Spa 6 Hours 2012 - Racing Sports Cars

Event: WEC 6 Hours of Spa		Date: 5.5.2012
Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (Belgium), 7.004 kms	Organiser: unknown
Spa 6 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 2)

Weather:	wet
Start time:	14:30
Grid:	2-2-2, PP right, rolling start
Distance:	6 hours
Attendance:	31000

Entered:	44
Practiced:	42
Qualified:	42
Started:	40
Finished:	34
Classified:	34

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Le Mans Prototype 1	10	10	9
Le Mans Prototype 2	18	17	14
Le Mans GTE Pro	5	5	4
Le Mans GTE Am	9	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 3-4/5
1 qualifying session held for a total of 20 minutes on 4/5
20 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	3	Audi R18 Ultra	Duval / Gené / Dumas
Le Mans Prototype 2:	38	Zytek Z11SN Nissan	Hancock / Dolan
Le Mans GTE Pro:	77	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Lieb / Lietz
Le Mans GTE Am:	67	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Armindo / Narac / Pons
Leaders:
laps 1-2:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 3-23:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 24-25:	4	Audi R18 ultra
laps 26-44:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 45-48:	3	Audi R18 ultra
laps 49-62:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro
laps 63-160:	3	Audi R18 ultra
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	1	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Lotterer / Fässler / Tréluyer	2:01.851	206.900 km/h	lap 152
Le Mans Prototype 2:	44	HPD ARX-03b Honda	Potolicchio / Sarrazin / Dalziel	2:09.835	194.200 km/h	lap 89
Le Mans GTE Pro:	59	Ferrari 458 Italia	Melo / Makowiecki	2:20.116	180.000 km/h	lap 53
Le Mans GTE Am:	88	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Ried / Ruberti / Roda	2:22.085	177.500 km/h	lap 108
Pole Positions:
Overall:	2	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	Capello / Kristensen / McNish	2:01.579	207.400 km/h
Le Mans Prototype 2:	25	Oreca 03 Nissan	Martin / Graves / Kerr	2:09.302	195.000 km/h
Le Mans GTE Pro:	59	Ferrari 458 Italia	Melo / Makowiecki	2:19.770	180.400 km/h
Le Mans GTE Am:	67	Porsche 997 GT3 RSR	Armindo / Narac / Pons	2:21.640	178.000 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Oreca (7), Lola (6), Ferrari (6), Audi (4), Porsche (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Nissan (10), Judd (6), Ferrari (6), Audi (4), Porsche (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Oreca 03 (7), Ferrari 458 Italia (6), Audi R18 (4), Lola B12/80 (4), Porsche 997 GT3 RSR (4)
Driver nationalities:	F (31), GB (17), I (12), D (11), CH (7), USA (5), S (2), DK (2), A (2), AUS (2), B (2), BR (2), MEX (2)
Team nationalities:	F (12), D (8), GB (7), I (3), CH (3), UAE (2), USA (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (82%), rear-engined (10%), front-engined (8%)
Average engine size:	4072 cc (with regard to 12% turbocharged cars an applicable size is 4267 cc)
Average age of cars:	1 year old (average year manufactured: 2011)
Oldest known drivers:	Tracy Krohn (58), Philippe Haezebrouck (58), Piergiuseppe Perazzini (56)
Youngest known drivers:	Dominik Kraihamer (23), Pierre Kaffer (26), Franck Mailleux (27)
Female drivers:	Keiko Ihara

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map