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]

2012 F2000 Championship season
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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)
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
  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
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