2012 British GT Championship


The 2012 Avon Tyres British GT season was the 20th season of the British GT Championship. The season began on 9 April at Oulton Park and finished on 30 September at Donington Park, after ten rounds held over seven meetings. Motorbase Performance drivers Michael Caine and Daniele Perfetti won the GT3 category in a Porsche 997 GT3-R, Team WFR's Jody Fanin and Warren Hughes won the GT4 championship driving a Ginetta G50, while Ryan Hooker and Gary Eastwood took the GTC title in a Ferrari 458 Challenge driving for FF Corse.

Class structure

For the 2012 season, British GT contained four key classes. The GT3 class allows FIA homologated GT3 cars, such as the Ferrari 458 Italia, Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 or new Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3. The GT3B class caters for older, GT3 spec cars which do not conform to the latest FIA homologations, such as the Dodge Viper Competition Coupe or Ferrari F430.
The GT4 class is a merger of Supersport-spec cars and GT4 homologated cars, such as the Lotus Evora or Ginetta G50. The GTC class caters for cars currently used in the Porsche Supercup and Ferrari Challenge series, based on the Porsche 997 and Ferrari F430 road cars.

Entry list

Race calendar and results

The 2012 calendar announced on 30 November 2011 included a support slot at the 24 Hours Nürburgring, with race formats later confirmed on 26 January 2012. All races except German round at Nürburgring, were held in the United Kingdom.
RoundCircuitDateLengthPole PositionGT3 WinnerGT4 Winner
1Oulton Park9 April60 minsNo. 23 United AutosportsNo. 79 Ecurie EcosseNo. 55 Team WFR
1Oulton Park9 April60 mins Charles Bateman
Matt Bell
Oliver Bryant
Alasdair McCaig
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
2Oulton Park9 April60 minsNo. 31 TrackspeedNo. 31 TrackspeedNo. 55 Team WFR
2Oulton Park9 April60 mins Richard Westbrook
David Ashburn
Richard Westbrook
David Ashburn
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
3Nürburgring18 May60 minsNo. 35 RJN MotorsportsNo. 007 Beechdean MotorsportNo. 55 Team WFR
3Nürburgring18 May60 mins Jann Mardenborough
Alex Buncombe
Andrew Howard
Jonathan Adam
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
4Nürburgring19 May60 minsNo. 10 Motorbase PerformanceNo. 21 MTECH RacingNo. 48 Lotus Sport UK
4Nürburgring19 May60 mins Nick Tandy
Steve Parish
Matt Griffin
Duncan Cameron
Phil Glew
Sailesh Bolisetti
5Rockingham10 June120 minsNo. 10 Motorbase PerformanceNo. 32 TrackspeedNo. 55 Team WFR
5Rockingham10 June120 mins Stephen Jelley
Steve Parish
Joe Osborne
Steve Tandy
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
6Brands Hatch GP24 June120 minsNo. 10 Motorbase PerformanceNo. 35 RJN MotorsportNo. 55 Team WFR
6Brands Hatch GP24 June120 mins Stephen Jelley
Steve Parish
Jann Mardenborough
Alex Buncombe
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
7Snetterton5 August60 minsNo. 31 TrackspeedNo. 24 United AutosportsNo. 52 Optimum Motorsport
7Snetterton5 August60 mins Richard Westbrook
David Ashburn
Charles Bateman
Matt Bell
Lee Mowle
George Murrells
8Snetterton5 August60 minsNo. 33 TrackspeedNo. 32 TrackspeedNo. 55 Team WFR
8Snetterton5 August60 mins Tim Harvey
Jon Minshaw
Joe Osborne
Steve Tandy
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
9Silverstone Arena8–9 September180 minsNo. 21 MTECH RacingNo. 24 United AutosportsNo. 55 Team WFR
9Silverstone Arena8–9 September180 mins Matt Griffin
Duncan Cameron
Charles Bateman
Matt Bell
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes
10Donington Park29–30 September120 minsNo. 36 Reiter EngineeringNo. 27 United AutosportsNo. 55 Team WFR
10Donington Park29–30 September120 mins Peter Kox
Nico Pronk
Álvaro Parente
Zak Brown
Jody Fannin
Warren Hughes

Championship standings

† — Drivers did not finish the race, but were classified as they completed over 90% of the race distance.

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