2012 Star Mazda Championship Presented by Goodyear
Rounds Fifteen and Sixteen
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Monterey, CA
September 6-9, 2012
Official Practice
| Pos | No. | Name | Best Tm | In Lap | Diff | Gap | Sponsor | Hometown | Team | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Gabby Chaves | 1:22.171 | 7 | Claro/ Marca Colombia / Tecpro | Bogota, Colombia | JDC Motorsports | 18 | ||
| 2 | 88 | Sage Karam | 1:22.247 | 6 | 0.076 | 0.076 | Comfort Revolution | Nazareth, PA | Andretti | 17 |
| 3 | 82 | Jack Hawksworth | 1:22.345 | 4 | 0.174 | 0.098 | TORGOEN Swiss Watches/ EXA Networks | West Yorkshire, England | Pelfrey | 13 |
| 4 | 22 | Martin Scuncio | 1:22.454 | 13 | 0.283 | 0.109 | Pullman Bus | Concepcion, Chile | Juncos Racing | 17 |
| 5 | 81 | Petri Suvanto | 1:22.648 | 13 | 0.477 | 0.194 | Mazda Road to Indy | Nurmo, Finland | Pelfrey | 18 |
| 6 | 77 | Zach Veach | 1:22.713 | 5 | 0.542 | 0.065 | K12.com / Zakosi Data Backup | Stockdale, OH | Andretti | 18 |
| 7 | 2 | Connor De Phillippi | 1:22.735 | 12 | 0.564 | 0.022 | ModSpace Racing / One24 | San Clemente, CA | Juncos Racing | 16 |
| 8 | 83 | Gustavo Menezes | 1:22.888 | 11 | 0.717 | 0.153 | Team Pelfrey / Safety Park / Oakley | Coto de Caza, CA | Pelfrey | 16 |
| 9 | 57 | Diego Ferreira | 1:23.004 | 11 | 0.833 | 0.116 | Team Viso Venezuela | Maracay, Venezuela | Juncos Racing | 15 |
| 10 | 15 | Bruno Palli | 1:23.136 | 17 | 0.965 | 0.132 | Team Viso Venezuela | Maracay, Venezuela | Juncos Racing | 17 |
| 11 | 18 | Kyle Kaiser | 1:23.232 | 16 | 1.061 | 0.096 | 18 | |||
| 12 | 9 | Juan Piedrahita | 1:23.260 | 5 | 1.089 | 0.028 | Petrosur / Colombia es pasion / GFK Motors / Lamd Link | Bogota, Colombia | JDC Motorsports | 17 |
| 13 | 16 | Lloyd Read | 1:23.471 | 10 | 1.300 | 0.211 | PoweredbyAlberta.com | Edmonton, Canada | JDC Motorsports | 21 |
| 14 | 21 | Camilo Schmidt | 1:23.859 | 14 | 1.688 | 0.388 | Merida, Venezuela | Linares Racing | 19 | |
| 15 | 33 | Ryan Tveter | 1:24.318 | 16 | 2.147 | 0.459 | CIMIER Swiss Watches / Motorola Mobility Canada / Rogers TV | Oyster Bay, NY | Team GDT | 18 |
| 16 | 66 | Zack Meyer | 1:24.461 | 8 | 2.290 | 0.143 | Partners III | Toronto, Canada | Aim Autosport | 17 |
| 17 | 53 | Andres Mendez | 1:24.780 | 15 | 2.609 | 0.319 | GrupoKriterion.com / DataFile.com.co | Bogota, Colombia | Team GDT | 18 |
| 18 | 91 | Ashley Freiberg | 1:24.782 | 21 | 2.611 | 0.002 | TRUECar.com | Homer Glen, IL | JDC Motorsports | 21 |
| 19 | 20 | Carlos Linares | 1:24.937 | 17 | 2.766 | 0.155 | Mindeporte | Caracas, Venezuela | Linares Racing | 17 |
| 20 | 23 | Walt Bowlin | 1:28.745 | 14 | 6.574 | 3.808 | Tampa Bay Jaw Surgery | Tarpon Springs, FL | Aim Autosport | 19 |