2012 6 Hours of Shanghai


The 2012 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance auto race held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on 28 October 2012. The race was the eighth and season finale of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and was the inaugural running of the 6 Hours of Shanghai.
The race was won by Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre driving the No.7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid of Toyota Racing. André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler of Audi Sport Team Joest won the Drivers' World Championship at the event after finishing in third place. Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy following a class win.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
PosClassTeamDriverLap TimeGrid
1LMP1#7 Toyota RacingAlexander Wurz1:48.2731
2LMP1#2 Audi Sport Team JoestAllan McNish1:48.3732
3LMP1#1 Audi Sport Team JoestAndré Lotterer1:48.5973
4LMP1#22 JRMKarun Chandhok1:51.0034
5LMP1#12 Rebellion RacingNeel Jani1:51.0195
6LMP1#21 Strakka RacingDanny Watts1:51.0376
7LMP1#13 Rebellion RacingAndrea Belicchi1:51.3947
8LMP1#15 OAK RacingBertrand Baguette1:52.1728
9LMP2#32 LotusJames Rossiter1:54.1329
10LMP2#25 ADR-DeltaJohn Martin1:54.30110
11LMP2#44 Starworks MotorsportStéphane Sarrazin1:54.35011
12LMP2#24 OAK RacingOlivier Pla1:54.47512
13LMP2#49 Pecom RacingPierre Kaffer1:55.15113
14LMP2#31 LotusThomas Holzer1:55.19514
15LMP2#23 Signatech-NissanFranck Mailleux1:55.68715
16LMP2#41 Greaves MotorsportElton Julian1:56.53116
17LMP2#26 Signatech-NissanPierre Ragues1:56.68217
18LMP2#29 Gulf Racing Middle EastFabien Giroix1:57.37018
19LMGTE Pro#97 Aston Martin RacingDarren Turner2:03.72119
20LMGTE Pro#77 Team Felbermayr-ProtonRichard Lietz2:04.47120
21LMGTE Pro#51 AF CorseGiancarlo Fisichella2:05.38721
22LMGTE Am#88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPaolo Ruberti2:05.58422
23LMGTE Am#61 AF Corse-WaltripMarco Cioci2:05.83623
24LMGTE Pro#71 AF CorseOlivier Beretta2:06.36724
25LMGTE Am#50 Larbre CompétitionJulien Canal2:06.91025
26LMGTE Am#55 JWA-AvilaJoël Camathias2:08.84826
27LMGTE Am#70 Larbre CompétitionPascal Gibon2:09.15527
28LMGTE Am#57 Krohn RacingTracy Krohn2:09.64128

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP17