2012 Australian Sports Sedan season

The 2012 Australian Sports Sedan season is the 28th season of Australian Sports Sedan motor racing in which a national championship or national series has been contested. The season featured the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series, which began on 14 April 2011 at Mallala Motor Sport Park and will end on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races.

Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Australian Sports Sedan crown after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.

Teams and drivers

Kerry Baily won the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in an Aston Martin DBR9 (pictured in 2013)

The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Driver	No	Entrant	Car	Engine
Tony Ricciardello	1	B&M Ricciardello Motors	Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Tony Ricciardello	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Darren Hossack	4	Auto Union Deutsche	Audi A4	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Darren Hossack	8		Ford EL Falcon	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Robert Gill	5		Ford BF Falcon	Ford 5.0 V8
Jeff Barnes	6	Barnes High Performance	Pontiac Firebird	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
David Cameron	8	Subway	Holden Gemini	Mazda
Daniel Tamasi	9		Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Simon Copping	11	Industrie	Holden VZ Commodore
Stuart Inwood	12	Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs	Ford AU Falcon	Ford 5.0 V8
Chas Talbot	12		Chevrolet Corvette	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Shane Ryding	15		Mazda RX-7
Leigh Moran	18		Ford EL Falcon	Ford 5.0 V8
Damien Johnson	19		Holden LJ Torana	Holden 3.3 L6
Graeme Gilliland	21		Mazda RX-7
Scott Reed	25	Procut Racing	Ford Mustang
Birol Cetin	27	Billy's Automotive Services	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Michael Robinson	32	Bell Real Estate	Holden Monaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Des Wall	38	Wall Contracting	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Chris Donnelly	43	Aston Air Conditioning Bradford Donnelly Motorsport	Ford EB Falcon	Ford 6.0 V8
Colin Smith	44	MR Automotive	Holden Monaro Rover Vitesse	Chevrolet 6.0 V8 Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Dameon Jameson	45	Campbelltown Frames & Trusses	Jaguar XKR	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Chris Jackson	50	Kumho Race Tyres Fuel 2 Race	Opel Calibra	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Bob McLoughlin	51	Marinelli's Mechanical	Holden VS Commodore	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Bruce Banks	56	B J Banks Electrical	Mazda RX-7	Mazda 20B turbo
Kerry Baily	58	Signstations/Baily Marine	Aston Martin DBR9	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Dean Camm	66	Fivestar Fencing & Gates	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Shane Bradford	68	Aston Air Conditioning Bradford Donnelly Motorsport	Chevrolet Camaro	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Scott Tutton	71	Tutton Plumbing	Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II
Charlie Senese	81	Charlie Senese	Chevrolet Corvette GTS	Chevrolet 6.0 V8
Jeff Brown	98	Wildridge Fabrications	Ford EF Falcon

Results and Standings

Race Calendar

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series will be contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.^[1]

Rd.	Circuit	City / State	Date	Winner
1	Mallala Motor Sport Park	Adelaide, South Australia	13–14 April	Kerry Baily
2	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	Phillip Island, Victoria	25–27 May	Kerry Baily
3	Sydney Motorsport Park	Sydney, New South Wales	13–15 July	Tony Ricciardello
4	Queensland Raceway	Ipswich, Queensland	10–12 August	Darren Hossack
5	Wakefield Park	Goulburn, New South Wales	12–14 October	Tony Ricciardello

Drivers Points

The point score system was given a major shake up in 2012. Emphasis on the three races the make up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th & below
Race 1	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	8	6	4	2
Race 2	45	42	39	36	33	30	27	24	21	18	15	12	9	6	3
Race 3	60	56	52	48	44	40	36	32	28	24	20	16	12	8	4

^[2]

Pos	Driver	Round 1 – MAL			Round 2 – PHI			Round 3 – EAS			Round 4 – QLD			Round 5 – WAK			Pts
Pos	Driver	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Pts
1	Kerry Baily	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	Ret	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	591
2	Tony Ricciardello	4th	3rd	Ret	2nd	2nd	8th	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	561
3	Darren Hossack	7th	5th	4th	Ret	5th	1st	14th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	Ret	2nd	2nd	527
4	Shane Bradford	3rd	Ret	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	Ret	6th	5th	3rd	4th	4th	8th	4th	4th	477
5	Des Wall	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	Ret	4th	3rd	4th	3rd							314
6	Michael Robinson	5th	4th	5th	8th	4th	5th	13th	9th	10th	12th	9th	7th				314
7	Dameon Jameson	Ret	DNS	DNS	7th	7th	Ret	4th	7th	7th				3rd	5th	5th	235
8	Bruce Banks	Ret	Ret	Ret	9th	6th	6th	18th	Ret	DNS	9th	Ret	11th	4th	6th	6th	214
9	Colin Smith	8th	Ret	Ret	13th	11th	10th	Ret	15th	13th	11th	10th	10th	5th	7th	7th	213
10	Damian Johnson				11th	10th	11th							7th	8th	8th	122
11	Phil Crompton										4th	5th	5th	6th	Ret	DNS	121
12	Daniel Tamasi				5th	DNS	Ret	Ret	5th	6th							95
13	Dean Camm	Ret	DNS	DNS	6th	9th	7th	12th	13th	Ret							94
14	Bob McLoughlin	DNS	DNS	DNS							8th	7th	8th				75
15	Mark Bowen										6th	8th	9th				72
16	Geoffory Whittaker							7th	8th	9th							70
17	Graham Gilliland				10th	8th	9th										64
18	Jeff Barnes	DNS	DNS	DNS				Ret	DNS	DNS	5th	Ret	6th				62
19	Anthony Macready							9th	14th	8th							52
20	Charlie Senese	6th	6th	DNS													50
21	Anthony Cox										7th	6th	DNS	Ret	DNS	DNS	48
22	Simon Copping							11th	10th	14th							36
23	David McGinniss							Ret	12th	11th							32
24	Birol Cetin							5th	Ret	DNS							22
25	Geoff Russell										13th	11th	DNS				21
26	Leigh Moran				12th	12th	Ret										20
27	Shane Ryding				14th	Ret	12th										20
28	Scott Reed							8th	Ret	DNS							16
29	Chris Donnelly							15th	Ret	Ret	10th	Ret	DNS				14
30	Chas Talbot				Ret	13th	Ret										9
31	Ron Moller							16th	16th	15th							9
32	Steven Lacey							17th	18th	16th							9
33	David Cameron							19th	19th	17th							9
34	Jeff Brown							Ret	17th	Ret							3
	Alfred Axisa							Ret	Ret	DNS							0
	Bob Gill				Ret	DNS	DNS										0
	Scott Tutton							Ret	DNS	DNS							0
Guest drivers
	Chris Jackson							6th	Ret	DNS							0
	Stuart Inwood							10th	11th	12th							0
	Andrew Leithhead							Ret	DNS	DNS							0

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Excluded (EX)

References

↑ "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
↑ "2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations" (pdf). Confederation of Australian Motor Sport. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 16 April 2012.

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