2012 Karjala Grand Prix qualifying races

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Pre-Qualifying Race 1[edit | edit source]

Race 1

Mika Tervo led off the line until Vladimir Simonov passed him on lap 4. Tervo nearly binned it on lap 7, allowing Antero Virtanen into 2nd. Virtanen was amazingly fast, taking the lead at halfway and never looking back.

Contact between Franz Redlich and Denis Predikin in turn 1 cost both drivers a shot of prequalifying. Redlich bogged down in the sand while Predikin continued on albeit very slowly.

Vijay Pushanda escorted Jacques Bouvier into the tire wall after the Dwyer S on lap 2. Needless to say, the Frenchman was not pleased.

Ike Durbin was the other retirement, when he spun off in the same place Pushanda crashed, hitting the tire barriers and eliminating himself immediately.

The hero of this race was Tolyatti, on the simple fact that neither of the two Tolyattis in this race blew up, and Vladimirovich made it through. Also, Yevgeny Kuznetsov made it through in the second RUS Autosport car. The third PSI car, driven by Jim Hayes, DNPQ'd as well as Andreas Laporta and Kraig Mummert.

Race 1 Results[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver Sponsor Team Car Laps Status
1 51 FIN.png Antero Virtanen Neste Oil Kallela Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
2 9 FIN.png Arto Kekkonen Gessler Gessler Richter MC Team Gessler MTW12 16 running
3 78 RUS.png Vladimir Siminov Arotel Katzev Engineering Katzev KE03 16 running
4 39 FIN.png Mikael Hesso Kesko/Cargotec Silven Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
5 23 FIN.png Nils Tolonen Nokia / Finnair Finntech Omecha MA03 16 running
6 74 USA.png Scott Steudler Hershey's Mitchell & Sons Racing Tremwell Knight 16 running
7 256 GER.png Friedrich Jaeger Wernström Wernström Motorsport GmbH Wernström 256 16 running
8 95 SWE.png Johan Lönnrot Baltic Motorsports Baltic Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
9 85 RUS.png Lev Vladimirovich Polzin Tolyatti / Gazprom Avtomobilniy Tolyatti Tolyatti 112 16 running
10 36 GER.png Hans Eichel Buxton Powerworks BlackDiamond Racing Omecha BDM3 16 running
11 20 FIN.png Mika Tervo Finnair Finntech Omecha MA03 16 running
12 777 CHC.png Ian Cooper Speed Energy Team EFR EFR Journey MC90 16 running
13 88 USA.png Scott Bates Vampt Team EFR EFR Journey MC90 16 running
14 82 RUS.png Yevgeny Kuznetsov Aeroflot/Rosneft/Rusnal RUS Autosport Omecha MA03 16 running
15 64 USA.png Chris Johaanes The Shafer Group Mitchell & Sons Racing Tremwell Knight 16 running
16 07 USA.png Jim Hayes PCC Power Steering Incorporated Tonare Surge 16 running
17 47 CZH.png Tomas Prochazka Altoros Xenos Racing Xenos Claymore SH 16 running
18 98 ESP.png Andres LaPorta Telefonica/Movistar Blackstorm Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
19 54 FIN.png Eero Berglund Nokia KRM Motors Lycoia Brute 16 running
20 460 USA.png Frank Azure Verizon FAC Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
21 92 AUS.png Barton Sandy BKR Australia BKR Australia Omecha MA03 16 running
22 0 POR.png Gaspar De Sousa Alex Harrison Racing Alex Harrison Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
23 60 FIN.png Tommi Arjanien Kalberg's Ice Cream Eichholtz Autosport Omecha MA02 16 running
24 71 USA.png Chris Allen 7-UP 426 Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
25 29 USA.png Kraig Mummert Delano James Dalton Racing Bolden Kiowa 16 running
26 18 JPN.png Azuma Kazeyama Five Guys Burgers & Fries Star Team Nemoto Nemoto Respetto 16 running
27 110 USA.png Daniel Leckliter Yellow Trucking Leckliter Racing Lycoia Brute 16 running
28 05 ITA.png Nicola Fabrezia Benneton / Allianz / Mueller Team Mueller GmbH Mueller MZ6 16 running
29 83 RUS.png Denis Predikin Tolyatti / Gazprom Avtomobilniy Tolyatti Tolyatti 112 16 running
30 02 GER.png Franz Redlich Gessler.de Ralf Zimmerman Motors Omecha MA03 15 running
31 68 USA.png Ike Durbin Skullcandy Terra International Motorsports Lycoia Interceptor 10 accident
32 42 IND.png Vijay Pushanda HP Scuderia Tutino Tutino T12 2 accident
33 14 FRA.png Jacques Bouvier Airlantis Majestic Motorsports Gasnier Spahi 2 accident

Pre Qualifying Race 2[edit | edit source]

Race 2

First off, Tom Delgado makes an idiot of himself and tries to run Kevin Dwyer off the road, but Dwyer has none of that, backs off just enough for Delgado to hook himself on Dwyer's front end and spin off into the tires. Derp derp derp...

To rub salt into the wound, Dwyer made it through.

As if things couldn't get worse for Delgado, his teammate, pole man Louis Kingston, slowly drifted back through the field but he hung on to the top 14 and passed Pre-Qualifying.

Jared Warth and Justin Keith collided after the former was booted by Ethan Everett on lap 2 in the Dwyer S. All three cars pitted for damage and were all a lap down afterwards.

Grigory Novakovsky pushed wide coming out of turn 3 and smashed the wall, taking himself out. Vladimir Nikolayev did the exact same thing the following lap.

Charlie Waters crashed, but this time he was completely innocent. In fact, Milano Rossini plowed through him like a bulldozer and eliminated both of them in turn 2 on the 11th lap. James Dalton reportedly threw his headset.

Speaking of notorious crashers, Anthony Griffith was bumped off the course by Cameron Taylor in turn 1 and lost a few positions as a result. He might have made the race otherwise, because Griffith set third fastest lap of the race...


Race 2 Results[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver Sponsor Team Car Laps Status
1 4 USA.png Leonid Roderick Launch Orange FLASH Racing Inglesby Sonicboom 16 running
2 290 FIN.png Mika Paasonen TNT N.V. Worldsport Omecha MA03 16 running
3 34 FIN.png Matti Alanko Kesko/Cargotec Silven Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
4 1 FRA.png Adrian Devereux HAAS Manufacturing Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Altair 16 running
5 23 ENG.png Divina Henton Lynxe Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC04 16 running
6 44 WAL.png Michael Sykes Launch Energy Drink FLASH Racing Inglesby Sonicboom 16 running
7 72 USA.png Kevin Dwyer Pepsi Team SAAR USA Saar Eagle 16 running
8 21 BRA.png Carlos Donzelo Nokia/Finnair Finntech Omecha MA03 16 running
9 55 JPN.png Zelda Ashby Nintendo DeGarmo Enterprises Juneau S2 16 running
10 81 USA.png Danny Savin Quaker State Full Throttle Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
11 96 SWE.png Jens Dahlgren Baltic Motorsports Baltic Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
12 09 NOR.png Markus Grondahl Spirit of Norway Spirit of Norway Omecha MA03 16 running
13 03 ENG.png Peter Short Gessler.de Ralf Zimmerman Motors Omecha MA03 16 running
14 17 USA.png Louis Kingston Chicago Cubs Star Team Nemoto Nemoto Respetto 16 running
15 24 USA.png Brandon Lareau Spirit Fuels Afterburner Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
16 61 FIN.png Niko Kerenan Ruukki Team Keranen Omecha MA03 16 running
17 40 USA.png Jefali Animiha DHL/Jasper Transmissions Chip Stefano Motorsports Mueller MZ6 16 running
18 126 USA.png Cameron Taylor Applebees / Yellow Pages RTR Automotive Engineering Omecha MA03 16 running
19 52 USA.png Thomas Moore Gamestop Big Mac Racing Lycoia Brute 16 running
20 84 RUS.png Vitaly Karpenko Tolyatti/ Gazprom Avtomobilniy Tolyatti Omecha MA03 16 running
21 779 USA.png Lucas Hunter Team Whiper Team Whiper Lycoia Brute 16 running
22 11 USA.png Ryan Matthews Airlantis Majestic Motorsports Gasnier Spahi 16 running
23 696 FIN.png Kustaa Heikkilä-Laakso Olvi Altamont Autosport Omecha MA03 16 running
24 08 USA.png Anthony Griffith Kleffer Media Power Steering, Incorporated Tonare Surge 16 running
25 15 USA.png Blake Camphausen Amp Energy Team SAAR USA SAAR Eagle 15 running
26 104 CND.png Justin Keith Snowdrift Motorsports Snowdrift Motorsports Lycoia Brute 15 running
27 65 USA.png Jared Warth Graphite Max G-MAX Crew Omecha MA03 15 running
28 76 USA.png Ethan Everett Cathe Mitchell & Sons Racing Tremwell Knight 15 running
29 30 USA.png Charlie Waters Delano James Dalton Racing Bolden Kiowa 5 accident
30 512 ITA.png Alessandro Rossini Rossini Kart Rosini Sport Omecha MA03 5 accident
31 93 RUS.png Vladimir Nikolayev Gazprom Cash Racing Omecha MA03 4 accident
32 49 RUS.png Grigory Novakovsky Kaspersky Internet Securtiy Ushanka Motorsports Omecha MA03 3 accident
33 37 USA.png Tom Delgado Five Guys Burgers & Fries Star Team Nemoto Nemoto Respetto 0 accident

Pre-Qualifying race 3[edit | edit source]

First corner, first lap, Radomir Stanyochev hooks Dieter Hallenstein and puts him out on the first corner. Oops. Early in the race, one of the biggest obstacles proved to be Chris Davenport. The Volpi driver managed to jam up the field quite hilariously, allowing everyone in front of him to build a huge gap.

Further back in the field on lap 1, Stan Rosenstreter got booted off the road into the expanded runoffs in turn 7. This one wasn't really anyone's fault, as the field stacked up in front of him.

Kurt Plissken pitted after the first lap for mechanical difficulties.

The big hero of the race was Marcos Leonard, who came from 33rd (last) to 13th -- good enough to make it past pre-qualifying.

Avery Holtzmann was the only other retirement, ending his run against the tires coming out of the Dwyer S trying to hold off the aforementioned Leonard.

Nosova dominated this race thoroughly, leading start-to-finish. Packer Carroll is the most notable DNPQ, and that couldn't have made team owner Cyril Volpi too happy...


Pre-Qualifying Race 3 results[edit | edit source]

Position Number Driver Sponsor Team Car Laps Status
1 8 RUS.png Yuliya Nosova Arotel Katzev Engineering Katzev KE03 16 running
2 13 WAL.png Alan Hodges Vodafone Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Altair 16 running
3 3 BRA.png Luciano Soveral Backyard Grill Hodges-Walter Racing Calton-Morel Altair 16 running
4 5 CND.png Zach Duff Dyelated Paints Xenos Racing Xenos Claymore SH 16 running
5 97 FIN.png Stefan Halvari TH Racing TH Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
6 7 MEX.png Jose Luis Martinez Jjaro / Tecate Katzev Engineering Katzev KE03 16 running
7 35 FIN.png Elina Varjo Kesko / Finnair Silven Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
8 10 SWE.png Mathias Taube Gessler / Red Bull Gessler Richter MC Team Gessler MTW12 16 running
9 62 FIN.png Jari-Matti Keranan Ruuki Team Keranan Omecha MA03 16 running
10 25 JPN.png Yamino Tenchi Nintendo DeGarmo Enterprises Juneau S2 16 running
11 330 ENG.png Daniel Miller Atlantic Motorsports Atlantic Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
12 28 USA.png Chris Davenport Lynxe Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC04 16 running
13 999 CND.png Marcos Leonard Umbrella Corp Xenos Racing Xenos Claymore SH 16 running
14 53 FIN.png Mikko Laukkunen Nokia KRM Motors Lycoia Brute 16 running
15 86 FIN.png Tero Palmri Panda Licorice Arno Herkkinan Motors Omecha MA03 16 running
16 12 FRA.png Rene Recamier Airlantis/LaCie Majestic Motorsports Gasnier Spahi 16 running
17 2 USA.png Packer Carroll MaiaSoft Volpi Racing Team Volpi VC04 16 running
18 41 USA.png Greg Woodard Nikon Terra International Motorsports Lycoia Interceptor 16 running
19 103 RUS.png Ivan Nikolayev Y2K Anti-Virus Derrick Cash Racing Omecha MA03 16 running
20 94 FIN.png Fredrik Sinkonen Konan Tuning Sinkonen Racing Team Omecha MA03 16 running
21 22 USA.png Dale Roswell Freedomn For Palestine BlackDiamond Racing Omecha BDM3 16 running
22 56 ENG.png Ben Atkins Ricky & Lewis's Atlantic Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
23 67 USA.png Morgan Hamburg Rutgers MRD Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
24 73 BUL.png Radomir Stanoytchev Altoros Altoros GP Omecha MA03 16 running
25 91 AUS.png Troy Adams BKR Australia BKR Australia Omecha MA03 16 running
26 50 CND.png Dan Mackay E.Hill Security Scuderia Tutino Tutino T12 16 running
27 720 GRE.png Nikos Kastapolous Ironic Debt Reducers Carcia-Aragon Motorsports Omecha MA03 16 running
28 45 GER.png Ansgar Klemens Matusek Munich Autoworks Omecha MA03 16 running
29 231 USA.png Jacob Eichholtz Red Hot Racewear Eicholtz Autosport Omecha MA03 16 Running
30 16 USA.png Kurt Plissken Loan Ranger Power Steering, Incorporated Tonare Surge 15 Running
31 19 ENG.png Avery Holtzmann Ender Construction BlackDiamond Racing Omecha BDM3 12 accident
32 291 GER.png Dieter Hallenstein TNT N.V. WorldSport Omecha MA03 0 accident
33 31 RSA.png Stan Rosenstreter Delano James Dalton Racing Bolden Kiowa 0 accident