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.

2012 6 Hours of São Paulo

Event information
Round 5 of 8 in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date	15 September 2012
Location	São Paulo
Venue	Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Duration	6 Hours
Results
Laps completed	247
Distance (km)	1064.323
Distance (miles)	661.219
LMP1
Pole position
Time	1:22.363
Team	Toyota Racing
Drivers	Alexander Wurz
Winners
Team	Toyota Racing
Drivers	Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre
LMP2
Winners
Team	Starworks Motorsport
Drivers	Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio Stéphane Sarrazin
LMGTE Pro
Winners
Team	AF Corse
Drivers	Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella
LMGTE Am
Winners
Team	Team Felbermayr-Proton
Drivers	Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti

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

Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer D Dunlop M Michelin P Pirelli

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]