# 2012 V8 Supercar season

The 2012 V8 Supercar season was the sixteenth year in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian Touring car racing series. It was the 53rd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.
The season began on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the sixteenth V8 Supercar Championship, contested over 30 races at 15 events. Thirteen of these events were held in the six states and the Northern Territory of Australia, and single events were staged in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. There was also a stand-alone, non-championship event supporting the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. The season also included the thirteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the fifth time a third-tier series was contested, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series, which was expanded to six rounds for 2012.

## Race calendar

Dates sourced from:
| Event title | Circuit | Location | Race / round | Date | Winner | Report |
| Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | IVC 1 IVC 2 | 1–4 March | Jamie Whincup Will Davison | report |
| Clipsal 500 | Adelaide Street Circuit | Adelaide, South Australia | DVS 1 | 1–4 March | Chaz Mostert | |
| Eastern Creek | Eastern Creek Raceway | Sydney, New South Wales | KVTC 1 | 9–11 March | Josh Hunter | |
| V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge | Albert Park Street Circuit | Melbourne, Victoria | IVC NC | 15–18 March | Mark Winterbottom | report |
| Falken Tasmania Challenge | Symmons Plains Raceway | Launceston, Tasmania | IVC 3 IVC 4 | 30 March – 1 April | Will Davison Jamie Whincup | report |
| Mallala | Mallala Motor Sport Park | Mallala, South Australia | KVTC 2 | 13–15 April | Chris Smerdon | |
| ITM Hamilton 400 | Hamilton Street Circuit | Hamilton, New Zealand | IVC 5 IVC 6 | 20–22 April | Will Davison Mark Winterbottom | report |
| Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | IVC 7 IVC 8 IVC 9 | 4–6 May | Mark Winterbottom Will Davison Will Davison | report |
| Trading Post Perth Challenge | Barbagallo Raceway | Perth, Western Australia | DVS 2 | 4–6 May | Scott McLaughlin | |
| Phillip Island 300 | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | IVC 10 IVC 11 | 18–20 May | Mark Winterbottom Will Davison | report |
| Skycity Triple Crown | Hidden Valley Raceway | Darwin, Northern Territory | IVC 12 IVC 13 | 15–17 June | Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes | report |
| Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | KVTC 3 | 22–24 June | Josh Hunter | |
| Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | IVC 14 IVC 15 | 6–8 July | Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup | report |
| Sucrogen Townsville 400 | Townsville Street Circuit | Townsville, Queensland | DVS 3 | 6–8 July | Scott McLaughlin | |
| Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | IVC 16 IVC 17 | 3–5 August | Craig Lowndes Craig Lowndes | report |
| Coates Hire Ipswich 300 | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | DVS 4 | 3–5 August | Chaz Mostert | |
| Queensland Raceway | Queensland Raceway | Ipswich, Queensland | KVTC 4 | 10–12 August | Morgan Haber | |
| Sydney Motorsport Park 360 | Sydney Motorsport Park | Eastern Creek, New South Wales | IVC 18 IVC 19 | 24–26 August | Craig Lowndes Jamie Whincup | report |
| Dick Smith Sandown 500 | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | IVC 20 | 14–16 September | Craig Lowndes Warren Luff | report |
| Phillip Island | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit | Phillip Island, Victoria | KVTC 5 | 21–23 September | Josh Hunter | |
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | IVC 21 | 4–7 October | Jamie Whincup Paul Dumbrell | report |
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 | Mount Panorama Circuit | Bathurst, New South Wales | DVS 5 | 4–7 October | Nick Percat | |
| V8 Heritage Event | Wakefield Park | Goulburn, New South Wales | KVTC NC | 11–12 October | Chris Delfsma | |
| Armor All Gold Coast 600 | Surfers Paradise Street Circuit | Surfers Paradise, Queensland | IVC 22 IVC 23 | 19–21 October | Jamie Whincup Sébastien Bourdais Will Davison Mika Salo | report |
| Yas V8 400 | Yas Marina Circuit | Yas Island, United Arab Emirates | IVC 24 IVC 25 IVC 26 | 2–4 November | Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup Jamie Whincup | report |
| Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | IVC 27 IVC 28 | 16–18 November | Jamie Whincup Craig Lowndes | report |
| Winton | Winton Motor Raceway | Benalla, Victoria | DVS 6 | 16–18 November | Nick Percat | |
| Sandown | Sandown Raceway | Melbourne, Victoria | KVTC 6 | 23–25 November | Josh Hunter | |
| Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | IVC 29 IVC 30 | 30 November – 2 December | Craig Lowndes Will Davison | report |
| Sydney Telstra 500 | Homebush Street Circuit | Sydney, New South Wales | DVS 7 | 30 November – 2 December | Scott Pye | |
* IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship
* DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
* KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
* NC – Non-championship