The 2012 V8 Supercar season was the sixteenth year in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian Touring car racing series. It was the 53rd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.
The season began on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the sixteenth V8 Supercar Championship, contested over 30 races at 15 events. Thirteen of these events were held in the six states and the Northern Territory of Australia, and single events were staged in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. There was also a stand-alone, non-championship event supporting the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. The season also included the thirteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the fifth time a third-tier series was contested, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series, which was expanded to six rounds for 2012.
Race calendar Dates sourced from:
Event titleCircuitLocationRace / roundDateWinnerReport Clipsal 500 Adelaide Street Circuit Adelaide, South Australia IVC 1IVC 2 1–4 March Jamie WhincupWill Davison report DVS 1 Chaz Mostert Eastern Creek Eastern Creek Raceway Sydney, New South Wales KVTC 1 9–11 March Josh Hunter V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge Albert Park Street Circuit Melbourne, Victoria IVC NC 15–18 March Mark Winterbottom report Falken Tasmania Challenge Symmons Plains Raceway Launceston, Tasmania IVC 3IVC 4 30 March – 1 April Will DavisonJamie Whincup report Mallala Mallala Motor Sport Park Mallala, South Australia KVTC 2 13–15 April Chris Smerdon ITM Hamilton 400 Hamilton Street Circuit Hamilton, New Zealand IVC 5IVC 6 20–22 April Will DavisonMark Winterbottom report Trading Post Perth Challenge Barbagallo Raceway Perth, Western Australia IVC 7IVC 8IVC 9 4–6 May Mark WinterbottomWill DavisonWill Davison report DVS 2 Scott McLaughlin Phillip Island 300 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria IVC 10IVC 11 18–20 May Mark WinterbottomWill Davison report Skycity Triple Crown Hidden Valley Raceway Darwin, Northern Territory IVC 12IVC 13 15–17 June Jamie WhincupCraig Lowndes report Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria KVTC 3 22–24 June Josh Hunter Sucrogen Townsville 400 Townsville Street Circuit Townsville, Queensland IVC 14IVC 15 6–8 July Jamie WhincupJamie Whincup report DVS 3 Scott McLaughlin Coates Hire Ipswich 300 Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland IVC 16IVC 17 3–5 August Craig LowndesCraig Lowndes report DVS 4 Chaz Mostert Queensland Raceway Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland KVTC 4 10–12 August Morgan Haber Sydney Motorsport Park 360 Sydney Motorsport Park Eastern Creek, New South Wales IVC 18IVC 19 24–26 August Craig LowndesJamie Whincup report Dick Smith Sandown 500 Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria IVC 20 14–16 September Craig LowndesWarren Luff report Phillip Island Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria KVTC 5 21–23 September Josh Hunter Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 Mount Panorama Circuit Bathurst, New South Wales IVC 21 4–7 October Jamie WhincupPaul Dumbrell report DVS 5 Nick Percat V8 Heritage Event Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales KVTC NC 11–12 October Chris Delfsma Armor All Gold Coast 600 Surfers Paradise Street Circuit Surfers Paradise, Queensland IVC 22IVC 23 19–21 October Jamie WhincupSébastien BourdaisWill DavisonMika Salo report Yas V8 400 Yas Marina Circuit Yas Island, United Arab Emirates IVC 24IVC 25IVC 26 2–4 November Jamie WhincupJamie WhincupJamie Whincup report Winton Winton Motor Raceway Benalla, Victoria IVC 27IVC 28 16–18 November Jamie WhincupCraig Lowndes report DVS 6 Nick Percat Sandown Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria KVTC 6 23–25 November Josh Hunter Sydney Telstra 500 Homebush Street Circuit Sydney, New South Wales IVC 29IVC 30 30 November – 2 December Craig LowndesWill Davison report DVS 7 Scott Pye
IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series NC – Non-championship
International V8 Supercars Championship
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge
References
External links Official V8 Supercar website