2012 British Touring Car Championship

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Gordon Shedden, the 2012 Drivers' Champion Gordon Shedden BTCC 2007.jpg
Gordon Shedden, the 2012 Drivers' Champion
Matt Neal came runner-up to his teammate Gordon Shedden. Matt Neal, Donington Park, Apr 2012.jpg
Matt Neal came runner-up to his teammate Gordon Shedden.
Jason Plato finished third for MG, narrowly missing out on second place in the final round. Jason plato silverstone2012.JPG
Jason Plato finished third for MG, narrowly missing out on second place in the final round.

The 2012 Dunlop [1] MSA British Touring Car Championship was a multi-event motor racing championship for production-based touring cars held across England and Scotland. The championship features a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded amateur drivers competing in highly modified versions of family cars which are sold to the general public and conform to the technical regulations for the championship. It is one of the most popular domestic motor racing series in the United Kingdom, with an extensive program of support categories built up around the BTCC centrepiece. It was the 55th British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) season.

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This was the second season that cars conforming to the Next Generation Touring Car (NGTC) specification were allowed to compete and the third and final season of the phased transition from the Super 2000 specification. The season will see teams compete with car chassis built to either NGTC or S2000 specification. Teams can choose to run the NGTC turbocharged engine or the Naturally Aspirated engines. The phased transition from S2000 to NGTC means that the organising body, TOCA, will maintain a performance equalisation between the two chassis specifications. They achieved this by monitoring the turbo boost pressures of all cars throughout the season, adjusting the pressure levels after every two rounds to maintain performance parity between all cars. The amount the turbo was adjusted was determined via a mathematical calculation based on race performance. [2] The season was also the first season without cars built to the BTC Touring specification since 2000. [3] A revised championship points system was introduced for the 2012 season, in which the top 15 cars scored championship points instead of the top 10 previously. [4]

2011 series champion Matt Neal defended his title along with Honda, who defended and retained both the Teams' and Manufacturers' championships. Reigning Independent Drivers' champion James Nash didn't defend his title after graduating into the World Touring Car Championship. Triple Eight Race Engineering were the reigning Independent Teams' champions, but as they entered with returning manufacturer MG, they were ineligible to defend the Independents' championship.

Gordon Shedden claimed his first BTCC Drivers' title at the penultimate race of the year, Round 29 at the Brands Hatch GP circuit. Andrew Jordan claimed his first Independents' title during the same race.

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Andrew Jordan and his Pirtek Racing team won the Independents' Champions.

Season report

Chris James' Vauxhall Vectra during Round 1 at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit 2012 Chris James' NGTC Vauxhall Vectra at Brands Hatch Indy 2012.jpg
Chris James' Vauxhall Vectra during Round 1 at Brands Hatch Indy Circuit 2012
Round One (Races 1, 2 & 3) Brands Hatch

Qualifying saw Dave Newsham secure his maiden pole position in the Super 2000 ex-888 Vauxhall Vectra. Defending champion Matt Neal secured the other front row sport in the brand new NGTC Civic. Race one, was won by Rob Collard in his BMW from Neal after Newsham and Jason Plato came together at the top of Paddock Hill Bend. Race two, saw the first win for a car built to NGTC rules. The Honda Yuasa Racing Team's Civic with Neal at the wheel prevailed after a race long battle with Plato's brand new MG6. Plato won an incident filled Race three which saw the race red flagged after a seven car pile up at Druids Bend, caused by oil spilled on the track from the damaged Ford Focus of Mat Jackson. [5]

Round Two (Races 4, 5 & 6) Donington Park

MG scored their first pole position since returning to the BTCC with Jason Plato during qualifying. Mat Jackson led home the Honda pair in race one, with Gordon Shedden leading Matt Neal and Mat Jackson home in race two, making five different winners from four teams in from the first five races of the season. However, this was not to continue as after a controversial final race of the day, where at the final corner Plato collided with Shedden, sending both cars of the track. This led to Mat Jackson crossing the line first, from Plato, then Shedden. However, Jackson's Focus was excluded from the race after a turbo boost irregularity and Plato was given a two-second penalty for his contact with Shedden, promoting Shedden to the race win. [6]

Pole-sitter Andrew Jordan, driving for Pirtek Racing at Thruxton. Andrew Jordan, Thruxton, Apr 2012 (practice).jpg
Pole-sitter Andrew Jordan, driving for Pirtek Racing at Thruxton.
Round Three (Races 7, 8 & 9) Thruxton

Prior to the event, Thorney Motorsport announce that, due to lack of funds for both racing and development of their new NGTC Insignia, they were not going to take part at Thruxton. [7] A damp qualifying gave Andrew Jordan and Pirtek their first pole of 2012. But, Saturday success would not convert into Sunday glory as a very wet race one saw Jordan slide into Jason Plato at the first turn, sending Jordan into the wall and out of the race. The race came to an abrupt end, when Liam Griffin crashed his car at turn one, causing a red flag. Mat Jackson therefore took his second win of the season, ahead of Dave Newsham and a recovering Plato. Weather condition had worsened for race two and was therefore started behind the safety car. It was Gordon Shedden who mastered the weather to come through the field to score his third win of the season. By the final race of the day, the condition had significantly improved, but it was still Shedden at the front leading home his teammate for a Honda one-two. All three fastest lap points at Thruxton went to Shedden, showing his speed in the tricky conditions. [8]

Round Four (Races 10, 11 & 12) Oulton Park

In the week leading up to round four, Rob Austin Racing revealed that, former FIA Formula Two Championship driver Will Bratt would make his championship debut in the team's second car. However, Rob Austin would miss the event due to ongoing repairs to his car, after a big crash at Thruxton. [9] A circuit with damp patches made for an exciting qualifying session with several cars drifting and sliding off the track as they went round Cascades. The session belonged to Jason Plato though, setting a time 0.077 seconds faster than rival Matt Neal, making Plato the first repeat pole sitter of the season. [10] But the pole sitter would not make it past turn one after Plato's car had a suspension failure on the warm up lap to the grid, causing his MG to be pushed off the grid before the race even begun. That left the door open for Matt Neal to take the race one win after passing the fast starting Rob Collard. The second race of the day, saw Neal's Honda teammate take top honours ahead of Pirtek's Andrew Jordan, with a recovering Plato, who started at the back of the field, finishing third. The final race of the day, saw Neal once again step onto the top step of the podium, making Honda Yuasa Racing the winning team from seven of the last eight races. [11]

Round Five (Races 13, 14 & 15) Croft

In the buildup to Croft, Paul O'Neill announced he would make a one-off return to racing in Speedworks Toyota Avensis, substituting for Tony Hughes. [12] The point for pole position went to Matt Neal for the first time this season. [13] Again, as at Oulton Park, Jason Plato was pushed off the grid in an exciting race one which saw Neal recover from a poor start to take his fourth win of the season ahead of eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard and the second Honda Yuasa Civic of Gordon Shedden. The Honda teammates reversed their positions in race two, with Shedden finishing ahead of Neal. A fantastic drive from Rob Austin, in his NGTC Audi A4, saw him take the last step on the podium. In a reverse of fortune from the first race, Plato took the race three win after some intense on track action. Liam Griffin brought out the safety car, after crashing his Redstone Racing Focus into the wall, causing an engine fire. Andy Neate led the early part of the race, ahead of his MG teammate Plato. Neate, however, was unable to fend Plato off and subsequently fell back down the order, giving Plato the race win from Tom Onslow-Cole and Andrew Jordan. [14]

Heading into the mid-season break, Matt Neal leads the drivers’ championship by a single point from his Honda teammate Gordon Shedden, with MG's Jason Plato in third, 29 points behind the leader. Honda Yuasa Racing hold a strong 213-point lead from eBay Motors in the teams championship as well as a 123-point lead from MG in the manufacturers' championship. Pirtek's Andrew Jordan is the leading Independent driver and eBay Motors, the leading Independent team.

Round Six (Races 16, 17 & 18) Snetterton
Dave Newsham took his first career win at Snetterton with his ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra Dave Newsham, Thruxton, Apr 2012.jpg
Dave Newsham took his first career win at Snetterton with his ES Racing Vauxhall Vectra

During the mid-season break leading up to Snetterton, Team HARD. announced that Tony Gilham would step aside to allow American SCCA World Challenge driver Robb Holland to make his series debut with the team. Holland will be the first driver from the USA to compete in the BTCC since Bill Gubelmann in 1975. [15] Following on from this, Thorney Motorsport announced that they would return at Snetterton with Gilham at the wheel, after more extensive development of the Insignia. [16] Liam Griffin pulled out of the meeting due to business commitments linked to the 2012 Summer Olympics, [17] whilst a final surprise was the unveiling of a new NGTC Ford Focus ST, built by Motorbase Performance, to be driven by Mat Jackson. [18]

Drama started almost immediately, when Gordon Shedden's Civic caught fire [19] in the first free practice, causing the Scotsman to set no competitive time in qualifying, which belonged to Frank Wrathall, setting his maiden pole position and a new course record. [20] Race one though saw Jason Plato win after starting second on the grid and taking the lead into the first turn. Wrathall managed to bring his Dynojet Toyota home second. Third place went to Andrew Jordan who narrowly beat Dave Newsham to the line after the two drivers came together several times during the final lap. However, Newsham would later be disqualified after being found underweight. [21] This promoted Matt Neal to fourth, whilst his teammate Shedden removed from last on the grid to seventh. Debutant Holland failed to finish the race after crashing at turn one with Adam Morgan. Race two saw old rivals Plato and Neal once again come together amid frantic action for the win. Plato had led from the start; however Neal took the lead after sending the MG into a large slide coming through the penultimate corner. At the next turn, Plato returned the favour sending both Neal and himself off the track. This promoted Pirtek's Andrew Jordan to his first win of the season and Gordon Shedden up to second with Plato and Neal finishing third and fourth respectively. The reverse grid race three saw the ex-888 Vectras of Lea Wood and Dave Newsham lead the early laps in first and second respectively, until lap four, where Newsham took the lead where he stayed till the end, taking his first BTCC win. A career first podium wasn't on the cards though for Wood, after a gearbox failure with only three laps to go. This left Tom Onslow-Cole with second place and Shedden crossing the line in third place ahead of Jason Plato. However, post-race scrutineering found that Shedden's Honda had been over-boosting, thus disqualifying him from the results. [22] This promoted Plato to third, whilst Neal recovered from and early spin, which sent him to the back of the field, to finish eighth. [23]

Round Seven (Races 19, 20 & 21) Knockhill
Rob Collard won the first two races of the day at Knockhill for eBay Motors. Rob collard silverstone2012.JPG
Rob Collard won the first two races of the day at Knockhill for eBay Motors.

In the run up to the BTCC's only Scottish round, Paul O'Neill announced he would deputise at Speedworks Motorsport, once again substituting for Tony Hughes. [24] Robb Holland again replaced Tony Gilham at Team HARD., whilst Thorney Motorsport, Rob Austin Racing, AmD Tuning.com and Liam Griffin announced they would not be making the trip north of the border, each citing different reasons. [25] Jason Plato took the pole position after a wet qualifying session, with the eBay Motors BMW of Rob Collard starting alongside. Árón Smith took a career best third place with his Redstone Racing Ford Focus. [26]

Race one saw Rob Collard use his fast starting BMW to take the lead into turn one, with Jason Plato, Árón Smith and Tom Onslow-Cole fighting for second. On the second lap however, both MG KX Momentum Racing cars crashed out in separate incidents. Andy Neate came together with Lea Wood, damaging Neate's suspension, whilst Plato and Árón Smith tangled, sending Plato into the tyre wall. This paved the way for eBay Motors to score their first one-two result since 2009 with Collard and Onslow-Cole taking the top two positions from home favourite Gordon Shedden. Frank Wrathall retired his Toyota Avensis with engine issues and would be unable to take that start of the day's remaining races. Race two again went to Rob Collard, winning ahead of his teammate Tom Onslow-Cole with Gordon Shedden again in third. Matt Neal could only manage eighth place, whilst Plato, after starting form the back, finished 11th. There was drama for Mat Jackson after the exhaust on his new NGTC Ford Focus broke, filling the cabin with exhaust fumes, leading to his retirement and a trip to the track medical centre, with only a couple of laps remaining. The final race of the weekend saw Dave Newsham take a lights to flag win in front of his home crowd. Jeff Smith took his first ever podium, finishing a career best second after holding off a hard charging Matt Neal for most of the race. There was further frustration though for Jason Plato and Gordon Shedden. Plato suffered turbo issues on the formation laps meaning he failed to take the start, whilst Shedden retired early on with front end damage, caused by a trip across the grass, in avoidance of an incident between Árón Smith and Paul O'Neill. [27]

Round Eight (Races 22, 23 & 24) Rockingham

Prior to Rockingham, Team HARD. announced that VW Cup driver Howard Fuller would make his BTCC debut, replacing Robb Holland, [28] whilst Welch Motorsport said they would miss Rockingham due to budget issues. [29] Matt Neal's championship defence was made a little trickier, after it was announced that due to a motorcycle accident whilst on the road, he would have to compete with a broken right hand. The same hand that he had injured prior to Rockingham in 2011. [30] Plato took an easy pole position after setting early in the session, a new qualifying lap record and a time which was 0.636 seconds faster than his nearest rival Gordon Shedden.

Plato continued his dominant display from qualifying by winning the first race of the day comfortably ahead of Andrew Jordan. However, proceedings would be shaken up for race two, which took place in very wet conditions. The rain allowed both Shedden and Neal to take any easy Honda one-two comfortably ahead of Plato in third. Jordan had initially led the race, but after an early safety car, to recover the stranded MG of Andy Neate, he overshot the turn two hairpin during the restart. He eventually recovered to finish seventh. Race three was again in wet condition albeit slightly improved condition from race two. However, the track was found to be incredibly slippery, especially around the banked turn one and turn four. Árón Smith led the race early on, before a massive accident for Pirtek Racing's Jeff Smith at turn one. Jeff Smith lost control of the back of his car, sending him spinning into the concrete wall of the banked turn one, wrecking the rear of his car, however Smith was unscathed. Árón Smith continued to lead after the restart, but was unable to hold off the hard charging Honda duo, finally finishing in fourth. The final podium mirror race two with Shedden winning his eighth race of the year, from Neal and Plato. [31]

Round Nine (Races 25, 26 & 27) Silverstone

Liam Griffin and Lea Wood both returned to the grid at Silverstone, Griffin's first race since the crash and subsequent fire at Croft. [32] Thorney Motorsport announced their return, after last racing at Snetterton with former BTCC driver Chris Stockton, who last raced for BTC Racing in 2008. [33] However, after taking part in both practice and qualifying, setting a time 21st fastest, Stockton was taken ill and replaced for the three races by Tony Gilham who raced for Thorney Motorsport during their last outing at Snetterton. [34] The straight line nature of the Silverstone National circuit suited the cars with greater top speed, which meant that MG KX Momentum Racing and Jason Plato once again led the way in qualifying, taking Plato's pole tally this season to five. It was a very different story though for Honda Yuasa Racing Team and Pirtek Racing with their Honda Civics after the latest round of performance equalisation (based on the car's previous results and lap times) left the cars with reduced turbo pressure. This left Matt Neal starting in tenth place whilst championship leader Gordon Shedden could only manage 19th with maximum championship ballast. [35] Elsewhere on the grid, Dave Newsham, Rob Austin and Will Bratt had their fastest times disallowed after race stewards deemed the drivers guilty of exceeding the track limits and gaining an advantage. [36]

Race one saw an early safety car after Chris James, Liam Griffin and Andrew Jordan retired after separate incidents. Plato led the way early on, whilst a hard charging Mat Jackson in his NGTC Focus moved swiftly through the field and eventually into the lead. It looked like Jackson had done enough to secure the win, however mechanical issues forced a retirement four laps from the chequered flag. This gave the win back to Plato with Dave Newsham and Árón Smith behind. Race two once again saw an impressive performance from Redstone Racing's NGTC Focus, after coming from 17th on the grid to win the race. Once again the early leader was Plato, but retired from the lead with as sensor failure slowing his car. The third race saw Plato emulate Jacksons drive from the back in race two to take the win ahead of Jackson. Elsewhere, it was a day to forget for Matt Neal after retiring from race one with turbo issues, having his car burst into flames during race two and crashing at Brooklands Corner in the third race. [37]

This left four driver in with a chance of securing the Drivers' Title heading into the final round: the Honda Yuasa Racing Team pair of Matt Neal and Gordon Shedden, MG KX Momentum Racing's Jason Plato and Pirtek Racing's Andrew Jordan. [38] Whilst in both Independents' championships, Andrew Jordan, Rob Collard, Mat Jackson and Tom Onslow-Cole remain mathematically in the drivers title chase along with their respective teams who are battling for the Independent Teams' championship. [39]

Round Ten (Races 28, 29 & 30) Brands Hatch
Frank Wrathall and his NGTC Toyota Avensis scored his debut win during the final race of the season. Frank wrathall grid silverstone2012.JPG
Frank Wrathall and his NGTC Toyota Avensis scored his debut win during the final race of the season.

Prior to the final round, there were several team and driver changes. Rob Austin Racing changed its name to www.wixracing.co.uk following sponsorship from Wix Filters, [40] whilst Thorney Motorsport sold its Vauxhall Insignia's to Team HARD. with Tony Gilham running the Insignia [41] and debutant Aaron Williamson using the teams Honda Civic. [42] The final qualifying session of 2012 saw the S2000 chassis of the eBay Motors BMW 320si take pole position in the hands of Tom Onslow-Cole after narrowly beating Andrew Jordan in the final seconds of the session. Matt Neal lined up third, with Jason Plato fifth and championship leader Gordon Shedden only managing seventh. [43]

Race day saw a rain soaked circuit which would play to the strengths of the Honda Teams and as such race one was won by Neal after passing initial leader Onslow-Cole who managed to finish third. Jordan was Neal's closest competition finishing half a second behind, however this was not enough point to remain in the overall drivers title chase. Elsewhere, championship leader Shedden held on to his lead, finishing fifth, with Plato struggling in the wet conditions down in eighth. A close fought race two, which included two safety car periods, saw the debut win for Árón Smith in his Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST and the last competitive win for a Super 2000 chassis in the BTCC. Gordon Shedden improved on his first race result to finish second which was enough to crown him the Drivers' Champion, after rivals Neal and Plato finished third and fifth respectively. The race also saw the crowning of the Independents Drivers' Champion, after Rob Collard spun and crashed his eBay Motors BMW out of the race on the first lap, handing the title to Jordan. The final race of the day and of the season saw a début win for Frank Wrathall and the NGTC Toyota Avensis. 2011 champion Matt Neal secured runner-up spot in this year's championship by finishing second ahead of champion Shedden in third and Plato in eight. Fourth place for Jordan was also enough to secure Pirtek Racing their first Independent Teams' Championship ahead of eBay Motors. [44]

Teams and drivers

All teams have elected to use the Next Generation Touring Car 2.0-litre turbocharged direct injection engine.

TeamCarEngineNo.DriversRounds
Constructor NGTC Entries
Honda Yuasa Racing Team Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal All
52 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden All
MG KX Momentum Racing MG6 GT TOCA/Swindon44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Neate All
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato All
Independent NGTC Entries
Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.III Ford/Mountune 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson 6–10
Dynojet Toyota Avensis Toyota/XCtechR11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall All
Welch Motorsport with Sopp+Sopp Proton Persona TOCA/Swindon12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Welch 1–7, 9–10
Rob Austin Racing Audi A4 Audi/Lehmann13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Austin 1–3, 5–6, 8–10
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt 4–5, 8–10
Thorney Motorsport Vauxhall Insignia VXR-R TOCA/Swindon28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Stockton 9
66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Thorne 1–2
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Gilham 6, 9
Team HARD. 10
Speedworks Motorsport Toyota Avensis TOCA/Swindon29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul O'Neill 5, 7
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan All
50 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hughes 1–4, 6, 8–10
Pirtek Racing Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown55 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Smith All
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan All
Independent S2000 Entries (NGTC Engine)
Redstone Racing Ford Focus ST Mk.II Ford/Mountune 4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson 1–5
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Árón Smith All
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin 1–5, 9–10
eBay Motors BMW 320si BMW/Neil Brown8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard All
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Foster All
38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole All
Team ES Racing.com Vauxhall Vectra TOCA/Swindon17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham All
78 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris James All
Team HARD. Honda Civic Honda/Neil Brown22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Fuller 8–9
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson 10
34 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Gilham 1–5
35 Flag of the United States.svg Robb Holland 6–7
BINZ Racing Vauxhall Vectra TOCA/Swindon43 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lea Wood 1–7, 9–10
AmD Tuning.com Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen/Lehmann48 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Jackson 1–6, 8–10

Driver changes

Changed teams
Entering/re-entering BTCC
Leaving BTCC

Team changes

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Circuits for the 2012 season

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 September 2011, with no major changes from 2011. [60] All races were held in the United Kingdom.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning TeamWinning Independent
1R1 Brands Hatch
(Indy Circuit, Kent)
1 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard eBay Motors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard
R2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
2R4 Donington Park
(National Circuit, Leicestershire)
15 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Redstone Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Gilham
3R7 Thruxton Circuit
(Hampshire)
29 April Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Redstone Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall
4R10 Oulton Park
(Island Circuit, Cheshire)
10 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole
5R13 Croft Circuit
(North Yorkshire)
24 June Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard
R14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Austin
R15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole
6R16 Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
(300 Circuit, Norfolk)
12 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall
R17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan Pirtek Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Team ES Racing.com Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham
7R19 Knockhill Racing Circuit
(Fife)
26 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard eBay Motors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard
R20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard eBay Motors Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard
R21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Team ES Racing.com Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham
8R22 Rockingham Motor Speedway
(International Super Sports Car Circuit, Northamptonshire)
23 September Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
9R25 Silverstone Circuit
(National Circuit, Northamptonshire)
7 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham
R26 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson Redstone Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
R27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato MG KX Momentum Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson
10R28 Brands Hatch
(Grand Prix Circuit, Kent)
21 October Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal Honda Yuasa Racing Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan
R29 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden Flag of Ireland.svg Árón Smith Redstone Racing Flag of Ireland.svg Árón Smith
R30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall Dynojet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall

Championship standings

The 2012 season introduced a revised championship points system in which the top 15 cars will score championship points. [4]

Points system
 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th  11th  12th  13th  14th  15th Fastest lapLead a lap
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Drivers' Championship

(key)

PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Shedden 5RetDSQ21*1*61*1*41*43*1*672DSQ33Ret31*1*776523408
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matt Neal 2*1*732Ret1052*1*51*1*2*444878362*2*RetRetRet1*32387
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jason Plato 43*1*4NC2324NC32NC71*1*3*3Ret11Ret1*331*Ret*1*858377
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan 622*656Ret10522Ret44331*597427*4Ret97244346
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard 1*6*6*10*84*4773*14*6255RetNC91*1*95111342*36Ret19303
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole 310Ret510981310Ret93*7626722*25814710653*15*10281
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson 74Ret1*3*DSQ1*3*65Ret78NC128645Ret10446Ret*1*2Ret7Ret*274
8 Flag of Ireland.svg Árón Smith RetRet889117814Ret16Ret10RetRet14106468Ret65*34941*5204
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Ret*9374Ret*2618Ret10RetRet1216DSQ81*11101*1215Ret23Ret7Ret6202
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall RetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61*173
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Foster 9RetDNS11111214141196818108*111313857101096104*151413164
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Smith 1074136513119RetDNS12Ret13111011111492Ret13Ret8111010817157
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Austin 855RetDNSDNSRet181353712RetRet9161055DSQ17107122
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lea Wood 11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99Ret*Ret1313916151199116
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Welch 1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet79
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Neate 1214141612Ret1616Ret7RetRet699*151215Ret12157Ret141218Ret1312Ret79
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Gilham 1813101473119Ret*Ret11101211Ret13RetRetRetRetRetRetNC1671
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Jackson 138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret111161
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan RetDNSRet1513RetRetNCRetRetRetRet152014RetRet1010Ret11NC9111614812RetDNS50
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt 8Ret11918RetRetRet1513Ret139Ret1238
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin 141211RetRet14Ret1712Ret8Ret1414RetRet13Ret19131437
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul O'Neill 17Ret1364636
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris James 15Ret1217Ret1315Ret17Ret1313161617RetRetRet13Ret161318RetRet151218161826
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Fuller 14121611NC1116
25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hughes 161615Ret1615NC191613121416161615171715171720171514
26 Flag of the United States.svg Robb Holland Ret1417Ret14146
27 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson 14RetDNS2
28 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Thorne Ret1716DNSDNSDNS0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Stockton WDWDWD0
PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Manufacturers'/Constructors' Championship

PosManufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Honda / Team Dynamics 217211611111114428333311776122902
5RetDSQ32Ret105245432674DSQ78Ret622RetRetRet533
2 MG / Triple Eight Race Engineering 4314122324732671133Ret11151331181858722
12141416NCRet1616RetNCRetRetNC99151215Ret12Ret7Ret1412RetRet1312Ret
PosManufacturer/Constructor BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Teams' Championship

PosTeam BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Honda Yuasa Racing Team 217211611111114428333311776122738
5RetDSQ32Ret105245432674DSQ78Ret622RetRetRet533
2 eBay Motors 166584477363252672115510742331410607
310Ret101098131099676511139227811966461513
3 Pirtek Racing 622655131052212443315972274897244509
10741366Ret119RetDNSRetRet13111011111494Ret13RetRet111010817
4 Redstone Racing 748131113658781412864468445312415502
14121189147812Ret16Ret10NCRet141065Ret10Ret66Ret4919714
5 MG KX Momentum Racing 4314122324732671133Ret11151331181858446
12141416NCRet1616RetNCRetRetNC99151215Ret12Ret7Ret1412RetRet1312Ret
6 Team ES Racing.com 159374132617Ret1013161216Ret81111011215Ret23127166242
RetRet1217RetRet15Ret18Ret13RetRet1617DSQRetRet13Ret161318RetRet15Ret18Ret18
7 Dynojet RetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61166
8 Rob Austin Racing 855RetDNSDNSRet18138Ret1153712RetRet9161055139107126
918RetRetRet1513RetDSQ17Ret12
9 BINZ Racing 11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199122
10 Speedworks Motorsport 161615151315NC19161312141520131616106461591115148121715121
RetDNSRetRet16RetRetNCRetRetRetRet17Ret14RetRet1610Ret11NC171716171720RetDNS
11 Team HARD. 1813101473119RetRet11101211RetRet1417Ret141414121611NC1114NC16100
RetRetDNS
12 Welch Motorsport 1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet85
13 AmD Tuning.com 138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret111171
14 Thorney Motorsport Ret1716DNSDNSDNS13RetRetRetRetRet3
PosTeam BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Independents' Trophy

PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jordan 622656Ret10522Ret443315974274Ret97244425
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Collard 16610844773146255RetNC9119511134236Ret19356
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Onslow-Cole 310Ret510981310Ret937626722258147106531510343
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mat Jackson 74Ret13DSQ1365Ret78NC128645Ret10446Ret12Ret7Ret338
5 Flag of Ireland.svg Árón Smith RetRet889117814Ret16Ret10RetRet14106468Ret65349415257
6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dave Newsham Ret9374Ret2618Ret10RetRet1216DSQ81111011215Ret23Ret7Ret6247
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Foster 9RetDNS11111214141196818108111313857101096104151413239
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Wrathall RetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61236
9 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeff Smith 1074136513119RetDNS12Ret13111011111492Ret13Ret8111010817222
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lea Wood 11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199178
11 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rob Austin 855RetDNSDNSRet181353712RetRet9161055DSQ17107172
12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Welch 1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet122
13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ollie Jackson 138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514NC8814NC16Ret1111115
14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Gilham 1813101473119RetRet11101211Ret13RetRetRetRetRetRetNC16111
15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Morgan RetDNSRet1513RetRetNCRetRetRetRet152014RetRet1010Ret11NC9111614812RetDNS83
16 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris James 15Ret1217Ret1315Ret17Ret1313161617RetRetRet13Ret161318RetRet151218161877
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Liam Griffin 141211RetRet14Ret1712Ret8Ret1414RetRet13Ret19131472
18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Hughes 161615Ret1615NC191613121416161615171715171720171572
19 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Bratt 8Ret11918RetRetRet1513Ret139Ret1264
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul O'Neill 17Ret1364646
21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Howard Fuller 14121611NC1131
22 Flag of the United States.svg Robb Holland Ret1417Ret141417
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aaron Williamson 14RetDNS6
24 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Thorne Ret1716DNSDNSDNS5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Stockton WDWDWD0
PosDriver BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

Independents Teams' Trophy

PosTeam BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts
1 Pirtek Racing 622655131052212443315972274897244475
2 Redstone Racing 748131113658781412864468445312415466
3 eBay Motors 166584477363252672115510742331410461
4 Team ES Racing.com 159374132617Ret1013161216Ret81111011215Ret23127166326
5 Dynojet RetDNS13914754312179Ret815257RetDNSDNS11512Ret12RetRet61259
6 Speedworks Motorsport 161615151315NC19161312141520131616106461591115148121715254
7 BINZ Racing 11159Ret1510912810751319Ret99RetRet1313916151199228
8 Team HARD. 1813101473119RetRet11101211RetRet1417Ret141414121611NC1114NC16220
9 Rob Austin Racing 855RetDNSDNSRet18138Ret1153712RetRet9161055139107199
10 Welch Motorsport 1711Ret12Ret8DNSDNSDNS64RetRet17105171212Ret12Ret81416RetRet163
11 AmD Tuning.com 138RetNCDNSDNS1215151115151115RetRet1514Ret8814NC16Ret1111162
12 Thorney Motorsport Ret1716DNSDNSDNS13RetRetRetRetRet19
PosTeam BHI DON THR OUL CRO SNE KNO ROC SIL BHGP Pts

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