The 2012 6 Hours of Silverstone was held at Silverstone on 26 August 2012, and was the fourth round in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Audi claimed the LMP1 Manufacturers' World Championship with an overall victory at the event.[1]
The 2012 6 Hours of Silverstone was held at Silverstone on 26 August 2012, and was the fourth round in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Audi claimed the LMP1 Manufacturers' World Championship with an overall victory at the event.[1]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[2]
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Benoît Tréluyer | 1:43.663 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish | 1:43.673 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | #7 Toyota Racing | Nicolas Lapierre | 1:44.441 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | #21 Strakka Racing | Danny Watts | 1:46.160 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:46.207 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 1:46.234 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #22 JRM | Karun Chandhok | 1:46.758 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | #42 Greaves Motorsport | Alex Brundle | 1:49.964 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | #44 Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:49.997 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | #25 ADR-Delta | John Martin | 1:50.129 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | #38 JOTA | Nicolas Minassian | 1:50.165 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | #48 Murphy Prototypes | Brendon Hartley | 1:50.250 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | #23 Signatech-Nissan | Franck Mailleux | 1:50.624 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | #32 Lotus | James Rossiter | 1:50.688 | —1 |
| 15 | LMP2 | #49 PeCom Racing | Pierre Kaffer | 1:50.775 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 | #35 OAK Racing | Bertrand Baguette | 1:50.851 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP2 | #30 Status GP | Alexander Sims | 1:50.919 | 16 |
| 18 | LMP2 | #41 Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian | 1:50.993 | 17 |
| 19 | LMP2 | #24 OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:51.283 | 18 |
| 20 | LMP2 | #26 Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues | 1:51.942 | 19 |
| 21 | LMP2 | #31 Lotus | Thomas Holzer | 1:53.349 | 20 |
| 22 | LMP2 | #29 Gulf Racing Middle East | Fabien Giroix | 1:54.476 | 21 |
| 23 | GTE Pro | #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz | 2:09.564 | 22 |
| 24 | GTE Pro | #66 JMW Motorsport | James Walker | 2:10.018 | 23 |
| 25 | GTE Pro | #51 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 2:10.481 | 24 |
| 26 | GTE Am | #98 Aston Martin Racing | Stuart Hall | 2:12.525 | 25 |
| 27 | GTE Am | #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Paolo Ruberti | 2:12.965 | 26 |
| 28 | GTE Pro | #97 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 2:14.150 | 27 |
| 29 | GTE Pro | #71 AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini | 2:15.153 | 28 |
| 30 | GTE Am | #61 AF Corse-Waltrip | Marco Cioci | 2:15.491 | 29 |
| 31 | GTE Am | #57 Krohn Racing | Michele Rugolo | 2:15.608 | 30 |
| 32 | GTE Am | #55 JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias | 2:16.466 | 31 |
| 33 | GTE Am | #99 Aston Martin Racing | Jonathan Adam | 2:16.717 | 32 |
| 34 | GTE Am | #50 Larbre Compétition | Fernando Rees | 2:16.907 | 33 |
| 35 | GTE Am | #70 Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc | 2:17.261 | 34 |
Notes:
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
Note: After finishing 2nd in LMGTE Am class, the No. 50 Larbre Corvette was excluded following the race for a failure to meet safety requirements (validity of the fire extinguisher).[4]
