Silverstone 6 Hours 2012 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: 6 Hours of Silverstone		Date: 25.8.2012
Track: Silverstone (United Kingdom), 5.891 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 4)

Weather:	dry
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	35000

Entered:	37
Practiced:	35
Qualified:	35
Started:	35
Finished:	31
Classified:	31

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	7	7	7
Le Mans Prototype 2	15	15	13
Le Mans GTE Pro	5	5	4
Le Mans GTE Am	8	8	7

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 23-24/8
1 qualifying sessions held for a total of 20 minutes on 24/8
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Charouz / Graves
Le Mans GTE Pro:	51	Ferrari 458 Italia	Fisichella / Bruni
Le Mans GTE Am:	61	Ferrari 458 Italia	Perazzini / Griffin / Cioci
Leaders:
laps 1-11:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 12-22:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 23-26:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
lap 27:	2	Audi R18 ultra
laps 28-45:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 46-53:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 54-56:	2	Audi R18 ultra
laps 57-70:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 71-82:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 83-94:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 95-110:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 111-117:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 118-138:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 139-140:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid
laps 141-194:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	7	Toyota TS030 Hybrid	Wurz / Lapierre / Nakajima	1:44.059	203.800 km/h	lap 139
Le Mans Prototype 2:	24	Morgan LM P2 Nissan	Nicolet / Lahaye / Pla	1:50.439	192.000 km/h	lap 160
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz	2:01.718	174.200 km/h	lap 128
Le Mans GTE Am:	61	Ferrari 458 Italia	Perazzini / Griffin / Cioci	2:03.848	171.200 km/h	lap 142
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer	1:43.663	204.500 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	42	Zytek Z11SN Nissan	Ordoñez / Brundle / Brundle	1:49.964	192.800 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz	2:09.564	163.700 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	98	Aston Martin Vantage V8	Goethe / Hall	2:12.525	160.000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lola (6), Oreca (5), Ferrari (5), HPD (3), Zytek (3), Aston Martin (3), Porsche (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (11), Ferrari (5), Toyota (3), Honda (3), Aston Martin (3), Porsche (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 03 (5), Ferrari 458 Italia (5), Lola B12/80 (4)
Driver nationalities:	GB (23), F (22), I (10), D (9), CH (5), A (3), USA (3), MEX (2), AUS (2), DK (2), J (2)
Team nationalities:	GB (11), D (6), F (6), I (3), IRL (2), CH (2), USA (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (77%), front-engined (14%), rear-engined (9%)
Average engine size:	4179 cc (with regard to 8% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4312 cc)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 2011)
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (58), Piergiuseppe Perazzini (56), Jacques Nicolet (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Dominik Kraihamer (23), Jan Charouz (25), Pierre Kaffer (26)
Female drivers:	Keiko Ihara

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