2012 Stock Car Brasil season

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The 2012 Copa Caixa Stock Car season was from the 34th Stock Car Brasil season. It began on March 25 at the Interlagos and ended on December 9 at the same circuit, after twelve rounds. Chevrolet, came to have Chevrolet Sonic as representation of the manufacturer. The category announced changes for 2012 season, excluding the super final and system of dropped. The scoring system was change with the top twenty drivers in each race are awarded points on a scale of 22, 20, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1.

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After Cacá Bueno, Átila Abreu, Daniel Serra, Ricardo Maurício, Max Wilson, Valdeno Brito and Nonô Figueiredo arrived at 2012 Stock Car Corrida do Milhão with title chances, Bueno of Red Bull Racing won his fifth title. Maurício finished the championship in second place and Abreu in third place.

Teams and drivers

All drivers were Brazilian-registered.

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverRounds
Chevrolet Sonic Red Bull Racing 0 Cacá Bueno All
29 Daniel Serra All
Vogel Motorsport 5 Denis Navarro All
18 Allam Khodair All
Officer ProGP 6 Vítor Meira All
23 Duda Pamplona All
RZ Motorsport 10 Ricardo Zonta All
74Popó BuenoAll
Mobil Super Pioneer Racing 11 Nonô Figueiredo All
51 Átila Abreu All
Bardahl Hot Car 16 Diego Nunes All
37 Eduardo Leite All
RCM Motorsport 21 Thiago Camilo All
63 Lico Kaesemodel All
BMC Racing 25 Tuka Rocha All
28 Galid Osman All
Eurofarma RC 65 Max Wilson All
90 Ricardo Maurício All
Peugeot 408 Comprafacil Nascar JF 1 Antônio Pizzonia All
88 Pedro Boesel All
RC3 Bassani 2 Pedro Nunes 5
Raphael Matos 11–12
3 Rafael Daniel 5–6
9 Giuliano Losacco 1–2
12 Bruno Junqueira 7
15 Diogo Pachenki 8
30 Cláudio Ricci 8–9
33 Felipe Maluhy 1–2
41 Diego Freitas 7
45 Fabio Carbone 10
57 Claudio Capparelli 6, 10
89 Matheus Stumpf 9
100 Tony Kanaan 11–12
Shell Racing 3 Hélio Castroneves 12
7 Alceu Feldmann 1–6
9 Giuliano Losacco 7–11
77 Valdeno Brito All
Carlos Alves Competições 4 Júlio Campos All
8 Patrick Gonçalves 5–11
22 Rodrigo Navarro 1–2
72 Fábio Fogaça 12
Itaipava Racing Team 14 Luciano Burti All
35 David Muffato All
Medley Full Time 17 Rubens Barrichello 10–12
33 Felipe Maluhy 7–9
80 Marcos Gomes 1–6
99 Xandinho Negrão All
Prati-Donaduzzi 19 Rodrigo Sperafico All
20 Ricardo Sperafico All

Team changes

Driver changes

Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil.

RoundCircuitDatePole PositionFastest LapWinning DriverWinning Team
1 Interlagos Circuit March 25 Allam Khodair Allam Khodair Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing
2 Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba April 15 Allam Khodair Nonô Figueiredo Valdeno Brito Shell Racing
3 Velopark, Nova Santa Rita May 6 Cacá Bueno Cacá Bueno Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing
4 Ribeirão Preto Street Circuit May 20 Cacá Bueno Max Wilson Daniel Serra Red Bull Racing
5 Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Londrina July 1 Cacá Bueno Luciano Burti Cacá Bueno Red Bull Racing
6 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Rio de Janeiro July 15 Allam Khodair Allam Khodair Allam Khodair Vogel Motorsport
7 Circuito Ayrton Senna, Salvador August 26 Duda Pamplona Allam Khodair Allam Khodair Vogel Motorsport
8 Autodromo Internacional de Cascavel September 16 Átila Abreu Valdeno Brito Valdeno Brito Shell Racing
9 Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã September 30 Allam Khodair Vítor Meira Thiago Camilo RCM Motorsport
10 Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba October 21 Átila Abreu Allam Khodair Átila Abreu Mobil Super Pioneer Racing
11 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brasília November 11 Thiago Camilo Thiago Camilo Max Wilson Eurofarma RC
12 Interlagos Circuit / Report December 9 Cacá Bueno Allam Khodair Thiago Camilo RCM Motorsport

Championship standings

Position1234567891011121314151617181920
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Round 12444036343230282624222018161412108642

Drivers' Championship

PosDriver INT1 CUR1 VEL RBP LON RIO SAL CAS TAR CUR2 BRA INT2 Pts
1 Cacá Bueno 1Ret12185255593195
2 Ricardo Maurício 34217534194Ret22189
3 Átila Abreu 53Ret313Ret642168175
4 Daniel Serra 6641313Ret1733712169
5 Thiago Camilo 2RetRet6427161Ret211158
6 Max Wilson 2423209596713129138
7 Valdeno Brito 915Ret614Ret1641027137
8 Júlio Campos 89194811212248204136
9 Nonô Figueiredo 710914116Ret596325130
10 Allam Khodair 418RetRet301131122420118
11 Luciano Burti 147Ret82Ret3241316515117
12 Denis Navarro 15247718723Ret814167104
13 Ricardo Zonta 26Ret6191224142210Ret8589
14 Duda Pamplona 29EX15Ret2692816Ret22686
15 Antônio Pizzonia 301117Ret104Ret26187251083
16 Galid Osman 171981325151371510Ret2672
17 Rodrigo Sperafico 1620111521Ret2213292341365
Lico Kaesemodel 1013Ret1114161610RetRet13Ret65
19 Ricardo Sperafico 281418Ret15178Ret2912111764
20 Diego Nunes 221510916RetDSQ11191512Ret61
21 Marcos Gomes 115Ret572156
22Popó BuenoRet26Ret181712172317Ret181149
23 Vítor Meira 278RetRet2418Ret9209172845
Pedro Boesel 192116Ret2210151425RetRet1645
25 David Muffato 131213161919Ret202317262143
26 Tuka Rocha 2316RetRet232312152220151837
27 Xandinho Negrão 2025141020221021Ret19282433
Giuliano Losacco 181724Ret12111433
29 Felipe Maluhy 12Ret1112Ret28
Eduardo Leite 2122Ret122720RetRet1418Ret1928
31 Alceu Feldmann 252312Ret31259
32 Patrick Gonçalves 292620182724274
33 Diego Freitas 183
34 Bruno Junqueira 192
Fabio Fogaça 232
36 Claudio Capparelli 27210
Rafael Daniel 28Ret0
Rodrigo Navarro RetRet0
Pedro Nunes Ret0
Drivers ineglible to score points
Raphael Matos 2390
Hélio Castroneves 140
Tony Kanaan 19Ret0
Rubens Barrichello 22Ret220
Cláudio Ricci Ret260
Matheus Stumpf 280
Diogo Pachenki Ret0
Fabio Carbone Ret0
PosDriver INT1 CUR1 VEL RBP LON RIO SAL CAS TAR CUR2 BRA INT2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Teams' Championship

PosTeam INT1 CUR1 VEL RBP LON RIO SAL CAS TAR CUR2 BRA INT2 Pts
1Red Bull Racing1611185173373362
6Ret42313Ret2555912
2Eurofarma RC32217534641312327
244320959197Ret229
3Mobil Super Pioneer Racing5393116642138305
710Ret1413RetRet596625
4RCM Motorsport213Ret6427101Ret131223
10RetRet1114161616RetRet21Ret
5Vogel Motorsport418771811382167218
1524RetRet30723Ret11142420
6Shell Racing915Ret614241641014186
252312Ret3125RetRet12111427
7Itaipava Racing Team1371382193201316515152
1412Ret1619RetRet2423172621
8Carlos Alves Competições89194811202248204140
RetRet2926211827242723
9RZ Motorsport26266181212142210Ret84136
RetRetRet191724172317Ret1811
10Officer ProGP27815Ret24928169176131
29EXRetRet2618Ret920Ret2228
11Prati-Donaduzzi1614111515178132112413123
282018Ret21Ret22Ret29231117
12Comprafacil Nascar JF191116Ret10415141872510122
302117Ret2210Ret2625RetRet16
13Medley Full Time1151457211012Ret192822108
2025Ret1020221121Ret22Ret24
14BMC Racing1716813231512715101518105
2319RetRet252313152220Ret26
15Hot Car Competições21151091620Ret111415121985
2222Ret1227RetDSQRet1918RetRet
16Bassani Racing1217282718Ret262119921
18RetRetRet19Ret28Ret23Ret
PosTeam INT1 CUR1 VEL RBP LON RIO SAL CAS TAR CUR2 BRA INT2 Pts
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
BlankDid not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

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