2012 Pirelli World Challenge season

The 2012 Pirelli World Challenge season will be the 23rd running of the Sports Car Club of America's premier series. All races will be televised by NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus).

Contents

Format Change

The series is now using a four class format. The returning GT and GTS classes will have twelve races, while the returning touring car class will have thirteen. A new "touring car B-spec" class will have nine races. This new class will be comparable to the Street Tuner class of the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge in that they will use low performance touring cars such as the Fiat 500, Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, and Nissan Versa.[1]

Schedule

Four rounds were announced November 11, 2011.[2] An additional three rounds were announced November 18.[3] One more event is TBA.

References

External Links

2012 World Challenge rulebook