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| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 6 of 8 in the2012 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
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| Date | 29 September 2012 |
| Location | Sakhir |
| Venue | Bahrain International Circuit |
| Duration | 6 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 191 |
| Distance (km) | 1033.692 |
| Distance (miles) | 642.333 |
| LMP1 | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:45.814 |
| Team |  Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Drivers |  Allan McNish |
| Winners | |
| Team | Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Drivers | André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Pecom Racing |
| Drivers | Pierre KafferNicolas MinassianLuís Pérez Companc |
| LMGTE Pro | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  AF Corse |
| Drivers |  Toni VilanderGiancarlo Fisichella |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Team Felbermayr-Proton |
| Drivers | Christian RiedGianluca RodaPaolo Ruberti |
The2012 6 Hours of Bahrain was anauto race held atBahrain International Circuit,Sakhir,Bahrain on Saturday 29 September 2012. It was the inaugural running of the6 Hours of Bahrain and the sixth round of the2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season.
The race was dominated byAudi Sport Team Joest who swept to a 1–2 victory withBenoît Tréluyer,Marcel Fässler andAndré Lotterer taking a one lap win over theAudi R18 e-tron quattro ofAllan McNish andTom Kristensen.Nicolas Lapierre forToyota 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. TheStrakka RacingHPD claimed third, six laps behind the winners.
The LMP2 category was won by thePecom RacingOreca 03 driven byPierre Kaffer,Nicolas Minassian andLuís Pérez Companc, who held a two lap gap over the bulk of the classSignatech's ofJordan Tresson,Olivier Lombard andFranck Mailleux finished in second place. TheAF CorseFerrari pair ofToni Vilander andGiancarlo Fisichella won LMGTE Pro by a lap overAston Martin Racing, which allowed AF Corse to wrap up the class championship. AF Corse'sOlivier Beretta, driving another Ferrari, was excluded from the event after making avoidable contact with Greaves Motorsports'Ricardo González.[1] Porsche won LMGTE Am class with theTeam Felbermayr-Proton 997 of Christian Ried, Gianluca Roda and Paolo Ruberti leading by a lap over theWaltrip Ferrari.
Pole position winners in each class are marked inbold.[2]
Class winners inbold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).[3]
| FIA World Endurance Championship | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous race: 6 Hours of São Paulo | 2012 season | Next race: 6 Hours of Fuji |
