2012 6 Hours of Donington
The 2012 6 Hours of Donington was an auto race held at the Donington Park Circuit, Leicestershire, United Kingdom on 13–15 July 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 European Le Mans Series season, and the first time that the European Le Mans Series held the 6 Hours of Donington since 2006. The race was won by Olivier Pla, Demitri Enjalbert, and Bertrand Baguette driving for OAK Racing in a Morgan-Nissan.
Qualifying[]
Qualifying result[]
Pole position in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
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1 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:20.921 | 1 |
2 | LMP2 | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:21.063 | 2 |
3 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jota | Sam Hancock | 1:21.192 | 3 |
4 | LMP2 | No. 35 OAK Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:21.226 | 4 |
5 | LMP2 | No. 1 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:21.238 | 5 |
6 | LMP2 | No. 17 Status GP | Alexander Sims | 1:21.293 | 6 |
7 | LMP2 | No. 19 Sébastien Loeb Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:21.539 | 7 |
8 | LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | Jody Firth | 1:21.971 | 8 |
9 | LMP2 | No. 10 Pecom Racing | Soheil Ayari | 1:22.879 | 9 |
10 | LMPC | No. 40 Boutsen Ginion Racing | 1:28.737 | 10 | |
11 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 | Jonny Cocker | 1:29.328 | 13 |
12 | LMGTE Am | No. 60 AF Corse | 1:29.733 | 11 | |
13 | LMGTE Am | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Nicolas Armindo | 1:30.183 | 12 |
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Note: The No. 66 JMW Ferrari was moved to the back of the starting grid for substituting a driver after the qualifying session.
Race[]
Race result[]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | |
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Engine | ||||||||
1 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Dimitri Enjalbert Bertrand Baguette |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 251 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
2 | LMP2 | 46 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche |
Oreca 03 | D | 251 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
3 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Warren Hughes Jody Firth Brendon Hartley |
MG-Oreca 03 | D | 251 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
4 | LMP2 | 19 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Nicolas Marroc Stéphane Sarrazin Nicolas Minassian |
Oreca 03 | D | 250 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
5 | LMP2 | 10 | Pecom Racing | Luís Pérez Companc Pierre Kaffer Soheil Ayari |
Oreca 03 | D | 246 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
6 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 244 | |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ||||||||
7 | LMP2 | 1 | Greaves Motorsport | Alex Brundle Tom Kimber-Smith Lucas Ordoñez |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 234 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
8 | LMGTE Pro |
66 | Jonny Cocker Allan Simonsen |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 232 | ||
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
9 | LMGTE Am |
67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 231 | |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
10 | LMGTE Am |
60 | AF Corse | |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 230 | |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
11 | LMPC | 40 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | |
Oreca FLM09 | M | 213 | |
Corvette 6.2 L V8 | ||||||||
12 DNF |
LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Sam Hancock Simon Dolan |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 127 | |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
13 DNF |
LMP2 | 17 | Status GP | Alexander Sims Julien Jousse Maxime Jousse |
Lola B12/80 | D | 45 | |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | ||||||||
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References[]
- ^ "European Le Mans Series, Donington Park - Qualifying". DailySportscar.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- ^ "European Le Mans Series, Donington Park - Result". DailySportscar.com. Archived from the original on 28 October 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
Categories:
- 2012 European Le Mans Series season
- 2012 in British motorsport
- July 2012 sports events in the United Kingdom
- 6 Hours of Donington