2012 Leafy's National Championship Series season

The 2012 Leafy's National Championship Series season will begin on March 18, 2012 and end on September 30, 2012. Just as in previous recent seasons, the Boracoredia 500 served as the third round of the season.

Schedule

 * The status of the Grote Prijs Gezag is unknown currently due to the ongoing military crisis.

Schedule Changes

 * The Kuala Lumpar Grand Prix was moved back two weeks to accommodate a second date in Australia during the Malaysian round's previous date.
 * Due to slumping ticket sales and escalating travel costs, the Nagoya Grand Prix was cancelled and the Kuala Lumpar Grand Prix took it's place.
 * Due to being geographically out of place with the cancellation of the Nagoya Grand Prix, the Tokyo Grand Prix was cancelled.
 * To replace the Tokyo Grand Prix, a round was added in New Zealand.

Team and Driver Chart

 * (R) signifies driver running for rookie of the year title.

Drivers Entered

 * Sen Verzijl will drive for his family owned team with support from David Bayer Motorsports after running for Bayer in the Boracoredia 500 in 2011.
 * Christian Boehm will compete for rookie honors after two rounds in 2011 and running Grand Prix too for David Bayer.
 * Klaus Nacht, who ran Meridiania Formula 3 in 2011, will run for California Autosports in car 12.
 * Italian Formula 3 driver Michelangelo Mancini will run for the new Team Taue Racing outfit.
 * Hassan Martinsson will move with Nyman Autosports from Formula BMW to LNCS.

Drivers Exited

 * Alexis Southwell is taking a year off from full-time competition. Southwell will probably still compete in sporadic LNCS events and various V6 Stars events.

Changed Teams

 * Byron Van de Geer moved from California Autosports, for whom he ran for until he was released early in 2011, to Ramaciotti-Edmonds Racing in a second car to runner-up 2011 finisher Nobuto Mizokuchi.
 * Niklas Bar will replace Andreas Hoffman for Kilburn Automotive and will take the customary #1 the champion uses with him. Hewitt will become a one car outfit.
 * Andreas Hoffman supplemented Ljubisav Osanic for Mannix Racing after Niklas Bar took his seat.
 * Ljubisav Osanič will drive the second full-time KMS Supersports entry.

Team Changes

 * Hewitt Autosports will only field one car after Niklas Bar left.
 * KMS Supersports and Paap Racing Team will field a joint effort.
 * Team Taue Racing from Asian Touring Cars will run a full-time entry.
 * Nyman Autosports from the Formula BMW Talent Cup will race full-time in the LNCS in 2012.