2012 6 Hours of São Paulo

Autódromo José Carlos Pace (AKA Interlagos) track map — Autódromo José Carlos Pace

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.

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

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[]

↑ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Qualifying Practice Final Classification". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 14, 2012. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/05_INTERLAGOS/20_FIA%20WEC/201209141400_Qualifying%20Practice/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF.
↑ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Race Final Classification". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 15, 2012. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/05_INTERLAGOS/20_FIA%20WEC/201209151200_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF.
↑ "Race report LMGTE: AF Corse Take Third Win in a Row in Brazil". fiawec.com (FIA World Endurance Championship). September 15, 2012. http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/race-report-lmgte-af-corse-take-third-win-in-a-row-in-brazil_584.html.

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[1] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Qualifying Practice Final Classification". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 14, 2012. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/05_INTERLAGOS/20_FIA%20WEC/201209141400_Qualifying%20Practice/03_Classification_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF.

[2] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Sao Paulo Race Final Classification". fiawec.alkamelsystems.com. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 15, 2012. http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/05_INTERLAGOS/20_FIA%20WEC/201209151200_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF.

[3] "Race report LMGTE: AF Corse Take Third Win in a Row in Brazil". fiawec.com (FIA World Endurance Championship). September 15, 2012. http://www.fiawec.com/en/news/race-report-lmgte-af-corse-take-third-win-in-a-row-in-brazil_584.html.

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