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2012 6 Hours of Fuji

Sports car endurance race held at Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan

2012 6 Hours of Fuji

Sports car endurance race held at Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan

[[Fuji Speedway

The 2012 6 Hours of Fuji was 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.

PosClassTeamDriverLap TimeGrid123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
LMP1No. 7 Toyota RacingKazuki Nakajima1:27.4991
LMP1No. 1 Audi Sport Team JoestMarcel Fässler1:27.6392
LMP1No. 2 Audi Sport Team JoestTom Kristensen1:28.3703
LMP1No. 12 Rebellion RacingNeel Jani1:29.8714
LMP1No. 21 Strakka RacingDanny Watts1:30.0515
LMP1No. 22 JRMDavid Brabham1:30.4106
LMP1No. 13 Rebellion RacingAndrea Belicchi1:30.6827
LMP1No. 15 OAK RacingBertrand Baguette1:30.9128
LMP2No. 44 Starworks MotorsportStéphane Sarrazin1:32.3679
LMP2No. 25 ADR-DeltaJohn Martin1:32.54810
LMP2No. 32 LotusVitantonio Liuzzi1:32.73811
LMP2No. 26 Signatech-NissanNelson Panciatici1:32.96012
LMP2No. 49 Pecom RacingNicolas Minassian1:33.11413
LMP2No. 24 OAK RacingOlivier Pla1:33.16514
LMP2No. 23 Signatech-NissanOlivier Lombard1:34.29415
LMP2No. 31 LotusThomas Holzer1:35.03616
LMP2No. 29 Gulf Racing Middle EastFabien Giroix1:35.23417
LMP2No. 41 Greaves MotorsportRicardo González1:35.60118
LMGTE ProNo. 77 Team Felbermayr-ProtonMarc Lieb1:40.28919
LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF CorseGianmaria Bruni1:40.59820
LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin RacingStefan Mücke1:40.79824
LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF CorseAndrea Bertolini1:41.20221
LMGTE AmNo. 70 Larbre CompétitionJean-Philippe Belloc1:41.38622
LMGTE AmNo. 57 Krohn RacingMichele Rugolo1:41.70123
LMGTE AmNo. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPaolo Ruberti1:41.71125
LMGTE AmNo. 50 Larbre CompétitionJulien Canal1:41.94526
LMGTE AmNo. 55 JWA-AvilaJoël Camathias1:42.91027
  • 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.

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsEngine12345678910111213141516171819202122232425DNFEX
LMP17JPN Toyota RacingAUT Alexander Wurz
FRA Nicolas Lapierre
JPN Kazuki NakajimaToyota TS030 Hybrid233
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
(Hybrid)
LMP11DEU Audi Sport Team JoestDEU André Lotterer
SUI Marcel Fässler
FRA Benoît TréluyerAudi R18 e-tron quattro233
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
LMP12DEU Audi Sport Team JoestGBR Allan McNish
DEN Tom KristensenAudi R18 e-tron quattro233
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
LMP112SUI Rebellion RacingFRA Nicolas Prost
SUI Neel JaniLola B12/60227
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
LMP122GBR JRMGBR Peter Dumbreck
AUS David Brabham
IND Karun ChandhokHPD ARX-03a226
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8
LMP121GBR Strakka RacingGBR Nick Leventis
GBR Jonny Kane
GBR Danny WattsHPD ARX-03a226
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8
LMP113SUI Rebellion RacingITA Andrea Belicchi
SUI Harold PrimatLola B12/60225
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
LMP225GBR ADR-DeltaAUS John Martin
THA Tor Graves
JPN Shinji NakanoOreca 03220
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP244USA Starworks MotorsportGBR Ryan Dalziel
VEN Enzo Potolicchio
FRA Stéphane SarrazinHPD ARX-03b219
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
LMP224FRA OAK RacingFRA Jacques Nicolet
FRA Olivier Pla
FRA Matthieu LahayeMorgan LMP2219
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP249ARG Pecom RacingARG Luís Pérez Companc
FRA Nicolas Minassian
DEU Pierre KafferOreca 03216
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP232DEU LotusUSA Kevin Weeda
ITA Vitantonio Liuzzi
GBR James RossiterLola B12/80216
Lotus 3.6 L V8
LMP229UAE Gulf Racing Middle EastFRA Fabien Giroix
JPN Keiko Ihara
SUI Jean-Denis DélétrazLola B12/80214
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP241GBR Greaves MotorsportDEU Christian Zugel
MEX Ricardo González
ECU Elton JulianZytek Z11SN212
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP223FRA Signatech-NissanFRA Franck Mailleux
FRA Jordan Tresson
FRA Olivier LombardOreca 03211
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
LMP115FRA OAK RacingAUT Dominik Kraihamer
BEL Bertrand Baguette
JPN Takuma SatoOAK Pescarolo 01210
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8
LMGTE
Pro77DEU Team Felbermayr-ProtonDEU Marc Lieb
AUT Richard LietzPorsche 997 GT3-RSR207
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6
LMGTE
Pro51ITA AF CorseITA Giancarlo Fisichella
ITA Gianmaria BruniFerrari 458 Italia GT2206
Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8
LMGTE
Pro97GBR Aston Martin RacingDEU Stefan Mücke
GBR Darren TurnerAston Martin Vantage GTE206
Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8
LMGTE
Pro71ITA AF CorseITA Andrea Bertolini
MON Olivier BerettaFerrari 458 Italia GT2206
Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8
LMGTE
Am50FRA Larbre CompétitionFRA Patrick Bornhauser
FRA Julien Canal
PRT Pedro LamyChevrolet Corvette C6.R204
Corvette LS5.5R 5.5 L V8
LMGTE
Am57USA Krohn RacingUSA Tracy Krohn
SWE Niclas Jonsson
ITA Michele RugoloFerrari 458 Italia GT2203
Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8
LMGTE
Am88DEU Team Felbermayr-ProtonDEU Christian Ried
ITA Gianluca Roda
ITA Paolo RubertiPorsche 997 GT3-RSR202
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6
LMGTE
Am70FRA Larbre CompétitionFRA Pascal Gibon
FRA Christophe Bourret
FRA Jean-Philippe BellocChevrolet Corvette C6.R199
Corvette LS5.5R 5.5 L V8
LMGTE
Am55GBR JWA-AvilaGBR Paul Daniels
SUI Joël Camathias
JPN Kenji KobayashiPorsche 997 GT3-RSR196
Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6
LMP231DEU LotusDEU Thomas Holzer
DEU Mirco SchultisLola B12/80139
Lotus 3.6 L V8
LMP226FRA Signatech-NissanFRA Pierre Ragues
FRA Nelson Panciatici
RUS Roman RusinovOreca 03213
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

References

References

  1. Dagys, John. (13 October 2012). "Le Mans: Toyota Scores Pole At Fuji". [[Speed (TV network).
  2. Howson, Mark. (13 October 2012). "FIA WEC, 6 Hours of Fuji - Qualifying Report Nakajima Takes Pole For Toyota". DailySportsCar.
  3. (13 October 2012). "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Qualifying Practice Final Classification". [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]].
  4. (14 October 2012). "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race (360') Final Starting Grid". [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]].
  5. (14 October 2012). "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Fuji Race Final Classification".
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