The 2012 International GT Open season was the seventh season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 28 April at Portimão and finished on 4 November, at Circuit de Catalunya after eight double-header meetings.
The season was won by AF Corse drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Federico Leo, who raced on the Ferrari F458 GT Italia. [1] They also won the Super GT standings. [2] Michael Dalle Stelle and Daniel Zampieri, who raced behind the wheel of Kessel Racing's Ferrari F458 Italia GT3 won the GTS class. [3]
Round | Circuit | Date | SGT Winner | GTS Winner | |
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1 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão | 28 April | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 56 AF Corse |
Marco Holzer Nick Tandy | Stefano Bizzarri Nicola Cadei | ||||
R2 | 29 April | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport | ||
Marco Holzer Nick Tandy | Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton | ||||
2 | R1 | Nürburgring | 26 May | No. 4 AF Corse | No. 63 Seyffarth Motorsport |
Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo | Kenneth Heyer Jan Seyffarth | ||||
R2 | 27 May | No. 2 Scuderia Villorba | No. 63 Seyffarth Motorsport | ||
Juan Manuel López Andrea Montermini | Kenneth Heyer Jan Seyffarth | ||||
3 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 23 June | No. 4 AF Corse | No. 56 AF Corse |
Gianmaria Bruni Federico Leo | Stefano Bizzarri Andrea Rizzoli | ||||
R2 | 24 June | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
Marco Holzer Nick Tandy | Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri | ||||
4 | R1 | Brands Hatch | 14 July | No. 11 Kessel Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport |
Philipp Peter Michał Broniszewski | Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton | ||||
R2 | 15 July | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 54 Autorlando Sport | ||
Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli | Marco Mapelli Archie Hamilton | ||||
5 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard | 21 July | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing |
Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli | Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri | ||||
R2 | 22 July | No. 2 Scuderia Villorba | No. 55 Autorlando Sport | ||
Juan Manuel López Andrea Montermini | Matteo Beretta Marcello Puglisi | ||||
6 | R1 | Hungaroring | 8 September | No. 17 V8 Racing | No. 56 AF Corse |
Miguel Ramos Raffaele Giammaria | Stefano Bizzarri Nicola Cadei | ||||
R2 | 9 September | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli | Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri | ||||
7 | R1 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 29 September | No. 16 IMSA Performance Matmut | No. 55 Autorlando Sport |
Raymond Narac Patrick Pilet | Matteo Beretta Marcello Puglisi | ||||
R2 | 30 September | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 44 Kessel Racing | ||
Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli | Michael Dalle Stelle Daniel Zampieri | ||||
8 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya | 3 November | No. 12 Villois Racing | No. 91 GPR Racing |
Álvaro Barba Matteo Malucelli | Maxime Martin Bertrand Baguette | ||||
R2 | 4 November | No. 8 Manthey Racing | No. 56 AF Corse | ||
Marco Holzer Nick Tandy | Stefano Bizzarri Andrea Rizzoli |
Pos | Driver | Pts |
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1 | Gianmaria Bruni | 85 |
Federico Leo | ||
3 | Marco Holzer | 84 |
Nick Tandy | ||
5 | Álvaro Barba | 76 |
Matteo Malucelli | ||
7 | Raffaele Giammaria | 67 |
Miguel Ramos | ||
9 | Andrea Montermini | 65 |
Juan Manuel López | ||
11 | Patrick Pilet | 63 |
Raymond Narac | ||
13 | Philipp Peter | 38 |
Pos | Team | Pts |
---|---|---|
1 | AF Corse | 85 |
2 | Manthey Racing | 84 |
3 | Villois Racing | 76 |
4 | V8 Racing | 69 |
5 | Scuderia Villorba | 65 |
6 | IMSA Performance Matmut | 63 |
7 | Kessel Racing | 38 |
8 | Black Team | 13 |
9 | Drivex School | 3 |
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