2012 Campeonato Brasileiro de GT season

The 2012 Campeonato Brasileiro de GT season (Brazilian GT Championship) was the sixth season of Campeonato Brasileiro de GT, the first with this name. The season began on April 21 at Santa Cruz do Sul and ended on December 15 at the Interlagos after eight weekends totalling sixteen races.

Cleber Faria and Duda Rosa won the championship in GT3 class, Carlos Kray and Anderom Toso won in GT Premium, the GT4 championship was winner by Sergio Laganá and Alan Hellmeister.

Class restructure edit

For the 2012 season, Campeonato Brasileiro de GT will contain three key classes. The GT3 class allows FIA homologated GT3 cars, such as the Ferrari 458 Italia. New to 2012 season is the introduction of the GT Premium class caters for older, such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Lamborghini Gallardo LP520. The pairs that have some driver with graduation A, no scored points in the class.

The GT4 class is a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars, such as the Ginetta G50 and cars currently used in the Maserati Trofeo and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Maserati Coupé and Ferrari F430 road cars.[1]

Entries edit

For the 2012 season, the new BMW Team Brasil will line up in Brasileiro de GT with two GT3 cars developed by BMW Motorsport. Under the guidance of Team Principal Antonio Hermann, the AH Competições squad will also send two BMW Z4 GT3 cars into action in the series and two BMW M3 GT4 in GT4 class. BMW Team Brasil is supported by BMW Brazil.[2]

GT3 class will be updated to include the Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+[3] and in the fifth round Audi R8 LMS ultra.[4] GT4 class, Lotus Evora GT4 enters in the championship.[5]

Entry list edit

All drivers were Brazilian-registered.

2012 Entry List
Team No. Drivers Class Chassis Rounds
BMW Team Brasil 0 Cláudio Dahruj GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 All
Cacá Bueno
1 Constantino Júnior GT3 BMW Z4 GT3 All
Valdeno Brito
11 Patrick Gonçalves GT4 BMW M3 GT4 All
Matheus Stumpf
12 Willian Starostik GT4 BMW M3 GT4 1
Leonardo Cordeiro All
Vitor Genz 2–8
CRT Competições 3 Rafael Derani GT3 Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 All
Cláudio Ricci
70 Walter Derani GT3 Ferrari F430 GT3 3
Antônio Pizzonia
82 Marçal Melo GT4 Ginetta G50 2
João Gonçalves
Metasa 4 Felipe Roso GTP Ferrari F430 GT3 1, 4–5, 8
Vinícius Roso
Dragão Lotus 6 Valter Pinheiro GT4 Lotus Evora GT4 All
Leonardo Burti
Hot Car Competições 7 Popó Bueno GT3 Ford GT GT3 4
Marcelo Franco
M2 Competições 8 Eduardo Oliveira GT4 Ferrari Challenge 2–8
William Freire
57 Sergio Laganá GT4 Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT4 All
Alan Hellmeister
Auto Racing 10 Cristiano de Almeida GTP Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3 1–5
Pierre Ventura 1–5, 8
Felipe Toledo 8
Mottin Racing 15 Raijan Mascarello GTP Ferrari F430 GT3 1–8
Felipe Tozzo
18 Fernando Poeta GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3 1–4
Walter Derani 1
Roger Sandoval 2–3, 5
Fernando Fortes 4
Alexandre Buneder 5
Alfa Blau Team 16 Marcelo Hahn GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 1–7
Allam Khodair
Ebrahim Motors 17 Ramon Matias GTP Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 1–2
Renato Cattalini 1
Lorenzo Varassin 2–3
Paulo Varassin 3
20 Fábio Ebrahim GT3 Audi R8 LMS
Audi R8 LMS ultra
All
Wagner Ebrahim
Greco Vivo 21 Valter Rossete GT4 Maserati GranTurismo MC
Ferrari Challenge
1–4, 6–8
Fabio Greco
AMG Mattheis 22 Paulo Bonifácio GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 2–8
Sérgio Jimenez
Seringal Racing Team 30 Duda Rosa GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 All
Cleber Faria
105 Vanuê Faria GT3 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 All
Renan Guerra
Scuderia 111 33 Bruno Garfinkel GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 1
Rafael Daniel
63 Guilherme Figueiroa GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 3–4
Júlio Campos
75 Henrique Assunção GT3 Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 GT3
Lamborghini Gallardo LP600 GT3
1, 4–5
Ronaldo Kastropil 1, 3–5
Bruno Garfinkel 3
99 Ricardo Ricca GT4 Porsche 997 Cup GT4 3–4
Cássio Homem de Mello
175 Henrique Assunção GTP Dodge Viper Competition Coupe 2–3
Fúlvio Marote 2
Fernando Fortes 3
Kray Racing 46 Carlos Kray GTP Lamborghini Gallardo LP520 GT3 All
Andersom Toso
Gforce 61 Fernando Croce GT3 Corvette Z06-R GT3 2–3, 6–7
Fernando Gomes Croce 2–3, 6, 8
Daniel Croce 7–8
Icon Class
GT3 GT3 Class
GTP GT Premium Class
GT4 GT4 Class

Race calendar and results edit

All races were held in Brazil.

Round Circuit Date GT3 Winner GTP Winner GT4 Winner
1 R1 Santa Cruz do Sul April 21 No. 0 BMW Team Brasil No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 12 BMW Team Brasil
Cláudio Dahruj Cacá Bueno Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Willian Starostik Leonardo Cordeiro
R2 April 22 No. 30 Seringal Racing Team No. 17 Ebrahim Motors No. 57 M2 Competições
Duda Rosa Cleber Faria Ramom Matias Renato Cattalini Sergio Laganá Alan Hellmeister
2 R1 Curitiba May 26 No. 30 BVA Racing Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 57 M2 Competições
Duda Rosa Cleber Faria Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Sergio Laganá Allam Hellmeister
R2 May 27 No. 22 AMG Mattheis No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 6 Dragão Lotus
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti
3 R1 Interlagos June 23 No. 16 Alfa Blau Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 12 BMW Team Brasil
Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Vitor Genz Leonardo Cordeiro
R2 June 24 No. 16 Alfa Blau Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 6 Dragão Lotus
Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti
4 R1 Jacarepaguá July 21 No. 22 AMG Mattheis No. 45 Kray Racing No. 57 M2 Competições
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez Carlos Kray Andersom Toso Sergio Laganá Alan Hellmeister
R2 July 22 No. 3 CRT Competições No. 45 Kray Racing No. 11 BMW Team Brasil
Rafael Derani Cláudio Ricci Carlos Kray Andersom Toso Patrick Gonçalves Matheus Stumpf
5 R1 Guaporé September 1 No. 3 CRT Competições No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 6 Dragão Lotus
Rafael Derani Cláudio Ricci Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti
R2 September 2 No. 105 Seringal Racing Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 11 BMW Team Brasil
Vanuê Faria Renan Guerra Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Patrick Gonçalves Matheus Stumpf
6 R1 Campo Grande November 17 No. 16 Alfa Blau Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 12 BMW Team Brasil
Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Vitor Genz Leonardo Cordeiro
R2 November 18 No. 30 Seringal Racing Team No. 45 Kray Racing No. 8 M2 Competições
Duda Rosa Cleber Faria Carlos Kray Andersom Toso Eduardo Oliveira William Freire
7 R1 Cascavel December 1 No. 0 BMW Team Brasil No. 45 Kray Racing No. 8 M2 Competições
Cláudio Dahruj Cacá Bueno Carlos Kray Andersom Toso Eduardo Oliveira William Freire
R2 December 2 No. 22 AMG Mattheis No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 21 Greco Vivo
Paulo Bonifacio Sérgio Jimenez Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Valter Rossete Fabio Greco
8 R1 Interlagos December 15 No. 16 Alfa Blau Team No. 15 Mottin Racing No. 6 Dragão Lotus
Marcelo Hahn Allam Khodair Raijan Mascarello Felipe Tozzo Valter Pinheiro Leonardo Burti
R2 December 16 No. 0 BMW Team Brasil No. 45 Kray Racing No. 12 BMW Team Brasil
Cláudio Dahruj Cacá Bueno Carlos Kray Andersom Toso Vitor Genz Leonardo Cordeiro

Championship standings edit

  • Points were awarded as follows:
Pos 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Race 20 17 15 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

GT3 edit

Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
1 Duda Rosa 4 1 1 6 5 5 3 6 2 2 7 1 4 5 6 2 205
Cleber Faria 4 1 1 6 5 5 3 6 2 2 7 1 4 5 6 2
2 Cláudio Dahruj 1 3 2 2 4 4 5 DSQ 3 3 6 4 1 4 4 1 204
Cacá Bueno 1 3 2 2 4 4 5 DSQ 3 3 6 4 1 4 4 1
3 Paulo Bonifacio DSQ 1 2 2 1 3 5 6 3 2 2 1 2 5 182
Sérgio Jimenez DSQ 1 2 2 1 3 5 6 3 2 2 1 2 5
4 Rafael Derani 3 Ret 3 5 DNS Ret 8 1 1 Ret 2 10 3 2 3 3 174
Cláudio Ricci 3 Ret 3 5 DNS Ret 8 1 1 Ret 2 10 3 2 3 3
5 Marcelo Hahn 5 4 6 9 1 1 2 Ret Ret 5 1 3 8 Ret 1 Ret 172
Allam Khodair 5 4 6 9 1 1 2 Ret Ret 5 1 3 8 Ret 1 Ret
6 Vanuê Faria 16 5 4 4 6 3 4 8 6 1 10 5 Ret 3 18 6 158
Renan Guerra 16 5 4 4 6 3 4 8 6 1 10 5 Ret 3 18 6
7 Fábio Ebrahim 2 2 7 10 DNS DNS 9 2 4 8 4 6 6 Ret 7 4 149
Wagner Ebrahim 2 2 7 10 DNS DNS 9 2 4 8 4 6 6 Ret 7 4
8 Constantino Júnior DNS DNS 5 3 3 6 10 4 DSQ 4 5 7 5 DNS 5 Ret 125
Valdeno Brito DNS DNS 5 3 3 6 10 4 DSQ 4 5 7 5 DNS 5 Ret
9 Carlos Kray 9 8 11 11 11 12 11 9 9 11 10 9 9 8 11 7 90
Andersom Toso 9 8 11 11 11 12 11 9 9 11 10 9 9 8 11 7
10 Raijan Mascarello 7 Ret 9 7 9 11 Ret 18 7 10 8 Ret 13 7 9 7 84
Felipe Tozzo 7 Ret 9 7 9 11 Ret 18 7 10 8 Ret 13 7 9 Ret
11 Pierre Ventura 8 10 15 Ret 19 17 12 10 11 16 15 8 51
12 Fernando Croce 10 Ret 10 9 8 8 7 6 46
13 Ronaldo Kastropil 6 6 8 8 Ret Ret 12 9 43
14 Fernando Gomes Croce 10 Ret 10 9 8 8 8 Ret 43
15 Cristiano de Almeida 8 10 15 Ret 19 17 12 10 11 16 39
16 Fernando Poeta 10 13 8 Ret 12 10 13 10 37
17 Henrique Assunção 6 6 DNS DNS 20 Ret Ret Ret 12 9 29
18 Guilherme Figueiroa 7 7 6 7 28
Júlio Campos 7 7 6 7
19 Felipe Roso 17 9 14 12 10 Ret 10 9 28
Vinícius Roso 17 9 14 12 10 Ret 10 9
20 Roger Sandoval 8 Ret 12 10 8 7 27
21 Daniel Croce 7 6 8 Ret 27
22 Ramon Matias 18 7 Ret 8 20
23 Alexandre Bruneder 8 7 17
24 Bruno Garfinkel DNS DNS 8 8 16
25 Walter Derani 10 13 Ret Ret 11
26 Marcelo Franco 7 5 11
Popó Bueno 7 5
27 Fernando Fortes 20 Ret 13 11 10
28 Renato Cattalini 18 7 9
29 Felipe Toledo 15 8 8
Lorenzo Varassin Ret 8 DNS DNS 8
Antônio Pizzonia Ret Ret 0
Rafael Daniel DNS DNS 0
Fúlvio Marote DNS DNS 0
Paulo Varassin DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
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

GT Premium edit

Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
1 Carlos Kray 9 8 11 11 11 12 11 9 9 11 11 9 9 8 11 7 251
Andersom Toso 9 8 11 11 11 12 11 9 9 11 11 9 9 8 9 7
2 Raijan Mascarello 7 Ret 9 7 9 11 Ret 18 7 10 9 Ret 13 7 9 Ret 230
Felipe Tozzo 7 Ret 9 7 9 11 Ret 18 7 10 9 Ret 13 7 9 Ret
3 Pierre Ventura 8 10 15 Ret 19 17 12 10 11 16 15 8 154
4 Cristiano de Almeida 8 10 15 Ret 19 17 12 10 11 16 124
5 Felipe Roso 17 9 14 12 10 Ret 10 9 92
Vinícius Roso 17 9 14 12 10 Ret 10 9
6 Ramon Matias 18 7 Ret 8 48
7 Renato Cattalini 18 7 20
8 Felipe Toledo 15 8 17
9 Lorenzo Varassin Ret 8 DNS DNS 17
10 Henrique Assunção DNS DNS 20 Ret 13
Fernando Fortes 20 Ret
Fúlvio Marote DNS DNS 0
Paulo Varassin DNS DNS 0
Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
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

GT4 edit

Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
1 Sergio Laganá 15 11 12 14 15 14 12 17 15 17 17 16 14 10 16 13 210
Alan Hellmeister 15 11 12 14 15 14 12 17 15 17 17 16 14 10 16 13
2 Leonardo Cordeiro 11 14 DSQ 16 13 Ret 16 16 17 14 12 13 15 11 13 10 209
3 Valter Rossete 13 12 13 Ret 14 15 17 14 16 15 12 9 17 12 185
Fábio Greco 13 12 13 Ret 14 15 17 14 16 15 12 9 17 12
4 Eduardo Oliveira 14 13 21 16 18 15 14 13 14 11 10 Ret 19 15 182
William Freire 14 13 21 16 18 15 14 13 14 11 10 Ret 19 15
5 Valter Pinheiro 14 Ret Ret 12 18 13 Ret DSQ 13 15 13 12 11 13 12 14 178
Leonardo Burti 14 Ret Ret 12 18 13 Ret DSQ 13 15 13 12 11 13 12 14
6 Patrick Gonçalves 12 DSQ Ret Ret 16 18 19 11 16 12 15 14 16 12 14 11 176
Matheus Stumpf 12 DSQ Ret Ret 16 18 19 11 16 12 15 14 16 12 14 11
7 Vitor Genz DSQ 16 13 Ret 16 16 17 14 12 13 15 11 13 10 174
8 Ricardo Ricca 17 DNS Ret 19 21
Cássio Homem de Mello 17 DNS Ret 19
9 Willian Starostik 11 14 20
10 Marçal Melo Ret 15 13
João Gonçalves Ret 15
Pos Driver SCS CUR INT RIO GUA CAM CAS INT Pts
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 edit

  1. ^ "2012 terá novidades na GT3 e GT4". sro-la.com.br (in Portuguese). (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ "BMW Z4 GT3 celebrates debut in Brazil". carpressonline.com. (BMW Group). Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  3. ^ "GT apresenta mais um forte concorrente ao título". sro-la.com.br (in Portuguese). (Stéphane Ratel Organisation)). Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Audi R8 Ultra garante primeira pole". portalgt.com.br (in Portuguese). (Stéphane Ratel Organisation). Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  5. ^ "GT Brasil: Lotus estreia na categoria GT4 após testes com Leo Burti e Pinheiro". grandepremio.com.br (in Portuguese). (Grande Prêmio). Retrieved 18 April 2012.[permanent dead link]

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