2012 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship was the inaugural running of the World Endurance Championship. It was co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series replaced the former Intercontinental Le Mans Cup held by the ACO from 2010 to 2011.[1] The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-based racing cars meeting four ACO categories. Several championships, cups, and trophies were awarded in the series' four categories following an eight race season, with a World Championship available to the top scoring drivers and LMP1 category manufacturer.

2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
World Drivers' Champion:
André Lotterer
Benoît Tréluyer
Marcel Fässler
World Manufacturers' Champion:
Audi
Manufacturers' World Cup:
Ferrari
LMP1 Trophy:
Rebellion Racing
LMP2 Trophy:
Starworks Motorsport:
LMGTE Pro Trophy:
AF Corse
LMGTE Am Trophy:
Larbre Compétition
Previous: 2011 (ILMC) Next: 2013

Following a partial-season match-up against newcomers Toyota, Audi won the Manufacturers' World Championship, while the company's driver line-up of André Lotterer of Germany, Benoît Tréluyer of France, and Marcel Fässler of Switzerland earned the Drivers' World Championship ahead of their teammates Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen. Toyota's Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre were third in the Drivers' Championship standings. Ferrari defending their two Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMGTE manufacturers title with the Manufacturers' World Cup, outscoring Porsche and Corvette. In the four FIA Trophies for the four categories in the championship, Rebellion Racing won the LMP1 Privateers title, while Starworks Motorsport secured the LMP2 championship; AF Corse won the LMGTE Pro category for the second season in a row, as did Larbre Compétition in LMGTE Am.

Calendar
Audi won five of the eight championship races with their R18s

An initial calendar was announced on 12 November 2011, featuring eight races in eight countries on four continents.[2] Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, and Silverstone are retained from the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, while the Chinese round remained undecided between 2011's Zhuhai International Circuit or the Shanghai International Circuit.[3] Three new races at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Bahrain International Circuit, and Fuji Speedway expand the series to a new continent, replacing the former ILMC round for the Petit Le Mans.[4] A revised calendar released on 7 December swapped the dates of the events in Bahrain and Fuji,[5] while ACO confirmed on 2 February that the final round would be hosted in Shanghai, with the date moved to 27 October.[6] All races were timed events. The 12 Hours of Sebring was a joint event with competitors from the American Le Mans Series sharing half of the race grid, but not scoring points in the World Championship.

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
1 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida, United States 17 March
2 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Spa, Belgium 5 May
3 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe Le Mans, France 16–17 June
4 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, United Kingdom 26 August
5 6 Hours of São Paulo Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil 15 September
6 6 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain 29 September
7 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway Oyama, Japan 14 October
8 6 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit Shanghai, China 28 October

Entries

The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, including Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur (LMGTE Am). The entry list for the 2012 season was released by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 2 February, and included nine LMP1 and LMP2 cars, five LMGTE Pro entries, and seven LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty entrants.[7] Additional entries from full-season teams were also allowed over the course of the season, with a maximum of three cars per entrant.

LMP1
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Audi Sport Team Joest[8] Audi R18 TDI[9]
Audi R18 ultra
Audi R18 e-tron quattro[7]		 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel)
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel)
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)		 M 1 André Lotterer[7] All
Benoît Tréluyer[10] All
Marcel Fässler[10] All
2 Allan McNish[7] All
Tom Kristensen[10] All
Dindo Capello[10] 1–3
Lucas di Grassi[11] 5
3 Timo Bernhard[10] 1
Marc Gené[12] 2–3
Romain Dumas[10] 1–3
Loïc Duval[13] 1–3
Toyota Racing[14] Toyota TS030 Hybrid[15] Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid)[15] M 7 Nicolas Lapierre[14] 3–8
Alexander Wurz[14] 3–8
Kazuki Nakajima[14] 3–4, 7
8 Anthony Davidson[16] 3
Sébastien Buemi[16] 3
Stéphane Sarrazin[17] 3
Rebellion Racing[18] Lola B11/60
Lola B12/60[18]		 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8[18]		 M 12 Neel Jani[18] All
Nicolas Prost[18] All
Nick Heidfeld[19] 1–3
13 Andrea Belicchi[18] All
Harold Primat[18] All
Jeroen Bleekemolen[20] 1, 3
Congfu Cheng[21] 8
OAK Racing OAK Pescarolo 01 Judd DB 3.4 L V8
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8[22]		 D 15 Dominik Kraihamer[23] 1–3, 7–8
Bertrand Baguette[24] 1–3, 7–8
Guillaume Moreau[7] 1–2
Franck Montagny[25] 3
Takuma Sato[26] 7–8
Pescarolo Team Pescarolo 01[27]
Pescarolo 03[7]		 Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V10
Judd DB 3.4 L V8		 M 16 Jean-Christophe Boullion[28] 1, 3
Emmanuel Collard[28] 1, 3
Julien Jousse[28] 1
Stuart Hall[29] 3
Dome S102.5[30] Judd DB 3.4 L V8 17 Sébastien Bourdais[30] 2–3
Nicolas Minassian[30] 2–3
Seiji Ara[31] 3
Strakka Racing[32] HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 M 21 Jonny Kane[32] All
Nick Leventis[32] All
Danny Watts[32] All
JRM[33] HPD ARX-03a Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 M 22 David Brabham[34] All
Karun Chandhok[34] All
Peter Dumbreck[34] All
Key
Full-season entry
* Eligible for all championship points
Additional entry
* Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Third manufacturer entry
* Eligible for Drivers' championship points
* Only eligible for LMP1 Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP2
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Signatech-Nissan[35] Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 23 Olivier Lombard[35] All
Franck Mailleux[35] All
Jordan Tresson[35] All
26 Pierre Ragues[30] 2–8
Nelson Panciatici[30] 2–8
Roman Rusinov[36] 2–8
OAK Racing[37] Morgan LMP2 Judd HK 3.6 L V8
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8		 D 24 Jacques Nicolet[7] All
Olivier Pla[24] All
Matthieu Lahaye[24] All
35 David Heinemeier Hansson[30] 2–4
Bas Leinders[38] 2–3
Maxime Martin[38] 3
Bertrand Baguette[39] 4–6
Dominik Kraihamer[39] 4–6
Alex Brundle[40] 5–6
ADR-Delta[41] Oreca 03[41] Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 25 Tor Graves[41] All
John Martin[41] All
Robbie Kerr[41] 1–2
Jan Charouz[42] 3–5
Shinji Nakano[43] 7
Mathias Beche[44] 8
Gulf Racing Middle East[45] Lola B12/80[45] Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 28 Fabien Giroix[45] 1–3
Maxime Jousse[46] 1–2
Stefan Johansson[47] 1–3
Ludovic Badey[48] 3
29 Frédéric Fatien[45] 1–2
Keiko Ihara[49] All
Jean-Denis Délétraz[50] All
Marc Rostan[29] 3
Fabien Giroix[51] 4–8
Lotus[52] Lola B12/80[52] Lotus (Judd) 3.6 L V8 D 31 Thomas Holzer[7] All
Mirco Schultis[10] 1–5, 7–8
Luca Moro[53] 1, 3, 5–6
Renger van der Zande[54] 2
Christijan Albers[55] 4
32 Luca Moro[30] 2
Kevin Weeda[30] 2, 4–8
James Rossiter[56] 2, 4–8
Vitantonio Liuzzi[39] 4–7
Jan Charouz[57] 8
Greaves Motorsport[58] Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 41 Elton Julian[58] All
Christian Zugel[58] All
Ricardo González[58] 1–4, 6–8
Roberto González[59] 5
42 Alex Brundle[60] 3–4
Martin Brundle[60] 3–4
Lucas Ordoñez[60] 3–4
Starworks Motorsport[61] HPD ARX-03b Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 D 44 Enzo Potolicchio[61] All
Ryan Dalziel[61] 1–5, 7–8
Stéphane Sarrazin[62] 1–2, 4–8
Tom Kimber-Smith[63] 3, 6
PeCom Racing[64] Oreca 03[65] Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 49 Pierre Kaffer[65] All
Luís Pérez Companc[65] All
Soheil Ayari[65] 1–4
Nicolas Minassian[66] 5–8

LMGTE Pro
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
AF Corse[67] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 51 Gianmaria Bruni[67] 1–5, 7–8
Giancarlo Fisichella[67] All
Toni Vilander[68] 1, 3, 6
71 Andrea Bertolini[67] All
Olivier Beretta[10] All
Marco Cioci[69] 1, 3
Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 59 Frédéric Makowiecki[7] 1–3
Jaime Melo[70] 1–3
Jean-Karl Vernay[70] 1
Dominik Farnbacher[71] 3
Team Felbermayr-Proton[72] Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 77 Marc Lieb[72] All
Richard Lietz[72] All
Patrick Pilet[73] 1
Wolf Henzler[73] 3
Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 M 97 Stefan Mücke[7] All
Darren Turner[10] All
Adrián Fernández[10] 1–4

LMGTE Am
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
Larbre Compétition[74] Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 M 50 Patrick Bornhauser[7] All
Julien Canal[74] All
Pedro Lamy[10] 1, 3, 7–8
Fernando Rees[75] 2, 4–6
70 Jean-Philippe Belloc[74] All
Christophe Bourret[74] All
Pascal Gibon[74] 1, 3–8
JWA-Avila Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 P
M		 55 Joël Camathias[68] All
Markus Palttala[10] 1–5
Bill Binnie[68] 1
Paul Daniels[30] 2–8
Benny Simonsen[76] 6
Kenji Kobayashi[77] 7
Matt Bell[78] 8
Krohn Racing[79] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2[79] Ferrari F142 4.5L V8[79] D
M		 57 Niclas Jönsson[79] All
Tracy Krohn[79] All
Michele Rugolo[79] All
Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 58 Pierre Ehret[7] 1–3
Dominik Farnbacher[80] 1
François Jakubowski[10] 1
Gunnar Jeannette[81] 2–3
Frankie Montecalvo[81] 2–3
AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 61 Rui Águas[67] 1-3, 6, 8
Robert Kauffman[67] 1-3, 6, 8
Michael Waltrip[67] 1
Brian Vickers[30] 2-3, 6
Piergiuseppe Perazzini[39] 4
Matt Griffin[39] 4
Marco Cioci[39] 4, 8
Francisco Longo[82] 5
Xandy Negrão[82] 5
Enrique Bernoldi[82] 5
AF Corse 81 Piergiuseppe Perazzini[30] 2–3
Matt Griffin[30] 2–3
Marco Cioci[30] 2
Niki Cadei[83] 3
Team Felbermayr-Proton[72] Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 88 Christian Ried[72] All
Gianluca Roda[72] All
Paolo Ruberti[73] All

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd. Circuit LMP1 Winners LMP2 Winners LMGTE Pro Winners LMGTE Am Winners Report
1 Sebring No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 71 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Report
Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello		 Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin		 Andrea Bertolini
Marco Cioci
Olivier Beretta		 Christian Ried
Paolo Ruberti
Gianluca Roda
2 Spa-Francorchamps No. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Report
Romain Dumas
Loïc Duval
Marc Gené		 John Martin
Robbie Kerr
Tor Graves		 Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz		 Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
3 Le Mans No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 50 Larbre Compétition Report
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer		 Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Tom Kimber-Smith		 Gianmaria Bruni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander		 Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
4 Silverstone No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 51 AF Corse No. 61 AF Corse-Waltrip Report
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer		 Jan Charouz
Tor Graves
John Martin		 Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni		 Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Matt Griffin
5 São Paulo No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Report
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre		 Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin		 Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni		 Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
6 Bahrain No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 49 Pecom Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Report
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer		 Luís Pérez Companc
Nicolas Minassian
Pierre Kaffer		 Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander		 Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
7 Fuji No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton No. 50 Larbre Compétition Report
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Kazuki Nakajima		 Tor Graves
John Martin
Shinji Nakano		 Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz		 Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
8 Shanghai No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 25 ADR-Delta No.97 Aston Martin Racing No. 50 Larbre Compétition Report
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre		 Tor Graves
John Martin
Mathias Beche		 Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner		 Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy

Championships

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car in qualifying in each category. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the points allocation was doubled.

Points System[84]
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Classified
Points 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5

Drivers' World Championship
André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the World Endurance Championship for Drivers

André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the Drivers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Shanghai. They had won three races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the No.1 car of Audi Sport Team Joest.

Pos. Driver Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1= André Lotterer Audi Sport Team Joest 11 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 172.5
1= Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest 11 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 172.5
1= Marcel Fässler Audi Sport Team Joest 11 2 1 1 2 1 2 3 172.5
2= Allan McNish Audi Sport Team Joest 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 159
2= Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Joest 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 159
3= Alexander Wurz Toyota Racing Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 96
3= Nicolas Lapierre Toyota Racing Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 96
4= Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing 17 4 3 6 4 4 4 Ret 86.5
4= Neel Jani Rebellion Racing 17 4 3 6 4 4 4 Ret 86.5
5 Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Team Joest 1 3 2 77
6= Romain Dumas Audi Sport Team Joest 2 1 4 67
6= Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest 2 1 4 67
7= Nick Leventis Strakka Racing 8 6 22 5 5 3 6 6 64
7= Jonny Kane Strakka Racing 8 6 22 5 5 3 6 6 64
7= Danny Watts Strakka Racing 8 6 22 5 5 3 6 6 64
8= Harold Primat Rebellion Racing 19 5 9 4 6 5 7 4 62.5
8= Andrea Belicchi Rebellion Racing 19 5 9 4 6 5 7 4 62.5
9 Enzo Potolicchio Starworks Motorsport 3 29 6 9 7 8 9 8 53.5
10= Peter Dumbreck JRM 12 9 5 7 9 Ret 5 5 50.5
10= David Brabham JRM 12 9 5 7 9 Ret 5 5 50.5
10= Karun Chandhok JRM 12 9 5 7 9 Ret 5 5 50.5
11 Marc Gené Audi Sport Team Joest 1 4 49
12 Ryan Dalziel Starworks Motorsport 3 29 6 9 7 9 8 48.5
13 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota Racing Ret 2 1 44
14 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing 17 4 3 42.5
15 Stéphane Sarrazin Starworks Motorsport 3 29 9 7 8 9 8 37.5
Toyota Racing Ret
16= Pierre Kaffer Pecom Racing 6 20 7 11 8 6 11 10 34.5
16= Luís Pérez Companc Pecom Racing 6 20 7 11 8 6 11 10 34.5
17= Tor Graves ADR-Delta 9 7 11 8 12 20 8 7 26
17= John Martin ADR-Delta 9 7 11 8 12 20 8 7 26
18 Soheil Ayari Pecom Racing 6 20 7 11 21
19 Tom Kimber-Smith Starworks Motorsport 6 8 21
20= Olivier Pla OAK Racing 4 13 Ret 13 10 11 10 9 18.5
20= Jacques Nicolet OAK Racing 4 13 Ret 13 10 11 10 9 18.5
21 Timo Bernhard Audi Sport Team Joest 2 18
22 Lucas Di Grassi Audi Sport Team Joest 3 15
23 Nicolas Minassian Pescarolo Team 11 NC 14
Pecom Racing 8 6 11 10
24 Congfu Cheng Rebellion Racing 4 12
25= Pierre Ragues Signatech-Nissan 25 8 10 14 10 EX 13 11.5
25= Nelson Panciatici Signatech-Nissan 25 8 10 14 10 EX 13 11.5
25= Roman Rusinov Signatech-Nissan 25 8 10 14 10 EX 13 11.5
26= Elton Julian Greaves Motorsport 7 12 10 17 11 12 14 15 11
26= Christian Zugel Greaves Motorsport 7 12 10 17 11 12 14 15 11
27 Ricardo González Greaves Motorsport 7 12 10 17 12 14 15 10.5
28= Emmanuel Collard Pescarolo Team 5 Ret 10
28= Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo Team 5 DNS 10
28= Julien Jousse Pescarolo Team 5 10
29 Robbie Kerr ADR-Delta 9 7 9
30= Olivier Lombard Signatech-Nissan Ret 28 14 Ret Ret 7 15 11 8.5
30= Jordan Tresson Signatech-Nissan Ret 28 14 Ret Ret 7 15 11 8.5
31 Franck Mailleux Signatech-Nissan Ret 28† 14 Ret Ret 7 15 11 8
32 Jan Charouz ADR-Delta 11 8 12 7.5
Lotus Ret
33= Darren Turner Aston Martin Racing 18 Ret 17 19 17 14 19 16 7
33= Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Racing 18 Ret 17 19 17 14 19 16 7
34 Matthieu Lahaye OAK Racing 4† 13 Ret 13 10 11 10 9 6.5
35 Mathias Beche ADR-Delta 7 6
36 David Heinemeier Hansson OAK Racing 8 12 14 5.5
37= Marc Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton 14 14 Ret 23 18 15 17 17 5.5
37= Richard Lietz Team Felbermayr-Proton 14 14 Ret 23 18 15 17 17 5.5
38= Paolo Ruberti Team Felbermayr-Proton 15 19 Ret 21 20 17 23 20 5.5
38= Gianluca Roda Team Felbermayr-Proton 15 19 Ret 21 20 17 23 20 5.5
38= Christian Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton 15 19 Ret 21 20 17 23 20 5.5
39 Bas Leinders OAK Racing 8 12 5
40= Jean-Philippe Belloc Larbre Compétition 16 Ret 21 25 21 22 24 23 5
40= Pascal Gibon Larbre Compétition 16 21 25 21 22 24 23 5
Pos. Driver Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleRetired (Ret)
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not participate (DNP)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position in each category

Notes
  • † — Drivers were classified, but did not score as they drove for less than the required minimum time during the race.

Manufacturers' World Championship
Audi won the World Endurance Championship for LMP1 Manufacturers with the R18

The FIA LMP1 Manufacturers' World Endurance Championship was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in the LMP1 category. Points were only awarded to the highest scoring entry for that manufacturer for each event. Further, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season.[85] Audi secured the Manufacturers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Silverstone following four consecutive victories in the first half of the championship.[86]

Pos. Manufacturer SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 Audi 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 173 (209)
2 Toyota Ret 2 1 Ret 1 1 96

Manufacturers' World Cup
Ferrari won the World Cup for LMGTE Manufacturers with the Ferrari 458 Italia

The LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in either of the two LMGTE categories. Results in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were combined for the World Cup.[84] Only the two best classified cars of the same manufacturer in an event scored points for the World Cup. Ferrari secured the Manufacturers' World Cup title at the 6 Hours of Bahrain following four consecutive victories.[87]

Pos. Manufacturer SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 Ferrari 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 338
6 3 2 2 3 3 3 5
2 Porsche 2 1 8 3 2 2 1 1 233
3 5 Ret 5 4 4 6 4
3 Chevrolet Corvette 4 6 3 6 5 7 4 3 143
5 Ret 6 EX EX 8 7 7

LMP1 Trophy
Rebellion Racing won the FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams with their Lola B12/60s

The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams was open to full-season privateer LMP1 entries not designated as manufacturers.[84] Only the best classified car of a team at each event scored points for the Trophy. Rebellion Racing secured the LMP1 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning five of the first seven races in the season including five races with both team cars on the privateer podium.

Pos. Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 Rebellion Racing 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 205
2 Strakka Racing 2 3 4 2 2 1 3 3 148
3 JRM 3 4 2 4 4 Ret 2 2 123
4 OAK Racing 6 Ret Ret 5 4 30
5 Pescarolo Team 1 Ret 25

LMP2 Trophy
Starworks Motorsport won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams with their HPD ARX-03b Honda

Starworks Motorsport earned the LMP2 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning three races and earning four class pole positions.

Pos. Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 Starworks Motorsport 1 8 1 2 1 3 2 2 177
2 ADR-Delta 5 1 4 1 5 6 1 1 154
3 PeCom Racing 3 6 2 3 2 1 4 4 141
4 OAK Racing 2 4 Ret 4 3 4 3 3 100
5 Greaves Motorsport 4 3 3 7 4 5 6 7 99
6 Signatech-Nissan Ret 7 5 Ret Ret 2 7 5 60
7 Gulf Racing Middle East 7 2 Ret 5 7 Ret 5 Ret 44
8 Lotus 6 Ret Ret 6 6 Ret Ret 6 32

LMGTE Pro Trophy
AF Corse won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE PRO Teams with their Ferrari 458 Italias

The LMGTE Pro Trophy was won by AF Corse, who secured the championship at the 6 Hours of Bahrain. The team had finished every race of the season in either first or second place with either of their two Ferraris.

Pos. Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 AF Corse 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 201
2 Aston Martin Racing 3 Ret 3 2 2 2 3 1 142
3 Team Felbermayr-Proton 2 1 Ret 3 3 3 1 2 133
4 Luxury Racing Ret 3 2 53

LMGTE Am Trophy
Larbre Compétition won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE AM Teams with their Chevrolet Corvettes

Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, winning three races with either of their two Chevrolet Corvettes.

Pos. Team SEB
 SPA
 LMS
 SIL
 SÃO
 BHR
 FUJ
 SHA
 Total
points
1 Larbre Compétition 2 2 1 4 2 4 1 1 179
2 Team Felbermayr-Proton 1 1 Ret 2 1 1 3 2 153
3 Krohn Racing 5 5 2 3 Ret 3 2 3 119
4 AF Corse-Waltrip 4 DNS 4 1 3 2 4 108
5 JWA-Avila 6 4 5 5 4 6 5 6 88
6 Luxury Racing DNS 3 Ret 18

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