2012 Formula Renault BARC season

Protyre Formula Renault BARC

Industry	Motor racing championship
Founded	2012
Area served	England
Products	Formula Renault 2-litre single-seater racing series

The Protyre 2012 Formula Renault BARC season represented a series of competitive motor racing events featuring open-wheel, formula-style race cars, conducted throughout England. This championship brought together both professional racing teams and privately supported drivers, all piloting 2-litre Formula Renault single-seater vehicles constructed according to the series' technical regulations. Marking the 18th iteration of the Formula Renault BARC, the season commenced at Snetterton 200 on 7 April and wrapped up at Silverstone on 7 October after a total of fourteen races.

Scott Malvern secured the overall championship by finishing second at Silverstone, achieving three victories and eleven podium finishes while competing initially for Cliff Dempsey Racing before switching to Cullen Motorsport. Josh Webster of MGR Motorsport finished as runner-up for the second year running; although he matched the highest number of wins in the season with five—tied with Fortec Motorsport’s Seb Morris—his inconsistent performances resulted in a 33-point deficit to Malvern once dropped scores were accounted for. Rookie Seb Morris, who advanced from the Ginetta Juniors series, claimed third place in the standings after earning half of the season’s pole positions. David Wagner, Webster’s teammate at MGR Motorsport, was the only other driver to win a race and concluded the championship in fourth place.

Teams and drivers

ACS Motorsport 13 Template:Flagicon GBR Oliver Sirrell 1–5 rowSpan=4 Fortec Motorsport 21 Template:Flagicon GBR Laura Tillett All 26 Template:Flagicon MEX Diego Menchaca All 31 Template:Flagicon GBR Seb Morris All 88 Template:Flagicon CHN Martin Cao All rowspan=2 SWB Motorsport 24 Template:Flagicon NOR Tommy Ostgaard 6 27 Template:Flagicon GBR Jack Dex 1–2,6 rowspan=2 JWA-Avila 30 Template:Flagicon GBRMichael Epps All 55 Template:Flagicon GBR Matt Tiffin All National College for Motorsport 32 Template:Flagicon GBR Max Robinson 6 Core Motorsport 50 Template:Flagicon GBR Anton Spires 6

2012 Entry List
Team	No.	Driver name	Rounds
Middlehurst Motorsport	2	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Middlehurst	All
Cliff Dempsey Racing	3	Trent Hindman	1–3
	4	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	1–3
	22	Falco Wauer	5
	23	Matthew Brabham	6
	42	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Theodore	4
Cullen Motorsport	4	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	4–6
	17	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryan Cullen	6
Antel Motorsport	5	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ivan Taranov	1–5
	6	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Raoul Owens	All
	7	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Oliphant	All
	8	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Henry Chart	All
	18	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jake Hughes	6
Scorpio Motorsport	5	Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ivan Taranov	6
	20	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Macaulay Walsh	All
	MGR Motorsport	9	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	All
25		Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jake Dalton	All
43		Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Wagner	All
66		Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall James Fletcher	All
RPD Motorsport	10	Template:Country data NGATemplate:Namespace detect showall Ovie Iroro	2
Hillspeed	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matt Rao	6
	15	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Struan Moore	5–6
	28	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Kieran Vernon	2–6
	44	Template:Country data DNKTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jacob Nortoft	1–5
	49	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Marcus Allen	1–2
MTECH Lite	11	Template:Country data LBNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joe Ghanem	2–6
	12	Template:Country data LBNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shahan Sarkissian	2–6
	33	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sean Walkinshaw	All
	36	Template:Country data MEXTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jorge Cevallos	All

Race schedule and outcomes

This championship forms a component of the BARC club racing events, extending over fourteen races held within six meetings, which include two triple-header weekends. An initial provisional schedule published on 10 November 2011 listed Snetterton and Brands Hatch as the venues for the opening triple-header rounds. Subsequently, an updated calendar released on 2 December 2011 incorporated Silverstone as the concluding round in support of the British Touring Car Championship, substituted Brands Hatch with Thruxton, and shifted the triple-header events to Snetterton and Donington Park.

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	R1	Snetterton 200	7 April	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	MGR Motorsport
	R2		8 April	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Fortec Motorsport
	R3			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Cliff Dempsey Racing
2	R4	Rockingham Motor Speedway	20 May	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Fortec Motorsport
	R5			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Fortec Motorsport
3	R6	Thruxton Circuit	17 June	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Cliff Dempsey Racing
	R7			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	MGR Motorsport
4	R8	Croft Circuit	22 July	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	MGR Motorsport
	R9			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Wagner	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	MGR Motorsport

Round		Circuit	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
5	R10	Donington Park (National)	18 August	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Josh Webster	MGR Motorsport
	R11		19 August	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Cullen Motorsport
	R12			Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Wagner	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall David Wagner	MGR Motorsport
6	R13	Silverstone Circuit	6 October	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Fortec Motorsport
	R14		7 October	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Scott Malvern	Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris	Fortec Motorsport

Championship standings

Only the top 13 results for each driver were included in the final championship tally; any additional points were excluded.

Position Competitor SNE ROC THR CRO DON SIL Total Points 1 Scott Malvern 13 3 1 2 2 1 5 4 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 Josh Webster 1 2 2 13 20 2 1 1 1 1 4 6 2 13 3 Seb Morris 6 1 5 1 1 10 Ret Ret 11 Ret 5 3 1 1 274 4 David Wagner 2 4 6 6 Ret 6 Ret 6 3 7 2 1 Ret 5 243 5 Kieran Vernon 4 5   <style = "backgroun... The 2012 Protyre Formula Renault BARC Winter Series powered by Michelin represented the 15th installment of the British Formula Renault Winter Series and was notable for being the first edition conducted exclusively as a BARC series, following the discontinuation of the Formula Renault 2.0 UK championship. The season kicked off at Brands Hatch on 20–21 October and wrapped up at Rockingham on 10 November, comprising four races spread over two rounds held in England. Teams and drivers For the initial round, organizers confirmed a lineup featuring 19 cars, with further participants anticipated for the Rockingham event. Team No. Driver name Rounds Middlehurst Motorsport GTR 2 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Chris Middlehurst Entire season MGR Motorsport 4 Template:Country data SWETemplate:Namespace detect showall Gustav Malja Round 1 8 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jake Hughes Round 2 14 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matt Mason Entire season 15 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Tom Oliphant Round 2 Cliff Dempsey Racing (Team USA) 5 Template:Country data AUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Olly Rae Entire season 23 Matthew Brabham Entire season Cullen Motorsport 7 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ryan Cullen Round 1 MTech Lite 9 Template:Country data LBNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Joe Ghanem Entire season 13 Template:Country data LBNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Shahan Sarkissian Round 2 33 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Sean Walkinshaw Entire season Hillspeed 10 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matthew Rao Entire season 21 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall George Gamble Entire season Core Motorsport 11 Template:Country data RUSTemplate:Namespace detect showall Ivan Taranov Entire season 30 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Michael Epps Entire season Fortec Motorsport 12 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jack Aitken Entire season 16 Template:Country data IDNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Patric Armand Round 2 26 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Laura Tillett Round 1 31 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris Entire season 88 Template:Country data CHNTemplate:Namespace detect showall Hongwei Cao Entire season Jamun Racing Services 17 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Luke Williams Entire season SWB Motorsport 27 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Cameron Twynham Entire season Kingdom Motorsport 50 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Anton Spires Round 1 Race calendar and results The schedule for the championship was made public on 7 September 2012, with the first round at Brands Hatch running alongside the 2012 British Touring Car Championship season. Round Circuit Date Pole Position Fastest Lap Winning Driver Winning Team 1 R1 rowspan=2 align= "center"|Brands Hatch GP 20 October {{flagicon  \|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\|\} Matt Mason {{flagicon  \|\|\}\}\}\}\} Matt Mason {{flagicon  \[\[Seb Morris\]\]}} Fortec Motorsport R2 21 October {{flagicon \[\[Jack Aitken\]\]}} Template:Flagicon Matt Mason Template:Flagicon Matt Mason MGR Motorsport 2 R3 rowspan=2 align= "center"|Rockingham Motor Speedway rowspan=2 align= "center"|10 November {{flagicon \[\[Seb Morris\]\]}} {{flagicon \[\[Seb Morris\]\]}} {{flagicon \[\[Seb Morris\]\]}} Fortec Motorsport R4 {{flagicon \[\[Seb Morris\]\]}} {{flagicon \[\[Jack Aitken\]\]}} {{flagicon \[\[Jack Aitken\]\]}} Fortec Motorsport Notes Championship standings Position Competitor BRH ROC Total Points 1 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Seb Morris 1st 4th 1st 4th 113 2 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Jack Aitken 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 112 3 Template:Country data GBRTemplate:Namespace detect showall Matt Mason 6th 1st 5th 3rd 104 External links Official website of the Formula Renault BARC Championship