2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season
The 2012 Copa Chevrolet Montana season was the third Copa Chevrolet Montana season. It began on March 25 at the Interlagos and ended on November 11 at the Brasília, after eight rounds. For 2012 season, the championship have new scoring system.
After nine drivers became at last round with title chances, Rafael Daniel won for the third time, a new record in category.
Teams and drivers
- All cars are powered by Chevrolet engines and use Chevrolet Montana chassis. All drivers were Brazilian-registered.
Team | Driver | Rounds | |
Motortech Competições | 3 | Tito Morestoni | All |
Nascar Motorsport | 6 | Diogo Pachenki | 4–5 |
Nascar Motorsport | 10 | Marcelo Cesquim | 7–8 |
Nascar Motorsport | 22 | Rafael Daniel | All |
Nascar Motorsport | 27 | Christian Castro | 1–3, 6 |
Gramacho Competições | 7 | Rodrigo Pimenta | All |
Gramacho Competições | 15 | Aluizio Coelho | 1–5 |
Gramacho Competições | 96 | Eduardo Garcia | 6–8 |
Cesquim Racing | 8 | Ney Faustine | 8 |
Cesquim Racing | 10 | Marcelo Cesquim | 1–6 |
Cesquim Racing | 20 | Wagner Ebrahim | 7 |
Cesquim Racing | 47 | Marconi de Abreu | 1–2 |
Cesquim Racing | 53 | Ronaldo Kastropil | 8 |
Bazzo Racing | 12 | Luiz Boesel | 1 |
CKR Racing | 16 | Carlos Kray | 6 |
Carlos Alves Competitições | 23 | Marco Cozzi | All |
Carlos Alves Competitições | 56 | João Pretto | All |
Hot Car Competições | 25 | Tiago Geronimi | All |
Hot Car Competições | 77 | Beto Cavaleiro | All |
AMG Motorsport | 32 | Fernando Fortes | 1–3, 5–8 |
AMG Motorsport | 38 | Thiago Penido | 1–3 |
J. Star Racing | 32 | Fernando Fortes | 4 |
J. Star Racing | 44 | Norberto Gresse | All |
J. Star Racing | 54 | Marcelo Tomasoni | 4 |
J. Star Racing | 88 | Leandro Romera | All |
Mottin Racing | 46 | Andersom Toso | 6–7 |
Mottin Racing | 64 | Vitor Genz | 7 |
Race calendar and results
All races were held in Brazil.Round | Circuit | Date | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team |
1 | Autódromo José Carlos Pace | March 25 | Rafael Daniel | Rafael Daniel | Norberto Gresse | J. Star Racing |
2 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | April 15 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Hot Car Competições |
3 | Velopark, Nova Santa Rita | May 5 | Rodrigo Pimenta | Rodrigo Pimenta | Leandro Romera | J. Star Racing |
4 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | July 15 | Tiago Geronimi | Norberto Gresse | João Pretto | Carlos Alves Competições |
5 | Autódromo Internacional de Cascavel | September 16 | Diogo Pachenki | Marco Cozzi | Marco Cozzi | Carlos Alves Competições |
6 | Autódromo Internacional de Tarumã | September 30 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Hot Car Competições |
7 | Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba | October 21 | Tiago Geronimi | Tiago Geronimi | Rafael Daniel | Nascar Motorsport |
8 | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | November 11 | João Pretto | João Pretto | João Pretto | Carlos Alves Competições |
Championship standings
- Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Standard | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
R8 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Drivers' Championship
;Notes† Eduardo Garcia were eligible for Driver's Championship standings in Curitiba and Brasília.