2012 FIA World Endurance Championship explained

2012 FIA World Endurance Championship
Organizer:
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Discipline:Sports car endurance racing
No Of Races:8
Award1 Champ: Audi
Award2 Title:GTE Manufacturer
Award2 Champ: Ferrari
Award3 Title:LMP1 Team
Award3 Champ: Rebellion Racing
Award4 Title:LMP2 Team
Award4 Champ: Starworks Motorsport
Award5 Title:LMGTE Pro Team
Award5 Champ: AF Corse
Award6 Title:LMGTE Am Team
Award6 Champ: Larbre Compétition
Seasonslistnames:FIA World Endurance Championship
Prevseason Link:2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
Prevseason Year:2011 (ILMC)
Nextseason Link:2013 FIA World Endurance Championship
Nextseason Year:2013

The 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship was the inaugural running of the World Endurance Championship. It was co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series replaced the former Intercontinental Le Mans Cup held by the ACO from 2010 to 2011.[1] The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-based racing cars meeting four ACO categories. Several championships, cups, and trophies were awarded in the series' four categories following an eight race season, with a World Championship available to the top scoring drivers and LMP1 category manufacturer.

Following a partial-season match-up against newcomers Toyota, Audi won the Manufacturers' World Championship, while the company's driver line-up of André Lotterer of Germany, Benoît Tréluyer of France, and Marcel Fässler of Switzerland earned the Drivers' World Championship ahead of their teammates Allan McNish and Tom Kristensen. Toyota's Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre were third in the Drivers' Championship standings. Ferrari defending their two Intercontinental Le Mans Cup LMGTE manufacturers title with the Manufacturers' World Cup, outscoring Porsche and Corvette. In the four FIA Trophies for the four categories in the championship, Rebellion Racing won the LMP1 Privateers title, while Starworks Motorsport secured the LMP2 championship; AF Corse won the LMGTE Pro category for the second season in a row, as did Larbre Compétition in LMGTE Am.

Calendar

An initial calendar was announced on 12 November 2011, featuring eight races in eight countries on four continents.[2] Sebring, Spa-Francorchamps, Le Mans, and Silverstone are retained from the 2011 Intercontinental Le Mans Cup, while the Chinese round remained undecided between 2011's Zhuhai International Circuit or the Shanghai International Circuit.[3] Three new races at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Bahrain International Circuit, and Fuji Speedway expand the series to a new continent, replacing the former ILMC round for the Petit Le Mans.[4] A revised calendar released on 7 December swapped the dates of the events in Bahrain and Fuji,[5] while ACO confirmed on 2 February that the final round would be hosted in Shanghai, with the date moved to 27 October.[6] All races were timed events. The 12 Hours of Sebring was a joint event with competitors from the American Le Mans Series sharing half of the race grid, but not scoring points in the World Championship.

RndRaceCircuitLocationDate
112 Hours of SebringSebring International Raceway Sebring, Florida17 March
26 Heures de Spa-FrancorchampsCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps Stavelot5 May
324 Heures du MansCircuit de la Sarthe Le Mans16–17 June
46 Hours of SilverstoneSilverstone Circuit Silverstone26 August
56 Hours of São PauloAutódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo15 September
66 Hours of BahrainBahrain International Circuit Sakhir29 September
76 Hours of FujiFuji Speedway Oyama, Shizuoka14 October
86 Hours of ShanghaiShanghai International Circuit Shanghai28 October
Source:[7]

Entries

The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, including Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur (LMGTE Am). The entry list for the 2012 season was released by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 2 February, and included nine LMP1 and LMP2 cars, five LMGTE Pro entries, and seven LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty entrants.[8] Additional entries from full-season teams were also allowed over the course of the season, with a maximum of three cars per entrant.

LMP1

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Audi Sport Team Joest[9] Audi R18 TDI[10]
Audi R18 ultra
Audi R18 e-tron quattro
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel)
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Diesel)
Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel)
1 André LottererAll
Benoît Tréluyer[11] All
Marcel FässlerAll
2 Allan McNishAll
Tom KristensenAll
Dindo Capello1–3
Lucas di Grassi[12] 5
3 Timo Bernhard1
Marc Gené[13] 2–3
Romain Dumas1–3
Loïc Duval[14] 1–3
Toyota Racing[15] Toyota TS030 Hybrid[16] Toyota RV8 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid)7 Nicolas Lapierre3–8
Alexander Wurz3–8
Kazuki Nakajima3–4, 7
8 Anthony Davidson[17] 3
Sébastien Buemi3
Stéphane Sarrazin[18] 3
Rebellion Racing[19] Lola B11/60
Lola B12/60
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
12 Neel JaniAll
Nicolas ProstAll
Nick Heidfeld[20] 1–3
13 Andrea BelicchiAll
Harold PrimatAll
Jeroen Bleekemolen[21] 1, 3
Congfu Cheng[22] 8
OAK RacingOAK Pescarolo 01Judd DB 3.4 L V8
Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8[23]
15 Dominik Kraihamer[24] 1–3, 7–8
Bertrand Baguette[25] 1–3, 7–8
Guillaume Moreau1–2
Franck Montagny[26] 3
Takuma Sato[27] 7–8
Pescarolo TeamPescarolo 01[28]
Pescarolo 03
Judd GV5 S2 5.0 L V10
Judd DB 3.4 L V8
16 Jean-Christophe Boullion[29] 1, 3
Emmanuel Collard1, 3
Julien Jousse1
Stuart Hall3
Dome S102.5[30] Judd DB 3.4 L V817 Sébastien Bourdais2–3
Nicolas Minassian2–3
Seiji Ara[31] 3
Strakka Racing[32] HPD ARX-03aHonda LM-V8 3.4 L V821 Jonny KaneAll
Nick LeventisAll
Danny WattsAll
JRM[33] HPD ARX-03aHonda LM-V8 3.4 L V822 David Brabham[34] All
Karun ChandhokAll
Peter DumbreckAll
Key
Full-season entry
* Eligible for all championship points
Additional entry
* Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Third manufacturer entry
* Eligible for Drivers' championship points
* Only eligible for LMP1 Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP2

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Signatech-Nissan[35] Oreca 03Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V823 Olivier LombardAll
Franck MailleuxAll
Jordan TressonAll
26 Pierre Ragues2–8
Nelson Panciatici2–8
Roman Rusinov[36] 2–8
OAK Racing[37] Morgan LMP2Judd HK 3.6 L V8
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
24 Jacques NicoletAll
Olivier PlaAll
Matthieu LahayeAll
35 David Heinemeier Hansson2–4
Bas Leinders[38] 2–3
Maxime Martin3
Bertrand Baguette[39] 4–6
Dominik Kraihamer4–6
Alex Brundle[40] 5–6
ADR-Delta[41] Oreca 03Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V825 Tor GravesAll
John MartinAll
Robbie Kerr1–2
Jan Charouz[42] 3–5
Shinji Nakano[43] 7
Mathias Beche[44] 8
Gulf Racing Middle East[45] Lola B12/80Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V828 Fabien Giroix1–3
Maxime Jousse[46] 1–2
Stefan Johansson[47] 1–3
Ludovic Badey[48] 3
29 Frédéric Fatien1–2
Keiko Ihara[49] All
Jean-Denis Délétraz[50] All
Marc Rostan[51] 3
Fabien Giroix[52] 4–8
Lotus[53] Lola B12/80Lotus (Judd) 3.6 L V831 Thomas HolzerAll
Mirco Schultis1–5, 7–8
Luca Moro[54] 1, 3, 5–6
Renger van der Zande[55] 2
Christijan Albers[56] 4
32 Luca Moro2
Kevin Weeda2, 4–8
James Rossiter[57] 2, 4–8
Vitantonio Liuzzi4–7
Jan Charouz[58] 8
Greaves Motorsport[59] Zytek Z11SNNissan VK45DE 4.5 L V841 Elton JulianAll
Christian ZugelAll
Ricardo González1–4, 6–8
Roberto González[60] 5
42 Alex Brundle[61] 3–4
Martin Brundle3–4
Lucas Ordoñez3–4
Starworks Motorsport[62] HPD ARX-03bHonda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V644 Enzo PotolicchioAll
Ryan Dalziel1–5, 7–8
Stéphane Sarrazin[63] 1–2, 4–8
Tom Kimber-Smith[64] 3, 6
PeCom Racing[65] Oreca 03[66] Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V849 Pierre KafferAll
Luis Pérez CompancAll
Soheil Ayari1–4
Nicolas Minassian[67] 5–8

LMGTE Pro

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
AF Corse[68] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V851 Gianmaria Bruni1–5, 7–8
Giancarlo FisichellaAll
Toni Vilander[69] 1, 3, 6
71 Andrea BertoliniAll
Olivier BerettaAll
Marco Cioci[70] 1, 3
Luxury RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V859 Frédéric Makowiecki1–3
Jaime Melo[71] 1–3
Jean-Karl Vernay1
Dominik Farnbacher[72] 3
Team Felbermayr-Proton[73] Porsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-677 Marc LiebAll
Richard LietzAll
Patrick Pilet1
Wolf Henzler[74] 3
Aston Martin RacingAston Martin Vantage GTEAston Martin 4.5 L V897 Stefan MückeAll
Darren TurnerAll
Adrián Fernández1–4

LMGTE Am

Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreDriversRounds
Larbre Compétition[75] Chevrolet Corvette C6.RChevrolet 5.5 L V850 Patrick BornhauserAll
Julien CanalAll
Pedro Lamy1, 3, 7–8
Fernando Rees[76] 2, 4–6
70 Jean-Philippe BellocAll
Christophe BourretAll
Pascal Gibon1, 3–8
JWA-AvilaPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-6
55 Joël CamathiasAll
Markus Palttala1–5
Bill Binnie1
Paul Daniels2–8
Benny Simonsen[77] 6
Kenji Kobayashi[78] 7
Matt Bell[79] 8
Krohn Racing[80] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V8
57 Niclas JönssonAll
Tracy KrohnAll
Michele RugoloAll
Luxury RacingFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V858 Pierre Ehret1–3
Dominik Farnbacher[81] 1
François Jakubowski1
Gunnar Jeannette[82] 2–3
Frankie Montecalvo2–3
AF Corse-WaltripFerrari 458 Italia GT2Ferrari F142 4.5L V861 Rui Águas1–3, 6, 8
Robert Kauffman1–3, 6, 8
Michael Waltrip1
Brian Vickers2–3, 6
Piergiuseppe Perazzini4
Matt Griffin4
Marco Cioci4, 8
Francisco Longo[83] 5
Xandinho Negrão5
Enrique Bernoldi5
AF Corse81 Piergiuseppe Perazzini2–3
Matt Griffin2–3
Marco Cioci2
Niki Cadei[84] 3
Team Felbermayr-ProtonPorsche 997 GT3-RSRPorsche 4.0 L Flat-688 Christian RiedAll
Gianluca RodaAll
Paolo RubertiAll

Results and standings

Race results

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd.CircuitLMP1 WinnersLMP2 WinnersLMGTE Pro WinnersLMGTE Am WinnersReport
1Sebring No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 71 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonReport
Allan McNish
Tom Kristensen
Rinaldo Capello
Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin
Andrea Bertolini
Marco Cioci
Olivier Beretta
Christian Ried
Paolo Ruberti
Gianluca Roda
2Spa-Francorchamps No. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton No. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonReport
Romain Dumas
Loïc Duval
Marc Gené
John Martin
Robbie Kerr
Tor Graves
Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
3Le Mans No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 50 Larbre CompétitionReport
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer
Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Tom Kimber-Smith
Gianmaria Bruni
Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander
Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
4Silverstone No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 51 AF Corse No. 61 AF Corse-WaltripReport
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer
Jan Charouz
Tor Graves
John Martin
Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Matt Griffin
5São Paulo No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 44 Starworks Motorsport No. 51 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonReport
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Ryan Dalziel
Enzo Potolicchio
Stéphane Sarrazin
Giancarlo Fisichella
Gianmaria Bruni
Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
6Bahrain No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest No. 49 Pecom Racing No. 51 AF Corse No. 88 Team Felbermayr-ProtonReport
Marcel Fässler
Benoît Tréluyer
André Lotterer
Luis Pérez Companc
Nicolas Minassian
Pierre Kaffer
Giancarlo Fisichella
Toni Vilander
Christian Ried
Gianluca Roda
Paolo Ruberti
7Fuji No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton No. 50 Larbre CompétitionReport
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Kazuki Nakajima
Tor Graves
John Martin
Shinji Nakano
Marc Lieb
Richard Lietz
Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
8Shanghai No. 7 Toyota Racing No. 25 ADR-Delta No. 97 Aston Martin Racing No. 50 Larbre CompétitionReport
Alexander Wurz
Nicolas Lapierre
Tor Graves
John Martin
Mathias Beche
Stefan Mücke
Darren Turner
Patrick Bornhauser
Julien Canal
Pedro Lamy
Source:[85]

Championships

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car in qualifying in each category. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the points allocation was doubled.[86]

+Points systems
Duration1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10thPole
6–12 Hours2518151210864210.51
24 Hours5036302420161284211

Drivers' World Championship

André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the Drivers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Shanghai. They had won three races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the No.1 car of Audi Sport Team Joest.

valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1= André Lotterer Audi Sport Team Joest112112123172.5
1= Benoît Tréluyer Audi Sport Team Joest112112123172.5
1= Marcel Fässler Audi Sport Team Joest112112123172.5
2= Allan McNish Audi Sport Team Joest13233232159
2= Tom Kristensen Audi Sport Team Joest13233232159
3= Alexander Wurz Toyota RacingRet21Ret1196
3= Nicolas Lapierre Toyota RacingRet21Ret1196
4= Nicolas Prost Rebellion Racing17436444Ret86.5
4= Neel Jani Rebellion Racing17436444Ret86.5
5 Rinaldo Capello Audi Sport Team Joest13277
6= Romain Dumas Audi Sport Team Joest21467
6= Loïc Duval Audi Sport Team Joest21467
7= Nick Leventis Strakka Racing86225536664
7= Jonny Kane Strakka Racing86225536664
7= Danny Watts Strakka Racing86225536664
8= Harold Primat Rebellion Racing19594657462.5
8= Andrea Belicchi Rebellion Racing19594657462.5
9 Enzo Potolicchio Starworks Motorsport32969789853.5
10= Peter Dumbreck JRM129579Ret5550.5
10= David Brabham JRM129579Ret5550.5
10= Karun Chandhok JRM129579Ret5550.5
11 Marc Gené Audi Sport Team Joest1449
12 Ryan Dalziel Starworks Motorsport3296979848.5
13 Kazuki Nakajima Toyota RacingRet2144
14 Nick Heidfeld Rebellion Racing174342.5
15 Stéphane Sarrazin Starworks Motorsport3299789837.5
Toyota RacingRet
16= Pierre Kaffer Pecom Racing62071186111034.5
16= Luis Pérez Companc Pecom Racing62071186111034.5
17= Tor Graves ADR-Delta9711812208726
17= John Martin ADR-Delta9711812208726
18 Soheil Ayari Pecom Racing62071121
19 Tom Kimber-Smith Starworks Motorsport6821
20= Olivier Pla OAK Racing413Ret13101110918.5
20= Jacques Nicolet OAK Racing413Ret13101110918.5
21 Timo Bernhard Audi Sport Team Joest218
22 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport Team Joest315
23 Nicolas Minassian Pescarolo Team11NC14
Pecom Racing861110
24 Congfu Cheng Rebellion Racing412
25= Pierre Ragues Signatech-Nissan258101410EX1311.5
25= Nelson Panciatici Signatech-Nissan258101410EX1311.5
25= Roman Rusinov Signatech-Nissan258101410EX1311.5
26= Elton Julian Greaves Motorsport71210171112141511
26= Christian Zugel Greaves Motorsport71210171112141511
27 Ricardo González Greaves Motorsport712101712141510.5
28= Emmanuel Collard Pescarolo Team5Ret10
28= Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo Team5DNS10
28= Julien Jousse Pescarolo Team510
29 Robbie Kerr ADR-Delta979
30= Olivier Lombard Signatech-NissanRet2814RetRet715118.5
30= Jordan Tresson Signatech-NissanRet2814RetRet715118.5
31 Franck Mailleux Signatech-NissanRet2814RetRet715118
32 Jan Charouz ADR-Delta118127.5
LotusRet
33= Darren Turner Aston Martin Racing18Ret1719171419167
33= Stefan Mücke Aston Martin Racing18Ret1719171419167
34 Matthieu Lahaye OAK Racing413Ret1310111096.5
35 Mathias Beche ADR-Delta76
36 David Heinemeier Hansson OAK Racing812145.5
37= Marc Lieb Team Felbermayr-Proton1414Ret23181517175.5
37= Richard Lietz Team Felbermayr-Proton1414Ret23181517175.5
38= Paolo Ruberti Team Felbermayr-Proton1519Ret21201723205.5
38= Gianluca Roda Team Felbermayr-Proton1519Ret21201723205.5
38= Christian Ried Team Felbermayr-Proton1519Ret21201723205.5
39 Bas Leinders OAK Racing8125
40= Jean-Philippe Belloc Larbre Compétition16Ret2125212224235
40= Pascal Gibon Larbre Compétition162125212224235
valign=middlevalign=middleDrivervalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
Source:
Bold - Pole position in each category
Notes

Manufacturers' World Championship

The FIA LMP1 Manufacturers' World Endurance Championship was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in the LMP1 category. Points were only awarded to the highest scoring entry for that manufacturer for each event. Further, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season.[87] Audi secured the Manufacturers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Silverstone following four consecutive victories in the first half of the championship.[88]

valign=middlevalign=middleManufacturerSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middle
1 Audi11112122173 (209)
2 ToyotaRet21Ret1196
Source:

Manufacturers' World Cup

The LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in either of the two LMGTE categories. Results in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were combined for the World Cup.[89] Only the two best classified cars of the same manufacturer in an event scored points for the World Cup. Ferrari secured the Manufacturers' World Cup title at the 6 Hours of Bahrain following four consecutive victories.[90]

valign=middlevalign=middleManufacturerSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Ferrari12111122338
63223335
2 Porsche21832211233
35Ret54464
3 Chevrolet46365743143
5Ret6EXEX877
Source:

LMP1 Trophy

The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams was open to full-season privateer LMP1 entries not designated as manufacturers. Only the best classified car of a team at each event scored points for the Trophy. Rebellion Racing secured the LMP1 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning five of the first seven races in the season including five races with both team cars on the privateer podium.

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Rebellion Racing41111211205
2 Strakka Racing23422133148
3 JRM34244Ret22123
4 OAK Racing6RetRet5430
5 Pescarolo Team1Ret25
Source:

LMP2 Trophy

Starworks Motorsport earned the LMP2 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning three races and earning four class pole positions.

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Starworks Motorsport18121322177
2 ADR-Delta51415611154
3 PeCom Racing36232144141
4 OAK Racing24Ret43433100
5 Greaves Motorsport4337456799
6 Signatech-NissanRet75RetRet27560
7 Gulf Racing Middle East72Ret57Ret5Ret44
8 Lotus6RetRet66RetRet632
Source:

LMGTE Pro Trophy

The LMGTE Pro Trophy was won by AF Corse, who secured the championship at the 6 Hours of Bahrain. The team had finished every race of the season in either first or second place with either of their two Ferraris.

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1 AF Corse12111123201
2 Aston Martin Racing3Ret322231142
3 Team Felbermayr-Proton21Ret33312133
4 Luxury RacingRet3253
Source:

LMGTE Am Trophy

Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, winning three races with either of their two Chevrolet Corvettes.

valign=middlevalign=middleTeamSEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
valign=middleTotal
points
1 Larbre Compétition22142411179
2 Team Felbermayr-Proton11Ret21132153
3 Krohn Racing5523Ret323119
4 AF Corse-Waltrip4DNS41324108
5 JWA-Avila6455465688
6 Luxury RacingDNS3Ret18
Source:

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  26. News: Franck Montagny replaces Guillaume Moreau for Le Mans 24 Hours. Pablo. Elizalde. Autosport. Haymarket Publications. 8 June 2012. 8 June 2012.
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