# 2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season

The 2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season was the third Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on March 25 at the Interlagos and ended on November 11 at the Brasília, after eight rounds. For 2012 season, the championship have new scoring system.
After nine drivers became at last round with title chances, Rafael Daniel won for the third time, a new record in category.

## Teams and drivers

* All cars are powered by Chevrolet engines and use Chevrolet Montana chassis. All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
| Team | No. | Driver | Rounds |
| Motortech Competições | 3 | Tito Morestoni | All |
| Nascar Motorsport | 6 | Diogo Pachenki | 4–5 |
| Nascar Motorsport | 10 | Marcelo Cesquim | 7–8 |
| Nascar Motorsport | 22 | Rafael Daniel | All |
| Nascar Motorsport | 27 | Christian Castro | 1–3, 6 |
| Gramacho Competições | 7 | Rodrigo Pimenta | All |
| Gramacho Competições | 15 | Aluizio Coelho | 1–5 |
| Gramacho Competições | 96 | Eduardo Garcia | 6–8 |
| Cesquim Racing | 8 | Ney Faustine | 8 |
| Cesquim Racing | 10 | Marcelo Cesquim | 1–6 |
| Cesquim Racing | 20 | Wagner Ebrahim | 7 |
| Cesquim Racing | 47 | Marconi de Abreu | 1–2 |
| Cesquim Racing | 53 | Ronaldo Kastropil | 8 |
| Bazzo Racing | 12 | Luiz Boesel | 1 |
| CKR Racing | 16 | Carlos Kray | 6 |
| Carlos Alves Competições | 23 | Marco Cozzi | All |
| Carlos Alves Competições | 56 | João Pretto | All |
| Hot Car Competições | 25 | Tiago Geronimi | All |
| Hot Car Competições | 77 | Beto Cavaleiro | All |
| AMG Motorsport | 32 | Fernando Fortes | 1–3, 5–8 |
| AMG Motorsport | 38 | Thiago Penido | 1–3 |
| J. Star Racing | 32 | Fernando Fortes | 4 |
| J. Star Racing | 44 | Norberto Gresse | All |
| J. Star Racing | 54 | Marcelo Tomasoni | 4 |
| J. Star Racing | 88 | Leandro Romera | All |
| Mottin Racing | 46 | Andersom Toso | 6–7 |
| Mottin Racing | 64 | Vitor Genz | 7 |

## Race calendar and results

All races were held in Brazil.
| Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | March 25 | Rafael Daniel | Rafael Daniel | Norberto Gresse | J. Star Racing |
| 2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | April 15 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Hot Car Competições |
| 3 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | May 5 | Rodrigo Pimenta | Rodrigo Pimenta | Leandro Romera | J. Star Racing |
| 4 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | July 15 | Tiago Geronimi | Norberto Gresse | João Pretto | Carlos Alves Competições |
| 5 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | September 16 | Diogo Pachenki | Marco Cozzi | Marco Cozzi | Carlos Alves Competições |
| 6 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | September 30 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Hot Car Competições |
| 7 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | October 21 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Rafael Daniel | Nascar Motorsport |
| 8 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | November 11 | João Pretto | João Pretto | João Pretto | Carlos Alves Competições |

## Championship standings

* Points were awarded as follows:
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Standard | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| R8 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | INT | CUR | VEL | RIO | CAS | TAR | CUR | BRA | Pts |
| 1 | Rafael Daniel | 3 | 5 | Ret | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 142 |
| 2 | Rodrigo Pimenta | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | DSQ | 10 | 2 | 2 | 140 |
| 3 | Norberto Gresse | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 6 | 137 |
| 4 | Leandro Romera | 4 | 6 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 133 |
| 5 | João Pretto | 12 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 132 |
| 6 | Tiago Geronimi | 5 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 118 |
| 7 | Fernando Fortes | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 117 |
| 8 | Beto Cavaleiro | 10 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 111 |
| 9 | Marco Cozzi | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 107 |
| 10 | Marcelo Cesquim | Ret | 9 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 94 |
| 11 | Tito Morestoni | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 89 |
| 12 | Christian Castro | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | 2 | | | 49 |
| 13 | Aluizio Coelho | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | Ret | | | | 28 |
| 14 | Marconi de Abreu | 13 | 13 | | | | | | | 16 |
| 15 | Andersom Toso | | | | | | 7 | Ret | | 14 |
| 16 | Eduardo Garcia | | | | | | 8 | 9† | 3† | 13 |
| 16 | Luiz Boesel | 8 | | | | | | | | 13 |
| 16 | Marcelo Tomasoni | | | | 8 | | | | | 13 |
| 19 | Thiago Penido | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | | | 11 |
| 20 | Diogo Pachenki | | | | Ret | Ret | | | | 0 |
| Drivers ineligible for championship |||||||||||
| | Wagner Ebrahim | | | | | | | 3 | | 0 |
| | Vitor Genz | | | | | | | 7 | | 0 |
| | Ney Faustine | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| | Ronaldo Kastropil | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 |
| | Carlos Kray | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INT | CUR | VEL | RIO | CAS | TAR | CUR | BRA | Pts |
| 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) |

#### Notes

† Eduardo Garcia were eligible for Driver's Championship standings in Curitiba and Brasília.

### Teams' Championship

| Pos | Team | INT | CUR | VEL | RIO | CAS | TAR | CUR | BRA | Pts |
| 1 | J. Star Racing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 283 |
| 1 | J. Star Racing | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 12 | 8 | 283 |
| 2 | Carlos Alves Competições | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 239 |
| 2 | Carlos Alves Competições | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | Ret | DSQ | 239 |
| 2 | Nascar Motorsport | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 239 |
| 2 | Nascar Motorsport | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | 10 | 5 | 239 |
| 4 | Hot Car Competições | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 229 |
| 4 | Hot Car Competições | 10 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 229 |
| 5 | Gramacho Competições | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 8 | 2 | 2 | 181 |
| 5 | Gramacho Competições | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | DSQ | 10 | 9 | 3 | 181 |
| 6 | AMG Motorsport | 11 | 11 | 9 | | 4 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 116 |
| 6 | AMG Motorsport | Ret | Ret | 10 | | | | | | 116 |
| 7 | Motortech Competições | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 89 |
| 8 | Cesquim Racing | 13 | 9 | Ret | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 62 |
| 8 | Cesquim Racing | Ret | 13 | | | | | | 10 | 62 |
| 9 | Mottin Racing | | | | | | 7 | 7 | | 14 |
| 9 | Mottin Racing | | | | | | | Ret | | 14 |
| 10 | Bazzo Racing | 8 | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Teams ineligible for championship |||||||||||
| | CKR Racing | | | | | | Ret | | | 0 |
| Pos | Team | INT | CUR | VEL | RIO | CAS | TAR | CUR | BRA | Pts |
| 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) |