2012 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
Liverpool continued to press forward following their goal. Carroll found Gerrard with a headed pass in the 71st minute, but Gerrard's shot went over the crossbar. Two minutes later, a Suárez shot was saved by Čech and went out for a Liverpool corner, but Agger's header from the resulting corner flew wide. Carroll had a number of chances in the subsequent minutes, but none of his headers hit the target. Chelsea replaced goalscorer Ramires with midfielder Raul Meireles in the 76th minute, and a minute later, Bellamy was replaced by Dirk Kuyt for Liverpool.


2012 FA Cup Final, Match, Second half
A minute after the substitution, Suárez worked his way into the Chelsea half and had his pass to Kuyt cleared, but it fell to Henderson, whose shot went over the Chelsea goal. Carroll thought he equalised in the 81st minute when his header from a Suárez cross was then palmed by Čech onto the underside of the bar and away to safety. Carroll ran away celebrating his second goal, but after consulting with his assistant, referee Phil Dowd did not award the goal. Replays of the incident remain ambiguous as to whether the ball crossed the line completely. Liverpool continued to push forward for the equaliser in the closing minutes, but they were unable to score, and the match finished 2–1 to Chelsea.


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Chelsea's victory meant they won the FA Cup for the seventh time. Caretaker manager Roberto Di Matteo was relaxed about his prospects of securing the full-term following their victory: "The boss [ Roman Abramovich ] will make a decision at the end of the season. I'm very relaxed about it and the players will be fine, I am a very fortunate person so it is not an issue." Di Matteo was delighted with his players, as they survived Liverpool's attacks in the final minutes to secure victory: "I am very pleased for the players," said Di Matteo.


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
"We have had a difficult season with a lot of criticism but they have responded to all the adversity we have faced. I'm very pleased and satisfied with our performance today." Chelsea captain John Terry was equally pleased with the performance, but turned his attention to the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final, where they would face Bayern Munich: "It's fantastic, it's what we live for. We've still got a massive trophy, the Champions League - that's the target for the owner from day dot. We've done Robbie the world of good and it can do him no harm."


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish was adamant that his players would improve following the defeat: "They've been in two cup finals in this season – they'll have enjoyed the first one more than the second, the lads will benefit from the experience. You can't give a team like Chelsea a two-goal head start." When asked about his future as manager of the club Dalglish stated: "We'll assess the season at the end of the season." Captain Steven Gerrard echoed Dalglish's sentiments: "With the players we have in that dressing room, we could have done better. But we are Liverpool.


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
We will bounce back. We will strengthen in the summer and come back fighting again. That's what Liverpool Football Club does." Striker Andy Carroll, who scored one goal and had another disallowed, thought the ball had crossed the line: "I thought it was over the line and you know better than me but I thought it was. I thought it hit the other side of the bar but I haven't seen it back."


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The two sides met in the Premier League three days after the final, a match that Liverpool won 4–1. Liverpool finished the season in eighth place and Dalglish was subsequently sacked and replaced by Swansea City manager Brendan Rodgers. Chelsea would finish the season in sixth place; however, they won the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League, beating Bayern Munich 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the final finished 1–1 after extra time. Chelsea's victory in the FA Cup final set up a Community Shield match against Manchester City, the winners of the 2011–12 Premier League.


2012 FA Cup Final, Post-match
The match was broadcast live in the United Kingdom, in HD on ITV1 and also on ESPN. A peak of 11.2 million saw the climax of the game on ITV1 with 8.9 million viewers on average watching the live match coverage. It was the highest-rated final since the 2007 final. ESPN's coverage of the final attracted 397,000 viewers.


2012 FA Trophy Final
The 2012 FA Trophy Final was the 43rd final of the Football Association's cup competition for levels 5–8 of the English football league system. The match was contested by Newport County and York City. York City were beaten finalists in 2009, but it was Newport County's first final and their debut visit to Wembley in their 100-year history.


2012 FA Trophy Final
Newport County defeated Forest Green Rovers, Worksop Town, Carshalton Athletic, Northwich Victoria and Wealdstone en route to the Final.


2012 FA Trophy Final
York City defeated Solihull Moors, Salisbury City, Ebbsfleet United, Grimsby Town, and Luton Town en route to the final.


2012 FA Trophy Final
One lifelong Newport County fan, 95-year-old Ron Jones, uncle of chairman Chris Blight, was reported to have been looking forward to the game after having watched the club home and away for most of his life.


2012 FA Vase Final
The 2011–12 FA Vase Final was the 38th final of The Football Association's cup competition for teams at levels 9–11 of the English football league system. The match was contested between Dunston UTS, of the Northern League Division 1 (level 9), and West Auckland Town, of the Northern League Division 1 (level 9).


2012 FA WSL
The 2012 FA WSL is the second season of the FA WSL, the top-level women's football league of England. The season began on 8 April 2012 and was scheduled to end in October 2012. The league is to break between 8 July and 19 August to allow preparation for the 2012 London Olympics.


2012 FA WSL
Arsenal won the competition, their ninth consecutive English title. Entry to the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League was earned by Arsenal, as champions, and Birmingham City, as runners–up.


2012 FA WSL, League Cup
To allow for more games the League Cup format was changed from a straight knock-out to a group stage format with the top two advancing to the semi-finals. Arsenal defended their title with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City in a rematch of last year's final. They thus won a double this season of League and League Cup, missing out on the Women's FA Cup.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final
The 2012 FA Women's Cup Final was the 42nd final of the FA Women's Cup. 276 clubs competed for the years trophy. The winners did not qualify for the UEFA Women's Champions League.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final
Birmingham City Ladies, beat Chelsea Ladies 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out after a 2–2 draw in the final at Ashton Gate.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final
The match was televised live by Sky Sports 2. The channel's decision to switch the transmission of the penalty shoot-out to behind the red button was criticised and described as embarrassing. The attendance of 8,723 was the lowest at the FA Women's Cup final since 2005. Entertainment at the final included a half time performance from The Risk, a boy band who had finished 10th in the previous year's edition of The X Factor.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Birmingham City Ladies
As an FA WSL team, Birmingham City Ladies entered the competition in the fifth round, where they were drawn at home to Liverpool Ladies. They were rewarded for their first half performance on 26 minutes, when Jodie Taylor struck to put them a goal up. It was 2-0 just moments later after the half-time though, when Liverpool's goalie Aroon Clansey rushed from her line to deny Carney, only to see her header fall to Isobel Christiansen, who showed terrific instincts to volley into the unguarded net from around 35 yards out. With seconds left, the home side did increase their lead when a Chelsea Weston pass found its way to substitute Maz Ballard, who touched the ball past Clansey before poking the ball into the empty net from close range, to give Birmingham a 3-0 win.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Birmingham City Ladies
Birmingham faced Sunderland Women in the sixth round at Stratford Town. Kerys Harrop scored in the 22nd minute to give Birmingham the lead. Taylor very nearly bagged a second moments later – only for her goal-bound attempt to be saved by Sunderland 'keeper Rachael Laws. The hosts were able to coast through the remainder of the first-half, but still had the appetite for a third goal courtesy of Harrop. With Blues fully in control, Eniola Aluko added a fourth after 83 minutes, to give Birmingham a 4-0 victory.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Birmingham City Ladies
Bristol Academy Women were the opponents in the semi-final, held at Tamworth. Birmingham made the best possible start at Tamworth FC – taking the lead through Rachel William's header on nine minutes. An eventful start produced more drama shortly afterwards the opener, when Carney's goal-bound corner was handled on the line by Bristol Academy's Alex Culvin, leaving the referee no option but to brandish a red card. The Vixens were lucky not to receive further punishment, however, due to Williams hacking the resulting penalty wide.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Birmingham City Ladies
With David Parker's side firmly in the ascendancy, there was little action to speak of in the remainder of the first-half, that was until Carney bagged two quick fire braces shortly before the break. Williams' second was equally as emphatic – smashing home Jodie Taylor's looping cross. Mark Sampson's team grabbed a consolation courtesy of Laura del Río's strike late on, but this couldn’t take the gloss off a memorable day for the Ladies, but Birmingham secure their place in the final for the first time in the FA Women's Cup history.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea Ladies
Chelsea Ladies – also a FA WSL team – entered the competition in the fifth round too. Their opening match was a 3–0 home win against Brighton & Hove Albion Women & Girls. After a goalless first half Dunia Susi struck early in the second, before Helen Bleazard and Sue Lappin scored to give Chelsea a 3–0 win.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea Ladies
Chelsea were drawn to play at away against Doncaster Rovers Belles in the sixth round. From Sophie Ingle's corner kick, her high delivery was met at the far post by Gemma Bonner, who prodded home from a yard out to give Chelsea the advantage. From Danielle Buet's delivery, Bonner flicked onto Susi, who was not to be denied, meeting the ball with a powerful header into the top corner to secure Chelsea's place in the final four with a 2-0 win.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Route to the final, Chelsea Ladies
Chelsea faced Arsenal Ladies in the semi-final at Brentford. Chelsea took the lead in stunning fashion midway through the first half. Winning the ball on the halfway line, winger Bleazard drove in from the left, before unleashing a superb 25-yard drive into the top corner to give the Blues the advantage. Stand-in skipper Susi almost doubled the Blues' advantage after racing clear to meet Dani Buet's through-ball, forcing Emma Byrne into a low save, and Chelsea also secure their place in the final for the first time in the FA Women's Cup history.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Pre-match
The event represented a first final appearance for either club, as well as the first time the match had been held in Bristol.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Match, Summary
Helen Lander put Chelsea ahead in the 70th minute courtesy of a neat turn and finish and it looked for a long time that this solitary goal would be enough for glory, but Rachel Williams equalised in the 91st minute after Chelsea failed to clear a Karen Carney corner. The Londoners retook the lead in the first half of extra time through substitute Kate Longhurst, but the Blues bounced back once more when Carney converted a centrally-placed free-kick on the edge of the box. This goal forced the penalty shoot-out which they would eventually triumph in.


2012 FA Women's Cup Final, Match, Summary
Williams saw her kick saved by Carly Telford but Rachel Unitt, Jodie Taylor and Karen Carney all converted for the Midlanders. Chelsea's Drew Spence saw her penalty saved by Rebecca Spencer, Claire Rafferty hooked her penalty wide and Gemma Bonner blazed hers over the bar to hand The Cup to Birmingham.


2012 FAI Cup
The 2012 FAI Senior Challenge Cup, also known as the 2012 FAI Ford Senior Cup, was the 92nd season of the national football competition of the Republic of Ireland. The winners of the competition earned spots in both the second qualifying round of the 2013-14 UEFA Europa League and the 2013 Setanta Sports Cup.


2012 FAI Cup
A total of 40 team competed in the 2012 competition, which commenced on the weekend ending on 1 April 2012. The teams entered from the 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division and First Division received byes into the second round stage. Four non-league clubs also received byes to the second round. The remaining 12 teams entered at the first round stage. These teams are composed of the sixteen clubs, which reached the fourth round of the 2011–12 FAI Intermediate Cup. The cup was won by Derry City.


2012 FAI Cup, Calendar
The calendar for the 2012 FAI Cup, as announced by Football Association of Ireland.


2012 FAI Cup, First round
The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul and former player and 7-time winner Mick Neville at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 6 March 2011. 16 of the 20 non-League of Ireland clubs are participating in this round, with the remaining 4 clubs earning a bye to the Second round. The matches were played on the weekend ending 1 April 2012.


2012 FAI Cup, Second round
The draw for this round was conducted by FAI President Paddy McCaul at the FAI headquarters in Abbotstown on 30 April 2012. The 8 winners from the First Round are joined by Blarney United, Drumkeen United, Everton AFC, St. Patrick's CY, which received byes for the first round, and the 20 League of Ireland clubs. The matches were played on the weekend ending 27 May 2012.


2012 FAI Cup, Third round
The draw for the third round was made on 16 July on Monday Night Soccer. The draw was conducted with only 15 clubs due to the exit of Monaghan United from senior football. St. Patrick's Athletic were first drawn out and therefore received a bye.


2012 FAI Cup, Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was made on 27 August on Monday Night Soccer. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 16 September 2012.


2012 FAI Cup, Semifinals
The draw for the semifinals was made on 17 September on Monday Night Soccer. Fixtures took place on the weekend of 7 October 2012.


2012 FAI Cup Final
The 2012 FAI Cup Final was the final match of the 2012 FAI Cup, the national association football cup of the Republic of Ireland. The match took place on 4 November 2012 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Derry City and St Patrick's Athletic contested the final, in what was a re-match of the 2006 FAI Cup Final. On that occasion, Derry City won the trophy, winning 4–3 after extra time. Derry later competed in the 2008 FAI Cup Final, where they lost against Bohemians, while St Patrick's Athletic had not contested the final since the 2006 encounter.


2012 FAI Cup Final
It has been 51 years since St Patrick's Athletic last won the FAI Cup. Neil Doyle was the referee, with Emmet Dynan and Robert Clark as assistants and Damien Hancock as the fourth official. The cup was won by Derry City after extra time. The match was shown live on RTÉ Two and RTÉ Two HD in Ireland.


2012 FAM Women's Football Championship
The 2012 FAM Women's Football Championship was the inaugural staging of the FAM Women's Football Championship in the Maldives. The competition began on 15 December 2012, and ended on 30 December 2012.


2012 FAM Women's Football Championship, League round
Times are Islamabad, Karachi (UTC+5). Top 4 teams among this league round will be qualifies for the semi finals.


2012 FAM Women's Football Championship, Awards
Awards were given by the president of the Football Association of Maldives, Ali Azim.


2012 FAM Youth Championship
The 2012 FAM Youth Championship, includes the youth teams of all the Dhivehi League teams and 2 other teams from any part of the Maldives who want to participate (Mahibadhoo Sports Club and Kelaa Naalhi Sports). The age group of this tournament is Under-21.


2012 FAM Youth Championship, Semi final
1st Semi winners will be the first team to play the final. 2nd Semi winners will have to play in the 3rd Semi with the 1st Semi losers. The winner of 3rd Semi will be the second team to play in the final.


2012 FAMAS Awards
The 60th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on September 24, 2012 at Fiesta Pavilion in Manila Hotel. Angelo "Eloy" Padua, president of Manila Hotel, hosted the event. This edition of FAMAS Awards was produced by Angel Calzo and directed by Leonardo Q. Belen.


2012 FAMAS Awards
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story, produced by Leonard Villalon and Maylyn Villalon-Enriquez, is the recipient of this edition's FAMAS Award for Best Picture.


2012 FBD Insurance League
The 2012 FBD Insurance League was an inter-county and colleges Gaelic football competition in the province of Connacht. As well as the five county teams and London, three colleges' teams competed: Institute of Technology, Sligo, NUI Galway and Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT). Leitrim won for the second year in a row.


2012 FBD Insurance League, Format
The teams are drawn into two groups of 4 and 5 teams. Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The two group winners play in the final. The winners were supposed to play a further game against New York, but this game was never played.


2012 FC Astana season
The 2012 FC Astana season was the fourth successive season that Astana played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan. They finished  the season in 5th place whilst also winning the Kazakhstan Cup, and as a result qualified for the Europa League for the first time.


2012 FC Astana season
Astana started the season under the management of Oleh Protasov, who'd replaced Holger Fach at the end of the 2011 season. Protasov left in April, with  Miroslav Beránek taking over as manager in May.


2012 FC Astana season, Transfers, Winter
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2012 FC Astana season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Astana season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Astana season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Bunyodkor season
The 2012 season was Bunyodkors 6th season in the Uzbek League in Uzbekistan, and they also competed in the Uzbekistan Cup and the AFC Champions League. Bunyodkor reached the Semi-Finals of the AFC Champions League before being beaten 5-1 on aggregate by Ulsan Hyundai of South Korea.


2012 FC Bunyodkor season, Competitions
Bunyodkor was present in all major competitions: Uzbek League, the AFC Champions League and the Uzbek Cup.


2012 FC Dallas season
The 2012 FC Dallas season is the seventeenth of the team's existence. The team's first game was on March 11 at FC Dallas Stadium. The team failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2009.


2012 FC Dallas season, Miscellany, Allocation ranking
FC Dallas is in the #11 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club’s ranking.


2012 FC Dallas season, Miscellany, International roster spots
FC Dallas has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2012 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and there have been no reported trades involving FC Dallas.


2012 FC Dallas season, Miscellany, Future draft pick trades
Future picks acquired: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick from Toronto FC. Future picks traded: * 2013 MLS SuperDraft round 2 pick (Dallas' natural selection) to Philadelphia Union.


2012 FC Dallas season, Regular-season standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2012 FC Dallas season, U.S. Open Cup, Goals
Last updated: 19 August 2012Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012 FC Edmonton season
The 2012 FC Edmonton season was the club's second official season of existence, the club's third season altogether. For the 2012 season, Edmonton played in the North American Soccer League, which serves as the second tier to both the American and Canadian soccer pyramids. Outside of the NASL, Edmonton also participated in the 2012 edition of the Canadian Championship for a berth into the 2012–13 CONCACAF Champions League.


2012 FC Edmonton season, Team information, Roster
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2012 FC Edmonton season, Team information, Reserve Roster
The Reserve team played full-time in the Alberta Major Soccer League this season.


2012 FC Edmonton season, Team information, Reserve Roster
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2012 FC Gifu season
The 2012 FC Gifu season sees FC Gifu compete in J.League Division 2 for the fifth consecutive season. FC Gifu are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.


2012 FC Indiana season
The 2012 FC Indiana season, is the club's eighth year of existence and first year as a member of the WPSL Elite League


2012 FC Indiana season, Match results, Key
Note: Results are given with FC Indiana's score listed first.


2012 FC Kairat season
The 2012 FC Kairat season was the 2nd successive season that the club playing in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan, since their promotion back to the top flight in 2009. Kairat finished the season in 10th place and reached the Second Round of the Kazakhstan Cup.


2012 FC Kairat season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Kairat season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Kairat season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Kairat season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season
The 2012 FC Machida Zelvia season saw FC Machida Zelvia compete in J.League Division 2 for the first time after being promoted from the 2011 Japan Football League. Machida Zelvia were relegated back to the Japan Football League on the last day of the season after a 0-3 defeat to Shonan Bellmare. They are also competing in the 2012 Emperor's Cup.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season, Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Machida Zelvia season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season
The 2012 season was Pakhtakors 21st season  in the top Uzbek League in Uzbekistan. Pakhtakor competed in Uzbek League, Uzbek Cup and AFC Champions League tournaments.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Players, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Transfers, Winter 2011-12
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Transfers, Winter 2011-12
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Transfers, Summer 2012
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Transfers, Summer 2012
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Pakhtakor season, Competitions
Pakhtakor competed in all major competitions: 2012 Uzbek League, the 2012 Uzbek Cup and the 2012 AFC Champions League.


2012 FC Seoul season
The 2012 season is FC Seoul's 29th season in the K League 1.


2012 FC Seoul season, Players, Team squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Seoul season, Players, Out on loan & military service
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Seoul season, Tactics, Starting eleven and formation
This section shows the most used players for each position considering a 4–3–3 or 4-2-3-1 formation.


2012 FC Seoul season, Tactics, Starting eleven and formation
Source: Squad stats and Start formations. Only competitive matches. Using the most used start formation. Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).


2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season
The 2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season was the 21st successive season that Shakhter played in the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest tier of association football in Kazakhstan.


2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Transfers, Winter
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Transfers, Winter
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Transfers, Summer
In:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Shakhter Karagandy season, Transfers, Summer
Out:Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Tokyo season
The 2012 F.C. Tokyo season is the season in which F.C. Tokyo return to the J.League after their unexpected relegation following the 2010 season, making this their 12th top flight season overall. In addition, after winning the first Emperor's Cup in the club's history on January 1, F.C. Tokyo will also play the AFC Champions League, accompanied by the top 3 of the last J-League campaign at the highest club tournament in Asia. Kiyoshi Okuma and the club reached an agreement to end the contractual relationship that bound them together at the end of the 2011 season. With this, Ranko Popović became the new coach for this season.


2012 FC Tokyo season, Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


2012 FC Tokyo season, Match results, J.League
J.League Winner (also qualified for 2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage)  2013 AFC Champions League Group Stage  Relegation to J.League 2


2012 FC Tokyo season, Match results, Goals
Last updated: 13 May 2012Source: Match reports in Competitive matches


2012 FC71
2012 FC71, also written 2012 FC71, is a small asteroid trapped in a Kozai resonance with the Earth.


2012 FC71, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
It was first observed on 31 March 2012 by Andrea Boattini, observing for the Mt. Lemmon Survey. Its orbit is characterized by low eccentricity (0.088), low inclination (4.97º) and a semi-major axis of 0.9895 AU. It is an Aten asteroid but also an Earth crosser. As of 21 April 2012 its orbit is based on 35 observations spanning a data-arc of 21 days. This short observation arc results in an orbit uncertainty of 7. It has not been seen since and is unlikely to be seen again for several decades.


2012 FC71, Discovery, orbit and physical properties
It will remain both very dim (around apparent magnitude 27), and close in the sky to the Sun (solar elongation of less than 90 degrees), making it impossible to observe with current ground based telescopes till the 2060s. A number of times during the decade it will again be visible in the night sky and at times be brighter than apparent magnitude 21, as when it was first observed.


2012 FC71, Kozai resonator and future orbital evolution
2012 FC71 is locked in a Kozai resonance and as such it has a very slow orbital evolution and it will remain relatively unperturbed for hundreds of thousands of years. It had a close encounter with the Earth on 18 April 2012 at 0.076 AU when it was discovered and another on 17 May 2013 at 0.0581 AU, which was not observed.


2012 FC71, Origin
It may have been originated within the Venus-Earth-Mars region or in the main asteroid belt like other Near-Earth Objects, then transitioned to an Amor-class asteroid before entering Earth's co-orbital region.


2012 FCBL season
The 2012 FCBL season was the second season of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League, a wood bat collegiate summer baseball league. The FCBL expanded from the original four teams to nine teams. The Old Orchard Beach Raging Tide and the North Shore Navigators were recruited from the New England Collegiate Baseball League; the Brockton Rox were originally in the Can-Am League; and the Pittsfield Suns and Wachusett Dirt Dawgs were expansion teams. The Nashua Silver Knights repeated as FCBL Champions, defeating the North Shore Navigators in the FCBL Championship Series, 2 games to 0.


2012 FCBL season, All-star game
The FCBL's inaugural All-Star Game was hosted by the 2011 FCBL Champion Nashua Silver Knights at Holman Stadium in Nashua, New Hampshire on July 26, 2012. The competition pit the original four teams against the five teams that joined the league. The Original Four teams defeated the New Five teams, 3–0.


2012 FCBL season, Postseason
The post-season expanded from a single championship series to a semifinal series and a final series and thus involved the four of the nine teams with the best regular-season records. The winners of two best-of-three division series (#4 plays #1, #3 plays #2) competed in a best-of-three championship series.


2012 FCBL season, Postseason
In each postseason series, the higher-seeded team had the option of hosting Game 1; or hosting Game 2, plus Game 3 if necessary. Nashua, which had won the 2011 championship on the road, opted to start both the semifinal and the final series as the visitor and thus won both series in Nashua.


2012 FDJ–BigMat season
The 2012 season for FDJ–BigMat began in January at the Tour Down Under. As a UCI ProTeam, the team were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.


2012 FDJ–BigMat season
After a season at Professional Continental level in 2011, FDJ were promoted back to the top tier for the 2012 season, taking one of the two vacant licences that had been made available following the conclusion of the 2011 season. Also prior to the season, French building merchants BigMat joined the team as co-sponsors, contributing €2 million to the team.


2012 FDJ–BigMat season, Season victories
Yauheni Hutarovich won the National Road Race Championship of Belarus, and Nacer Bouhanni won the French National Road Race Championships on 24 June.


2012 FEI Nations Cup
The 2012 FEI Nations Cup was the 2012 edition of the FEI Nations Cup, a premier international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI. It was held at eight European venues from May 11 concluding in Dublin on August 17, 2012. Germany retained the title they won in 2011.


2012 FEI Nations Cup, Standings
At the end of the season, the two teams with the lowest points will be relegated to the 2013 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League
The 2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League is the 2012 edition of the secondary international team Grand Prix show jumping competition run by the FEI.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Standings
A team of a country that belongs to one of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup teams can not earn points in this league. Teams who are part of one of the other Promotional Leagues also can not earn points in this league.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Standings
The second-placed to fourth-placed teams of the European Promotional League have the permission to start in the 2012 Promotional League Final.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Belgium
CSIO 4* – May 2, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – Lummen (Vlaams Feest van de Paardensport),  BelgiumCompetition: Friday, May 4, 2012 – Start: 2:00 pm, prize money: 40 000 €


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Belgium
(Top 6 of 14 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Austria
CSIO 4* – May 10, 2012 to May 13, 2012 – Linz (Linzer Pferdefestival),  AustriaCompetition: Friday, May 11, 2012; prize money: 30 000 €


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Austria
(Top 7 of 15 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Denmark
CSIO 4* – May 17, 2012 to May 20, 2012 – Copenhagen,  DenmarkCompetition: Friday, May 18, 2012; prize money: 225 000 DKK


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Denmark
(Top 7 of 18 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Norway
CSIO 3* – June 21, 2011 to June 24, 2012 – Drammen,  NorwayCompetition: Saturday, June 23, 2012


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Norway
(Top 6 of 10 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Spain
CSIO 5* Gijon – August 29, 2012 to September 3, 2012 – Gijon,  Spain


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, European Promotional League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Spain
Grey penalties points do not count for the team result.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Standings
A team of a country that belongs to one of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup teams can not earn points in this league. Also teams who are part of one of the other Promotional Leagues also can not earn points in this league.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Standings
The best six results will be count for the final ranking. The first-placed to third-placed teams of the 2012 Challengers League will have the permission to start in the 2012 Promotional League Final.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Belarus
CSIO 2* – May 24, 2012 to May 27, 2012 – Minsk,  Belarus


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Belarus
Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Portugal
CSIO 4* – May 31, 2012 to June 3, 2012 – Lisbon,  PortugalCompetition: Friday, June 1, 2012 – Start: 6:00 pm


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Portugal
(Top 6 of 10 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Latvia
CSIO 3* – June 28, 2012 to July 1, 2012 – Riga,  Latvia


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Latvia
(Top 4 of 7 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Poland
CSIO 3* – July 5, 2012 to July 8, 2012 – Sopot,  PolandCompetition: Friday, July 8, 2012 at 4:30 pm


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Poland
(Top 6 of 8 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Hungary
CSIO 3*-W – July 12, 2012 to July 15, 2012 – Budapest,  HungaryCompetition: Friday, July 13, 2012, prize money: 26 000 €


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Hungary
(Top 6 of 12 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Slovakia
CSIO 3* – July 19, 2012 to July 22, 2012 – Bratislava,  SlovakiaCompetition: Friday, July 20, 2012, prize money: 24 000 €


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Slovakia
(Top 6 of 12 Teams)Grey penalties points do not count for the team result.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Lithuania
CSIO 3* – August 10, 2012 to August 12, 2012 – Vazgaikiemis,  LithuaniaCompetition: Sunday, August 12, 2012 – Start: 3:00 pm, prize money: € 30,000


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Lithuania
Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Russia
CSIO 5* – August 23, 2012 to August 26, 2012 – Moscow,  RussiaCompetition: Friday, August 23, 2012 – Start: 5:00 pm, prize money: € 80,000


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Russia
Grey penalties points do not count for the team result, in the second round only three riders per team are allowed to start.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, Challengers League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Greece
CSIO 2* – September 13, 2012 to September 16, 2012 – Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre, Markopoulo Mesogaias,  Greececancelled


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Standings
The best-placed team of the 2012 North and South American League, Canada, have the permission to start in the 2012 Promotional League Final.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Standings
A team of a country that belongs to one of the 2012 FEI Nations Cup teams can not earn points in this league. Teams who are part of one of the other Promotional Leagues also can not earn points in this league.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Canada (2011)
CSIO 5* – September 7, 2011 to September 11, 2011 – Spruce Meadows, Calgary,  CanadaCompetition: Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 2:00 pm


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Argentina (2011)
CSIO 2 *-W – November 23, 2011 to November 27, 2011 – Haras El Capricho, Capilla del Señor,  ArgentinaCompetition: Friday, November 25, 2011 – Start: 3:30 pm, prize money: US$ 12,000


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of the United States
CSIO 4* – February 29, 2012 to March 4, 2012 – Wellington, Florida,  United StatesCompetition: Friday, March 2, 2012 – Start: 7:00 pm, prize money: US$ 75,000


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, North and South American League, Results, FEI Nations Cup of Brazil
CSIO 4*-W – May 3, 2012 to May 6, 2012 – Porto Alegre,  BrazilCompetition: Friday, May 4, 2012 – Start: 3:15 pm


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, 2012 Promotional League Final
The 2012 Promotional League Final, the fourth Promotional League Final, was held in Barcelona, Spain, on September 23, 2012 at 3:30 pm. The competition was held during the 2012 CSIO Barcelona, a (CSIO 5* horse show. A purse of € 90,000 was offered at the Promotional League Final, with each of the seven competing teams receiving a share.


2012 FEI Nations Cup Promotional League, 2012 Promotional League Final
The winning team is qualified for the League "Europe I" of the 2013 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage)
The 2012 FEI World Cup Finals in 's-Hertogenbosch was held from April 19 to April 22, 2012. It was the final of the Show jumping and Dressage World Cup series. This finals was held in the Brabanthallen.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Horse sport in 's-Hertogenbosch
Each year the horse show Indoor Brabant is held in the Brabanthallen in 's-Hertogenbosch. A World cup competition in dressage and also one in show jumping are held here. Several times World Cup Finals are held as part of Indoor Brabant: 1994 in show jumping; 1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008 and 2010 in dressage.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Horse sport in 's-Hertogenbosch
The horse show are held regularly end of March. In 2012 the event is postponed to April because of the World Cup Finals.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Dressage, Qualified riders
Because of the early dated 2012 Summer Olympics Jeroen Devroe from Belgium did not start. So Jenny Schreven is moved up to the final, her horse Krawall is with an age of 20 years the oldest horse of the participating horses.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Dressage, Agenda and results, Grand Prix
At April 20, 2012 (12:00 noon) the Grand Prix de Dressage was held. It was the first competition of the Dressage World Cup final, but is did not count for the final ranking.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Dressage, Agenda and results, Grand Prix Freestyle (Final)
The second competition of the Dressage World Cup final was the Grand Prix Freestyle, held at the afternoon of Saturday, April 21. Started as favourite, Adelinde Cornelissen won with her gelding Parzival this competition with 86.250% She defended her title, so she is again the World Cup Champion.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Qualified riders (World Cup Final)
As in dressage, also in show jumping riders rid not start at the World Cup Final because of the date of the Summer Olympics. From the United Kingdom no one of the qualified riders start at the final.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Qualified riders (World Cup Final)
° extra competitor (Extra competitors are riders, who live in a country, which is not part of the World Cup League of the country of this riders nationality. These riders are at first part of the World Cup League of the country in which they live. At the end of the season this riders deducted from the final score of this league. If they have just as many or more points as the last qualified rider, they have the chance to start at the World Cup Final.)


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
The first competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a speed and handiness competition, was held at Thursday afternoon (April 19, 2012). The result of this competition was converted into faults for the World Cup Final standings.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
Last year final winner Christian Ahlmann had three obstacle faults in the speed and handiness competition, so he had result of 76.09 seconds. Because of this result he had no chance to defend his title, so he did not start in the further final competitions.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
At April 20 afternoon the second competition of the Show Jumping World Cup Final, a show jumping competition with one jump-off, was held. After the second round, the World Cup Points were converted in Penalties for the Final III.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
The third competition of this final will be held at April 22, 2012 at 2:00 pm. It will be a competition over two different rounds, both not against the clock. Here only the 25 best placed riders have the chance to start in this competition, in the second round of the Final III only 19 riders start with their horses.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
The decision about the title "World Cup Champion 2011-2012" took place in a jump-off. Two riders, Steve Guerdat from Switzerland and Rich Fellers from the US had only one point after four rounds in three competitions in this World Cup Final. First rider in the jump-off was Guerdat with his gelding Nino des Buissonnets. He ride very fast and had a time of 26.61 seconds. After him Fellers start with his Flexible: His time was nearly equal to Guerdats time most time of the jump-off. But one turn Rich Fellers ride much faster than Guerdat, so he was 64 hundredths of a second faster than the time of Steve Guerdat.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, World Cup
With this victory Rich Fellers is the first rider from the United States, who win the Show jumping World Cup since 25 years (in 1987 won Katharine Burdsall from the US).


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Show jumping, Agenda and results, Further competitions
Also a CSI 3* is held at the “Indoor Brabant“ 2012. The Grand Prix of this show jumping horse show was held at Saturday, April 21, 2012 (9:30 pm). It was a show jumping competition with one jump-off, the fences will be up to 1.55 meters. The competition was endowed with € 100.000, the sponsor was the Rabobank.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Besides the sport
Unexpected of everyone the German dressage team coach Holger Schmezer died at April 19 afternoon in his hotel room. The German dressage riders wore a black armband on their tailcoat as a sign of mourning in the Grand Prix de Dressage. After the Grand Prix de Dressage a minute's silence in memory of Holger Schmezer was held.


2012 FEI World Cup Finals (show jumping and dressage), Besides the sport
The loss of Holger Schmezer is a terrible blow to the German Dressage team and to lose such an inspirational coach in an Olympic year is tragic.


2012 FEU Tamaraws men's basketball team
The 2012 FEU Tamaraws men's basketball team represented Far Eastern University for the 75th UAAP men's college basketball tournament. The team finished fifth, with a win-loss record of 9-5.


2012 FFAS Senior League
The 2012 season of the FFAS Senior League was the thirty-second season of association football competition in American Samoa. Pago Youth A won the championship, their fourth recorded title and third in a row.


2012 FFAS Senior League, Format
Eight teams competed in the league. The top team became the champion and the bottom two teams must play a play-off match from the Division 2.


2012 FFSA season
The Football Federation South Australia 2012 season was the final season under the previous competition format in South Australia. The competition consisted of three divisions across the State of South Australia. At the end of the season, the ten FFSA Super League teams were joined by the top four teams from the FFSA Premier League to form the new National Premier Leagues South Australia. The remaining six FFSA Premier League teams were joined by the ten FFSA State League teams to create the new second tier of South Australian football.


2012 FFSA season, 2012 FFSA Super League
The 2012 FFSA Super League was the seventh and final edition of the FFSA Super League, the top level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds, with the top five at the end of the year qualifying for the McIntyre final five finals system to determine 1st to 5th place. The FFSA Super League became defunct at the end of the season, with the FFSA Premier League becoming the top level of domestic football in South Australia, consisting of all teams in the 2012 FFSA Super League, plus the top four teams from the 2012 FFSA Premier League.


2012 FFSA season, 2012 FFSA Premier League
The 2012 FFSA Premier League was the seventh and final edition of the FFSA Premier League as the second level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds, with the top four at the end of the year being promoted to the 2013 National Premier Leagues South Australia, and the 5th through 10th placed teams were moved to the new FFSA State League.


2012 FFSA season, 2012 FFSA State League
The 2012 FFSA State League was the seventh and final edition of the FFSA State League as the third level domestic association football competition in South Australia. 10 teams competed, all playing each other twice for a total of 18 rounds. At the end of the season N.A.B. SC disbanded, the other nine teams were all promoted to the second division of South Australian football and were joined by the bottom six teams from the FFSA Super League to form a new second tier competition, which had adopted the name "FFSA State League". The new competition was to be run parallel with the other second divisions of state level football around Australia.


2012 FFSA season, 2012 Women's Premier League
The highest tier domestic football competition in South Australia for women was known for sponsorship reasons as the Adelaide Airport Women's Premier League. The 10 teams played a double round-robin for a total of 18 games.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup
The 2012 FFV State Knockout Cup was the second edition of a football (soccer) knockout-cup competition held between men's clubs in Victoria, Australia in 2012, the annual edition of the Dockerty Cup.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup, First Round Playoffs
Round 1 will contain clubs below State League 1. Clubs will play teams in their Zones and some teams will have a bye which automatically puts them into the second round. The draw was held on 2 March 2011 at 6pm AEDT.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup, First Round Playoffs
The 2012 Battle of Britain Cup, the local Knockout Tournament in the Gippsland Region, acted as the qualifying for this region of the tournament, with the two finalists advancing to the Zone Playoffs regardless of the result of the Battle of Britain Cup Final.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup, First Round Playoffs
The North-Western, Northern, Eastern, South-Eastern and Goulburn North-East draws did not begin until Round 2.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup, Zone Semi-Finals
This round will see the 12 teams from the Victorian Premier League and the 12 teams from the Victorian State League Division 1 enter the competition, alongside the 22 winners from the previous round. Two teams from the Loddon-Mallee region – Mildura City and Castlemaine Goldfields – entered the competition at this stage, without needing to qualify through preliminary matches. The Draw for this round took place on 10 April.


2012 FFV State Knockout Cup, Zone Finals
The draw for this round took place on 9 May.


2012 FIA Alternative Energies Cup
The 2012 FIA Alternative Energies Cup was a season of the FIA Alternative Energies Cup, a world championship for vehicles with alternative energy propulsion organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The season had eight rallies, beginning with Rally Montecarlo on 22 March.


2012 FIA Alternative Energies Cup
For the final classifications, 50% rounded up of the best results plus one was taken into account.


2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship
The 2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship was the first edition of the FIA Formula 3 European Championship. It began at Hockenheim on 28 April, and finished on 21 October at the same venue after ten meetings, held jointly with the Formula 3 Euro Series and the British Formula Three Championship.


2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Prize tests
The top drivers in the final championship standings will be rewarded with a wide range of prize tests in various other racing categories. The top three drivers will receive a two-day test in a Formula Two car. As well as that, the champion will receive a Formula One test with Scuderia Ferrari, and the runner-up will receive a Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters test.


2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Race calendar and results
A ten-round calendar was announced on 15 March 2012; made up of seven rounds at Formula 3 Euro Series events, two British Formula 3 events at Pau and Spa-Francorchamps, with the Norisring round being run as a championship round in both series.


2012 FIA Formula 3 European Championship, Championship standings
The second race at the Norisring was red-flagged after half the race had been completed due to torrential rain. As a result, series organisers only awarded half points to each of the classified finishers eligible to score points.


2012 FIA Formula Two Championship
The 2012 FIA Formula Two Championship was the fourth season and the last of the FIA Formula Two Championship. The season started on 14 April at Silverstone and finished on 30 September at Monza. The 2012 calendar saw the addition of two new races.


2012 FIA Formula Two Championship
In the opening round at Silverstone, the first pole of the season was claimed by Mathéo Tuscher, the youngest driver to have taken part in the series. Tuscher was overtaken by Christopher Zanella on the first lap of the opening race; Zanella was later joined by Mihai Marinescu and Luciano Bacheta out front, with Bacheta eventually prevailing over Zanella with series debutant Alex Fontana in third. Marinescu claimed pole position for the second race, but could not stop Bacheta taking his second win of the weekend; Fontana again completed the podium, behind Marinescu.


2012 FIA Formula Two Championship, Race calendar and results
An eight-race calendar was published by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on 7 December 2011.


2012 FIA Formula Two Championship, Championship standings
Bold – PoleItalics – Fastest Lap† – Retired, but classified


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round
The 2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round was an auto racing event held on 7–8 July 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão, Portugal. It was the fifth round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season for grand tourer racing cars complying with GT1 and GT3 regulations. The event consisted of two races, the Qualifying Race and the Championship Race, each of which lasted one hour. The Qualifying Race took place on 7 June and was won by the All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport pairing of Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng. The Championship race was held the following day and saw Thomas Jager and Nicky Pastorelli take victory, also driving for All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Qualifying, Qualifying result
For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
As per the sporting regulations, the named second driver of each car started the qualifying race. Starting from pole position, Filip Salaquarda in the no. 3 AF Corse Ferrari maintained first position in the opening laps ahead of Francesco Castellacci in the no. 4 AF Corsa Ferrari; Marcus Winkelhock (no. 38) and Thomas Jäger (no. 37) in the two All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport Mercedes cars similarly retained their grid positions of third and fourth respectively.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
By the beginning of lap five both Winkelhock and Jäger had overtaken Castellacci, whose slow lap times soon allowed Peter Kox in the no. 25 Lamborghini, Miloš Pavlović in the no. 10 Ford, and Alvaro Parente in the no. 2 McLaren to close in. An attempt by Parente to overtake Kox however ended in a collision between the two, forcing Kox to retire from the race with broken steering. Kox's damaged Lamborghini was stranded at the side of the track, necessitating the safety car to slow the race down and allow the marshalls to safely clear the track.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
The safety car was withdrawn and the racing re-commenced 25 minutes after the beginning of the race, which was the earliest opportunity the mandatory pit stop and driver change specified in the championship's sporting regulations could be taken. Both Salaquarda in the lead and Castellacci in fourth place opted to pit right away, handing over their Ferraris to Toni Vilander and Enzo Ide respectively. Ignition problems on both cars however saw Vilander and Ide drop down the order after delays of up to half a minute, with Vilander rejoining the race outside the top ten runners. Winkelhock and Jäger chose to pit over the next two laps, but a slow stop for the no. 37 Mercedes saw Jäger's co-driver Nicky Pastorelli rejoin the race having lost several positions.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
Following the conclusion of the pitstops, Winklehock's teammate Marc Basseng assumed the race lead with a four-second advantage over the no. 33 Audi of Frank Stippler. Having benefited from a quick pitstop and the earlier safety car closing up the field, the no. 17 BMW of Mathias Lauda had climbed to third ahead of the no. 2 McLaren, now driven by Grégoire Demoustier.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
The pair however were soon passed by the second BMW of Yelmer Buurman (no. 18), who in the hands of Michael Bartels had suffered a poor start to the race and ran as low as thirteenth in the early laps. Buurman later overtook Stippler for second position after a three-lap battle, with Buurman's speed advantage in the corners nullified by Stippler's greater performance on the straights. The no. 18 BMW eventually passed at the circuit's first corner with 10 minutes of the race to go.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Qualifying Race
After one hour of racing Basseng took the checkered flag by a margin of eight seconds over Buurman, claiming both his and his team's first victory of the season. Stippler finished in third position a further eight seconds behind, crossing the line half a second ahead of Frédéric Makowiecki in the no. 1 McLaren, whose late-race pace allowed him to displace Lauda's no. 17 BMW for fourth in the closing stages. In contrast, Demoustier's no. 2 McLaren fell back in the final few laps, losing positions to Pastorelli's no. 37 Mercedes and Matteo Cressoni's no. 10 Ford to end the race in eighth position. Vilander in the polesitting no. 3 Ferrari finished the race in twelfth position.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
As per the sporting regulations, the named first driver of each car started the championship race, the grid of which was determined by the result of the qualifying race. Marc Basseng therefore started the race from pole position in the no. 38 Mercedes. At the beginning of the race Basseng held onto to the lead ahead of Frédéric Makowiecki, who in the no. 4 McLaren rose from his fourth-placed grid position to take second place.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
Both the no. 33 Audi of Frank Stippler and the no. 3 Ferrari of Toni Vilander were spun around at the first corner after contact with Grégoire Demoustier's no. 2 McLaren, Stippler suffering a puncture and Vilander retiring from damage to his car's radiator. Behind Basseng and Makowiecki were Yelmer Buurman's BMW (no. 18) and Nicky Pastorelli's Mercedes (no. 37), the top four racing in close formation for the opening half of the race. Despite several overtaking attempts, the order of the frontrunners remained unchanged until the pit stop window opened.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
Pastorelli in fourth position was the first of the leading quartet to pit, with Basseng and Buurman following one lap later and Makowiecki the lap afterwards. A quick stop by the no. 37 Mercedes pit crew allowed Pastorelli's co-driver Thomas Jäger to leapfrog the no. 18 BMW, now driven by Michael Bartels, into third position behind Basseng's no. 38 co-driver Marcus Winkelhock.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
As the last of the frontrunners to pit, Makowiecki benefited from both a clear track to increase his pace and the faster Jäger being stuck behind Winkelhock, giving his co-driver Stef Dusseldorp a narrow lead as he exited the pit lane. Further back, the battle for sixth place between Laurens Vanthoor in the no. 32 Audi and Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof in the no. 17 BMW ended in a collision and a spin for Vanthoor. The race stewards deemed Mayr-Melnhof at fault for the incident and subsequently awarded him a drive-through penalty.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
Having spent two laps behind Winkelhock, Jäger overtook both the no. 38 Mercedes and first-placed Dusseldorp in quick succession to take the lead of the race. Winkelhock passed the no. 1 McLaren one lap later, but the pace of Jäger and the gap between the Mercedes cars was too great for him to overcome. Jäger subsequently went on to claim victory ahead of Winkelhock at the one-hour mark.


2012 FIA GT1 Algarve round, Races, Championship Race
Third-placed Dusseldorp resisted the no. 18 BMW of Bartels to finish the race on the final step of the podium, with Peter Kox in the no. 25 Lamborghini crossing the line fourth after Bartels slowed from missing a gear change on the final lap. Andreas Zuber in the no. 9 Porsche was running sixth on the last lap before suffering mechanical problems, allowing Vanthoor in the no. 32 Audi to regain the place he had lost following his earlier contact with Mayr-Melnhof. Zuber ended the race in eighth position behind Francesco Castellacci's no. 4 Ferrari.


2012 FIA GT1 Navarra round
The 2012 FIA GT1 Navarra round was an auto racing event held at the Circuito de Navarra, Los Arcos, Spain on 26–27 May 2012, and was the third round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It was the third time the FIA GT1 World Championship visited Navarra, with the previous two events being won by a Lamborghini. Reiter Engineering won the 2010 event in a Murciélago and sought to make three Lamborghini victories in the three Navarra races with the Gallardo. Nicky Pastorelli was one of the race winners from 2011 and returned to defend his Navarra win for 2012 with All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. The event was supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship.


2012 FIA GT1 Navarra round, Qualifying, Qualifying result
For qualifying, Driver 1 participated in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participated in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.


2012 FIA GT1 Nogaro round
The 2012 Easter Cup (French: Coupes de Pâques 2012) is a motor race that will be the first of ten rounds in the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It will take place at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in France on 8 April 2012. The race will be the first time the opening race of the GT1 World Championship season has not taken place at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Eighteen cars representing nine manufacturers will take part in the race, including six new manufacturers and seven new teams. The event will also be the first round of the 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship season.


2012 FIA GT1 Nogaro round
AF Corse's Toni Vilander and Filip Salaquarda started the qualifying race from pole position. The qualifying race was won by Audi drivers Stéphane Ortelli and Laurens Vanthoor, with team-mates Frank Stippler and Oliver Jarvis in second place.


2012 FIA GT1 Nogaro round, Qualifying, Qualifying result
Qualifying decides the grid order for the Qualifying Race, which in turn decides the grid order for the Championship Race. It is divided into three twenty-minute sessions. Each car has two drivers, designated "Driver 1" and "Driver 2". Driver 1 takes part in the first and third sessions, while Driver 2 takes part in the second session. At the end of the first session, the three slowest cars are eliminated, while the six slowest cars in the second session are also eliminated. The third and final session is contested between the remaining eight cars.


2012 FIA GT1 Nogaro round, Qualifying, Qualifying result
As the No. 11 Sunred Ford of Emmanuel Moncini and Andy Soucek was withdrawn from the event, three cars were eliminated from the first session instead of the normal four.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship
The 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship was the third and final season of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars. The 2012 championship, which opened to GT3 Series Grand Touring cars, featured two titles awarded to the highest scoring competitors over the course of the season: the GT1 World Championship for Drivers and the GT1 World Championship for Teams. The series underwent regulation changes in 2012 with GT3 cars replacing the GT1 category vehicles used in the previous two seasons of the World Championship. Hexis AMR, now under the title Hexis Racing, returned as the defending Teams' World Champions, while German drivers Michael Krumm and Lucas Luhr didn't return to the series to defend their Drivers' World Championships.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship
The series commenced at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in France on 6–9 April and ended at Donington Park in England on 27–29 September. The nine-event calendar included two new races, inaugural events in Russia and Slovakia. In addition to the races, six new manufacturers and seven new teams made their GT1 Series debut at the opening race of the season.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Calendar
Stéphane Ratel, CEO of the SRO Group, stated during the course of the 2011 season that the 2012 calendar would include rounds in Europe, as well as Brazil, Argentina, and the United Arab Emirates. Ratel was also in discussions with venues in Australasia, North America, and Russia for possible additions to the championship calendar, as part of his plan to limit the calendar to only four European rounds.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Calendar
During the 2011 season finale, Ratel confirmed that the 2012 season would open at the Circuit Paul Armagnac in Nogaro, France, a departure from the opening round of the past two seasons at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi. The Abu Dhabi round was removed from the calendar, as were events held at Silverstone and the Sachsenring during the 2011 season. The Circuit Paul Ricard was also removed, being replaced by the Circuit Paul Armagnac. The series was the first major international motorsport series to visit Russia, with a race to be held at the Moscow Raceway in Volokolamsk, while the final round was initially moved from San Luis, Argentina to the Buddh International Circuit in India before later being cancelled altogether.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Calendar
One week before the opening round of the season, the SRO revised the calendar further. The races scheduled for Zandvoort and San Luis were removed. They were replaced by two new events, with one at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring, Slovakia in June, and the second at the Korea International Circuit in South Korea in September. The date of the Russian round of the championship was also altered, moving the race back two weeks later than its original date. The planned Korean event was later removed from the series calendar, although attempts were made to replace the event.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Calendar
On 1 July the series' two Chinese events were also cancelled. On 27 July the SRO announced two European events to replace the two cancelled Chinese rounds; a second round at the Slovakia Ring in August, with the Moscow round brought forward to accommodate a round at the Nürburgring, which was previously visited by GT1 in 2010. In a further change, the Moscow round and Nürburgring rounds featured a combined grid from both the GT1 World Championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, GT1 World regulations
In an attempt to attract more manufacturers to the World Championship, a new set of regulations were devised by the SRO Group and the FIA World Motor Sport Council to allow cars from a variety of racing classes to compete together in a single championship. The new category, termed GT World, would have allowed for cars meeting the 2011 FIA GT1 and GT3 regulations, as well as 2009 FIA GT2 regulations to be modified to ensure balanced competition between the three classes.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, GT1 World regulations
After further meetings between SRO, FIA and team owners, it was agreed to eliminate GT2 cars from GT World and to adopt regulations from the GT3 category. Current GT3 cars would have upgraded to the newly defined GT World specification and current GT1 cars would have their performance aligned to that of the GT World specification. As part of the equalization process, GT3 specification cars were to be allowed upgrades to increase their speed, as well as the adoption of carbon brakes and less restrictions on exhaust noise levels. Anti -lock braking systems utilized on GT3 cars would be allowed under GT World regulations. As in the previous two seasons, all cars would still receive Balance of Performance modifications during the course of the season to help ensure an even field.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, GT1 World regulations
During the final 2011 meeting of the FIA World Motor Sport Council, following discussions between the SRO, teams, and manufacturers/tuners concerning the organisation of the championship, it was agreed to run the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship with GT3 cars only, as the existing field of GT1 cars was no longer sufficient. Having only one class, most of the proposed performance upgrades for GT3 cars were scrapped retaining only the less restricted exhaust noise levels and Balance of Performance modifications. The series also changed tyre suppliers, with Pirelli replacing Michelin as the sole supplier. Original plans to rename the series to the FIA GT World Championship were also abandoned, with the series retaining its title despite being composed of GT3 cars.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Teams and Manufacturers
As part of the new GT World regulation set, manufacturers would only be allowed one private team to campaign their cars in the Championship instead of the two teams required in previous seasons. This expanded the championships to include ten or more manufacturers instead of the previous five and six. Seven teams and manufacturers were initially announced by Stéphane Ratel during a press conference at the Spa 24 Hours in July 2011, with several 2011 teams returning, including Young Driver AMR, Münnich Motorsport, JR Motorsport, Marc VDS and Belgian Racing.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Teams and Manufacturers
However, Marc VDS and Belgian Racing later withdrew their entries in order to concentrate on their Blancpain Endurance Series teams, while Young Driver AMR later moved to the ADAC GT Masters and JR Motorsport and Sumo Power withdrew to campaign the FIA World Endurance Championship. 2011 FIA GT1 World Champions Hexis Racing later announced their return to the series, joining with manufacturer McLaren, while Münnich switched to Mercedes-Benz.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Teams and Manufacturers
New entries for the 2012 season include 2010 FIA GT1 World Champions Vita4One Racing taking over the new BMW campaign from the withdrawn Marc VDS, while 2010 entrant Reiter Engineering returns with Lamborghini. FIA GT3 European Championship participant Team WRT moved to GT1 to represent Audi while former FIA GT Champions AF Corse returned with Ferrari.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Teams and Manufacturers
The grid was later expanded to eighteen cars at the close of entry applications with the return of the Exim Bank Team China title, now under the control of Belgian Porsche team Mühlner Motorsport, and the additions of Valmon Racing Team Russia representing Aston Martin and a third team supported by Spanish touring car team Sunred Engineering campaigning Fords. 2011 manufacturers Nissan and Chevrolet were not represented on the 2012 grid.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Several drivers from the 2011 season return for 2012, most notably the drivers of the defending Teams Champions Hexis Racing. Stef Dusseldorp remains with the squad while Frédéric Makowiecki returns to the Hexis, having driven for the team in 2010 but campaigning for Marc VDS in 2011. FIA GT3 graduate Grégoire Demoustier joins the squad, partnered with McLaren Automotive test driver Álvaro Parente. Münnich Motorsport also retains much of their 2011 line-up, with the pairing of team owner Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock remaining while Nicky Pastorelli gets a new teammate in Mercedes-Benz factory driver Thomas Jäger, who also previously drove for Münnich in 2010.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Two teams which campaigned FIA GT1 in 2010 also return, with both of them retaining some drivers from two seasons prior. Reiter Engineering's Peter Kox returns after a shortened 2011 season with Swiss Racing Team, and is joined by series newcomer Darryl O'Young of Hong Kong. Tomáš Enge, who has previously finished fourth in the Drivers' Championship two years in a row with Young Driver AMR, switches to Reiter and is teamed with German Prince Albert von Thurn und Taxis.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
2010 Teams Champion Vita4One bring to the series 2010 Drivers Champion and team owner Michael Bartels, now partnered Dutchman Yelmer Buurman, who won two races in his sole appearance in 2011 with Exim Bank Team China. The sister BMW is shared by two Austrians, Nikolaus Mayr-Melnhof and Mathias Lauda, former Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters driver and son of Formula One World Drivers' Champion Niki Lauda.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Although new to the FIA GT1 series, AF Corse enters the championship with a remnant of their four straight FIA GT2 Championships in Finn Toni Vilander, who won the Drivers Championship in the category in 2007 and 2008. Vilander is joined by series newcomer Filip Salaquarda, a graduate of the Formula Renault 3.5 Series. 2011 FIA GT3 Drivers' Champion Francesco Castellacci helms the second Ferrari, joined by fellow FIA GT3 competitor Enzo Ide.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Team WRT's quartet of drivers are all making their debuts in the FIA GT1 World Championship. Former Grand Prix driver Stéphane Ortelli is joined by former Formula 3 Euro Series driver Laurens Vanthoor, while the team's other car is driven by Oliver Jarvis and Frank Stippler, both of whom are factory Audi drivers. Exim Bank Team China's drivers are also equally new, with FIA Formula Two Championship driver Benjamin Lariche joining the second Chinese driver in the history of the series, Ren Wei.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Mike Parisy, a former winner in FIA GT3, and Porsche Supercup driver Matt Halliday of New Zealand will enter the second car. Valmon Racing Team Russia brings Russian involvement in the series for the first time with two drivers, Sergey Afanasyev and Alexey Vasilyev. Former Formula One and Stock Car Brasil driver Antônio Pizzonia was originally scheduled to partner Vasilyev, but was replaced on the eve of the Nogaro round by former GT1 race winner Maxime Martin. Andreas Zuber brings two years of FIA GT1 experience to the car shared with Afanasyev.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Entries, Drivers
Sunred originally intended to partner experienced Serbian driver Miloš Pavlović — who ran two rounds in 2011 — with Formula Two graduate Andy Soucek as his teammate, whilst putting Matteo Cressoni alongside Emmanuel Moncini in the second entry. However, the #11 car was not ready in time for the Nogaro round and was subsequently withdrawn. The team re-arranged their driver line-ups, entering Pavlović and Cressoni in the race whilst sidelining Soucek and Moncini until the second car was ready.


2012 FIA GT1 World Championship, Results and standings, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first six positions in each Qualifying Race and for the first ten positions in each Championship Race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round
The 2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round is an auto racing event held at the Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium on 20–22 April 2012, and is the second round of the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship season. It is the second time the FIA GT1 World Championship has visited Zolder, with defending race winners Markus Winkelhock and Marc Basseng returning for 2012 with All-Inkl.com Münnich Motorsport. The event is supported by the FIA GT3 European Championship, the 2012 Supercar Challenge, and the Belgian Historic Cup.


2012 FIA GT1 Zolder round, Qualifying, Qualifying result
For qualifying, Driver 1 participates in the first and third sessions while Driver 2 participates in only the second session. The fastest lap for each session is indicated with bold.


2012 FIA GT3 European Championship
The 2012 FIA GT3 European Championship was the seventh season of the FIA GT3 European Championship. The season commenced on 8 April at Nogaro and ended on 23 September at the Nürburgring. The season featured six double-header rounds, with each race lasting for a duration of 60 minutes. Most of the events were support races to the 2012 FIA GT1 World Championship; two of the six meetings were run in conjunction with the FIA GT1 World Championship, with combined grids being utilised.


2012 FIA GT3 European Championship, Calendar
On 2 April 2012, the SRO announced the final calendar for 2012.


2012 FIA GT3 European Championship, Entries
The entry list was published by the FIA on 3 April 2012. For the combined races with the FIA GT1 World Championship, GT3 cars ran with 100 in front of their usual car numbers.


2012 FIA GT3 European Championship, Results and standings, Championships
Championship points will be awarded to the first ten positions in each race. Entries must complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points. Individual drivers are required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race.


2012 FIA GT3 European Championship, Results and standings, Championships, Teams' Championship
Teams must have two cars at a race weekend in order to be eligible for scoring points in the Teams' Championship. If a team with just one car finishes in a points position, the cars of the teams that finished below get the extra points. As well as this, Esta Motorsports did not accrue points for their one-off appearance at the Moscow event, nor did Team Novadriver for their expanded two-car entry at the Nürburgring.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria was the sixth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the inaugural running of the FIA WTCC Race of Austria. It was held on May 20, 2012 at the Salzburgring, east of Salzburg in Austria. The first race was won by Robert Huff for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Stefano D'Aste for Wiechers-Sport.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Background
Yvan Muller came into the event leading the championship 23 points clear of Alain Menu, who was in turn seven points ahead of Robert Huff. Gabriele Tarquini was the leading non-Chevrolet driver, 53 points behind Huff in the standings. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Free Practice
Alain Menu led a Chevrolet 1-2-3 in the opening practice session, with Tom Coronel for ROAL Motorsport fourth quickest.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Free Practice
Menu set the pace once again in the second practice session, with Muller and Huff once again making it a 1-2-3 for Chevrolet. Pasquale di Sabatino surprised by finishing fourth fastest for bamboo-engineering.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Qualifying
Huff took pole position ahead of his Chevrolet teammates. Tom Chilton and Franz Engstler made contact in Q1, with BMW of Engstler spinning into the gravel and bringing the red flag out. Tarquini was the fastest non-Chevrolet driver and Alex MacDowall was the fastest independent. Aleksei Dudukalo would take pole position for the reversed grid race. Chilton received a five-place grid penalty for his collision with Engstler.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Warm-Up
Four Chevrolets finished morning warm-up at the top of the times, with Muller setting a time faster than Huff's pole position time. Muller finished the session on top ahead of Menu, Huff and MacDowall.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Race One
At a circuit where slipstreaming is important, Muller trailed Huff for the whole race to benefit from the tow. Further back, Special Tuning Racing's Darryl O'Young and Engstler Motorsport's Charles Ng tangled, with O'Young requiring attention at the circuit medical centre which would render him unable to start the second race. Huff took his 20th WTCC win ahead of Muller and Menu, Tarquini finished as best of the rest in fourth. MacDowall was the winning independent.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Race Two
Dudukalo started on pole position for a race which would be known for its multiple tyre issues. Both Dudukalo and his Lukoil Racing Team teammate Tarquini had to pit for fresh rubber due to punctures and Tiago Monteiro retired following a left-front puncture. After this, the three Chevrolets led until Menu went into the gravel on lap eight with a puncture. Shortly after, race one independent winner MacDowall also had a puncture and stopped in the gravel next to Menu's stranded car.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Austria, Report, Race Two
The remaining Chevrolets of Muller and Huff comfortably led the BMW pair of Coronel and D'Aste until the final lap when Muller went off at turn 10 with a puncture and Huff suffered a puncture at the final corner. Coronel tried to go up the inside of Huff without success, allowing D'Aste to overtake the pair of them and take the win. Huff held off Coronel despite his puncture to take second.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil was the eighth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the seventh running of the FIA WTCC Race of Brazil. It was held on 22 July 2012 at the Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba in Pinhais, Brazil. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Yvan Muller winning race one and Robert Huff winning race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Background
In the break prior to the event, Chevrolet announced they were pulling out of the World Touring Car Championship at the end of the season. This would leave Muller, Huff and Alain Menu without drives for the 2013 season. It was Yvan Muller who was leading the championship coming into Brazil on 245 points ahead of Huff and Menu. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Background
In the weeks prior to Brazil, Honda also announced their 2013 driver lineup. Gabriele Tarquini and Tiago Monteiro would join the works team for the following season, with Monteiro also driving for them in the final three events of the 2012 season.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Background
Pasquale di Sabatino, recovering from bronchitis and pneumonia was ruled out of competing by doctors. Michel Nykjær substituted for the Italian driver at bamboo-engineering for the weekend.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Free Practice
Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2–3 in free practice one with Tarquini in fourth ahead of the bamboo-engineering Chevrolet duo of Michel Nykjær and Alex MacDowall.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Free Practice
Muller topped the times once again in the second free practice session ahead of both his Chevrolet teammates. Behind them it was the future Honda duo of Tarquini and Monteiro in front of the bamboo-engineering drivers.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Qualifying
After leading both free practice sessions, Muller took his third pole position of the season with Menu second and Huff third. Nykjær lined up fourth on his return to the WTCC with Tarquini the leading non-Chevrolet driver in fifth. Norbert Michelisz finished 10th in Q2 to take the reversed grid pole position for race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Warm-Up
Muller led a Chevrolet 1–2–3–4 in Sunday morning's warm-up session with Tarquini the fastest non-Chevrolet car.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Race One
The three Chevrolet cars led from the start and had an easy race with the exception of third placed Huff who had to defend from the SEAT of Tarquini. A coming together on the second lap forced both Monteiro and Alberto Cerqui into retirement. Tarquini finished fourth behind the works Chevrolet cars, led by Muller and ahead of the bamboo-engineering pair of Nykjær and MacDowall. Nykjær celebrated his return to the WTCC as the winning independent driver. Michelisz finished ahead of Oriola in the independents' race which would see him close in the Yokohama Trophy title lead. A last lap coming together between Stefano D'Aste and Franz Engstler for fifteenth landed D'Aste with a 30-second penalty after the race, dropping him to seventeenth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Brazil, Report, Race Two
Michelisz started on pole position for the second race and he held the lead until half distance when he got passed by Tarquini, Huff, Menu and Muller on the same lap. Huff and Menu were then able to overtake the Italian driver and use him as a buffer between themselves and championship leader Muller. A coming together between ROAL Motorsport's Cerqui and Lukoil Racing Team's Aleksei Dudukalo forced the BMW to crash into the pit wall and retirement. At the flag Huff and Menu formed a Chevrolet 1–2 with Tarquini third and Muller missing out on a podium in fourth. Michelisz finished fifth as the winning independent as Oriola watched on from the pits having retired from the race, his Yokohama Trophy lead lost to the Zengő Motorsport driver.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of China was the penultimate round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of China. It was held on 4 November 2012 at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China for the first time, as the previous year's race was held at the nearby Shanghai Tianma Circuit. Both races were won by Chevrolet with Alain Menu winning race one and Robert Huff winning race two.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Background
Following the previous round in Japan, Yvan Muller and Robert Huff were tied at the top of the drivers' championship on 345 points. Norbert Michelisz was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Background
Macanese driver Alex Liu joined Liqui Moly Team Engstler to drive their naturally aspirated BMW 320si. Tom Boardman was the only entry for Special Tuning Racing after the team were unable to find a driver for their second car.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Background
2009 British Touring Car Championship champion Colin Turkington returned to the WTCC with Team Aviva-Cofco who were running a Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T. French SEAT León Supercopa driver Hugo Valente would drive for SUNRED Engineering in a SUNRED SR León 1.6T while Fredy Barth returned to the championship to drive a latest specification SEAT León WTCC for SUNRED under the SEAT Swiss Racing by SUNRED banner. Son Veng Racing Team entered a Honda Accord Euro R for Kelvin Leong and Look Fong Racing Team ran a naturally aspirated Chevrolet Cruze LT for Eric Kwong. China Dragon Racing entered a Chevrolet Lacetti for Felipe De Souza and a Chevrolet Cruze LT for Kin Veng Ng.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Free Practice
Alex MacDowall set the fastest time in Friday testing ahead of the works Chevrolet drivers. Turkington set the fifth fastest time on his return to racing, his first time in a front wheel drive car since 2006. Alain Menu could only manage a time that could only get him up to eleventh.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Free Practice
It was Turkington who was quickest in Saturday's first free practice session in the Team Aviva-Cofco Chevrolet Cruze 1.6T, he set the time early and it went unbeaten for the rest of the 30-minute session. Pepe Oriola brought out the red flag two minutes before the end of the session when he stopped his car on the start-finish straight; fellow SEAT driver Fredy Barth was unable to run in the session.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Free Practice
Menu was on top in free practice two in his Chevrolet, the works trio having spent the session swapping fastest times. Independents' leader Michelisz was fifth fastest, Turkington was eighth after topping the first session and Tiago Monteiro was fifteenth in the Honda Racing Team JAS Honda Civic.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Qualifying
Menu claimed his third consecutive pole position of the year, with title rivals Muller second and Huff fourth. Michelisz was the leading independent driver in third. Turkington was fifth on his return to the WTCC, putting ahead of the works Chevrolet trio for race two. A set up change for Gabriele Tarquini in Q2 put him only ninth fastest but with the benefit of a front row start in race two. Barth was 12th on his return, while Monteiro could only manage 17th in the second event for the Honda Civic. James Nash was the quickest of the Team Aon pair in 15th, with teammate Tom Chilton down in 22nd ahead of series debutant Hugo Valente. Liu failed to set a time within the 107% time in his naturally aspirated BMW 320si but was later allowed to race by the stewards.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Warm-Up
Huff led a Chevrolet 1–2–3 in the Sunday morning warm up ahead of Muller and Turkington. Independents' points leader Michelisz was fourth and pole sitter Menu was fifth. Liu beached his BMW 320si in the gravel with five minutes to go.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Race One
Menu completed a lights to flag victory ahead of Huff but teammate and championship leader Muller retired on the first lap with broken rear suspension. The breakage came in a second corner incident which also saw MacDowall, Turkington, Oriola, Darryl O'Young and Tom Coronel involved in a pile up. Michelisz was issued with a drive through penalty on lap five at a time when there was plenty of action in the midfield. Turkington had dropped to the back of the field on the opening lap but by the end of the race had climbed back up to eighth.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Race One
Second place for Huff and a non-finish for Muller handed Huff the championship lead. After the race, Valente, Nash, Boardman, Monteiro and Barth were issued with 30-second time penalties for missing the chicane to avoid a pileup, dropping the latter three out of the points. Charles Ng picked up his first point of the season as a result.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Race Two
Coronel led away from the start with D'Aste jumping up to second after a slow start for Tarquini. The drivers' door on the Wiechers-Sport car of D'Aste was hanging loose and on the third lap he was an easy target for the Chevrolet trio led by Menu, Coronel was passed a lap later. Turkington was once again fighting back from near the back and he was back up to tenth by lap 6 at the expense of Alberto Cerqui.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of China, Report, Race Two
Menu was leading until the start of lap 8 when Muller out-braked himself and the pair tangled, half-spinning Menu and allowing Huff to pass both of them to take the lead. Muller was second until he was passed by Menu a lap later, the pair swapped places again on lap 11 at the final hairpin. Huff won the race ahead of Muller and Menu with D'Aste the independent winner in sixth. Turkington had climbed up to eighth by the finish. Muller was given a retrospective drive through penalty after the race, dropping him to 13th in the classification.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary was the fifth round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the second running of the FIA WTCC Race of Hungary. It was held on 6 May 2012 at the Hungaroring in Mogyoród near Budapest, Hungary. The first race was won by Yvan Muller for Chevrolet and the second race was won by Norbert Michelisz for Zengő Motorsport.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Background
Yvan Muller arrived in Hungary leading the championship from both of his Chevrolet team mates, 27 points ahead of Rob Huff with Alain Menu a further point behind. Pepe Oriola was leading the Yokohama Independents' Trophy.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Background
Isaac Tutumlu left Proteam Racing after the Race of Slovakia, reducing the team to one car for Mehdi Bennani. James Thompson also rejoined the series, driving a Lada Granta WTCC for TMS Sport in the first of two outings in 2012.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Free Practice
Yvan Muller set the pace in the first free practice session ahead of Lukoil Racing Team's Gabriele Tarquini and Chevrolet's Alain Menu. Local driver Norbert Michelisz was the quickest independent driver. Three drives were warned for exceeding track limits, with Mehdi Bennani also being issued with a black and white flag warning.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Free Practice
Tarquini went fastest in free practice two, heading the Chevrolets of Muller and Huff and the SEAT of Darryl O'Young. Thompson ended the session ninth in the Lada Granta. Once again, drivers were warned for exceeding track limits, with Tarquini losing one of his times as a consequence.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Qualifying
The Chevrolets started 1–2–3 in the first race with Muller on pole position for the second time in 2012. Franz Engstler started on pole position for the reversed grid second race. Menu lost time behind Engstler in Q2 and started third for the first race. The ROAL Motorsport drivers were sent to the back of the grid for a parc fermé infringement, Alberto Cerqui had qualified 13th and Tom Coronel had qualified 19th before the penalty.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Warm-Up
Tarquini led the morning warm-up session ahead of the Chevrolet trio of Huff, Menu and Muller.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Race One
Muller led away from the rolling start but an incident behind caused Michelisz to run wide and the chain reaction as several cars recovered forced Tarquini and Tom Boardman into retirement. Bennani had got up to second by the first corner before dropping down to fourth by the second corner, after which the Chevrolets led 1–2–3. Michelisz had recovered to sixth place but was overtaken by Coronel on the final lap, the ROAL driver having climbed from 21st on the grid. Muller took the win ahead of Huff, Menu and Bennani who took his best ever WTCC result and the Yokohama Independents' Trophy win.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Hungary, Report, Race Two
Engstler started from pole position for the reversed grid race, however a fast start from Michelisz in fifth ensured he led into the first corner. The order behind Michelisz was Oriola ahead of Bennani until Menu came charging through the field from eighth on the grid to take second. Huff finished seventh and Muller finished tenth after a last lap off put him behind Stefano D'Aste and Engstler. Michelisz took the overall win and the Independents' win in front of his home fans.


2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy
The 2012 FIA WTCC Race of Italy was the opening round of the 2012 World Touring Car Championship season and the eighth running of the FIA WTCC Race of Italy. It was held on 11 March 2012 at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. Lukoil Racing driver Gabriele Tarquini took pole position for the first race, with Zengő Motorsport's Norbert Michelisz on pole for the second race after the top ten qualifiers were reversed. Both races were won by Yvan Muller for Chevrolet.