2012 European Touring Car Cup

The 2012 FIA European Touring Car Cup is the eighth running of the FIA European Touring Car Cup. It will consist of four events in Italy, Slovakia and Austria. The events will consist of two races run over a distance of approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) each. For the first time, five FIA categories will be eligible to enter: Super 2000, Super 1600, Super Production, SEAT León Supercopa and Renault Clio Cup.

Teams and drivers

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Super 2000 class
Team Car No. Drivers Rounds
Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport BMW 320si 2 Czech Republic Petr Fulín[1] All
Turkey Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport[2] BMW 320si 3 Turkey Aytaç Biter[3] All
Germany Liqui Moly Team Engstler BMW 320si 4 Ukraine Igor Skuz[4] 1
Spain SUNRED Engineering SEAT León 2.0 TDI 3–4
8 Spain Fernando Monje[3] All
Hungary Rado Central KFT–RCM Motorsport Peugeot 407 5 Hungary Gábor Tim[5] 1–2
Switzerland Rikli Motorsport Honda Civic FD 6 Switzerland Peter Rikli[6] All
Honda Accord Euro R 9 Switzerland Christian Fischer[6] All
Hungary XFX Unicorse Alfa Romeo 156 7 Hungary Ferenc Ficza[7] 1–2
10 Hungary Csaba Gáspár 3
Slovakia Homola Motorsport BMW 320si 11 Slovakia Maťo Homola 2–3
Slovakia SEAT Sport Slovakia SEAT León 2.0 TDI 20 Czech Republic Michal Matějovský 2
Single-makes Trophy
Germany Pfister Racing SEAT León Supercopa 22 Germany Andreas Pfister[8] All
Norway Stian Paulsen Racing 23 Norway Stian Paulsen[3] All
Spain PCR Sport 24 Switzerland Urs Sonderegger[3] All
Slovakia SBM Motorsport 25 Slovakia Patrick Nemec 2
Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport 26 Czech Republic Jaromir Štádler 3–4
Super Production class
Serbia ASK Vitro Racing Honda Civic Type R 31 Serbia Aleksandar Tošić[3] 1–3
Italy F Motorsport BMW 320i E46 32 Italy Fabio Fabiani[3] 1, 4
Russia Nikolay Karamyshev Honda Civic Type R 33 Russia Nikolay Karamyshev[3] All
Super 1600 class
Germany Ravenol Team Ford Fiesta 1.6 16V 42 Germany Ulrike Krafft[9] All
43 Germany Kevin Krammes[9] All
44 Italy Paolo Necchi[10] All
53 Germany Erwin Lukas 2–4
Germany ATM Racing 45 Germany Klaus Bingler[3] All
Switzerland Maurer Motorsport Chevrolet Aveo 46 Russia Alexander Frolov[11] 2
47 Russia Vadim Meshcheryakov[11] 2–3
48 Argentina Wilson Borgnino[12] 2–4
55 Italy Diego Romanini 4
Germany Rennsportteam Grossmann Ford Fiesta ST 49 Germany Steffen Grossmann[3] All
Germany NK Racing Team 50 Germany Ronny Reinsberger[3] All
Germany Michael Golz 51 Germany Michael Golz[3] 1
Luxembourg Team LuxMotor 52 Luxembourg Gilles Bruckner[3] All

Race calendar and results

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Round Country Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest lap Winning driver Winning team
1 R1  Italy Autodromo Nazionale Monza 11 March Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
R2 Switzerland Christian Fischer Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
2 R1  Slovakia Automotodróm Slovakia Ring 29 April Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Czech Republic Michal Matějovský Slovakia SEAT Sport Slovakia
R2 Switzerland Christian Fischer Czech Republic Michal Matějovský Czech Republic Petr Fulín Czech Republic Krenek Motorsport
3 R1  Austria Salzburgring 20 May Ukraine Igor Skuz1 Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
R2 Turkey Aytaç Biter Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
4 R1  Italy Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari 24 June Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
R2 Turkey Aytaç Biter Spain Fernando Monje Spain Fernando Monje Spain SUNRED Engineering
Notes
^1 — Fernando Monje originally qualified on pole position, but he received a 10-place grid penalty for a collision with Urs Sonderegger in Slovakia.[13]

Championship standings

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Super 2000/1600

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Pos Driver MNZ
Italy 		SVK
Slovakia 		SAL
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		 Pts 
Super 2000
1 Spain Fernando Monje 11 1 121 Ret 11 1 11 1 73
2 Switzerland Peter Rikli 43 4 7 6 5 5 63 Ret 44
3 Czech Republic Petr Fulín DSQ2 EX 3 1 43 3 5 Ret 43
4 Ukraine Igor Skuz 16 7 92 8 22 2 35
5 Turkey Aytaç Biter 7 Ret 11 10 8 7 8 6 25
6 Switzerland Christian Fischer 8 Ret 8 9 21 DNS 7 4 23
7 Czech Republic Michal Matějovský 12 3 20
8 Hungary Ferenc Ficza 5 12 93 7 19
9 Slovakia Maťo Homola 5 5 DNS DNS 12
10 Hungary Csaba Gáspár 7 4 11
Hungary Gábor Tim DNS DNS 21 DNS 0
Super 1600
1 Germany Kevin Krammes 111 8 15 13 121 12 152 11 77
2 Italy Paolo Necchi 14 10 161 14 152 11 121 9 70
3 Germany Ulrike Krafft 123 DNS Ret2 16 163 13 14 13 37
4 Argentina Wilson Borgnino DNS DNS 13 14 13 10 29
5 Luxembourg Gilles Bruckner 132 9 Ret3 DNS 17 15 Ret 12 29
6 Germany Klaus Bingler 15 11 17 17 20 18 17 14 26
7 Germany Ronny Reinsberger DNS DNS 22 15 18 16 Ret3 DNS 14
8 Germany Erwin Lukas 20 19 19 17 16 16 13
9 Germany Steffen Grossmann Ret DNS 19 18 Ret DNS 18 15 11
10 Russia Vadim Meshecheriakov NC Ret 14 19 6
11 Russia Alexander Frolov 18 DNS 5
12 Italy Diego Romanini 19 DNS 1
Germany Michael Golz DNQ DNQ 0
Pos Driver MNZ
Italy 		SVK
Slovakia 		SAL
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		 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

Super Production/Single-makes Trophy

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Pos Driver MNZ
Italy 		SVK
Slovakia 		SAL
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		 Pts 
Super Production
1 Russia Nikolay Karamyshev 102 6 141 11 102 9 10 8 83
2 Serbia Aleksandar Tošić 91 Ret 132 12 111 10 52
3 Italy Fabio Fabiani EX EX 111 17 19
Single-Makes Trophy
1 Norway Stian Paulsen 21 2 41 4 32 2 31 3 85
2 Germany Andreas Pfister 32 3 22 2 21 6 42 5 79
3 Switzerland Urs Sonderegger 63 5 10 Ret 63 Ret DNS3 DNS 26
4 Slovakia Patrick Nemec 63 8 13
5 Czech Republic Jaromir Štádler Ret DNS 9 7 12
Pos Driver MNZ
Italy 		SVK
Slovakia 		SAL
Austria 		IMO
Italy 		 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

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  1. ^ "Petr Fulín to race in a S2000 BMW". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 10 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Borusan Otomotiv Motorsport back in the ETCC". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "2012 FIA European Touring Car Cup: Rounds 1 & 2 - Monza, 11 March - Entry List" (PDF). European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Engstler's BMW 320 for Igor Skuz". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Gabór To Race In Former WTCC Peugeot". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Rikli Motorsport return to ETCC". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  7. ^ Hudson, Neil (1 March 2012). "XFX Unicorse to enter Alfa Romeo 156 in ETC Cup". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  8. ^ Hudson, Neil (2 March 2012). "Andreas Pfister first confirmed for Supercopa class". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  9. ^ a b Hudson, Neil (4 March 2012). "Team Ravenol to field three cars in S1600". TouringCarTimes. Mediaempire Stockholm AB. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Kraft leads Ravenol Team's trio". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  11. ^ a b "Maurer to race S1600 Chevrolet Aveo". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 January 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  12. ^ "Argentine youngster joins Maurer". European Touring Car Cup. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-12-24. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
  13. ^ "Monje and Krafft get grid drops for Salzburgring". TouringCarTimes. TouringCarTimes. 29 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
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