2012 Panam GP Series

2012 Panam GP Series season
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The 2012 Panam GP Series season is the revival of Panam GP Series. This series takes their format of the defunct A1 Grand Prix with Latin American national teams. Panam GP Series has the approval of FIA and Ferrari Driver Academy. The car will be the same used in the Formula Abarth.

Cars

The car is a Tatuus with a 1.4 L Turbo FIAT engine.^[1]

Teams

Latin American teams have been invited to participate. Mexico,^[2] Venezuela, Chile have confirmed theirs participation.

Team No. Drivers Class Round Megaracing 0 Enrique Baca 1 2 Homero Richards 1 4 Juan Carlos González 1–2 5 Giancarlo Vecchi Y 1–2 11 Hugo Oliveras 1 TBA Oscar Hidalgo 2 Team Costa Rica 10 Luis Carlos Martínez 1 11 Enrique Baca 2–3 15 Verónica Valverde Y 1–3 20 Jorge Bas Viguera 1–3 83 Sebastián Merchán 1–3 Venezuela 19 Javier Amado Y 1–3 21 Francisco Cerullo 1–3 SPM Motorsports 7 Gerardo Nieto 1–3 8 Alfonso Toledano Jr. 1 Luis Carlos Martínez 2–3 99 Martín Sala 1 18 Andrés Lush Saravia 2–3 Team CSM 9 Oscar Arroyo 2–3 10 Martín Fuentes 2–3 30 Santiago Creel 2–3 60 Rudy Camarillo 1–2

Icon Class Y Youth Class

Race calendar and results

The schedule consists of seven races in North, Central and South America.^[3]

Round		Date	Country	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winner	Team
1	R1	June 3	Mexico	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez	Hugo Oliveras	Francisco Cerullo	Hugo Oliveras	Megaracing
	R2					Gerardo Nieto	Gerardo Nieto	SPM Motorsports
2	R3	July 1	Guatemala	Autódromo Los Volcanes	Andrés Saravia	Sebastián Merchán	Andrés Saravia
	R4					Enrique Baca	Gerardo Nieto	SPM Motorsports
3	R5	July 15	Costa Rica	Autódromo La Guacima	Gerardo Nieto	Sebastián Merchán	Gerardo Nieto	SPM Motorsports
	R6					Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Team Costa Rica
4	R7	August 26	Venezuela	Autódromo San Carlos	Gerardo Nieto	Francisco Cerullo	Francisco Cerullo	Venezuela
5	R8	September 22	Colombia	Autódromo Tocancipa	Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Team Costa Rica
	R9					Juan Camilo Acosta	Juan Camilo Acosta
6	R10	October 28	Ecuador	Autódromo Yahuarcocha	Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Team Costa Rica
	R11					Sebastián Merchán	Sebastián Merchán	Team Costa Rica
7	R12	9 December	Chile	Autódromo Huachalalume	Jorge Bas Viguera	Francisco Cerullo	Sebastián Merchán	Team Costa Rica
	R13					Francisco Cerullo	Jorge Bas Viguera	Team Costa Rica

Report

Previous to first race, a test was conducted in the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Gerado Nieto was the fastest driver clocked 1:19.145 in the 4 km course (181.94 km/h). Rodolfo Camarillo had the second fastest time in 1:19.183, and the NASCAR driver, Hugo Oliveras, clocked 1:19.341.^[4]

Round 1: Mexico

The season began in Mexico. Hugo Oliveras set the fastest time in the qualifying session. The Ecuadorian driver, Sebastián Merchán, was the second fastest.^[5] In the first race Merchán took the lead in the first lap, but Oliveras recovered the first place in the second lap for win the race (27:42.000, 173.8 km/h). Merchán came in second place. Homero Richards and Francisco Cerullo fight for the third place, being the winner Richards.^[6] The second race was started with reverse grid, Luis Carlos Martínez in the pole, but Gerardo Nieto became the leader in the first lap to win the race (26:24.751, 181.73 km/h). Francisco Cerullo never can reach to Nieto, and finished in second place. Javier Amado, Homero Richards and Hugo Oliveras fought for the third place, finally Oliveras won the position.^[7]

Race 1 Pos Grid No. Driver Team Laps Time 1 1 11 Hugo Oliveras Megaracing 20 27:42.000 2 2 83 Sebastián Merchán Team Costa Rica 20 +1.317 3 7 2 Homero Richards Megaracing 20 +2.150 Race average speed: 173.8 km/h Lap Chart

Race 2 Pos Grid No. Driver Team Laps Time 1 4 7 Gerardo Nieto SPM Motorsports 20 26:24.751 2 5 21 Francisco Cerrullo Venezuela 20 +10.196 3 8 11 Hugo Oliveras Megaracing 20 +14.272 Race average speed: 181.73 km/h Lap Chart

Round 2: Guatemala

Autódromo Pedro Cofiño

The second round was carried out in Guatemala. The first race was won by the local driver Andrés Saravia. Saravia had taken the pole in the qualification, and dominated all of the race.^[8] The second race was won by Gerardo Nieto, who took his second victory, and the lead of the championship.^[9]

Race 1 Pos Grid No. Driver Team Laps Time 1 1 18 Andrés Saravia 21 27:19.817 2 2 21 Francisco Cerullo Venezuela 21 + 1.904 3 3 83 Sebastián Merchán Team Costa Rica 21 +2.908 Race average speed: Lap Chart

Race 2 Pos Grid No. Driver Team Laps Time 1 7 Gerardo Nieto SPM Motorsports 20 27:07.270 2 83 Sebastián Merchán Team Costa Rica 20 27:09.366 3 60 Rodolfo Camarillo Megaracing 20 27:12.317 Race average speed: Lap Chart

Standings

Drivers'

Rank	Driver	MEX		GUA		CRC		VEN	COL		ECU		CHI		Pts
1	Sebastián Merchán	2	15	3	2	2	1	3	1	4	1	1			167
2	Gerardo Nieto	5	1	6	1	1	11	2	2	5	2	7			133
3	Francisco Cerullo	4	2	2	6	3	3	1	9	2	5	2			131
4	Rodolfo Camarillo	6	5	5	3			13	3	6	3	5			70
5	Andrés Saravia			1	5	4	2								54
6	Juan Camilo Acosta								4	1	4	3			53
7	Luis Carlos Martinez	8	7	9	9	7	DSQ	8	8	3	7	6			42
8	Jorge Bas Viguera	11	8	7	8	5	5	9	5	7	11	11			40
9	Hugo Oliveras	1	3												33
10	Veronica Valverde	10	10	13	10	9	6	12	10	8	6	4			29
11	Homero Richards	3	4												22
12	Giancarlo Vecchi	12	9	8	7	6	9	11	6	13	10	10			22
13	Enrique Baca Amador	14	14	4	4										21
14	Javier Amado	7	6	10	12	10	12	7	7	14					19
15	Charlie Fonseca					8	4								13
16	Fernando Baiz							4	11	9					12
17	Santiago Creel			11	13	12	8	6	13	10	13	9			11
18	Martín Fuentes			15	11	Inj	Inj	5	14	11	8	8			8
19	Oscar Arroyo			12	15	13	7	10	DNS	DNS	14	14			5
20	Martin Sala	9	12												2
21	Vicente Bas										9	12			2
22	Juan Carlos González	13	11	14	14	11	10		12	12	12	13			1
23	André Solano					14	13								0
24	Alfonso Toledano, Jr.	15	13												0
25	Fernando Madera, Jr.										15	15			0
Rank	Driver	MEX		GUA		CRC		VEN	COL		ECU		CHI		Pts

Nations' Cup

Rank	Driver	MEX		GUA		CRC		VEN	COL		ECU		CHI		Pts
1	Mexico	1	1	4	1	1	7								94
2	Ecuador	2	15	3	2	2	1								92
3	Venezuela	4	2	2	6	3	3								72
4	Guatemala			1	5	4	2								38
5	Chile	11	8	7	8	5	5								26
6	Costa Rica	10	10	13	10	8	4								16
7	Colombia	9	12												2
Rank	Driver	MEX		GUA		CRC		VEN	COL		ECU		CHI		Pts

References

1. "Los 16 Fórmula Panam Abarth ya están en el Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez". Sportcar.com. May 19, 2012.
2. "Gerardo el Grillo Nieto al FIA NACAM Panam GP Series avalado por ferrari driver academy". Panam GP Series. April 10, 2012.
3. "Calendario 2012". Panam GP. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
4. "Gerardo Nieto el más rápido en los primeros entrenamientos cronometrados". Sportcar.com. June 1, 2012.
5. "La experiencia del campeón Hugo Oliveras domina la clasificación". Sportcar.com. June 2, 2012.
6. "Hugo Oliveras predomina la primera carrera en el Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez". Sportcar.com. June 3, 2012.
7. "Gerardo Nieto se lleva la segunda carrera de la Panam GP Series". Sportcar.com. June 3, 2012.
8. "Demostró su capacidad: Andrés Saravia hizo buena la pole position". Desde las gradas. July 2, 2012.
9. "Nieto repite victoria: Cuarta ronda del Panam GP Series". Desde las gradas. July 2, 2012.

External links

• Official Panam GP Series website