2012 6 Hours of São Paulo

The 2012 6 Hours of São Paulo was held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo on Saturday 15 September 2012, and was the fifth round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Toyota claimed its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the event.

Autódromo José Carlos Pace

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]

Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid
1 LMP1 #7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz 1:22.363 1
2 LMP1 #2 Audi Sport Team Joest Lucas di Grassi 1:23.147 2
3 LMP1 #1 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer 1:23.332 3
4 LMP1 #12 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani 1:23.962 4
5 LMP1 #21 Strakka Racing Danny Watts 1:24.089 5
6 LMP1 #13 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi 1:24.179 6
7 LMP1 #22 JRM Peter Dumbreck 1:24.320 7
8 LMP2 #44 Starworks Motorsport Stéphane Sarrazin 1:27.048 8
9 LMP2 #25 ADR-Delta John Martin 1:27.153 9
10 LMP2 #26 Signatech-Nissan Nelson Panciatici 1:27.167 10
11 LMP2 #35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette 1:27.275 11
12 LMP2 #32 Lotus Vitantonio Liuzzi 1:27.338 12
13 LMP2 #23 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux 1:27.452 13
14 LMP2 #41 Greaves Motorsport Elton Julian 1:27.769 14
15 LMP2 #24 OAK Racing Matthieu Lahaye 1:27.818 15
16 LMP2 #49 Pecom Racing Pierre Kaffer 1:27.968 16
17 LMP2 #31 Lotus Thomas Holzer 1:28.958 17
18 LMP2 #29 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix 1:30.871 18
19 LMGTE Pro #97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner 1:33.855 19
20 LMGTE Pro #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb 1:34.040 20
21 LMGTE Pro #51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella 1:34.203 21
22 LMGTE Pro #71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini 1:34.733 22
23 LMGTE Am #61 AF Corse-Waltrip Enrique Bernoldi 1:34.781 23
24 LMGTE Am #57 Krohn Racing Michele Rugolo 1:35.401 24
25 LMGTE Am #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Paolo Ruberti 1:35.485 25
26 LMGTE Am #50 Larbre Compétition Fernando Rees 1:35.485 26
27 LMGTE Am #55 JWA-Avila Markus Palttala 1:36.800 27
28 LMGTE Am #70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon 1:38.792 28

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[2]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1 7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre		 Toyota TS030 Hybrid M 247
Toyota 3.4 L V8
(Hybrid)
2 LMP1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer		 Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 247
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
3 LMP1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Lucas di Grassi		 Audi R18 ultra M 247
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
4 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost
Neel Jani		 Lola B12/60 M 242
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
5 LMP1 21 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis
Jonny Kane
Danny Watts		 HPD ARX-03a M 240
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8
6 LMP1 13 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi
Harold Primat		 Lola B12/60 M 240
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
7 LMP2 44 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin		 HPD ARX-03b D 234
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
8 LMP2 49 Pecom Racing Luís Pérez Companc
Nicolas Minassian
Pierre Kaffer		 Oreca 03 D 231
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9 LMP1 22 JRM Peter Dumbreck
David Brabham
Karun Chandhok		 HPD ARX-03a M 230
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8
10 LMP2 24 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet
Olivier Pla
Matthieu Lahaye		 Morgan LMP2 D 230
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
11 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Christian Zugel
Roberto González
Elton Julian		 Zytek Z11SN D 229
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
12 LMP2 25 ADR-Delta John Martin
Tor Graves
Jan Charouz		 Oreca 03 D 228
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
13 LMP2 32 Lotus Kevin Weeda
Vitantonio Liuzzi
James Rossiter		 Lola B12/80 D 228
Lotus 3.6 L V8
14 LMP2 26 Signatech-Nissan Pierre Ragues
Nelson Panciatici
Roman Rusinov		 Oreca 03 D 227
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
15 LMP2 31 Lotus Thomas Holzer
Mirco Schultis
Luca Moro		 Lola B12/80 D 226
Lotus 3.6 L V8
16 LMGTE
Pro		 51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 221
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
17 LMGTE
Pro		 97 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 220
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Pro		 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 220
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE
Pro		 71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Olivier Beretta		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 219
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
20 LMGTE
Am		 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 213
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21 LMGTE
Am		 70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon
Christophe Bourret
Jean-Philippe Belloc		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 211
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
22 LMGTE
Am		 61 AF Corse-Waltrip Francisco Longo
Xandy Negrão
Enrique Bernoldi		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 210
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
23 LMGTE
Am		 55 JWA-Avila Paul Daniels
Joël Camathias
Markus Palttala		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P 195
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24 LMP2 29 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix
Keiko Ihara
Jean-Denis Délétraz		 Lola B12/80 D 194
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
DNF LMP2 35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette
Dominik Kraihamer
Alex Brundle		 Morgan LMP2 D 164
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
DNF LMP2 23 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux
Jordan Tresson
Olivier Lombard		 Oreca 03 D 96
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
DNF LMGTE
Am		 57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jonsson
Michele Rugolo		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 1
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
EX LMGTE
Am		 50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Fernando Rees		 Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 216
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8

Note: After finishing 1st in LMGTE Am class, the No. 50 Larbre Corvette was excluded following the post-race technical checks. The team has appealed the Stewards' Decision.[3]

References
  1. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Qualifying Practice Final Classification" (PDF). fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  2. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Race Final Classification" (PDF). fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 15, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
  3. "Race report LMGTE: AF Corse Take Third Win in a Row in Brazil". fiawec.com. FIA World Endurance Championship. September 15, 2012. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved September 16, 2012.
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