2012 6 Hours of Bahrain
# 2012 6 Hours of Bahrain

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. 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.

| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | No Time | No Time | 28 |

## Race

### Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Engine | Tyre | Laps |
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler André Lotterer | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 191 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler André Lotterer | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 191 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 190 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 190 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing | Jonny Kane Danny Watts Nick Leventis | HPD ARX-03a | M | 185 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing | Jonny Kane Danny Watts Nick Leventis | Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 185 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Lola B12/60 | M | 184 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 184 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Harold Primat Andrea Belicchi | Lola B12/60 | M | 181 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Harold Primat Andrea Belicchi | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 181 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 49 | Pecom Racing | Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Luís Pérez Companc | Oreca 03 | D | 179 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 49 | Pecom Racing | Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Luís Pérez Companc | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 179 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan | Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux | Oreca 03 | D | 177 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan | Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 177 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 44 | Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin Tom Kimber-Smith Enzo Potolicchio | HPD ARX-03b | D | 177 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 44 | Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin Tom Kimber-Smith Enzo Potolicchio | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 177 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus | Kevin Weeda James Rossiter Vitantonio Liuzzi | Lola B12/80 | D | 177 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus | Kevin Weeda James Rossiter Vitantonio Liuzzi | Lotus 3.6 L V8 | D | 177 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Roman Rusinov Nelson Panciatici | Oreca 03 | D | 176 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Roman Rusinov Nelson Panciatici | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 176 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Morgan LMP2 | D | 172 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 172 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian Ricardo González Christian Zugel | Zytek Z11SN | D | 170 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian Ricardo González Christian Zugel | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 170 |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Toni Vilander Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 170 |
| 13 | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Toni Vilander Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 170 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 169 |
| 14 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 169 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz Marc Lieb | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 169 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz Marc Lieb | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 169 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 169 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 169 |
| 17 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 165 |
| 17 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 165 |
| 18 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse-Waltrip | Robert Kauffman Brian Vickers Rui Águas | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 164 |
| 18 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse-Waltrip | Robert Kauffman Brian Vickers Rui Águas | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 164 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 162 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 162 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta | Tor Graves John Martin | Oreca 03 | D | 161 |
| 20 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta | Tor Graves John Martin | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 161 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Fernando Rees | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 157 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Fernando Rees | GM LS1 5.5 L V8 | M | 157 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 153 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon | GM LS1 5.5 L V8 | M | 153 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 55 | JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias Benny Simonsen Paul Daniels | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | P | 150 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 55 | JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias Benny Simonsen Paul Daniels | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | P | 150 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Racing | Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | M | 144 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Racing | Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | M | 144 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus | Luca Moro Thomas Holzer | Lola B12/80 | D | 103 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus | Luca Moro Thomas Holzer | Lotus 3.6 L V8 | D | 103 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 29 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Jean-Denis Délétraz Keiko Ihara Fabien Giroix | Lola B12/80 | D | 97 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 29 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Jean-Denis Délétraz Keiko Ihara Fabien Giroix | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 97 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 22 | JRM | Peter Dumbreck Karun Chandhok David Brabham | HPD ARX-03a | M | 61 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 22 | JRM | Peter Dumbreck Karun Chandhok David Brabham | Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 61 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | Alex Brundle Dominik Kraihamer Bertrand Baguette | Morgan LMP2 | D | 14 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | Alex Brundle Dominik Kraihamer Bertrand Baguette | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 14 |

* ^1 Olivier Beretta was excluded from the race by the stewards for making avoidable contact. The No. 71 Ferrari's result was not affected.
