Fuji 6 Hours 2012 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Fuji		Date: 14.10.2012
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), 4.563 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Fuji 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 7)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	11:00
Grid:	2-2-2. rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	32000

Entered:	27
Practiced:	27
Qualified:	27
Started:	27
Finished:	26
Classified:	25

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	8	8	8
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10	8
Le Mans GTE Pro	4	4	4
Le Mans GTE Am	5	5	5

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 12-13/10
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 20 minutes on 13/10
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Wurz / Lapierre / Nakajima
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Graves / Nakano
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz
Le Mans GTE Am:	50	Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1	Lamy / Bornhauser / Canal
Leaders:
laps 1-31:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 32-34:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 35-63:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 64-69:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
lap 70:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 71-77:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 78-104:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
lap 105:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 106-126:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
lap 127:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 128-158:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 159-162:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 163-189:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 190-198:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 199-233:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Kazuki Nakajima (J)	1:28.0880	186.5000 km/h	lap 143
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Graves / Nakano	1:33.4810	175.7000 km/h	lap 191
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz	1:41.1700	162.4000 km/h	lap 138
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Ried / Ruberti / Roda	1:42.1220	160.9000 km/h	lap 142
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Kazuki Nakajima (J)	1:27.4990	187.7000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	44	HPD ARX 03b Honda	Potolicchio / Dalziel / Sarrazin	1:32.3670	177.8000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz	1:40.2890	163.8000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	70	Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1	Belloc / Bourret / Gibon	1:41.3860	162.0000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lola (5), Oreca (4), HPD (3), Porsche (3), Ferrari (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (7), Honda (4), Toyota (3), Porsche (3), Ferrari (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 03 (4), HPD ARX-03 (3), Lola B12/80 (3), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (3), Ferrari 458 (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (19), GB (10), I (8), D (8), J (5), CH (5), USA (3), A (3), AUS (2)
Team nationalities:	D (6), F (6), GB (6), I (2), CH (2), USA (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (77%), rear-engined (11%), front-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	4081 cc (with regard to 14% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4309 cc)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 2011)
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (58), Jacques Nicolet (56), Patrick Bornhauser (55)
Youngest known drivers:	Dominik Kraihamer (23), Pierre Kaffer (26), Franck Mailleux (27)
Female drivers:	Keiko Ihara

Official Race Programme:

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