The 2012 Panam GP Series season is the revival of Panam GP Series. This series takes their format of the defunct A1 Grand Prix with Latin American national teams. Panam GP Series has the approval of FIA and Ferrari Driver Academy. The car will be the same used in the Formula Abarth.

Cars

The car is a Tatuus with a 1.4 L Turbo FIAT engine.

Teams

Latin American teams have been invited to participate. Mexico, Venezuela, Chile have confirmed theirs participation.

TeamNo.DriversClassRound Megaracing0 Enrique Baca12 Homero Richards14 Juan Carlos González1–25 Giancarlo Vecchi Y1–211 Hugo Oliveras1TBA Oscar Hidalgo2 Team Costa Rica10 Luis Carlos Martínez111 Enrique Baca2–315 Verónica Valverde Y1–320 Jorge Bas Viguera1–383 Sebastián Merchán1–3 Venezuela19 Javier Amado Y1–321 Francisco Cerullo1–3 SPM Motorsports7 Gerardo Nieto1–38 Alfonso Toledano Jr.1 Luis Carlos Martínez2–3 99 Martín Sala1 18 Andrés Saravia2–3 Team CSM9 Oscar Arroyo2–310 Martín Fuentes2–330 Santiago Creel2–360 Rodolfo Camarillo1–2 Icon Class Y Youth Class

Race calendar and results

The schedule consists of seven races in North, Central and South America.

RoundDateCountryCircuitPole positionFastest lapWinnerTeam1R1June 3 MexicoAutódromo Hermanos Rodríguez Hugo Oliveras Francisco Cerullo Hugo Oliveras MegaracingR2 Gerardo Nieto Gerardo Nieto SPM Motorsports2R3July 1 GuatemalaAutódromo Pedro Cofiño Andrés Saravia Sebastián Merchán Andrés SaraviaR4 Enrique Baca Gerardo Nieto SPM Motorsports3R5July 15 Costa Rica Gerardo Nieto Sebastián Merchán Gerardo Nieto SPM MotorsportsR6 Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Team Costa Rica4R7August 26 VenezuelaAutódromo San Carlos Gerardo Nieto Francisco Cerullo Francisco Cerullo Venezuela5R8September 22 ColombiaAutódromo de Tocancipá Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Team Costa RicaR9 Juan Camilo Acosta Juan Camilo Acosta6R10October 28 EcuadorAutodromo Internacional José Tobar Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Team Costa RicaR11 Sebastián Merchán Sebastián Merchán Team Costa Rica7R129 December ChileAutódromo Huachalalume Jorge Bas Viguera Francisco Cerullo Sebastián Merchán Team Costa RicaR13 Francisco Cerullo Jorge Bas Viguera Team Costa Rica

Report

Previous to first race, a test was conducted in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Gerado Nieto was the fastest driver clocked 1:19.145 in the 4 km course (181.94 km/h). Rodolfo Camarillo had the second fastest time in 1:19.183, and the NASCAR driver, Hugo Oliveras, clocked 1:19.341.

Round 1: Mexico

The season began in Mexico. Hugo Oliveras set the fastest time in the qualifying session. The Ecuadorian driver, Sebastián Merchán, was the second fastest. In the first race Merchán took the lead in the first lap, but Oliveras recovered the first place in the second lap for win the race (27:42.000, 173.8 km/h). Merchán came in second place. Homero Richards and Francisco Cerullo fight for the third place, being the winner Richards. The second race was started with reverse grid, Luis Carlos Martínez in the pole, but Gerardo Nieto became the leader in the first lap to win the race (26:24.751, 181.73 km/h). Francisco Cerullo never can reach to Nieto, and finished in second place. Javier Amado, Homero Richards and Hugo Oliveras fought for the third place, finally Oliveras won the position.

Round 2: Guatemala

The second round was carried out in Guatemala. The first race was won by the local driver Andrés Saravia. Saravia had taken the pole in the qualification, and dominated all of the race. The second race was won by Gerardo Nieto, who took his second victory, and the lead of the championship.

Standings Drivers' RankDriverMEXGUACRCVENCOLECUCHIPts1 Sebastián Merchán 2 15 3 2 2 1 3 1 4 1 11672 Gerardo Nieto 5 1 6 1 1 11 2 2 5 2 71333 Francisco Cerullo 4 2 2 6 3 3 1 9 2 5 21314 Rodolfo Camarillo 6 5 5 3 13 3 6 3 5705 Andrés Saravia 1 5 4 2546 Juan Camilo Acosta 4 1 4 3537 Luis Carlos Martinez 8 7 9 9 7 DSQ 8 8 3 7 6428 Jorge Bas Viguera 11 8 7 8 5 5 9 5 7 11 11409 Hugo Oliveras 1 33310 Verónica Valverde 10 10 13 10 9 6 12 10 8 6 42911 Homero Richards 3 42212 Giancarlo Vecchi 12 9 8 7 6 9 11 6 13 10 102213 Enrique Baca Amador 14 14 4 42114 Javier Amado 7 6 10 12 10 12 7 7 141915 Carlos Fonseca 8 41316 Fernando Baiz 4 11 91217 Santiago Creel 11 13 12 8 6 13 10 13 91118 Martín Fuentes 15 11 Inj Inj 5 14 11 8 8819 Oscar Arroyo 12 15 13 7 10 DNS DNS 14 14520 Martin Sala 9 12221 Vicente Bas 9 12222 Juan Carlos González 13 11 14 14 11 10 12 12 12 13123 André Solano 14 13024 Alfonso Toledano, Jr. 15 13025 Fernando Madera, Jr. 15 150RankDriverMEXGUACRCVENCOLECUCHIPts

Nations' Cup

RankDriverMEXGUACRCVENCOLECUCHIPts1 Mexico 1 1 4 1 1 7942 Ecuador 2 15 3 2 2 1923 Venezuela 4 2 2 6 3 3724 Guatemala 1 5 4 2385 Chile 11 8 7 8 5 5266 Costa Rica 10 10 13 10 8 4167 Colombia 9 122RankDriverMEXGUACRCVENCOLECUCHIPts

References

External links Official Panam GP Series website