The 2012 6 Hours of São Paulo was held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo on Saturday 15 September 2012, and was the fifth round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota claimed its first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the event.

Qualifying

Qualifying result Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class Team Driver Lap Time Grid 1 LMP1 #7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz 1:22.363 1 2 LMP1 #2 Audi Sport Team Joest Lucas di Grassi 1:23.147 2 3 LMP1 #1 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer 1:23.332 3 4 LMP1 #12 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani 1:23.962 4 5 LMP1 #21 Strakka Racing Danny Watts 1:24.089 5 6 LMP1 #13 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi 1:24.179 6 7 LMP1 #22 JRM Peter Dumbreck 1:24.320 7 8 LMP2 #44 Starworks Motorsport Stéphane Sarrazin 1:27.048 8 9 LMP2 #25 ADR-Delta John Martin 1:27.153 9 10 LMP2 #26 Signatech-Nissan Nelson Panciatici 1:27.167 10 11 LMP2 #35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette 1:27.275 11 12 LMP2 #32 Lotus Vitantonio Liuzzi 1:27.338 12 13 LMP2 #23 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux 1:27.452 13 14 LMP2 #41 Greaves Motorsport Elton Julian 1:27.769 14 15 LMP2 #24 OAK Racing Matthieu Lahaye 1:27.818 15 16 LMP2 #49 Pecom Racing Pierre Kaffer 1:27.968 16 17 LMP2 #31 Lotus Thomas Holzer 1:28.958 17 18 LMP2 #29 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix 1:30.871 18 19 LMGTE Pro #97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner 1:33.855 19 20 LMGTE Pro #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb 1:34.040 20 21 LMGTE Pro #51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella 1:34.203 21 22 LMGTE Pro #71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini 1:34.733 22 23 LMGTE Am #61 AF Corse-Waltrip Enrique Bernoldi 1:34.781 23 24 LMGTE Am #57 Krohn Racing Michele Rugolo 1:35.401 24 25 LMGTE Am #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Paolo Ruberti 1:35.485 25 26 LMGTE Am #50 Larbre Compétition Fernando Rees 1:35.485 26 27 LMGTE Am #55 JWA-Avila Markus Palttala 1:36.800 27 28 LMGTE Am #70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon 1:38.792 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 Engine 1 LMP1 7 Toyota Racing Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre Toyota TS030 Hybrid 247 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8(Hybrid) 2 LMP1 1 Audi Sport Team Joest André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer Audi R18 e-tron quattro 247 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Hybrid Diesel) 3 LMP1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest Allan McNish Tom Kristensen Lucas di Grassi Audi R18 ultra 247 Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6(Diesel) 4 LMP1 12 Rebellion Racing Nico Prost Neel Jani Lola B12/60 242 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 5 LMP1 21 Strakka Racing Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts HPD ARX-03a 240 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 6 LMP1 13 Rebellion Racing Andrea Belicchi Harold Primat Lola B12/60 240 Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 7 LMP2 44 Starworks Motorsport Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio Stéphane Sarrazin HPD ARX-03b 234 Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 8 LMP2 49 Pecom Racing Luis Pérez Companc Nicolas Minassian Pierre Kaffer Oreca 03 231 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 9 LMP1 22 JRM Peter Dumbreck David Brabham Karun Chandhok HPD ARX-03a 230 Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 10 LMP2 24 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye Morgan LMP2 230 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 11 LMP2 41 Greaves Motorsport Christian Zugel Roberto González Elton Julian Zytek Z11SN 229 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 12 LMP2 25 ADR-Delta John Martin Tor Graves Jan Charouz Oreca 03 228 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 13 LMP2 32 Lotus Kevin Weeda Vitantonio Liuzzi James Rossiter Lola B12/80 228 Lotus 3.6 L V8 14 LMP2 26 Signatech-Nissan Pierre Ragues Nelson Panciatici Roman Rusinov Oreca 03 227 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 15 LMP2 31 Lotus Thomas Holzer Mirco Schultis Luca Moro Lola B12/80 226 Lotus 3.6 L V8 16 LMGTEPro 51 AF Corse Giancarlo Fisichella Gianmaria Bruni Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 221 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 17 LMGTEPro 97 Aston Martin Racing Stefan Mücke Darren Turner Aston Martin Vantage GTE 220 Aston Martin AM05 4.5 L V8 18 LMGTEPro 77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Marc Lieb Richard Lietz Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 220 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 19 LMGTEPro 71 AF Corse Andrea Bertolini Olivier Beretta Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 219 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 20 LMGTEAm 88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 213 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 21 LMGTEAm 70 Larbre Compétition Pascal Gibon Christophe Bourret Jean-Philippe Belloc Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 211 Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8 22 LMGTEAm 61 AF Corse-Waltrip Francisco Longo Xandy Negrão Enrique Bernoldi Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 210 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 23 LMGTEAm 55 JWA-Avila Paul Daniels Joël Camathias Markus Palttala Porsche 997 GT3-RSR 195 Porsche M97/74 4.0 L Flat-6 24 LMP2 29 Gulf Racing Middle East Fabien Giroix Keiko Ihara Jean-Denis Délétraz Lola B12/80 194 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 35 OAK Racing Bertrand Baguette Dominik Kraihamer Alex Brundle Morgan LMP2 164 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF LMP2 23 Signatech-Nissan Franck Mailleux Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard Oreca 03 96 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 DNF LMGTEAm 57 Krohn Racing Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 1 Ferrari F136 4.5 L V8 EX LMGTEAm 50 Larbre Compétition Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Fernando Rees Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 216 Chevrolet LS5.5R 5.5 L V8+ Tyre manufacturers Key Symbol Tyre manufacturer Dunlop MichelinPirelli Note: After finishing 1st in LMGTE Am class, the No. 50 Larbre Corvette was excluded following the post-race technical checks. The team has appealed the Stewards' Decision.

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