2012 European Le Mans Series

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Thiriet by TDS Racing No. 46 Oreca 03, winner of the 2012 European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class PLM12 46 Thiriet Oreca Mathias Beche.jpg
Thiriet by TDS Racing No. 46 Oreca 03, winner of the 2012 European Le Mans Series in the LMP2 class

The 2012 European Le Mans Series was the ninth season of the Automobile Club de l'Ouest's European Le Mans Series (previously known as simply Le Mans Series). Championship titles were awarded in five categories, with the Le Mans Series shifting its categories following its separation from the FIA World Endurance Championship. LMP1 cars were dropped due to most teams entering the FIA World Endurance Championship while a new GTC category was created to allow single make grand tourer cars and FIA GT3s to compete in endurance races. However, there were no GTC cars that competed during the season.

Contents

Due to the numerous issues the season was reduced to just three rounds, starting in Le Castellet, France on 1 April and ended at Braselton, Georgia, United States, on 20 October.

Schedule

Following the ELMS decision to no longer share races with the FIA World Endurance Championship (formerly the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup), the series required new races to replace the Spa-Francorchamps and Silverstone races which now were part of the WEC. Circuit Paul Ricard was the only event carried over from 2011 and remained the season opener. [1] Circuit Zolder was supposed to serve as the second round of the series, but on 1 April the race was cancelled due to a lack of entrants. ELMS teams were instead invited to enter the 6 Hours of Spa WEC round. [2] Following a small number of entries at Donington, the season's two later rounds at the Brno Circuit and Autódromo Internacional do Algarve were cancelled. In place of these two rounds, an agreement was reached with the American Le Mans Series to allow ELMS competitors to participate in the Petit Le Mans for double points, with the ELMS providing transport assistance to full-season teams. [3]

RndRaceCircuitDate
Official Test Session Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 9–10 March
1 6 Hours of Castellet Flag of France.svg Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France 1 April
2 6 Hours of Donington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donington Park, Castle Donington, United Kingdom 15 July
3 Petit Le Mans Flag of the United States.svg Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia 20 October
Sources: [4] [5]

Regulation changes

The Le Mans Series made changes to its class structure for the 2012 season, eliminating one previous class while adding another. The LMP1 Le Mans Prototype category were no longer featured in LMS races due to the large amount of LMP1 factory teams which switched from the Le Mans Series to the World Endurance Championship. This move promotes the LMP2 category to the top of the class structure. To replace LMP1, a new class has been created at the bottom of the class structure, named GTC. This class allowed only three cars from various one make series to compete: The Ferrari 458 Challenge, Porsche 911 GT3 Cup, and the Lotus Evora GT4. Teams in GTC were not allowed more than one professional driver in their line-up. [6] Finally, the Formula Le Mans category was renamed LMP Challenge, aligning with the title utilized by the American Le Mans Series. [7]

Entry list

Entry List [8] [9]
Entrant/TeamCarEngineTyreNoDriversRounds
LMP2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith
Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordóñez 1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Buncombe 3
Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 10 Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc 1–2
Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer 1–2
Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni 1
Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari [10] 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8 D 11 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jonathan Hirschi 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Frey1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Meichtry [11] 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Status GP Lola B12/80 Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8 D 17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims [12] 1–2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman [12] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Stirling [12] 1
Flag of France.svg Julien Jousse [10] 2
Flag of France.svg Maxime Jousse [10] 2
Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes MG-Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jody Firth All
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Warren Hughes
Flag of Italy.svg Luca Moro [11] 1
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley [10] 2–3
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 19 Flag of France.svg Nicolas Marroc 1–2
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian 1–2
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin [11] 1–2
Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8 D 24 Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet 1–2
Flag of France.svg Guillaume Moreau [11] 1
Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Kraihamer [11] 1
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lahaye [10] 2
Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V835 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette [10] 2–3
Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert [10] 2
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla [10] 2–3
Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Hancock 1–2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dolan 1–2
Flag of France.svg Extrême Limite ARIC Norma M200P Judd-BMW HK 3.6L V8 D 44 Flag of France.svg Fabien Rosier1
Flag of France.svg Philippe Thirion [11] 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 45 Flag of France.svg Bastien Brière1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Clarke [11] 1
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi 1
Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5L V8 D 46 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche All
Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Christophe Tinseau 3
LMPC
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing [11] Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 M 40 Flag of France.svg Thomas Dagoneau [11] 1–2
Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Vignali [11] 1
Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Merlin [11] 1
Flag of France.svg Jean-Charles Battut [10] 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne [10] 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg CURTIS Racing Technologies Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2L V8 M 42 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Keen 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Kapadia [13] 1
LM GTE Pro
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing [11] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 D 61 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Broniszewski [11] 1
Flag of Austria.svg Philipp Peter [11] 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 D 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Cocker [11] 1–2
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen 2
Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 83 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo 1
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Frezza1
LM GTE Am
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 60 Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe PerazziniAll
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Griffin [11]
Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 67 Flag of France.svg Anthony PonsAll
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gulf Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5L V8 D 69 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Hall [11] 1
Flag of Germany.svg Roald Goethe [11] 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 75 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens [11] 1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Soulet [11] 1
Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari F142 4.5L V8 M 99 Flag of France.svg Alain Ferté 1
Flag of France.svg Philippe Illiano1

Season results

Rnd.CircuitLMP2 Winning TeamLMPC Winning TeamGTE Pro Winning TeamGTE Am Winning TeamResults
LMP2 Winning DriversLMPC Winning DriversGTE Pro Winning DriversGTE Am Winning Drivers
1 Paul Ricard Flag of France.svg No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 42 CURTIS Racing Technologies Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 66 JMW Motorsport Flag of Belgium (civil).svg No. 75 Prospeed Competition Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Kapadia
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Keen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Cocker
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Soulet
2 Donington Flag of France.svg No. 35 OAK Racing Flag of Belgium (civil).svg No. 40 Boutsen Ginion Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg No. 66 JMW Motorsport Flag of France.svg No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette
Flag of France.svg Thomas Dagoneau
Flag of France.svg Jean-Charles Battut
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Cocker
Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac
Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons
3 Road Atlanta Flag of France.svg No. 46 Thiriet by TDS Racing Did Not ParticipateDid Not Participate Flag of France.svg No. 67 IMSA Performance Matmut Results
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Christophe Tinseau
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac
Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons
Source: [14]

Championship Standings

Points are awarded to cars that finish in tenth place or higher, with unclassified entries failing to complete 70% of the race distance or entries failing to reach the finish not earning championship points. One bonus point is awarded for winning pole position (denoted by bold). Double points will be awarded at Petit Le Mans. [3]

Points System
PositionPole Position
1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
2518151210864211

Teams Championships

The top two finishers in the LMP2, GTE Pro, and GTE Am championships earned automatic entry to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. [15]

LMP2 Standings

PosTeamChassisEngine LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V812394
2 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Morgan LMP2 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
61471
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V847548
4 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V82430
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing Oreca 03 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V87516
6 Flag of Ireland.svg Status GP Lola B12/80 Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V83Ret15
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes MG-Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8Ret3Ret15
8 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8510
9 Flag of France.svg Extrême Limite ARIC Norma M200P Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V884
10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JOTA Zytek Z11SN Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V89Ret2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca 03 Judd-BMW HK 3.6 L V8Ret0
Sources: [16] [17]

LMPC Standings

PosTeamChassisEngine LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8Ret127
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Curtis Racing Technologies Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet 6.2 L V8125
Sources: [16] [17]

LM GTE Pro Standings

PosTeamChassisEngine LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V81151
2 Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8219
Sources: [16] [17]

LM GTE Am Standings

IMSA Performance took honors in the GTE Am class PLM12 67 IMSA Performance Porsche Anthony Pons.jpg
IMSA Performance took honors in the GTE Am class
PosTeamChassisEngine LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-621194
2 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V832Ret34
3 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Porsche 997 GT3-RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6126
Sources: [16] [17]

Drivers Championships

LMP2 Standings

PosDriverTeam LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1= Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing 12394
1= Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing 12394
2= Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 1462
2= Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 1462
3 Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 66454
4 Flag of France.svg Christophe Tinseau Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing 350
5= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport 47548
5= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport 47548
6= Flag of France.svg Nicolas Marroc Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing 2430
6= Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing 2430
6= Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Racing 2430
7 Flag of France.svg Dimitri Enjalbert Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 125
8 Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordoñez Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport 4718
9= Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing 7516
9= Flag of Germany.svg Pierre Kaffer Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing 7516
10= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alexander Sims Flag of Ireland.svg Status GP 3Ret15
10= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dean Sterling Flag of Ireland.svg Status GP 315
10= Flag of the Netherlands.svg Yelmer Buurman Flag of Ireland.svg Status GP 315
10= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jody Firth Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes Ret3Ret15
10= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Warren Hughes Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes Ret3Ret15
10= Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes 3Ret15
11= Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michel Frey Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance510
11= Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jonathan Hirschi Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance510
11= Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ralph Meichtry Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Race Performance510
11= Flag of France.svg Soheil Ayari Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing 510
12 Flag of France.svg Matthieu Lahaye Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 69
13= Flag of France.svg Guillaume Moreau Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 68
13= Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Kraihamer Flag of France.svg OAK Racing 68
14 Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni Flag of Argentina.svg Pecom Racing 76
15= Flag of France.svg Fabien Rosier Flag of France.svg Extrême Limite ARIC84
15= Flag of France.svg Philippe Thirion Flag of France.svg Extrême Limite ARIC84
16= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Hancock Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JOTA 9Ret2
16= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Simon Dolan Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JOTA 9Ret2
Sources: [16] [17]

LMPC Standings

PosDriverTeam LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Hartshorne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Curtis Racing Technologies
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing
1151
2 Flag of France.svg Thomas Dagoneau Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Ret127
3 Flag of France.svg Jean-Charles Battut Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing 126
4= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Kapadia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Curtis Racing Technologies125
4= Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Keen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Curtis Racing Technologies125
5= Flag of France.svg Jean-Marc Merlin Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Ret1
5= Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Vignali Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boutsen Ginion Racing Ret1
Sources: [16] [17]

LM GTE Pro Standings

PosDriverTeam LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonny Cocker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport1151
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport1WD26
3 Flag of Denmark.svg Allan Simonsen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg JMW Motorsport125
4= Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing 219
4= Flag of Italy.svg Marco Frezza Flag of Monaco.svg JMB Racing 219
Sources: [16] [17]

LM GTE Am Standings

PosDriverTeam LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1= Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut 21194
1= Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut 21194
1= Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut 21194
2= Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 32Ret34
2= Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 32Ret34
2= Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Griffin Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 32Ret34
3= Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition 126
3= Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Maxime Soulet Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition 126
Sources: [16] [17]

Manufacturers Cups

LMP2 Standings

PosConstructor LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Oreca-Nissan 443350127
2 Morgan-Nissan 253762
3 Zytek-Nissan 1463050
4 Morgan-Judd 8917
5 Lola-Judd 15015
6 Oreca-Judd 1010
7 Norma-Judd 44
Source: [18]

LM GTE Standings

PosConstructor LEC
Flag of France.svg
DON
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
ATL
Flag of the United States.svg
Total
1 Porsche 27185196
2 Ferrari 4441085
Aston Martin 00
Source: [18]

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