2012 LATAM Challenge Series season

2012 LATAM Challenge Series season
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2012 LATAM Challenge Series season is the fifth season of LATAM Challenge Series. The season started on April 22 in Guadalajara, and will finish on November 25 in Puebla. There will be nine double events, seven in Mexico and two in USA (both in Texas). The defending champion Giancarlo Serenelli migrated to Auto GP and GP2.

Drivers

The car will not have changes in this season. The cars were powered by 2019 cm3 L4 Volkswagen FSI Motors. Tatuus chassis are used. Kumho Tires supplies the tires Kumho Ecsta.[1]

Team Tires No. Driver(s) Sponsor(s) Rounds Notes
Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink K 3 Costa Rica André Solano A3 Energy Drink 1–5
20 Costa Rica James Adams 1–2
99 Mexico Daniel Forcadell A3 Energy Drink / Avante 2–3 Forcadell changed his team in the second round.
Mexico Team CSM K 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes Casino Palace 1–5
9 Mexico Oscar Arroyo 1–5
30 Mexico Santiago Creel, Jr. Roca Acero 2–3, 5
Mexico Homero Richards 4
60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo 1–4
Mexico Homero Richards 5
Mexico RE Racing K 2 Mexico Charlie Guerrero Totis 2–4
4 Venezuela Antonio Apicella Mindeporte 1–5
16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Jackers 1–5
37 Brazil Alan Chanoski Herdez 1–5
39 Mexico Jose Carlos Sandoval 2–5
42 Venezuela Gabriel Iemma PDVSA 1–5
52 Guatemala Sebastián Arriola Guatemala 1–5
63 Venezuela José E. López Constructora VIPA 1–5
Mexico Megaracing K 99 Mexico Daniel Forcadell Avante 1
15 Colombia Juan Camilo Acosta TBA 5

Team changes

Driver changes

Leaving LATAM
Mid-season changes

Schedule

The 2012 schedule has two main changes; the Guadalajara and Aguascalientes races will be run, while Monterrey was dropped from the calendar.

RoundRace TitleTrackDateTime
LocalUTC
1R1 GuadalajaraMexico Autódromo Guadalajara, GuadalajaraApril 22 16:28 21:28
R2 April 23 14:16 19:16
2R3 San Luis PotosíMexico Autódromo Tangamanga II, San Luis PotosíMay 20 14:40 19:40
R5 May 21 13:44 18:44
3R5 TolucaMexico Centro Dinámico Pegaso, TolucaJune 10 14:45 19:45
R6 June 11 14:00 19:00
4R7 ZacatecasMexico Autódromo Internacional de Zacatecas, GuadalupeJune 23 TBA TBA
R8 June 24 TBA TBA
5R9 AguascalientesMexico Autódromo Internacional de Aguascalientes, AguascalientesJuly 22 TBA TBA
R10 July 23 TBA TBA
6R11 Distrito FederalMexico Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico CitySeptember 2 TBA TBA
R12 September 3 TBA TBA
7R13 HoustonUnited States MSR Houston, Angleton October 14 TBA TBA
R14 October 15 TBA TBA
8R15 DallasUnited States Eagles Canyon Raceway, DecaturOctober 21 TBA TBA
R16 October 22 TBA TBA
9R17 PueblaMexico Autódromo Miguel E. Abed, AmozocNovember 25 TBA TBA
R18 November 26 TBA TBA

Race results

RaceRacePole PositionFastest LapWinnerTeam
1 Mexico Guadalajara Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM
2 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing
3 Mexico San Luis Potosí Mexico Rudy Camarillo Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink
4 Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Team CSM
5 Mexico Toluca Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM
6 Mexico Juan Carlos Sandoval Mexico RE Racing
7 Mexico Zacatecas Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Costa Rica André Solano Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing
8 Brazil Alan Chanoski Mexico RE Racing
9 Mexico Aguascalientes Costa Rica André Solano Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink
10 Mexico Juan Carlos Sandoval Mexico RE Racing

Race summaries

Round 1: Guadalajara Grand Challenge

Autódromo de Guadalajara

The season started in Guadalajara. Rudy Camarillo won the first event (37:05.531, 121.05 km/h).[8] In the second lap, Gabriel Iemma and Sebastián Arriola have a crash, both failed to continue the race. Francisco Cerullo finished in second place 2.964 seconds behind. Martín Fuentes in third place, 8.230 seconds behind Camarillo. The second race, the Venezuelan driver Francisco Cerullo took his maiden victory in the series (37:01.820, 121.25 km/h).[9] Cerullo suffered a puncture in the last lap, but he drove to finished ahead by 5 seconds. The podium again was conformed by Camarillo and Fuentes. Camarillo and Cerullo shared the lead of the championship with 52 points.

Race 1
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 2 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 31 37:05.532
2 1 16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing 31 +2.964
3 3 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Team CSM 31 +8.230
Race average speed: 121.05 km/h
Race 2
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 7 16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing 31 37:01.820
2 8 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 31 + 5.220
3 6 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Team CSM 31 +21.790
Race average speed: 121.25 km/h

Round 2: San Luis Potosí Grand Challenge

San Luis 400 racetrack

The second race took place in the Autódromo San Luis 400 in Tangamanga Park.[10] Rudy Camarillo started in pole position. He took the lead for more than half of the race, but in the final laps was reversed by André Solano (38:39.519, 117.02 km/h), who finished in first place. Martín Fuentes came in third place, for third time in a row. James Adams had a crash with Francisco Cerullo leaving the Adams' car rear suspension broken.[11] Camarillo accumulated 78 points, 8 ahead of Francisco Cerullo, who set the fastest lap. The second race Martín Fuentes took the lead after yellow flag (39:49.352, 109.68 km/h).[12] Camarillo saw reduced his advantage over Cerullo to only 2 points.

Race 1
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 2 3 Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink 29 38:39.519
2 1 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 29 + 0.878
3 4 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Team CSM 29 +1.431
Race average speed: 117.02 km/h
Race 2
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 6 7 Mexico Martín Fuentes Mexico Team CSM 28 39:49.352
2 5 16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing 28 + 0.832
3 7 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 28 +1.963
Race average speed: 109.68 km/h

Round 3: Toluca Grand Challenge

CDP racetrack

The third round will be raced in the Centro Dinámico Pegaso, in Toluca. The Team CSM's driver Rudy Camarillo took the pole with lap record (0:58.965 119.05 km/h). José Carlos Sandoval will start in the front row. Rudy Camarillo won the first race leading all of the race. Juan Carlos Sandoval finished in second place followed by André Solano. Cerullo, the second in the championship, had an accident and lost positions finished in tenth place.[13] In the race two, Martín Fuentes get the reversed pole, led the race until the lap 13. When Fuentes made a mistake, and fell to 7th place. Juan Carlos Sandoval reached the first place and won his first race in the season. Francisco Cerullo finished in second place and André Solano in third. After the third weekend, Rudy Camarillo stays in the top 22 points ahead of Francisco Cerullo.

Race 1
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 1 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 34 38:29.271
2 2 39 Mexico Juan Carlos Sandoval Mexico RE Racing 34 +2.561
3 6 3 Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink 34 +4.714
Race average speed: 103.35 km/h
Race 2
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 7 39 Mexico Juan Carlos Sandoval Mexico RE Racing 35 35:09.521
2 10 16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing 35 +3.486
3 6 3 Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink 35 +26.001
Race average speed: 116.47 km/h

Round 4: Zacatecas Grand Challenge

Zacatecas International Racetrack

The fourth round of the season will be in Zacatecas. The 2.04 km of length will be used.[14]

Race 1
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 1 16 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo Mexico RE Racing 41 39:51.114
2 2 3 Costa Rica André Solano Costa Rica A3 Energy Drink 41 +0.271
3 8 60 Mexico Rudy Camarillo Mexico Team CSM 41 +8.203
Race average speed: 125.92 km/h
Race 2
PosGridNo.DriverTeamLapsTime
1 9 37 Brazil Alan Chanoski Mexico RE Racing 40
2 11 52 Guatemala Sebastián Arriola Mexico RE Racing 40
3 10 4 Venezuela Antonio Apicella Mexico RE Racing 40
Race average speed

Championship standings

RankDriverMexico
GDL		Mexico
SLP		Mexico
TOL		Mexico
ZAC		Mexico
OAM		Mexico
AHR		United States
MSR		United States
ECR		Mexico
PUE		Pts
1 Venezuela Francisco Cerullo 214210211032 188
2 Costa Rica André Solano 4Ret1Ret332713 162
3 Mexico Rudy Camarillo 122316312 156
4 Mexico Jose Carlos Sandoval 510214841 120
5 Mexico Martín Fuentes 333184751110 116
6 Brazil Alan Chanoski 106651179155 86
7 Guatemala Sebastián Arriola 99746811296 72
8 Venezuela Antonio Apicella 87Ret1145103137 62
9 Venezuela Gabriel Iemma Ret51165951168 58
10 Mexico Homero Richards 12924 38
11 Mexico Oscar Arroyo 61089131066109 38
12 Costa Rica James Adams 54Ret7 30
13 Mexico Charlie Guerrero RetRet71284RetRet97 26
14 Mexico Daniel Forcadell 711108911 16
15 Venezuela José E. López Ret8DNSRet12141313712 12
16 Mexico Santiago Creel, Jr. 9121413 811 10
Colombia Juan Camilo Acosta 1213 0
References [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

Points are awarded to drivers on the following basis (regardless of whether the car is running at the end of the race):

Position 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Saturday race Points 30 24 20 16 12 10 8 6 4 2
Sunday race Points 24 20 16 12 10 8 6 4 2 0

Bonus points:

References

  1. ↑ "Ficha Técnica". www.latamchallengeseries.com. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Costa Rica se une al LATAM Challenge Series 2012". Sportcar.com. January 13, 2012.
  3. ↑ "El Tricampeón del LATAM Challenge Series Powered by Volkswagen, a la Auto GP". Sportcar.com. January 17, 2012.
  4. ↑ "El ex piloto del LATAM Challenge Series Powered by Volkswagen, Alex Popow, saldrá primero en Daytona". Sportcar.com. January 27, 2012.
  5. ↑ "Diego Ferreira da el salto del LATAM Challlenge Series Powered by Volkswagen a la Star Mazda". Sportcar.com. February 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Diego Menchaca está listo para correr pistas europeas". Informador.com.mx. April 5, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Debuta Carlos Guerrero JR., en el "San Luis Potosí Grand Challenge"". Sportcar.com. May 18, 2012.
  8. ↑ "La primera fecha del LATAM F2000 Powered by Volkswagen es para Rudy Camarillo". Sportcar.com. April 21, 2012.
  9. ↑ "Francisco Cerullo triunfó en México en inicio del Latam de F.2000". Radio Caracas Televisión. April 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Oficializan el "San Luis Potosí Grand Challenge" de LATAM F2000 Powered by Volkswagen". Sportcar.com. May 15, 2012.
  11. ↑ "André Solano se lleva la de cuadros en San Luis Potosí". Visión Automotriz. May 19, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Martín Fuentes gana la segunda del "San Luis Potosí Grand Challenge" y mantiene su paso perfecto". Carreras en Vivo. May 20, 2012.
  13. ↑ "Rudy Camarillo arrasa en la primera carrera del "Toluca Grand Challenge"". Sportcar.com. June 9, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Pilotos Latinoamericanos buscarán ganar el "Zacatecas Grand Challenge" del LATAM". Gopits.com. June 20, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Results of "1° fecha Super Copa Telcel 2012 – LATAM Carrera 1"". Mylaps.com. April 21, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Results of "1° fecha Super Copa Telcel 2012 – LATAM Carrera 2"". Mylaps.com. April 22, 2012.
  17. ↑ "Carrera del 19/05/12, en San Luis Potosí (Carrera1)". Sportcar.com. May 19, 2012.
  18. ↑ "Carrera del 20/05/12, en San Luis Potosí (Carrera2)". Sportcar.com. May 20, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Carrera del 09/06/12, en Toluca, Edo. de Méx. (Car. 1)". Sportcar.com. June 9, 2012.
  20. ↑ "Carrera del 10/06/12, en Toluca, Edo. de Méx. (Car. 2)". Sportcar.com. June 10, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Carrera del 23/06/12, en Zacatecas (Carrera 1)". Sportcar.com. June 23, 2012.
  22. ↑ "Carrera del 24/06/12, en Zacatecas (Carrera 2)". Sportcar.com. June 24, 2012.
  23. ↑ "Carrera del 21/07/12, en Aguascalientes (Carrera 1)". Sportcar.com. July 21, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Carrera del 22/07/12, en Aguascalientes (Carrera 1)". Sportcar.com. July 22, 2012.
  25. ↑ "Carrera del 01/09/12, en Ciudad de Méx. D.F. (Carrera 1)". Sportcar.com. Sep 9, 2012.
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