The 2012 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (V8) Grand Prix was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the thirteenth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 2–4 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The event was the main support category for the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Holden driver Jamie Whincup dominated the weekend, winning all three races, after Ford driver Will Davison took all three pole positions.
Results
Race 24 Qualifying Pos No Name Car Team Time 1 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:11.7660 2 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 2:11.8850 3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.2550 4 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.2630 5 4 Lee Holdsworth Stone Brothers Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.4170 6 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 2:12.4860 7 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.5730 8 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore 2:12.5800 9 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering Holden VE Commodore 2:12.6870 10 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team Holden VE Commodore 2:12.6880 11 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.7080 12 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:12.7300 13 91 Michael Patrizi Tekno Autosports Holden VE Commodore 2:12.7830 14 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.8140 15 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2:12.8790 16 33 Alexandre Premat Garry Rogers Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2:12.9000 17 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:12.9170 18 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:12.9330 19 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport Ford FG Falcon 2:13.0090 20 66 Russell Ingall Walkinshaw Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:13.1840 21 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:13.2800 22 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:13.4570 23 11 Karl Reindler Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:13.5450 24 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing Ford FG Falcon 2:13.6880 25 21 David Wall Britek Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2:13.8880 26 30 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport Holden VE Commodore 2:14.4450 27 7 Tim Blanchard Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:14.4590 28 51 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing Holden VE Commodore 2:14.4450 Sources:
Race
Pos No Name Team Laps Time/Retired Grid 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 12 27min 05.2950sec 2 2 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 12 + 4.100 s 1 3 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 12 + 9.211 s 3 4 47 Tim Slade James Rosenberg Racing 12 + 10.634 s 4 5 4 Lee Holdsworth Stone Brothers Racing 12 + 13.627 s 5 6 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 12 + 14.898 s 7 7 2 Garth Tander Holden Racing Team 12 + 15.827 s 6 8 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 12 + 17.851 s 9 9 18 James Moffat Dick Johnson Racing 12 + 20.255 s 14 10 19 Jonathon Webb Tekno Autosports 12 + 24.118 s 8 11 14 Fabian Coulthard Brad Jones Racing 12 + 24.339 s 12 12 91 Michael Patrizi Tekno Autosports 12 + 26.390 s 13 13 55 David Reynolds Rod Nash Racing 12 + 26.441 s 11 14 3 Tony D'Alberto Tony D'Alberto Racing 12 + 26.708 s 18 15 17 Steven Johnson Dick Johnson Racing 12 + 30.000 s 22 16 34 Michael Caruso Garry Rogers Motorsport 12 + 32.897 s 15 17 12 Dean Fiore Triple F Racing 12 + 36.504 s 24 18 66 Russell Ingall Walkinshaw Racing 12 + 39.070 s 20 19 8 Jason Bright Brad Jones Racing 12 + 41.733 s 21 20 33 Alexandre Premat Garry Rogers Motorsport 12 + 42.724 s 16 21 11 Karl Reindler Kelly Racing 12 + 43.193 s 23 22 21 David Wall Britek Motorsport 12 + 45.981 s 25 23 49 Steve Owen Paul Morris Motorsport 12 + 49.079 s 19 24 7 Tim Blanchard Kelly Racing 12 + 50.487 s 27 25 51 Greg Murphy Kelly Racing 12 + 52.065 s 28 26 30 Taz Douglas Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport 12 + 52.683 s 26 27 15 Rick Kelly Kelly Racing 9 + 3 laps 17 Ret 22 James Courtney Holden Racing Team 1 Retired 10 Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 2:14.6090 Sources:
Race 25 Race
Race 26 Race
Standings After 26 of 30 races. Pos No Name Team Points 1 1 Jamie Whincup Triple Eight Race Engineering 3360 2 5 Mark Winterbottom Ford Performance Racing 3064 3 888 Craig Lowndes Triple Eight Race Engineering 2971 4 6 Will Davison Ford Performance Racing 2779 5 9 Shane van Gisbergen Stone Brothers Racing 2434
References
External links Official series website