# 2012 Atlantic Championship

The 2012 Atlantic Championship Series season was the first season of the revived Atlantic Championship. The series was organised by Formula Race Promotions under the sanctioning of SCCA Pro Racing. Hoosier was introduced as the series spec tire. David Grant racing for Polestar Racing Group won the championship. After this season the series went on probation to return in 2014.

## Drivers and teams

| Team | No. | Drivers | Chassis | Engine |
| Company Motorsports | 55 | John Burke | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Company Motorsports | 19 | Connor Burke | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Comprent Motorsports | 66 | Rich Zober | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Dole Racing | 6 | John Dole | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Fahan Racing | 39 | Chris Fahan | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Fat Boy Racing by John Walko Racing | 31 | Brendan Puderbach | Star Mazda | Mazda Rotary |
| Fat Boy Racing by John Walko Racing | 31 | Charles Finelli | Star Mazda | Mazda Rotary |
| Front Range Motorsports | 11 | Dwight Rider | Ralt RT41 | Toyota 4AGE |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 96 | Tõnis Kasemets | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 36 | Bruce Hamilton | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 2 | Theodoras Zorbas | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| K-Hill Motorsports | | Jean-Luc Liverato | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 24 | Lee Brahin | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| K-Hill Motorsports | 34 | Andy Schaufelberger | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| LeCain Racing | 90 | Paul LeCain | Ralt RT41 | Toyota 4AGE |
| Mid-Atlantic Motorsports | 29 | Joe Blacker | Ralt RT41 | Toyota 4AGE |
| Polestar Racing Group | 12 | David Grant | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Polestar Racing Group | 20 | Keith Grant | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Primus Racing | 151 | Nick Neri | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Swan Motorsports | 71 | Michael Mällinen | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Swan Motorsports | | Rob Sherwood | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Swan Motorsports | 6 | Mirl Swan | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| Swan Motorsports | 28 | Jason Byers | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| Thompson Racing | 5 | John Thompson | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE |
| | | Charles Duncan | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| | 46 | Joseph Tauro | Swift 016.a | Mazda-Cosworth MZR |
| | | Richard Ross | Ralt RT40 | Toyota 4AGE |

## Race calendar and results

| Round | Circuit | Location | Date | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver |
| 1 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 11 | David Grant | David Grant | David Grant |
| 2 | Road Atlanta | Braselton, Georgia | May 12 | David Grant | David Grant | David Grant |
| 3 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | June 30 | Paul LeCain | David Grant | David Grant |
| 4 | New Jersey Motorsports Park | Millville, New Jersey | July 1 | David Grant | David Grant | David Grant |
| 5 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | Summit Point, West Virginia | August 25 | Tõnis Kasemets | Tõnis Kasemets | Tõnis Kasemets |
| 6 | Summit Point Motorsports Park | Summit Point, West Virginia | August 26 | | John Dole | John Dole |

## Final standings

| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | 11th place or lower |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Driver replacement (Rpl) |
| Blank | Injured (Inj) |
| Blank | No race held (NH) |
| Pos | Driver | ATL1 | ATL2 | NJ1 | NJ2 | SUM1 | SUM2 | Points |
| 1 | David Grant | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 304 |
| 2 | Keith Grant | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 232 |
| 3 | John Burke | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 189 |
| 4 | Bruce Hamilton | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 142 |
| 5 | Dwight Rider | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | DNF | 4 | 134 |
| 6 | John Dole | | | 5 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 131 |
| 7 | Chris Fahan | | | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 116 |
| 8 | Rich Zober | DNF | DNS | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 99 |
| 9 | Tõnis Kasemets | | | | | 1 | 6 | 87 |
| 10 | Theodoras Zorbas | 9 | 5 | 12 | 14 | | | 84 |
| 11 | Paul LeCain | | | 2 | 3 | | | 82 |
| 12 | Connor Burke | | | 15 | 6 | 4 | DNF | 75 |
| 13 | Andy Schaufelberger | | | 10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 74 |
| 14 | Jason Byers | 3 | 8 | | | | | 62 |
| 15 | John Thompson | | | 7 | 7 | | | 54 |
| 16 | Joe Blacker | 8 | 9 | 13 | DNF | | | 42 |
| 17 | Brendan Puderbach | | 6 | | | DNF | DNS | 30 |
| 18 | Charles Finelli | 6 | | | | | | 29 |
| 19 | Lee Brahin | | | 14 | 13 | | | 28 |
| 20 | Joe Tauro | | | | 12 | | | 17 |
| 21 | Nick Neri | | | | | DNF | DNS | 1 |
| | Michael Mällinen | DNS | | | | | | |
| | Mirl Swan | DNS | | | | | | |