2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was an Australian motor racing competition for Group 3D Sports Sedans. The series commenced on 14 April at Mallala Motor Sport Park and concluded on 14 October at Wakefield Park after fifteen races. 2012 was the 28th year in which a national championship or national series for Sports Sedans had been contested in Australia.

Kerry Baily claimed his sixth Sports Sedan title after winning the first five races of the series and consistently finishing on the podium. Former champions Tony Ricciardello and Darren Hossack overcame a difficult first round, which saw both of them borrow another competitor's car, to finish second and third in the series.

Teams and drivers
Kerry Baily won the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series in an Aston Martin DBR9 (pictured in 2013)

The following drivers competed in the 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series.

Driver No Entrant Car
Tony Ricciardello 1 B&M Ricciardello Motors Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Darren Hossack 4 Auto Union Deutsche Audi A4
Robert Gill 5 Robert Gill Ford BF Falcon
Jeff Barnes 6 Barnes High Performance Pontiac Firebird
Ron Moller 7 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro
Darren Hossack 8 Pfitzner Performance Gearbox Ford EL Falcon
David Cameron 8 Subway Holden Gemini
Daniel Tamasi 9 Domain Prestige Homes Opel Calibra
Simon Copping 11 Industrie Clothing Holden VZ Commodore
Chas Talbot 12 Pakenham Tyrepower Chevrolet Corvette
Stuart Inwood 12 Blatch's Quality Smash Repairs Ford AU Falcon
Anthony Cox 14 Rosemount Smash Repairs Saab 9-3 Aero
Shane Ryding 15 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7
Leigh Moran 18 Image Racing Ford EL Falcon
Damien Johnson 19 Damien Johnson Holden LJ Torana
Graeme Gilliland 21 P&L Mechanical Mazda RX-7
Phil Crompton 21 Datafin Ford Mustang
Geoff Whittaker 23 Reds Racing Services Holden VL Commodore
Scott Reed 25 Procut Racing Ford Mustang
Birol Cetin 27 Billy's Automotive Services Chevrolet Camaro
Michael Robinson 32 Bell Real Estate Holden Monaro
Steven Lacey 35 Primo Smallgoods Holden VK Commodore
Des Wall 38 Wall Contracting Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Chris Donnelly 43 Aston Air Conditioning Ford EB Falcon
Colin Smith 44 MR Automotive Holden Monaro
Daniel Jameson 45 Campbelltown Frames & Trusses Jaguar XKR
Dave McGinniss 46 Coaststeer Automotive Opel Calibra
Mark Bowen 46 Interstate Finance & Leasing Holden VK Commodore
Chris Jackson 50 Kumho Race Tyres Holden Calibra
Geoff Russell 50 Aussie Wide Builders Toyota Corolla
Tony Ricciardello 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore
Bob McLoughlin 51 Marinelli's Mechanical Holden VS Commodore
Bruce Banks 56 BJ Banks Electrical Mazda RX-7
Kerry Baily 58 Signstations/Baily Marine Aston Martin DBR9
Dean Camm 66 Fivestar Fencing & Gates Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Andrew Leithhead 67 GTA Motorsport Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6
Shane Bradford 68 Aston Air Conditioning Chevrolet Camaro
Scott Tutton 71 Tutton Plumbing Mitsubishi Lancer RS Evo II
Alfred Axisa 80 Austrack Motorsport Holden VZ Commodore
Charlie Senese 81 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette GTS
Anthony Macready 97 AGM Engineering Nissan 300ZX
Jeff Brown 98 Wildridge Fabrications Ford EF Falcon

Automobile eligibility

Each automobile competing in the series was required to comply with the provisions of one of the following classes:

Race calendar

The 2012 Kerrick Sports Sedan Series was contested over five rounds, each of which was held at Shannons Nationals Motor Racing Championships rounds.[2]

Rd. Circuit City / state Date Winner
1 South Australia Mallala Motor Sport Park Adelaide, South Australia 13–14 April Kerry Baily
2 Victoria (state) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit Phillip Island, Victoria 25–27 May Kerry Baily
3 New South Wales Sydney Motorsport Park Sydney, New South Wales 13–15 July Tony Ricciardello
4 Queensland Queensland Raceway Ipswich, Queensland 10–12 August Darren Hossack
5 New South Wales Wakefield Park Goulburn, New South Wales 12–14 October Tony Ricciardello

Points system

The point score system was given a major overhaul in 2012. The emphasis on the three races which made up each round was changed, placing a sliding scale on race length and points value with the third race worth twice as many points as the first race with the second race splitting the difference.

Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th &
below
Race 1 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2
Race 2 45 42 39 36 33 30 27 24 21 18 15 12 9 6 3
Race 3 60 56 52 48 44 40 36 32 28 24 20 16 12 8 4

[1]

Series standings
Pos Driver Car[3] Round 1 – MalRound 2 – PhiRound 3 – EasRound 4 – QueRound 5 – Wak Pts
Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Race 1 Race 2 Race 3
1 Kerry Baily Aston Martin DBR9 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th Ret 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 591
2 Tony Ricciardello Holden Commodore
Alfa Romeo GTV		 4th 3rd Ret 2nd 2nd 8th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 561
3 Darren Hossack Ford Falcon EL
Audi A4		 7th 5th 4th Ret 5th 1st 14th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st Ret 2nd 2nd 527
4 Shane Bradford Chevrolet Camaro 3rd Ret 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd Ret 6th 5th 3rd 4th 4th 8th 4th 4th 477
5 Des Wall Chevrolet Corvette GTS 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd Ret 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 314
6 Michael Robinson Holden Monaro 5th 4th 5th 8th 4th 5th 13th 9th 10th 12th 9th 7th 314
7 Dameon Jameson Jaguar XKR Ret DNS DNS 7th 7th Ret 4th 7th 7th 3rd 5th 5th 235
8 Bruce Banks Mazda RX-7 Ret Ret Ret 9th 6th 6th 18th Ret DNS 9th Ret 11th 4th 6th 6th 214
9 Colin Smith Holden Monaro 8th Ret Ret 13th 11th 10th Ret 15th 13th 11th 10th 10th 5th 7th 7th 213
10 Damian Johnson Holden Torana 11th 10th 11th 7th 8th 8th 122
11 Phil Crompton Ford Mustang 4th 5th 5th 6th Ret DNS 121
12 Daniel Tamasi Holden Calibra 5th DNS Ret Ret 5th 6th 95
13 Dean Camm Chevrolet Corvette Ret DNS DNS 6th 9th 7th 12th 13th Ret 94
14 Bob McLoughlin Holden Commodore DNS DNS DNS 8th 7th 8th 75
15 Mark Bowen Holden Commodore VK 6th 8th 9th 72
16 Geoffory Whittaker Holden Commodore VL 7th 8th 9th 70
17 Graham Gilliland Mazda RX-7 10th 8th 9th 64
18 Jeff Barnes Pontiac DNS DNS DNS Ret DNS DNS 5th Ret 6th 62
19 Anthony Macready Nissan 300ZX 9th 14th 8th 52
20 Charlie Senese Chevrolet Corvette 6th 6th DNS 50
21 Anthony Cox Saab 7th 6th DNS Ret DNS DNS 48
22 Simon Copping Holden Commodore 11th 10th 14th 36
23 David McGinniss Holden Calibra Ret 12th 11th 32
24 Birol Cetin Chevrolet Camaro 5th Ret DNS 22
25 Geoff Russell Toyota Corolla 13th 11th DNS 21
26 Leigh Moran Ford Falcon EL 12th 12th Ret 20
27 Shane Ryding Mazda RX-7 14th Ret 12th 20
28 Scott Reed Ford Mustang 8th Ret DNS 16
29 Chris Donnelly Ford Falcon EB 15th Ret Ret 10th Ret DNS 14
30 Chas Talbot Chevrolet Corvette C5 Ret 13th Ret 9
31 Ron Moller Chevrolet Camaro 16th 16th 15th 9
32 Steven Lacey Holden Commodore VK 17th 18th 16th 9
33 David Cameron Holden Gemini 19th 19th 17th 9
34 Jeff Brown Ford Falcon Ret 17th Ret 3
Alfred Axisa Holden Commodore VZ Ret Ret DNS 0
Bob Gill Ford Falcon BF Ret DNS DNS 0
Scott Tutton Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 2 Ret DNS DNS 0
Guest drivers
Chris Jackson Holden Calibra 6th Ret DNS 0
Stuart Inwood Ford Falcon AU 10th 11th 12th 0
Andrew Leithhead Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT Ret DNS DNS 0
ColourResult
GoldWinner
SilverSecond place
BronzeThird place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

References
  1. 2012 Sports Sedan Series Sporting Regulations, Version 2, Bulletin B12/081, Confederation of Australian Motor Sport
  2. "National Australian Sports Sedan Association Events". Kerrick Sports Sedan Series. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 16 April 2012.
  3. Natsoft Race Results, racing.natsoft.com.au > Circuit Racing > Year = 2012, Retrieved 11 January 2021
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