2012 European Junior Cup | |||
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Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship FIM Superstock 1000 Cup European Superstock 600 Championship |
The 2012 European Junior Cup was the second season of the European Junior Cup. It was contested on equal KTM 690 Duke bikes. Lukas Wimmer won the title. [1]
Round | Country | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | |
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1 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | 22 April | Rob Hartog | Adrian Pasek | Adrian Pasek | Bogdanka | |
2 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 6 May | Adrian Pasek | Race cancelled | |||
3 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit | 10 June | Lukas Wimmer | Lukas Wimmer | Lukas Wimmer | MSC Schalchen | |
4 | Spain | Motorland Aragón | 1 July | Lukas Wimmer | Javier Orellana | Javier Orellana | Europ Foods | |
5 | Czech Republic | Masaryk Circuit | 22 July | Javier Orellana | Gastón García | Lukas Wimmer | MSC Schalchen | |
6 | United Kingdom | Silverstone Circuit | 5 August | Josh Daley | Jamie Patterson | Jamie Patterson | RPM Performance | |
7 | Germany | Nürburgring | 9 September | Lukas Wimmer | Lukas Wimmer | Lukas Wimmer | MSC Schalchen | |
8 | R1 | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | 6 October | Lukas Wimmer | Adrian Pasek | Lukas Wimmer | MSC Schalchen |
R2 | 7 October | Gastón García | Guillaume Raymond | Vailllance Racing |
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Bold – Pole |
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