for 2012 he driving for his own team, tony gilham racing, which races under the rcib insurance & hard banner. gilham announced he would race the super 2000-ngtc honda civic which gordon shedden had driven to second in the championship the previous season. he took pole position for the reversed grid race at thruxton but having slipped down to third, damaged his car and retired from the race. gilham drove a vauxhall insignia for thorney motorsport at the snetterton meeting to allow robb holland to drive the team hard honda civic and to allow his team to familiarise itself with ngtc machinery. gilham sat out the next two meetings as holland and series newcomer howard fuller raced the civic, but he made an unexpected return with thorney motorsport at silverstone when chris stockton fell ill after qualifying. gilham purchased thorney motorsport's vauxhall insignia prior to the final round of the season at the brands hatch gp circuit, along with a spare shell. renault clio cup uk driver aaron williamson would race the s2000 honda civic at brands hatch alongside gilham.