List of 2012 motorsport champions

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2012 motorsport champions
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This list of 2012 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with championships decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races where the season was completed during the 2012 calendar year.

Drag racing

Series Champion Refer
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Antron Brown 2012 NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season
Funny Car: United States Jack Beckman
Pro Stock: United States Allen Johnson
Pro Stock Motorcycle: United States Eddie Krawiec
European Drag Racing Championship Top Fuel: Finland Risto Poutianen
Top Methanol Dragster: Malta Manty Bugeja
Top Methanol Funny Car: Sweden Leif Andréasson
Pro Stock Car: Sweden Thomas Lindström
Pro Stock Modified: Sweden Michael Gullqvist

Drifting

Karting

Series Driver Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship KF1: Italy Flavio Camponeschi
U18 KF3: United Kingdom Henry Easthope
CIK-FIA KF3 World Cup Italy Luca Corberi
CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy Finland Joonas Lappalainen 2012 CIK-FIA Karting Academy Trophy
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship KF2: United Kingdom Ben Barnicoat
KZ1: Netherlands Jorrit Pex
KF3: United Kingdom George Russell
KZ2: Lithuania Simas Juodvirsis
WSK Euro Series KZ1: Netherlands Jorrit Pex
KZ2: Lithuania Simas Juodvirsis
KF2: Monaco Charles Leclerc
KF3: Spain Álex Palou
60 Mini: Italy Leonardo Lorandi
Rotax Max Challenge DD2: United Kingdom Ben Cooper
DD2 Masters: South Africa Cristiano Morgado
MAX: Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Junior: United Kingdom Harry Webb
Nations Cup: United Kingdom United Kingdom

Motorcycle racing

Open wheel racing

Series Champions References
FIA Formula One World Championship Germany Sebastian Vettel 2012 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: Austria Red Bull-Renault
GP2 Series Italy Davide Valsecchi[1] 2012 GP2 Series
Teams: France DAMS[2]
GP3 Series New Zealand Mitch Evans[3] 2012 GP3 Series
Teams: France Lotus GP[4]
IndyCar Series United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[5] 2012 IndyCar Series season
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
Rookie: France Simon Pagenaud
Oval: United States Ryan Hunter-Reay
Road: Australia Will Power
Firestone Indy Lights France Tristan Vautier[6] 2012 Indy Lights season
Teams: United States Sam Schmidt Motorsports
Formula Nippon Championship Japan Kazuki Nakajima 2012 Formula Nippon Championship
Teams: Japan Dandelion Racing
Auto GP World Series United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[7] 2012 Auto GP World Series season
Teams: United Kingdom Super Nova International[8]
Under 21 Trophy: United Kingdom Adrian Quaife-Hobbs[7]
FIA Formula Two Championship United Kingdom Luciano Bacheta[9] 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship season
Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship South Africa Jayde Kruger 2012 Formula Volkswagen South Africa Championship
Toyota Racing Series New Zealand Nick Cassidy[10] 2012 Toyota Racing Series
Formula Challenge Japan Japan Nobuharu Matsushita 2012 Formula Challenge Japan
Atlantic Championship Series United States David Grant 2012 Atlantic Championship
JAF Japan Formula 4 East: Japan Ryōsuke Takehira 2012 JAF Japan Formula 4
West: Japan Kosuke Hattori
Star Mazda Championship United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth[11] 2012 Star Mazda Championship season
ADAC Formel Masters Germany Marvin Kirchhöfer[12] 2012 ADAC Formel Masters
Teams: Germany Lotus[13]
BOSS GP Series Netherlands Klaas Zwart 2012 BOSS GP Series
Teams: United Kingdom Team Ascari
Formula: Austria Bernd Herndlhofer
Masters: Austria Johann Ledermair
Historic Formula One Championship Spain Joaquin Folch 2012 Historic Formula One Championship
Formula Three
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Spain Daniel Juncadella 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
Formula 3 Euro Series Spain Daniel Juncadella 2012 Formula 3 Euro Series season
Rookie: Germany Pascal Wehrlein
Teams: Italy Prema Powerteam[14]
Nations:  Germany
British Formula 3 Championship United Kingdom Jack Harvey[15] 2012 British Formula 3 season
Rookie: Australia Spike Goddard[16]
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile José Luis Riffo 2012 Chilean Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship Sweden Jimmy Eriksson[17] 2012 German Formula Three season
Trophy: Germany André Rudersdorf[18]
Rookie: Austria Lucas Auer[19]
Italian F3 European Series Italy Riccardo Agostini 2012 Italian Formula Three season
Rookie: Italy Riccardo Agostini[20]
Teams: Italy Prema Powerteam
Italian F3 Italian Series Italy Riccardo Agostini
Teams: Italy Prema Powerteam
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Japan Ryō Hirakawa 2012 Japanese Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Japan RSS
National: Japan Daiki Sasaki
European F3 Open Championship Italy Niccolò Schirò 2012 European F3 Open season
Copa: Italy Kevin Giovesi[21]
Teams: Italy RP Motorsport
MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup United Kingdom Chris Dittmann 2012 MotorSport Vision Formula Three Cup
Teams: United Kingdom Omicron Motorsport
Cup: United Kingdom Tristan Cliffe
Trophy: United Kingdom Chris Dittmann
Australian Drivers' Championship United Kingdom James Winslow 2012 Australian Drivers' Championship
Austria Formula 3 Cup Germany André Rudersdorf
Formula 3 Sudamericana Brazil Fernando Resende 2012 Formula 3 Sudamericana season
Light: Brazil Higor Hoffman
Formula Renault
Formula Renault 3.5 Series Netherlands Robin Frijns 2012 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season
Teams: France Tech 1 Racing
Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne 2012 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 season
Teams: Germany Josef Kaufmann Racing
Formula Renault Northern European Cup United Kingdom Jake Dennis 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 NEC season
Teams: United Kingdom Fortec Motorsports
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Russia Daniil Kvyat 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season
Junior: Finland Patrick Kujala
Teams: France Tech 1 Racing
French F4 Championship France Alexandre Baron[22] 2012 French F4 Championship season
Formula Renault Challenge 2.0 Italia Italy Kevin Gilardoni[23] 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Italia season
Formula Renault BARC United Kingdom Scott Malvern[24] 2012 Formula Renault BARC season
Winter Series: United Kingdom Seb Morris[25]
Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina Argentina Carlos Javier Merlo 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Argentina
Asian Formula Renault Challenge Japan Yosuke Yamazaki 2012 Asian Formula Renault Challenge season
Teams: Hong Kong Buzz Racing
IFC: Canada Wayne Shen
IFC Teams: China Asia Racing Team
Austria Formel Renault Cup Switzerland Thomas Amweg 2012 Austria Formel Renault Cup season
Formula Monza Sweden Erik Johansson
V de V Challenge Monoplace France Hugo Blanchot 2012 V de V Challenge Monoplace
Formula Abarth
Formula Abarth European Series Brazil Nicolas Costa[26] 2012 Formula Abarth season
Rookie: Uruguay Santiago Urrutia
Teams: Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec
Formula Abarth Italian Series Brazil Nicolas Costa[26]
Teams: Italy Euronova Racing by Fortec
Formula Pilota China Italy Antonio Giovinazzi 2012 Formula Pilota China season
Best Asian Driver Trophy: India Parth Ghorpade
Teams: Philippines Eurasia Motorsport
Formula Russia Russia Konstantin Tereshchenko[27]
Formula BMW
JK Racing Asia Series South Africa Aston Hare 2012 JK Racing Asia Series season
Teams: United States EuroInternational
Formula LO Switzerland Levin Amweg[28] 2012 Formula LO season
Rookie: Germany Freddy Killensberger
Teams: Germany GU-Racing
InterSteps Championship United Kingdom Matt Parry[29]
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Jack Le Brocq 2012 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Finland Antti Buri[30] 2012 British Formula Ford season
EcoBoost: Finland Antti Buri[31]
Duratec: United Kingdom Matt Rao[31]
EcoBoost Rookie: Ecuador Julio Moreno[31]
Duratec Rookie: United Kingdom George Blundell[31]
Teams: United Kingdom JTR[31]
Constructors: France Mygale[31]
Nations:  Finland[31]
U.S. F2000 National Championship Australia Matthew Brabham[32] 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship
National: Norway Henrik Furuseth
Teams: United States Cape Motorsports with Wayne Taylor Racing
U.S. F2000 Winterfest United States Spencer Pigot 2012 U.S. F2000 Winterfest
F1600 Championship Series Finland Matias Köykkä 2012 F1600 Championship Series
F2000 Championship Series Venezuela Roberto La Rocca 2012 F2000 Championship Series season
Formula Ford Denmark Denmark Nicolai Sylvest
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Andre Heimgartner 2011–12 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship
Pacific F2000 Championship United States Bobby Kelley 2012 Pacific F2000 Championship
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Ross McEwan
Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series Canada Michael Adams 2012 Toyo Tires F1600 Championship Series

Rallying

Series Champions References
World Rally Championship France Sébastien Loeb
Monaco Daniel Elena
2012 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturers: France Citroën
European Rally Championship Finland Juho Hänninen
Finland Mikko Markkula
2012 European Rally Championship season
Intercontinental Rally Challenge Norway Andreas Mikkelsen
Norway Ola Fløene
2012 Intercontinental Rally Challenge season
African Rally Championship Zambia Mohammed Essa 2012 African Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Zimbabwe Greg Stead
Asia-Pacific Rally Championship Australia Chris Atkinson 2012 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Belgium Stéphane Prévot
Australian Rally Championship 2WD: Australia Eli Evans 2012 Australian Rally Championship
2WD Co-Drivers: Australia Glen Weston
4WD: Australia Michael Boaden
4WD Co-Drivers: Australia Helen Cheers
British Rally Championship Republic of Ireland Keith Cronin 2012 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Marshall Clarke
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Antoine L'Estage 2012 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Nathalie Richard
Central European Zone Rally Championship Class 2: Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz 2012 Central European Zone Rally Championship
Production: Hungary Zoltán Bessenyey
2WD: Poland Radoslaw Typa
Historic: Hungary Ferenc Wirtmann
Codasur South American Rally Championship Paraguay Gustavo Saba
Czech Rally Championship Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 2012 Czech Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Czech Republic Pavel Dresler
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Mark Wallenwein
Estonian Rally Championship Estonia Rainer Aus 2012 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Estonia Rein Jõessar
French Rally Championship France Jean-Marie Cuoq
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Miklós Kazár
Co-Drivers: Hungary Ramón Ferencz
Indian National Rally Championship India Amittrajit Ghosh
Co-Drivers: India Ashwin Naik
Italian Rally Championship Italy Paolo Andreucci
Co-Drivers: Italy Anna Andreussi
Manufacturers: France Peugeot
Middle East Rally Championship Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah
NACAM Rally Championship Mexico Ricardo Triviño 2012 NACAM Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Mexico Marco Hernández
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Richard Mason 2012 New Zealand Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: New Zealand Sara Mason
Polish Rally Championship Poland Kajetan Kajetanowicz
Rally America United Kingdom David Higgins
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Craig Drew
Romanian Rally Championship France François Delecour
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom David Bogie 2012 Scottish Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Kevin Rae
Slovak Rally Championship Poland Grzegorz Grzyb
Co-Drivers: Poland Robert Hundla
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Mark Cronje
Co-Drivers: South Africa Robin Houghton
Manufacturers: United States Ford
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Miguel Ángel Fuster
Co-Drivers: Spain Ignacio Aviñó

Rallycross

Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship Supercar: Russia Timur Timerzyanov 2012 European Rallycross Championship
Super1600: Norway Andreas Bakkerud
TouringCar: Sweden Anton Marklund
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Julian Godfrey
Global Rallycross United States Tanner Foust 2012 Global RallyCross Championship

Sports car and GT

Series Champions References
FIA World Endurance Championship Germany André Lotterer[33]
France Benoît Tréluyer[33]
Switzerland Marcel Fässler[33]
2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
Manufacturers' WC: Germany Audi[34]
Manufacturers' WC: Italy Ferrari[35]
LMP1 Trophy: Switzerland Rebellion Racing[36]
LMP2 Trophy: United States Starworks Motorsport[36]
LMGTE Pro Trophy: Italy AF Corse[35]
LMGTE Am Trophy: France Larbre Compétition[33]
FIA GT1 World Championship Germany Marc Basseng[37]
Germany Markus Winkelhock[37]
2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season
Teams: Germany All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport[37]
FIA GT3 European Championship Austria Dominik Baumann[38]
Germany Maximilian Buhk[38]
2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season
Teams: Czech Republic Heico Gravity-Charouz Team[38]
American Le Mans Series LMPC: Venezuela Alex Popow[39] 2012 American Le Mans Series season
GT: United Kingdom Oliver Gavin[39]
GT: United States Tommy Milner[39]
GTC: United States Cooper MacNeil[39]
ADAC GT Masters Germany Sebastian Asch
Germany Maximilian Götz
2012 ADAC GT Masters season
Teams: Germany MS Racing Team
Amateurs: Germany Swen Dolenc
Australian GT Championship Australia Klark Quinn 2012 Australian GT Championship season
Trophy: Australia Dean Koutsoumidis
Australia Andrew McInnes
Challenge: Australia Jan Jinadasa
Sports: Australia Darren Berry
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Kerry Baily 2012 Australian Sports Sedan season
British GT Championship GT3: Switzerland Daniele Perfetti
GT3: United Kingdom Michael Caine
2012 British GT Championship
GT4: United Kingdom Jody Fannin
GT4: United Kingdom Warren Hughes
GTC: United Kingdom Gary Eastwood
GTC: United Kingdom Ryan Hooker
Porsches
Porsche Supercup Germany René Rast[40] 2012 Porsche Supercup season
Teams: Germany Hermes Attempto Racing[40]
Rookie: Denmark Nicki Thiim[40]

Stock car racing

Touring car racing

Series Champion References
World Touring Car Championship United Kingdom Robert Huff 2012 World Touring Car Championship season
Manufacturers: United States Chevrolet
British Touring Car Championship United Kingdom Gordon Shedden 2012 British Touring Car Championship
Teams: United Kingdom Honda Yuasa Racing Team
Manufacturers: Japan Honda
Independents: United Kingdom Andrew Jordan
Independents Teams: United Kingdom Pirtek Racing
Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters Canada Bruno Spengler 2012 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters
Teams: Germany BMW Team Schnitzer
Manufacturers: Germany BMW
Eurocup Mégane Trophy Spain Albert Costa 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season
Teams: Italy Oregon Team
European Touring Car Cup Super 2000: Spain Fernando Monje[44] 2012 European Touring Car Cup season
Super 1600: Germany Kevin Krammes[44]
Super Production: Russia Nikolay Karamyshev[44]
Single-Makes Trophy: Norway Stian Paulsen[45]
V8 Supercars Championship Australia Jamie Whincup 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
Teams: Australia Triple Eight Race Engineering
Manufacturers: Australia Holden
Dunlop V8 Supercar Series New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 2012 Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
New Zealand V8s New Zealand Angus Fogg[46] 2011–12 New Zealand V8 season
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Cacá Bueno 2012 Stock Car Brasil season
Súper TC2000 Argentina José María López 2012 Súper TC2000
V8SuperTourers New Zealand John McIntyre 2012 V8SuperTourer season
Teams: New Zealand MPC Motorsport
Sprint: New Zealand John McIntyre
Endurance: New Zealand Scott McLaughlin
Endurance: Australia Jonathon Webb
ADAC Procar Series Germany Jens Guido Weimann 2012 ADAC Procar Series
Teams: Germany Thate Motorsport
Australian Saloon Car Series Australia Simon Tabinor 2012 Australian Saloon Car Series
Australian Suzuki Swift Series Australia Allan Jarvis 2012 Australian Suzuki Swift Series
Brasileiro de Marcas Brazil Ricardo Maurício 2012 Brasileiro de Marcas
Teams: Brazil Full Time Sports
Manufacturers: Japan Toyota
Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship SC09: France Alban Varutti 2011–12 Chevrolet Supercars Middle East Championship
SC06: Bahrain Nasser Al Alawi

Truck racing

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