The 2012 Australian Sports Sedan season is the 28th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 April 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and will end on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races.
Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Australian Sports Sedan crown after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.
The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.
Driver | No | Entrant | Car |
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Tony Ricciardello | 1 | B&M Ricciardello Motors | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV |
Darren Hossack | 4 | Auto Union Deutsche | Audi A4 |
Robert Gill | 5 | Robert Gill | Ford BF Falcon |
Jeff Barnes | 6 | Barnes High Performance | Pontiac Firebird |
Ron Moller | 7 | Ron Moller | Chevrolet Camaro |
Darren Hossack | 8 | Pfitzner Performance Gearbox | Ford EL Falcon |
David Cameron | 8 | Subway | Holden Gemini |
Daniel Tamasi | 9 | Domain Prestige Homes | Opel Calibra |
Simon Copping | 11 | Industrie Clothing | Holden VZ Commodore |
Chas Talbot | 12 | Pakenham Tyrepower | Chevrolet Corvette |
Stuart Inwood | 12 | Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs | Ford AU Falcon |
Anthony Cox | 14 | Rosemount Smash Repairs | Saab 9-3 Aero |
Shane Ryding | 15 | Shane Ryding | Mazda RX-7 |
Leigh Moran | 18 | Image Racing | Ford EL Falcon |
Damien Johnson | 19 | Damien Johnson | Holden LJ Torana |
Graeme Gilliland | 21 | P&L Mechanical | Mazda RX-7 |
Phil Crompton | 21 | Datafin | Ford Mustang |
Geoff Whittaker | 23 | Reds Racing Services | Holden VL Commodore |
Scott Reed | 25 | Procut Racing | Ford Mustang |
Birol Cetin | 27 | Billy's Automotive Services | Chevrolet Camaro |
Michael Robinson | 32 | Bell Real Estate | Holden Monaro |
Steven Lacey | 35 | Primo Smallgoods | Holden VK Commodore |
Des Wall | 38 | Wall Contracting | Chevrolet Corvette GTS |
Chris Donnelly | 43 | Aston Air Conditioning | Ford EB Falcon |
Colin Smith | 44 | MR Automotive | Holden Monaro |
Daniel Jameson | 45 | Campbelltown Frames & Trusses | Jaguar XKR |
Dave McGinniss | 46 | Coaststeer Automotive | Opel Calibra |
Mark Bowen | 46 | Interstate Finance & Leasing | Holden VK Commodore |
Chris Jackson | 50 | Kumho Race Tyres | Opel Calibra |
Geoff Russell | 50 | Aussie Wide Builders | Toyota Corolla |
Tony Ricciardello | 51 | Marinelli's Mechanical | Holden VS Commodore |
Bob McLoughlin | 51 | Marinelli's Mechanical | Holden VS Commodore |
Bruce Banks | 56 | BJ Banks Electrical | Mazda RX-7 |
Kerry Baily | 58 | Signstations/Baily Marine | Aston Martin DBR9 |
Dean Camm | 66 | Fivestar Fencing & Gates | Chevrolet Corvette GTS |
Andrew Leithhead | 67 | GTA Motorsport | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 |
Shane Bradford | 68 | Aston Air Conditioning | Chevrolet Camaro |
Scott Tutton | 71 | Tutton Plumbing | Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II |
Alfred Axisa | 80 | Austrack Motorsport | Holden VZ Commodore |
Charlie Senese | 81 | Charlie Senese | Chevrolet Corvette GTS |
Anthony Macready | 97 | AGM Engineering | Nissan 300ZX |
Jeff Brown | 98 | Wildridge Fabrications | Ford EF Falcon |
The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series will be contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds. [1]
Rd. | Circuit | City / State | Date | Winner |
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1 | Adelaide, South Australia | 13–14 April | Kerry Baily | |
2 | Phillip Island, Victoria | 25–27 May | Kerry Baily | |
3 | Sydney, New South Wales | 13–15 July | Tony Ricciardello | |
4 | Ipswich, Queensland | 10–12 August | Darren Hossack | |
5 | Goulburn, New South Wales | 12–14 October | Tony Ricciardello |
The point score system was given a major shake up in 2012. Emphasis on the three races the make up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th & below |
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Race 1 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Race 2 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Race 3 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 |
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