2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship


The 2012 U.S. F2000 National Championship is a season of the U.S. F2000 National Championship, an open wheel auto racing series that is the first step in IndyCar's Road to Indy ladder. It is the third full season of the series since its revival in 2010. Rookie Australian/American driver Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, captured the title over is Cape Motosports teammate, second-year American Spencer Pigot by seven points in the final pair of races at Virginia International Raceway. Even though Pigot won the final two races of the season, Brabham's lead was large enough and his finishes in the final two races were high enough to capture the championship. Brabham only won four races compared to Pigot's eight wins. However, Brabham only failed to finish in the top-10 once with a single DNF while Pigot finished outside the top-10 three times in what would ultimately decide the championship. The only other driver to capture a race win during the season was Belardi Auto Racing's Scott Anderson.
Norwegian Henrik Furuseth captured the National Class championship over American R. C. Enerson in the final race of the season when Enerson was involved in an incident in the first lap of the race after passing Furuseth. The crash dropped Enerson to third in points as Mark Eaton finished second in class in the race and edged out Enerson for second place in National Class by four points.
One notable driver to compete in the championship was Michael Johnson of Flint, Michigan who is a paraplegic, having lost use of his legs in a motorcycle racing accident. Johnson finished 15th in points with a best finish of tenth at Road America.

Drivers and teams

TeamDriversNotes
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		2 Spencer Pigot
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		3 Trent Hindman
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		13 Henrik FurusethNational Class
Cape Motorsports
w/ Wayne Taylor Racing		83 Matthew Brabham
Belardi Auto Racing4 Roman Lagudi
Belardi Auto Racing9 Luca ForgeoisSkipped Baltimore and VIR
Belardi Auto Racing9 Wayne BoydBaltimore and VIR only
Belardi Auto Racing11 Colin Thompson
Belardi Auto Racing14 Scott Anderson
Pabst Racing Services5 Dalton Kellett
Pabst Racing Services6 J. R. SmartNational Class; skipped Sebring
Pabst Racing Services18 Shannon McIntosh
Andretti Autosport7 Thomas McGregor
Andretti Autosport8 Shelby Blackstock
ZSports Midwest w/ Team E Racing10 R. C. EnersonNational Class
Robinson Motor Sports12 Eric FilgueirasNational Class; Sebring only
Robinson Motor Sports25 Joel JancoNational Class; skipped Sebring
Robinson Motor Sports92 Mark EatonNational Class
Robinson Motor Sports97 Paul AlspachNational Class; Sebring and Mid-Ohio only
Genoa Racing/Primus Racing13 Isaac LyonsSebring only
ArmsUp Motorsports15 Luigi Biangardi
ArmsUp Motorsports16 James DaysonNational Class; Road America, Baltimore and VIR
ArmsUp Motorsports59 Bobby KelleyNational Class; Sebring only
Afterburner Autosport17 Timmy MegenbierSebring through Indianapolis
Afterburner Autosport17 Brian TomasiMid-Ohio and Road America
Afterburner Autosport21 Heamin ChoiSkipped Baltimore and VIR
JDC Motorsports19 Neil Alberico
JDC Motorsports38 Scott HargroveSkipped Indianapolis and Mid-Ohio
JDC Motorsports54 Michael Johnson
JDC Motorsports85 Chris MillerSebring through Mid-Ohio
JDC Motorsports85 Luca ForgeoisVIR only
JDC Motorsports93 Zac SilverSebring and St. Pete only
JAY Motorsports23 Jason Wolfe
JAY Motorsports91 Patrick GallagherNational Class
JAY Motorsports65 Michael GeldartNational Class; Sebring only
JAY Motorsports98 Jim LibeccoNational Class; skipped Road America
AcceleRace Motorsports28 Ardie GreenamyerNational Class; St. Pete only
Special Addition Racing41 Wally OsingaNational Class; Sebring and St. Pete only
PRL Motorsports48 Patryk TararujNational Class; Baltimore only
PRL Motorsports48 Patrick LinnNational Class; skipped Baltimore
PRL Motorsports99 Patrick LinnNational Class; Baltimore only
MDL Racing56 Matthew Di Leo
Alliance Autosport71 Scott RettichNational Class; Sebring, St. Pete and Mid-Ohio only
One Formula Racing77 Colette DavisNational Class; Sebring and St. Pete only
Cruzinc Racing86 Eric CruzNational Class

Race calendar and results

The race schedule was announced on January 11, 2012. Fourteen races were announced, all at venues that hosted the series in 2011. The final race weekend's location and date were announced on January 17, 2012.
RndCircuitLocationDatePole positionFastest lapMost laps ledWinning driverWinning teamSupporting
1Sebring International RacewaySebring, FloridaMarch 15 Luigi Biangardi Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham ALMS
2Sebring International RacewaySebring, FloridaMarch 16 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot ALMS
3Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 24 Spencer Pigot Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot IndyCar Series
4Streets of St. PetersburgSt. Petersburg, FloridaMarch 25 Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot IndyCar Series
5Lucas Oil Raceway at IndianapolisClermont, IndianaMay 26 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot USAC Midgets
6Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 4 Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot IndyCar Series
7Mid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 5 Roman Lagudi Scott Anderson Scott Anderson Belardi Auto RacingIndyCar Series
8Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 17 Scott Anderson Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot
Matthew Brabham		 Matthew Brabham ALMS
9Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 17 Scott Anderson Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham ALMS
10Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinAugust 18 Spencer Pigot Scott Anderson Scott Anderson Belardi Auto RacingALMS
11Streets of BaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 1Qualifying abandoned Matthew Brabham Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot IndyCar Series
12Streets of BaltimoreBaltimore, MarylandSeptember 2 Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham Matthew Brabham IndyCar Series
13Virginia International RacewayDanville, VirginiaSeptember 14 Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot ALMS
14Virginia International RacewayDanville, VirginiaSeptember 15 Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot Spencer Pigot ALMS

Championship standings

Championship Class

National Class

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