The 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season was the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's World Challenge series. All races were televised by NBC Sports Network. All telecasts were tape-delayed, with all races being streamed live.

Format change

The series began using a four class format. A new "touring car B-spec" class was introduced, similar to the SCCA's amateur divisions, using vehicles such as the Fiat 500, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Nissan Versa. The new class debuted at the event at Miller.

Schedule Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011, with an additional three rounds announced November 18, and the round at St. Petersburg announced January 4. A second Touring Car race was later added to the Mid-Ohio round. The GT and GTS classes had 12 races, Touring Car had 14, and Touring Car B-Spec had 9.

Rnd Date Circuit Location Classes Supporting 1 March 24 Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida GT, GTS, TC (x2) IndyCar Series 2 April 15 Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California GT, GTS IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series 3 April 28–29 Miller Motorsports ParkThe GT and GTS classes raced on the Outer Course, while the TC and TCB classes raced on the West Course. Tooele, Utah GT, GTSTC, TCB (x3) K&N Pro Series West 4 May 11 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California GT, GTS, TC American Le Mans Series 5 June 1–3 The Raceway on Belle Isle Detroit, Michigan GT, GTS (x2) IndyCar Series 6 June 22–24 Canadian Tire Motorsport Park Bowmanville, Ontario GT, GTS (x2)TC, TCB (x3) Headliner 7 August 3–5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio GT, GTS, TC (x2) IndyCar Series/American Le Mans Series 8 August 24 Sonoma Raceway (Indy course) Sonoma, California GT, GTSTC, TCB (x3) IndyCar Series

Race results Rnd Circuit GT Winning Car GTS Winning Car TC Winning Car TCB Winning Car GT Winning Driver GTS Winning Driver TC Winning Driver TCB Winning Driver 1 St. Petersburg #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate Johnny O'Connell Justin Bell Michael Cooper #1 Porsche 911 GT3 #50 Ford Mustang Boss 302S #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate Lawson Aschenbach Justin Bell Michael Cooper 2 Long Beach #8 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #68 Porsche Cayman S Did not participate Did not participate Andy Pilgrim Jack Baldwin 3 Miller Motorsport Park Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #00 Fiat 500 Todd Lamb Jonathan Start Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #00 Fiat 500 Michael Cooper Jonathan Start #1 Porsche 911 GT3 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate Patrick Long Andy Lee Did not participate Did not participate #33 Volkswagen GLI #45 Honda Fit Tristan Herbert Sage Marie 4 Laguna Seca #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate Randy Pobst Peter Cunningham Todd Lamb 5 Belle Isle #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate Johnny O'Connell Andy Lee #3 Cadillac CTS-V Coupe #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate Johnny O'Connell Andy Lee 6 Mosport Park #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #36 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate Mike Skeen Michael Galati Did not participate Did not participate #43 Volkswagen GLI #73 Honda Fit Jeff Altenburg Andre Rapone Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #73 Honda Fit Michael Cooper Andre Rapone Did not participate Did not participate #82 Honda Civic Si #73 Honda Fit Gary Kwok Andre Rapone #02 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 #38 Kia Optima Did not participate Did not participate Mike Skeen Mark Wilkins 7 Mid-Ohio #6 Volvo S60 #42 Acura TSX #03 Mazdaspeed3 Did not participate Randy Pobst Peter Cunningham Michael Cooper #6 Volvo S60 #60 Porsche Cayman S #71 Honda Civic Si Did not participate Randy Pobst Kevin Gleason Todd Lamb 8 Sonoma #9 Volvo S60 #20 Chevrolet Camaro Did not participate Did not participate Alex Figge Andy Lee Did not participate Did not participate #08 Volvo C30 #45 Honda Fit Robert Thorne Conner Ford Did not participate Did not participate #71 Honda Civic Si #90 Kia Rio Todd Lamb Russell Smith Did not participate Did not participate #03 Mazdaspeed3 #92 Kia Rio Michael Cooper Jeff Lepper

Championships

Drivers' Championships Championship points are awarded to drivers based on qualifying and finishing positions. In addition, 5 bonus points are awarded to a driver leading a lap during a race, and 5 bonus points are awarded to the driver leading the most laps. Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Race 140 110 95 85 80 76 72 68 64 60 57 54 51 48 45 43 41 39 37 35 33 31 29 27 25 Qualifying 15 12 9 6 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

GT Pos Driver Car STP LBH UTA LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 Johnny O'Connell Cadillac CTS-V 1 2 3 2 7 1 1 2 10 3 7 5 1348 2 Andy Pilgrim Cadillac CTS-V 5 3 1 4 3 3 4 10 5 4 5 2 1199 3 Randy Pobst Volvo S60 12 9 2 5 1 15 9 11 DNS 1 1 3 1137 4 Lawson Aschenbach Porsche 911 GT3 4 1 5 4 2 2 4 2 6 3 4 1112 5 Alex Figge Volvo S60 3 12 13 13 2 4 3 12 3 12 2 1 1095 6 Mike Skeen Nissan GTR DNS 14 14 13 14 11 8 13 887 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 3 6 1 1 7 Steve Ott Porsche 911 GT3 10 5 9 6 5 5 15 3 4 7 13 788 8 Tony Gaples Chevrolet Corvette 8 6 16 9 11 11 10 5 6 8 9 12 767 9 James Sofronas Porsche 911 GT3 2 4 4 6 15 7 5 723 Audi R8 LMS 5 6 10 Jason Daskalos Nissan GTR 13 DNS 17 12 14 14 12 9 11 417 11 Jeff Courtney Porsche 911 GT3 7 7 15 12 14 10 9 415 12 Tomy Drissi Porsche 911 GT3 6 11 6 9 8 7 413 13 Fred Roberts Dodge Viper 12 11 7 9 9 12 14 413 14 David Welch Ferrari F430 9 8 10 DSQ 11 407 Porsche 911 GT3 6 6 15 Brett Sandberg Porsche 911 GT3 6 7 10 11 6 341 16 Anders Hainer Audi R8 LMS 11 10 13 10 13 10 339 17 Madison Snow Porsche 911 GT3 8 9 8 8 8 336 18 Justin Marks Porsche 911 GT3 11 13 8 11 8 281 19 Jordan Taylor Cadillac CTS-V 2 4 210 20 Dino Crescentini Porsche 911 GT3 14 10 7 16 166 21 Patrick Long Porsche 911 GT3 1 145 22 Patrick Lindsey Chevrolet Corvette Z06 13 14 16 142 23 Brandon Davis Porsche 911 GT3 7 72 24 Michael Hedlund Porsche 911 GT3 8 68 25 Bret Curtis Porsche 911 GT3 10 60 26 Brent Holden Porsche 911 GT3 12 DNS 54 27 Craig Stanton Mercedes-Benz CLK-AMG 15 45 28 Brian Kubinski Chevrolet Corvette 18 39 29 Erich Joiner Porsche 911 GT3 DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th–10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate

GTS Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points 1 Peter Cunningham Acura TSX 2 2 7 8 1 2 3 7 6 1 3 2 1366 2 Andy Lee (R) Chevrolet Camaro 4 3 9 1 5 1 1 9 4 11 7 1 1264 3 Jack Baldwin Porsche Cayman S 5 7 1 4 2 4 2 6 2 6 8 12 1185 4 Michael Galati Kia Optima 7 10 11 3 6 8 6 1 5 5 5 5 1055 5 Nick Esayian Acura TSX 17 5 4 5 4 6 9 17 12 2 9 16 859 6 Justin Bell Ford Mustang 1 1 2 10 13 7 5 26 25 3 821 7 Mark Wilkins Kia Optima 8 11 15 2 1 7 6 4 705 8 Alec Udell Ford Mustang 18 15 9 7 19 21 5 3 13 21 9 700 9 Brad Adams Ford Mustang 9 8 6 6 14 9 8 11 8 15 16 15 690 10 Harry Curtin (R) Chevrolet Camaro 12 17 10 16 9 17 10 12 11 24 13 8 620 11 Ric Bushey Nissan 370Z DNS 13 11 12 18 14 13 14 23 12 7 503 12 Aaron Povoledo Ford Mustang 3 3 18 4 15 10 19 497 13 Jason von Kluge Ford Mustang 3 4 5 4 12 22 436 14 Richard Golinello Ford Mustang 16 6 20 22 8 7 22 20 394 15 Don Istook Audi TT RS 16 13 11 13 17 20 17 11 376 16 Roger Miller (R) Ford Mustang 15 11 5 21 19 17 24 14 368 17 Karl Poeltl Porsche 911 6 9 10 10 14 14 356 18 Bill Ziegler Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 12 17 14 17 22 339 Pontiac Solstice GXP 25 18 DNS 19 Brian Kleeman (R) Nissan 370Z 11 14 15 16 20 19 11 DNS 322 20 Kevin Gleason Porsche Cayman S 3 1 263 21 Todd Napieralski (R) Chevrolet Camaro 19 13 14 11 16 15 257 22 Mark Klenin BMW M3 12 10 10 13 18 DNS 234 23 Dane Moxlow Ford Mustang 16 12 7 DNS 21 23 231 24 Greg Shaffer Nissan 370Z 13 19 14 15 15 DNS 226 25 Al Carter BMW M3 4 2 207 26 Colin Braun Kia Optima 14 16 3 2 198 27 Alfonso Perri (R) Ford Mustang 8 18 12 DNS 161 28 Paul Brown Ford Mustang 3 9 159 29 Mark Boden BMW M3 9 4 149 30 Lou Gigliotti Chevrolet Camaro 8 6 144 31 Charles Putman BMW M3 8 10 128 32 Craig Capaldi Ford Mustang 15 12 99 33 Ernie Jakubowski Porsche Cayman S 14 13 99 34 Ben Crosland Ford Mustang 7 72 35 Robert Stout Nissan 370Z 23 16 72 36 Bryan Heitkotter (R) Nissan 370Z 10 60 37 Vafa Kordestani (R) Maserati Trofeo 13 51 38 Dan McKeever Ford Mustang 15 45 39 Steven Goldman Chevrolet Camaro 16 43 40 Tom Felt Honda S2000 CR 17 41 41 Scott Bove BMW M3 DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP LBH MIL LGA DET MOS MOH SON Points

TC Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points 1 Michael Cooper (R) Mazdaspeed3 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 1 4 1 14 3 2 1 1767 2 Todd Lamb (R) Honda Civic Si 2 2 1 3 2 1 3 6 10 3 1 2 1 2 1659 3 Ryan Winchester (R) Honda Civic Si 9 13 2 2 3 DSQ 4 7 2 5 2 5 5 3 1212 4 Shea Holbrook Honda Civic Si 5 12 5 4 5 4 7 2 3 6 11 4 4 4 1119 5 Patrick Seguin Volkswagen Golf GTI 13 10 11 10 9 3 DNS 9 8 14 12 8 8 9 810 6 Tristan Herbert Volkswagen Golf GTI 10 3 671 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 11 1 7 6 8 DNS DSQ DNS 7 Gustavo Michelsen (R) Honda Civic Si 4 7 3 6 7 6 476 8 Jeff Altenburg Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 11 2 1 10 DNS 456 9 Travis Wolcott (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 2 8 6 3 10 439 10 Robb Holland Honda Civic Si 6 5 432 Volkswagen Jetta GLI 10 5 11 DNS Volkswagen Golf GTI 6 11 Karl Thomson Honda Civic Si 6 9 10 11 6 8 416 12 Peter Schwartzott Honda Civic Si DNS DNS 10 4 7 9 5 361 13 Fred Emich (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 8 11 DNS 5 7 10 337 14 Robert Thorne (R) Volvo C30 1 7 7 306 15 Gary Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 5 DSQ 1 228 16 Tom Kwok (R) Honda Civic Si 8 3 9 227 17 Steve Blethen (R) Mazda RX-8 9 5 6 220 18 Michael Pettiford Volkswagen Jetta GLI 7 7 6 220 19 Marlin Langeveldt (R) Mazda RX-8 10 4 7 217 20 Tommy Boileau (R) Mazda RX-8 8 8 8 204 21 Tom Lepper Chevrolet Cobalt SS 10 10 6 196 22 Anthony Rapone (R) Honda Civic Si 3 4 DNS DNS 189 23 Don Istook Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 11 11 178 24 Carl Rydquist (R) Mazda RX-8 13 DNS 12 DNS 12 159 25 Ray Mason III Honda Civic Si 8 5 148 26 Carl Hober Honda Civic 8 8 136 27 Aaron Povoledo Volkswagen Jetta GLI 12 6 130 28 Roberto Ricciardelli (R) Volkswagen Jetta GLI 11 9 121 29 David Tuaty Honda Civic Si 12 9 118 30 Tom Martin (R) Volkswagen Golf GTI 9 13 115 31 Ian Baas Volkswagen Golf GTI DSQ 3 101 32 Alex Popow Volkswagen Golf GTI 4 97 33 Jan Heylen Volkswagen Jetta GLI 9 DNS DNS 84 34 Brandon Peterson Honda Civic 7 72 35 Bob Roth (R) Honda Civic 11 57 36 J.D. Mobley Mazda RX-8 DSQ DSQ 12 57 37 Enzo Riccardelli Volkswagen Jetta GLI DNS 0 Pos Driver Car STP MIL LGA MOS MOH SON Points

TCB Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points 1 Jonathan Start (R) Fiat 500 1 1 4 3 3 3 4 5 5 946 2 Craig Capaldi (R) Ford Fiesta 3 3 3 2 2 5 651 3 Russell Smith (R) Kia Rio 7 6 6 2 1 2 630 4 Connor Ford (R) Honda Fit 5 DNS 2 1 2 3 584 5 Andre Rapone (R) Honda Fit 1 1 1 480 6 Sage Marie Honda Fit 4 4 1 335 7 Braden Miller (R) Ford Fiesta 6 5 6 4 DNS 329 8 Steve Gatrell (R) Honda Fit 3 3 4 293 9 Peter Schwartzott, Jr. (R) Mazda 2 5 4 4 262 10 Shaun Bailey Mazda 2 2 2 DSQ 252 11 Brad Adams Mazda 2 5 6 6 235 12 Jim Kenzie Kia Rio 6 6 6 234 13 Jeff Lepper Kia Rio 5 1 230 14 PJ Groenke (R) Mini Cooper 4 5 165 15 Joel Lipperini Honda Fit 2 110 16 Dan McKeever Ford Fiesta DSQ 0 17 Michael J. Lliteras Kia Rio DNS DNS 0 Pos Driver Car MIL MOS SON Points

Manufacturer championships Manufacturer points are awarded according to the highest-finishing car from that manufacturer. Only manufacturers that are SCCA Pro Racing corporate members receive points. Points are awarded on the following basis: Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 Points 9 7 5 3 2 1