2012 V8 Supercar season

The 2012 V8 Supercar season was the sixteenth year in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian Touring car racing series. It was the 53rd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.

2012 V8 Supercar season
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The season began on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the sixteenth V8 Supercar Championship, contested over 30 races at 15 events. Thirteen of these events were held in the six states and the Northern Territory of Australia, and single events were staged in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. There was also a stand-alone, non-championship event supporting the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. The season also included the thirteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the fifth time a third-tier series was contested, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series, which was expanded to six rounds for 2012.[1]

Race calendar

Dates sourced from:[2][3]

Event Title Circuit Location Race/Round Date Winner Report
Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia IVC 1
IVC 2		 1–4 March Jamie Whincup
Will Davison		 report
DVS 1 Chaz Mostert
Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales KVTC 1 9–11 March Josh Hunter
V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne, Victoria IVC NC 15–18 March Mark Winterbottom report
Falken Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania IVC 3
IVC 4		 30 March – 1 April Will Davison
Jamie Whincup		 report
Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia KVTC 2 13–15 April Chris Smerdon
ITM Hamilton 400 Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton, New Zealand IVC 5
IVC 6		 20–22 April Will Davison
Mark Winterbottom		 report
Trading Post Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia IVC 7
IVC 8
IVC 9		 4–6 May Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison
Will Davison		 report
DVS 2 Scott McLaughlin
Phillip Island 300 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria IVC 10
IVC 11		 18–20 May Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison		 report
Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory IVC 12
IVC 13		 15–17 June Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes		 report
Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria KVTC 3 22–24 June Josh Hunter
Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland IVC 14
IVC 15		 6–8 July Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup		 report
DVS 3 Scott McLaughlin
Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland IVC 16
IVC 17		 3–5 August Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes		 report
DVS 4 Chaz Mostert
Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland KVTC 4 10–12 August Morgan Haber
Sydney Motorsport Park 360[4] Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales IVC 18
IVC 19		 24–26 August Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup		 report
Dick Smith Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria IVC 20 14–16 September Craig Lowndes
Warren Luff		 report
Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria KVTC 5 21–23 September Josh Hunter
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales IVC 21 4–7 October Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell		 report
DVS 5 Nick Percat
V8 Heritage Event Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales KVTC NC 11–12 October Chris Delfsma
Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland IVC 22

IVC 23		 19–21 October Jamie Whincup
Sébastien Bourdais
Will Davison
Mika Salo		 report
Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, United Arab Emirates IVC 24
IVC 25
IVC 26		 2–4 November Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
 report
Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria IVC 27
IVC 28		 16–18 November Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes		 report
DVS 6 Nick Percat
Sandown Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria KVTC 6 23–25 November Josh Hunter
Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales IVC 29
IVC 30		 30 November – 2 December Craig Lowndes
Will Davison		 report
DVS 7 Scott Pye
  • IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship
  • DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
  • KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
  • NC – Non-championship

International V8 Supercars Championship
Main article: 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship

Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
Main article: 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series

Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
Main article: 2012 Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series

V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge
Main article: 2012 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge
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References
  1. "TCM, Aus GT join Shannons Nationals". SpeedCafe. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2011.
  2. "2012 V8 Supercars Calendar Announced". Official site of the Australian V8 Supercar Championship Series. 8 October 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  3. "2012 Schedule". V8 Touring Cars. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  4. "Eastern Creek renamed Sydney Motorsport Park". SpeedCafe.com. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
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