2012 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
The 2012 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on May 5, 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Following the cancellation of the Zolder round of 2012 European Le Mans Series season, some ELMS teams were invited to enter the race.[1] Two major entries on the original entry list withdrew from the event before the race week: the No.7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid due to a testing accident, and the new Pescarolo 03 of Pescarolo Team, due to a delay in production.[2]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying Result[]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[3]
Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | LMP1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish | 2:01.579 | 1 |
2 | LMP1 | #4 Audi Sport Team North America | Marco Bonanomi | 2:02.093 | 2 |
3 | LMP1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler | 2:02.232 | 3 |
4 | LMP1 | #3 Audi Sport Team Joest | Loïc Duval | 2:02.705 | 4 |
5 | LMP1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 2:04.234 | 5 |
6 | LMP1 | #21 Strakka Racing | Danny Watts | 2:04.636 | 6 |
7 | LMP1 | #13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 2:05.078 | 7 |
8 | LMP1 | #22 JRM | Karun Chandhok | 2:06.946 | 8 |
9 | LMP1 | #17 Pescarolo Team | Sébastien Bourdais | 2:06.954 | 9 |
10 | LMP1 | #15 OAK Racing | Guillaume Moreau | 2:07.504 | 10 |
11 | LMP2 | #25 ADR-Delta | John Martin | 2:09.302 | 11 |
12 | LMP2 | #32 Lotus | James Rossiter | 2:09.343 | 12 |
13 | LMP2 | #38 Jota | Sam Hancock | 2:09.634 | 13 |
14 | LMP2 | #24 OAK Racing | Oliver Pla | 2:09.656 | 14 |
15 | LMP2 | #31 Lotus | Renger van der Zande | 2:09.833 | 15 |
16 | LMP2 | #49 Pecom Racing | Soheil Ayari | 2:09.965 | 16 |
17 | LMP2 | #41 Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian | 2:10.656 | 17 |
18 | LMP2 | #35 OAK Racing | Bas Leinders | 2:10.875 | 18 |
19 | LMP2 | #45 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Jack Clarke | 2:11.052 | 19 |
20 | LMP2 | #44 Starworks Motorsport | Enzo Potolicchio | 2:11.185 | 20 |
21 | LMP2 | #48 Murphy Prototypes | Warren Hughes | 2:11.266 | 21 |
22 | LMP2 | #26 Signatech Nissan | Pierre Ragues | 2:11.520 | 22 |
23 | LMP2 | #40 | 2:11.667 | 23 | |
24 | LMP2 | #23 Signatech Nissan | Olivier Lombard | 2:12.078 | 24 |
25 | LMP2 | #28 Gulf Racing Middle East | Stefan Johansson | 2:14.297 | 25 |
26 | LMP2 | #29 Gulf Racing Middle East | Jean-Denis Délétraz | 2:15.537 | 26 |
27 | LMP2 | #43 | Philippe Haezebrouck | 2:17.810 | 27 |
28 | GTE Pro | #59 Luxury Racing | Frédéric Makowiecki | 2:19.770 | 28 |
29 | GTE Pro | #51 AF Corse | Giancarlo Fisichella | 2:20.143 | 29 |
30 | GTE Pro | #97 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 2:20.227 | 30 |
31 | GTE Pro | #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb | 2:20.251 | 31 |
32 | GTE Pro | #71 AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini | 2:20.885 | 32 |
33 | GTE Am | #67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Nicolas Armindo | 2:21.640 | 33 |
34 | GTE Am | #81 AF Corse | 2:21.975 | 34 | |
35 | GTE Am | #58 Luxury Racing | Gunnar Jeannette | 2:22.062 | 35 |
36 | GTE Am | #50 Larbre Compétition | Julien Canal | 2:22.534 | 36 |
37 | GTE Am | #70 Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc | 2:22.542 | 37 |
38 | GTE Am | #61 AF Corse-Waltrip | Rui Águas | 2:23.116 | 38 |
39 | GTE Am | #55 | Markus Palttala | 2:24.035 | 39 |
40 | GTE Am | #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried | 2:25.358 | 40 |
41 | GTE Am | #57 Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn | 2:26.763 | 41 |
42 | LMP2 | #30 Status GP | Did Not Participate | — |
Race[]
Race result[]
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance (112 laps) marked as Not Classified (NC).[4]
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Engine | |||||||
1 | LMP1 | 3 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Romain Dumas Loïc Duval Marc Gené |
Audi R18 ultra | M | 160 |
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | |||||||
2 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 160 |
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | |||||||
3 | LMP1 | 4 | Audi Sport North America | Oliver Jarvis Marco Bonanomi |
Audi R18 ultra | M | 159 |
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) | |||||||
4 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Rinaldo Capello |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 159 |
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | |||||||
5 | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani Nick Heidfeld |
Lola B12/60 | M | 156 |
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
6 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi Harold Primat |
Lola B12/60 | M | 155 |
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
7 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing | Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts |
HPD ARX-03a | M | 154 |
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
8 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Sam Hancock Simon Dolan |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 151 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
9 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta | John Martin Robbie Kerr Tor Graves |
Oreca 03 | D | 151 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
10 | LMP2 | 48 | Murphy Prototypes | Warren Hughes Jody Firth Brendon Hartley |
Oreca 03 | D | 151 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
11 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | David Heinemeier Hansson Bas Leinders |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 150 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
12 | LMP1 | 22 | JRM | Peter Dumbreck David Brabham Karun Chandhok |
HPD ARX-03a | M | 150 |
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
13 | LMP2 | 45 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Jack Clarke |
Oreca 03 | D | 149 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
14 | LMP2 | 28 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Fabien Giroix Maxime Jousse Stefan Johansson |
Lola B12/80 | D | 148 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
15 | LMP1 | 17 | Pescarolo Team | Nicolas Minassian Sébastien Bourdais |
Dome S102.5 | M | 147 |
Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
16 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Ricardo González Elton Julian |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 147 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
17 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Jacques Nicolet Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 144 |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
18 | LMGTE Pro |
77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb Richard Lietz |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 144 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
19 | LMGTE Pro |
51 | AF Corse | Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 144 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
20 | LMGTE Pro |
59 | Luxury Racing | Frédéric Makowiecki Jaime Melo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 143 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
21 | LMGTE Pro |
71 | AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini Olivier Beretta |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 141 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
22 | LMGTE Am |
67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Nicolas Armindo |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 139 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
23 | LMP2 | 29 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Keiko Ihara Jean-Denis Délétraz |
Lola B12/80 | D | 139 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
24 | LMGTE Am |
88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried Paolo Ruberti |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 139 |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
25 | LMP2 | 49 | Pecom Racing | Luís Pérez Companc Soheil Ayari Pierre Kaffer |
Oreca 03 | D | 139 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
26 | LMGTE Am |
81 | AF Corse | |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 138 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
27 | LMGTE Am |
50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Fernando Rees |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 137 |
Corvette 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
28 | LMGTE Am |
58 | Luxury Racing | Frankie Montecalvo Gunnar Jeannette |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 137 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
29 | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus | Luca Moro James Rossiter |
Lola B12/80 | D | 137 |
Lotus 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
30 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici Roman Rusinov |
Oreca 03 | D | 136 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
31 | LMGTE Am |
55 | Joël Camathias Markus Palttala |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | P | 134 | |
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
32 | LMGTE Am |
57 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 129 |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
33 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan | Franck Mailleux Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard |
Oreca 03 | D | 128 |
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
34 | LMP2 | 44 | Starworks Motorsport | Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio Stéphane Sarrazin |
HPD ARX-03b | D | 123 |
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
DNF | LMP1 | 15 | OAK Racing | Guillaume Moreau Dominik Kraihamer Bertrand Baguette |
OAK Pescarolo 01 | D | 151 |
Judd DB 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus | Thomas Holzer Mirco Schultis Renger van der Zande |
Lola B12/80 | D | 124 |
Lotus 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 43 | Philippe Haezebrouck |
Norma M200P | D | 83 | |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMP2 | 40 | Jonathan Hirschi |
Oreca 03 | D | 45 | |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMGTE Am |
70 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 39 |
Corvette 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
DNF | LMGTE Pro |
97 | Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke Adrián Fernández Darren Turner |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 11 |
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
DNS | LMGTE Am |
61 | AF Corse-Waltrip | Robert Kauffman Brian Vickers Rui Águas |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | – |
Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
DNS | LMP2 | 30 | Status GP | Alexander Sims Yelmer Buurman Romain Iannetta |
Lola B12/80 | D | – |
Judd HK 3.6 L V8 |
References[]
- ^ "Six ELMS Teams at Spa". europeanlemansseries.com. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-06-01. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "WEC Spa Preview". speedtv.com. 1 May 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Starting Grid" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-05.
- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Automobile Club de l'Ouest. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
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