The2012 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 23rd running of theSports Car Club of America'sWorld Challenge series. All races were televised byNBC Sports Network. All telecasts were tape-delayed, with all races being streamed live.[1]
The series began using a four class format. A new "touring car B-spec" class was introduced, similar to the SCCA's amateur divisions, using vehicles such as theFiat 500,Chevrolet Sonic,Ford Fiesta,Honda Fit,Kia Rio,Mazda 2, andNissan Versa.[2][3] The new class debuted at the event at Miller.
Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011,[4] with an additional three rounds announced November 18,[5] and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4.[6] A second Touring Car race was later added to the Mid-Ohio round. The GT and GTS classes had 12 races, Touring Car had 14, and Touring Car B-Spec had 9.
| Rnd | Date | Circuit | Location | Classes | Supporting |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 24 | Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | GT, GTS, TC (x2) | IndyCar Series |
| 2 | April 15 | Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | GT, GTS | IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series |
| 3 | April 28–29 | Miller Motorsports Park[A 1] | Tooele, Utah | GT, GTS TC, TCB (x3) | K&N Pro Series West |
| 4 | May 11 | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California | GT, GTS, TC | American Le Mans Series |
| 5 | June 1–3 | The Raceway on Belle Isle | Detroit,Michigan | GT, GTS (x2) | IndyCar Series |
| 6 | June 22–24 | Canadian Tire Motorsport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | GT, GTS (x2) TC, TCB (x3) | Headliner |
| 7 | August 3–5 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | GT, GTS, TC (x2) | IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series |
| 8 | August 24 | Sonoma Raceway (Indy course) | Sonoma, California | GT, GTS TC, TCB (x3) | IndyCar Series |
| Rnd | Circuit | GT Winning Car | GTS Winning Car | TC Winning Car | TCB Winning Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GT Winning Driver | GTS Winning Driver | TC Winning Driver | TCB Winning Driver | ||
| 1 | St. Petersburg | #3Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #50Ford Mustang Boss 302S | #03Mazdaspeed3 | Did not participate |
| #1Porsche 911 GT3 | #50Ford Mustang Boss 302S | #03Mazdaspeed3 | Did not participate | ||
| 2 | Long Beach | #8Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #68Porsche Cayman S | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 3 | Miller Motorsport Park[A 1] | Did not participate | Did not participate | #71Honda Civic Si | #00Fiat 500 |
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #03Mazdaspeed3 | #00Fiat 500 | ||
| #1Porsche 911 GT3 | #20Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #33Volkswagen GLI | #45Honda Fit | ||
| 4 | Laguna Seca | #6Volvo S60 | #42Acura TSX | #71Honda Civic Si | Did not participate |
| 5 | Belle Isle | #3Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #20Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| #3Cadillac CTS-V Coupe | #20Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
| 6 | Mosport Park | #02Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | #36Kia Optima | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #43Volkswagen GLI | #73Honda Fit | ||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #03Mazdaspeed3 | #73Honda Fit | ||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #82Honda Civic Si | #73Honda Fit | ||
| #02Chevrolet Corvette Z06 | #38Kia Optima | Did not participate | Did not participate | ||
| 7 | Mid-Ohio | #6Volvo S60 | #42Acura TSX | #03Mazdaspeed3 | Did not participate |
| #6Volvo S60 | #60Porsche Cayman S | #71Honda Civic Si | Did not participate | ||
| 8 | Sonoma | #9Volvo S60 | #20Chevrolet Camaro | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #08Volvo C30 | #45Honda Fit | ||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #71Honda Civic Si | #90Kia Rio | ||
| Did not participate | Did not participate | #03Mazdaspeed3 | #92Kia Rio | ||
Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps.[7]
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race | 140 | 110 | 95 | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Qualifying | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
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| Pos | Driver | Car | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acura TSX | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1366 | |
| 2 | Chevrolet Camaro | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1264 | |
| 3 | Porsche Cayman S | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 1185 | |
| 4 | Kia Optima | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1055 | |
| 5 | Acura TSX | 17 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 859 | |
| 6 | Ford Mustang | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 821 | |||
| 7 | Kia Optima | 8 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 705 | |||||
| 8 | Ford Mustang | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 700 | ||
| 9 | Ford Mustang | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 690 | |
| 10 | Chevrolet Camaro | 12 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 620 | |
| 11 | Nissan 370Z | DNS | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 503 | ||
| 12 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 497 | ||||||
| 13 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 22 | 436 | |||||||
| 14 | Ford Mustang | 16 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 394 | |||||
| 15 | Audi TT RS | 16 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 376 | |||||
| 16 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 368 | |||||
| 17 | Porsche 911 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 356 | |||||||
| 18 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo | 10 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 339 | |||||||
| Pontiac Solstice GXP | 25 | 18 | DNS | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Nissan 370Z | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 11 | DNS | 322 | |||||
| 20 | Porsche Cayman S | 3 | 1 | 263 | |||||||||||
| 21 | Chevrolet Camaro | 19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 257 | |||||||
| 22 | BMW M3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | DNS | 234 | |||||||
| 23 | Ford Mustang | 16 | 12 | 7 | DNS | 21 | 23 | 231 | |||||||
| 24 | Nissan 370Z | 13 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | DNS | 226 | |||||||
| 25 | BMW M3 | 4 | 2 | 207 | |||||||||||
| 26 | Kia Optima | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 198 | |||||||||
| 27 | Ford Mustang | 8 | 18 | 12 | DNS | 161 | |||||||||
| 28 | Ford Mustang | 3 | 9 | 159 | |||||||||||
| 29 | BMW M3 | 9 | 4 | 149 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Chevrolet Camaro | 8 | 6 | 144 | |||||||||||
| 31 | BMW M3 | 8 | 10 | 128 | |||||||||||
| 32 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 12 | 99 | |||||||||||
| 33 | Porsche Cayman S | 14 | 13 | 99 | |||||||||||
| 34 | Ford Mustang | 7 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 35 | Nissan 370Z | 23 | 16 | 72 | |||||||||||
| 36 | Nissan 370Z | 10 | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Maserati Trofeo | 13 | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 38 | Ford Mustang | 15 | 45 | ||||||||||||
| 39 | Chevrolet Camaro | 16 | 43 | ||||||||||||
| 40 | Honda S2000 CR | 17 | 41 | ||||||||||||
| 41 | BMW M3 | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Car | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Car | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazdaspeed3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1767 | |
| 2 | Honda Civic Si | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1659 | |
| 3 | Honda Civic Si | 9 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 3 | DSQ | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1212 | |
| 4 | Honda Civic Si | 5 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1119 | |
| 5 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | DNS | 9 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 810 | |
| 6 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 10 | 3 | 671 | |||||||||||||
| Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 12 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | DNS | DSQ | DNS | ||||||||
| 7 | Honda Civic Si | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 476 | |||||||||
| 8 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 10 | DNS | 456 | |||||||||
| 9 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 2 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 439 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Honda Civic Si | 6 | 5 | 432 | |||||||||||||
| Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 10 | 5 | 11 | DNS | |||||||||||||
| Volkswagen Golf GTI | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Honda Civic Si | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 416 | |||||||||
| 12 | Honda Civic Si | DNS | DNS | 10 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 361 | ||||||||
| 13 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 8 | 11 | DNS | 5 | 7 | 10 | 337 | |||||||||
| 14 | Volvo C30 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 306 | ||||||||||||
| 15 | Honda Civic Si | 5 | DSQ | 1 | 228 | ||||||||||||
| 16 | Honda Civic Si | 8 | 3 | 9 | 227 | ||||||||||||
| 17 | Mazda RX-8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 220 | ||||||||||||
| 18 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 7 | 7 | 6 | 220 | ||||||||||||
| 19 | Mazda RX-8 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 217 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | Mazda RX-8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 204 | ||||||||||||
| 21 | Chevrolet Cobalt SS | 10 | 10 | 6 | 196 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | Honda Civic Si | 3 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 189 | |||||||||||
| 23 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 9 | 11 | 11 | 178 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | Mazda RX-8 | 13 | DNS | 12 | DNS | 12 | 159 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Honda Civic Si | 8 | 5 | 148 | |||||||||||||
| 26 | Honda Civic | 8 | 8 | 136 | |||||||||||||
| 27 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 12 | 6 | 130 | |||||||||||||
| 28 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 11 | 9 | 121 | |||||||||||||
| 29 | Honda Civic Si | 12 | 9 | 118 | |||||||||||||
| 30 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 9 | 13 | 115 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | DSQ | 3 | 101 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Volkswagen Golf GTI | 4 | 97 | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | 9 | DNS | DNS | 84 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | Honda Civic | 7 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| 35 | Honda Civic | 11 | 57 | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | Mazda RX-8 | DSQ | DSQ | 12 | 57 | ||||||||||||
| 37 | Volkswagen Jetta GLI | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Car | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Car | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiat 500 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 946 | |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 651 | ||||
| 3 | Kia Rio | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 630 | ||||
| 4 | Honda Fit | 5 | DNS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 584 | ||||
| 5 | Honda Fit | 1 | 1 | 1 | 480 | |||||||
| 6 | Honda Fit | 4 | 4 | 1 | 335 | |||||||
| 7 | Ford Fiesta | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | DNS | 329 | |||||
| 8 | Honda Fit | 3 | 3 | 4 | 293 | |||||||
| 9 | Mazda 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 262 | |||||||
| 10 | Mazda 2 | 2 | 2 | DSQ | 252 | |||||||
| 11 | Mazda 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 235 | |||||||
| 12 | Kia Rio | 6 | 6 | 6 | 234 | |||||||
| 13 | Kia Rio | 5 | 1 | 230 | ||||||||
| 14 | Mini Cooper | 4 | 5 | 165 | ||||||||
| 15 | Honda Fit | 2 | 110 | |||||||||
| 16 | Ford Fiesta | DSQ | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 | Kia Rio | DNS | DNS | 0 | ||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Car | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||
Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points.[7] Points are awarded on the following basis:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition, one bonus point is awarded to the pole-winning manufacturer. In the table below, the manufacturer's top finishing position is shown, with pole winner inbold.
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| Pos | Manufacturer | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 68 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 54 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 52 | |
| 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 41 | |
| 5 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | |
| Pos | Manufacturer | STP | LBH | MIL | LGA | DET | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 106 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 91 | |
| 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 56 | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | STP | MIL | LGA | MOS | MOH | SON | Points | ||||||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 67 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 44 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 36 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 28 | |
| Pos | Manufacturer | MIL | MOS | SON | Points | ||||||