2012 Auto GP World Series season

The Auto GP World Series 2012 season was the 14th season of racing series, which was organized for the third time under the name of Auto GP. For the first time the additional World Series was used. This reflects also the name of that race outside Europe were held for the first time.

  • 2.1 Changes to the drivers
  • 2.2 Amendments to the teams
  • 2.3 Changes during the season
  • 4.1 Points system
  • 4.2 Drivers' Championship
  • 4.3 Under-21 drivers' championship
  • 4.4 Evaluation team

Rule Changes

Technical changes

The cars come from the 2012 season with a overboost button. When pressing this button the power is increased by 50 bhp short term. A driver can call up this extra power ten times per race.

Kumho Tires Michelin sparked the 2012 season as a tire supplier from. At each race weekend two mixtures (Prime and Option) It was provided that had to be used in the course of a dry race weekend both.

Sporting changes

The second race is from the 2012 season, as long as the first race. In addition, a mandatory pit stop had to be completed in this race. The starting grid was further determined by the reversed - grid method, that is, that the best eight drivers of the first race started in reverse order and the remaining positions were assigned according to the race result. Therefore, in the second race points were awarded reduced further, the points system was modified for this race. Also received As in the first race, the top ten drivers points. Previously, only points were awarded to the first eight drivers. The scoring system for this race was 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1.

Teams and Drivers

Changes in drivers

The following list contains all the drivers who have participated in the Auto GP season in 2011 and did not start in the 2012 season for the same team as in 2011.

Drivers who have changed their team:

  • Giuseppe Cipriani: Griffitz Durango → Campos Racing
  • Francesco Dracone: Ombra Racing → ​​Virtuosi Racing UK

Drivers who go into the Auto GP World Series or returned:

  • Matteo Beretta: European F3 Open ( RP Motorsport) → Virtuosi Racing UK
  • Sergio Campana: Italian Formula 3 Championship ( BVM - Target Racing) → MLR71 Racing Team
  • Yann Cunha: British Formula 3 Championship ( T-Sport ) → Ombra Racing
  • Chris van der Drift: Formula Renault 3.5 ( Mofaz Racing) → MP Manor Motorsport
  • Adderly Fong: British Formula 3 Championship ( Sino Vision Racing ) → Ombra Racing
  • Victor Guerin: Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Lucidi Motors) → Super Nova International
  • Pippa Mann: IndyCar Series ( Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) → Campos Racing
  • Peter Milavec: Euro Boss Series ( Zele Racing) → Zele Racing
  • Sten Pentus: Formula Renault 3.5 (EPIC Racing) → Virtuosi Racing UK
  • Antonio Pizzonia: Superleague Formula ( Alan Docking Racing) → Ombra Racing
  • Adrian Quaife - Hobbs: GP3 Series ( Marussia Manor Racing) → Super Nova International
  • Facu Regalia: Italian Formula 3 Championship ( Arco Motorsport) → Campos Racing
  • Giacomo Ricci: break → Zele Racing
  • Kotaro Sakurai: British Formula 3 Championship ( Hitech Racing) → Euro Nova Racing
  • Giancarlo Serenelli: LATAM Challenge Series ( Re Racing) → Ombra Racing
  • Sergei Sirotkin: Formula Abarth ( Euro Nova Racing by Fortec ) → Euro Nova Racing
  • Juan Carlos Sistos: European F3 Open ( Emiliodevillota Motorsport) → Zele Racing
  • Max Snegiryov: FIA Formula 2 Championship → Campos Racing
  • Antonio Spavone: Formula Abarth (JD ​​Motorsport) → Euro Nova Racing
  • Rafael Suzuki: break → Ombra Racing
  • Pål Varhaug: GP2 Series ( DAMS ) → Virtuosi Racing UK

Drivers who have left the Auto GP World Series:

  • Sergei Afanasyev: DAMS → FIA GT1 World Championship ( Valmont Racing Team Russia )
  • Samuele Buttarelli: TP Formula → FIA Formula 2 Championship
  • Kevin Ceccon: Ombra Racing → ​​GP3 series ( Ocean Racing Technology )
  • Fabrizio Crestani: Lazarus → GP2 Series (Venezuela GP Lazarus )
  • Luca Filippi: Supernova → GP2 series ( Scuderia Coloni )
  • Rodolfo González Campos Racing → ​​GP2 Series ( Caterham Racing)
  • Rio Haryanto: DAMS GP2 Series → (Carlin )
  • Kevin Korjus: DAMS → Formula Renault 3.5 (Tech 1 Racing )
  • Jon Lancaster: Supernova → GP2 Series (Ocean Racing Technology )
  • Fabio Onidi Lazarus → GP2 Series ( Scuderia Coloni )
  • Pasquale di Sabatino: TP Formula → WTCC ( bamboo -engineering )
  • Adrien Tambay: Campos Racing → ​​DTM ( Abt Sportsline )
  • Giovanni Venturini: Griffitz Durango → Formula Renault 3.5 ( BVM Target )

Drivers who do not have a contract for a race seat in 2012:

Changes the teams

  • The racing driver and businessman Michele La Rosa rose in 2012 with his own team, the MLR71 Racing Team, in the Auto GP World Series a. The team planned the use of three vehicles, but came only with two drivers.
  • The British team newly founded Virtuosi Racing UK 2012 took part in the first Auto GP World Series. The team was founded by entrepreneur Declan Lohan. The management of the team take on Andy Roche and Paul Devlin. Roche has more than 20 years active in motor sports and most recently technical director at Super Nova Racing in the GP2 series. He has worked to Formula 3000 times for the team and won the time with multiple drivers the championship. Devlin was in the last seven years, also in supernova, where he was most recently chief mechanic. He takes this position even at Virtuosi UK.
  • The Austrian team Zele Racing returned in 2012 in the Auto GP World Series back. The team was back in 2004 in the race series active.
  • Euro Nova Racing, the team of former racing driver Vincenzo Sospiri returned in 2012 in the Auto GP World Series back. Euro Nova Racing was already 2010 in the Auto GP at the start.
  • DAMS, the champion team of the preseason, came in 2012 no longer in the Auto GP World Series. Moreover, were TP Formula, Lazarus and Griffitz Durango no longer at the start.

Changes during the season

  • Matteo Beretta moved to the first weekend of Virtuosi Racing UK to Zele Racing.
  • Sten Pentus launched initially for Virtuosi Racing UK and then for Zele Racing.
  • Sergio Campana moved to the sixth race weekend of the MLR71 Racing Team to EUR Nova Racing and then for the seventh event Zele Racing.
  • Antonio Spavone left euros Nova Racing after the fifth race weekend and returned for the seventh race weekend to Ombra Racing.
  • Antonio Pizzonia changed after the sixth race weekend of Ombra Racing to Zele Racing.
  • Giacomo Ricci played the first and third race weekend for Zele Racing and the seventh for the MLR71 Racing Team.

Race Calendar

In the 2012 season, the Auto GP World Series was also racing on the Americas, Africa and had the first time events outside Europe. The Auto GP World Series came at the Circuit International Automobile Moulay el Hassan in Marrakech, Morocco in 2012 and was the only international single-seater series that hosted a race in Africa. In the United States, the Auto GP World Series began on the Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, on the 2012, events of the IndyCar Series and the NASCAR Sprint Cup took place. In Brazil, a race at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba was held in Curitiba.

In addition, the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão came, Portugal in the racing calendar. All events were held in conjunction with the World Touring Car Championship.

The Czech car race in Brno, the British race at Donington Park, the German races at the Motorsport Arena Oschersleben as well as the Italian race at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello no longer took place.

Ratings

Points system

The points were awarded according to the following scheme:

Drivers' championship

  • Fat - Pole Position
  • Italics - Fastest lap
  • * - Because of the short distance but not counted in the target,

U21 drivers' standings

  • Daniël de Jong was seen in the first race in Mogyoród not for this rating.
  • Adrian Quaife - Hobbs was seen in the second race in Curitiba not for this rating.

Team standings

  • The Mileage of Francesco Dracone vehicle Virtuosi Racing UK was not included in the assessment of the first race in Marrakech.
  • The driven by Antonio Spavone vehicle of Euro Nova Racing did not go into Portimão in the rating of the second race.
  • At the first race in the Curitiba driven by Francesco Dracone vehicle Virtuosi Racing UK and the MLR71 Racing team was not included in the assessment.
  • The Mileage of Sergei Sirotkin vehicle of Euro Nova Racing did not address in Curitiba in the rating of the second race.
  • Euro Nova Racing were deducted two points.
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