2012 6 Hours of Fuji


The 2012 6 Hours of Fuji is an endurance auto race held at the Fuji Speedway in Oyama, Shizuoka, Japan on 14 October 2012. The race is the seventh round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and marks the return of the former Fuji 1000 km event for the first time since 2007.

Qualifying

earned their second pole position of the season in front of the home crowd at the circuit also owned by the company. Kazuki Nakajima set a lap time of 1:27.499 in the Toyota TS030 Hybrid, nearly two tenths of a second ahead of Marcel Fässler's Audi. Neel Jani gave Rebellion Racing the top spot amongst the LMP1 privateers to put another Toyota motor on the second row of the starting grid, just ahead of Strakka Racing's Honda. Starworks Motorsport continued their streak of four consecutive pole positions in the LMP2 category, with a 1:32.367 lap set by Stéphane Sarrazin in the team's Honda, with the ADR-Delta Oreca-Nissan second in the category.
In LMGTE Pro, Marc Lieb gave Porsche their second pole of the season with Team Felbermayr-Proton, three tenths of a second ahead of Gianmaria Bruni's AF Corse Ferrari. The LMGTE Am category was led by Jean-Philippe Belloc who earned Larbre Compétition their first pole of the year in the Chevrolet Corvette.

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
PosClassTeamDriverLap TimeGrid
1LMP1No. 7 Toyota RacingKazuki Nakajima1:27.4991
2LMP1No. 1 Audi Sport Team JoestMarcel Fässler1:27.6392
3LMP1No. 2 Audi Sport Team JoestTom Kristensen1:28.3703
4LMP1No. 12 Rebellion RacingNeel Jani1:29.8714
5LMP1No. 21 Strakka RacingDanny Watts1:30.0515
6LMP1No. 22 JRMDavid Brabham1:30.4106
7LMP1No. 13 Rebellion RacingAndrea Belicchi1:30.6827
8LMP1No. 15 OAK RacingBertrand Baguette1:30.9128
9LMP2No. 44 Starworks MotorsportStéphane Sarrazin1:32.3679
10LMP2No. 25 ADR-DeltaJohn Martin1:32.54810
11LMP2No. 32 LotusVitantonio Liuzzi1:32.73811
12LMP2No. 26 Signatech-NissanNelson Panciatici1:32.96012
13LMP2No. 49 Pecom RacingNicolas Minassian1:33.11413
14LMP2No. 24 OAK RacingOlivier Pla1:33.16514
15LMP2No. 23 Signatech-NissanOlivier Lombard1:34.29415
16LMP2No. 31 LotusThomas Holzer1:35.03616
17LMP2No. 29 Gulf Racing Middle EastFabien Giroix1:35.23417
18LMP2No. 41 Greaves MotorsportRicardo González1:35.60118
19LMGTE ProNo. 77 Team Felbermayr-ProtonMarc Lieb1:40.28919
20LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF CorseGianmaria Bruni1:40.59820
21LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin RacingStefan Mücke1:40.79824
22LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF CorseAndrea Bertolini1:41.20221
23LMGTE AmNo. 70 Larbre CompétitionJean-Philippe Belloc1:41.38622
24LMGTE AmNo. 57 Krohn RacingMichele Rugolo1:41.70123
25LMGTE AmNo. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonPaolo Ruberti1:41.71125
26LMGTE AmNo. 50 Larbre CompétitionJulien Canal1:41.94526
27LMGTE AmNo. 55 JWA-AvilaJoël Camathias1:42.91027

Race result

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTyreLaps
1LMP17 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS030 Hybrid233
1LMP17 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota 3.4 L V8
233
2LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro233
2LMP11 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
233
3LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Audi R18 e-tron quattro233
3LMP12 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6
233
4LMP112 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost
Neel Jani
Lola B12/60227
4LMP112 Rebellion Racing Nicolas Prost
Neel Jani
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8227
5LMP122 JRM Peter Dumbreck
David Brabham
Karun Chandhok
HPD ARX-03a226
5LMP122 JRM Peter Dumbreck
David Brabham
Karun Chandhok
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8226
6LMP121 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis
Jonny Kane
Danny Watts
HPD ARX-03a226
6LMP121 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis
Jonny Kane
Danny Watts
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8226
7LMP113 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi
Harold Primat
Lola B12/60225
7LMP113 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi
Harold Primat
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8225
8LMP225 ADR-Delta John Martin
Tor Graves
Shinji Nakano
Oreca 03220
8LMP225 ADR-Delta John Martin
Tor Graves
Shinji Nakano
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8220
9LMP244 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin
HPD ARX-03b219
9LMP244 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6219
10LMP224 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet
Olivier Pla
Matthieu Lahaye
Morgan LMP2219
10LMP224 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet
Olivier Pla
Matthieu Lahaye
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8219
11LMP249 Pecom Racing Luís Pérez Companc
Nicolas Minassian
Pierre Kaffer
Oreca 03216
11LMP249 Pecom Racing Luís Pérez Companc
Nicolas Minassian
Pierre Kaffer
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8216
12LMP232 Lotus Kevin Weeda
Vitantonio Liuzzi
James Rossiter
Lola B12/80216
12LMP232 Lotus Kevin Weeda
Vitantonio Liuzzi
James Rossiter
Lotus 3.6 L V8216
13LMP229 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix
Keiko Ihara
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Lola B12/80214
13LMP229 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix
Keiko Ihara
Jean-Denis Délétraz
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8214
14LMP241 Greaves Motorsport Christian Zugel
Ricardo González
Elton Julian
Zytek Z11SN212
14LMP241 Greaves Motorsport Christian Zugel
Ricardo González
Elton Julian
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8212
15LMP223 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux
Jordan Tresson
Olivier Lombard
Oreca 03211
15LMP223 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux
Jordan Tresson
Olivier Lombard
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8211
16LMP115 OAK Racing Dominik Kraihamer
Bertrand Baguette
Takuma Sato
OAK Pescarolo 01210
16LMP115 OAK Racing Dominik Kraihamer
Bertrand Baguette
Takuma Sato
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8210
17LMGTE
Pro
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR207
17LMGTE
Pro
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6207
18LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2206
18LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Ferrari 4.5 L V8206
19LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Aston Martin Vantage GTE206
19LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8206
20LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Olivier Beretta
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2206
20LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini
Olivier Beretta
Ferrari 4.5 L V8206
21LMGTE
Am
50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R204
21LMGTE
Am
50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8204
22LMGTE
Am
57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jonsson
Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2203
22LMGTE
Am
57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn
Niclas Jonsson
Michele Rugolo
Ferrari 4.5 L V8203
23LMGTE
Am
88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR202
23LMGTE
Am
88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6202
24LMGTE
Am
70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon
Christophe Bourret
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R199
24LMGTE
Am
70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon
Christophe Bourret
Jean-Philippe Belloc
Corvette 5.5 L V8199
25LMGTE
Am
55 JWA-Avila Paul Daniels
Joël Camathias
Kenji Kobayashi
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR196
25LMGTE
Am
55 JWA-Avila Paul Daniels
Joël Camathias
Kenji Kobayashi
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6196
DNFLMP231 Lotus Thomas Holzer
Mirco Schultis
Lola B12/80139
DNFLMP231 Lotus Thomas Holzer
Mirco Schultis
Lotus 3.6 L V8139
EXLMP226 Signatech-Nissan Pierre Ragues
Nelson Panciatici
Roman Rusinov
Oreca 03213
EXLMP226 Signatech-Nissan Pierre Ragues
Nelson Panciatici
Roman Rusinov
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8213