Teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers competed during the 2012 V8SuperTourer season. [2] [3]
Notes:
- ^1 – Scott Harrison was Paul Manuell's co-driver for Round 5 at Taupō, and John Penny was driving with Manuell at Pukekohe and Ruapuna.
The 2012 V8SuperTourer season is a motor racing championship for touring cars held in New Zealand. It began on 17 February at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park and ended on the 25 November at Powerbuilt Tools Raceway, Ruapuna after seven rounds. All cars use a chassis built by Paul Ceprnich of Pace Innovations in Australia, and are powered a Mosler 7-litre engine.
While the chassis and engines are the same (to provide a level playing field and hopefully allow the best drivers to succeed due to talent, not equipment), the cars can 'wear' body panels from any suitable model. So far, cars have appeared as either the Ford Falcon or Holden Commodore, but the chassis are a generic enough shape that a manufacturer such as Toyota or BMW could likely fit their bodywork to a Supertourer chassis and race as Lexus or 5 Series model.
16 cars were confirmed to run in the inaugural season. The V8SuperTourer also confirmed an exclusive broadcasting deal with TV3 to screen all of the races live on the Gillette Motorsport show. [1]
The following teams and drivers competed during the 2012 V8SuperTourer season. [2] [3]
Notes:
The 2012 V8SuperTourer season consisted of seven rounds. [50] The final three rounds were run under an endurance format akin to that run in the V8 Supercar series in Australia.
| Rounds | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 18 February |  Kayne Scott | Scott McLaughlin | Greg Murphy | M3 Racing |
| 2 | 19 February | Greg Murphy | Greg Murphy | M3 Racing | |||
| 3 | Kayne Scott | Ant Pedersen | International Motorsport | ||||
| 2 | 4 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 7 April | Fabian Coulthard | Fabian Coulthard | Fabian Coulthard | M3 Racing |
| 5 | 8 April | Fabian Coulthard | Fabian Coulthard | M3 Racing | |||
| 6 | Fabian Coulthard | John McIntyre | John McIntyre Racing | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Manfeild Autocourse (Feilding, Manawatū District) | 28 April | Jonny Reid | John McIntyre | Jonny Reid | International Motorsport |
| 8 | 29 April | Jonny Reid | Jonny Reid | International Motorsport | |||
| 9 | Andy Booth | Greg Murphy | M3 Racing | ||||
| 4 | 10 | Hampton Downs Motorsport Park (Hampton Downs, North Waikato) | 2 June | Scott McLaughlin | Scott McLaughlin | Scott McLaughlin | MPC Motorsport |
| 11 | 3 June | Scott McLaughlin | Scott McLaughlin | MPC Motorsport | |||
| 12 | Scott McLaughlin | Scott McLaughlin | MPC Motorsport | ||||
Endurance Series
| Rounds | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning drivers | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 13 | Taupo Motorsport Park (Taupō, Taupō District) | 2 September | Nick Cassidy  Jack Perkins | Nick Cassidy Jack Perkins | Nick Cassidy Jack Perkins | M3 Racing |
| 14 | Jonny Reid Wade Cunningham | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | MPC Motorsport | ||||
| 6 | 15 | Pukekohe Park Raceway (Pukekohe, Auckland Region) | 28 October | Greg Murphy Jack Perkins | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | MPC Motorsport |
| 16 | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | Greg Murphy Jack Perkins | M3 Racing | ||||
| 17 | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | Greg Murphy Jack Perkins | M3 Racing | ||||
| 7 | 18 | Powerbuilt Raceway at Ruapuna Park (Christchurch, Canterbury) | 25 November | Ant Pedersen Alex Davison | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | MPC Motorsport |
| 19 | Scott McLaughlin Jonathon Webb | Daniel Gaunt Andrew Waite | Tasman Motorsports | ||||
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