2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy
Appearance
The 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the eighth season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault.
Driver lineup
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Driver changes
[edit]- Changed teams
- Fabien Thuner switched from Boutsen Energy Racing to Oregon Team.
- David Dermont moved to Team Lompech Sport.
- Bas Schothorst and Jeroen Schothorst both moved to TDS Racing.
- Entering Eurocup Mégane Trophy
- Eurocup Clio champion Nicolas Milan, Formula Renault Alps driver Kevin Gilardoni and Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Albert Costa debuted with Oregon Team.
- FIA Formula Two Championship driver Kelvin Snoeks entered the championship for TDS Racing.
Team changes
[edit]- Boutsen Energy Racing, Equipe Verschuur, Brixia Horse Power and Blue Jumeirah Team have all left the Eurocup Mégane Trophy.
Mid-season changes
[edit]- Rembert Berg debuted in the series, joining Michael Munemann in the Algarve Pro Racing Team.
- Tom Coronel made his debut in the series, replacing Wim Beelen from the Nürburgring round onwards.
- David Dermont was replaced by Thibault Bossy at Nürburgring. Defending series champion Stefano Comini replaced Bossy for the Moscow round.
- Bruce Lorgère-Roux replaced Toni Forne after the opening round at Alcañiz.
- Roberto Moreno made his debut in the series, replacing Nicolas Milan at the Moscow event.
Race calendar and results
[edit]The calendar for the 2012 season was announced on 10 October 2011, the day after the end of the 2011 season.[7] Silverstone Circuit was dropped from the calendar in favour of a round at the new Moscow Raceway in Russia. All seven rounds will form meetings of the 2012 World Series by Renault season.
Round | Circuit | Country | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | |
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1 | R1 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | Spain | 5 May | Albert Costa | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
R2 | 6 May | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing | |||
2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | 2 June | Niccolò Nalio | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
R2 | 3 June | Niccolò Nalio | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing | |||
3 | R1 | Nürburgring | Germany | 30 June | Albert Costa | Fabien Thuner | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
R2 | 1 July | Albert Costa | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing | |||
4 | R1 | Moscow Raceway | Russia | 14 July | Albert Costa | Niccolò Nalio | Fabien Thuner | Oregon Team |
R2 | 15 July | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team | |||
5 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | Hungary | 15 September | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
R2 | 16 September | Kevin Gilardoni | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team | |||
6 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | France | 29 September | Bas Schothorst | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
R2 | 30 September | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team | |||
7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | Spain | 20 October | Kevin Gilardoni | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
R2 | 21 October | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
Championship standings
[edit]- Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Drivers' Championship
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Bold – Pole |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ^ a b c "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
- ^ a b "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Russia included on 2012 World Series calendar". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.