2012 6 Hours of Donington
# 2012 6 Hours of Donington

The 2012 6 Hours of Donington was an auto race held at the Donington Park Circuit, Leicestershire, United Kingdom on 13–15 July 2012. It was the second round of the 2012 European Le Mans Series season, and the first time that the European Le Mans Series held the 6 Hours of Donington since 2006. The race was won by Olivier Pla, Demitri Enjalbert, and Bertrand Baguette driving for OAK Racing in a Morgan-Nissan.

## Qualifying

### Qualifying result

Pole position in each class are marked in bold.

| Pos | Class | Team | Driver | Lap Time | Grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | LMP2 | No. 24 OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye | 1:20.921 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP2 | No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing | Mathias Beche | 1:21.063 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jota | Sam Hancock | 1:21.192 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP2 | No. 35 OAK Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:21.226 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | No. 1 Greaves Motorsport | Tom Kimber-Smith | 1:21.238 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 17 Status GP | Alexander Sims | 1:21.293 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 19 Sébastien Loeb Racing | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:21.539 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 18 Murphy Prototypes | Jody Firth | 1:21.971 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 10 Pecom Racing | Soheil Ayari | 1:22.879 | 9 |
| 10 | LMPC | No. 40 Boutsen Ginion Racing | Thomas Dagoneau | 1:28.737 | 10 |
| 11 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 JMW Racing | Jonny Cocker | 1:29.328 | 13 |
| 12 | LMGTE Am | No. 60 AF Corse | Marco Cioci | 1:29.733 | 11 |
| 13 | LMGTE Am | No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut | Nicolas Armindo | 1:30.183 | 12 |

Note: The No. 66 JMW Ferrari was moved to the back of the starting grid for substituting a driver after the qualifying session.

## 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 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Dimitri Enjalbert Bertrand Baguette | Morgan LMP2 | D | 251 |
| 1 | LMP2 | 35 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Dimitri Enjalbert Bertrand Baguette | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 251 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 46 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche | Oreca 03 | D | 251 |
| 2 | LMP2 | 46 | Thiriet by TDS Racing | Pierre Thiriet Mathias Beche | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 251 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Warren Hughes Jody Firth Brendon Hartley | MG-Oreca 03 | D | 251 |
| 3 | LMP2 | 18 | Murphy Prototypes | Warren Hughes Jody Firth Brendon Hartley | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 251 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 19 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Nicolas Marroc Stéphane Sarrazin Nicolas Minassian | Oreca 03 | D | 250 |
| 4 | LMP2 | 19 | Sébastien Loeb Racing | Nicolas Marroc Stéphane Sarrazin Nicolas Minassian | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 250 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 10 | Pecom Racing | Luís Pérez Companc Pierre Kaffer Soheil Ayari | Oreca 03 | D | 246 |
| 5 | LMP2 | 10 | Pecom Racing | Luís Pérez Companc Pierre Kaffer Soheil Ayari | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 246 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Morgan LMP2 | D | 244 |
| 6 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 244 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 1 | Greaves Motorsport | Alex Brundle Tom Kimber-Smith Lucas Ordoñez | Zytek Z11SN | D | 234 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 1 | Greaves Motorsport | Alex Brundle Tom Kimber-Smith Lucas Ordoñez | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 234 |
| 8 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Jonny Cocker Allan Simonsen | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | D | 232 |
| 8 | LMGTE Pro | 66 | JMW Motorsport | Jonny Cocker Allan Simonsen | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | D | 232 |
| 9 | LMGTE Am | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Anthony Pons Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 231 |
| 9 | LMGTE Am | 67 | IMSA Performance Matmut | Anthony Pons Nicolas Armindo Raymond Narac | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 231 |
| 10 | LMGTE Am | 60 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Matt Griffin | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 230 |
| 10 | LMGTE Am | 60 | AF Corse | Piergiuseppe Perazzini Marco Cioci Matt Griffin | Ferrari 4.5 L V8 | M | 230 |
| 11 | LMPC | 40 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Thomas Dagoneau Jean-Charles Battut John Hartshorne | Oreca FLM09 | M | 213 |
| 11 | LMPC | 40 | Boutsen Ginion Racing | Thomas Dagoneau Jean-Charles Battut John Hartshorne | Corvette 6.2 L V8 | M | 213 |
| 12 DNF | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Sam Hancock Simon Dolan | Zytek Z11SN | D | 127 |
| 12 DNF | LMP2 | 38 | Jota | Sam Hancock Simon Dolan | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 127 |
| 13 DNF | LMP2 | 17 | Status GP | Alexander Sims Julien Jousse Maxime Jousse | Lola B12/80 | D | 45 |
| 13 DNF | LMP2 | 17 | Status GP | Alexander Sims Julien Jousse Maxime Jousse | Judd HK 3.6 L V8 | D | 45 |
