2012 VLN Series

{{Short description|Motorsport season}}

{{Motorsport season

| series = VLN Series

| year = 2012

| previouslink = 2011 VLN Series

| previous = 2011

| nextlink = 2013 VLN Series

| next = 2013

}}

File:GT24.jpg GT24 of 2012 drivers champions Ulrich Andree, Dominik Brinkmann and Christian Krognes]]

File:1. Rennen VLN 2012 - Regen.jpeg

The 2012 VLN Series was the 35th season of the VLN.

File:1. VLN Race 2012 (6889424134).jpg]]

The drivers championship was won by Ulrich Andree, Dominik Brinkmann and Christian Krognes, driving a Volkswagen Scirocco GT24 for LMS Engineering.{{Cite web |title=All VLN champions at a glance |url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/en/all-vln-champions-at-a-glance/ |access-date=2023-10-09 |website=Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie |language=en-GB}}

Calendar

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{{Tooltip|Rnd.|Round}}

! Race

! Length

! Circuit

! Date

1

| 59. ADAC Westfalenfahrt

|align=center| 4 hours{{efn|The race was red-flagged after 2 hours 43 minutes due to heavy fog. The weather showed no signs of improving, so the race was not restarted.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/03/31/runde-eins-geht-an-das-bmw-team-schubert/|title=Runde eins geht an das BMW Team Schubert|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107163228/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/03/31/runde-eins-geht-an-das-bmw-team-schubert/|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/03/31/chronologie-59-adac-westfalenfahrt/|title=Chronologie 59. ADAC Westfalenfahrt|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=31 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107170943/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/03/31/chronologie-59-adac-westfalenfahrt/|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}}}

|rowspan=10| {{flagicon|DEU}} Nürburgring Nordschleife

| March 31

2

| 37. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen

|align=center| 4 hours{{efn|The race was stopped after 3 hours 47 minutes due to the onset of hail.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/14/krumbach-lieb-holen-ersten-saisonsieg-fuer-porsche/|title=Krumbach/Lieb holen ersten Saisonsieg für Porsche|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=14 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107171426/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/14/krumbach-lieb-holen-ersten-saisonsieg-fuer-porsche/|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/14/chronologie-37-dmv-4-stunden-rennen/|title=Chronologie 37. DMV 4-Stunden-Rennen|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=14 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201092500/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/14/chronologie-37-dmv-4-stunden-rennen/|archive-date=1 February 2021|url-status=live|language=German}}}}

| April 14

3

| 54. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup

|align=center| 4 hours{{efn|The race was stopped after 3 hours 55 minutes when the No. 19 BMW Z4 of Dirk Müller collided with the No. 198 Ginetta G50 of Clive Richards. Neither driver was injured.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/28/zweiter-sieg-in-folge-fuer-lieb-krumbach/|title=Zweiter Sieg in Folge für Lieb/Krumbach|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107172437/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/28/zweiter-sieg-in-folge-fuer-lieb-krumbach/|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/28/chronologie-54-adac-acas-hr-cup/|title=Chronologie 54. ADAC ACAS H&R-Cup|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=7 January 2022|date=28 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107172546/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/04/28/chronologie-54-adac-acas-hr-cup/|archive-date=7 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}}}

| April 28

4

| 43. Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy

|align=center| 4 hours

| June 23

5

| 52. ADAC Reinoldus-Langstreckenrennen

|align=center| 4 hours

| July 7

6

| 35. RCM DMV Grenzlandrennen

|align=center| 4 hours

| July 21

7

| 6h ADAC Ruhr-Pokal-Rennen

|align=center| 6 hours

| August 4

8

| 44. ADAC Barbarossapreis

|align=center| 4 hours

| August 25

9

| ROWE 250-Meilen-Rennen

|align=center| 4 hours

| September 29

10

| 37. DMV Münsterlandpokal

|align=center| 4 hours

| October 27

Race Results

File:1. VLN Race 2012 (7035576801).jpg and BMW M3]]

Results indicate overall winners only.

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{{Tooltip|Rnd|Round}}

! Circuit

! Pole Position

! Winners

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| rowspan=19 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Nürburgring Nordschleife

| No. 27 {{flagicon|DEU}} Falken Motorsports

| No. 19 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Schubert

{{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Dumbreck
{{flagicon|DEU}} Wolf Henzler

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Adorf
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg Müller

rowspan=2| 2

| No. 18 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Vita4One

| No. 10 {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing

{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Wittmann
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jens Klingmann
{{flagicon|NED}} Ricardo van der Ende
{{flagicon|AUT}} Mathias Lauda

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jochen Krumbach
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marc Lieb

rowspan=2| 3

| No. 19 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Schubert

| No. 10 {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing

{{flagicon|DEU}} Jörg Müller
{{flagicon|DEU}} Dirk Müller
{{flagicon|DEU}} Uwe Alzen

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Jochen Krumbach
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marc Lieb

rowspan=2| 4

| No. 15 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Phoenix

| No. 15 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Phoenix

{{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Stippler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Basseng

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Stippler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Basseng

rowspan=2| 5

| No. 10 {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing

| No. 7 {{flagicon|DEU}} Rowe Racing

{{flagicon|DEU}} Jochen Krumbach
{{flagicon|CHE}} Marc Lieb

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Roloff
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jan Seyffarth

rowspan=2| 6

| No. 7 {{flagicon|DEU}} Rowe Racing

| No. 15 {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Phoenix

{{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Jäger
{{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Roloff
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jan Seyffarth

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Stippler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Basseng

rowspan=2| 7

| No. 7 {{flagicon|DEU}} Rowe Racing

| No. 7 {{flagicon|DEU}} Rowe Racing

{{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Jäger
{{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Roloff
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jan Seyffarth

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Jäger
{{flagicon|DEU}} Alexander Roloff
{{flagicon|DEU}} Jan Seyffarth

rowspan=2| 8

| No. 10 {{flagicon|DEU}} Manthey Racing

| No. 44 {{flagicon|DEU}} Raeder Motorsport

{{flagicon|DEU}} Jochen Krumbach
{{flagicon|DEU}} Timo Bernhard
{{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Pilet

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Frank Biela
{{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Hohenadel
{{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Mutsch

rowspan=2| 9

| No. 45 {{flagicon|DEU}} Timbuli Racing

| No. 2 {{flagicon|DEU}} Black Falcon

{{flagicon|AUT}} Norbert Siedler
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marco Seefried
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Hennerici

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Bernd Schneider
{{flagicon|NED}} Jeroen Bleekemolen

10

|colspan=2 align=center| Event cancelled due to ice on the track.{{cite web|url=https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/10/27/lms-engineering-kampflos-zum-meistertitel/|title=LMS-Engineering kampflos zum Meistertitel|work=nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de|access-date=6 January 2022|date=27 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106231953/https://www.nuerburgring-langstrecken-serie.de/de/2012/10/27/lms-engineering-kampflos-zum-meistertitel/|archive-date=6 January 2022|url-status=live|language=German}}

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Footnotes

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