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Millenium on 28 March 2012

Hello everyone, welcome to the 2012 World Endurance Championship Thread!

here I will keep you up with the latest news & developments on the 2012 WEC,
as well as storing the results and your predictions.

These are the rounds that have been included by the FIA/ACO as part of the WEC Championship:

1: 12 Hours of Sebring - March 17, 2012
2: 6 Hours of Spa (1000km of Spa) - May 5, 2012
3: 24 Hours of Le Mans - June 16-17, 2012
4: 6 Hours of Siverstone - August 25, 2012
5: 6 Hours of São Paulo - September 15, 2012
6: 6 Hours of Bahrain - September 29, 2012
7: 6 Hours of Fuji - October 14, 2012
8: 6 Hours of Shanghai†  - October 27, 2012

†: Race subject to confirmation.

Latest WEC update:

The first round of the season has been completed last Saturday at the 60th running
of the 12 Hours of Sebring, hosted by Mobil 1!

Note: The 12 Hours of Sebring is also part of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS).

The next round will be held on May 5th in Belgium.

Thread last updated: April 29th.

Race results:

Rnd Circuit LMP1 LMP2 LMGTE PRO LMGTE AM
1 Sebring

2|Audi Sport Team Joest

 44| Starworks Motorsport 71| AF Corse 88| Felbermayr-Proton
2 Spa-Francorchamps        
3 Le Mans        
4 Silverstone        
5 Sao Paulo        
6 Bahrain        
7 Fuji        
8 Shanghai        


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Millenium on 28 March 2012
  • Track: Sebring International Raceway
  • Location: Sebring, Florida
  • Duration: 12 hours
  • Date: 17 March, 2012

Race results:

Pos Class No Team Drivers

Chassis

 Laps
1 LMP1 2 Audi Sport Team Joest  A. Mcnish/R. Capello/T. Kristensen
  Audi R18 TDI
  325
2 LMP1 3 Audi Sport Team Joest  L. Duval/R. Dumas/T. Bernhard
  Audi R18 TDI
  321
3 LMP2 44 Starworks Motorsport  E. Potolicchio/R. Dalziel/S. Sarrazin
  HPD ARX-03b
  319
4 P2 055 Level 5 Motorsports  C. Bouchut/J. Barbosa/S. Tucker
  HPD ARX-03b  319
5 LMP2
 24 OAK Racing  J. Nicolet/O. Pla/M. Lahaye
  Morgan LMP2
  318
6 LMP1 16 Pescarolo Team  E. Collard/J. Jousse/J-C. Boullion
  Pescarolo 01
  318
7 LMP2 49 Pecom Racing  L.P Companc/P. Kaffer/S. Ayari
  Oreca 03
  317
8 P1  016 Dyson Racing Team
  C. Dyson/G. Smith/S. Kane
  Lola B12/60
  317
9  LMP2  41  Greaves Motorsport
  C. Zugel/E. Julian/R. Gonzalez  Zytek Z11SN
  316
10  LMP1  21  Strakka Racing
 D. Watts/J. Kane/N. Leventis  HPD ARX-03a
  316
11 LMP2
 25  ADR-Delta J. Martin/R. Kerr/T. Graves  Oreca 03
  315
12  PC  06  CORE Autosport
 A. Popow/B. Frisselle/E.J Viso  Oreca FLM09
  312
13  PC  52  PR1 Mathiasen Racing
 B. Leitzinger/K. Dobson/R. Junco, Jr.  Oreca FLM09
  311
14  LMP2  31  Lotus L. Moro/M. Schullis/T. Holzer  Lola B12/80
  310
15  PC  05  CORE Autosport
 C. Braun/E. Lux/J. Bennett  Oreca FLM09
  310
 16  LMP1  1  Audi Sport Team Joest
 A. Lotterer/B. Treluyer/M. Fassler  Audi R18 TDI
  310
 17  LMP1  22  JRM D. Brabham/K. Chandhok/P. Dumbreck  HPD ARX-03a
  309
 18  GT  56  BMW Team RLL
 D. Muller/J. Hand/J. Summerton  BMW  M3 GT2
  307
 19  GT  03  Corvette Racing
 A. Garcia/J. Magnussen/J. Taylor  C Corvette C6.R
  307
 20  LMGTE PRO
  71  AF Corse
 A. Bertolini/M. Cioci/O. Beretta  Ferrari 458 GTC
  307
 21  GT  4  Corvette Racing
 O. Gavin/R. Westbrook/T. Milner  C Corvette C6.R
  307
 22  GT  155  BMW Team RLL
 B. Auberlen/J. Muller/U. Alzen  BMW M3 GT2
 307
 23  LMGT PRO
  77  Team Felbermayr-Proton
 M. Lieb/P. Pilet/R. Lietz  Porsche 997 GT*
  306
 24  GT  48  Paul Miller Racing
 B. Miller/R. Bell/S. Maassen  Porsche 997 GT*  303
 25  PC  7  Merchant Services Racing
 C. Ducote/J. Acheverria/P. Sanchez  Oreca FLM09
  303
 26  GT  044  Flying Lizard Motorsports
 A. Lally/D. Law/S. Neiman  Porsche 997 GT*  303
 27  GT  02  Extreme Speed Motorsports
 A. Lazzaro/E. Brown/J. Segal  Ferrari 458 GTC  303
 28  P1  6  Muscle Milk Pickett Racing
 K. Graf/L. Luhr/S. Pagenaud  HPD ARX-03a  302
 29  LMGTE AM
  88  Team Felbermayr-Proton
 C. Ried/G. Roda/P. Ruberti  Porsche 997 GT*  298
 30  P2  54  Black Swan Racing
 B. Curtis/J. Fogarty/T. Pappas  Lola B11/80
  298
 31  LMGTE AM
  70  Larbre Competition
 C. Bourret/J-P Belloc/P. Gibon  C Corvette C6.R  297
 32  LMP1  12  Rebellion Racing
 N. Heidfeld/N. Jani/N. Prost  Lola B11/60
  296
 33  GTC  023  Alex Job Racing
 B. Sweedler/D. von Moltke/T. Bell  Porsche 997 **
  292
 34  LMP1  97  Aston Martin Racing
 A. Fernandez/D. Turner/S. Mucke  Aston Martin***
  292
 35  GTC  022  Alex Job Racing
 C. MacNeil/L. Keen/L-P. Dumoulin  Porsche 997 **  291
 36 LMP1
 13  Rebellion Racing
 A. Belicchi/H. Primat/J. Bleekemolen  Lola B11/60
  291
 37  GTC  34  Green Hornet Racing
 D. Faulkner/P. LeSaffre/S. Bleekemolen  Porsche 997 **  290
 38  GT  17  Team Falken Tire
 B. Sellers/M. Ragginger/W. Henzler  Porsche 997 GT*  290
 39  LMGTE AM
  50  Larbre Competition
 J. Canal/P. Bornhauser/P. Lamy  C Corvette C6.R  288
 40  GTC  66  TRG E. Di Guida/M. Bunting/S. Pumpelly  Porsche 997 **  287
 41  LMGTE AM
  61  AF Corse-Waltrip
 M. Waltrip/R. Aguas/R. Kaufman  Ferrari 458 GTC  283
 42  PC  5  Muscle Milk Pickett Racing
 M. Gidley/M. Guasch/R. Wills  Oreca FLM09
  282
 43  GTC  11  JDX Racing
 C. Cumming/K. Estre/M. Bullitt  Porsche 997 **  282
 44  P2  37  Conquest Endurance
 D. Heinemeier/J. Heylen/M. Plowman  Morgan LMP2
 281
 45  GTC  024  Competition Motorsports
 B. Faieta/C. Wagner/M. Avenatti  Porsche 997 **  279
 46  GT  01  Extreme Speed Motorsports
 G. Cosmo/J. van Overbeek/S. Sharp  Ferrari 458 GTC  278
 47  LMP2  28  Gulf Racing Middle East
 F. Giroix/M. Jousse/S. Johansson  Lola B12/80
  277
 48  GTC  32  GMG Racing
 A. Welch/J. Sofronas/R. Villeneuxe  Porsche 997 **  276
 49  PC  18  Performance Tech Motorsports
 A. Nicolosi/R. Matos/R. Vera  Oreca FLM09
  274
 50  LMGTE AM
  57  Krohn Racing
 M. Rugolo/N. Jonsson/T. Krohn  Ferrari 458 GTC  265
 51  PC  9  RSR Racing
 B. Junqueira/R. Drissi/R. Gonzalez  Oreca FLM09
  255
 52  LMGTE AM
  55  JWA-Avila
 B. Binnie/J. Camathias/M. Palttala  Porsche 997 GT*  252
 53  GT  45  Flying Lizard Motorsports
 J. Bergmeister/M. Holzer/P. Long  Porsche 997 GT*  251
 54  GTC  031  NGT Motorsport
 A. Benitez, Jr./A. Benitez, Sr./N. Thiim  Porsche 997 **  236
 55  LMP1  15  OAK Racing
 B. Baguette/D. Kraihamer/G. Moreau  OAK Pesc-***
  233
 56  GTC  30  NGT Motorsport
 C. Kauffman/H. Cisneros/S. Edwards  Porsche 997 GT*  205
 57  PC  025  Dempsey Racing
 D. Cameron/D. Ende/H. Richard  Oreca FLM09
 172
 58  P2  95  Level 5 Motorsports
 L. Diaz/R. Hunter-Reay/S. Tucker  HPD ARX-03b
  85
 59  LMP2  23  Signatech Nissan
 F. Mailleux/J. Tresson/O. Lombard  Oreca 03
  85
 60  LMGTE PRO
  59  Luxury Racing
 F. Makowiecki/J-K Vernay/J. Melo  Ferrari 458 GTC
  83
 61  PC  8  Merchant Services Racing
 D. Sterling/L. Downs/K. Marcelli  Oreca FLM09
  38
 62  LMGTE AM
  58  Luxury Racing
 D. Farnbacher/F. Jakibowski/P. Ehret  Ferrari 458 GTC
  0
 63 (EX)
  LMGTE PRO
  51  AF Corse
 G. Bruni/G. Fisichella/T. Vilander Ferrari 458 GTC
 -
 64 (EX)
  LMP2  29  Gulf Racing Middle East
 F. Fatien/J-D Deletraz/K. Ihara  Lola B12/80
  -


Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Location: Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
Duration: 6 Hours (1000KM)
Date: May 5, 2012

Entry list (37):

LMP1:

No Team Car Drivers
1 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 etron-quattro André Lotterer/Benoit Tréluyer/Marcel Fässler
2 Audi Sport Team Joest R18 etron-quattro Allan McNish/Tom Kristensen/Dindo Capello
3 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 Ultra
 Marc Gene/Romain Dumas/Loic Duval
4 Audi Sport North America Audi R18 Ultra Oliver Jarvis/Marco Bonanomi/ -
12 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 T* Nicolas Prost/Neel Jani/Nick Heidfeld
13 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60 T*
 Andrea Belicchi/Harold Primat/ -
15 OAK Racing O Pescarolo J* Guillaume Moreau/Bertrand Baguette/Dominik Kraihamer
17 Pescarolo Team Dome S102.5 J* Sébastien Bourdais/Nicolas Minassian/ -
21 Strakka Racing HPD ARX 03a H* Nick Leventis/Danny Watts/Jonny Kane
22 JRM HPD ARX 03a H*
 David Brabham/Karun Chandhok/Peter Dumbreck

LMP2:

No Team Car Drivers
23 Signatech Nissan Oreca 03 - Nissan Jordan Tresson/Franck Mailleux/Olivier Lombard
24 OAK Racing Morgan - Judd Jacques Nicolet/Matthieu Lahaye/Olivier Pla
25 ADR-Delta Oreca 03 - Nissan John Martin/Robbie Kerr/Tor Graves
26 Signatech Nissan Oreca 03 - Nissan Pierre Ragues/TBA/TBA
28 GULF Racing Middle East Lola B12/80 N* Fabien Giroix/Maxime Jousse/TBA
29 GULF Racing Middle East Lola B12/80  N* Frédéric Fatien/Keiko Ihara/TBA
30 Status GP Lola B12/80  C-J* A. Sims/TBA/TBA
31 Lotus Lola B12/80 L* Thomas Holzer/Mirco Shultis/TBA
32 Lotus Lola B12/80 L* Luca Moro/TBA/TBA
35 OAK Racing Morgan - Judd David Heinemeir Hansson/TBA/TBA
38 JOTA Zytek Z11SN - N S. Dolan/S. Hancock/ -
40 Race Performance Orece 03 Judd M. Frey/J. Hirschi/R. Meichtry
41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN - N* Christian Zugel/Ricardo Gonzalez/Elton Julian
43 Extreme Limite Aric Norma M200P - J P. Thirion/P. Haezebrouck/ -
44 Starwork Motorsports HPD ARX 03b - H* Vicente Potolicchio/Ryan Dalziel/Stéphane Sarrazin
45 Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca 03 - Nissan J. Clarke/B. Briere/J. Petersen
48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03 - Nissan W. Hughes/J. Firth/TBA
49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 - Nissan Luis Perez Companc/Pierre Kaffer/Soheil Ayari

LMGTE Pro:

No Team Car Drivers
51 AF CORSE Ferrari F458 Italia Giancarlo Fisichella/Gianmaria Bruni/-
59 Luxury Racing Ferrari F458 Italia Frédéric Makowiecki/Jaime Melo/-
71 AF CORSE Ferrari F458 Italia Andrea Bertolini/Olivier Beretta/-
77 Team Felermayr-Proton Porsche 997-RSR Richard Lietz/Marc Lieb/-
97 Aston Martin Racing A.M Vantage V8 Stefan Mücke/Adrian Fernandez/Darren Turner

LMGTE Am:

No Team Car Drivers
50 Larbre Competition C. CC6-ZR1* Patrick Bornhauser/Julien Canal/Fernando Rees
55 JWA-Avila Porsche 997-RSR Joël Camathias/Markus Palttala/Paul Daniels
57 Krohn Racing Ferrari F458 Italia Tracy Krohn/Niclas Jönsson/Michele Rugolo
58 Luxury Racing Ferrari F458 Italia Pierre Ehret/Dominik Farnbacher/François Jakubowski
61 AF CORSE-Waltrip Ferrari F458 Italia Robert Kauffman/Rui Aguas/TBA
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997-RSR N. Armindo/R. Narac/A. Pons
70 Larbre Competition C. C C6-ZR1* Christophe Bourret/Pascal Gibon/Jean-Philippe Belloc
81 AF CORSE Ferrari F458 Italia P. Perazzini/M. Cioci/M. Griffin
88 Team Felermayr-Proton Porsche 997-RSR Christian Ried/Gianluca Roda/Paolo Ruberti


Millenium on 28 March 2012
  • Track: Circuit de la Sarthe
  • Location: Le Mans, France
  • Duration: 24 hours
  • Date: 16-17 June, 2012

Particpants:

LMP1:

No Team Car Drivers
1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro A. Lotterer/B. Treluyer/M. Fassler
2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro A. Mcnish/R. Capello/T. Kristensen
3 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 ultra L. Duval/R. Dumas/T. Bernhard
4 Audi Sport North America Audi R18 ultra M. Bonanomi/M. Rockenfeller/O. Jarvis
7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid A. Wurz/K. Nakajima/N. Lappiere
8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 Hybrid A. Davidson/H. Ishiura/S. Buemi
12 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60-Toyota N. Heidfeld/N. Jani/N. Prost
13 Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60-Toyota A. Belicchi/H. Primat/J. Bleekemolen
15 OAK Racing OAK-Pescarolo 01-Judd B. Baguette/D. Kraihamer/G. Moreau
16 Pescarolo Team Pescarolo 03-Judd E. Collard/J. Jousse/J-C. Bouillion
17 Pescarolo Team Dome S102.5-Judd N. Minassian/S. Ara/S. Bourdais
18 Dyson Racing Team Lola B12/60-Mazda G. Smith/TBA/TBA
19 Dyson Racing Team Lola B12/60-Mazda C. Dyson/TB`1A/TBA
21 Strakka Racing HPD ARX-03a D. Watts/J. Kane/N. Leventis
22 JRM HPD ARX-03a D. Brabham/K. Chandhok/P. Dumbreck

LMP2:

No Team Car Drivers
23 Signatech-Nissan Oreca 03-Nissan J. Tresson/TBA/TBA
24 OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Judd J. Nicolet/M. Lahaye/TBA
25 ADR-Delta Oreca 03-Nissan J. Martin/R. Kerr/T. Graves
26 Signatech-Nissan Oreca 03-Nissan F. Mailleux/P. Ragues/TBA
28 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80-Nissan F. Giroix/M Jousse/TBA
29 Gulf Racing Middle East Lola B12/80-Nissan F. Fatien/K. Ihara/TBA
31 Lotus Lola B12/80-Lotus T-J. Holzer/TBA/TBA
33 Level 5 Motorsports HPD ARX-03b C. Bouchut/S. Tucker/TBA
35 OAK Racing Morgan LMP2-Judd O. Pla/TBA/TBA
38 Jota Zytek Z11SN-Nissan S. Dolar/S. Hancock/TBA
40 Race Performance Oreca 03-Judd M. Frey/TBA/TBA
41 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan C. Zugel/E. Julian/R. Gonzalez
42 Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN-Nissan A. Brundle/. L. Ordonez/M. Brundle
43 Extreme Limite ARIC Norma M200P-Judd F. Rosier/TBA/TBA
44 Starworks Motorsport HPD ARX-03b E. Potolocchio/R. Dalziel/S. Sarrazin
45 Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca 03-Nissan B. Briere/J. Clarke/TBA
46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03-Nissan M. Beche/P. Thiriet/TBA
49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03-Nissan L-P. Companc/P. Kaffer/S. Ayari

LMGTE-PRO:

No Team Car Drivers
51 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GTC G. Bruni/G. Fisichella/T. Vilander
59 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 GTC F. Makowiecki/J. Melo/J-K. Vernay
66 JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 GTC J. Walker/T. Sugden/TBA
71 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GTC A. Bertolini/O. Beretta/TBA
73 Corvette Racing C. Corvette C6.3 A. Garcia/J. Magnussen/J. Taylor
74 Corvette Racing C. Corvette C6.3 O. Gavin/R. Westbrook/T. Milner
77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997-GT3-RSR M. Lieb/R. Lietz/W. Henzler
80 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997-GT3-RSR J. Bergmeiser/P. Long/TBA
97 Aston Martin Racing A.M Vantage GTE A. Fernandez/S. Mucke/TBA

LMGTE-AM:

No Team Car Drivers
50 larbre Competition C. Corvette C6.R J. Canal/P. Bornhauser/P. Lamy
55 JWA-Avila Porsche 997-GT3-RSR A. Simonsen/M. Palttala/P. Daniels
57 Krohn Racing Ferrari 458 GTC M. Rugolo/N. Jonsson/T. Krohn
58 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 GTC D. Farnbacher/ F. Jakubowski/P. Ehret
61 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GTC M. Waltrip/R. Aguas/R. Kauffman
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997-GT3-RSR A. Pons/N. Armindo/R. Narac
70 Larbre Competiton C. Corvette C6.R C. Bourret/J-P. Belloc/P. Gibon
75 Prospeed Competiton Porsche 997-GT3-RSR P van. Splunteren/TBA/TBA
79 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 997-GT3-RSR S. Neiman/TBA/TBA
81 AF Corse Ferrari 458 GTC M. Cioci/P. Perazzini/TBA
83 JMB Racing Ferrari 458 GTC M. Rodrigues/TBA/TBA
88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 997-GT3-RSR C. Ried/G. Roda/P. Ruberti
99 Aston Martin Racing A.M Vantage GTE C. Nygaard/TBA/TBA

Invitational:

No Team Car Drivers
0 Highcroft Racing DeltaWing-Nissan M. Franchitti/M. Krumm/TBA

Reserves:

Order Class No Team Car Des. Driver
1st LMP2 47 Jetalliance Racing Lola B12/80-Judd D-H. Hansson
2nd LMP2 30 Status Grand Prix Lola B12/80-Judd A. Sims
3rd LMP2 48 Murphy Prototypes Oreca 03-Judd G. Murphy
4th LMP1 5 Hope Racing Oreca 01-Swiss Hytech Hybrid S. Zacchia
5th LMP2 32 Lotus Lola B12/80-Lotus D. Ahrabian
1st LMGTE PRO 76 IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR P. Pilet
2nd LMGTE PRO 64 Lotus Cars, Ltd Lotus Evora GTE J. Mowlem
3rd LMGTE PRO 98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE D. Turner
4th LMGTE AM
 63 Proton Competiton Porsche 997 GT3-RSR H. Felbermayr, Jr


Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Silverstone Circuit
Location: Silverstone, United Kingdom
Duration: 6 hours (1000KM)
Date: August 25, 2012



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Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Duration: 6 hours
Date: September 15, 2012



Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Bahrain International Circuit
Location: Sakhir, Bahrain
Duration: 6 hours
Date: September 29, 2012




Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Fuji Speedway
Location: Oyama, Japan
Duration: 6 hours
Date: October 14, 2012



Millenium on 28 March 2012

Track: Shanghai International Circuit
Location: Shanghai, China
Duration: 6 hours
Date: October 27, 2012



Millenium on 28 March 2012
spurgeonryan said:
Does America partake in this event? It must be a big thing, because you put a lot into it.



While American teams are definitely allowed to enter in WEC rounds, they have their ''own'' American Le Mans Series Championship races, such as: 12 Hours Of Sebring & Petit Le Mans.

Some of the races in the championships have conflicting dates, so teams can't enter each race obviously.

I'll try and free up some space in my posts in this thread on the weekend to include some ALMS stuff