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2012 British Touring Car Championship

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The 2012 Dunlop[1] MSA British Touring Car Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the 55th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.

Gordon Shedden, the 2012 Drivers' Champion
Matt Neal came runner-up to his teammate Gordon Shedden.
Jason Plato finished third for MG, narrowly missing out on second place in the final round.

This was the second season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification were allowed to compete and the third and final season of the phased transition from the Super 2000 specification. The season will see teams compete with car chassis built to either NGTC or S2000 specification. Teams can choose to run the NGTC turbocharged engine or the Naturally Aspirated engines. The phased transition from S2000 to NGTC means that the organising body, TOCA, will maintain a performance equalisation between the two chassis specifications. They achieved this by monitoring the turbo boost pressures of all cars throughout the season, adjusting the pressure levels after every two rounds to maintain performance parity between all cars. The amount the turbo was adjusted was determined via a mathematical calculation based on race performance.[2] The season was also the first season without cars built to the BTC Touring specification since 2000.[3] A revised championship points system was introduced for the 2012 season, in which the top 15 cars scored championship points instead of the top 10 previously.[4]

2011 series champion Matt Neal defended his title along with Honda, who defended and retained both the Teams' and Manufacturers' championships. Reigning Independent Drivers' champion James Nash didn't defend his title after graduating into the World Touring Car Championship. Triple Eight Race Engineering were the reigning Independent Teams' champions, but as they entered with returning manufacturer MG, they were ineligible to defend the Independents' championship.

Gordon Shedden claimed his first BTCC Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the year, Round 29 at the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Andrew Jordan claimed his first Independents' title during the same race.

Andrew Jordan and his Pirtek Racing team won the Independents' Champions.

Season report edit

 
Chris James' Vauxhall Vectra during Round 1 at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit 2012
Round One (Races 1, 2 & 3) — Brands Hatch

Qualifying saw Dave Newsham secure his maiden pole position in the Super 2000 ex-888 Vauxhall Vectra. Defending champion Matt Neal secured the other front row sport in the brand new NGTC Civic. Race one, was won by Rob Collard in his BMW from Neal after Newsham and Jason Plato came together at the top of Paddock Hill Bend. Race two, saw the first win for a car built to NGTC rules. The Honda Yuasa Racing Team's Civic with Neal at the wheel prevailed after a race long battle with Plato's brand new MG6. Plato won an incident filled Race three which saw the race red flagged after a seven car pile up at Druids Bend, caused by oil spilled on the track from the damaged Ford Focus of Mat Jackson.[5]

Round Two (Races 4, 5 & 6) — Donington Park

MG scored their first pole position since returning to the BTCC with Jason Plato during qualifying. Mat Jackson led home the Honda pair in race one, with Gordon Shedden leading Matt Neal and Mat Jackson home in race two, making five different winners from four teams in from the first five races of the season. However, this was not to continue as after a controversial final race of the day, where at the final corner Plato collided with Shedden, sending both cars of the track. This led to Mat Jackson crossing the line first, from Plato, then Shedden. However, Jackson's Focus was excluded from the race after a turbo boost irregularity and Plato was given a two-second penalty for his contact with Shedden, promoting Shedden to the race win.[6]

 
Pole-sitter Andrew Jordan, driving for Pirtek Racing at Thruxton.
Round Three (Races 7, 8 & 9) — Thruxton

Prior to the event, Thorney Motorsport announce that, due to lack of funds for both racing and development of their new NGTC Insignia, they were not going to take part at Thruxton.[7] A damp qualifying gave Andrew Jordan and Pirtek their first pole of 2012. But, Saturday success would not convert into Sunday glory as a very wet race one saw Jordan slide into Jason Plato at the first turn, sending Jordan into the wall and out of the race. The race came to an abrupt end, when Liam Griffin crashed his car at turn one, causing a red flag. Mat Jackson therefore took his second win of the season, ahead of Dave Newsham and a recovering Plato. Weather condition had worsened for race two and was therefore started behind the safety car. It was Gordon Shedden who mastered the weather to come through the field to score his third win of the season. By the final race of the day, the condition had significantly improved, but it was still Shedden at the front leading home his teammate for a Honda one-two. All three fastest lap points at Thruxton went to Shedden, showing his speed in the tricky conditions.[8]

Round Four (Races 10, 11 & 12) — Oulton Park

In the week leading up to round four, Rob Austin Racing revealed that, former FIA Formula Two Championship driver Will Bratt would make his championship debut in the team's second car. However, Rob Austin would miss the event due to ongoing repairs to his car, after a big crash at Thruxton.[9] A circuit with damp patches made for an exciting qualifying session with several cars drifting and sliding off the track as they went round Cascades. The session belonged to Jason Plato though, setting a time 0.077 seconds faster than rival Matt Neal, making Plato the first repeat pole sitter of the season.[10] But the pole sitter would not make it past turn one after Plato's car had a suspension failure on the warm up lap to the grid, causing his MG to be pushed off the grid before the race even begun. That left the door open for Matt Neal to take the race one win after passing the fast starting Rob Collard. The second race of the day, saw Neal's Honda teammate take top honours ahead of Pirtek's Andrew Jordan, with a recovering Plato, who started at the back of the field, finishing third. The final race of the day, saw Neal once again step onto the top step of the podium, making Honda Yuasa Racing the winning team from seven of the last eight races.[11]

Round Five (Races 13, 14 & 15) — Croft

In the buildup to Croft, Paul O'Neill announced he would make a one-off return to racing in Speedworks Toyota Avensis, substituting for Tony Hughes.[12] The point for pole position went to Matt Neal for the first time this season.[13] Again, as at Oulton Park, Jason Plato was pushed off the grid in an exciting race one which saw Neal recover from a poor start to take his fourth win of the season ahead of eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard and the second Honda Yuasa Civic of Gordon Shedden. The Honda teammates reversed their positions in race two, with Shedden finishing ahead of Neal. A fantastic drive from Rob Austin, in his NGTC Audi A4, saw him take the last step on the podium. In a reverse of fortune from the first race, Plato took the race three win after some intense on track action. Liam Griffin brought out the safety car, after crashing his Redstone Racing Focus into the wall, causing an engine fire. Andy Neate led the early part of the race, ahead of his MG teammate Plato. Neate, however, was unable to fend Plato off and subsequently fell back down the order, giving Plato the race win from Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan.[14]

Heading into the mid-season break, Matt Neal leads the drivers’ championship by a single point from his Honda teammate Gordon Shedden, with MG's Jason Plato in third, 29 points behind the leader. Honda Yuasa Racing hold a strong 213-point lead from eBay Motors in the teams championship as well as a 123-point lead from MG in the manufacturers' championship. Pirtek's Andrew Jordan is the leading Independent driver and eBay Motors, the leading Independent team.

Round Six (Races 16, 17 & 18) — Snetterton
 
Dave Newsham took his first career win at Snetterton with his ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra

During the mid-season break leading up to Snetterton, Team HARD. announced that Tony Gilham would step aside to allow American SCCA World Challenge driver Robb Holland to make his series debut with the team. Holland will be the first driver from the USA to compete in the BTCC since Bill Gubelmann in 1975.[15] Following on from this, Thorney Motorsport announced that they would return at Snetterton with Gilham at the wheel, after more extensive development of the Insignia.[16] Liam Griffin pulled out of the meeting due to business commitments linked to the 2012 Summer Olympics,[17] whilst a final surprise was the unveiling of a new NGTC Ford Focus ST, built by Motorbase Performance, to be driven by Mat Jackson.[18]

Drama started almost immediately, when Gordon Shedden's Civic caught fire[19] in the first free practice, causing the Scotsman to set no competitive time in qualifying, which belonged to Frank Wrathall, setting his maiden pole position and a new course record.[20] Race one though saw Jason Plato win after starting second on the grid and taking the lead into the first turn. Wrathall managed to bring his Dynojet Toyota home second. Third place went to Andrew Jordan who narrowly beat Dave Newsham to the line after the two drivers came together several times during the final lap. However, Newsham would later be disqualified after being found underweight.[21] This promoted Matt Neal to fourth, whilst his teammate Shedden removed from last on the grid to seventh. Debutant Holland failed to finish the race after crashing at turn one with Adam Morgan. Race two saw old rivals Plato and Neal once again come together amid frantic action for the win. Plato had led from the start; however Neal took the lead after sending the MG into a large slide coming through the penultimate corner. At the next turn, Plato returned the favour sending both Neal and himself off the track. This promoted Pirtek's Andrew Jordan to his first win of the season and Gordon Shedden up to second with Plato and Neal finishing third and fourth respectively. The reverse grid race three saw the ex-888 Vectras of Lea Wood and Dave Newsham lead the early laps in first and second respectively, until lap four, where Newsham took the lead where he stayed till the end, taking his first BTCC win. A career first podium wasn't on the cards though for Wood, after a gearbox failure with only three laps to go. This left Tom Onslow-Cole with second place and Shedden crossing the line in third place ahead of Jason Plato. However, post-race scrutineering found that Shedden's Honda had been over-boosting, thus disqualifying him from the results.[22] This promoted Plato to third, whilst Neal recovered from and early spin, which sent him to the back of the field, to finish eighth.[23]

Round Seven (Races 19, 20 & 21) — Knockhill
 
Rob Collard won the first two races of the day at Knockhill for eBay Motors.

In the run up to the BTCC's only Scottish round, Paul O'Neill announced he would deputise at Speedworks Motorsport, once again substituting for Tony Hughes.[24] Robb Holland again replaced Tony Gilham at Team HARD., whilst Thorney Motorsport, Rob Austin Racing, AmD Tuning.com and Liam Griffin announced they would not be making the trip north of the border, each citing different reasons.[25] Jason Plato took the pole position after a wet qualifying session, with the eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard starting alongside. Árón Smith took a career best third place with his Redstone Racing Ford Focus.[26]

Race one saw Rob Collard use his fast starting BMW to take the lead into turn one, with Jason Plato, Árón Smith and Tom Onslow-Cole fighting for second. On the second lap however, both MG KX Momentum Racing cars crashed out in separate incidents. Andy Neate came together with Lea Wood, damaging Neate's suspension, whilst Plato and Árón Smith tangled, sending Plato into the tyre wall. This paved the way for eBay Motors to score their first one-two result since 2009 with Collard and Onslow-Cole taking the top two positions from home favourite Gordon Shedden. Frank Wrathall retired his Toyota Avensis with engine issues and would be unable to take that start of the day's remaining races. Race two again went to Rob Collard, winning ahead of his teammate Tom Onslow-Cole with Gordon Shedden again in third. Matt Neal could only manage eighth place, whilst Plato, after starting form the back, finished 11th. There was drama for Mat Jackson after the exhaust on his new NGTC Ford Focus broke, filling the cabin with exhaust fumes, leading to his retirement and a trip to the track medical centre, with only a couple of laps remaining. The final race of the weekend saw Dave Newsham take a lights to flag win in front of his home crowd. Jeff Smith took his first ever podium, finishing a career best second after holding off a hard charging Matt Neal for most of the race. There was further frustration though for Jason Plato and Gordon Shedden. Plato suffered turbo issues on the formation laps meaning he failed to take the start, whilst Shedden retired early on with front end damage, caused by a trip across the grass, in avoidance of an incident between Árón Smith and Paul O'Neill.[27]

Round Eight (Races 22, 23 & 24) — Rockingham

Prior to Rockingham, Team HARD. announced that VW Cup driver Howard Fuller would make his BTCC debut, replacing Robb Holland,[28] whilst Welch Motorsport said they would miss Rockingham due to budget issues.[29] Matt Neal's championship defence was made a little trickier, after it was announced that due to a motorcycle accident whilst on the road, he would have to compete with a broken right hand. The same hand that he had injured prior to Rockingham in 2011.[30] Plato took an easy pole position after setting early in the session, a new qualifying lap record and a time which was 0.636 seconds faster than his nearest rival Gordon Shedden.

Plato continued his dominant display from qualifying by winning the first race of the day comfortably ahead of Andrew Jordan. However, proceedings would be shaken up for race two, which took place in very wet conditions. The rain allowed both Shedden and Neal to take any easy Honda one-two comfortably ahead of Plato in third. Jordan had initially led the race, but after an early safety car, to recover the stranded MG of Andy Neate, he overshot the turn two hairpin during the restart. He eventually recovered to finish seventh. Race three was again in wet condition albeit slightly improved condition from race two. However, the track was found to be incredibly slippery, especially around the banked turn one and turn four. Árón Smith led the race early on, before a massive accident for Pirtek Racing's Jeff Smith at turn one. Jeff Smith lost control of the back of his car, sending him spinning into the concrete wall of the banked turn one, wrecking the rear of his car, however Smith was unscathed. Árón Smith continued to lead after the restart, but was unable to hold off the hard charging Honda duo, finally finishing in fourth. The final podium mirror race two with Shedden winning his eighth race of the year, from Neal and Plato.[31]

Round Nine (Races 25, 26 & 27) — Silverstone

Liam Griffin and Lea Wood both returned to the grid at Silverstone, Griffin's first race since the crash and subsequent fire at Croft.[32] Thorney Motorsport announced their return, after last racing at Snetterton with former BTCC driver Chris Stockton, who last raced for BTC Racing in 2008.[33] However, after taking part in both practice and qualifying, setting a time 21st fastest, Stockton was taken ill and replaced for the three races by Tony Gilham who raced for Thorney Motorsport during their last outing at Snetterton.[34] The straight line nature of the Silverstone National circuit suited the cars with greater top speed, which meant that MG KX Momentum Racing and Jason Plato once again led the way in qualifying, taking Plato's pole tally this season to five. It was a very different story though for Honda Yuasa Racing Team and Pirtek Racing with their Honda Civics after the latest round of performance equalisation (based on the car's previous results and lap times) left the cars with reduced turbo pressure. This left Matt Neal starting in tenth place whilst championship leader Gordon Shedden could only manage 19th with maximum championship ballast.[35] Elsewhere on the grid, Dave Newsham, Rob Austin and Will Bratt had their fastest times disallowed after race stewards deemed the drivers guilty of exceeding the track limits and gaining an advantage.[36]

Race one saw an early safety car after Chris James, Liam Griffin and Andrew Jordan retired after separate incidents. Plato led the way early on, whilst a hard charging Mat Jackson in his NGTC Focus moved swiftly through the field and eventually into the lead. It looked like Jackson had done enough to secure the win, however mechanical issues forced a retirement four laps from the chequered flag. This gave the win back to Plato with Dave Newsham and Árón Smith behind. Race two once again saw an impressive performance from Redstone Racing's NGTC Focus, after coming from 17th on the grid to win the race. Once again the early leader was Plato, but retired from the lead with as sensor failure slowing his car. The third race saw Plato emulate Jacksons drive from the back in race two to take the win ahead of Jackson. Elsewhere, it was a day to forget for Matt Neal after retiring from race one with turbo issues, having his car burst into flames during race two and crashing at Brooklands Corner in the third race.[37]

This left four driver in with a chance of securing the Drivers' Title heading into the final round: the Honda Yuasa Racing Team pair of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden, MG KX Momentum Racing's Jason Plato and Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan.[38] Whilst in both Independents' championships, Andrew Jordan, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson and Tom Onslow-Cole remain mathematically in the drivers title chase along with their respective teams who are battling for the Independent Teams' championship.[39]

Round Ten (Races 28, 29 & 30) — Brands Hatch
 
Frank Wrathall and his NGTC Toyota Avensis scored his debut win during the final race of the season.

Prior to the final round, there were several team and driver changes. Rob Austin Racing changed its name to www.wixracing.co.uk following sponsorship from Wix Filters,[40] whilst Thorney Motorsport sold its Vauxhall Insignia's to Team HARD. with Tony Gilham running the Insignia[41] and debutant Aaron Williamson using the teams Honda Civic.[42] The final qualifying session of 2012 saw the S2000 chassis of the eBay Motors BMW 320si take pole position in the hands of Tom Onslow-Cole after narrowly beating Andrew Jordan in the final seconds of the session. Matt Neal lined up third, with Jason Plato fifth and championship leader Gordon Shedden only managing seventh.[43]

Race day saw a rain soaked circuit which would play to the strengths of the Honda Teams and as such race one was won by Neal after passing initial leader Onslow-Cole who managed to finish third. Jordan was Neal's closest competition finishing half a second behind, however this was not enough point to remain in the overall drivers title chase. Elsewhere, championship leader Shedden held on to his lead, finishing fifth, with Plato struggling in the wet conditions down in eighth. A close fought race two, which included two safety car periods, saw the debut win for Árón Smith in his Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST and the last competitive win for a Super 2000 chassis in the BTCC. Gordon Shedden improved on his first race result to finish second which was enough to crown him the Drivers' Champion, after rivals Neal and Plato finished third and fifth respectively. The race also saw the crowning of the Independents Drivers' Champion, after Rob Collard spun and crashed his eBay Motors BMW out of the race on the first lap, handing the title to Jordan. The final race of the day and of the season saw a début win for Frank Wrathall and the NGTC Toyota Avensis. 2011 champion Matt Neal secured runner-up spot in this year's championship by finishing second ahead of champion Shedden in third and Plato in eight. Fourth place for Jordan was also enough to secure Pirtek Racing their first Independent Teams' Championship ahead of eBay Motors.[44]

Teams and drivers edit

All teams have elected to use the Next Generation Touring Car 2.0-litre turbocharged direct injection engine.

Team Car Engine No. Drivers Rounds
Constructor NGTC Entries
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown 1   Matt Neal All
52   Gordon Shedden All
MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon 44   Andy Neate All
99   Jason Plato All
Independent NGTC Entries
Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III Ford/Mountune 4   Mat Jackson 6–10
Dynojet Toyota Avensis Toyota/XCtechR 11   Frank Wrathall All
Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Proton Persona TOCA/Swindon 12   Daniel Welch 1–7, 9–10
Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 Audi/Lehmann 13   Rob Austin 1–3, 5–6, 8–10
14   Will Bratt 4–5, 8–10
Thorney Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R TOCA/Swindon 28   Chris Stockton 9
66   John Thorne 1–2
34   Tony Gilham 6, 9
Team HARD. 10
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon 29   Paul O'Neill 5, 7
33   Adam Morgan All
50   Tony Hughes 1–4, 6, 8–10
Pirtek Racing Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown 55   Jeff Smith All
77   Andrew Jordan All
Independent S2000 Entries (NGTC Engine)
Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.II Ford/Mountune 4   Mat Jackson 1–5
5   Árón Smith All
6   Liam Griffin 1–5, 9–10
eBay Motors BMW 320si BMW/Neil Brown 8   Rob Collard All
18   Nick Foster All
38   Tom Onslow-Cole All
Team ES Racing.com Vauxhall Vectra TOCA/Swindon 17   Dave Newsham All
78   Chris James All
Team HARD. Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown 22   Howard Fuller 8–9
27   Aaron Williamson 10
34   Tony Gilham 1–5
35   Robb Holland 6–7
BINZ Racing Vauxhall Vectra TOCA/Swindon 43   Lea Wood 1–7, 9–10
AmD Tuning.com Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen/Lehmann 48   Ollie Jackson 1–6, 8–10

Driver changes edit

Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes edit

 
Circuits for the 2012 season
  • TH Motorsport were supposed to re-enter the BTCC running a NGTC Škoda Octavia vRS,[53] but due to a lack of budget, this did not occur.
  • The Honda Racing Team moved to the brand new ninth generation Honda Civic built to full NGTC spec. They are the first Manufacturer backed team to run fully to the Next Generation Touring Car specification.[54]
  • On 20 September 2011, Triple 8 Race Engineering announced that they are going to swap to a new car built to full Next Generation Touring Car specification for 2012.[55] On 25 January 2012, they announced that they will enter two NGTC MG6 GT cars for Jason Plato and Andy Neate under the MG KX Momentum banner with works support from MG Motor.[56]
  • On 21 September 2011, Pirtek Racing announced that they are going to swap to a new car built to full NGTC spec. On 6 October 2011, the team announced they would run Honda Civics as a satellite team of Team Dynamics.[57]
  • On 18 October 2011, Welch Automotive announced that they were expanding their team to two cars for the 2012 season. However, the team ran only one car all season.
  • On 5 November 2011, Team ES Racing announced that they will switch to NGTC cars. However, on 21 January 2012 it was announced that they will use ex-Triple Eight Vauxhall Vectra with NGTC engines for drivers Chris James and Dave Newsham, with the possibility of a third car running later in the season.
  • On 26 January 2012, Lea Wood announced that he will compete with an ex-Pirtek Racing Vauxhall Vectra with a TOCA NGTC engine.[58]
  • On 1 February 2012, RML announced that they would not enter a team in the 2012 championship, opting instead to focus on the WTCC and the team's championship defences.[59] Team Aon also left the series in order to concentrate their efforts in WTCC.
  • Special Tuning Racing also moved to the WTCC, and although it was reported that the team will run a pair of cars in the BTCC, this didn't happen.
  • In preparation for the 2013 season, on 16 October 2012 it was announced that Tony Gilham had purchased the Thorney Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia cars and ran them under the Team HARD. banner at the last round at Brands Hatch.[41]

Race calendar and results edit

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 September 2011, with no major changes from 2011.[60] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team Winning Independent
1 R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent) 		1 April   Dave Newsham   Tom Onslow-Cole   Rob Collard eBay Motors   Rob Collard
R2   Jason Plato   Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Andrew Jordan
R3   Jason Plato   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Andrew Jordan
2 R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire) 		15 April   Jason Plato   Mat Jackson   Mat Jackson Redstone Racing   Mat Jackson
R5   Tom Onslow-Cole   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Mat Jackson
R6   Jason Plato   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Tony Gilham
3 R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire) 		29 April   Andrew Jordan   Gordon Shedden   Mat Jackson Redstone Racing   Mat Jackson
R8   Gordon Shedden   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Mat Jackson
R9   Gordon Shedden   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Frank Wrathall
4 R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire) 		10 June   Jason Plato   Andrew Jordan   Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Andrew Jordan
R11   Gordon Shedden   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Andrew Jordan
R12   Tom Onslow-Cole   Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Tom Onslow-Cole
5 R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire) 		24 June   Matt Neal   Tom Onslow-Cole   Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Rob Collard
R14   Andrew Jordan   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Rob Austin
R15   Jason Plato   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Tom Onslow-Cole
6 R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk) 		12 August   Frank Wrathall   Jason Plato   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Frank Wrathall
R17   Gordon Shedden   Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing   Andrew Jordan
R18   Dave Newsham   Dave Newsham Team ES Racing.com   Dave Newsham
7 R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife) 		26 August   Jason Plato   Tom Onslow-Cole   Rob Collard eBay Motors   Rob Collard
R20   Rob Collard   Rob Collard eBay Motors   Rob Collard
R21   Tom Onslow-Cole   Dave Newsham Team ES Racing.com   Dave Newsham
8 R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		23 September   Jason Plato   Jason Plato   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Andrew Jordan
R23   Gordon Shedden   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Mat Jackson
R24   Gordon Shedden   Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Andrew Jordan
9 R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire) 		7 October   Jason Plato   Mat Jackson   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Dave Newsham
R26   Mat Jackson   Mat Jackson Redstone Racing   Mat Jackson
R27   Jason Plato   Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing   Mat Jackson
10 R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent) 		21 October   Tom Onslow-Cole   Matt Neal   Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team   Andrew Jordan
R29   Gordon Shedden   Árón Smith Redstone Racing   Árón Smith
R30   Tom Onslow-Cole   Frank Wrathall Dynojet   Frank Wrathall

Championship standings edit

The 2012 season introduced a revised championship points system in which the top 15 cars will score championship points.[4]

Points system
 1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th  Fastest lap Lead a lap
20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1
  • No driver may collect more than one "Lead a Lap" point per race no matter how many laps they lead.
  • Race 1 polesitter receives 1 point.

Drivers' Championship edit

(key)

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1   Gordon Shedden 5 Ret DSQ 2 1* 1* 6 1* 1* 4 1* 4 3* 1* 6 7 2 DSQ 3 3 Ret 3 1* 1* 7 7 6 5 2 3 408
2   Matt Neal 2* 1* 7 3 2 Ret 10 5 2* 1* 5 1* 1* 2* 4 4 4 8 7 8 3 6 2* 2* Ret Ret Ret 1* 3 2 387
3   Jason Plato 4 3* 1* 4 NC 2 3 2 4 NC 3 2 NC 7 1* 1* 3* 3 Ret 11 Ret 1* 3 3 1* Ret* 1* 8 5 8 377
4   Andrew Jordan 6 2 2* 6 5 6 Ret 10 5 2 2 Ret 4 4 3 3 1* 5 9 7 4 2 7* 4 Ret 9 7 2 4 4 346
5   Rob Collard 1* 6* 6* 10* 8 4* 4 7 7 3* 14* 6 2 5 5 Ret NC 9 1* 1* 9 5 11 13 4 2* 3 6 Ret 19 303
6   Tom Onslow-Cole 3 10 Ret 5 10 9 8 13 10 Ret 9 3* 7 6 2 6 7 2 2* 2 5 8 14 7 10 6 5 3* 15* 10 281
7   Mat Jackson 7 4 Ret 1* 3* DSQ 1* 3* 6 5 Ret 7 8 NC 12 8 6 4 5 Ret 10 4 4 6 Ret* 1* 2 Ret 7 Ret* 274
8   Árón Smith Ret Ret 8 8 9 11 7 8 14 Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 10 6 4 6 8 Ret 6 5* 3 4 9 4 1* 5 204
9   Dave Newsham Ret* 9 3 7 4 Ret* 2 6 18 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 16 DSQ 8 1* 11 10 1* 12 15 Ret 2 3 Ret 7 Ret 6 202
10   Frank Wrathall Ret DNS 13 9 14 7 5 4 3 12 17 9 Ret 8 15 2 5 7 Ret DNS DNS 11 5 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 1* 173
11   Nick Foster 9 Ret DNS 11 11 12 14 14 11 9 6 8 18 10 8* 11 13 13 8 5 7 10 10 9 6 10 4* 15 14 13 164
12   Jeff Smith 10 7 4 13 6 5 13 11 9 Ret DNS 12 Ret 13 11 10 11 11 14 9 2 Ret 13 Ret 8 11 10 10 8 17 157
13   Rob Austin 8 5 5 Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 13 5 3 7 12 Ret Ret 9 16 10 5 5 DSQ 17 10 7 122
14   Lea Wood 11 15 9 Ret 15 10 9 12 8 10 7 5 13 19 Ret 9 9 Ret* Ret 13 13 9 16 15 11 9 9 116
15   Daniel Welch 17 11 Ret 12 Ret 8 DNS DNS DNS 6 4 Ret Ret 17 10 5 17 12 12 Ret 12 Ret 8 14 16 Ret Ret 79
16   Andy Neate 12 14 14 16 12 Ret 16 16 Ret 7 Ret Ret 6 9 9* 15 12 15 Ret 12 15 7 Ret 14 12 18 Ret 13 12 Ret 79
17   Tony Gilham 18 13 10 14 7 3 11 9 Ret* Ret 11 10 12 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC 16 71
18   Ollie Jackson 13 8 Ret NC DNS DNS 12 15 15 11 15 15 11 15 Ret Ret 15 14 NC 8 8 14 NC 16 Ret 11 11 61
19   Adam Morgan Ret DNS Ret 15 13 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 20 14 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret 11 NC 9 11 16 14 8 12 Ret DNS 50
20   Will Bratt 8 Ret 11 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Ret 13 9 Ret 12 38
21   Liam Griffin 14 12 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 12 Ret 8 Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 13 14 37
22   Paul O'Neill 17 Ret 13 6 4 6 36
23   Chris James 15 Ret 12 17 Ret 13 15 Ret 17 Ret 13 13 16 16 17 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 16 13 18 Ret Ret 15 12 18 16 18 26
24   Howard Fuller 14 12 16 11 NC 11 16
25   Tony Hughes 16 16 15 Ret 16 15 NC 19 16 13 12 14 16 16 16 15 17 17 15 17 17 20 17 15 14
26   Robb Holland Ret 14 17 Ret 14 14 6
27   Aaron Williamson 14 Ret DNS 2
28   John Thorne Ret 17 16 DNS DNS DNS 0
–   Chris Stockton WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
  • Note: bold signifies pole position (1 point given in first race only, and race 2 and 3 poles are based on race results), italics signifies fastest lap (1 point given all races) and * signifies at least one lap in the lead (1 point given all races).

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship edit

Pos Manufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Honda / Team Dynamics 2 1 7 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 8 3 3 3 3 1 1 7 7 6 1 2 2 902
5 Ret DSQ 3 2 Ret 10 5 2 4 5 4 3 2 6 7 4 DSQ 7 8 Ret 6 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 3 3
2 MG / Triple Eight Race Engineering 4 3 1 4 12 2 3 2 4 7 3 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 Ret 11 15 1 3 3 1 18 1 8 5 8 722
12 14 14 16 NC Ret 16 16 Ret NC Ret Ret NC 9 9 15 12 15 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 14 12 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret
Pos Manufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Teams' Championship edit

Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Honda Yuasa Racing Team 2 1 7 2 1 1 6 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 2 8 3 3 3 3 1 1 7 7 6 1 2 2 738
5 Ret DSQ 3 2 Ret 10 5 2 4 5 4 3 2 6 7 4 DSQ 7 8 Ret 6 2 2 Ret Ret Ret 5 3 3
2 eBay Motors 1 6 6 5 8 4 4 7 7 3 6 3 2 5 2 6 7 2 1 1 5 5 10 7 4 2 3 3 14 10 607
3 10 Ret 10 10 9 8 13 10 9 9 6 7 6 5 11 13 9 2 2 7 8 11 9 6 6 4 6 15 13
3 Pirtek Racing 6 2 2 6 5 5 13 10 5 2 2 12 4 4 3 3 1 5 9 7 2 2 7 4 8 9 7 2 4 4 509
10 7 4 13 6 6 Ret 11 9 Ret DNS Ret Ret 13 11 10 11 11 14 9 4 Ret 13 Ret Ret 11 10 10 8 17
4 Redstone Racing 7 4 8 1 3 11 1 3 6 5 8 7 8 14 12 8 6 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 3 1 2 4 1 5 502
14 12 11 8 9 14 7 8 12 Ret 16 Ret 10 NC Ret 14 10 6 5 Ret 10 Ret 6 6 Ret 4 9 19 7 14
5 MG KX Momentum Racing 4 3 1 4 12 2 3 2 4 7 3 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 Ret 11 15 1 3 3 1 18 1 8 5 8 446
12 14 14 16 NC Ret 16 16 Ret NC Ret Ret NC 9 9 15 12 15 Ret 12 Ret 7 Ret 14 12 Ret Ret 13 12 Ret
6 Team ES Racing.com 15 9 3 7 4 13 2 6 17 Ret 10 13 16 12 16 Ret 8 1 11 10 1 12 15 Ret 2 3 12 7 16 6 242
Ret Ret 12 17 Ret Ret 15 Ret 18 Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 17 DSQ Ret Ret 13 Ret 16 13 18 Ret Ret 15 Ret 18 Ret 18
7 Dynojet Ret DNS 13 9 14 7 5 4 3 12 17 9 Ret 8 15 2 5 7 Ret DNS DNS 11 5 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 1 166
8 Rob Austin Racing 8 5 5 Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 13 8 Ret 11 5 3 7 12 Ret Ret 9 16 10 5 5 13 9 10 7 126
9 18 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Ret DSQ 17 Ret 12
9 BINZ Racing 11 15 9 Ret 15 10 9 12 8 10 7 5 13 19 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 13 13 9 16 15 11 9 9 122
10 Speedworks Motorsport 16 16 15 15 13 15 NC 19 16 13 12 14 15 20 13 16 16 10 6 4 6 15 9 11 15 14 8 12 17 15 121
Ret DNS Ret Ret 16 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 14 Ret Ret 16 10 Ret 11 NC 17 17 16 17 17 20 Ret DNS
11 Team HARD. 18 13 10 14 7 3 11 9 Ret Ret 11 10 12 11 Ret Ret 14 17 Ret 14 14 14 12 16 11 NC 11 14 NC 16 100
Ret Ret DNS
12 Welch Motorsport 17 11 Ret 12 Ret 8 DNS DNS DNS 6 4 Ret Ret 17 10 5 17 12 12 Ret 12 Ret 8 14 16 Ret Ret 85
13 AmD Tuning.com 13 8 Ret NC DNS DNS 12 15 15 11 15 15 11 15 Ret Ret 15 14 NC 8 8 14 NC 16 Ret 11 11 71
14 Thorney Motorsport Ret 17 16 DNS DNS DNS 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3
Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Independents' Trophy edit

Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1   Andrew Jordan 6 2 2 6 5 6 Ret 10 5 2 2 Ret 4 4 3 3 1 5 9 7 4 2 7 4 Ret 9 7 2 4 4 425
2   Rob Collard 1 6 6 10 8 4 4 7 7 3 14 6 2 5 5 Ret NC 9 1 1 9 5 11 13 4 2 3 6 Ret 19 356
3   Tom Onslow-Cole 3 10 Ret 5 10 9 8 13 10 Ret 9 3 7 6 2 6 7 2 2 2 5 8 14 7 10 6 5 3 15 10 343
4   Mat Jackson 7 4 Ret 1 3 DSQ 1 3 6 5 Ret 7 8 NC 12 8 6 4 5 Ret 10 4 4 6 Ret 1 2 Ret 7 Ret 338
5   Árón Smith Ret Ret 8 8 9 11 7 8 14 Ret 16 Ret 10 Ret Ret 14 10 6 4 6 8 Ret 6 5 3 4 9 4 1 5 257
6   Dave Newsham Ret 9 3 7 4 Ret 2 6 18 Ret 10 Ret Ret 12 16 DSQ 8 1 11 10 1 12 15 Ret 2 3 Ret 7 Ret 6 247
7   Nick Foster 9 Ret DNS 11 11 12 14 14 11 9 6 8 18 10 8 11 13 13 8 5 7 10 10 9 6 10 4 15 14 13 239
8   Frank Wrathall Ret DNS 13 9 14 7 5 4 3 12 17 9 Ret 8 15 2 5 7 Ret DNS DNS 11 5 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 1 236
9   Jeff Smith 10 7 4 13 6 5 13 11 9 Ret DNS 12 Ret 13 11 10 11 11 14 9 2 Ret 13 Ret 8 11 10 10 8 17 222
10   Lea Wood 11 15 9 Ret 15 10 9 12 8 10 7 5 13 19 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 13 13 9 16 15 11 9 9 178
11   Rob Austin 8 5 5 Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 13 5 3 7 12 Ret Ret 9 16 10 5 5 DSQ 17 10 7 172
12   Daniel Welch 17 11 Ret 12 Ret 8 DNS DNS DNS 6 4 Ret Ret 17 10 5 17 12 12 Ret 12 Ret 8 14 16 Ret Ret 122
13   Ollie Jackson 13 8 Ret NC DNS DNS 12 15 15 11 15 15 11 15 Ret Ret 15 14 NC 8 8 14 NC 16 Ret 11 11 115
14   Tony Gilham 18 13 10 14 7 3 11 9 Ret Ret 11 10 12 11 Ret 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret NC 16 111
15   Adam Morgan Ret DNS Ret 15 13 Ret Ret NC Ret Ret Ret Ret 15 20 14 Ret Ret 10 10 Ret 11 NC 9 11 16 14 8 12 Ret DNS 83
16   Chris James 15 Ret 12 17 Ret 13 15 Ret 17 Ret 13 13 16 16 17 Ret Ret Ret 13 Ret 16 13 18 Ret Ret 15 12 18 16 18 77
17   Liam Griffin 14 12 11 Ret Ret 14 Ret 17 12 Ret 8 Ret 14 14 Ret Ret 13 Ret 19 13 14 72
18   Tony Hughes 16 16 15 Ret 16 15 NC 19 16 13 12 14 16 16 16 15 17 17 15 17 17 20 17 15 72
19   Will Bratt 8 Ret 11 9 18 Ret Ret Ret 15 13 Ret 13 9 Ret 12 64
20   Paul O'Neill 17 Ret 13 6 4 6 46
21   Howard Fuller 14 12 16 11 NC 11 31
22   Robb Holland Ret 14 17 Ret 14 14 17
23   Aaron Williamson 14 Ret DNS 6
24   John Thorne Ret 17 16 DNS DNS DNS 5
–   Chris Stockton WD WD WD 0
Pos Driver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Independents Teams' Trophy edit

Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Pirtek Racing 6 2 2 6 5 5 13 10 5 2 2 12 4 4 3 3 1 5 9 7 2 2 7 4 8 9 7 2 4 4 475
2 Redstone Racing 7 4 8 1 3 11 1 3 6 5 8 7 8 14 12 8 6 4 4 6 8 4 4 5 3 1 2 4 1 5 466
3 eBay Motors 1 6 6 5 8 4 4 7 7 3 6 3 2 5 2 6 7 2 1 1 5 5 10 7 4 2 3 3 14 10 461
4 Team ES Racing.com 15 9 3 7 4 13 2 6 17 Ret 10 13 16 12 16 Ret 8 1 11 10 1 12 15 Ret 2 3 12 7 16 6 326
5 Dynojet Ret DNS 13 9 14 7 5 4 3 12 17 9 Ret 8 15 2 5 7 Ret DNS DNS 11 5 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 1 259
6 Speedworks Motorsport 16 16 15 15 13 15 NC 19 16 13 12 14 15 20 13 16 16 10 6 4 6 15 9 11 15 14 8 12 17 15 254
7 BINZ Racing 11 15 9 Ret 15 10 9 12 8 10 7 5 13 19 Ret 9 9 Ret Ret 13 13 9 16 15 11 9 9 228
8 Team HARD. 18 13 10 14 7 3 11 9 Ret Ret 11 10 12 11 Ret Ret 14 17 Ret 14 14 14 12 16 11 NC 11 14 NC 16 220
9 Rob Austin Racing 8 5 5 Ret DNS DNS Ret 18 13 8 Ret 11 5 3 7 12 Ret Ret 9 16 10 5 5 13 9 10 7 199
10 Welch Motorsport 17 11 Ret 12 Ret 8 DNS DNS DNS 6 4 Ret Ret 17 10 5 17 12 12 Ret 12 Ret 8 14 16 Ret Ret 163
11 AmD Tuning.com 13 8 Ret NC DNS DNS 12 15 15 11 15 15 11 15 Ret Ret 15 14 Ret 8 8 14 NC 16 Ret 11 11 162
12 Thorney Motorsport Ret 17 16 DNS DNS DNS 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 19
Pos Team BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

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External links edit

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