# 2012 Formula Renault BARC season

The Protyre 2012 Formula Renault BARC season was a multi-event motor racing championship for open wheel, formula racing cars held across England. The championship featured a mix of professional motor racing teams and privately funded drivers competing in 2 litre Formula Renault single seat race cars that conform to the technical regulations for the championship. The 2012 season was the 18th Formula Renault BARC Championship; the season began at Snetterton 200 on 7 April and ended on 7 October at Silverstone, after fourteen races, all held in England.
Following a second-place finish in the final race at Silverstone, Scott Malvern secured the championship title after achieving three victories during the season and eleven podiums in total, driving for Cliff Dempsey Racing in the opening half of the season and Cullen Motorsport thereafter. MGR Motorsport driver Josh Webster finished the season as runner-up for the second consecutive year; although he won five races – tied for most wins in the season along with Fortec Motorsport's Seb Morris – during the campaign, a less consistent finishing record allowed Malvern to take the title by 33 points via dropped scores. Morris was third at the end of the season, having started half of the season's races from pole position in his first year in the series having graduated from Ginetta Juniors. The only other race winner was Webster's team-mate David Wagner, who finished fourth in the championship.

## Teams and drivers

2012 Entry List :
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Middlehurst Motorsport | 2 | Chris Middlehurst | All |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 3 | Trent Hindman | 1–3 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 4 | Scott Malvern | 1–3 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 22 | Falco Wauer | 5 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 23 | Matthew Brabham | 6 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing | 42 | James Theodore | 4 |
| Cullen Motorsport | 4 | Scott Malvern | 4–6 |
| Cullen Motorsport | 17 | Ryan Cullen | 6 |
| Antel Motorsport | 5 | Ivan Taranov | 1–5 |
| Antel Motorsport | 6 | Raoul Owens | All |
| Antel Motorsport | 7 | Tom Oliphant | All |
| Antel Motorsport | 8 | Henry Chart | All |
| Antel Motorsport | 18 | Jake Hughes | 6 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 5 | Ivan Taranov | 6 |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 16 | Henrique Baptista | All |
| Scorpio Motorsport | 20 | Macaulay Walsh | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 9 | Josh Webster | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 25 | Jake Dalton | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 43 | David Wagner | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 66 | James Fletcher | All |
| RPD Motorsport | 10 | Ovie Iroro | 2 |
| Hillspeed | 10 | Matt Rao | 6 |
| Hillspeed | 15 | Struan Moore | 5–6 |
| Hillspeed | 28 | Kieran Vernon | 2–6 |
| Hillspeed | 44 | Jacob Nortoft | 1–5 |
| Hillspeed | 49 | Marcus Allen | 1–2 |
| MTECH Lite | 11 | Joe Ghanem | 2–6 |
| MTECH Lite | 12 | Shahan Sarkissian | 2–6 |
| MTECH Lite | 33 | Sean Walkinshaw | All |
| MTECH Lite | 36 | Jorge Cevallos | All |
| ACS Motorsport | 13 | Oliver Sirrell | 1–5 |
| Fortec Motorsports | 21 | Laura Tillett | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 26 | Diego Menchaca | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 31 | Seb Morris | All |
| Fortec Motorsports | 88 | Martin Cao | All |
| SWB Motorsport | 24 | Tommy Ostgaard | 6 |
| SWB Motorsport | 27 | Jack Dex | 1–2, 6 |
| JWA-Avila | 30 | Michael Epps | All |
| JWA-Avila | 55 | Matt Tiffin | All |
| National College for Motorsport | 32 | Max Robinson | 6 |
| Core Motorsport | 50 | Anton Spires | 6 |

## Race calendar and results

The series will form part of the BARC club racing meetings and will expand to fourteen rounds at six events, with two triple header events. A provisional calendar was released on 10 November 2011, with the final round still to be confirmed. This first provisional calendar showed Snetterton and Brands Hatch as the season opening triple headers. A revised provisional calendar was released on 2 December 2011, adding Silverstone as the final round, in support of the British Touring Car Championship. The round at Brands Hatch was replaced in favour of a round at Thruxton. The calendar also had major date changes, with the triple header events moved to Snetterton, and Donington Park.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Winning team |
| 1 | R1 | Snetterton 200 | 7 April | Seb Morris | Scott Malvern | Josh Webster | MGR Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Snetterton 200 | 8 April | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 1 | R3 | Snetterton 200 | 8 April | Seb Morris | Scott Malvern | Scott Malvern | Cliff Dempsey Racing |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 20 May | Seb Morris | Scott Malvern | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 2 | R5 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 20 May | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 3 | R6 | Thruxton Circuit | 17 June | Josh Webster | Josh Webster | Scott Malvern | Cliff Dempsey Racing |
| 3 | R7 | Thruxton Circuit | 17 June | Josh Webster | Scott Malvern | Josh Webster | MGR Motorsport |
| 4 | R8 | Croft Circuit | 22 July | Josh Webster | Josh Webster | Josh Webster | MGR Motorsport |
| 4 | R9 | Croft Circuit | 22 July | David Wagner | Scott Malvern | Josh Webster | MGR Motorsport |
| 5 | R10 | Donington Park (National) | 18 August | Josh Webster | Josh Webster | Josh Webster | MGR Motorsport |
| 5 | R11 | Donington Park (National) | 19 August | Scott Malvern | Scott Malvern | Scott Malvern | Cullen Motorsport |
| 5 | R12 | Donington Park (National) | 19 August | David Wagner | Seb Morris | David Wagner | MGR Motorsport |
| 6 | R13 | Silverstone Circuit | 6 October | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 6 | R14 | Silverstone Circuit | 7 October | Seb Morris | Scott Malvern | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |

## Championship standings

A driver's best 13 scores counted towards the championship, with any other points being discarded.
| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | Points |
| 1 | Scott Malvern | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 368 |
| 2 | Josh Webster | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 335 |
| 3 | Seb Morris | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 274 |
| 4 | David Wagner | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 5 | 243 |
| 5 | Kieran Vernon | | | | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 236 |
| 6 | Macaulay Walsh | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | Ret | 17 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 214 |
| 7 | James Fletcher | Ret | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 210 |
| 8 | Jake Dalton | 5 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 13 | Ret | 5 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 192 |
| 9 | Chris Middlehurst | 11 | 14 | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | Ret | 147 |
| 10 | Ivan Taranov | 9 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 12 | Ret | 19 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 142 |
| 11 | Diego Menchaca | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 19 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 130 |
| 12 | Jorge Cevallos | 14 | Ret | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | Ret | 12 | 13 | Ret | 10 | 123 |
| 13 | Michael Epps | 19 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 21 | Ret | DNS | 10 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 112 |
| 14 | Martin Cao | Ret | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 7 | DNS | 15 | Ret | 13 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 100 |
| 15 | Jacob Nortoft | Ret | Ret | DNS | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | | | 87 |
| 16 | Tom Oliphant | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 73 |
| 17 | Jack Dex | 7 | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 71 |
| 18 | Sean Walkinshaw | 17 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 71 |
| 19 | Raoul Owens | 10 | 11 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | 24 | NC | 23 | 19 | 70 |
| 20 | Henrique Baptista | 12 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | NC | 11 | 51 |
| 21 | James Theodore | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | | | | | | 42 |
| 22 | Matt Tiffin | 15 | Ret | 18 | 22 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | Ret | 17 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 38 |
| 23 | Joe Ghanem | | | | Ret | Ret | 16 | 18 | 12 | Ret | 20 | 16 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 36 |
| 24 | Oliver Sirrell | 16 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 23 | | | 35 |
| 25 | Marcus Allen | 21 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 31 |
| 26 | Laura Tillett | 20 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 18 | DNS | DNS | 19 | 16 | Ret | 17 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Struan Moore | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 21 |
| 28 | Henry Chart | 22 | Ret | 23 | 23 | 24 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 21 |
| 29 | Shahan Sarkissian | | | | Ret | 23 | 20 | Ret | 17 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 22 | 26 | Ret | 17 |
| 30 | Jake Hughes | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 15 | 7 |
| 31 | Tommy Ostgaard | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Ret | 7 |
| 32 | Matt Rao | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | Ret | 6 |
| 33 | Anton Spires | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | 6 |
| 34 | Ryan Cullen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 23 | 5 |
| 35 | Max Robinson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Ret | 3 |
| | Falco Wauer | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| | Ovie Iroro | | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Ineligible drivers |||||||||||||||||
| | Trent Hindman | 4 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Matthew Brabham | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | SNE | SNE | SNE | ROC | ROC | THR | THR | CRO | CRO | DON | DON | DON | SIL | SIL | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |

## Formula Renault BARC Winter Series

The 2012 Protyre Formula Renault BARC Winter Series with Michelin will be the 15th British Formula Renault Winter Series and the first season without the Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship, making this the first BARC championship only winter series. The series will commence at Brands Hatch on 20–21 October and end at Rockingham on 10 November, after four races at two rounds held in England.

### Teams and drivers

The series organisers announced a 19 car grid on 18 October 2012, for the opening round of the winter series, with more cars expected for the Rockingham round.
| Team | No. | Driver name | Rounds |
| Middlehurst Motorsport GTR | 2 | Chris Middlehurst | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 4 | Gustav Malja | 1 |
| MGR Motorsport | 8 | Jake Hughes | 2 |
| MGR Motorsport | 14 | Matt Mason | All |
| MGR Motorsport | 15 | Tom Oliphant | 2 |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing (Team USA) | 5 | Olly Rae | All |
| Cliff Dempsey Racing (Team USA) | 23 | Matthew Brabham | All |
| Cullen Motorsport | 7 | Ryan Cullen | 1 |
| MTech Lite | 9 | Joe Ghanem | All |
| MTech Lite | 13 | Shahan Sarkissian | 2 |
| MTech Lite | 33 | Sean Walkinshaw | All |
| Hillspeed | 10 | Matthew Rao | All |
| Hillspeed | 21 | George Gamble | All |
| Core Motorsport | 11 | Ivan Taranov | All |
| Core Motorsport | 30 | Michael Epps | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 12 | Jack Aitken | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 16 | Patric Armand | 2 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 26 | Laura Tillett | 1 |
| Fortec Motorsport | 31 | Seb Morris | All |
| Fortec Motorsport | 88 | Hongwei Cao | All |
| Jamun Racing Services | 17 | Luke Williams | All |
| SWB Motorsport | 27 | Cameron Twynham | All |
| Kingdom Motorsport | 50 | Anton Spires | 1 |
* ↑ Matthew Brabham competed with the Team USA Banner

### Race calendar and results

The calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 7 September 2012, with the first round at Brands Hatch in support of the British Touring Car Championship.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Brands Hatch GP | 20 October | Matt Mason | Matt Mason | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 1 | R2 | Brands Hatch GP | 21 October | Jack Aitken | Matt Mason | Matt Mason | MGR Motorsport |
| 2 | R3 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 10 November | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Seb Morris | Fortec Motorsport |
| 2 | R4 | Rockingham Motor Speedway | 10 November | Seb Morris | Jack Aitken | Jack Aitken | Fortec Motorsport |

#### Notes

* ↑ Aitken achieved the fastest lap among championship competitors, as Matthew Brabham set the fastest lap of the race, but was ineligible to score the two championship points on offer.

### Championship standings

| Pos | Driver | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | Points |
| 1 | Seb Morris | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 113 |
| 2 | Jack Aitken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 112 |
| 3 | Matt Mason | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 104 |
| 4 | Chris Middlehurst | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 95 |
| 5 | Hongwei Cao | 7 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 82 |
| 6 | Cameron Twynham | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 54 |
| 7 | George Gamble | 8 | 7 | Ret | 8 | 50 |
| 8 | Ivan Taranov | 15 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 43 |
| 9 | Sean Walkinshaw | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| 10 | Michael Epps | 4 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 36 |
| 11 | Olly Rae | 14 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 34 |
| 12 | Ryan Cullen | 9 | 8 | | | 30 |
| 13 | Joe Ghanem | Ret | 11 | 11 | 14 | 30 |
| 14 | Jake Hughes | | | 8 | 13 | 23 |
| 15 | Tom Oliphant | | | 7 | 16 | 22 |
| 16 | Anton Spires | 11 | 13 | | | 20 |
| 17 | Laura Tillett | 13 | 12 | | | 19 |
| 18 | Luke Williams | Ret | 15 | Ret | 15 | 14 |
| 19 | Shahan Sarkissian | | | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| 20 | Matt Rao | DNS | DNS | Ret | 11 | 11 |
| | Gustav Malja | Ret | Ret | | | 0 |
| Ineligible drivers |||||||
| | Matthew Brabham | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| | Patric Armand | | | Ret | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BRH | BRH | ROC | ROC | Points |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |