Shanghai 6 Hours 2012 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Shanghai		Date: 28.10.2012
Track: Shanghai (China), 5.451 kms	Organiser: unknown
Shanghai 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 8)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	10:00
Grid:	2-2-2. rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	20000

Entered:	28
Practiced:	28
Qualified:	28
Started:	28
Finished:	24
Classified:	24

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	8	8	7
Le Mans Prototype 2	10	10	8
Le Mans GTE Pro	4	4	3
Le Mans GTE Am	6	6	6

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Race notes:
The warm up session was cancelled due to weather conditions.

Pre-race sessions:
3 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 26-27/10
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 20 minutes on 27/10

Winners:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Wurz / Lapierre
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Graves / Beche
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Turner / Mücke
Le Mans GTE Am:	50	Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1	Lamy / Bornhauser / Canal
Leaders:
laps 1-23:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 24-27:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 28-48:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 49-55:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 56-73:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 74-82:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 83-191:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Wurz / Lapierre	1:48.8150	180.3000 km/h	lap 137
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Graves / Beche	1:55.2140	170.3000 km/h	lap 28
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Turner / Mücke	2:05.1460	156.8000 km/h	lap 62
Le Mans GTE Am:	61	Ferrari 458 Italia	Kauffman / Aguas / Cioci	2:05.9000	155.9000 km/h	lap 105
Pole Positions:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Wurz / Lapierre	1:48.2730	181.2000 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	32	Lola B12/80 Lotus	Rossiter / Weeda / Charouz	1:54.1320	171.9000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	97	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	Turner / Mücke	2:03.7210	158.6000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Ried / Ruberti / Roda	2:05.5840	156.3000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lola (5), Oreca (4), Ferrari (4), HPD (3), Porsche (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (7), Honda (4), Ferrari (4), Toyota (3), Porsche (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 03 (4), Ferrari 458 (4), HPD ARX-03 (3), Lola B12/80 (3), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (3)
Driver nationalities:	F (19), GB (11), I (8), D (8), CH (6), USA (4), A (3), AUS (2), J (2), P (2)
Team nationalities:	D (6), F (6), GB (6), I (3), CH (2), USA (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (78%), rear-engined (10%), front-engined (12%)
Average engine size:	4096 cc (with regard to 14% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4325 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), Matt Bell (23), Jan Charouz (25)
Female drivers:	Keiko Ihara

Official Race Programme:

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