The 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship was the seventh and final season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on 8 April at Nogaro and ended on 23 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship; two of the six meetings were run in conjunction with the FIA GT1 World Championship, with combined grids being utilised.

Calendar On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012.

Round Circuit Date 1 Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France 8 April 2 Circuit Zolder, Zolder, Belgium 22 April 3 Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain 27 May 4 Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal 8 July 5 Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsky District, Russia 2 September 6 Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany 23 September

Entries The entry list was published by the FIA on 3 April 2012. For the combined races with the FIA GT1 World Championship, GT3 cars ran with 100 in front of their usual car numbers.

Team Chassis Engine Drivers Rounds Tyres Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 Mercedes-Benz M159 6.2 L V8 1 101 Dominik Baumann All Maximilian Buhk 2 102 Mika Vähämäki All Max Nilsson Russian Bears Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 4 104 Sergey Ryabov All Miguel Toril 5 105 Vyacheslav Maleev All Kirill Ladygin Valmon Racing Team Russia Aston Martin DBRS9 Aston Martin AM04 6.0 L V12 6 N/A Tom Kimber-Smith 1 Natalia Freidina 1 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 11 111 Filip Sladecka 1 Gerhard Tweraser 1 Hari Proczyk 2–6 David Mengesdorf 2–6 12 112 Jesse Laine 1 Gilles Vannelet 1 Natalia Freidina 2 Leonid Machitski 2 Eduard Leganov 4–6 Riccardo Brutschin 4 Sergey Afanasyev 5 Marko Vähämäki 6 Team Novadriver Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 14 114 Ni Amorim All César Campaniço N/A 117 Natalia Freidina 6 Alexey Vasilyev Saintéloc Racing Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 15 115 Jérôme Demay 1–3, 6 Dino Lunardi 1–3, 6 16 N/A Grégory Guilvert 1–2, 4 Marc Sourd 1–4 Jonathan Hirschi 3 Reiter Engineering Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 Lamborghini CEH 5.2 L V10 24 N/A Natalia Freidina 4 Albert von Thurn und Taxis 4 Chevrolet Camaro GT Chevrolet LS3 7.9 L V8 34 N/A Max Sandritter 2 Philip Geipel 2 Belgian Audi Club Team WRT Audi R8 LMS Audi CJJ 5.2 L V10 32 N/A Yves Weerts 3 Kurt Mollekens 3 AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 50 150 Gaetano Ardagna Pérez All Giuseppe Cirò 51 151 Stefano Gai All Michael Lyons Esta Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 Ferrari F136F 4.5 L V8 N/A 177 Aleksander Skryabin 5 Alessandro Pier Guidi 5 N/A 199 Aleksey Basov 5 Björn Grossmann 5

Results and standings

Race results Rnd. Race Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Winner 1 R1 Nogaro No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 12 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport No. 16 Saintéloc Racing Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Gilles Vannelet Jesse Laine Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert R2 No. 16 Saintéloc Racing No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk 2 R1 Zolder No. 14 Team Novadriver No. 50 AF Corse No. 50 AF Corse Ni Amorim César Campaniço Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò R2 No. 15 Saintéloc Racing No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 50 AF Corse Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò 3 R1 Navarra No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport No. 15 Saintéloc Racing No. 2 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi Max Nilsson Mika Vähämäki R2 No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk 4 R1 Algarve No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk R2 No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk 5 R1 Moscow No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk R2 No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 104 Russian Bears Motorsport No. 114 Team Novadriver Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Sergey Ryabov Miguel Toril Ni Amorim César Campaniço 6 R1 Nürburgring No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk R2 No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk

Championships Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.

Points System Race Type Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Championship Race 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1

Drivers' Championship Driver Team NOG ZOL NAV ALG MOS NÜR Total 1 Dominik Baumann Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214 1 Maximilian Buhk Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 214 2 Stefano Gai AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158 2 Michael Lyons AF Corse 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 4 2 4 158 3 David Mengesdorf Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153 3 Hari Proczyk Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 153 4 Ni Amorim Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135 4 César Campaniço Team Novadriver 7 7 6 8 4 3 5 2 5 1 7 3 135 5 Gaetano Ardagna Pérez AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125 5 Giuseppe Cirò AF Corse 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 Ret Ret DSQ 125 6 Mika Vähämäki Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111 6 Max Nilsson Heico Gravity-Charouz Team 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 111 7 Marc Sourd Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7 63 8 Grégory Guilvert Saintéloc Racing 1 4 10 7 6 7 58 9 Dino Lunardi Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58 9 Jérôme Demay Saintéloc Racing 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 58 10 Sergey Ryabov Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53 10 Miguel Toril Russian Bears Motorsport 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 53 11 Vyacheslav Maleev Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45 11 Kirill Ladygin Russian Bears Motorsport 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 45 12 Alessandro Pier Guidi Esta Motorsports 4 3 27 12 Aleksander Skryabin Esta Motorsports 4 3 27 13 Aleksey Basov Esta Motorsports 9 2 20 13 Björn Grossmann Esta Motorsports 9 2 20 14 Eduard Leganov Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 8 6 8 Ret 19 15 Jesse Laine Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14 15 Gilles Vannelet Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 4 9 14 16 Sergey Afanasyev Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 6 12 17 Natalia Freidina Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 6 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10 Reiter Engineering 11 11 Team Novadriver 10 9 18 Jonathan Hirschi Saintéloc Racing 10 8 5 19 Marko Vähämäki Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 8 Ret 4 20 Filip Sládečka Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4 20 Gerhard Tweraser Rhino's Leipert Motorsport DSQ 8 4 21 Leonid Machitski Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 9 10 3 22 Riccardo Brutschin Rhino's Leipert Motorsport 10 9 3 23 Alexey Vasilyev Team Novadriver 10 9 3 24 Kurt Mollekens Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2 24 Yves Weerts Belgian Audi Club Team WRT 9 Ret 2 25 Tom Kimber-Smith Valmon Racing Team Russia 11 11 0 26 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Reiter Engineering 11 11 0 – Max Sandritter Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0 – Philip Geipel Reiter Engineering DNS DNS 0 Driver Team Total NOG ZOL NAV ALG MOS NÜR

Teams' Championship Teams must have two cars at a race weekend in order to be eligible for scoring points in the Teams' Championship. If a team with just one car finishes in a points position, the cars of the teams that finished below get the extra points. As well as this, Esta Motorsports did not accrue points for their one-off appearance at the Moscow event, nor did Team Novadriver for their expanded two-car entry at the Nürburgring.

Team Manufacturer Car NOG ZOL NAV ALG MOS NÜR Total 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team Mercedes-Benz 1101 3 1 5 3 8 1 1 5 1 5 1 1 359 2102 6 5 4 9 1 5 2 10 Ret 7 3 8 2 AF Corse Ferrari 50150 10 2 1 1 6 4 7 3 3 4 Ret DSQ 328 51151 2 3 3 5 2 6 4 4 6 Ret 2 4 3 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport Lamborghini 11111 DSQ 8 2 2 3 2 3 1 2 Ret 6 2 189 12112 4 9 9 10 10 9 8 6 8 Ret 4 Russian Bears Motorsport Ferrari 4104 8 10 7 11 7 7 8 6 7 8 9 7 158 5105 9 12 8 4 DNS DNS 9 8 10 Ret 4 6 5 Saintéloc Racing Audi 15115 5 6 Ret 6 5 9 5 5 106 16 1 4 10 7 10 8 6 7 Team Manufacturer Car Total NOG ZOL NAV ALG MOS NÜR

References

External links Official Website of the FIA GT3 European Championship