2012 Rolex Sports Car Series

The 2012 Rolex Sports Car Series season was the thirteenth running of the Grand American Road Racing Association's premier series. It began with the 24 Hours of Daytona on January 28–29.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was announced on November 9, 2011. It consists of thirteen rounds. Twelve were announced that day.^[2] The final round at Lime Rock was announced November 14.^[3]

Rnd	Date	Race	Duration	Circuit	Location
1	January 28–29	Rolex 24 At Daytona	24 hours	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida
2	March 31	Porsche 250	2 hours 45 minutes	Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama
3	April 29	Grand Prix of Miami	1 hour 55 minutes^[4]	Homestead-Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida
4	May 13	Global Barter 250	2 hours 45 minutes	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey
5	June 2	Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200	2 hours	The Raceway on Belle Isle	Detroit, Michigan
6	June 9	EMCO Gears Classic	2 hours 45 minutes	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio
7	June 23	Rolex 250 Driven by VISITFLORIDA.COM	2 hours	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
8	July 1	Sahlen's Six Hours of The Glen	6 hours	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York
9	July 27	Brickyard Grand Prix	3 hours^[5]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (road course)	Speedway, Indiana
10	August 11	Continental Tire 200	2 hours	Watkins Glen International (short course)	Watkins Glen, New York
11	August 18	Montreal 200	2 hours	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Montreal, Quebec
12	September 9	Continental Tire Sports Car Festival	2 hours 45 minutes	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California
13	September 29	Championship Weekend	2 hours 45 minutes	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut

Teams and drivers

Team	No	Drivers	Chassis Engine	Class	Rounds
Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates	01	Scott Pruett	Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Memo Rojas			All
		Joey Hand			1
		Graham Rahal			1
	02	Scott Dixon	Riley Mk. XX BMW 5.0L V8	DP	1, 9
		Jamie McMurray
		Juan Pablo Montoya
		Dario Franchitti			1
Extreme Speed Motorsports	03	Guy Cosmo	Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8	GT	1, 3, 5, 8
		Johannes van Overbeek			1, 8, 12
		Ed Brown			1, 3
		Scott Sharp			1, 5
		Mike Hedlund			8, 12
Limitless Racing	08	Elivan Goulart	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	4
Limitless Racing	08	Jason Lee	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	4
Starworks Motorsport	2	Marco Andretti	Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8	DP	1
		Ryan Hunter-Reay
		Scott Mayer
		Michael Valiante
		Alex Popow			2–12
		Lucas Luhr			2–8
		Sébastien Bourdais			9–10
		Alex Tagliani			11–12
		Martin Fuentes			13
		Jorge Goncalvez			13
	8	Ryan Dalziel	Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Enzo Potolicchio			1–9
		Lucas Luhr			1, 10
		Alex Popow			1, 13
		Allan McNish			1
		Sébastien Bourdais			8
		Alex Tagliani			11–12
Magnus Racing	4	Justin Bell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Ryan Eversley
		Daniel Graeff
		Rob Yarab Jr.
	44	Andy Lally	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	All
		John Potter			All
		Richard Lietz			1
		René Rast			1
		Patrick Long			8
Action Express Racing	5	David Donohue	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Darren Law			1–4
		Christian Fittipaldi			1
		Terry Borcheller			5–13
		Jordan Taylor			10
		Paul Tracy			11–12
		Brian Frisselle			13
	9	João Barbosa	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8	DP	All
		J.C. France			1–7
		Terry Borcheller			1–4
		Max Papis			1
		Darren Law			5–13
Michael Shank Racing with Curb–Agajanian	6	Jorge Goncalvez	Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8	DP	1
		Michael McDowell
		Felipe Nasr
		Gustavo Yacamán
	60	Oswaldo Negri Jr.	Riley Mk. XX Ford 5.0L V8	DP	All
		John Pew			All
		A. J. Allmendinger			1
		Justin Wilson			1
SunTrust Racing	10	Max Angelelli	Corvette DP (Dallara DP01) Chevrolet 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Ricky Taylor			All
		Ryan Briscoe			1
Alliance Autosport	12	Jon Miller	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Hal Prewitt
		Scott Rettich
		Matt Schneider
		Daryl Shoff
Rick Ware Racing	15	Chris Cook	Ford Mustang Ford 5.0L V8	GT	1–2
		Jeffrey Earnhardt			1–2
		Timmy Hill			1, 7
		John Ware Jr.			1, 7
		Doug Harrington			1
		Kevin O'Connell			7, 9
		Jason White			9
Burtin Racing with Goldcrest Motorsports	17	Claudio Burtin	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1, 8–9
		Martin Ragginger			1, 8–9
		Sebastian Asch			1
		Jack Baldwin
		Bryan Sellers
Mühlner Motorsports America	18	Davy Jones	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Bill Lester
		John McCutchen
		Mark Thomas
	19	Scott Dollahite	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Ian Nater
		Rhett O'Doski
		Marco Seefried
		Derek Whitis
Liqui Moly Team Engstler/ Mitchum Motorsports	20	Jade Buford	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Franz Engstler
		David Murry
		Gunter Schaldach
M2 Autosport	21	Sebastian Martinez	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	3
		Julien Martinez
		Mario Monroy
Bullet Racing	22	Randy Blaylock	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Darryl O'Young
		Kevin Roush
		Brett Van Blankers
		Joe White
Alex Job Racing	23	Emmanuel Collard	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Marco Holzer
		Butch Leitzinger
		Cooper MacNeil
	24	Michael Avenatti	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Bob Faieta
		Fred Poordad
		Bill Sweedler
		Cort Wagner
NGT Motorsport	26	Henrique Cisneros	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Sean Edwards
		Carlos Kauffmann
		Nick Tandy
Marsh Racing	31	Eric Curran	Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 6.2L V8	GT	2–13
		Boris Said			2–6, 8–13
		John Heinricy			7
		Lawson Aschenbach			8
Orbit Racing/GMG	32	Nicolas Armindo	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Bret Curtis
		Shane Lewis
		James Sofronas
		Lance Willsey
	34	Michael DeFontes	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Phil Fogg
		Miroslav Konopka
		Jan Vonka
		Ronald van de Laar
Yellow Dragon Motorsports	36	Jarett Andretti	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	1
		John Andretti
		Taylor Hacquard
		Anders Krohn
Dempsey Racing	40	Joe Foster	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	1–10, 12–13
		Patrick Dempsey			1–3, 5–9, 12
		Tom Long			1, 3–4, 8–11, 13
		Charles Espenlaub			1
		Charles Putnam			1
		Scott Maxwell			4, 11
	41	Scott Maxwell	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	1, 8
		Ian James			1
		Rick Johnson
		Don Kitch Jr.
		Dan Rogers
		Charles Espenlaub			2–13
		Charles Putman			2–13
Team Sahlen	42	Wayne Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	1–8, 10, 12–13
		Dane Cameron			1–9
		Joe Nonnamaker			1, 9–12
		Will Nonnamaker			1, 8–9, 11, 13
		Joe Sahlen			12
	43	Wayne Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	1–2, 5–6, 9–13
		Joe Nonnamaker			1–8
		Will Nonnamaker			1, 3–5, 7–9
		Dane Cameron			8–13
		Joe Sahlen			8
	49	Will Nonnamaker	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	2, 6, 10, 12
	49	Joe Sahlen	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	2, 6, 10, 12
Flying Lizard Motorsports with Wright Motorsports	45	Jörg Bergmeister	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Patrick Long
		Seth Neiman
		Mike Rockenfeller
Michael Baughman Racing	46	Michael Baughman	Chevrolet Corvette Chevrolet 6.2L V8	GT	1, 5, 9–10
		Jeff Nowicki			1, 5
		Ivo Breukers			1
		Armand Fumal
		Ray Mason
		James Davison			9–10
		Sebastián Saavedra			9
Paul Miller Racing	48	Rob Bell	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Sascha Maassen
		Bryce Miller
		Mark Wilkins
Predator Performance/ 50+ Racing	50	Byron DeFloor	Riley Mk. XI BMW 5.0L V8	DP	1
		Elliott Forbes-Robinson
		Brian Johnson
		Jim Pace
		Carlos de Quesada
APR Motorsport	51	Dion von Moltke	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	All
		Jim Norman			All
		Ian Baas			1, 3, 8
		Nelson Canache Jr.			1
		Emanuele Pirro			1
	52	Marc Basseng	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	8
	52	Frank Stippler	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	8
Acumen Motorsport	55	Frank Del Vecchio	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Doug Grunnet
		Tony Kester
		Scott McKee
		Randy Pobst
AF–Waltrip	56	Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8	GT	1, 8–10
		Rob Kauffman			1, 8–10
		Travis Pastrana			1
		Michael Waltrip			1
Stevenson Motorsports	57	Robin Liddell	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8	GT	All
		John Edwards			1, 3–13
		Ronnie Bremer			1–2
	75	Matt Bell	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8	GT	1, 8–9
		Al Carter			1
		Eric Curran
		Hugh Plumb
		Ronnie Bremer			8–9
		Jordan Taylor			8
Brumos Racing	59	Andrew Davis	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	All
		Leh Keen			All
		Hurley Haywood			1
		Marc Lieb			1
Risi Competizione	62	Gianmaria Bruni	Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8	GT	1
		Giancarlo Fisichella
		Raphael Matos
	63	Olivier Beretta	Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8	GT	1, 12
		Andrea Bertolini			1
		Toni Vilander			1
		Alessandro Balzan			12–13
		Johannes van Overbeek			13
The Racer's Group	64	Eduardo Costabal	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1, 8–9
		Eliseo Salazar			1, 8–9
		Santiago Orjuela			1, 8
		Gaetano Ardagna			1
		Emilio Di Guida			1
	65	Joe Castellano	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Spencer Cox
		Mike Hedlund
		Jack McCarthy
		Jim Michaelian
	66	Ben Keating	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1, 8–9
		Dominik Farnbacher			1
		Patrick Pilet
		Allan Simonsen
		Damien Faulkner			8
		Bryan Sellers			8
		Jörg Bergmeister			9
		Bob Doyle			13
		Spencer Pumpelly			13
	67	Spencer Pumpelly	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1–8
		Steven Bertheau			1–7
		Wolf Henzler			1, 8
		Marc Goossens			1
		Jeroen Bleekemolen			1
		Al Carter			8
	68	Chris Cumming	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		Kévin Estre
		Damien Faulkner
		Carlos Gómez
		Ben Keating
		Jeroen Bleekemolen			2–3
		Emilio De Guida			2–3
AIM Autosport/ Team FXDD Racing with Ferrari	69	Emil Assentato	Ferrari 458 Italia Ferrari 4.5L V8	GT	All
		Jeff Segal			All
		Anthony Lazzaro			1, 8
		Nick Longhi
SpeedSource	70	Jonathan Bomartio	Mazda RX-8 Mazda 2.0L 3-Rotor	GT	All
		Sylvain Tremblay			All
		Marino Franchitti			1
		James Hinchcliffe			1
Grant Racing	72	Carey Grant	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	6, 9
		Kevin Grant
		Milton Grant
		Brady Refenning			9
Horton Autosport	73	Eric Foss	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	2–10, 12–13
		Patrick Lindsey			2–10, 12–13
		Ryan Eversley			8
		Jason Hart			13
Oryx Racing	74	Humaid Al Masaood	Audi R8 Grand-Am Audi 5.2L V10	GT	1–2
		Steven Kane			1–2
		Saeed Al Mehairi			1
Krohn Racing	76	Colin Braun	Lola B08/70 Ford 5.0L V8	DP	1
		Niclas Jönsson
		Tracy Krohn
		Ricardo Zonta
Doran Racing	77	Jim Lowe	Dallara DP–01 Ford 5.0L V8	DP	1, 4, 8–9
		Paul Tracy			1, 4, 8–9
		Brian Frisselle			1, 8
		Burt Frisselle			1
		Billy Johnson			1
Dick Greer Racing	82	John Fergus	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Porsche 3.8L Flat-6	GT	1
		John Finger
		Dick Greer
		Mark Hotchkis
		Owen Trinkler
Racers Edge Motorsports	87	Tony Ave	Dodge Viper Dodge 8.0L V10	GT	1, 9, 12
		Jan Heylen			1, 9, 12
		Doug Peterson			1, 12
		Maxime Soulet			1
		Emilio Valverde			1
Autohaus Motorsports	88	Jordan Taylor	Chevrolet Camaro GT.R Chevrolet 6.0L V8	GT	1–7, 9
		Paul Edwards			1–7
		Matthew Marsh			1
		Tommy Milner			1
		Bill Lester			9
Spirit of Daytona Racing	90	Richard Westbrook	Corvette DP (Coyote CPM) Chevrolet 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Antonio García			1–3, 7–10, 12–13
		Oliver Gavin			1, 8
		Jan Magnussen			1
		Michael Valiante			3–6
Turner Motorsport	93	Bill Auberlen	BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8	GT	1, 3
		Paul Dalla Lana			1, 3
		Michael Marsal			1, 13
		Dirk Müller			1
		Dirk Werner			1
		Billy Johnson			3
		Will Turner			13
	94	Paul Dalla Lana	BMW M3 BMW 5.0L V8	GT	All
		Bill Auberlen			1–3, 5–10, 12–13
		Billy Johnson			1–4, 6, 8–12
		Dirk Müller			1
		Boris Said			1
		Ben Clucas			4
GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	99	Jon Fogarty	Corvette DP (Riley XXVI) Chevrolet 5.0L V8	DP	All
		Alex Gurney			All
		Memo Gidley			1

Team changes

On August 31, 2011, it was announced that Jeff Segal was testing a Ferrari F458 at the infield road course of Homestead-Miami Speedway in preparation for the 2012 season.^[6] Segal's Grand Am career dates back to 2003, with Ferrari as his primary choice of manufacturer.
On September 1, 2011, it was announced that Riley Technologies will be debuting a new Daytona Prototype at the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona.
On September 7, 2011, it was announced that Audi was developing a version of their R8 for the Rolex Sports Car Series GT class.^[7]
On October 20, 2011, it was announced that Eric Curran and Boris Said would return to Marsh Racing, driving Chevrolet Corvettes.^[8]
On October 26, 2011, it was announced that AIM Autosport would be fielding a new Ferrari 458 Italia in the 2012 season.^[9]
On November 22, 2011, it was announced that three-time series champion Andy Lally would return to Grand-Am competition full-time, joining John Potter in the Magnus Racing Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for the full 2012 GT schedule.^[10]
On December 3, 2011, it was announced that Racers Edge Motorsports will be switching from the Mazda RX8 to the Dodge Viper.
On December 3, 2011, it was announced that AF Corse, Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman will make a partnership for the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The team will field a Ferrari F458.
On December 3, 2011, it was announced that two teams will field a Ford Mustang in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. The former Mustang team TPN Racing/BlackForest will return with the car alongside the Rick Ware Racing, which switched from a Porsche GT3 last year.

Daytona Prototype changes

On May 13, 2011, Grand Am announced that various changes would be made to the Daytona Prototypes for the 2012 season:^[11]

The greenhouse (cockpit) area will be nearly identical for all newly constructed cars. The roll cage will be narrower on each side of the car, although the driver's position will not change. There will be a one-inch zone throughout the greenhouse surface to allow for individual styling cues, including windshield implementation and window outlines.
New minimum body cross-section provisions will give the new DPs a more upright front fascia and nose, rather than the more sloped layout of today's cars. This will allow manufacturers to add more design character to their cars, making them closer to their production cars while still offering the dramatic message embodied by a prototype.
Flexibility has also been introduced into the rules for side bodywork, including production-derived sidepods and open vents behind the front wheels that will enable styling elements from street cars to be functional on the race cars.

Additional changes

On May 27, 2011, it was announced that BMW was developing a new 4.5 liter V8 which debuted at the 2012 Daytona 24.^[12] The engine is primarily derived from that of the E92 generation BMW M3.
On November 15, 2011, Chevrolet unveiled its new Corvette-inspired DP.^[13] It made its debut at the Daytona 24.

Results

Rnd	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner
1	Daytona	#8 Starworks Motorsport	#8 Starworks Motorsport	#60 Michael Shank Racing with Curb/Agajanian
		Ryan Dalziel Lucas Luhr Allan McNish Alex Popow Enzo Potolicchio	Ryan Dalziel Lucas Luhr Allan McNish Alex Popow Enzo Potolicchio	A. J. Allmendinger Oswaldo Negri John Pew Justin Wilson
		#59 Brumos Racing	#23 Alex Job Racing	#44 Magnus Racing
		Andrew Davis Hurley Haywood Leh Keen Marc Lieb	Marco Holzer Emmanuel Collard Butch Leitzinger Cooper MacNeil	Andy Lally Richard Lietz John Potter René Rast
2	Barber	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing
		Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Richard Westbrook Antonio García
		#88 Autohaus Motorsports	#67 The Racer's Group	#70 SpeedSource
		Paul Edwards Jordan Taylor	Spencer Pumpelly Steven Bertheau	Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay
3	Homestead	#8 Starworks Motorsport	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#10 SunTrust Racing
		Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio	Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor
		#44 Magnus Racing	#70 SpeedSource	#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing
		Andy Lally John Potter	Sylvain Tremblay Jonathan Bomarito	Emil Assentato Jeff Segal
4	New Jersey	#10 SunTrust Racing	#9 Action Express Racing	#10 SunTrust Racing
		Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli	João Barbosa Terry Borcheller J. C. France	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor
		#57 Stevenson Motorsports	#88 Autohaus Motorsports	#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing
		John Edwards Robin Liddell	Jordan Taylor Paul Edwards	Emil Assentato Jeff Segal
5	Belle Isle	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#9 Action Express Racing	#9 Action Express Racing
		Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney	João Barbosa J. C. France Darren Law	João Barbosa J. C. France Darren Law
		#03 Extreme Speed Motorsports	#03 Extreme Speed Motorsports	#88 Autohaus Motorsports
		Guy Cosmo Scott Sharp	Guy Cosmo Scott Sharp	Paul Edwards Jordan Taylor
6	Mid-Ohio	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing
		Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney	Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty	Richard Westbrook Michael Valiante
		#57 Stevenson Motorsports	#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing	#94 Turner Motorsport
		John Edwards Robin Liddell	Jeff Segal Emil Assentato	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson
7	Road America	#01 Chip Ganassi Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#01 Chip Ganassi Racing
		Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
		#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing	#94 Turner Motorsport	#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing
		Emil Assentato Jeff Segal	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana	Emil Assentato Jeff Segal
8	Watkins Glen Long	#01 Chip Ganassi Racing	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#9 Action Express Racing
		Scott Pruett Memo Rojas	Alex Gurney Jon Fogarty	João Barbosa Darren Law
		#75 Stevenson Motorsports	#94 Turner Motorsport	#57 Stevenson Motorsports
		Jordan Taylor Matt Bell Ronnie Bremer	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson	John Edwards Robin Liddell
9	Indianapolis	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#2 Starworks Motorsport	#2 Starworks Motorsport
		Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney	Sébastien Bourdais Alex Popow	Sébastien Bourdais Alex Popow
		#70 SpeedSource	#66 TRG	#44 Magnus Racing
		Jonathan Bomarito Sylvain Tremblay	Jörg Bergmeister Ben Keating	Andy Lally John Potter
10	Watkins Glen Short	#10 SunTrust Racing	#8 Starworks Motorsport	#8 Starworks Motorsport
		Ricky Taylor Max Angelelli	Ryan Dalziel Lucas Luhr	Ryan Dalziel Lucas Luhr
		#31 Marsh Racing	#31 Marsh Racing	#94 Turner Motorsport
		Boris Said Eric Curran	Boris Said Eric Curran	Bill Auberlen Paul Dalla Lana Billy Johnson
11	Montreal	#99 GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing	#2 Starworks Motorsport	#01 Chip Ganassi Racing
		Jon Fogarty Alex Gurney	Alex Tagliani Alex Popow	Scott Pruett Memo Rojas
		#57 Stevenson Motorsports	#69 AIM Autosport Team FXDD Racing	#57 Stevenson Motorsports
		John Edwards Robin Liddell	Jeff Segal Emil Assentato	John Edwards Robin Liddell
12	Laguna Seca	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing
		Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Richard Westbrook Antonio García
		#63 Scuderia Corsa	#63 Scuderia Corsa	#43 Team Sahlen
		Alessandro Balzan Olivier Beretta	Alessandro Balzan Olivier Beretta	Dane Cameron Wayne Nonnamaker
13	Lime Rock	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#90 Spirit of Daytona Racing	#10 SunTrust Racing
		Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Richard Westbrook Antonio García	Max Angelelli Ricky Taylor
		#57 Stevenson Motorsports	#57 Stevenson Motorsports	#57 Stevenson Motorsports
		John Edwards Robin Liddell	John Edwards Robin Liddell	John Edwards Robin Liddell

Championship standings

Source:^[14]^[15]

Daytona Prototypes

Drivers

Pos	Driver	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LGA	LIM	Points
1	Scott Pruett	6	3	2	10	3	2	1	4	2	3	1	6	7	379
1	Memo Rojas	6	3	2	10	3	2	1	4	2	3	1	6	7	379
2	Ryan Dalziel	2	4	6	2	6	5	2	3	7	1	8	3	6	367
3	Darren Law	5	9	3	4	1	6	6	1	5	8	4	5	5	355
4	David Donohue	5	9	3	4	2	3	4	7	8	6	3	9	4	348
5	Alex Popow	2	6	4	6	7	4	9	8	1	2	7	8	6	346
6	Max Angelelli	14	5	1	1	10	9	7	11	3	4	5	7	1	343
6	Ricky Taylor	14	5	1	1	10	9	7	11	3	4	5	7	1	343
7	João Barbosa	9	7	8	7	1	6	6	1	5	8	4	5	5	342
8	Jon Fogarty	13	2	9	9	4	7	10	2	10	5	2	2	3	340
8	Alex Gurney	13	2	9	9	4	7	10	2	10	5	2	2	3	340
9	Oswaldo Negri	1	8	7	3	5	8	3	6	11	7	6	4	10	334
9	John Pew	1	8	7	3	5	8	3	6	11	7	6	4	10	334
10	Richard Westbrook	8	1	5	5	9	1	8	5	9	9†	9†	1	2	305
11	Enzo Potolicchio	2	4	6	2	6	5	2	3	7					254
12	Lucas Luhr	2	6	4	6	7	4	9	8		1†				207
13	Antonio García	8	1	5				8	5	9†	9†		1	2	200
14	Terry Borcheller	9	7†	8	7	2	3	4†	7	8	6†	3†	9†	4†	178
15	Paul Tracy	7			8				10	6		3	9		145
16	Colin Braun	11				8		5	9				10		112
17	Sébastien Bourdais								3	1	2				97
18	Jim Lowe	7			8				10	6					93
19	Michael Valiante	10			5	9†	1					9†			82
20	Brian Frisselle	7							10					4	73
21	Scott Dixon	4								4					56
21	Juan Pablo Montoya	4								4					56
22	Jorge Goncalvez	3												8	53
23	Oliver Gavin	8							5						49
24	Scott Mayer	10				8†		5	9†				10†		47
25	J. C. France	9	7	8†	7†	1†	6†	6†							46
26	A. J. Allmendinger	1													35
26	Justin Wilson	1													35
27	Allan McNish	2													32
28	Michael McDowell	3													30
	Felipe Nasr	3
	Gustavo Yacamán	3
29	Dario Franchitti	4													28
29	Jamie McMurray	4								4†					28
30	Christian Fittipaldi	5													26
31	Joey Hand	6													25
31	Graham Rahal	6													25
32	Burt Frisselle	7													24
33	Martin Fuentes													8	23
33	Jan Magnussen	8													23
34	Max Papis	9													22
34	Mark Wilkins								9					9†	22
35	Billy Johnson	7†												9	22
36	Marco Andretti	10													21
36	Ryan Hunter-Reay	10													21
37	Niclas Jönsson	11													20
	Tracy Krohn	11
	Ricardo Zonta	11
38	Byron Defoor	12													19
	Carlos de Quesada	12
	Elliott Forbes-Robinson	12
	Brian Johnson	12
	Jim Pace	12
39	Memo Gidley	13													18
NC	Ryan Briscoe	14†													0
	Alex Tagliani											7/8†	3/8†
	Jordan Taylor										6†

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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 position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes

Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Chassis

Pos	Chassis	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Pts
1	Riley	1	2	2	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	427
2	Coyote	5	1	3	4	1	1	4	1	5	6	3	1	2	400
3	Dallara	7	5	1	1	10	9	7	10	3	4	5	7	1	351
4	Lola	11													20
Pos	Chassis	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Pts

Engine

Pos	Engine	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Pts
1	Chevrolet	5	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	3	4	2	1	1	424
2	Ford	1	4	4	2	5	4	2	3	1	1	6	3	6	389
3	BMW	4	3	2	10	3	2	1	4	2	3	1	6	7	382
Pos	Engine	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Pts

Grand Touring

Drivers (Top 30)

Pos	Driver	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Points
1	Emil Assentato	8	2	1	1	4	2	1	3	5	7	2	2	8	387
1	Jeff Segal	8	2	1	1	4	2	1	3	5	7	2	2	8	387
2	Robin Liddell	4	7	3	2	3	3	6	1	15	14	1	8	1	360
3	Paul Dalla Lana	16	5	5	4	5	1	2	2	4	1	12	10	16	339
4	Jonathan Bomarito	6	1	12	7	2	4	3	7	2	12	5	9	11	336
4	Sylvain Tremblay	6	1	12	7	2	4	3	7	2	12	5	9	11	336
5	Andrew Davis	3	3	6	9	13	7	5	6	3	3	4	6	15	329
5	Leh Keen	3	3	6	9	13	7	5	6	3	3	4	6	15	329
6	Dane Cameron	12	9	2	6	8	6	4	9	8	10	3	1	12	324
6	Wayne Nonnamaker	12	9	2	6	8	6	4	9	8	10	3	1	12	324
7	Andy Lally	1	4	7	3	6	5	14	21†	1	4	11	3	6	323
7	John Potter	1	4	7	3	6	5	14	21†	1	4	11	3	6	323
8	John Edwards	4			2	3	3	6	1	15	14	1	8	1	306
9	Charles Espenlaub	10	8	15	11	15	11	8	8	9	5	6	11	4	280
9	Charles Putman	10	8	15	11	15	11	8	8	9	5	6	11	4	280
10	Bill Auberlen	16	5	5		5	1	2	2	4	1		10	16†	277
11	Eric Curran	30	12	18	8	12	14	7	20	7	2	7	7	7	270
12	Boris Said	43	12	18	8	12	14		20	7	2	7	7	7	246
13	Dion von Moltke	31	11	17	14	11	13	12	18	18	13	9	12	2	241
14	Joe Nonnamaker	12	16	19	15	9	12	13	14	20	6	10	15	10	232
15	Jordan Taylor	9	6	9	5	1	9	9	5	10					221
16	Patrick Lindsey		14	11	12	10	16	10	10	19	11		16	13	199
17	Will Nonnamaker	12	17	19†	15		15	13	14	20	9	10	14	10	189
18	Spencer Pumpelly	2	10	4	10	14	8	16†	15					5	184
19	Joe Foster	10	13	14		16	10	11	16	21	16†		13	9	177
20	Paul Edwards	9	6	9	5	1	9	9							174
21	Jim Norman	31	11	17	14	11	13	12†	18	18	13	9†	12	2†	168
22	Eric Foss		14	11	12	10	16	10	10	19	11†		16	13†	161
23	Steven Bertheau	2	10	4	10	14	8	16†							142
24	Patrick Dempsey	10	13	14†		16	10	11	16	21			13		138
25	Billy Johnson	43	5†	10	4		1†		2	4	1†	12†			125
26	Ronnie Bremer	4	7	3					5	17					122
27	Tom Long	10		14	16				16			8		9	113
28	Johannes van Overbeek	13							4				5	3	102
29	Guy Cosmo	13		13		7			4						88
30	Joe Sahlen		17				15		14		9		14		86

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points classification
Blue	Non-points classification
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired, not classified (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 position
Italics - Fastest lap

Notes

Drivers denoted by † did not complete sufficient laps in order to score points.

Engine

Pos	Engine	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Points
1	Ferrari	5	2	1	1	4	2	1	3	5	7	2	2	3	397
2	Chevrolet	4	6	3	2	1	3	6	1	7	2	1	7	1	390
3	Mazda	6	1	2	6	2	4	3	7	2	5	3	1	4	379
4	Porsche	1	3	4	3	6	5	5	6	1	3	4	3	5	374
5	BMW	16	5	5	4	5	1	2	2	4	1	12	10	14	341
6	Audi	31	11	17	13	11	13	12	12	18	13	9	12	2	248
7	Ford	38	18					15		12					64
8	Dodge	42								16			17		45
Pos	Engine	R24	BIR	HOM	NJ	BEL	LEX	ELK	S6H	IMS	WAT	MON	LAG	LIM	Points

North American Endurance Championship

The 2012 season marks the start of a three-race "endurance championship" featuring the 24 Hours of Daytona, the Six Hours of Watkins Glen, and the new race at Indianapolis.^[16] In Daytona, there are points in 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours. In Watkins Glen 3 and 6 with double points, and quadruple points in Indianapolis at the end of the race.

Place	Points
1	5
2	4
3	3
4 at last	2

NAEC Daytona Prototypes

Rank	Driver	R24				S6H		IMS	Pts
Rank	Driver	6H	12H	18H	24H	3H	6H	IMS	Pts
1	Alex Popow	7	1	3	2	11	8	1	42
2	Scott Pruett	3	3	2	6	2	2	2	40
2	Memo Rojas	3	3	2	6	2	2	2	40
3	Darren Law	8	4	5	5	1	1	5	36
3	Joao Barbosa	9	6	10	9	1	1	5	36
4	Ryan Dalziel	7	1	3	2	3	3	13	34
4	Enzo Potolicchio	7	1	3	2	3	3	13	34
5	John Pew	4	2	1	1	6	6	11	32
	Oswaldo Negri	4	2	1	1	6	6	13	32
	Sébastien Bourdais					3	3	1	32
6	Alex Gurney	2	12	13	13	4	2	10	30
6	Jon Fogarty	2	12	13	13	4	2	10	30

NAEC Grand Touring

Rank	Driver	R24				S6H		IMS	Pts
Rank	Driver	6H	12H	18H	24H	3H	6H	IMS	Pts
1	Andy Lally	2	2	3	1	21	21	1	44
1	John Potter	2	2	3	1	21	21	1	44
2	Jonathan Bomarito	7	7	7	6	1	7	2	38
2	Sylvain Tremblay	7	7	7	6	1	7	2	38
3	Robin Liddell	1	4	4	4	3	1	15	35
	John Edwards	1	4	4	4	3	1	15	35
	Leh Keen	8	1	1	3	7	6	3	35
	Andrew Davis	8	1	1	3	7	6	3	35
4	Ronnie Bremer	1	4	4	4	2	5	17	31

References

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[3] "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".

[4] Race ended with 0:52 remaining due to heavy rain.

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[6] "IMSA Official Home | Race results, schedule, standings, news, drivers".

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[10] "Sprint Cup top rookie Lally returns to Grand-Am". ESPN.com. November 23, 2011.

[11] "Grand-Am outlines changes to Daytona Prototypes – Autoweek". Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

[12] AUTO RACING – GRAND-AM: New BMW DP Engine Set For 2012

[13] "Chevrolet unveils 2012 Corvette Daytona protype". Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2011.

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