2012C NASA RallyCross Challenge Season
| 2012C NASA RallyCross season | |
|---|---|
| 250px | |
| NASA RallyCross Challenge | |
| Season | |
| Races | 8 |
| Start date | 11 November |
| End date | 23 December |
| Awards | |
| Drivers' champion | 22px Dylan Livengood |
| Constructors' Champion | 22px Revolution Racing |
| Privateers' Champion | 22px Brandon Lambert Lambert Red Bull WRT |
| Manufacturers' Cup | 22px Citroën |
| Nations' Cup | 22px United States |
| Tires' Cup | 22px Bridgestone |
| Chronology | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 2012B | 2013A |
The 2012C NASA RallyCross Challenge Season was the third season of the NASA RallyCross Challenge. It started on 11 November, 2012. Josh Mertz returned as the defending Drivers' Champion. However, his MRT team was purchased by Citroën and became their works team.
Contents
2012C Schedule
| Round | Circuit | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croft RallyCross | 22px Croft, UK |
| 2 | Valkenwaard RallyCross | 22px Valkenwaard, NED |
| 3 | TBA | 22px Germany |
| 4 | Charlotte RallyCross | 22px Charlotte, NC, USA |
| 5 | St. Eustache RallyCross | 22px St. Eustache, CAN |
| 6 | NASA Proving Grounds North | 22px Lakewood, CO, USA |
| 7 | NASA Proving Grounds South | 22px Lakewood, CO, USA |
| 8 | Negus RallyCross | 22px Canon City, CO, USA |
Schedule Changes
- Los Angeles has been discontinued due to improper circuit amenities, low attendance, and lack of budget. Germany has been added in place of it.
2012C Drivers and Teams
| NASA RallyCross Car Entries eligible to score constructor points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Team | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rds. |
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px Citroën Red Bull World RallyCross Team | MRT Red Bull RallyCross Team | 1 | 22px Josh Mertz | All |
| HWR Red Bull RallyCross Team | 2 | 22px Cody Erdmann | 1, 4-8 | ||
| PCK Red Bull RallyCross Team | 22px Dylan Smith | 2-3 | |||
| 22px Citroën Junior World RallyCross Team | Lil' Weasel RallyCross Team | 6 | 1, 4-8 | ||
| Clements Red Bull RallyCross Team | 36 | 22px Xander Clements | 5-8 | ||
| 22px DiPalmo Racing | DiPalmo Racing | 35 | 22px Nick DiPalmo | All | |
| Ford (Ford Focus) |
22px Espy Racing | Espy Racing | 40 | 22px William Espy | 1-4 |
| 22px Great Lakes Motorsports | Team Klondike | 27 | 22px Tristan Hagenstein | 1, 3-6 | |
| 22px MONSTER Ford World Rally Team | 31hellomate Racing | 5 | 22px Andrew Fessler | All | |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Revolution Racing | Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 23 | 22px Chris Wetz | All |
| Rockstar Energy Revolution Racing | 51 | 22px Dylan Livengood | All | ||
| Subaru Subaru Impreza |
22px ATN Autosport | Adam Simons | 08 | 22px Adam Simons | 1-2, 4-5 |
| 22px Prestige WorldWide | MattyICE RallyCross | 32 | 22px Matt Wishart | All | |
| 22px Red Bull World Rally | Lambert World Rally | 21 | 22px Brandon Lambert | All | |
| 22px Schwartz Motorsports | Shell Motorsports | 67 | 22px Andrew Schwartz | 4-8 | |
| 22px S&B RallyCross | Castrol RallyCross | 87 | 22px Daniel Bellamy | 1-5, 7-8 | |
| NASA RallyCross Car Entries ineligible to score constructor points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constructor | Team | Individual Team | No. | Driver | Rds. |
| Citroën (Citroën Xsara) |
22px RC Race Team | RC Race Team | 75 | 22px Nick Kahrs | 1-2, 8 |
| Mitsubishi (Mitsubishi Lancer) |
22px Clements Racing | Clements Racing | 25 | 22px Xander Clements | 3-4 |
| 22px Revolution Racing Junior Team | Raffurty Motorsport | 46 | 22px Dillion Raffurty | 5 | |
| Subaru (Subaru Impreza) |
22px Brian Mercurio | Turtle Beach RallyCross | 41 | 22px Brian Mercurio | 4-8 |
| 22px Clements Racing | Clements Racing | 24 | 22px Carson Clements | 3 | |
| 22px Doug DeNise | Best Buy RallyCross | 4 | 22px Doug DeNise | 2-3, 6 | |
| 22px Michael Frisch | Frisch RallyCross | 58 | 22px Michael Frisch | 4 | |
| 22px Sebetka RallyCross | Sebetka RallyCross | 115 | 22px Mark Sebetka | 3 | |
| 22px Smokey RallyCross | Smokey RallyCross | 77 | 22px Jacob Liestman | 3-5 | |
| 22px Solstice Racing | MONSTER Energy Solstice Racing | 15 | 22px Keith Sherman | 3-4, 8 | |
| 22px S&B RallyCross | Subaru RallyCross | 97 | 22px Jack Stroski | 1-2 | |
Teams and Drivers Changes
- Josh Mertz and Cody Erdmann will run numbers 1 and 2, due to Mertz's and the Teams' championships from 2012B.
- MRT and the MRT Junior Team will now switch back to Citroen to become their factory teams.
- Brandon Lambert will return to NASA RallyCross, after an unsuccessful tenure in the WRC. He will drive a Subaru.
- Adam Simons left the MRT Junior Team amid the controversy after the final race of the 2012B Season.
- After Croft, Cody Erdmann announced his indefinite retirement from the NASA RallyCross Challenge.
- As a result, Dylan Smith is moved into Car #2, and the Citroën Junior Team has been shut down.
- After Valkenswaard, Jack Stroski announced his indefinite retirement from NASA RallyCross.
- Cody Erdmann returned at Charlotte, and thus Dylan Smith was put back in the #6 Citroën Junior car.
- Xander Clements signed on to be the second Citroën Junior driver from Canada onwards.
- Dillion Raffurty made his debut in the Revolution Junior Team car at Canada.
Races and Results
| Championship leader table | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Championship leader | Lead |
| 22px Croft | 22px Josh Mertz | 4 |
| 22px Valkenswaard | 3 | |
| 22px Gifhorn | 6 | |
| 22px Charlotte | 2 | |
| 22px St. Eustache | 13 | |
| 22px Proving Grounds North | 9 | |
| 22px Proving Ground South | 7 | |
| 22px Negus | 22px Dylan Livengood | 1 |
Races
| Rd. | Race | Winning Driver | Winning Constructor | Winning Manu |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22px Croft | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Citroën WRXT | 22px Citroën |
| 2 | 22px Valkenswaard | 22px Chris Wetz | 22px Revolution Racing | 22px Mitsubishi |
| 3 | 22px Germany | 22px Brandon Lambert | 22px Red Bull WRT | 22px Subaru |
| 4 | 22px Charlotte | 22px Cody Erdmann | 22px Citroën WRXT | 22px Citroën |
| 5 | 22px St. Eustache | 22px Josh Mertz | 22px Citroën WRXT | 22px Citroën |
| 6 | 22px NPVG North | 22px Brian Mercurio | 22px Turtle Beach RXT | 22px Subaru |
| 7 | 22px NPVG South | No winner1 | 22px Citroën | |
| 8 | 22px Negus | No winner1 | 22px Citroën | |
1Due to Cheatgate, Citroën retains the wins as a manufacturer, but the credit for the wins were stripped from Xander Clements and Citroën Junior.
2012C Drivers' Championship
Points are awarded to the top 16 finishers.
| Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | Heat Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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BOLD - Driver won their heat, they get an extra bonus point |
- 1 Car #115 was deemed to have intentionally crashed multiple cars in Germany, and was excluded from the final classification.
- 2 Car #40 was excluded from the results in Charlotte due to causing an accident on the final restart of the Last Chance Qualifier.
- 3 Car #1 was deemed to have not given enough positions back after being pushed off the track by Cars #6 and #27, was dropped three positions in the final classification for Charlotte.
- 4 Car #1 was deemed to have caused too many instances of contact in a set amount of time, and thus was put to the back of the field in the final.
2012C Manufacturers' Championship
Only the top finishing car of a manufacturer counts for points.
| Pos. | Manufacturer | CRO 22px |
NED 22px |
GER 22px |
CHA 22px |
CAN 22px |
PVGN 22px |
PVGS 22px |
NEG 22px |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22px Citroën | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 145 |
| 2 | 22px Mitsubishi | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 132 |
| 3 | 22px Subaru | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 75 | |||
| 4 | 22px Ford | 14 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 46 | |||
| Pos. | Manufacturer | CRO 22px |
NED 22px |
GER 22px |
CHA 22px |
CAN 22px |
PVGN 22px |
PVGS 22px |
NEG 22px |
Pts |
2012C Constructors' Championship
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