2012 F2000 Championship Series

The 2012 F2000 Championship Series season marked the seventh season of competition in the series. It consisted of 14 rounds (seven double-race weekends), beginning April 12 at Virginia International Raceway and concluding October 14 at Watkins Glen International.[1]

Venezuelan Roberto La Rocca of HP-Tech won 11 of the 14 races and finished on the podium in 13 of the 14. American Wyatt Gooden, who got his start through winning online video racing tournaments, finished second in points with two wins. American Niki Coello won one race and finished third. Kevin Kopp finished fourth in points and Tim Minor finished fifth, while claiming his second consecutive and third overall Masters Championship title.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 12–15	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
2	Virginia International Raceway	Alton, Virginia	April 12–15	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
3	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 10–12	Wyatt Gooden	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
4	Road Atlanta	Braselton, Georgia	May 10–12	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
5	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	May 25–26	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Wyatt Gooden	Quantum Mechanics Racing Services
6	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	May 25–26	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
7	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 28 – July 1	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
8	New Jersey Motorsports Park	Millville, New Jersey	June 28 – July 1	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
9	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 26–29	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
10	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 26–29	Roberto La Rocca	Wyatt Gooden	Wyatt Gooden	Quantum Mechanics Racing Services
11	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 24–26	Wyatt Gooden	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
12	Summit Point Motorsports Park	Summit Point, West Virginia	August 24–26	Roberto La Rocca	Chris Livengood	Niki Coello	Coello Racing
13	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 12–14	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech
14	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 12–14	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	Roberto La Rocca	HP-Tech

Championship standings

Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		LRP		NJ		MDO		SUM		WGL		Points
Drivers' championship
1	Roberto La Rocca	1	1¹	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	28	1	3	1	1	626
2	Wyatt Gooden	32	3	2	3	1	19	5	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	497
3	Niki Coello	3	2	4	5	2	20	21	3	14	3	5	1	2	4	430
4	Kevin Kopp	4	4	12	7	13	5	3	4	4	19	3	5	9	6	366
5	Tim Minor (M)	6	23	5	4	6	2	2	8	9	5	7	20			317
6	Tim Paul	8	5	6	6	8	6	6	6	5	29	11	19	14	12	306
7	Chris Livengood	14	30	DSQ	10	5	3	8	9	7	4	8	4	32	9	296
8	Zach Craigo	18	6	9	8			4	5	12	15	4	16	6	5	282
9	Kyle Connery	7	31	3	2	23	28			31	2	6	17	4	8	250
10	Dave Weitzenhof (M)	5	7	8	9			12	20	10	13	13	DNS	23	15	189
11	Tom Fatur (M)	12	9			4	4			8	7			12	29	178
12	John Brumder	26	20	18	17	11	11	11	13	32	23	23	7	15	17	148
13	Robert Wright (M)	33	33	24	24	9	8	20	12	15	14	17	18	13	14	143
14	Bill Jordan (M)	20	14	15	15					11	8	19	8	17	30	127
15	Cesar LaPoint									6	6	15	6	DNS	7	125
16	Dean Baker (M)	13	15			26	10			13	12			8	16	115
17	José Montiel	19	16	26	14	12	22	14	19	18	21	18	11	29	32	106
17	Peter Gonzalez (M)	11	24	17	16	DNS	17			21	11	21	9	33	21	106
19	Nick Palacio	10	11					9	11			10	DNS			103
20	Craig Clawson (M)	27	17			10	9			29	20	16	14	22	22	92
21	Charles Finelli (M)	17	12	22	23	16	7					22	DNS	20	35	81
22	Fabio Orsolon	2	8	DNS	25											68
22	Rob Nicholas (M)													5	3	68
24	Jeff McCusker (M)	29	19			24	13	19	21			20	10	27	33	62
25	Mark Defer (M)	16	13	10	13											61
26	Paul Alspach							17	7	30	10					58
27	Dan Denison (M)	25	22	21	20					17	18	24	15	19	24	55
27	Doug Rocco					18	15	13	15	33	25			25	19	55
29	Brent Gilkes (M)	9	10	19	26											52
30	Danyel Torres											9	12	16	31	51
31	Gerry Kraut (M)			7	11											46
31	John LaRue (M)	28	29	25						2	32					46
33	Chris Monteleone					17	16	16	14					DNS	DNS	42
33	Collin Daley							10	10							42
33	Gustavo Rizzo											12	13	24	18	42
33	Sergio Pasian													10	10	42
38	Keith McCrone											14	DNS	18	11	40
39	Rob Alaer	DNS	21							16	9					38
39	Eric Presbrey			20	19	14	21			24	22			DNS	25	38
41	Jason Rabe							7	16							37
42	Thomas Schweitz (M)	22	DNS	13	12									DNS	DNS	36
42	Aaron Pettipas	23	25			DNS	12			22	16					36
44	Shaun Miller	21	18			15	24			19	31					33
45	Nathan Morcom	15	32	15	DNS											31
46	Jonathan Scarallo					7	23									30
47	Brendan Puderbach	30	27	23	21	22	14								36	27
47	Tom Drake (M)					21	18	18	17	28	24			31	28	27
49	Jose Gerardo (M)	31	26	14	22											19
49	Matthew Inge													11	DNS	19
51	Steve Coates			16	18											18
52	Vaughn Horvath	24	28							23	17			26	26	17
53	Dennis McCarthy					25	DNS	15	18	25	26					15
54	Jim Hanrahan (M)					19	25							28	37	10
55	Joey Selmants									20	33					7
55	Steve Bamford													35	20	7
57	Fred Bross (M)					20	DNS									6
57	Chris Camadella (M)													21	34	6
59	Matt Machiko													36	23	4
60	Barry Gilbert									26	27					2
60	Al Guibord, Sr.									27	30					2
60	Scott Baroody													34	27	2
63	Will Haney													30	DNS	1
Pos	Driver	VIR		ATL		LRP		NJ		MDO		SUM		WGL		Points

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position (3 points)
Italics	Ran fastest race lap (2 points)

This list only contains drivers who registered for the championship.
(M) indicates driver is participating in Masters Class for drivers over 40 years of age.

¹ Roberto La Rocca was penalized 25 points for failing to leave sufficient racing room for a competitor in Round 2.[2]

References

"2012 F2000 Schedule Set". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
La Rocca Penalized for Round Two Start, eFormulaCarNews, April 19, 2012, Retrieved 2012-04-27

External links

Official Series Website

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[1] "2012 F2000 Schedule Set". f2000championshipseries.com. F2000 Championship Series. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-27.

[2] La Rocca Penalized for Round Two Start, eFormulaCarNews, April 19, 2012, Retrieved 2012-04-27