# 2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring

The 2012 ADAC Zurich 24 Hours of Nürburgring was the 40th running of the 24 Hours of Nürburgring. It took place over May 19–20, 2012.

## Resume

For 2012: The race was limited to a maximum of 190 cars/entries (down from a limit of 250 entries in 2011), which started in 3 groups of up to 70 cars (maximum). Each entry must have between 2 drivers (minimum) and 4 drivers (maximum). Drivers may drive more than one car (2 maximum). All drivers were permitted to drive 3 hours per stint (maximum) with all refuelling and pit stops included. All drivers were required to take a MINIMUM REST TIME of 2 hours (whether driving 1 or 2 cars).
New in 2012: There was an exciting new "Top-40" qualifying format for the 40 fastest cars on the starting grid, which took place, Friday, after the first 2 qualifying sessions: "the 40 fastest teams will battle it out on Friday afternoon for the positions at the front end of starting group 1".
As in previous years, the Top 40 Qualifying cars eligible to start, must have flashing lights installed (for better identification of the Top 40 competitors) behind the windscreen on the passenger’s side.

### Classes for 2012

In 2012, there were 28 classes split into 4 divisions.
2012: Classes: ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen :
| Division | Classes |
| Division 1 – Group 24h-Special | Normally aspirated engines: SP3, SP4, SP5, SP6, SP7, SP8, SP9 (FIA-GT3), SP10 (SRO-GT4) Turbo engines: SP3T, SP4T, SP8T Diesel engines (Turbo): D1T, D2T, D3T, D4T AT (gas driven vehicles, liquid gas, natural gas, HVO, alternative Diesel fuels) |
| Division 1 – Group E1-XP | E1-XP1, E1-XP2, E1-XP Hybrid |
| Division 1 – Group VLN Series Production cars | V2, V3, V4, V5, V6 |
| Division 2 – Group N (Production Touring Cars) | N2, N3, N4, N5 |

## Race results

Class winners in bold.
40th ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen :
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Vehicle | Laps |
| 1 | SP9 | 3 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | Frank Stippler Christopher Haase Marc Basseng Markus Winkelhock | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 155 |
| 2 | SP9 | 26 | Mamerow Racing | Christian Mamerow Michael Ammermüller Christian Abt Armin Hahne | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 155 |
| 3 | SP9 | 66 | Hankook Team Heico | Andreas Simonsen Pierre Kaffer Christiaan Frankenhout Lance David Arnold | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 155 |
| 4 | SP9 | 29 | Marc VDS Racing Team | Maxime Martin Bas Leinders Markus Palttala | BMW Z4 GT3 | 154 |
| 5 | SP9 | 2 | Audi Sport Team Phoenix | René Rast Frank Stippler Marcel Fässler Christopher Mies | Audi R8 LMS Ultra | 151 |
| 6 | SP9 | 28 | | Sabine Schmitz Patrick Huisman Klaus Abbelen Christopher Brück | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 151 |
| 7 | SP9 | 19 | BMW Team Schubert | Jörg Müller Dirk Müller Uwe Alzen Dirk Adorf | BMW Z4 GT3 | 150 |
| 8 | SP9 | 20 | BMW Team Schubert | Dirk Adorf Dominik Schwager Claudia Hürtgen Nico Bastian | BMW Z4 GT3 | 150 |
| 9 | SP9 | 18 | BMW Team Vita4One | Marco Wittmann Pedro Lamy Richard Göransson Jens Klingmann | BMW Z4 GT3 | 150 |
| 10 | SP9 | 21 | Rowe Racing | Michael Zehe Mark Bullitt Roland Rehfeld Marco Hartung | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 150 |
| 11 | SP9 | 29 | Timbuli Racing | Marc Hennerici Norbert Siedler Marco Seefried Dennis Busch | Porsche 997 GT3-R | 149 |
| 12 | E1-XP | 1 | Global Partner Enterprise SA | Nicola Larini Fabrizio Giovanardi Manuel Lauck | Ferrari P4/5 Competizione | 147 |
| 13 | SP7 | 150 | Kremer Racing | Wolfgang Kauffmann Alfrid Heger Dieter Schornstein Michael Küke | Porsche 911 GT3 KR | 147 |
| 14 | SP9 | 16 | Black Falcon | Hannes Plesse Andril Lebed Christian Bracke Reinhold Renger | Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3 | 147 |
| 15 | SP8 | 83 | Gazoo Racing | Takayuki Kinoshita Akira Iida Juichi Wakisaka | Lexus LFA | 147 |