinazzi2012 Formula Pilota China season
Best Asian Driver Trophy: Parth Ghorpade
Teams: Eurasia Motorsport
Formula Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko[28]
Formula BMW
JK Racing Asia Series Aston Hare2012 JK Racing Asia Series season
Teams: EuroInternational
Formula LO Levin Amweg[29] 2012 Formula LO season
Rookie: Freddy Killensberger
Teams: GU-Racing
InterSteps Championship Matt Parry[30]
Formula Ford
British Formula Ford Championship Antti Buri[31] 2012 British Formula Ford season
EcoBoost: Antti Buri[32]
Duratec: Matt Rao
EcoBoost Rookie: Julio Moreno
Duratec Rookie: George Blundell
Teams: JTR
Constructors: Mygale
Nations:
U.S. F2000 National Championship Matthew Brabham[33] 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
National: Henrik Furuseth
Teams:
U.S. F2000 Winterfest Spencer Pigot2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
F2000 Championship Series Roberto La Rocca2012 F2000 Championship Series season
Formula Ford Denmark Nicolai Sylvest

Sports car and GT

SeriesChampion(s)refer
FIA World Endurance Championship André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler[34] 		2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season
Manufacturers' : Audi[35]
Manufacturers' : Ferrari[36]
LMP1 Trophy: Rebellion Racing[37]
LMP2 Trophy: Starworks Motorsport
LMGTE Pro Trophy: AF Corse
LMGTE Am Trophy: Larbre Compétition
FIA GT1 World Championship Marc Basseng[38]
Markus Winkelhock		2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season
Teams: All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport
FIA GT3 European Championship Dominik Baumann[39]
Maximilian Buhk		2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season
Teams: Heico Gravity-Charouz Team
American Le Mans SeriesLMPC: Alex Popow[40] 2012 American Le Mans Series season
GT: Oliver Gavin
GT: Tommy Milner
GTC: Cooper MacNeil
ADAC GT Masters Sebastian Asch
Maximilian Götz		2012 ADAC GT Masters season
Teams: MS Racing Team
Amateurs: Swen Dolenc
Australian GT Championship Klark Quinn2012 Australian GT Championship season
Trophy: Dean Koutsoumidis
Andrew McInnes
Challenge: Jan Jinadasa
Sports: Darren Berry
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Kerry Baily2012 Australian Sports Sedan season
Porsches
Porsche Supercup René Rast[41] 2012 Porsche Supercup season
Teams: Hermes Attempto Racing
Rookie: Nicki Thiim

Stock car racing

SeriesChampion(s)refer
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Brad Keselowski[42] 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[43] 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series James Buescher[44] 2012 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series D. J. Kennington[45] 2012 NASCAR Canadian Tire Series season
NASCAR Toyota Series Jorge Goeters[46] 2012 NASCAR Toyota Series season
Racecar Euro Series Ander Vilariño[47] 2012 Racecar Euro Series
Turismo Carretera Mauro Giallombardo2012 Turismo Carretera

Touring car racing

SeriesChampionrefer
World Touring Car Championship Robert Huff2012 World Touring Car Championship season
Manufacturers: Chevrolet
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Bruno Spengler2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters season
Teams: BMW Team Schnitzer
Manufacturers: BMW
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Albert Costa2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season
Teams: Oregon Team
European Touring Car CupSuper 2000: Fernando Monje[48] 2012 European Touring Car Cup season
Super 1600: Kevin Krammes
Super Production: Nikolay Karamyshev
Single-Makes Trophy: Stian Paulsen[49]
International V8 Supercars Championship Jamie Whincup2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
New Zealand V8s Angus Fogg[50] 2011–12 New Zealand V8 season
V8SuperTourer Championship John McIntyre2012 V8SuperTourer season
Sprint: John McIntyre
Endurance: Greg Murphy
Jack Perkins

Rallying

SeriesChampion(s)refer
World Rally Championship Sébastien Loeb
Daniel Elena		2012 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturers: Citroën
European Rally Championship Juho Hänninen
Mikko Markkula		2012 European Rally Championship season
Intercontinental Rally Challenge Andreas Mikkelsen
Ola Fløene		2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Drama, intrigue, excitement: Hunter-Reay grabs title. Dave. Lewandowski. 16 September 2012. 16 September 2012. IndyCar Series. IndyCar.
  2. News: Chilton wins as Valsecchi becomes GP2 Champion. 22 September 2012. GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 22 September 2012.
  3. News: Van der Garde surges to Singapore victory. 23 September 2012. GP2 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 30 September 2012. With the 2012 GP2 season now completed, Davide Valsecchi is the new champion ahead of Luiz Razia and Esteban Gutiérrez, while DAMS managed a clean sweep by taking the teams' championship from Lotus GP and Arden..
  4. News: Vautier claims championship by 8 points over Guerrieri. 16 September 2012. indycar.com. IndyCar. 16 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120918061413/http://www.indycar.com/en/News/2012/09-September/9-15-Vautier-claims-title. 18 September 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  5. News: Ellinas wins as Evans becomes Champion. 9 September 2012. GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 9 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120913075311/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/09_Sep/Race-2/. 13 September 2012. dmy-all.
  6. News: Abt sole challenger in title fight with win in Monza. 8 September 2012. GP3 Series. GP2 Motorsport Limited. 9 September 2012. Lotus GP celebrated winning the Teams Championship for the third year in a row after pocketing the points for Abt's win and Daly's fourth place. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120912010457/http://www.gp3series.com/News/2012/09_Sep/Monza/. 12 September 2012. dmy-all.
  7. News: Title to Quaife-Hobbs, Race 2 to Pizzonia. 22 July 2012. 22 July 2012. Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organisation.
  8. News: Varhaug takes Race 1 win in Sonoma. 23 September 2012. Auto GP World Series. Auto GP Organisation. 23 September 2012. The race also marked a milestone for SuperNova Racing: they had already clinched the drivers’ title in Curitiba, and today’s result gave the British outfit the teams title too, as math denies second placed MP Manor any chance of filling the gap in tomorrow’s Race 2..
  9. News: Zanella wins as Bacheta is crowned champion. 30 September 2012. FIA Formula Two Championship. Motorsport Vision. 30 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121003092625/http://www.formulatwo.com/news/monza-race-2.aspx. 3 October 2012. dead.
  10. News: Cassidy wins NZGP, Toyota Racing Series title. 13 February 2012. Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. 9 March 2012.
  11. Pruett, Marshall. INDYCAR: Hawksworth On The Rise, Speed, 11 September 2012, Retrieved 2012-09-11
  12. News: Kirchhöfer celebrates title win ahead of time. 29 September 2012. ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. 30 September 2012.
  13. News: Grapp wins closing race of Nürburgring weekend. 16 September 2012. 30 September 2012. ADAC Formel Masters. ADAC. Although the outcome of the drivers' championship will not be known until the final weekend of the season at Hockenheim, Lotus were able to celebrate winning the team championship ahead of time..
  14. News: Felix Rosenqvist celebrates second season victory. 30 September 2012. Formula 3 Euro Series. ITR e.V. 1 October 2012. One weekend before the end of the season, the Prema Powerteam claimed an early title in the Formula 3 Euro Series teams' classification.. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128010410/http://f3euroseries.com/news_newsausgabe.php?id=3741. 28 November 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  15. News: Jack Harvey is British F3 Champion. Carter. Nick. 30 September 2012. British Formula 3 Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 1 October 2012. https://archive.today/20130116004927/http://www.formula3.co/news/harvey-claims-final-race-victory-and-is-british-f3-champion. 16 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  16. News: Harvey’s win tightens F3 title fight. Carter. Nick. 29 September 2012. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. British Formula 3 Championship. 29 September 2012. That gave Goddard sufficient points to settle the championship in his favour, and the Australian was delighted:. https://archive.today/20130116005933/http://www.formula3.co/news/harvey-s-win-tightens-f3-title-fight. 16 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  17. News: Jimmy Eriksson secures the title early – in the qualifying session!. 28 September 2012. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 28 September 2012.
  18. News: Blomqvist wins, Rudersdorf secures Trophy title. 16 September 2012. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 16 September 2012.
  19. News: Eriksson wins / Auer vice-champion and rookie-cup winner. 30 September 2012. formel3.de. German Formula Three Championship. 1 October 2012.
  20. News: Latifi guida la doppietta JD Agostini vince il test Ferrari. 16 September 2012. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 16 September 2012. Latifi guide the double JD Motorsport Agostini wins the Ferrari test. https://web.archive.org/web/20121017181613/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=37273&cat=9. 17 October 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  21. News: Nakayama vale doppio, Hirakawa è campione. 26 September 2012. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 30 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20130124183558/http://italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=37405&cat=26. 24 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  22. News: Schirò wins a dramatic race in rain. 29 September 2012. 30 September 2012. European F3 Open Championship. GT Sport. Kevin Giovesi, who is the new champion in the Cup classification, was 5th overall and his performance was brilliant once again winning eight out of ten races from Nürburgring on..
  23. News: La couronne pour Alex Baron, le double pour Simon Tirman. French. Title for Alex Baron, double for Simon Tirman. Auto Sport Academy. Fédération Française du Sport Automobile. 2 October 2012. 6 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014711/http://www.autosportacademy.com/fr/competition/saison-2012/actualites/p/20/r/25752/02102012-la-couronne-pour-alex-baron-le-double-pour-simon-tirman.html. 19 April 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  24. News: Vallelunga, gara 2: Gilardoni è campione. https://archive.today/20130221191214/http://www.italiaracing.net/notizia.asp?id=37362&cat=65. dead. 21 February 2013. 23 September 2012. ItaliaRacing.net. Inpagina. Italian. 23 September 2012.
  25. News: Morris edges Aitken by single point to win Winter Series title. 8 October 2012. Formula Renault BARC. 25 January 2014.
  26. News: Morris edges Aitken by single point to win Winter Series title. 11 November 2012. Formula Renault BARC. 25 January 2014.
  27. News: Nicolas Costa is the new Champion. Race 3 to Giovinazzi.. 30 September 2012. Formula Abarth. ACI Sport Italia. 1 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121231214533/http://www.acisportitalia.it/ABARTH/home/ing/2787/Nicolas-Costa-is-the-new-Champion.-Race-3-to-Giovinazzi. 31 December 2012. dead.
  28. News: http://formula-champ.ru/index.php/news/181-ceremonia2012. ru:ЦЕРЕМОНИЯ НАГРАЖДЕНИЯ ПОБЕДИТЕЛЕЙ И ПРИЗЕРОВ СОРЕВНОВАНИЙ 2012 ГОДА. 11 December 2012. formula-champ.ru. Formula Russia. Russian. 23 December 2012.
  29. News: Siege für Schwitter und Richard – Amweg vorzeitig Champion. 10 September 2012. Lista Office. Formula LO. German. 16 September 2012. Victory for Schwitter and Richard – Amweg champion prematurely. https://archive.today/20130123143656/http://www.formula-lo.com/news-details/items/36.html. 23 January 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  30. News: Caterham junior wins Intersteps title. Allen. Peter. 30 September 2012. Paddock Scout. 13 October 2013.
  31. News: Buri crowned Formula Ford champ at Donington. British Formula Ford Championship. Max Communications. 29 September 2012. 30 September 2012.
  32. Web site: Standings. britishformulaford.co.uk. British Formula Ford Championship. 6 October 2012.
  33. News: Matthew Brabham, grandson of Sir Jack, continues racing dynasty with first title win in US. 18 September 2012. Speed. Fox Sports. 22 September 2012.
  34. News: Shanghai WEC: Toyota wins as Lotterer, Treluyer and Fassler seal crown . Haymarket Group. autosport.com . 28 October 2012 . 28 October 2012.
  35. News: Audi are world champions!. 26 August 2012. fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship. 22 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304093332/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/audi-are-world-champions-_460.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  36. News: Ferrari and Porsche prevail in the heat. Miller. Fiona. 29 September 2012. fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship. 14 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304085715/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/lmgte-report-ferrari-and-porsche-prevail-in-the-heat_669.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  37. News: Toyota win on home ground, Rebellion and Starworks seal titles. 14 October 2012. fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship. 14 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121018060751/http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/race-report-lmp-toyota-win-on-home-ground-rebellion-and-starworks-seal-titles_757.html. 18 October 2012. dead.
  38. News: Mercedes pair stripped of race points but keep titles . 30 September 2012 . gt1world.com . . 1 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121006081026/http://gt1world.com/news/details/mercedes-pair-stripped-of-points-but-keep-title . 6 October 2012 . dead .
  39. News: Heico Gravity-Charouz secure double championship honours . 23 September 2012 . gt3europe.com . . 6 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130426100931/http://gt3europe.com/newsitem.php?key=788 . 26 April 2013 . dead .
  40. Web site: A Muscle Milk Victory and Championships Galore at VIR . . 2012-09-15 . 2012-09-28.
  41. News: René Rast clinches 20th Supercup win and third championship title. 9 September 2012. Porsche Supercup. 22 September 2012.
  42. Web site: Keselowski clinches first championship . Turner Sports . NASCAR . 21 November 2012 . 25 November 2012.
  43. Web site: Smith tops in return as Stenhouse Jr. clinches title . Turner Sports . NASCAR . 18 November 2012 . 25 November 2012.
  44. Web site: Buescher secures first championship . Turner Sports . NASCAR . 18 November 2012 . 25 November 2012.
  45. Web site: Crowning Achievement For Kennington . Turner Sports . NASCAR . September 28, 2012 . November 25, 2012 . Christley, Jason . https://web.archive.org/web/20121126104846/http://hometracks.nascar.com/NCATS_Race-Recap_Crowning_Achievement_For_DJ-Kennington_Kawartha_092212 . 26 November 2012 . dead .
  46. Web site: Goeters Gets Toyota Series Title . Turner Sports . NASCAR . 11 November 2012 . 25 November 2012 . Sbarra, Shon . https://web.archive.org/web/20121116182741/http://hometracks.nascar.com/jorge-goeters_gets_toyota_series_title . 16 November 2012 . dead .
  47. Web site: Vilarino Makes History . Turner Sports . NASCAR . 25 November 2012 . 25 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121219150217/http://hometracks.nascar.com/Euro-RC_Race-Recap_Ander-Vilarino_Makes_NASCAR_History_101412 . 19 December 2012 . dead .
  48. Web site: Monje and Krammes Secure Titles . 2012-06-24 . FIA European Touring Car Cup . fiaetcc.com . 2012-07-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731090936/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idNews=271 . 31 July 2012 . dmy-all .
  49. Web site: Monje Encores, Paulsen Wins SMT Title . 2012-06-24 . FIA European Touring Car Cup . fiaetcc.com . 2012-07-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120731090915/http://www.fiaetcc.com/html/Read_News.asp?idNews=272 . 31 July 2012 . dead . dmy-all .
  50. Web site: Fogg wins NZV8s, buys V8 SuperTourer entry . 2012-03-11 . Speedcafe . speedcafe.com . 2012-07-24.

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