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2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge
The 2012 Falken Tasmania Challenge was a motor race for the Australian sedan-based V8 Supercars. It was the second event of the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship. It was held on the weekend of 30 March–1 April at the Symmons Plains Raceway, near Launceston, Tasmania.
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| Round 2 of 15 in the 2012 International V8 Supercars Championship | ||||||||||||||
| Date | 29 March–1 April 2012 | |||||||||||||
| Location | Launceston, Tasmania | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Symmons Plains Raceway | |||||||||||||
| Weather | Fine | |||||||||||||
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Race 3 of the championship was won by Victorian Ford driver Will Davison from Ford Performance Racing. Race 4, held the following day was won by fellow Victorian, Jamie Whincup driving a Holden for Triple Eight Race Engineering. Davison's third place in race four made him the leading performer of the event.
Standings edit
- After 4 of 30 races.
| Pos | No | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 6 | Will Davison | Ford Performance Racing | 567 |
| 2 | 1 | Jamie Whincup | Triple Eight Race Engineering | 549 |
| 3 | 5 | Mark Winterbottom | Ford Performance Racing | 471 |
| 4 | 9 | Shane van Gisbergen | Stone Brothers Racing | 432 |
| 5 | 4 | Lee Holdsworth | Stone Brothers Racing | 387 |
References edit
| Supercars Championship | ||
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| Previous race: 2012 Clipsal 500 Adelaide | 2012 Supercars Championship | Next race: 2012 ITM Hamilton 400 |
| Previous year: 2011 Falken Tasmania Challenge | Falken Tasmania Challenge | Next year: 2013 Tasmania Microsoft Office 365 |