The2012 FIA World Endurance Championship was the inaugural running of theWorld Endurance Championship . It was co-organised by theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and theAutomobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series replaced the formerIntercontinental Le Mans Cup held by the ACO from 2010 to 2011.[ 1] Le Mans Prototypes andgrand tourer -based racing cars meeting four ACO categories. Several championships, cups, and trophies were awarded in the series' four categories following an eight race season, with a World Championship available to the top scoring drivers and LMP1 category manufacturer.
Following a partial-season match-up against newcomersToyota ,Audi won the Manufacturers' World Championship, while the company's driver line-up ofAndré Lotterer of Germany,Benoît Tréluyer of France, andMarcel Fässler of Switzerland earned the Drivers' World Championship ahead of their teammatesAllan McNish andTom Kristensen . Toyota'sAlexander Wurz andNicolas Lapierre were third in the Drivers' Championship standings.Ferrari defending their two Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMGTE manufacturers title with the Manufacturers' World Cup, outscoringPorsche andCorvette . In the four FIA Trophies for the four categories in the championship,Rebellion Racing won the LMP1 Privateers title, whileStarworks Motorsport secured the LMP2 championship;AF Corse won the LMGTE Pro category for the second season in a row, as didLarbre Compétition in LMGTE Am.
Audi won five of the eight championship races with theirR18s An initial calendar was announced on 12 November 2011, featuring eight races in eight countries on four continents.[ 2] 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup , while the Chinese round remained undecided between 2011'sZhuhai International Circuit or theShanghai International Circuit .[ 3] Autódromo José Carlos Pace ,Bahrain International Circuit , andFuji Speedway expand the series to a new continent, replacing the former ILMC round for thePetit Le Mans .[ 4] [ 5] ACO confirmed on 2 February that the final round would be hosted in Shanghai, with the date moved to 27 October.[ 6] [ 4] American Le Mans Series sharing half of the race grid, but not scoring points in the World Championship.[ 7]
The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, includingLe Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1),Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2),Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional (LMGTE Pro) andLe Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur (LMGTE Am). The entry list for the 2012 season was released by theAutomobile Club de l'Ouest on 2 February, and included nine LMP1 and LMP2 cars, five LMGTE Pro entries, and seven LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty entrants.[ 9]
Key Full-season entry Additional entry Third manufacturer entry
Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds Larbre Compétition [ 76] Chevrolet Corvette C6.R Chevrolet 5.5 L V8M 50 Patrick Bornhauser [ 9] All Julien Canal [ 76] All Pedro Lamy [ 12] 1, 3, 7–8 Fernando Rees [ 77] 2, 4–6 70 Jean-Philippe Belloc [ 76] All Christophe Bourret [ 76] All Pascal Gibon [ 76] 1, 3–8 JWA-Avila Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6P M 55 Joël Camathias [ 70] All Markus Palttala [ 12] 1–5 Bill Binnie [ 70] 1 Paul Daniels [ 32] 2–8 Benny Simonsen [ 78] 6 [ 79] 7 Matt Bell [ 80] 8 Krohn Racing [ 81] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 [ 81] Ferrari F142 4.5L V8[ 81] D M 57 Niclas Jönsson [ 81] All Tracy Krohn [ 81] All Michele Rugolo [ 81] All Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8M 58 Pierre Ehret [ 9] 1–3 Dominik Farnbacher [ 82] 1 François Jakubowski [ 12] 1 Gunnar Jeannette [ 83] 2–3 Frankie Montecalvo [ 83] 2–3 AF Corse-Waltrip Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8M 61 Rui Águas [ 69] 1–3, 6, 8 Robert Kauffman [ 69] 1–3, 6, 8 Michael Waltrip [ 69] 1 Brian Vickers [ 32] 2–3, 6 Piergiuseppe Perazzini [ 41] 4 Matt Griffin [ 41] 4 Marco Cioci [ 41] 4, 8 Francisco Longo [ 84] 5 Xandinho Negrão [ 84] 5 Enrique Bernoldi [ 84] 5 AF Corse 81 Piergiuseppe Perazzini [ 32] 2–3 Matt Griffin [ 32] 2–3 Marco Cioci [ 32] 2 Niki Cadei [ 85] 3 Team Felbermayr-Proton [ 74] Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6M 88 Christian Ried [ 74] All Gianluca Roda [ 74] All Paolo Ruberti [ 75] All
Results and standings [ edit ] The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.
^ The LMP2 class winner for Spa-Francorchamps was the No. 38Jota Sport invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 25 ADR-Delta entry.[ 86] [ 87] ^ The LMGTE Am class winner for Spa-Francorchamps was the No. 67IMSA Performance Matmut invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton entry.[ 86] [ 87] Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of thepole position car in qualifying in each category. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the points allocation was doubled.[ 88]
Points systems Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole 6–12 Hours 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1 24 Hours 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2 1 1 Source:[ 88]
[ edit ] André Lotterer ,Benoît Tréluyer andMarcel Fässler won the World Endurance Championship for DriversAndré Lotterer ,Benoît Tréluyer andMarcel Fässler won the Drivers' World Championship at the6 Hours of Shanghai .[ 89] 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the No.1 car ofAudi Sport Team Joest .[ 87]
Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)
Bold - Pole position in each category
Notes † — Drivers were classified, but did not score as they drove for less than the required minimum time during the race. [ edit ] Audi won the World Endurance Championship for LMP1 Manufacturers with theR18 The FIA LMP1 Manufacturers' World Endurance Championship was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in the LMP1 category. Points were only awarded to the highest scoring entry for that manufacturer for each event. Further, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season.[ 90] Audi secured the Manufacturers' World Championship at the6 Hours of Silverstone following four consecutive victories in the first half of the championship.[ 91]
[ edit ] Ferrari won the World Cup for LMGTE Manufacturers with theFerrari 458 Italia The LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in either of the two LMGTE categories. Results in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were combined for the World Cup.[ 92] Ferrari secured the Manufacturers' World Cup title at the6 Hours of Bahrain following four consecutive victories.[ 93]
Rebellion Racing won the FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams with theirLola B12/60s The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams was open to full-seasonprivateer LMP1 entries not designated as manufacturers.[ 92] Rebellion Racing secured the LMP1 Trophy at the6 Hours of Fuji ,[ 94] [ 87]
Starworks Motorsport won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams with theirHPD ARX-03b Honda Starworks Motorsport earned the LMP2 Trophy at the6 Hours of Fuji ,[ 95] pole positions .[ 87]
AF Corse won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE PRO Teams with theirFerrari 458 Italias The LMGTE Pro Trophy was won byAF Corse , who secured the championship at the6 Hours of Bahrain .[ 96] Ferraris .[ 87]
Larbre Compétition won the FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE AM Teams with theirChevrolet Corvettes Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy at the6 Hours of Shanghai ,[ 89] Chevrolet Corvettes .[ 87]
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Ferrari
Rebellion Racing
Starworks Motorsport
Larbre Compétition
Stavelot
Silverstone
São Paulo
Sakhir
Oyama, Shizuoka
Shanghai
Toni Vilander[70]
Olivier Beretta[12]
Richard Lietz[74]
Adrián Fernández[12]
PeCom Racing
Gulf Racing Middle East
