# 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

The 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season was the eighth season of the Renault–supported touring car category, a one-make racing series that is part of the World Series by Renault.

## Driver lineup

| Team | No. | Driver | Status | Rounds |
| Oregon Team | 1 | Nicolas Milan | | 1–3 |
| Oregon Team | 1 | Roberto Moreno | | 4 |
| Oregon Team | 1 | Marguerite Laffite | | 5–7 |
| Oregon Team | 2 | Enrico Bettera | G | 1–4, 6 |
| Oregon Team | 2 | "Navajo" | G | 5–6 |
| Oregon Team | 2 | Omar Mambretti | G | 5 |
| Oregon Team | 3 | Kevin Gilardoni | | All |
| Oregon Team | 4 | Fabien Thuner | | All |
| Oregon Team | 8 | Niccolò Nalio | | All |
| Oregon Team | 14 | Albert Costa | | All |
| Torino Motorsport | 2 | "Navajo" | G | 7 |
| Torino Motorsport | 2 | Andrea Boffo | G | 7 |
| TDS Racing | 5 | Jeroen Schothorst | G | All |
| TDS Racing | 6 | Bas Schothorst | | All |
| TDS Racing | 7 | Wim Beelen | G | 1–2, 6–7 |
| TDS Racing | 7 | Tom Coronel | | 3–4 |
| TDS Racing | 7 | Tim Coronel | | 5 |
| TDS Racing | 12 | Kelvin Snoeks | | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 9 | Jean-Charles Miginiac | G | All |
| Team Lompech Sport | 10 | David Dermont | | 1–2 |
| Team Lompech Sport | 10 | Thibault Bossy | | 3, 6–7 |
| Team Lompech Sport | 10 | Stefano Comini | | 4–5 |
| PujolaRacing | 11 | Toni Forne | G | 1, 6–7 |
| PujolaRacing | 11 | Bruce Lorgère-Roux | | 2–3 |
| Equipe Verschuur | 15 | Richard Kressner | G | 6 |
| AFK Motorsport | 23 | Oliver Freymuth | G | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Algarve Pro Racing Team | 24 | Michael Munemann | G | 1–3, 5–7 |
| Algarve Pro Racing Team | 25 | Rembert Berg | G | 3 |
| Algarve Pro Racing Team | 25 | Jakub Knoll | | 6 |
| Icon | Class |
| G | Gentleman Driver |

### Driver changes
#### Changed teams

* Fabien Thuner switched from Boutsen Energy Racing to Oregon Team.
* David Dermont moved to Team Lompech Sport.
* Bas Schothorst and Jeroen Schothorst both moved to TDS Racing.

#### Entering Eurocup Mégane Trophy

* Eurocup Clio champion Nicolas Milan, Formula Renault Alps driver Kevin Gilardoni and Formula Renault 3.5 Series driver Albert Costa debuted with Oregon Team.
* FIA Formula Two Championship driver Kelvin Snoeks entered the championship for TDS Racing.

### Team changes

* Boutsen Energy Racing, Equipe Verschuur, Brixia Horse Power and Blue Jumeirah Team have all left the Eurocup Mégane Trophy.

### Mid-season changes

* Rembert Berg debuted in the series, joining Michael Munemann in the Algarve Pro Racing Team.
* Tom Coronel made his debut in the series, replacing Wim Beelen from the Nürburgring round onwards.
* David Dermont was replaced by Thibault Bossy at Nürburgring. Defending series champion Stefano Comini replaced Bossy for the Moscow round.
* Bruce Lorgère-Roux replaced Toni Forne after the opening round at Alcañiz.
* Roberto Moreno made his debut in the series, replacing Nicolas Milan at the Moscow event.

## Race calendar and results

The calendar for the 2012 season was announced on 10 October 2011, the day after the end of the 2011 season. Silverstone Circuit was dropped from the calendar in favour of a round at the new Moscow Raceway in Russia. All seven rounds will form meetings of the 2012 World Series by Renault season.
| Round | Round | Circuit | Country | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
| 1 | R1 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | Spain | 5 May | Albert Costa | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 1 | R2 | Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz | Spain | 6 May | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 2 | R1 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | 2 June | Niccolò Nalio | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 2 | R2 | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | Belgium | 3 June | Niccolò Nalio | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 3 | R1 | Nürburgring | Germany | 30 June | Albert Costa | Fabien Thuner | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 3 | R2 | Nürburgring | Germany | 1 July | Albert Costa | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 4 | R1 | Moscow Raceway | Russia | 14 July | Albert Costa | Niccolò Nalio | Fabien Thuner | Oregon Team |
| 4 | R2 | Moscow Raceway | Russia | 15 July | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 5 | R1 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | Hungary | 15 September | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 5 | R2 | Hungaroring, Mogyoród | Hungary | 16 September | Kevin Gilardoni | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 6 | R1 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | France | 29 September | Bas Schothorst | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 6 | R2 | Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet | France | 30 September | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |
| 7 | R1 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | Spain | 20 October | Kevin Gilardoni | Bas Schothorst | Bas Schothorst | TDS Racing |
| 7 | R2 | Circuit de Catalunya, Montmeló | Spain | 21 October | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Albert Costa | Oregon Team |

## Championship standings

* Points for both championships were awarded as follows:
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
| 25 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |

### Drivers' Championship

| Pos | Driver | ALC | ALC | SPA | SPA | NÜR | NÜR | MSC | MSC | HUN | HUN | LEC | LEC | CAT | CAT | Points |
| 1 | Albert Costa | 2 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 251 |
| 2 | Bas Schothorst | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 247 |
| 3 | Kevin Gilardoni | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | DSQ | 2 | 160 |
| 4 | Niccolò Nalio | 3 | 2 | DNS | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Ret | 3 | 3 | Ret | 3 | 153 |
| 5 | Fabien Thuner | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | Ret | 131 |
| 6 | Kelvin Snoeks | 6 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | DNS | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 82 |
| 7 | Jean-Charles Miginiac | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | Ret | 6 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 69 |
| 8 | Thibault Bossy | | | | | 11 | 3 | | | | | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 46 |
| 9 | Nicolas Milan | 8 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 10 | Jeroen Schothorst | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
| 11 | Stefano Comini | | | | | | | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | | | | | 36 |
| 12 | Toni Forne | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 17 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 28 |
| 13 | Wim Beelen | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 8 | | | | | | | 12 | Ret | 2 | 8 | 26 |
| 14 | Bruce Lorgère-Roux | | | 6 | DNS | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 15 | Michael Munemann | 12 | 9 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | | | 10 | 8 | 8 | DSQ | Ret | DNS | 16 |
| 16 | Tom Coronel | | | | | Ret | 13 | Ret | 3 | | | | | | | 15 |
| 17 | Oliver Freymuth | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 8 | | | NC | Ret | 16 | NC | Ret | 10 | 14 |
| 18 | David Dermont | Ret | Ret | DSQ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 19 | Richard Kressner | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Ret | | | 8 |
| 20 | Roberto Moreno | | | | | | | Ret | 8 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 21 | Jakub Knoll | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 9 | | | 4 |
| 22 | Enrico Bettera | 11 | 11 | DSQ | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | | | 15 | | | | 2 |
| 23 | Rembert Berg | | | | | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | "Old Navajo" | | | | | | | | | DSQ | | | Ret | DSQ | | 0 |
| Guest drivers ineligible for points |||||||||||||||||
| | Tim Coronel | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | | | | | 0 |
| | Marguerite Laffite | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 0 |
| | Omar Mambretti | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 0 |
| | Andrea Boffo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ALC | ALC | SPA | SPA | NÜR | NÜR | MSC | MSC | HUN | HUN | LEC | LEC | CAT | CAT | Points |
| 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) |