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2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event

{{ Infobox V8 Supercar race report

| flag = United Arab Emirates

| title = 2012 Yas Marina Circuit V8 Supercar Event

| non_champ =

| round_no = 13

| season_no = 15

| year = 2012

| series = IVSC

| track_map = Circuit Yas-Island.svg

| date = 2-4 November

| location = Yas Island, United Arab Emirates

| circuit = Yas Marina Circuit

| weather = Fine

| race1_laps = 12

| race1_dist = 66

| pole1 = Will Davison

| pole1_team = Ford Performance Racing

| pole1_time = 2:11.766

| winner1 = Jamie Whincup

| winner1_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| winner1_time = 27:05.295

| race2_laps = 12

| race2_dist = 66

| pole2 = Will Davison

| pole2_team = Ford Performance Racing

| pole2_time = 2:11.928

| winner2 = Jamie Whincup

| winner2_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| winner2_time = 26:58.853

| race3_laps = 12

| race3_dist = 66

| pole3 = Will Davison

| pole3_team = Ford Performance Racing

| pole3_time = 2:12.241

| winner3 = Jamie Whincup

| winner3_team = Triple Eight Race Engineering

| winner3_time = 30:36.684

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The 2012 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi (V8) Grand Prix was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars racing cars. It was the thirteenth event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 2–4 November at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The event was the main support category for the Formula One Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Holden driver Jamie Whincup dominated the weekend, winning all three races, after Ford driver Will Davison took all three pole positions.{{cite news | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-11-04/whincup-sweeps-abu-dhabi/4352432 | title=Whincup sweeps Abu Dhabi | work=ABC News | date=4 November 2012 | accessdate=22 March 2013}}

Results

= Race 24 =

== Qualifying ==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Pos

! No

! Name

! Car

! Team

! Time

1

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison

| Ford Performance Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:11.7660

2

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:11.8850

3

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

| Stone Brothers Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.2550

4

| align="center" | 47

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade

| James Rosenberg Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.2630

5

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| Stone Brothers Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.4170

6

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander

| Holden Racing Team

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.4860

7

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom

| Ford Performance Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.5730

8

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb

| Tekno Autosports

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.5800

9

| align="center" | 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.6870

10

| align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney

| Holden Racing Team

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.6880

11

| align="center" | 55

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds

| Rod Nash Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.7080

12

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard

| Brad Jones Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.7300

13

| align="center" | 91

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Patrizi

| Tekno Autosports

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.7830

14

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

| Dick Johnson Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.8140

15

| align="center" | 34

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.8790

16

| align="center" | 33

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Premat

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.9000

17

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly

| Kelly Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:12.9170

18

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto

| Tony D'Alberto Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:12.9330

19

| align="center" | 49

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen

| Paul Morris Motorsport

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:13.0090

20

| align="center" | 66

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall

| Walkinshaw Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:13.1840

21

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| Brad Jones Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:13.2800

22

| align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson

| Dick Johnson Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:13.4570

23

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler

| Kelly Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:13.5450

24

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore

| Triple F Racing

| Ford FG Falcon

| 2:13.6880

25

| align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall

| Britek Motorsport

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:13.8880

26

| align="center" | 30

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Taz Douglas

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:14.4450

27

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard

| Kelly Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:14.4590

28

| align="center" | 51

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy

| Kelly Racing

| Holden VE Commodore

| 2:14.4450

colspan="6" | Sources:

== Race ==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%;"
Pos

! No

! Name

! Team

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

1

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| align="center" | 12

| 27min 05.2950sec

| align="center" | 2

2

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison

| Ford Performance Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 4.100 s

| align="center" | 1

3

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

| Stone Brothers Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 9.211 s

| align="center" | 3

4

| align="center" | 47

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Slade

| James Rosenberg Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 10.634 s

| align="center" | 4

5

| align="center" | 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Lee Holdsworth

| Stone Brothers Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 13.627 s

| align="center" | 5

6

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom

| Ford Performance Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 14.898 s

| align="center" | 7

7

| align="center" | 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Garth Tander

| Holden Racing Team

| align="center" | 12

| + 15.827 s

| align="center" | 6

8

| align="center" | 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

| align="center" | 12

| + 17.851 s

| align="center" | 9

9

| align="center" | 18

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Moffat

| Dick Johnson Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 20.255 s

| align="center" | 14

10

| align="center" | 19

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jonathon Webb

| Tekno Autosports

| align="center" | 12

| + 24.118 s

| align="center" | 8

11

| align="center" | 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Fabian Coulthard

| Brad Jones Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 24.339 s

| align="center" | 12

12

| align="center" | 91

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Patrizi

| Tekno Autosports

| align="center" | 12

| + 26.390 s

| align="center" | 13

13

| align="center" | 55

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Reynolds

| Rod Nash Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 26.441 s

| align="center" | 11

14

| align="center" | 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tony D'Alberto

| Tony D'Alberto Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 26.708 s

| align="center" | 18

15

| align="center" | 17

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steven Johnson

| Dick Johnson Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 30.000 s

| align="center" | 22

16

| align="center" | 34

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Caruso

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| align="center" | 12

| + 32.897 s

| align="center" | 15

17

| align="center" | 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Dean Fiore

| Triple F Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 36.504 s

| align="center" | 24

18

| align="center" | 66

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Russell Ingall

| Walkinshaw Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 39.070 s

| align="center" | 20

19

| align="center" | 8

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Bright

| Brad Jones Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 41.733 s

| align="center" | 21

20

| align="center" | 33

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandre Premat

| Garry Rogers Motorsport

| align="center" | 12

| + 42.724 s

| align="center" | 16

21

| align="center" | 11

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Reindler

| Kelly Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 43.193 s

| align="center" | 23

22

| align="center" | 21

| {{flagicon|AUS}} David Wall

| Britek Motorsport

| align="center" | 12

| + 45.981 s

| align="center" | 25

23

| align="center" | 49

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Steve Owen

| Paul Morris Motorsport

| align="center" | 12

| + 49.079 s

| align="center" | 19

24

| align="center" | 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Tim Blanchard

| Kelly Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 50.487 s

| align="center" | 27

25

| align="center" | 51

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Greg Murphy

| Kelly Racing

| align="center" | 12

| + 52.065 s

| align="center" | 28

26

| align="center" | 30

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Taz Douglas

| Lucas Dumbrell Motorsport

| align="center" | 12

| + 52.683 s

| align="center" | 26

27

| align="center" | 15

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rick Kelly

| Kelly Racing

| align="center" | 9

| + 3 laps

| align="center" | 17

Ret

| align="center" | 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} James Courtney

| Holden Racing Team

| align="center" | 1

| Retired

| align="center" | 10

colspan="7" align="center" | Fastest lap: Jamie Whincup (Triple Eight Race Engineering), 2:14.6090
colspan="7" | Sources:

= Race 25 =

== Race ==

= Race 26 =

== Race ==

Standings

  • After 26 of 30 races.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Pos

! No

! Name

! Team

! Points

1

| align="center" | 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Whincup

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

! 3360

2

| align="center" | 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Winterbottom

| Ford Performance Racing

! 3064

3

| align="center" | 888

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Craig Lowndes

| Triple Eight Race Engineering

! 2971

4

| align="center" | 6

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Will Davison

| Ford Performance Racing

! 2779

5

| align="center" | 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane van Gisbergen

| Stone Brothers Racing

! 2434

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20020928161349/http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Official series website]

{{V8 race report|

Name_of_race = Yas V8 400 |

Year_of_race = 2012 |

Previous_race_in_season = 2012 Armor All Gold Coast 600 |

Next_race_in_season = 2012 V8 Supercars Winton round |

Previous_year's_race = 2011 Yas V8 400 |

Next_year's_race = Event discontinued

}}

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