2012 Pirelli World Challenge

The 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. All races were televised by NBC Sports Network. All telecasts were tape-delayed, with all races being streamed live.[1]

2012 Pirelli World Challenge
Previous: 2011 Next: 2013

Format change

The series began using a four class format. A new "touring car B-spec" class was introduced, similar to the SCCA's amateur divisions, using vehicles such as the Fiat 500, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Nissan Versa.[2][3] The new class debuted at the event at Miller.

Schedule

Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011,[4] with an additional three rounds announced November 18,[5] and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4.[6] A second Touring Car race was later added to the Mid-Ohio round. The GT and GTS classes had 12 races, Touring Car had 14, and Touring Car B-Spec had 9.

RndDateCircuitLocationClassesSupporting
1 March 24Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaGT, GTS, TC (x2)IndyCar Series
2 April 15Streets of Long BeachLong Beach, CaliforniaGT, GTSIndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series
3 April 28–29Miller Motorsports Park[A 1]Tooele, UtahGT, GTS
TC, TCB (x3)		K&N Pro Series West
4 May 11Mazda Raceway Laguna SecaMonterey, CaliforniaGT, GTS, TCAmerican Le Mans Series
5 June 1–3The Raceway on Belle IsleDetroit, MichiganGT, GTS (x2)IndyCar Series
6 June 22–24Canadian Tire Motorsport ParkBowmanville, OntarioGT, GTS (x2)
TC, TCB (x3)		Headliner
7 August 3–5Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioGT, GTS, TC (x2)IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series
8 August 24Sonoma Raceway (Indy course)Sonoma, CaliforniaGT, GTS
TC, TCB (x3)		IndyCar Series

Race results
Rnd Circuit GT Winning Car GTS Winning Car TC Winning Car TCB Winning Car
GT Winning Driver GTS Winning Driver TC Winning Driver TCB Winning Driver
1 St. Petersburg #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate
Johnny O'Connell Justin Bell Michael Cooper
#1 Porsche 911 GT3 #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate
Lawson Aschenbach Justin Bell Michael Cooper
2 Long Beach #8 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #68 Porsche Cayman S Did not participate Did not participate
Andy Pilgrim Jack Baldwin
3 Miller Motorsports Park[A 1] Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #00 Fiat 500
Todd Lamb Jonathan Start
Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #00 Fiat 500
Michael Cooper Jonathan Start
#1 Porsche 911 GT3 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate
Patrick Long Andy Lee
Did not participate Did not participate #33 Volkswagen GLI #45 Honda Fit
Tristan Herbert Sage Marie
4 Laguna Seca #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate
Randy Pobst Peter Cunningham Todd Lamb
5 Belle Isle #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate
Johnny O'Connell Andy Lee
#3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate
Johnny O'Connell Andy Lee
6 Mosport #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #36 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate
Mike Skeen Michael Galati
Did not participate Did not participate #43 Volkswagen GLI #73 Honda Fit
Jeff Altenburg Andre Rapone
Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #73 Honda Fit
Michael Cooper Andre Rapone
Did not participate Did not participate #82 Honda Civic Si #73 Honda Fit
Gary Kwok Andre Rapone
#02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #38 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate
Mike Skeen Mark Wilkins
7 Mid-Ohio #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate
Randy Pobst Peter Cunningham Michael Cooper
#6 Volvo S60 #60 Porsche Cayman S #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate
Randy Pobst Kevin Gleason Todd Lamb
8 Sonoma #9 Volvo S60 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate
Alex Figge Andy Lee
Did not participate Did not participate #08 Volvo C30 #45 Honda Fit
Robert Thorne Conner Ford
Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #90 Kia Rio
Todd Lamb Russell Smith
Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #92 Kia Rio
Michael Cooper Jeff Lepper
  1. The GT and GTS classes raced on the 3.048-mile (4.905 km) Outer Course, while the TC and TCB classes raced on the 2.2-mile (3.5 km) West Course.

Championships

Drivers' Championships

Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.[7]

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Race 140 110 95 85 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25
Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

GT
Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
1 Johnny O'Connell Cadillac CTS-V 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 2 10 3 7 5 1348
2 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 5 3 1 4 3 3 4 10 5 4 5 2 1199
3 Randy Pobst Volvo S60 12 9 2 5 1 15 9 11 DNS 1 1 3 1137
4 Lawson Aschenbach Porsche 911 GT3 4 1 5 4 2 2 4 2 6 3 4 1112
5 Alex Figge Volvo S60 3 12 13 13 2 4 3 12 3 12 2 1 1095
6 Mike Skeen Nissan GTR DNS 14 14 13 14 11 8 13 887
Chevrolet Corvette Z06 3 6 1 1
7 Steve Ott Porsche 911 GT3 10 5 9 6 5 5 15 3 4 7 13 788
8 Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 8 6 16 9 11 11 10 5 6 8 9 12 767
9 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 2 4 4 6 15 7 5 723
Audi R8 LMS 5 6
10 Jason Daskalos Nissan GTR 13 DNS 17 12 14 14 12 9 11 417
11 Jeff Courtney Porsche 911 GT3 7 7 15 12 14 10 9 415
12 Tomy Drissi Porsche 911 GT3 6 11 6 9 8 7 413
13 Fred Roberts Dodge Viper 12 11 7 9 9 12 14 413
14 David Welch Ferrari F430 9 8 10 DSQ 11 407
Porsche 911 GT3 6 6
15 Brett Sandberg Porsche 911 GT3 6 7 10 11 6 341
16 Anders Hainer Audi R8 LMS 11 10 13 10 13 10 339
17 Madison Snow Porsche 911 GT3 8 9 8 8 8 336
18 Justin Marks Porsche 911 GT3 11 13 8 11 8 281
19 Jordan Taylor Cadillac CTS-V 2 4 210
20 Dino Crescentini Porsche 911 GT3 14 10 7 16 166
21 Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3 1 145
22 Patrick Lindsey Chevrolet Corvette Z06 13 14 16 142
23 Brandon Davis Porsche 911 GT3 7 72
24 Michael Hedlund Porsche 911 GT3 8 68
25 Bret Curtis Porsche 911 GT3 10 60
26 Brent Holden Porsche 911 GT3 12 DNS 54
27 Craig Stanton Mercedes-Benz CLK-AMG 15 45
28 Brian Kubinski Chevrolet Corvette 18 39
29 Erich Joiner Porsche 911 GT3 DNS 0
Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th–10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate

GTS
Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
1 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 2 2 7 8 1 2 3 7 6 1 3 2 1366
2 Andy Lee (R) Chevrolet Camaro 4 3 9 1 5 1 1 9 4 11 7 1 1264
3 Jack Baldwin Porsche Cayman S 5 7 1 4 2 4 2 6 2 6 8 12 1185
4 Michael Galati Kia Optima 7 10 11 3 6 8 6 1 5 5 5 5 1055
5 Nick Esayian Acura TSX 17 5 4 5 4 6 9 17 12 2 9 16 859
6 Justin Bell Ford Mustang 1 1 2 10 13 7 5 26 25 3 821
7 Mark Wilkins Kia Optima 8 11 15 2 1 7 6 4 705
8 Alec Udell Ford Mustang 18 15 9 7 19 21 5 3 13 21 9 700
9 Brad Adams Ford Mustang 9 8 6 6 14 9 8 11 8 15 16 15 690
10 Harry Curtin (R) Chevrolet Camaro 12 17 10 16 9 17 10 12 11 24 13 8 620
11 Ric Bushey Nissan 370Z DNS 13 11 12 18 14 13 14 23 12 7 503
12 Aaron Povoledo Ford Mustang 3 3 18 4 15 10 19 497
13 Jason von Kluge Ford Mustang 3 4 5 4 12 22 436
14 Richard Golinello Ford Mustang 16 6 20 22 8 7 22 20 394
15 Don Istook Audi TT RS 16 13 11 13 17 20 17 11 376
16 Roger Miller (R) Ford Mustang 15 11 5 21 19 17 24 14 368
17 Karl Poeltl Porsche 911 6 9 10 10 14 14 356
18 Bill Ziegler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 12 17 14 17 22 339
Pontiac Solstice GXP 25 18 DNS
19 Brian Kleeman (R) Nissan 370Z 11 14 15 16 20 19 11 DNS 322
20 Kevin Gleason Porsche Cayman S 3 1 263
21 Todd Napieralski (R) Chevrolet Camaro 19 13 14 11 16 15 257
22 Mark Klenin BMW M3 12 10 10 13 18 DNS 234
23 Dane Moxlow Ford Mustang 16 12 7 DNS 21 23 231
24 Greg Shaffer Nissan 370Z 13 19 14 15 15 DNS 226
25 Al Carter BMW M3 4 2 207
26 Colin Braun Kia Optima 14 16 3 2 198
27 Alfonso Perri (R) Ford Mustang 8 18 12 DNS 161
28 Paul Brown Ford Mustang 3 9 159
29 Mark Boden BMW M3 9 4 149
30 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 8 6 144
31 Charles Putman BMW M3 8 10 128
32 Craig Capaldi Ford Mustang 15 12 99
33 Ernie Jakubowski Porsche Cayman S 14 13 99
34 Ben Crosland Ford Mustang 7 72
35 Robert Stout Nissan 370Z 23 16 72
36 Bryan Heitkotter (R) Nissan 370Z 10 60
37 Vafa Kordestani (R) Maserati Trofeo 13 51
38 Dan McKeever Ford Mustang 15 45
39 Steven Goldman Chevrolet Camaro 16 43
40 Tom Felt Honda S2000 CR 17 41
41 Scott Bove BMW M3 DNS 0
Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points

TC
Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MDO SON Points
1 Michael Cooper (R) Mazdaspeed3 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 1 4 1 14 3 2 1 1767
2 Todd Lamb (R) Honda Civic Si 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 6 10 3 1 2 1 2 1659
3 Ryan Winchester (R) Honda Civic Si 9 13 2 2 3 DSQ 4 7 2 5 2 5 5 3 1212
4 Shea Holbrook Honda Civic Si 5 12 5 4 5 4 7 2 3 6 11 4 4 4 1119
5 Patrick Seguin Volkswagen Golf GTI 13 10 11 10 9 3 DNS 9 8 14 12 8 8 9 810
6 Tristan Herbert Volkswagen Golf GTI 10 3 671
Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 11 1 7 6 8 DNS DSQ DNS
7 Gustavo Michelsen (R) Honda Civic Si 4 7 3 6 7 6 476
8 Jeff Altenburg Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 11 2 1 10 DNS 456
9 Travis Wolcott (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2 8 6 3 10 439
10 Robb Holland Honda Civic Si 6 5 432
Volkswagen Jetta GLI 10 5 11 DNS
Volkswagen Golf GTI 6
11 Karl Thomson Honda Civic Si 6 9 10 11 6 8 416
12 Peter Schwartzott Honda Civic Si DNS DNS 10 4 7 9 5 361
13 Fred Emich (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 8 11 DNS 5 7 10 337
14 Robert Thorne (R) Volvo C30 1 7 7 306
15 Gary Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 5 DSQ 1 228
16 Tom Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 8 3 9 227
17 Steve Blethen (R) Mazda RX-8 9 5 6 220
18 Michael Pettiford Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 7 6 220
19 Marlin Langeveldt (R) Mazda RX-8 10 4 7 217
20 Tommy Boileau (R) Mazda RX-8 8 8 8 204
21 Tom Lepper Chevrolet Cobalt SS 10 10 6 196
22 Anthony Rapone (R) Honda Civic Si 3 4 DNS DNS 189
23 Don Istook Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 11 11 178
24 Carl Rydquist (R) Mazda RX-8 13 DNS 12 DNS 12 159
25 Ray Mason III Honda Civic Si 8 5 148
26 Carl Hober Honda Civic 8 8 136
27 Aaron Povoledo Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 6 130
28 Roberto Ricciardelli (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 11 9 121
29 David Tuaty Honda Civic Si 12 9 118
30 Tom Martin (R) Volkswagen Golf GTI 9 13 115
31 Ian Baas Volkswagen Golf GTI DSQ 3 101
32 Alex Popow Volkswagen Golf GTI 4 97
33 Jan Heylen Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 DNS DNS 84
34 Brandon Peterson Honda Civic 7 72
35 Bob Roth (R) Honda Civic 11 57
36 J.D. Mobley Mazda RX-8 DSQ DSQ 12 57
37 Enzo Riccardelli Volkswagen Jetta GLI DNS 0
Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MDO SON Points

TCB
Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points
1 Jonathan Start (R) Fiat 500 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 946
2 Craig Capaldi (R) Ford Fiesta 3 3 3 2 2 5 651
3 Russell Smith (R) Kia Rio 7 6 6 2 1 2 630
4 Connor Ford (R) Honda Fit 5 DNS 2 1 2 3 584
5 Andre Rapone (R) Honda Fit 1 1 1 480
6 Sage Marie Honda Fit 4 4 1 335
7 Braden Miller (R) Ford Fiesta 6 5 6 4 DNS 329
8 Steve Gatrell (R) Honda Fit 3 3 4 293
9 Peter Schwartzott, Jr. (R) Mazda 2 5 4 4 262
10 Shaun Bailey Mazda 2 2 2 DSQ 252
11 Brad Adams Mazda 2 5 6 6 235
12 Jim Kenzie Kia Rio 6 6 6 234
13 Jeff Lepper Kia Rio 5 1 230
14 PJ Groenke (R) Mini Cooper 4 5 165
15 Joel Lipperini Honda Fit 2 110
16 Dan McKeever Ford Fiesta DSQ 0
17 Michael J. Lliteras Kia Rio DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points

Manufacturer championships

Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.[7] Points are awarded on the following basis:

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6
Points 9 7 5 3 2 1

In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner in bold.

GT
Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
1 Cadillac 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 2 5 2 4 2 82
2 Volvo 3 9 2 5 1 4 3 11 3 1 1 1 69
3 Porsche 2 1 4 1 4 2 2 3 2 6 3 4 68
4 Chevrolet 8 6 16 3 6 11 10 1 1 8 9 12 28
5 Nissan 13 14 14 12 14 13 12 9 11 11 8 13 0
Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th–6th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Points)
Purple Did not finish
Blank Did not
participate

GTS
Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points
1 Acura 2 2 4 5 1 2 3 7 6 1 3 2 68
2 Ford 1 1 2 6 3 3 4 3 3 10 16 3 54
3 Chevrolet 4 3 8 1 5 1 1 9 4 11 7 1 52
4 Kia 7 10 3 2 6 8 6 1 1 5 5 4 41
5 Nissan 11 14 13 11 12 16 14 13 14 19 11 7 0
Pos Manufacturer STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MDO SON Points

TC
Pos Manufacturer STP MIL LGA MOS MDO SON Points
1 Honda 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 106
2 Mazda 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 1 4 1 14 3 2 1 91
3 Volkswagen 7 3 7 5 1 2 1 8 5 2 3 6 3 9 56
4 Volvo 1 7 7 10
Pos Manufacturer STP MIL LGA MOS MDO SON Points

TCB
Pos Manufacturer MIL MOS SON Points
1 Honda 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 67
2 Fiat 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 44
3 Ford 3 3 3 2 2 5 6 4 7 36
4 Kia 7 6 5 6 6 6 2 1 1 33
5 Mazda 2 2 6 5 4 4 5 6 6 28
Pos Manufacturer MIL MOS SON Points
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