# 2012 6 Hours of Shanghai

The 2012 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance auto race held at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai, China on 28 October 2012. The race was the eighth and season finale of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season, and was the inaugural running of the 6 Hours of Shanghai.
The race was won by Alexander Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre driving the No.7 Toyota TS030 Hybrid of Toyota Racing. André Lotterer, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler of Audi Sport Team Joest won the Drivers' World Championship at the event after finishing in third place. Larbre Compétition won the LMGTE Am Trophy following a class win.

## 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 | 1:48.273 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | #2 Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish | 1:48.373 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | #1 Audi Sport Team Joest | André Lotterer | 1:48.597 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | #22 JRM | Karun Chandhok | 1:51.003 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | #12 Rebellion Racing | Neel Jani | 1:51.019 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | #21 Strakka Racing | Danny Watts | 1:51.037 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | #13 Rebellion Racing | Andrea Belicchi | 1:51.394 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | #15 OAK Racing | Bertrand Baguette | 1:52.172 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | #32 Lotus | James Rossiter | 1:54.132 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | #25 ADR-Delta | John Martin | 1:54.301 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | #44 Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin | 1:54.350 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | #24 OAK Racing | Olivier Pla | 1:54.475 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | #49 Pecom Racing | Pierre Kaffer | 1:55.151 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | #31 Lotus | Thomas Holzer | 1:55.195 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | #23 Signatech-Nissan | Franck Mailleux | 1:55.687 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | #41 Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian | 1:56.531 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | #26 Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues | 1:56.682 | 17 |
| 18 | LMP2 | #29 Gulf Racing Middle East | Fabien Giroix | 1:57.370 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | #97 Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner | 2:03.721 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | #77 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz | 2:04.471 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | #51 AF Corse | Giancarlo Fisichella | 2:05.387 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | #88 Team Felbermayr-Proton | Paolo Ruberti | 2:05.584 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | #61 AF Corse-Waltrip | Marco Cioci | 2:05.836 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Pro | #71 AF Corse | Olivier Beretta | 2:06.367 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | #50 Larbre Compétition | Julien Canal | 2:06.910 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | #55 JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias | 2:08.848 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | #70 Larbre Compétition | Pascal Gibon | 2:09.155 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE Am | #57 Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn | 2:09.641 | 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 | 7 | Toyota Racing | Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre | Toyota TS030 Hybrid | M | 191 |
| 1 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Racing | Alexander Wurz Nicolas Lapierre | Toyota 3.4 L V8 (Hybrid) | M | 191 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 191 |
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Allan McNish Tom Kristensen | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 191 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler André Lotterer | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | M | 191 |
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Audi Sport Team Joest | Benoît Tréluyer Marcel Fässler André Lotterer | Audi TDI 3.7 L Turbo V6 (Hybrid Diesel) | M | 191 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Harold Primat Andrea Belicchi Congfu Cheng | Lola B12/60 | M | 185 |
| 4 | LMP1 | 13 | Rebellion Racing | Harold Primat Andrea Belicchi Congfu Cheng | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 185 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 22 | JRM | Peter Dumbreck Karun Chandhok David Brabham | HPD ARX-03a | M | 185 |
| 5 | LMP1 | 22 | JRM | Peter Dumbreck Karun Chandhok David Brabham | Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 185 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing | Jonny Kane Danny Watts Nick Leventis | HPD ARX-03a | M | 182 |
| 6 | LMP1 | 21 | Strakka Racing | Jonny Kane Danny Watts Nick Leventis | Honda LM-AR6 3.4 L V8 | M | 182 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta | Tor Graves John Martin Mathias Beche | Oreca 03 | D | 180 |
| 7 | LMP2 | 25 | ADR-Delta | Tor Graves John Martin Mathias Beche | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 180 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 44 | Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio | HPD ARX-03b | D | 180 |
| 8 | LMP2 | 44 | Starworks Motorsport | Stéphane Sarrazin Ryan Dalziel Enzo Potolicchio | Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6 | D | 180 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Morgan LMP2 | D | 179 |
| 9 | LMP2 | 24 | OAK Racing | Olivier Pla Matthieu Lahaye Jacques Nicolet | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 179 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 49 | Pecom Racing | Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Luís Pérez Companc | Oreca 03 | D | 179 |
| 10 | LMP2 | 49 | Pecom Racing | Pierre Kaffer Nicolas Minassian Luís Pérez Companc | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 179 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan | Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux | Oreca 03 | D | 178 |
| 11 | LMP2 | 23 | Signatech-Nissan | Jordan Tresson Olivier Lombard Franck Mailleux | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 178 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus | Mirco Schultis Thomas Holzer | Lola B12/80 | D | 177 |
| 12 | LMP2 | 31 | Lotus | Mirco Schultis Thomas Holzer | Lotus 3.6 L V8 | D | 177 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Roman Rusinov Nelson Panciatici | Oreca 03 | D | 177 |
| 13 | LMP2 | 26 | Signatech-Nissan | Pierre Ragues Roman Rusinov Nelson Panciatici | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 177 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 15 | OAK Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Bertrand Baguette Takuma Sato | OAK Pescarolo 01 | D | 174 |
| 14 | LMP1 | 15 | OAK Racing | Dominik Kraihamer Bertrand Baguette Takuma Sato | Honda LM-V8 3.4 L V8 | D | 174 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian Ricardo González Christian Zugel | Zytek Z11SN | D | 171 |
| 15 | LMP2 | 41 | Greaves Motorsport | Elton Julian Ricardo González Christian Zugel | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 171 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 169 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | 97 | Aston Martin Racing | Darren Turner Stefan Mücke | Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | M | 169 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz Marc Lieb | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 169 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | 77 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Richard Lietz Marc Lieb | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 169 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 168 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | 71 | AF Corse | Olivier Beretta Andrea Bertolini | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 168 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Pedro Lamy | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 166 |
| 19 | LMGTE Am | 50 | Larbre Compétition | Patrick Bornhauser Julien Canal Pedro Lamy | GM LS1 5.5 L V8 | M | 166 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | M | 165 |
| 20 | LMGTE Am | 88 | Team Felbermayr-Proton | Christian Ried Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | M | 165 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 164 |
| 21 | LMGTE Am | 57 | Krohn Racing | Tracy Krohn Niclas Jönsson Michele Rugolo | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 164 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse-Waltrip | Robert Kauffman Marco Cioci Rui Águas | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 164 |
| 22 | LMGTE Am | 61 | AF Corse-Waltrip | Robert Kauffman Marco Cioci Rui Águas | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 164 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon | Chevrolet Corvette C6.R | M | 163 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | 70 | Larbre Compétition | Jean-Philippe Belloc Christophe Bourret Pascal Gibon | GM LS1 5.5 L V8 | M | 163 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 55 | JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias Matt Bell Paul Daniels | Porsche 997 GT3-RSR | P | 152 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | 55 | JWA-Avila | Joël Camathias Matt Bell Paul Daniels | Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | P | 152 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Lola B12/60 | M | 180 |
| DNF | LMP1 | 12 | Rebellion Racing | Nicolas Prost Neel Jani | Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 | M | 180 |
| DNF | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 | M | 144 |
| DNF | LMGTE Pro | 51 | AF Corse | Gianmaria Bruni Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari F142 4.5 L V8 | M | 144 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 29 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Jean-Denis Délétraz Keiko Ihara Fabien Giroix | Lola B12/80 | D | 93 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 29 | Gulf Racing Middle East | Jean-Denis Délétraz Keiko Ihara Fabien Giroix | Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 | D | 93 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus | Kevin Weeda James Rossiter Jan Charouz | Lola B12/80 | D | 78 |
| DNF | LMP2 | 32 | Lotus | Kevin Weeda James Rossiter Jan Charouz | Lotus 3.6 L V8 | D | 78 |