The 2012 V8 Supercar season was the sixteenth year in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian Touring car racing series. It was the 53rd year of touring car racing in Australia since the first running of the Australian Touring Car Championship, now known as the International V8 Supercars Championship, and the Armstrong 500, the fore-runner of the present day Bathurst 1000.
The season began on 1 March at the Adelaide Street Circuit and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. It featured the fourteenth V8 Supercar Championship, contested over 30 races at 15 events. Thirteen of these events were held in the six states and the Northern Territory of Australia, and single events were staged in New Zealand and the United Arab Emirates. There was also a stand-alone, non-championship event supporting the 2012 Australian Grand Prix. The season also included the thirteenth second-tier Dunlop V8 Supercar Series, contested over seven rounds. For the fifth time a third-tier series was contested, the Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series, which was expanded to six rounds for 2012.[1]
Race calendar
Dates sourced from:[2][3]
| Event Title |
Circuit |
Location |
Race/Round |
Date |
Winner |
Report |
 Clipsal 500 |
Adelaide Street Circuit |
Adelaide, South Australia |
IVC 1
IVC 2 |
1–4 March |
Jamie Whincup
Will Davison |
report |
| DVS 1 |
Chaz Mostert |
|
 Eastern Creek |
Eastern Creek Raceway |
Sydney, New South Wales |
KVTC 1 |
9–11 March |
Josh Hunter |
|
 V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge |
Albert Park Street Circuit |
Melbourne, Victoria |
IVC NC |
15–18 March |
Mark Winterbottom |
report |
 Falken Tasmania Challenge |
Symmons Plains Raceway |
Launceston, Tasmania |
IVC 3
IVC 4 |
30 March – 1 April |
Will Davison
Jamie Whincup |
report |
| Mallala |
Mallala Motor Sport Park |
Mallala, South Australia |
KVTC 2 |
13–15 April |
Chris Smerdon |
|
 ITM Hamilton 400 |
Hamilton Street Circuit |
Hamilton, New Zealand |
IVC 5
IVC 6 |
20–22 April |
Will Davison
Mark Winterbottom |
report |
 Trading Post Perth Challenge |
Barbagallo Raceway |
Perth, Western Australia |
IVC 7
IVC 8
IVC 9 |
4–6 May |
Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison
Will Davison |
report |
| DVS 2 |
Scott McLaughlin |
|
| Phillip Island 300 |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
IVC 10
IVC 11 |
18–20 May |
Mark Winterbottom
Will Davison |
report |
 Skycity Triple Crown |
Hidden Valley Raceway |
Darwin, Northern Territory |
IVC 12
IVC 13 |
15–17 June |
Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes |
report |
| Winton |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
KVTC 3 |
22–24 June |
Josh Hunter |
|
 Sucrogen Townsville 400 |
Townsville Street Circuit |
Townsville, Queensland |
IVC 14
IVC 15 |
6–8 July |
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup |
report |
| DVS 3 |
Scott McLaughlin |
|
| Coates Hire Ipswich 300 |
Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland |
IVC 16
IVC 17 |
3–5 August |
Craig Lowndes
Craig Lowndes |
report |
| DVS 4 |
Chaz Mostert |
|
| Queensland Raceway |
Queensland Raceway |
Ipswich, Queensland |
KVTC 4 |
10–12 August |
Morgan Haber |
|
| Sydney Motorsport Park 360[4] |
Sydney Motorsport Park |
Eastern Creek, New South Wales |
IVC 18
IVC 19 |
24–26 August |
Craig Lowndes
Jamie Whincup |
report |
| Dick Smith Sandown 500 |
Sandown Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
IVC 20 |
14–16 September |
Craig Lowndes
Warren Luff |
report |
| Phillip Island |
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit |
Phillip Island, Victoria |
KVTC 5 |
21–23 September |
Josh Hunter |
|
| Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 |
Mount Panorama Circuit |
Bathurst, New South Wales |
IVC 21 |
4–7 October |
Jamie Whincup
Paul Dumbrell |
report |
| DVS 5 |
Nick Percat |
|
| V8 Heritage Event |
Wakefield Park |
Goulburn, New South Wales |
KVTC NC |
11–12 October |
Chris Delfsma |
|
| Armor All Gold Coast 600 |
Surfers Paradise Street Circuit |
Surfers Paradise, Queensland |
IVC 22
IVC 23 |
19–21 October |
Jamie Whincup
Sébastien Bourdais
Will Davison
Mika Salo |
report |
 Yas V8 400 |
Yas Marina Circuit |
Yas Island, United Arab Emirates |
IVC 24
IVC 25
IVC 26 |
2–4 November |
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
Jamie Whincup
|
report |
| Winton |
Winton Motor Raceway |
Benalla, Victoria |
IVC 27
IVC 28 |
16—18 November |
Jamie Whincup
Craig Lowndes |
report |
| DVS 6 |
Nick Percat |
|
| Sandown |
Sandown Raceway |
Melbourne, Victoria |
KVTC 6 |
23–25 November |
Josh Hunter |
|
| Sydney Telstra 500 |
Homebush Street Circuit |
Sydney, New South Wales |
IVC 29
IVC 30 |
30 November – 2 December |
Craig Lowndes
Will Davison |
report |
| DVS 7 |
Scott Pye |
|
- IVC – International V8 Supercar Championship
- DVS – Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
- KVTC – Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
- NC – Non-championship
International V8 Supercars Championship
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Dunlop V8 Supercar Series
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Kumho Tyres V8 Touring Car Series
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V8 Supercars Albert Park Challenge
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References
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