2012 International V8 Supercars Championship
The 2012 International V8 Supercar Championship was an FIA-sanctioned international motor racing series for V8 Supercars. It was the fourteenth running of the V8 Supercar Championship Series and the sixteenth series in which V8 Supercars have contested the premier Australian touring car title. The championship began on 1 March at the Clipsal 500 and concluded on 2 December at the Homebush Street Circuit. The 53rd Australian Touring Car Championship title was awarded to the winner of the Drivers' Championship by the Confederation of Australian Motor Sport.
Jamie Whincup won the championship driving a Holden VE Commodore
Craig Lowndes placed second driving a Holden VE Commodore
Mark Winterbottom placed third driving a Ford FG Falcon
Triple Eight Race Engineering was awarded the Teams Championship
The Supercars Championship currently known as the Repco Supercars Championship under sponsorship, is a touring car racing category in Australia and New Zealand, running as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) regulations, governing the sport.
Mark Skaife's 1994 Holden VP Commodore
Craig Lowndes' 1996 Holden VR Commodore
Glenn Seton's 1997 Ford Falcon EL, pictured in 2011
Todd Kelly's 2003 Holden VY Commodore