# 2012 Auto GP World Series

The 2012 Auto GP World Series was the third year of the Auto GP series, and the fourteenth season of the former Euroseries 3000. The championship began on 11 March at Monza in Italy and finished on 23 September at Sonoma in the United States, after seven double-header rounds.
Each meeting's sprint race now lasts for a longer duration – a minimum of 90 km (55.9 mi), up from 70 km (43.5 mi) – while also introducing a mandatory pit-stop to the race. The series also introduced an overboost system that has already been used in the FIA Formula Two Championship. The points system for the second race was also amended.
Adrian Quaife-Hobbs won the opening race of the season at Monza after qualifying on pole position by 0.04 seconds. Pål Varhaug finished in second place and returnee Daniël de Jong attained his maiden podium in third. The reverse-grid second race was won by Varhaug, who left the meeting tied for the championship lead with Quaife-Hobbs. Three weeks later at Valencia, Quaife-Hobbs claimed pole again, but was unable to convert pole into another win, losing to Sergey Sirotkin, who became the youngest Auto GP winner, while Varhaug completed the podium. Quaife-Hobbs and Sirotkin continued their battle into the sprint race until an error during Sirotkin's pit-stop ended the battle early. Sirotkin recovered to finish the race in third place behind Quaife-Hobbs – who extended his championship lead with the race win – and Facu Regalia, who scored his first podium.
Two weeks later, the series' first non-European round was held in Morocco, where Sirotkin claimed his first pole position. He made a poor getaway, after being distracted by a marshal at the start. he lost many positions with Varhaug taking the lead. Varhaug was chased by Italian Formula Three champion Sergio Campana, leading until the pit-stop phase. Varhaug stalled in pit lane, losing positions to both Campana and Quaife-Hobbs, with Campana eventually taking his first series win, and the first for Team MLR71, after a close battle with Quaife-Hobbs. Sirotkin took the lead at the start of the second race, but lost time after his pit-stop, allowing Manor MP Motorsport's Chris van der Drift through to take his first win in the series ahead of Sirotkin. Varhaug, Quaife-Hobbs and Giacomo Ricci battled over the final podium position with Varhaug taking the position on-the-road before receiving a 25-second time penalty post-race for cutting a chicane. Ricci was promoted into third place ahead of Quaife-Hobbs, while Varhaug dropped to seventh and lost ground in the championship, falling behind Sirotkin, who moved into second.

## Teams and drivers

| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Campos Racing | 1 | Facu Regalia | 1–5 |
| Campos Racing | 1 | Pippa Mann | 7 |
| Campos Racing | 2 | Giuseppe Cipriani | All |
| Campos Racing | 3 | Max Snegirev | All |
| Team MLR71 | 5 | Sergio Campana | 1–5 |
| Team MLR71 | 5 | Giacomo Ricci | 7 |
| Team MLR71 | 71 | Michele La Rosa | All |
| Virtuosi UK | 6 | Matteo Beretta | 1 |
| Virtuosi UK | 6 | Sten Pentus | 2 |
| Virtuosi UK | 6 | Francesco Dracone | 3–7 |
| Virtuosi UK | 7 | Pål Varhaug | All |
| Zele Racing | 8 | Giacomo Ricci | 1, 3 |
| Zele Racing | 8 | Matteo Beretta | 2 |
| Zele Racing | 8 | Sten Pentus | 4–5 |
| Zele Racing | 8 | Sergio Campana | 7 |
| Zele Racing | 9 | Peter Milavec | 2 |
| Zele Racing | 9 | Juan Carlos Sistos | 5 |
| Zele Racing | 9 | Antônio Pizzonia | 7 |
| Super Nova International | 10 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | All |
| Super Nova International | 11 | Victor Guerin | 1–5 |
| Euronova Racing | 12 | Sergey Sirotkin | All |
| Euronova Racing | 14 | Antonio Spavone | 1–5 |
| Euronova Racing | 14 | Sergio Campana | 6 |
| Euronova Racing | 14 | Kotaro Sakurai | 7 |
| Ombra Racing | 23 | Adderly Fong | 1, 4 |
| Ombra Racing | 23 | Yann Cunha | 2–3 |
| Ombra Racing | 23 | Antônio Pizzonia | 6 |
| Ombra Racing | 23 | Antonio Spavone | 7 |
| Ombra Racing | 45 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 1–5, 7 |
| Ombra Racing | 45 | Rafael Suzuki | 6 |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 32 | Daniël de Jong | All |
| Manor MP Motorsport | 33 | Chris van der Drift | 1–6 |

## Race calendar and results

A seven-round calendar was published on 23 December 2011, with all rounds supporting World Touring Car Championship events. On 9 March 2012, it was announced that the Portuguese round moved from Estoril to Portimão.
| Round | Round | Circuit/Location | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Supporting |
| 1 | R1 | Monza Circuit | 10 March | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Sergey Sirotkin | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Super Nova International | FIA WTCC Race of Italy |
| 1 | R2 | Monza Circuit | 11 March | | Sergey Sirotkin | Pål Varhaug | Virtuosi UK | FIA WTCC Race of Italy |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 31 March | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Sergey Sirotkin | Sergey Sirotkin | Euronova Racing | FIA WTCC Race of Spain |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Cheste | 1 April | | Sergey Sirotkin | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Super Nova International | FIA WTCC Race of Spain |
| 3 | R1 | Marrakech Street Circuit | 14 April | Sergey Sirotkin | Sergio Campana | Sergio Campana | Team MLR71 | FIA WTCC Race of Morocco |
| 3 | R2 | Marrakech Street Circuit | 15 April | | Sergey Sirotkin | Chris van der Drift | Manor MP Motorsport | FIA WTCC Race of Morocco |
| 4 | R1 | Hungaroring | 5 May | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Super Nova International | FIA WTCC Race of Hungary |
| 4 | R2 | Hungaroring | 6 May | | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Pål Varhaug | Virtuosi UK | FIA WTCC Race of Hungary |
| 5 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 2 June | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Super Nova International | FIA WTCC Race of Portugal |
| 5 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve | 3 June | | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Super Nova International | FIA WTCC Race of Portugal |
| 6 | R1 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 21 July | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Daniël de Jong | Antônio Pizzonia | Ombra Racing | FIA WTCC Race of Brazil |
| 6 | R2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | 22 July | | Pål Varhaug | Antônio Pizzonia | Ombra Racing | FIA WTCC Race of Brazil |
| 7 | R1 | Sonoma Raceway | 22 September | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | Daniël de Jong | Pål Varhaug | Virtuosi UK | FIA WTCC Race of the United States |
| 7 | R2 | Sonoma Raceway | 23 September | | Daniël de Jong | Sergey Sirotkin | Euronova Racing | FIA WTCC Race of the United States |

## Championship standings

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
Race :
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Race One | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| Race Two | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
In addition:
* One point will be awarded for Pole position for Race One.
* One point will be awarded for fastest lap in each race.

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | Points |
| 1 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12† | Ret | 2 | 221 |
| 2 | Pål Varhaug | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 183 |
| 3 | Sergey Sirotkin | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13† | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 175 |
| 4 | Chris van der Drift | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | 127 |
| 5 | Daniël de Jong | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 104 |
| 6 | Sergio Campana | 10 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 5 | 4 | 11† | 8 | 4 | 3 | 90 |
| 7 | Facu Regalia | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 68 |
| 8 | Victor Guerin | 15 | 11 | 16† | 5 | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | 46 |
| 9 | Antônio Pizzonia | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | Ret | 12† | 45 |
| 10 | Antonio Spavone | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | 8 | 4 | 41 |
| 11 | Giacomo Ricci | 6 | 14 | | | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | 5 | 11† | 40 |
| 12 | Giancarlo Serenelli | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | 6 | Ret | 34 |
| 13 | Max Snegirev | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 12 | 8 | 10† | 7 | Ret | 7 | 34 |
| 14 | Giuseppe Cipriani | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | 18 |
| 15 | Sten Pentus | | | 10 | 10 | | | 9 | 4 | 14† | Ret | | | | | 14 |
| 16 | Francesco Dracone | | | | | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 14 |
| 17 | Rafael Suzuki | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 6 | | | 12 |
| 18 | Yann Cunha | | | 13 | Ret | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Kotaro Sakurai | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 6 |
| 20 | Pippa Mann | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 21 | Adderly Fong | 13 | 7 | | | | | Ret | 13 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 22 | Michele La Rosa | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | DNS | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| 23 | Juan Carlos Sistos | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Matteo Beretta | DNS | 15 | 17† | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 25 | Peter Milavec | | | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | 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) |

### Under-21 Trophy

| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | Points |
| 1 | Adrian Quaife-Hobbs | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12† | Ret | 2 | 250 |
| 2 | Sergey Sirotkin | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13† | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 216 |
| 3 | Pål Varhaug | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 208 |
| 4 | Daniël de Jong | 3 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 137 |
| 5 | Facu Regalia | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | | | | | 96 |
| 6 | Antonio Spavone | 8 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 11 | 8 | | | 8 | 4 | 96 |
| 7 | Victor Guerin | 15 | 11 | 16† | 5 | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | 66 |
| 8 | Yann Cunha | | | 13 | Ret | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 10 | Kotaro Sakurai | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ret | 12 |
| 9 | Matteo Beretta | DNS | 15 | 17† | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 10 | Juan Carlos Sistos | | | | | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | Points |

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | Points |
| 1 | Super Nova International | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12† | Ret | 2 | 267 |
| 1 | Super Nova International | 15 | 11 | 16† | 5 | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 4 | Ret | | | | | 267 |
| 2 | Manor MP Motorsport | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 231 |
| 2 | Manor MP Motorsport | 5 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 7 | Ret | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | 231 |
| 3 | Euronova Racing | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 219 |
| 3 | Euronova Racing | 14 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | Ret | 13† | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11† | 8 | 7 | Ret | 219 |
| 4 | Virtuosi UK | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 198 |
| 4 | Virtuosi UK | DNS | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 9 | Ret | 9 | 198 |
| 5 | Campos Racing | 4 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10† | 7 | 9 | 7 | 124 |
| 5 | Campos Racing | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 124 |
| 6 | Ombra Racing | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 117 |
| 6 | Ombra Racing | 13 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 11 | Ret | 13 | | | 7 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 117 |
| 7 | Team MLR71 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 77 |
| 7 | Team MLR71 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | Ret | Ret | DNS | 11 | | | 10 | 11† | 77 |
| 8 | Zele Racing | 6 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9 | Ret | | | 4 | 3 | 68 |
| 8 | Zele Racing | | | 17† | 16 | | | | | 14† | Ret | | | Ret | 12† | 68 |
| Pos | Team | MNZ | MNZ | VAL | VAL | MAR | MAR | HUN | HUN | ALG | ALG | CUR | CUR | SON | SON | 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) |