2012 Formula Challenge season

**2012 Formula Challenge season**

Competition	Formula Challenge
Title Sponsor	United Networks
Platform Used	rFactor v1.255
Rounds	15
Mod Used	Formula BMW
Carshape	{{{Carshape}}}
Engine Supplier(s)	BMW
Tyre Supplier(s)	Michelin
Drivers	38
Teams	20
Drivers' Champion	TBC
Teams' Champion	TBC
Formula Challenge Seasons
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The 2012 Formula Challenge season is the very first GPVWC Formula Challenge season. United Networks became the title sponsor of the competition in February 2012.

Teams and drivers

The following teams have confirmed their 2012 participation. Team entries are now closed, having reached the limit of 20 teams allowed in the series.

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2012 GPVWC FC spotters guide

Formula Challenge Team	Base	Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.^†	Race Drivers	Rounds	Reserve Driver(s)
Nijo Racing	Nantwich, England	Nijo	NR-FC12	M	3	Jon MacLean	1-3	Chris Williamson
Nijo Racing	Nantwich, England	Nijo	NR-FC12	M	4	Paul Berndt		Chris Williamson
Wicked Fox Racing	Kessel, Belgium	Wicked Fox		M	5	Kyle Williams		Bart De Vos Jason Muscat
					5	Bart De Vos	2
					6	Mairo Lille	1
					6	Jason Muscat	2-3
Water Blue Racing	Athens, Greece	WBR		M	7	Dale Stones	1-3
Water Blue Racing	Athens, Greece	WBR		M	8	Simon Crain	1-3
Arctic GP	Helsinki, Finland	Arctic		M	9	Samuli Leinonen
Arctic GP	Helsinki, Finland	Arctic		M	10	Nico Schweinzer	3
United Racers Motorsports	USA	URM		M	11	Djemel Boukerche	2-3
					12	Keith Storrie	2
					12	Marek Skrajnowski	3
FA Racing	Lahti, Finland	FA Racing	FATT01	M	14	Gasper Mozek	1-2	Teemu Toikka
					15	Miguel Macedo	1
					15	Teemu Toikka	3
Velocity Racing	Oxford, England	Velocity		M	16	Myles Dixon	1-3	Wopke Hoekstra
					17	Wopke Hoekstra	1-2
					17	Josh Webster	3
Constant Racing	St.Helens, England	Constant		M	18	Nikos Evangelidakis	1
Constant Racing	St.Helens, England	Constant		M	19	William Ponissi	2
Red 5 Racing	Aberdare, Wales	Red 5		M	20	Lee Massey	1-3	Gavin Thomas
Red 5 Racing	Aberdare, Wales	Red 5		M	21	Gavin Thomas	1-3	Gavin Thomas
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	Streetfighter		M	22	Paul Parkinson
Streetfighter Racing Systems	Sydney, Australia	Streetfighter		M	23	Louis Wedekind
Midnight Motorsport	Manchester, England	Midnight		M	24	Lee Davidson	1-3
					25	Jack Mace	1
					25	Jamez Shepherd	3
Tiger Express Motorsports	Swindon, England	TEM		M	26	Janne Väänänen	1-2	Tom Parker
					26	Tom Parker	3
					27	Lims Chebbi	2-3
Hatchell-Pennine Motorsport	Denton, England	Hatchell-Pennine	FC-01	M	28	Ihab Abbas	1-3
Hatchell-Pennine Motorsport	Denton, England	Hatchell-Pennine	FC-01	M	29	James Charman	1-2
Racing Team Schroten	Zandvoort, Netherlands	RTS	RTS-FC12	M	30	Alistair Brown	1-2	Roy Schroten
					30	Roy Schroten	3
					31	Roy Schroten	1
					31	Marcus Sundstrom	2-3
Hene	Bennekom, Netherlands	Hene	HFC1	M	32	Jarl Teien	1-3	Mike Schroten
					33	Yahia Madiba
					33	Mike Schroten	2-3
Torrent Motorsports	Ohio, United States	Torrent		M	34	Jim Parisis	1-3	Simon Melhuish
Torrent Motorsports	Ohio, United States	Torrent		M	35	Ari Nieminen	1-3	Simon Melhuish
Synergetic FC	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Synergetic		M	36	Eurico Marques	2	Luke McKee
					37	Andrew Morgan	2
					37	Wesley Morris	3
Woods Racing	Croydon, England	Woods		M	38	Ollie Woods	2
Woods Racing	Croydon, England	Woods		M	39	Scotty Moore	1-3
Innervision	Tartu, Estonia	Innervision		M	40	Alex Rolls	1-2	Pavel Loknovski
					40	Pavel Loknovski	3
					41	Gary Allen	1-3
Storm Racing Team	Cluj, Romania	Storm		M	42	Emanuel Gaczella	1-3	Mark McNaughton
Storm Racing Team	Cluj, Romania	Storm		M	43	Adrian McNaughton	1-3	Mark McNaughton

2012 Calendar

Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Time
Round	Race Title	Grand Prix	Circuit	Conditions	Mod	Date	Track time	GMT
1	Challenge British Grand Prix	British GP	Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent	Sunny	rFactor v1255	29th February	???	19:00
2	Challenge Dutch Grand Prix	Dutch GP	TT Circuit Assen, Drenthe	Sunny	rFactor v1255	14th March	???	19:00
3	Challenge Italian Grand Prix	Italian GP	Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, Rome	Sunny	rFactor v1255	28th March	???	19:00
4	Challenge Slovenian Grand Prix	Slovenian GP	Motodrom Petrolija, Lendava	Sunny	rFactor v1255	25th April	???	19:00
5	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix	Malaysian GP	Johor Circuit, Pasir Gudang	Sunny	rFactor v1255	9th May	???	19:00
6	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix	Japanese GP	Sportsland SUGO, Murata	Sunny	rFactor v1255	23rd May	???	19:00
7	Challenge Australian Grand Prix	Australian GP	Hidden Valley Raceway, Darwin	Sunny	rFactor v1255	20th June	???	19:00
8	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix	Brazilian GP	Autodromo Internacional de Curitiba, Pinhais	Sunny	rFactor v1255	4th July	???	19:00
9	Challenge Mexican Grand Prix	Mexican GP	Parque Fundidora, Monterrey	Sunny	rFactor v1255	18th July	???	19:00
10	Challenge United States Grand Prix	United States GP	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington	Sunny	rFactor v1255	1st August	???	19:00
11	Challenge South African Grand Prix	South African GP	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand	Sunny	rFactor v1255	29th August	???	19:00
12	Challenge Irish Grand Prix	Irish GP	Mondello Park, Caragh	Sunny	rFactor v1255	12th September	???	19:00
13	Challenge French Grand Prix	French GP	Circuit de Charade, Clermont-Ferrand	Sunny	rFactor v1255	26th September	???	19:00
14	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix	Spanish GP	Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos	Sunny	rFactor v1255	24th October	???	19:00
15	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix	Portuguese GP	Circuito da Boavista, Porto^†	Sunny	rFactor v1255	7th November	???	19:00

^† Subject to change.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Rd.	Grands Prix	Pole position	Feature Fastest	Feature Winner	Sprint Fastest	Sprint Winner	Report
1	Challenge British Grand Prix	Emanuel Gaczella (1:25.548)	Jim Parisis (1:26.204)	Jim Parisis Torrent Motorsports	Jim Parisis (1:26.194)	Jarl Teien Hene	Report
2	Challenge Dutch Grand Prix	Emanuel Gaczella (1:42.035)	Jarl Teien (1:42.339)	Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team	Jarl Teien (1:42.472)	Jarl Teien Hene	Report
3	Challenge Italian Grand Prix	Emanuel Gaczella (1:37.258)	Jim Parisis (1:37.452)	Jim Parisis Torrent Motorsports	Jim Parisis (1:37.934)	Emanuel Gaczella Storm Racing Team	Report
4	Challenge Slovenian Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
5	Challenge Malaysian Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
6	Challenge Japanese Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
7	Challenge Australian Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
8	Challenge Brazilian Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
9	Challenge Mexican Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
10	Challenge United States Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
11	Challenge South African Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
12	Challenge Irish Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
13	Challenge French Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
14	Challenge Spanish Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report
15	Challenge Portuguese Grand Prix		(-)		(-)		Report

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top 15 classified finishers.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1

Drivers standings

Pos	Driver	GBR		NED		ITA		SLV	MAL	JAP	AUS	BRA	MEX	USA	RSA	ROI	FRA	ESP	POR	Points
1	Emanuel Gaczella	2	3	1	2	2	1													136
2	Jim Parisis	1	2	3	4	1	4													128
3	Jarl Teien	10	1	2	1	5	-													94
4	Adrian McNaughton	9	4	4	8	3	11													79
5	Ari Nieminen	5	13	12	13	6	2													62
6	Janne Väänänen	3	9	8	5	-	-													54
7	Ihab Abbas	6	7	7	Ret	8	18													48
8	Jon MacLean	14	Ret	Ret	6	10	5													38
9	Roy Schroten	4	5	-	-	Ret	14													36
10	Djemel Boukerche			5	12	9	9													36
11	Marek Skrajnowski					4	7													30
12	Alex Rolls	7	14	13^†	9	-	-													25
13	Myles Dixon	Ret	-	21	23	13	3													23
14	James Charman	8	8	15	18	-	-													21
15	Bart De Vos			Ret	3	-	-													20
16	Wopke Hoekstra	Ret	11	14	7	-	-													19
17	Wesley Morris					11	8													15
18	Scotty Moore	19	6	23	26^†	16	-													14
19	Andrew Morgan			6	20	-	-													14
20	Nico Schweinzer					Ret	6													14
21	Lee Massey	20	10	9	27	18	20													14
22	Josh Webster					7	Ret													12
23	Lims Chebbi			20	11	15	10													12
24	Mairo Lille	11	12	-	-	-	-													9
25	Lee Davidson	Ret	16	19	15	12	12													9
26	Gasper Mozek	18	Ret	Ret	10	-	-													6
27	Keith Storrie			10	24	-	-													6
28	Jason Muscat			11	Ret	17	Ret													5
29	Gary Allen	12	17	16	22	Ret	-													4
30	Alistair Brown	13	Ret	18	21	-	-													3
31	Jamez Shepherd					19	13													3
32	Dale Stones	Ret	18	Ret	14	Ret	16													2
33	Simon Crain	Ret	19	17	25	14	Ret													2
34	Nikos Evangelidakis	17	15	-	-	-	-													1
35	Mike Schroten				19	-	15													1
36	Miguel Macedo	15	Ret	-	-	-	-													1
37	Gavin Thomas	16	-	-	17	Ret	Ret													0
38	Marcus Sundstrom			Ret	16	Ret	17													0
39	Pavel Loknovski					DNS	19													0
40	Teemu Toikka			22	Ret	20	Ret													0
41	William Ponissi			24	Ret	-	-													0
42	Jack Mace	Ret	Ret	-	-	-	-													0
43	Eurico Marques			Ret	-	-	-													0
44	Ollie Woods			Ret	Ret	-	-													0
45	Tom Parker					Ret	-													0
Pos	Driver	GBR		NED		ITA		SLV	MAL	JAP	AUS	BRA	MEX	USA	RSA	ROI	FRA	ESP	POR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Bold - Pole
Italics - Fastest lap

^† Drivers did not finish the Grand Prix, but were classified as they completed over 75% of the race distance.
^‡

Constructors standings

Pos	Constructor	Car No.	GBR		NED		ITA		SLV	MAL	JAP	AUS	BRA	MEX	USA	RSA	ROI	FRA	ESP	POR	Points
1	Storm	42	2	3	1	2	2	1													215
1	Storm	43	9	4	4	8	3	11													215
2	Torrent	34	1	2	3	4	1	4													190
2	Torrent	35	5	13	12	13	6	2													190
3	Hene	32	10	1	2	1	5	-													95
3	Hene	33	-	-	-	19	-	15													95
4	United Racers	11			5	12	9	9													72
4	United Racers	12			10	24	4	7													72
5	Hatchell-Pennine	28	6	7	7	Ret	8	18													69
5	Hatchell-Pennine	29	8	8	15	18	-	-													69
6	TEM	26	3	9	8	5	Ret	-													66
6	TEM	27	-	-	20	11	15	10													66
7	Velocity	16	Ret	-	21	23	13	3													54
7	Velocity	17	Ret	11	14	7	7	Ret													54
8	RTS	30	13	Ret	18	21	Ret	14													39
8	RTS	31	4	5	Ret	16	Ret	17													39
9	Nijo	3	14	Ret	Ret	6	10	5													38
9	Nijo	4	-	-	-	-	-	-													38
10	Wicked Fox	5	-	-	Ret	3	-	-													34
10	Wicked Fox	6	11	12	11	Ret	17	Ret													34
11	Synergetic	36	-	-	Ret	-	-	-													29
11	Synergetic	37	-	-	6	20	11	8													29
12	Innervision	40	7	14	13^†	9	DNS	19													29
12	Innervision	41	12	17	16	22	Ret	-													29
13	Woods	38	-	-	Ret	Ret	-	-													14
13	Woods	39	19	6	23	26^†	16	-													14
14	Arctic GP	9																			14
14	Arctic GP	10					Ret	6													14
15	Red 5	20	20	10	9	27	18	20													14
15	Red 5	21	16	-	-	17	Ret	Ret													14
16	Midnight	24	Ret	16	19	15	12	12													12
16	Midnight	25	Ret	Ret	-	-	19	13													12
17	FA Racing	14	18	Ret	Ret	10	-	-													7
17	FA Racing	15	15	Ret	22	Ret	20	Ret													7
18	WBR	7	Ret	18	Ret	14	Ret	16													4
18	WBR	8	Ret	19	17	25	14	Ret													4
18	Constant	18	17	15	-	-	-	-													1
18	Constant	19	-	-	24	Ret	-	-													1
20	Streetfighter	22																			0
20	Streetfighter	23																			0
Pos	Constructor	Car No.	GBR		NED		ITA		SLV	MAL	JAP	AUS	BRA	MEX	USA	RSA	ROI	FRA	ESP	POR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Race cancelled (C)
Light blue	Practiced only (PO)
Blank	Did not participate (-)
	Excluded (EX)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)