# 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship

The 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship was the seventh and final season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on 8 April at Nogaro and ended on 23 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship; two of the six meetings were run in conjunction with the FIA GT1 World Championship, with combined grids being utilised.

## Calendar

On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012.
| Round | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro, France | 8 April |
| 2 | Circuit Zolder, Zolder, Belgium | 22 April |
| 3 | Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain | 27 May |
| 4 | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão, Portugal | 8 July |
| 5 | Moscow Raceway, Volokolamsky District, Russia | 2 September |
| 6 | Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany | 23 September |

## Entries

The entry list was published by the FIA on 3 April 2012. For the combined races with the FIA GT1 World Championship, GT3 cars ran with 100 in front of their usual car numbers.
| Team | Chassis | Engine | No. | Com No. | Drivers | Rounds | Tyres |
| Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 1 | 101 | Dominik Baumann | All | P |
| Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 1 | 101 | Maximilian Buhk | All | P |
| Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 2 | 102 | Mika Vähämäki | All | P |
| Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8 | 2 | 102 | Max Nilsson | All | P |
| Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 4 | 104 | Sergey Ryabov | All | P |
| Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 4 | 104 | Miguel Toril | All | P |
| Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 5 | 105 | Vyacheslav Maleev | All | P |
| Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 5 | 105 | Kirill Ladygin | All | P |
| Valmon Racing Team Russia | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 6 | N/A | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1 | P |
| Valmon Racing Team Russia | Aston Martin DBRS9 | Aston Martin 6.0 L V12 | 6 | N/A | Natalia Freidina | 1 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 11 | 111 | Filip Sladecka | 1 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 11 | 111 | Gerhard Tweraser | 1 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 11 | 111 | Hari Proczyk | 2–6 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 11 | 111 | David Mengesdorf | 2–6 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Jesse Laine | 1 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Gilles Vannelet | 1 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Natalia Freidina | 2 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Leonid Machitski | 2 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Eduard Leganov | 4–6 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Riccardo Brutschin | 4 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Sergey Afanasyev | 5 | P |
| Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 12 | 112 | Marko Vähämäki | 6 | P |
| Team Novadriver | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 14 | 114 | Ni Amorim | All | P |
| Team Novadriver | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 14 | 114 | César Campaniço | All | P |
| Team Novadriver | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | N/A | 117 | Natalia Freidina | 6 | P |
| Team Novadriver | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | N/A | 117 | Alexey Vasilyev | 6 | P |
| Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 15 | 115 | Jérôme Demay | 1–3, 6 | P |
| Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 15 | 115 | Dino Lunardi | 1–3, 6 | P |
| Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 16 | N/A | Grégory Guilvert | 1–2, 4 | P |
| Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 16 | N/A | Marc Sourd | 1–4 | P |
| Saintéloc Racing | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 16 | N/A | Jonathan Hirschi | 3 | P |
| Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 24 | N/A | Natalia Freidina | 4 | P |
| Reiter Engineering | Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3 | Lamborghini 5.2 L V10 | 24 | N/A | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | 4 | P |
| Reiter Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro GT | Katech 7.9 L V8 | 34 | N/A | Max Sandritter | 2 | P |
| Reiter Engineering | Chevrolet Camaro GT | Katech 7.9 L V8 | 34 | N/A | Philip Geipel | 2 | P |
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 32 | N/A | Yves Weerts | 3 | P |
| Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | Audi R8 LMS | Audi 5.2 L V10 | 32 | N/A | Kurt Mollekens | 3 | P |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 50 | 150 | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez | All | P |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 50 | 150 | Giuseppe Cirò | All | P |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 51 | 151 | Stefano Gai | All | P |
| AF Corse | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | 51 | 151 | Michael Lyons | All | P |
| Esta Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | N/A | 177 | Aleksander Skryabin | 5 | P |
| Esta Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | N/A | 177 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | 5 | P |
| Esta Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | N/A | 199 | Aleksey Basov | 5 | P |
| Esta Motorsports | Ferrari 458 Italia GT3 | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | N/A | 199 | Björn Grossman | 5 | P |

## Results and standings
### Race results

| Rnd. | Race | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winner |
| 1 | R1 | Nogaro | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 12 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | No. 16 Saintéloc Racing |
| 1 | R1 | Nogaro | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Gilles Vannelet Jesse Laine | Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert |
| 1 | R2 | Nogaro | No. 16 Saintéloc Racing | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 1 | R2 | Nogaro | Marc Sourd Grégory Guilvert | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
| 2 | R1 | Zolder | No. 14 Team Novadriver | No. 50 AF Corse | No. 50 AF Corse |
| 2 | R1 | Zolder | Ni Amorim César Campaniço | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò |
| 2 | R2 | Zolder | No. 15 Saintéloc Racing | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 50 AF Corse |
| 2 | R2 | Zolder | Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Giuseppe Cirò |
| 3 | R1 | Navarra | No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | No. 15 Saintéloc Racing | No. 2 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 3 | R1 | Navarra | David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk | Jérôme Demay Dino Lunardi | Max Nilsson Mika Vähämäki |
| 3 | R2 | Navarra | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 3 | R2 | Navarra | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
| 4 | R1 | Algarve | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 4 | R1 | Algarve | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
| 4 | R2 | Algarve | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 1 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 11 Rhino's Leipert Motorsport |
| 4 | R2 | Algarve | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | David Mengesdorf Hari Proczyk |
| 5 | R1 | Moscow | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 5 | R1 | Moscow | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
| 5 | R2 | Moscow | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 104 Russian Bears Motorsport | No. 114 Team Novadriver |
| 5 | R2 | Moscow | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Sergey Ryabov Miguel Toril | Ni Amorim César Campaniço |
| 6 | R1 | Nürburgring | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 6 | R1 | Nürburgring | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |
| 6 | R2 | Nürburgring | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | No. 101 Heico Gravity-Charouz Team |
| 6 | R2 | Nürburgring | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk | Dominik Baumann Maximilian Buhk |

### Championships

Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.
Points System :
| Race Type | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position | Position |
| Race Type | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| Championship Race | 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

#### Drivers' Championship

| Pos. | Driver | Team | NOG | NOG | ZOL | ZOL | NAV | NAV | ALG | ALG | MOS | MOS | NÜR | NÜR | Total |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Dominik Baumann | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 214 |
| 1 | Maximilian Buhk | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 214 |
| 2 | Stefano Gai | AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 158 |
| 2 | Michael Lyons | AF Corse | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 158 |
| 3 | David Mengesdorf | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 153 |
| 3 | Hari Proczyk | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 153 |
| 4 | Ni Amorim | Team Novadriver | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 135 |
| 4 | César Campaniço | Team Novadriver | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 135 |
| 5 | Gaetano Ardagna Pérez | AF Corse | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 125 |
| 5 | Giuseppe Cirò | AF Corse | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 125 |
| 6 | Mika Vähämäki | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 8 | 111 |
| 6 | Max Nilsson | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 8 | 111 |
| 7 | Marc Sourd | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 63 |
| 8 | Grégory Guilvert | Saintéloc Racing | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | | | 6 | 7 | | | | | 58 |
| 9 | Dino Lunardi | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| 9 | Jérôme Demay | Saintéloc Racing | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| 10 | Sergey Ryabov | Russian Bears Motorsport | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 53 |
| 10 | Miguel Toril | Russian Bears Motorsport | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 53 |
| 11 | Vyacheslav Maleev | Russian Bears Motorsport | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 45 |
| 11 | Kirill Ladygin | Russian Bears Motorsport | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 45 |
| 12 | Alessandro Pier Guidi | Esta Motorsports | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | 27 |
| 12 | Aleksander Skryabin | Esta Motorsports | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | | | 27 |
| 13 | Aleksey Basov | Esta Motorsports | | | | | | | | | 9 | 2 | | | 20 |
| 13 | Björn Grossman | Esta Motorsports | | | | | | | | | 9 | 2 | | | 20 |
| 14 | Eduard Leganov | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 19 |
| 15 | Jesse Laine | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 15 | Gilles Vannelet | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| 16 | Sergey Afanasyev | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | | | | | | | 8 | 6 | | | 12 |
| 17 | Natalia Freidina | Valmon Racing Team Russia | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Natalia Freidina | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Natalia Freidina | Reiter Engineering | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | 6 |
| 17 | Natalia Freidina | Team Novadriver | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| 18 | Jonathan Hirschi | Saintéloc Racing | | | | | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | 5 |
| 19 | Marko Vähämäki | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Ret | 4 |
| 20 | Filip Sládečka | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | DSQ | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 20 | Gerhard Tweraser | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | DSQ | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Leonid Machitski | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 22 | Riccardo Brutschin | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | | | | | 3 |
| 23 | Alexey Vasilyev | Team Novadriver | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| 24 | Kurt Mollekens | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 24 | Yves Weerts | Belgian Audi Club Team WRT | | | | | 9 | Ret | | | | | | | 2 |
| 25 | Tom Kimber-Smith | Valmon Racing Team Russia | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 26 | Albert von Thurn und Taxis | Reiter Engineering | | | | | | | 11 | 11 | | | | | 0 |
| – | Max Sandritter | Reiter Engineering | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| – | Philip Geipel | Reiter Engineering | | | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| Pos. | Driver | Team | NOG | NOG | ZOL | ZOL | NAV | NAV | ALG | ALG | MOS | MOS | NÜR | NÜR | | Total |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |

#### Teams' Championship

Teams must have two cars at a race weekend in order to be eligible for scoring points in the Teams' Championship. If a team with just one car finishes in a points position, the cars of the teams that finished below get the extra points. As well as this, Esta Motorsports did not accrue points for their one-off appearance at the Moscow event, nor did Team Novadriver for their expanded two-car entry at the Nürburgring.
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Car | NOG | NOG | ZOL | ZOL | NAV | NAV | ALG | ALG | MOS | MOS | NÜR | NÜR | Total |
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Car | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| 1 | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz | 1 101 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 359 |
| 1 | Heico Gravity-Charouz Team | Mercedes-Benz | 2 102 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 3 | 8 | 359 |
| 2 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 50 150 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 328 |
| 2 | AF Corse | Ferrari | 51 151 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 2 | 4 | 328 |
| 3 | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini | 11 111 | DSQ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 189 |
| 3 | Rhino's Leipert Motorsport | Lamborghini | 12 112 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | | | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | Ret | 189 |
| 4 | Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari | 4 104 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 158 |
| 4 | Russian Bears Motorsport | Ferrari | 5 105 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 9 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 6 | 158 |
| 5 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 15 115 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | 5 | 5 | 106 |
| 5 | Saintéloc Racing | Audi | 16 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | | | 106 |
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Car | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | Total |
| Pos. | Team | Manufacturer | Car | NOG | NOG | ZOL | ZOL | NAV | NAV | ALG | ALG | MOS | MOS | NÜR | NÜR | | Total |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Race winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| Blank | Did not participate |