2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
The 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series was an Australian motor racing competition for V8 Supercars. It was the thirteenth running of the V8 Supercar Development series. Supporting the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship, it began on 1 March at the Clipsal 500 and ended on 2 December at the Sydney 500 after eighteen races held over seven rounds. 2012 was the last year in which the Ford BF Falcon was eligible for the series.
The series was won by Scott McLaughlin driving a Ford FG Falcon.
Calendar
[edit]The series was contested over seven rounds at seven V8 Supercars Championship events.
Rd.[1] | Event[1] | Circuit | Location | Date | Round format | Winner | Car |
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1 | ![]() | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | 1–4 Mar | Two races | ![]() | Ford FG Falcon |
2 | ![]() | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | 4–6 May | Three races | ![]() | Ford FG Falcon |
3 | ![]() | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | 6–8 Jul | Three races | ![]() | Ford FG Falcon |
4 | ![]() | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | 3–5 Aug | Three races | ![]() | Ford FG Falcon |
5 | ![]() | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | 4–7 Oct | Two races | ![]() | Holden VE Commodore |
6 | ![]() | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | 16–18 Nov | Three races | ![]() | Holden VE Commodore |
7 | ![]() | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | 30 Nov – 2 Dec | Two races | ![]() | Holden VE Commodore |
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers contested the 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series.[2]
Points system
[edit]Series points were awarded at each race according to the following table:[22]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th | 26th | 27th | 28th | 29th | 30th |
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2 Race Format | 150 | 138 | 129 | 120 | 111 | 102 | 96 | 90 | 84 | 78 | 72 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 57 | 54 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 |
3 Race Format Races 1 & 3 | 120 | 110 | 103 | 96 | 89 | 82 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
3 Race Format Race 2 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Driver standings
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "2012 Development Series Event Calendar, www.v8supercars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org". Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
- ^ "Development Series Teams and Drivers". V8 Supercars Australia. Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Dunlop Series Entry List – Clipsal 500". Clipsal 500. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Coates Hire Ipswich 300 – Dunlop Series Entry List". V8 Supercars. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- ^ "Tim Blanchard gets FG for 2012 Dev Series". SpeedCafe. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ a b c Grant Rowley (13 November 2012). "Dunlop Series driver switches teams for Winton". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Youlden confirmed as late starter in Dunlop Series". SpeedCafe. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
- ^ "Eggleston Returns To Dunlop Series". V8 Supercars. 20 September 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ SpeedCafe (16 April 2012). "Greg Murphy Racing expands to four cars for Perth". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/#!/gregmurphyracing?fref=ts [user-generated source]
- ^ a b c "Greg Murphy Racing confirms Dunlop lineup". SpeedCafe. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRST PICS: Morris reveals look of Berocca entry". SpeedCafe. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "ZUKANOVIC GOES IT ALONE". V8 Supercars. 6 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
- ^ "Pye confirms switch to Development Series". SpeedCafe. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ SpeedCafe (20 February 2012). "Jilesen scores new Dunlop Series drive for 2012". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Scott McLaughlin switches Dunlop Series teams". SpeedCafe. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2012.
- ^ "FORMULA FORD SQUAD JOINS DUNLOP SERIES". The official site of V8 Supercars Australia. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ Grant Rowley (7 November 2012). "Glen Wood reveals colours ahead of Dunlop V8 debut". Speedcafe. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
- ^ "Percat Revels New Look". SpeedCafe. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "Dumbrell team expands into Dunlop Series". SpeedCafe. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
- ^ "FIRST PICS: Miedecke reveals 2012 livery". SpeedCafe. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Pointscore system, Rule D15.4.2, www.v8supercars.com.au, as archived at web.archive.org" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.