2012 British GT Championship
The 2012 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 20th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 9 April at Oulton Park and finished on 30 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings. Motorbase Performance drivers Michael Caine and Daniele Perfetti won the GT3 category in a Porsche 997 GT3-R, Team WFR's Jody Fanin and Warren Hughes won the GT4 championship driving a Ginetta G50, while Ryan Hooker and Gary Eastwood took the GTC title in a Ferrari 458 Challenge driving for FF Corse.
Class structure
For the 2012 season, British GT contained four key classes. The GT3 class allows FIA homologated GT3 cars, such as the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 or new Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. The GT3B class caters for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations, such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430.
The GT4 class is a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars, such as the Lotus Evora or Ginetta G50. The GTC class caters for cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars.
Entry list
Race calendar and results
The 2012 calendar announced on 30 November 2011 included a support slot at the 24 Hours Nürburgring,[21] with race formats later confirmed on 26 January 2012.[22]
Round | Circuit | Date | Length | Pole Position | GT3 Winner | GT4 Winner |
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1 | Oulton Park | 9 April | 60 mins | No. 23 United Autosports | No. 79 Ecurie Ecosse | No. 55 Team WFR |
Charles Bateman Matt Bell |
Oliver Bryant Alasdair McCaig |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
2 | 60 mins | No. 31 Trackspeed | No. 31 Trackspeed | No. 55 Team WFR | ||
Richard Westbrook David Ashburn |
Richard Westbrook David Ashburn |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
3 | Nürburgring | 18 May | 60 mins | No. 35 RJN Motorsports | No. 007 Beechdean Motorsport | No. 55 Team WFR |
Jann Mardenborough Alex Buncombe |
Andrew Howard Jonathan Adam |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
4 | 19 May | 60 mins | No. 10 Motorbase Performance | No. 21 MTECH Racing | No. 48 Lotus Sport UK | |
Nick Tandy Steve Parish |
Matt Griffin Duncan Cameron |
Phil Glew Sailesh Bolisetti | ||||
5 | Rockingham | 10 June | 120 mins | No. 10 Motorbase Performance | No. 32 Trackspeed | No. 55 Team WFR |
Stephen Jelley Steve Parish |
Joe Osborne Steve Tandy |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
6 | Brands Hatch GP | 24 June | 120 mins | No. 10 Motorbase Performance | No. 35 RJN Motorsport | No. 55 Team WFR |
Stephen Jelley Steve Parish |
Jann Mardenborough Alex Buncombe |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
7 | Snetterton | 5 August | 60 mins | No. 31 Trackspeed | No. 24 United Autosports | No. 52 Optimum Motorsport |
Richard Westbrook David Ashburn |
Charles Bateman Matt Bell |
Lee Mowle George Murrells | ||||
8 | 60 mins | No. 33 Trackspeed | No. 32 Trackspeed | No. 55 Team WFR | ||
Tim Harvey Jon Minshaw |
Joe Osborne Steve Tandy |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
9 | Silverstone Arena | 8–9 September | 180 mins | No. 21 MTECH Racing | No. 24 United Autosports | No. 55 Team WFR |
Matt Griffin Duncan Cameron |
Charles Bateman Matt Bell |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes | ||||
10 | Donington Park | 29–30 September | 120 mins | No. 36 Reiter Engineering | No. 27 United Autosports | No. 55 Team WFR |
Peter Kox Nico Pronk |
Álvaro Parente Zak Brown |
Jody Fannin Warren Hughes |
Championship standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
Length | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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60 mins | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
60+ mins | 37.5 | 27 | 22.5 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1.5 |
Half points were awarded if a class had less than 3 cars |
GT3/GTC
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† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.
GT4
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References
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Former Porsche Carrera Cup scholar Benji Hetherington will switch to the British GT championship this season in a Nissan GT-R...This year he will drive for JMH Automotive, which is returning to British GT after spending the past few seasons in the GT Cup.
- ^ a b c "Porsche specialists Motorbase switch to British GT". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
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- ^ a b c "Osborne returns with Trackspeed". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ a b Broomhead, James (11 January 2012). "Tim Harvey and Jon Minshaw Join Trackspeed for 2012 British GT Season". The Checkered Flag. BlackEagleMedia Network. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
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Zoe Wenham put in a sterling effort; her regular driving partner Dominic Evans had to withdraw from this round and Ginetta's Mike Simpson was on hand to step-in.
- ^ a b "Bolisetti to race for Lotus Sport UK". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
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- ^ a b "Ecurie Ecosse & Barwell Announce 2012 Campaign". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Nürburgring 24 Hours date for British GT". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- ^ "British GT announces 2012 Race Formats". British GT Championship. Stéphane Ratel Organisation. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.