2012 6 Hours of Fuji
The 2012 6 Hours of Fuji is an endurance auto race held at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan on 14 October 2012. The race is the seventh round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and marks the return of the former Fuji 1000 km event for the first time since 2007.
Qualifying
Toyota earned their second pole position of the season in front of the home crowd at the circuit also owned by the company. Kazuki Nakajima set a lap time of 1:27.499 in the Toyota TS030 Hybrid, nearly two tenths of a second ahead of Marcel Fässler's Audi. Neel Jani gave Rebellion Racing the top spot amongst the LMP1 privateers to put another Toyota motor on the second row of the starting grid, just ahead of Strakka Racing's Honda. Starworks Motorsport continued their streak of four consecutive pole positions in the LMP2 category, with a 1:32.367 lap set by Stéphane Sarrazin in the team's Honda, with the ADR-Delta Oreca-Nissan second in the category.
In LMGTE Pro, Marc Lieb gave Porsche their second pole of the season with Team Felbermayr-Proton, three tenths of a second ahead of Gianmaria Bruni's AF Corse Ferrari. The LMGTE Am category was led by Jean-Philippe Belloc who earned Larbre Compétition their first pole of the year in the Chevrolet Corvette.
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Racing | Kazuki Nakajima | 1:27.499 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest | Marcel Fässler | 1:27.639 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Tom Kristensen | 1:28.370 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:29.871 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 21 Strakka Racing | Danny Watts | 1:30.051 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 22 JRM | David Brabham | 1:30.410 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 1:30.682 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 15 OAK Racing | Bertrand Baguette | 1:30.912 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 44 Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:32.367 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 25 ADR-Delta | John Martin | 1:32.548 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 32 Lotus | Vitantonio Liuzzi | 1:32.738 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 26 Signatech-Nissan | Nelson Panciatici | 1:32.960 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 49 Pecom Racing | Nicolas Minassian | 1:33.114 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:33.165 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 23 Signatech-Nissan | Olivier Lombard | 1:34.294 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 31 Lotus | Thomas Holzer | 1:35.036 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 29 Gulf Racing Middle East | Fabien Giroix | 1:35.234 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | No. 41 Greaves Motorsport | Ricardo González | 1:35.601 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Marc Lieb | 1:40.289 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni | 1:40.598 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | Stefan Mücke | 1:40.798 | 241 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | Andrea Bertolini | 1:41.202 | 21 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | No. 70 Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc | 1:41.386 | 22 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 57 Krohn Racing | Michele Rugolo | 1:41.701 | 23 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Paolo Ruberti | 1:41.711 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | Julien Canal | 1:41.945 | 261 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 55 JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias | 1:42.910 | 271 |
- ^ The No. 50 Larbre Corvette, No. 55 JWA-Avila Porsche, and No. 97 Aston Martin were all demoted three grid positions for cutting corners during the qualifying session.[1]
Race
Race result
Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | |||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 |  Toyota Racing |
 Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Kazuki Nakajima |
Toyota TS030 Hybrid | M | 233 |
| 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 | 233 |
| Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | |||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
 Allan McNish Tom Kristensen |
Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 233 |
| Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | |||||||
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing |
Nicolas Prost Neel Jani |
Lola B12/60 | M | 227 |
| Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 5 | LMP1 | 22 | JRM |
Peter Dumbreck David Brabham Karun Chandhok |
HPD ARX-03a | M | 226 |
| Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 6 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing |
Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts |
HPD ARX-03a | M | 226 |
| Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 7 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing |
 Andrea Belicchi Harold Primat |
Lola B12/60 | M | 225 |
| Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 8 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta |
John Martin Tor Graves Shinji Nakano |
Oreca 03 | D | 220 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 9 | LMP2 | 44 |  Starworks Motorsport |
Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio Stéphane Sarrazin |
HPD ARX-03b | D | 219 |
| Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | |||||||
| 10 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing |
Jacques Nicolet Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye |
Morgan LMP2 | D | 219 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 11 | LMP2 | 49 |  Pecom Racing |
Luís Pérez Companc Nicolas Minassian Pierre Kaffer |
Oreca 03 | D | 216 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 12 | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus |
Kevin Weeda Vitantonio Liuzzi James Rossiter |
Lola B12/80 | D | 216 |
| Lotus 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| 13 | LMP2 | 29 |  Gulf Racing Middle East |
Fabien Giroix Keiko Ihara Jean-Denis Délétraz |
Lola B12/80 | D | 214 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 14 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport |
Christian Zugel Ricardo González Elton Julian |
Zytek Z11SN | D | 212 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 15 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan |
Franck Mailleux Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard |
Oreca 03 | D | 211 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 16 | LMP1 | 15 | OAK Racing |
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OAK Pescarolo 01 | D | 210 |
| Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | |||||||
| 17 | LMGTE Pro |
77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton |
Marc Lieb Richard Lietz |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 207 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 18 | LMGTE Pro |
51 | AF Corse |
Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 206 |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 19 | LMGTE Pro |
97 | Aston Martin Racing |
Stefan Mücke Darren Turner |
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 206 |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 20 | LMGTE Pro |
71 | AF Corse |
Andrea Bertolini Olivier Beretta |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 206 |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 21 | LMGTE Am |
50 | Larbre Compétition |
Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Pedro Lamy |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 204 |
| Chevrolet 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 22 | LMGTE Am |
57 | Krohn Racing |
Tracy Krohn Niclas Jonsson Michele Rugolo |
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 203 |
| Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 23 | LMGTE Am |
88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton |
Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 202 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| 24 | LMGTE Am |
70 | Larbre Compétition |
Pascal Gibon Christophe Bourret Jean-Philippe Belloc |
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 199 |
| Corvette 5.5 L V8 | |||||||
| 25 | LMGTE Am |
55 | JWA-Avila |
Paul Daniels Joël Camathias Kenji Kobayashi |
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 196 |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | |||||||
| DNF | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus |
Thomas Holzer Mirco Schultis |
Lola B12/80 | D | 139 |
| Lotus 3.6 L V8 | |||||||
| EX | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan |
Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici Roman Rusinov |
Oreca 03 | D | 213 |
| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | |||||||
References
- ↑ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race (360') Final Starting Grid" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 14 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
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