2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy

Eurocup Mégane Trophy

Company type	Single-make touring car racing competition
Industry	Motorsport
Founded	2005
Area served	Europe
Owner	Renault
Parent	World Series by Renault
Website	www.renault-sport.com

The 2012 Eurocup Mégane Trophy season marked the eighth installment of the Renault-backed touring car racing Eurocup Mégane Trophy, a single-make competition featured within the World Series by Renault framework.

Driver lineup

Team No. Driver Status Rounds Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team 1 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Nicolas Milan 1–3 Template:Country data BRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Roberto Moreno 4 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Margot Laffite 5–7 2 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Enrico Bettera Template:Motorsport class 1–4, 6 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Navajo" Template:Motorsport class 5–6 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Omar Mambretti Template:Motorsport class 5 3 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Kevin Gilardoni All 4 Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Fabien Thuner All 8 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio All 14 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa All Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Torino Motorsport 2 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall "Navajo" Template:Motorsport class 7 Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Andrea Boffo Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing 5 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jeroen Schothorst Template:Motorsport class All 6 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst All 7 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Wim Beelen Template:Motorsport class 1–2, 6–7 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Coronel 3–4 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tim Coronel 5 12 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kelvin Snoeks All Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Team Lompech Sport 9 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Jean-Charles Miginiac Template:Motorsport class All 10 Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Dermont 1–2 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Thibault Bossy 3, 6–7 Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Stefano Comini 4–5 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall PujolaRacing 11 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Toni Forne Template:Motorsport class 1, 6–7 Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall Bruce Lorgère-Roux 2–3 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Equipe Verschuur 15 Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Richard Kressner align=center Template:Motorsport class G 6 Template:Flagicon DEU AFK Motorsport 23 Template:Flagicon DEU Oliver Freymuth align=center Template:Motorsport class G 1–3, 5–7 rowspan=3 Template:Flagicon PRT Algarve Pro Racing Team 24 Template:Flagicon GBR Michael Munemann align=center Template:Motorsport class G 1–3, 5–7 rowspan=2 25 Template:Flagicon NLD Rembert Berg align=center Template:Motorsport class G 3 Template:Flagicon CZE Jakub Knoll 6

Icon	Class
'\'\'\'G\'\'\'	'\'\'Gentleman Driver\'\

Driver Transitions

Team Transfers

• Fabien Thuner switched from Boutsen Energy Racing to Oregon Team.
• David Dermont became part of Team Lompech Sport.
• Bas Schothorst and Jeroen Schothorst joined TDS Racing.

New Entrants in Eurocup Mégane Trophy

• The Oregon Team welcomed newcomers including Nicolas Milan, the reigning Eurocup Clio champion, Kevin Gilardoni from the Formula Renault Alps, and Albert Costa, who competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series.
• TDS Racing introduced FIA Formula Two Championship competitor Kelvin Snoeks.

Team Withdrawals

• Boutsen Energy Racing, Equipe Verschuur, Brixia Horse Power, and Blue Jumeirah Team all withdrew from participation in the Eurocup Mégane Trophy.

Changes During the Season

• Rembert Berg made his debut alongside Michael Munemann at Algarve Pro Racing Team.
• From the Nürburgring round onward, Tom Coronel took over from Wim Beelen.
• At Nürburgring, Thibault Bossy replaced David Dermont; subsequently, defending champion Stefano Comini succeeded Bossy for the Moscow round.
• Bruce Lorgère-Roux came in for Toni Forne following the initial round at Alcañiz.
• Roberto Moreno made his first appearance, taking over from Nicolas Milan during the event at Moscow.

Race Schedule and Outcomes

Announced on 10 October 2011, the 2012 calendar omitted Silverstone and introduced the new Moscow Raceway in Russia. Each of the seven rounds was incorporated within the 2012 World Series by Renault season.

Round		Circuit	Country	Date	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team
1	R1	Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz	Template:ESP	5 May	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing
	R2			6 May	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing
2	R1	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	Template:BEL	2 June	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing
	R2			3 June	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing
3	R1	Nürburgring	Template:DEU	30 June	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Fabien Thuner	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team
	R2			1 July	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst	Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall TDS Racing
4	R1	Moscow Raceway	Template:RUS	14 July	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Niccolò Nalio	Template:Country data CHETemplate:Namespace detect showall Fabien Thuner	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team
	R2			15 July	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa	Template:Country data ITATemplate:Namespace detect showall Oregon Team

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Championship standings

• The distribution of points for both championships followed this scale:

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
25	18	15	12	10	8	6	4	2	1

Drivers' Championship

Position Competitor ALC Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall SPA Template:Country data BELTemplate:Namespace detect showall NÜR MSC Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall HUN Template:Country data HUNTemplate:Namespace detect showall LEC Template:Country data FRATemplate:Namespace detect showall CAT Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Total Points 1 Template:Country data ESPTemplate:Namespace detect showall Albert Costa 2 3 Retired 3 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 Retired 1 251 2 Template:Country data NLDTemplate:Namespace detect showall Bas Schothorst 1 1 1 1 3 1 6 5 5 4 4 18px2nd 1 4 247

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

External links

• Renault-Sport official website