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2012 6 Hours of Bahrain

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{{Infobox WEC race|flag=BHR|title=2012 6 Hours of Bahrain|round_no=6|round_total=8|year=2012|track_map=Bahrain International Circuit--Grand Prix Layout.svg|date=29 September|location=Sakhir|circuit=Bahrain International Circuit|duration=6 Hours|weather=|laps=191|distance_km=1033.692|distance_miles=642.333|pole_time=1:45.814|pole_team={{flagicon|GER}} Audi Sport Team Joest|pole_drivers={{flagicon|GBR}} Allan McNish|category1=LMP1|category1_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Audi Sport Team Joest|category1_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GER}} André Lotterer
{{flagicon|SUI}} Marcel Fässler
{{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer|category2=LMP2|category2_winner_team={{flagicon|ARG}} Pecom Racing|category2_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GER}} Pierre Kaffer
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian
{{flagicon|ARG}} Luís Pérez Companc|category3=LMGTE Pro|category3_winner_team={{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse|category3_winner_drivers={{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella|category4=LMGTE Am|category4_winner_team={{flagicon|GER}} Team Felbermayr-Proton|category4_winner_drivers={{flagicon|GER}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Roda
{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti}}

The 2012 6 Hours of Bahrain was an auto race held at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain on Saturday 29 September 2012. It was the inaugural running of the 6 Hours of Bahrain and the sixth round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season.

The race was dominated by Audi Sport Team Joest who swept to a 1–2 victory with Benoît Tréluyer, Marcel Fässler and André Lotterer taking a one lap win over the Audi R18 e-tron quattro of Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen. Nicolas Lapierre for Toyota lead early in the race only to pit with faulty number plate illumination, losing over ten minutes in the pits before ultimately retired after a collision. The Strakka Racing HPD claimed third, six laps behind the winners.

The LMP2 category was won by the Pecom Racing Oreca 03 driven by Pierre Kaffer, Nicolas Minassian and Luís Pérez Companc, who held a two lap gap over the bulk of the class Signatech's of Jordan Tresson, Olivier Lombard and Franck Mailleux finished in second place. The AF Corse Ferrari pair of Toni Vilander and Giancarlo Fisichella won LMGTE Pro by a lap over Aston Martin Racing, which allowed AF Corse to wrap up the class championship. AF Corse's Olivier Beretta, driving another Ferrari, was excluded from the event after making avoidable contact with Greaves Motorsports' Ricardo González.{{cite news | url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-sweeps-wec-six-hours-of-bahrain/P2 | title=LE MANS: Audi Sweeps WEC Six Hours Of Bahrain | publisher=Speed Channel, Inc. | work=speedtv.com | date=September 29, 2012 | access-date=October 1, 2012 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203025505/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/le-mans-audi-sweeps-wec-six-hours-of-bahrain/P2 | archive-date=February 3, 2013 | url-status=dead }} Porsche won LMGTE Am class with the Team Felbermayr-Proton 997 of Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti leading by a lap over the Waltrip Ferrari.

Qualifying

=Qualifying result=

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.{{cite web | url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/06_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/23_FIA%20WEC/201209281600_Qualifying%20Practice/07_FastestLapByDriver_Qualifying%20Practice.PDF | title= FIA WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Qualifying Practice Provisional Classification by Driver Fastest Lap| publisher=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile | work=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com | date=September 28, 2012 | access-date=October 1, 2012}}

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! Pos

! Class

! Team

! Driver

! Lap Time

! Grid

style="font-weight:bold"

| 1

| LMP1

| #2 Audi Sport Team Joest

| Allan McNish

| 1:45.814

| 1

2

| LMP1

| #1 Audi Sport Team Joest

| Marcel Fässler

| 1:45.888

| 2

3

| LMP1

| #7 Toyota Racing

| Nicolas Lapierre

| 1:46.254

| 3

4

| LMP1

| #12 Rebellion Racing

| Neel Jani

| 1:47.638

| 4

5

| LMP1

| #21 Strakka Racing

| Danny Watts

| 1:48.446

| 5

6

| LMP1

| #22 JRM

| Karun Chandhok

| 1:48.784

| 6

style="font-weight:bold"

| 7

| LMP2

| #44 Starworks Motorsport

| Stéphane Sarrazin

| 1:51.798

| 7

8

| LMP2

| #25 ADR-Delta

| John Martin

| 1:52.285

| 8

9

| LMP2

| #24 OAK Racing

| Olivier Pla

| 1:52.368

| 9

10

| LMP2

| #35 OAK Racing

| Dominik Kraihamer

| 1:52.609

| 10

11

| LMP2

| #49 Pecom Racing

| Nicolas Minassian

| 1:52.624

| 11

12

| LMP2

| #32 Lotus

| James Rossiter

| 1:52.696

| 12

13

| LMP2

| #26 Signatech-Nissan

| Roman Rusinov

| 1:53.328

| 13

14

| LMP2

| #31 Lotus

| Thomas Holzer

| 1:53.733

| 14

15

| LMP2

| #23 Signatech-Nissan

| Jordan Tresson

| 1:53.793

| 15

16

| LMP2

| #29 Gulf Racing Middle East

| Fabien Giroix

| 1:55.465

| 16

17

| LMP2

| #41 Greaves Motorsport

| Christian Zugel

| 1:58.603

| 17

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| 18

| LMGTE Pro

| #97 Aston Martin Racing

| Stefan Mücke

| 2:00.234

| 18

19

| LMGTE Pro

| #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton

| Richard Lietz

| 2:00.532

| 19

20

| LMGTE Pro

| #51 AF Corse

| Giancarlo Fisichella

| 2:01.522

| 20

21

| LMGTE Pro

| #71 AF Corse

| Olivier Beretta

| 2:01.861

| 21

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| 22

| LMGTE Am

| #61 AF Corse-Waltrip

| Rui Águas

| 2:02.812

| 22

23

| LMGTE Am

| #50 Larbre Compétition

| Fernando Rees

| 2:03.253

| 23

24

| LMGTE Am

| #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton

| Paolo Ruberti

| 2:03.686

| 24

25

| LMGTE Am

| #70 Larbre Compétition

| Christophe Bourret

| 2:04.934

| 25

26

| LMGTE Am

| #55 JWA-Avila

| Joël Camathias

| 2:05.572

| 26

27

| LMGTE Am

| #57 Krohn Racing

| Tracy Krohn

| 2:06.806

| 27

—

| LMP1

| #13 Rebellion Racing

|colspan=2 align=center| No Time

| 28

Race

=Race result=

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).{{cite web | url=http://fiawec.alkamelsystems.com/Results/02_2012/06_BAHRAIN%20INTERNATIONAL%20CIRCUIT/23_FIA%20WEC/201209291600_Race/Hour%206/05_Classification_Race_Hour%206.PDF | title=6 Hours of Bahrain FIA WEC Final Classification | publisher=Al Kamel Systems | work=fiawec.alkamelsystems.com | date=September 29, 2012 | access-date=October 1, 2012}}

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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! rowspan=2 | Pos

! rowspan=2 | Class

! rowspan=2 | No

! rowspan=2 | Team

! rowspan=2 | Drivers

! Chassis

! rowspan=2 | Tyre

! rowspan=2 | Laps

! rowspan="2" |Time/Retired

Engine
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 1

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Benoît Tréluyer
{{flagicon|SUI}} Marcel Fässler
{{flagicon|DEU}} André Lotterer

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 191

| rowspan="2" |6:00:56.244

style="font-weight:bold"

| Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)

rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 2

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Audi Sport Team Joest

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Allan McNish
{{flagicon|DEN}} Tom Kristensen

| Audi R18 e-tron quattro

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 190

| rowspan="2" | +1 Lap

Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
(Hybrid Diesel)
rowspan=2 | 3

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Strakka Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Jonny Kane
{{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Watts
{{flagicon|GBR}} Nick Leventis

| HPD ARX-03a

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 185

| rowspan="2" | +6 Laps

Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | 4

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Prost
{{flagicon|SUI}} Neel Jani

| Lola B12/60

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 184

| rowspan="2" | +7 Laps

Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | 5

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Rebellion Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Harold Primat
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Belicchi

| Lola B12/60

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 181

| rowspan="2" | +10 Laps

Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 6

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 49

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Pecom Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Pierre Kaffer
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Minassian
{{flagicon|ARG}} Luís Pérez Companc

| Oreca 03

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 179

| rowspan="2" | +12 Laps

style="font-weight:bold"

| Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech-Nissan

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jordan Tresson
{{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Lombard
{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Mailleux

| Oreca 03

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

| rowspan="2" | +14 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 8

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 44

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Starworks Motorsport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Stéphane Sarrazin
{{flagicon|GBR}} Tom Kimber-Smith
{{flagicon|VEN}} Enzo Potolicchio

| HPD ARX-03b

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

| rowspan="2" | +14 Laps

Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
rowspan=2 | 9

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 32

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Lotus

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Weeda
{{flagicon|GBR}} James Rossiter
{{flagicon|ITA}} Vitantonio Liuzzi

| Lola B12/80

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 177

| rowspan="2" | +14 Laps

Lotus 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2 | 10

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 26

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Signatech-Nissan

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Pierre Ragues
{{flagicon|RUS}} Roman Rusinov
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nelson Panciatici

| Oreca 03

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 176

| rowspan="2" | +15 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 11

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 24

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Olivier Pla
{{flagicon|FRA}} Matthieu Lahaye
{{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Nicolet

| Morgan LMP2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 172

| rowspan="2" | +19 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 12

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 41

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Greaves Motorsport

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ECU}} Elton Julian
{{flagicon|MEX}} Ricardo González
{{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Zugel

| Zytek Z11SN

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

| rowspan="2" | +21 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 13

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 51

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FIN}} Toni Vilander
{{flagicon|ITA}} Giancarlo Fisichella

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 170

| rowspan="2" | +21 Laps

style="font-weight:bold"

| Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8

rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 97

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Aston Martin Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Darren Turner
{{flagicon|DEU}} Stefan Mücke

| Aston Martin Vantage GTE

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

| rowspan="2" | +22 Laps

Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 15

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 77

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Felbermayr-Proton

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Richard Lietz
{{flagicon|DEU}} Marc Lieb

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

| rowspan="2" | +22 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | 16

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Pro

| rowspan=2 | 71

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|MON}} Olivier Beretta{{ref|1|1}}
{{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Bertolini

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 169

| rowspan="2" | +22 Laps

Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
style="font-weight:bold"

! rowspan=2 | 17

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 88

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Team Felbermayr-Proton

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Christian Ried
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Roda
{{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Ruberti

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 165

| rowspan="2" | +26 Laps

style="font-weight:bold"

| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

rowspan=2 | 18

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 61

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} AF Corse-Waltrip

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Robert Kauffman
{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Vickers
{{flagicon|POR}} Rui Águas

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 164

| rowspan="2" | +27 Laps

Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 19

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 57

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Krohn Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|USA}} Tracy Krohn
{{flagicon|SWE}} Niclas Jönsson
{{flagicon|ITA}} Michele Rugolo

| Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 162

| rowspan="2" | +29 Laps

Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 20

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 25

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} ADR-Delta

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|THA}} Tor Graves
{{flagicon|AUS}} John Martin

| Oreca 03

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 161

| rowspan="2" | +30 Laps

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 21

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 50

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Patrick Bornhauser
{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Canal
{{flagicon|BRA}} Fernando Rees

| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 157

| rowspan="2" | +34 Laps

GM LS1 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 70

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Larbre Compétition

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Jean-Philippe Belloc
{{flagicon|FRA}} Christophe Bourret
{{flagicon|FRA}} Pascal Gibon

| Chevrolet Corvette C6.R

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 153

| rowspan="2" | +38 Laps

GM LS1 5.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | 23

| rowspan=2 | LMGTE
Am

| rowspan=2 | 55

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} JWA-Avila

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Joël Camathias
{{flagicon|DEN}} Benny Simonsen
{{flagicon|GBR}} Paul Daniels

| Porsche 997 GT3-RSR

| rowspan=2 | {{Pirelli}}

| rowspan=2 | 150

| rowspan="2" | +41 Laps

Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 7

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|JPN}} Toyota Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|AUT}} Alexander Wurz
{{flagicon|FRA}} Nicolas Lapierre

| Toyota TS030 Hybrid

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 144

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Finish

Toyota 3.4 L V8
(Hybrid)
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 31

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|DEU}} Lotus

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Moro
{{flagicon|DEU}} Thomas Holzer

| Lola B12/80

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 103

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Finish

Lotus 3.6 L V8
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 29

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|UAE}} Gulf Racing Middle East

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|SUI}} Jean-Denis Délétraz
{{flagicon|JPN}} Keiko Ihara
{{flagicon|FRA}} Fabien Giroix

| Lola B12/80

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 97

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Finish

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP1

| rowspan=2 | 22

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} JRM

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Peter Dumbreck
{{flagicon|IND}} Karun Chandhok
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Brabham

| HPD ARX-03a

| rowspan=2 | {{Michelin}}

| rowspan=2 | 61

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Finish

Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8
rowspan=2 | DNF

| rowspan=2 | LMP2

| rowspan=2 | 35

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} OAK Racing

| rowspan=2 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Alex Brundle
{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominik Kraihamer
{{flagicon|BEL}} Bertrand Baguette

| Morgan LMP2

| rowspan=2 | {{Dunlop}}

| rowspan=2 | 14

| rowspan="2" |Did Not Finish

Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

|

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|+ Tyre manufacturers

! scope="col" colspan=2 | Key

scope="col"| Symbolscope="col" | Tyre manufacturer
{{Dunlop}}Dunlop
{{Michelin}}Michelin
{{Pirelli}}

|Pirelli

|}

  • {{Note|1|1}} Olivier Beretta was excluded from the race by the stewards for making avoidable contact. The No. 71 Ferrari's result was not affected.

References

{{Reflist}}

{{Sportscar Race Report

| Year_of_race = 2012

| Sportscar_Series = FIA World Endurance Championship

| Previous_race_in_season = 6 Hours of São Paulo

| Next_race_in_season = 6 Hours of Fuji

}}

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