2012 6 Hours of Silverstone
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The 2012 6 Hours of Silverstone was held at Silverstone on 26 August 2012, and was the fourth round in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Audi claimed the LMP1 Manufacturers' World Championship with an overall victory at the event.[1]
The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) specified the four braking zones where the hybrid LMP1 cars were permitted to recover energy generated under braking. The braking zones were designated at Village corner, Brooklands turn and Club corner sequence. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and FIA imposed a maximum of 500 kJ (120,000 cal) energy that could be recovered between two braking zones.[2]
Qualifying
Qualifying result
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
| Pos | Class | No. | Team | Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 |  Audi Sport Team Joest |
1:43.663 | - | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest |
1:43.673 | +0.010 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 7 |  Toyota Racing |
1:44.411 | +0.748 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 21 |  Strakka Racing |
1:46.160 | +2.497 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 12 |  Rebellion Racing |
1:46.207 | +2.544 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing |
1:46.234 | +2.571 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | 22 | JRM |
1:46.758 | +3.095 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 42 | Greaves Motorsport |
1:49.964 | +6.301 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 44 |  Starworks Motorsport |
1:49.997 | +6.334 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta |
1:50.129 | +6.466 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 38 | Jota |
1:50.165 | +6.502 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 48 |  Murphy Prototypes |
1:50.250 | +6.587 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 23 |  Signatech-Nissan |
1:50.624 | +6.961 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus |
1:50.688 | +7.025 | PL1 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 49 |  PeCom Racing |
1:50.775 | +7.112 | 14 |
| 16 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing |
1:50.851 | +7.188 | 15 |
| 17 | LMP2 | 30 | Status GP |
1:50.919 | +7.256 | 16 |
| 18 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport |
1:50.993 | +7.330 | 17 |
| 19 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing |
1:51.283 | +7.620 | 18 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan |
1:51.942 | +8.279 | 19 |
| 21 | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus |
1:53.349 | +9.686 | 20 |
| 22 | LMP2 | 29 |  Gulf Racing Middle East |
1:54.476 | +10.813 | 21 |
| 23 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton |
2:09.564 | +25.901 | 22 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | JMW Motorsport |
2:10.018 | +26.355 | 23 |
| 25 | LMGTE Pro | 51 |  AF Corse |
2:10.481 | +26.818 | 24 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | 98 | Aston Martin Racing |
2:12.525 | +28.862 | 25 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton |
2:12.965 | +29.302 | 26 |
| 28 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing |
2:14.150 | +30.487 | 27 |
| 29 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse |
2:15.153 | +31.490 | 28 |
| 30 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse-Waltrip |
2:15.491 | +31.828 | 29 |
| 31 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing |
2:15.608 | +31.945 | 30 |
| 32 | LMGTE Am | 55 | JWA-Avila |
2:16.466 | +32.803 | 332 |
| 33 | LMGTE Am | 99 | Aston Martin Racing |
2:16.717 | +33.054 | 31 |
| 34 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition |
2:16.907 | +33.244 | 32 |
| 35 | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition |
2:17.261 | +33.598 | 342 |
| Source:[3] | ||||||
Notes:
- ^1 —The No. 32 Lotus Lola started from the pit lane.[4]
- ^2 —The No. 55 JWA-Avila Porsche and No. 70 Larbre Compétition Chevrolet started from the back of the grid due to being granted a waiver for drivers Markus Palttala and Christophe Bourret, respectively, who were otherwise not allowed to race in the wet conditions.[5]
