2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

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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Team No. Driver Status Rounds
  Oregon Team 1   Nicolas Milan[1] 1–3
  Roberto Moreno[2] 4
  Marguerite Laffite[3] 5–7
2   Enrico Bettera[1] G 1–4, 6
  "Navajo"[3] G 5–6
  Omar Mambretti[3] G 5
3   Kevin Gilardoni[1] All
4   Fabien Thuner[1] All
8   Niccolò Nalio[1] All
14   Albert Costa[1] All
  Torino Motorsport 2   "Navajo" G 7
  Andrea Boffo
  TDS Racing 5   Jeroen Schothorst[1] G All
6   Bas Schothorst[1] All
7   Wim Beelen[1] G 1–2, 6–7
  Tom Coronel[4] 3–4
  Tim Coronel[3] 5
12   Kelvin Snoeks[1] All
  Team Lompech Sport 9   Jean-Charles Miginiac[1] G All
10   David Dermont[1] 1–2
  Thibault Bossy[4] 3, 6–7
  Stefano Comini[2] 4–5
  PujolaRacing 11   Toni Forne[1] G 1, 6–7
  Bruce Lorgère-Roux[5] 2–3
  Equipe Verschuur 15   Richard Kressner[6] G 6
  AFK Motorsport 23   Oliver Freymuth[1] G 1–3, 5–7
  Algarve Pro Racing Team 24   Michael Munemann[1] G 1–3, 5–7
25   Rembert Berg[4] G 3
  Jakub Knoll[6] 6
Icon Class
G Gentleman Driver

Driver changes

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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

Team changes

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  • Boutsen Energy Racing, Equipe Verschuur, Brixia Horse Power and Blue Jumeirah Team have all left the Eurocup Mégane Trophy.

Mid-season changes

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  • 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

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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
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

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  • Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th
25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship

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Pos Driver ALC
 
SPA
 
NÜR
 
MSC
 
HUN
 
LEC
 
CAT
 
Points
1   Albert Costa 2 3 Ret 3 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 Ret 1 251
2   Bas Schothorst 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 5 5 4 4 2 1 4 247
3   Kevin Gilardoni 7 4 2 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 5 4 DSQ 2 160
4   Niccolò Nalio 3 2 DNS 2 4 12 3 2 4 Ret 3 3 Ret 3 153
5   Fabien Thuner 4 5 8 14 2 Ret 1 Ret 6 2 2 5 6 Ret 131
6   Kelvin Snoeks 6 8 3 7 8 10 7 6 7 DNS 7 6 Ret 5 82
7   Jean-Charles Miginiac 9 6 4 11 9 4 8 7 Ret 6 13 11 5 9 69
8   Thibault Bossy 11 3 9 8 3 6 46
9   Nicolas Milan 8 12 5 4 7 6 40
10   Jeroen Schothorst Ret Ret DSQ 13 10 7 9 10 9 7 10 10 7 7 37
11   Stefano Comini 2 Ret 2 Ret 36
12   Toni Forne 5 7 17 Ret 4 Ret 28
13   Wim Beelen Ret Ret DSQ 8 12 Ret 2 8 26
14   Bruce Lorgère-Roux 6 DNS 6 9 18
15   Michael Munemann 12 9 Ret 9 Ret Ret 10 8 8 DSQ Ret DNS 16
16   Tom Coronel Ret 13 Ret 3 15
17   Oliver Freymuth 10 10 7 10 12 8 NC Ret 16 NC Ret 10 14
18   David Dermont Ret Ret DSQ 6 8
19   Richard Kressner 6 Ret 8
20   Roberto Moreno Ret 8 4
21   Jakub Knoll 11 9 4
22   Enrico Bettera 11 11 DSQ 12 Ret Ret Ret 9 15 2
23   Rembert Berg 13 11 0
  "Old Navajo" DSQ Ret DSQ 0
Guest drivers ineligible for points
  Tim Coronel 8 5 0
  Marguerite Laffite Ret Ret 14 7 8 12 0
  Omar Mambretti 9 0
  Andrea Boffo 11 0
Pos Driver ALC
 
SPA
 
NÜR
 
MSC
 
HUN
 
LEC
 
CAT
 
Points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  5. ^ "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b "COLLECTIVE TEST 1" (PDF). Alkamel Systems. Renault Sport. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Russia included on 2012 World Series calendar". GPUpdate.net. GPUpdate. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
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