# 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship

The 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was a CAMS sanctioned Australian motor racing championship for modified production touring cars. The Manufacturers Championship was determined by a series pointscore for the manufacturers of the competing vehicles although the manufacturers themselves did not directly compete. The series also incorporated the 2012 Australian Production Car Championship, the 2012 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship and the 2012 Australian Endurance Championship, each of which was a drivers' title.
The 2012 Australian Manufacturers' Championship was the 27th manufacturers title to be awarded by CAMS and the 18th to be contested under the Australian Manufacturers' Championship name.

## Class structure

Cars competing in the following seven classes:
* Class A : Extreme Performance
* Class B : High Performance
* Class C : Performance Touring
* Class D : Production Touring
* Class E : Compact Touring
* Class F : Hybrid/Alternative Energy
* Class I : Invitational (former Mini Challenge cars – not eligible for championship points)
There was little change from the 2011 class structure, although one new class, Class F for Hybrid/Alternative Energy vehicles was included. Despite its name however, the only eligible vehicles were existing diesel powered cars which had been moved from other classes into the new class.

## Calendar

The championship was contested over a five-round series.
| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Event | Date | Format | Winners | Winners |
| Rd. | Circuit | Location / state | Event | Date | Format | Drivers | Car |
| Rd 1 | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | | 10–11 March | 2 × 1 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| Rd 2 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | Phillip Island 6 Hour | 28–29 April | 1 x 6 hour | Jim Pollicina Ryan Simpson | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| Rd 3 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | | 26–27 May | 2 × 1 hour | Garry Holt Ryan McLeod | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| Rd 4 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | Hydraulink 400 | 11–12 August | 2 x 200 km | Garry Holt Ryan McLeod | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |
| Rd 5 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | | 24–25 November | 2 × 1 hour | Stuart Kostera Ian Tulloch | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X |

## Points system

Each manufacturer could score class points towards the Australian Manufacturers' Championship title from the two highest placed automobiles of its make, in any class (excluding Class I). The title was awarded to the manufacturer that scores the highest total number of class points over all rounds of the championship.
* In rounds with one scheduled race, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 120–90–72–60–54–48–42–36–30–24–18–12–6 basis for the first thirteen places in each class with 3 points for other finishers.
* In rounds with two scheduled races, points were awarded to manufacturers on a 60–45–36–30–27–24–21–18–15–12–9–6–3 basis for the first thirteen places in each class in each race with 2 points for other finishers.
Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship outright title were awarded to drivers based on outright finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.
Points towards the Australian Production Car Championship class titles were awarded to drivers based on class finishing positions attained in each race. Points were awarded using the same two scales as used for the Australian Manufacturers' Championship with the addition of two points for the driver setting the fastest qualifying lap in each class at each round.
Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships, and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars had not competed in the race.

## Results
### Australian Manufacturers' Championship

| | | Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek | Phillip Island | Phillip Island | Phillip Island | Queensland Raceway | Queensland Raceway | Sandown | Sandown | |
| Position | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 | 6 Hour | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Mitsubishi | 105 | 105 | 210 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 81 | 1026 |
| 2 | BMW / Mini | 105 | 105 | 210 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 72 | 72 | 120 | 939 |
| 3 | Mazda | 60 | 60 | 210 | 96 | 96 | 45 | 96 | 30 | 105 | 798 |
| 4 | Honda | 96 | 105 | 120 | 36 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 597 |
| 5 | Proton | 60 | 60 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 36 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 456 |
| 6 | Renault | 45 | 30 | 90 | 45 | 60 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 450 |
| 7 | Toyota | 27 | 27 | 72 | 72 | 36 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 396 |
| 8 | Holden | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 45 | 141 |
| 9 | Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 36 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| 10 | Subaru | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 |

### Australian Production Car Championship
#### Outright

| Pos. | Driver | No. | Car | Class | Team | ECR | ECR | PHI | PHI | PHI | QR | QR | SAN | SAN | Pen. | Total |
| 1 | Stuart Kostera | 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | | 434 |
| 2 | Ian Tulloch | 1 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | | 432 |
| 3 | Dylan Thomas | 68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | A | CXC Racing | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 5th | | 375 |
| 4 | Jim Pollicina | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Poll Performance | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 6th | Ret | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 60 | 302 |
| 5 | Garry Holt | 20 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Eastern Creek Karts | | | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | Ret | 3rd | | 263 |
| 6 | Ryan McLeod | 50 20 | HSV VXR Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | C A | Racer Industries Eastern Creek Karts | | | Ret | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | | 3rd | | 261 |
| 7 | Dave Thomas | 68 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | A | CXC Racing | 3rd | 3rd | 11th | | | 2nd | 3rd | | | | 183 |
| 8 | Grant Sherrin | 19 | BMW 135i | B | Sherrin Rentals | 4th | 5th | 6th | | | DNS | 6th | 6th | 6th | | 181 |
| 9 | Mark Eddy | 51 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Jenmal Motorsport | 7th | 9th | 7th | 11th | Ret | 8th | 11th | 12th | 14th | | 134 |
| 10 | Jake Camilleri | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | Ret | Ret | 5th | 5th | 5th | Ret | 7th | | | | 133 |
| 11 | Steve Briffa | 8 | HSV VE GTS | B | Briffa Smash Repairs / Holden Motor Sport | Ret | 7th | | | | | | 5th | 9th | | 132 |
| 12 | Francois Jouy | 51 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Jenmal Motorsport | 7th | 9th | 7th | 11th | Ret | 8th | 11th | 12th | 14th | | 130 |
| 13 | Steven Williams | 21 | Honda Integra Type R | D | Disc Brakes Australia | 9th | 8th | | | | | | | | | 129 |
| 14 | Beric Lynton | 23 | BMW 1M | A | Alphera Financial Services | | | | | | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | | 120 |
| 15 | Des Wall | 38 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | A | Easts Holiday Parks | 5th | 6th | | 4th | 3rd | | | | | | 117 |
| 16 | Adam Dodd | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | 10th | 10th | 12th | 14th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 10th | 10th | | 114 |
| 17 | Richard Gartner | 97 | Renault Clio 197 | D | Safe-T-Stop | 8th | 12th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 11th | 13th | 13th | 15th | | 112 |
| 18 | Ryan Simpson | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Poll Performance | | | 1st | | 6th | Ret | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 60 | 111 |
| 19 | Peter O'Donnell | 28 | BMW 335i | B | GWS Personnel | 14th | 4th | Ret | 6th | 7th | 16th | 17th | 7th | Ret | | 105 |
| 20 | Colin Osborne | 31 13 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | 10th | 10th | Ret | 9th | 9th | Ret | 12th | 8th | 8th | | 102 |
| 22 | Grant Phillips | 77 | Proton Satria STi | E | Pedders Racing | 13th | 13th | Ret | 15th | 14th | 17th | 15th | 15th | 16th | | 96 |
| 23 | Geoff Brunsdon | 75 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | D | Osborne Motorsport | 12th | 14th | 13th | 17th | 13th | 12th | 14th | | | | 84 |
| 24 | Matt McGill | 75 | Toyota Celica VVTL-i | D | Osborne Motorsport | 12th | 14th | 13th | 17th | 13th | 12th | 14th | | | | 77 |
| 25 | Trevor Keene | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Mid West Multi Media | Ret | Ret | | 13th | 12th | 18th | Ret | | | | 72 |
| 26 | Cameron Wilson | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Brothers Racing | | | 4th | | | 4th | Ret | | | | 49 |
| = | David Wood | 25 | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | A | Wilson Brothers Racing | | | 4th | | | 4th | Ret | | | | 49 |
| 28 | Iain Sherrin | 19 | BMW 135i | B | Sherrin Rentals | | | 6th | | | 5th | DNS | | | | 39 |
| = | Chaz Mostert | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 30 | Nathan Morcom | 11 | BMW 335i | B | Eastern Creek Karts | | | 3rd | | | | | | | | 36 |
| = | Scott Nicholas | 36 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Grand Prix Mazda | | | 5th | | | | | | | | 36 |
| 32 | Dean Croswell | 57 | FPV FG GT | I | Michael Benton | | | | | | | | 11th | 7th | | 32 |
| = | Michael Benton | 57 | FPV FG GT | I | Michael Benton | | | | | | | | 11th | 7th | | 32 |
| 34 | Kean Booker | 26 | BMW 130i | C | GWS Personnel | | | | | | | | 9th | 11th | | 26 |
| 35 | Angus Chapel | 26 | BMW 130i | B | GWS Personnel | | | | | | 7th | 8th | | | | 23 |
| 36 | Andrew Gilbertson | 26 | BMW 130i | B | GWS Personnel | | | | | | 7th | 8th | 9th | 11th | | 22 |
| 37 | Peter Leemhuis | 97 | Renault Clio 197 | D | Safe-T-Stop | | | 9th | | | | | | | | 21 |
| = | Hadrian Morrall | 31 | Mazda 3 MPS | C | Osborne Motorsport | | | 12th | | | | | | | | 21 |
| = | John Bowe | 28 | BMW 335i | B | GWS Personnel | | | Ret | | | | | | Ret | | 21 |
| 40 | Dean Lillie | 7 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | Poll Performance | | | | 7th | | | | | | | 18 |
| = | Declan Kirkham | 71 | Ford Fiesta | D | Robinson Racing | | | | 8th | Ret | | | | | | 18 |
| 42 | Phil Kirkham | 71 | Ford Fiesta | D | Robinson Racing | | | | 8th | Ret | | | | | | 17 |
| 43 | Andrew Turpie | 77 | Proton Satria STi | E | Pedders Racing | | | Ret | 15th | 14th | 17th | 15th | 15th | 16th | | 15 |
| 44 | Allan Jarvis | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | BVC Racing | | | | | | 13th | DNS | | | | 8 |
| = | David Giugni | 27 | BMW 130i | C | Garry Mennell | | | | | | | | 16th | 12th | | 8 |
| = | Theo Koundouris | 27 | BMW 130i | C | Garry Mennell | | | | | | | | 16th | 12th | | 8 |
| 47 | Maddison Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | E | Lauren Gray Motorsport | | | | 16th | Ret | 15th | 16th | | | | 6 |
| = | Rob Jarvis | 17 | Suzuki Swift Sport | E | BVC Racing | | | | | | 13th | DNS | | | | 6 |
| 49 | Mark Bell | 91 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | C | Bell Heavy Haulage | | | | | | 14th | 18th | | | | 5 |
| = | Graham Lusty | 91 | Ford BA Falcon XR8 | C | Bell Heavy Haulage | | | | | | 14th | 18th | | | | 5 |
| 51 | Lauren Gray | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | E | Lauren Gray Motorsport | | | | | | 15th | 16th | | | | 4 |
| = | Garth Duffy | 28 | BMW 335i | B | GWS Personnel | | | | | | 16th | 17th | | | | 4 |
| 53 | Klark Quinn | 29 | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | A | VIP Petfoods Racing | | | Ret | | | DNS | DNS | | | | 2 |
| = | Samantha Bennett | 15 | Toyota Echo Sportivo | E | Lauren Gray Motorsport | | | | 16th | Ret | | | | | | 2 |
| = | Shaun Keogh | 50 | Mini Cooper S | D | Mid West Multi Media | | | | | | 18th | Ret | | | | 2 |
| 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) |
Note: Drivers of Class I Invitational cars were not eligible to score points in any of the championships and points were allocated in all cases as though Class I cars were not competing in the race.

#### Classes

Class winners were:
* Class A – Stuart Kostera (Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X)
* Class B – Grant Sherrin (BMW 135i)
* Class C – Adam Dodd (Mazda 3 MPS)
* Class D – Mark Eddy (Honda Integra)
* Class E – Grant Phillips (Proton Satria GTi)
* Class I - Michael Sherrin (Mini Cooper S)

### Australian Endurance Championship

The Australian Endurance Championship was awarded to the drivers scoring the most points at Round 2 of the championship.
Whilst Jim Pollicina and Ryan Simpson were the winners of Round 2, a 60-point penalty was applied to the two drivers at that round. The 2012 Australian Endurance Championship was therefore awarded to Stuart Kostera and Ian Tulloch, who placed second at Round 2.

### Australian Production Car Endurance Championship

The Australian Production Car Endurance Championship was awarded to the drivers scoring the most points at Round 2 of the championship.
Whilst Jim Pollicina and Ryan Simpson were the winners of Round 2, a 60-point penalty was applied to the two drivers at that round. The 2012 Australian Production Car Endurance Championship was therefore awarded to Stuart Kostera and Ian Tulloch, who placed second at Round 2.