2012 Brasileiro de Marcas

The 2012 Brasileiro de Marcas season was the second season of the Brasileiro de Marcas. It begin on April 22 at the Interlagos and ended on December 2 at the Curitiba, after sixteen races. Several changes occurred in the championship. Mitsubishi entered with the 2012 version of Mitisubishi Lancer GT, Honda changed to the ninth generation Honda Civic, Chevrolet used Chevrolet Cruze which replaced the Chevrolet Astra, and Toyota became an official manufacturer on the championship with Toyota Corolla XRS.^[1]

Honda driver Ricardo Mauricio won the championship. He did not win any races, but finished on the podium at ten of sixteen. Toyota won the manufacturers' championship.^[2]

Teams and drivers

All drivers were registered in Brazilian.

Team	Car	No.	Drivers	Rounds
JLM Racing	Honda Civic	0	Gustavo Martins	6
		0	Vilson Jr.	6
		2	Pedro Nunes	7–8
		6	Juliano Moro	1–6
		6	André Bragantini	All
		47	Marconi de Abreu	1–5
RZ Motorsport	Toyota Corolla XRS	1	Thiago Marques	All
RZ Motorsport	Toyota Corolla XRS	10	Ricardo Zonta	All
Amir Nasr Racing	Ford Focus	3	Vítor Meira	All
Amir Nasr Racing	Ford Focus	30	Serafin Jr.	All
Bassani Racing	Toyota Corolla XRS	5	Denis Navarro	All
Bassani Racing	Toyota Corolla XRS	70	Diego Nunes	All
Full Time Sports	Honda Civic	7	Alceu Feldmann	1, 3–4
		20	Fabio Carbone	2
		55	Tiel de Andrade	5
		77	Felipe Gama	6–8
		90	Ricardo Maurício	All
J. Star Racing	Chevrolet Cruze	8	Marcelo Tomasoni	1
		57	Claudio Caparelli	2–8
		80	Marcos Gomes	8
		81	Ricardo Sargo	1–5
			Leandro Romera	5–7
			Fernando Fortes	6–7
Serra Motosport	Mitisubishi Lancer GT	12	Carlos Padovan	All
		20	Fabio Carbone	3–8
		80	Marcos Gomes	1–2
Bassan Motorsport	Ford Focus	15	Aldo Piedade Jr.	1
		17	Fernando Galera	1–4
		27	Wilson Pinheiro	6–7
		52	Lucilio Baumer	5
		71	Marcelo Lins	2–8
Carlos Alves Competições	Chevrolet Cruze	21	Thiago Camilo	1–4
		28	Galid Osman	All
		28	Felipe Lapenna	6–8
		57	Vicente Orige	5–8
Officer ProGP	Mitisubishi Lancer GT	33	Felipe Maluhy	All
Officer ProGP	Mitisubishi Lancer GT	72	Fábio Fogaça	All

Race calendar and results

The provisional calendar was announced by the championship organisers on 20 November 2011, with Curitiba to host two races, include a support at the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil.^[3] On 25 May 2012, the race at Rio de Janeiro was moved to August.^[4] All races were held in Brazil.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	April 22	Denis Navarro	Denis Navarro	André Bragantini	JLM Racing
1	R2	Autódromo José Carlos Pace	April 22		Juliano Moro	Thiago Camilo	Carlos Alves Competições
2	R1	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	June 10	Fabio Carbone	Denis Navarro	Fabio Carbone	Full Time Sports
2	R2	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	June 10		Thiago Marques	Thiago Marques	RZ Motorsport
3	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	July 22	André Bragantini	Alceu Feldmann	André Bragantini	JLM Racing
3	R2	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	July 22		Alceu Feldmann	Ricardo Zonta	RZ Motorsport
4	R1	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	August 5	Denis Navarro	Diego Nunes	Denis Navarro	Bassani Racing
4	R2	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	August 5		Thiago Camilo	Thiago Camilo	Carlos Alves Competições
5	R1	Velopark, Nova Santa Rita	September 23	Ricardo Maurício	Thiago Marques	Thiago Marques	RZ Motorsport
5	R2	Velopark, Nova Santa Rita	September 23		Thiago Marques	Thiago Marques	RZ Motorsport
6	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã	October 28	Juliano Moro	Gustavo Martins	Felipe Gama	Full Time Sports
6	R2	Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã	October 28		Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	RZ Motorsport
7	R1	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna	November 18	André Bragantini	Felipe Gama	André Bragantini	JLM Racing
7	R2	Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna	November 18		Diego Nunes	Fábio Fogaça	Officer ProGP
8	R1	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	December 2	Felipe Gama	Ricardo Zonta	Ricardo Zonta	RZ Motorsport
8	R2	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	December 2		Ricardo Zonta	André Bragantini	JLM Racing

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Standard	25	20	16	14	12	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
R15/R16	50	40	32	28	24	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		Pts
1	Ricardo Maurício	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	Ret	2	Ret	2	5	3	Ret	2	11	232
2	Ricardo Zonta	Ret	Ret	14	4	8	1	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	7	1	5	3	1	2	213
3	Denis Navarro	2	9	2	Ret	3	6	1	5	6	2	17	9	4	5	4	Ret	201
4	Diego Nunes	6	2	5	Ret	6	16	7	2	11	4	4	3	6	2	9	7	192
5	André Bragantini	1	10†	4	DSQ†	1	5†	Ret	8†	Ret†	7	3†	15	1	Ret	Ret	1	191
6	Felipe Maluhy	Ret	8	10	5	5	2	5	3	Ret	10	6	2	9	11	13	9	154
7	Thiago Marques	Ret	DNS	6	1	Ret	Ret	6	6	1	1	10	DSQ	2	4	Ret	DNS	145
8	Fábio Fogaça	15	7	9	15	Ret	9	8	Ret	3	Ret	8	4	8	1	5	8	144
9	Vítor Meira	4	3	Ret	9	Ret	8	Ret	7	Ret	DNS	9	8	7	6	8	5	128
10	Juliano Moro	1†	10	4†	DSQ	1†	5	Ret†	8	Ret	7†	3	15†					116
11	Thiago Camilo	8	1	7	2	4	DSQ	Ret	1									101
11	Felipe Gama											1	6	10	Ret	3	4	101
13	Serafin Jr.	9	5	8	7	Ret	11	4	14	7	5	13	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	96
14	Carlos Padovan	14	12	Ret	11	9	15	10	9	Ret	8	15	Ret	11	10	11	10	74
15	Vicente Orige									9	11	11	10	Ret	7	7	5	70
16	Alceu Feldmann	7	Ret			11	4	2	4									62
17	Fabio Carbone			1	14	Ret	10	11	Ret	10	3	16	7	14	Ret	10	Ret	56
18	Claudio Caparelli			Ret	12	10	13	Ret	10	8	Ret	19	13	13	8	12	Ret	49
19	Marconi de Abreu	11	6	13	8	Ret	Ret	9	13	Ret	6							46
20	Galid Osman	10	13	12	16	12	7	12	Ret	4	Ret	12†	11	Ret†	DNS	Ret†	DNS	44
21	Marcos Gomes	5	Ret	11	6											15	3	34
22	Fernando Galera	13	11	DSQ	10	7	12	Ret	11									32
23	Marcelo Lins			15	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	12	Ret	Ret	16	16	12	14	13	25
24	Pedro Nunes													12	DSQ	6	Ret	24
25	Gustavo Martins											5	Ret†					12
25	Vilson Jr.											5†	Ret					12
26	Felipe Lappena											12	11†	Ret	DNS†	Ret	DNS†	9
27	Wilson Pinheiro											14	12	Ret	13			8
27	Ricardo Sargo	Ret	DNS	16	Ret	13	14	13	Ret	Ret†	Ret							8
29	Lucilio Baumer									Ret	9							7
30	Marcelo Tomasoni	12	Ret															4
31	Leandro Romera									Ret	Ret†	18†	14	15†	Ret			3
31	Fernando Fortes											18	14†	15	Ret†			3
32	Aldo Piedade Jr.	Ret	Ret															0
32	Tiel de Andrade									Ret	Ret							0
Pos	Driver	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes:

† — Driver not racing, but scored points to participate with partner.

Manufacturers' Championship

Pos	Manufacturer	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		Pts
1	Toyota	2	2	2	1	3	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	2	1	2	559
1	Toyota	6	9	5	4	6	6	6	5	5	2	7	3	4	3	4	4	559
2	Honda	1	4	1	3	1	3	2	4	2	7	1	5	1	Ret	2	1	541
2	Honda	3	6	3	8	2	4	3	8	Ret	6	2	6	3	Ret	3	4	541
3	Mitsubishi	5	7	9	5	5	2	5	3	3	3	6	2	8	1	5	8	338
3	Mitsubishi	14	8	10	6	9	9	8	9	10	8	8	4	9	10	11	9	338
4	Chevrolet	8	1	7	2	4	7	12	1	4	11	11	10	13	7	7	3	286
4	Chevrolet	10	13	12	12	10	13	13	10	8	Ret	12	11	15	8	12	5	286
5	Ford	4	3	9	7	7	8	4	7	7	5	9	8	7	6	8	5	238
5	Ford	9	5	15	9	Ret	11	Ret	11	12	9	13	12	16	9	14	12	238
Pos	Manufacturer	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		Pts

Teams' Championship

Pos	Team	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		Pts
1	Full Time Sports	3	4	1	3	2	3	2	4	2	Ret	1	5	3	Ret	2	4	422
1	Full Time Sports	7	Ret	3	14	4	11	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	6	10	Ret	3	11	422
2	Bassani Racing	2	2	2	Ret	3	6	1	2	6	2	4	3	4	2	4	7	383
2	Bassani Racing	6	9	5	Ret	6	16	7	5	11	4	17	9	6	5	9	Ret	383
3	RZ Motorsport	Ret	Ret	6	1	8	1	6	6	1	1	7	1	2	3	1	2	358
3	RZ Motorsport	Ret	DNS	14	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	10	DSQ	5	4	Ret	DNS	358
4	Officer ProGP	15	7	9	5	5	2	5	3	3	10	6	2	8	1	5	8	291
4	Officer ProGP	Ret	8	10	15	Ret	9	8	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	4	9	11	13	9	291
5	JLM Racing	1	6	4	8	1	5	9	8	Ret	7	3	15	1	Ret	6	1	273
5	JLM Racing	11	10	13	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	6	5	Ret	12	DSQ	Ret	Ret	273
6	Carlos Alves Competições	8	1	7	2	4	7	12	1	4	11	11	10	Ret	7	7	5	220
6	Carlos Alves Competições	10	13	12	16	12	DSQ	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	12	11	Ret	DNS	Ret	DNS	220
7	Amir Nasr Racing	4	3	8	7	Ret	8	4	7	7	5	9	8	7	6	8	5	216
7	Amir Nasr Racing	9	5	Ret	9	Ret	11	Ret	14	Ret	DNS	13	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	10	216
8	Serra Motorsport	5	12	11	6	9	10	10	9	10	3	15	7	11	10	10	10	152
8	Serra Motorsport	14	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	15	11	Ret	Ret	8	16	Ret	14	Ret	11	Ret	152
9	J. Star Racing	12	Ret	16	12	10	13	13	10	8	Ret	18	13	13	8	12	3	98
9	J. Star Racing	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret	13	14	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	19	14	15	Ret	15	Ret	98
10	Bassan Motorsport	13	11	15	10	7	12	Ret	11	12	9	14	12	16	12	14	13	74
10	Bassan Motorsport	Ret	Ret	DSQ	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	13			74
Pos	Team	INT		BRA		CUR		RIO		VEL		TAR		LON		CUR		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)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)

References

^ "Copa Petrobras de Marcas dá boas-vindas aos novos modelos para a temporada 2012". brasileirodemarcas.com.br (in Portuguese). (Vicar). Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
^ "De Honda Civic, Ricardo Maurício é campeão da Copa Petrobras de Marcas". brasileirodemarcas.com.br (in Portuguese). (Vicar). Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
^ "Copa Petrobras de Marcas já tem calendário definido para a temporada 2012". brasileirodemarcas.com.br. Vicar. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
^ "Por choque de datas com Rio+20, Brasileiro de Marcas transfere etapa do RJ para agosto". grandepremio.com.br. Grande Prêmio. Retrieved 25 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

Official website (in Portuguese)

[1] "Copa Petrobras de Marcas dá boas-vindas aos novos modelos para a temporada 2012". brasileirodemarcas.com.br (in Portuguese). (Vicar). Archived from the original on 2 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.

[2] "De Honda Civic, Ricardo Maurício é campeão da Copa Petrobras de Marcas". brasileirodemarcas.com.br (in Portuguese). (Vicar). Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

[3] "Copa Petrobras de Marcas já tem calendário definido para a temporada 2012". brasileirodemarcas.com.br. Vicar. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

[4] "Por choque de datas com Rio+20, Brasileiro de Marcas transfere etapa do RJ para agosto". grandepremio.com.br. Grande Prêmio. Retrieved 25 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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