2012 Petit Le Mans

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The 15th Annual Petit Le Mans was an endurance auto race held at the Road Atlanta circuit in Braselton, Georgia on October 20, 2012. The race served as the final round of both the American Le Mans Series and European Le Mans Series seasons. [1]

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Nicolas Prost, Neel Jani, and Andrea Belicchi of Rebellion Racing won the event by a three lap margin after qualifying on pole position in only the team's second attempt at the race. Level 5 Motorsports's two cars finished in second and third overall and lead the P2 category, while TDS Racing led home the European Le Mans Series contingent with fourth place overall. CORE Autosport won the PC category by two laps over RSR Racing. In GT Extreme Speed Motorsports led the class for Ferrari over Corvette Racing, while IMSA Performance Matmut was the sole survivor in the GTE Am category. NGT Motorsport dominated the GTC class with five laps over TRG who held second and third place.

Race

Result

Rebellion Racing won the race overall and in P1 PLM12 12 Rebellion Lola Neel Jani.jpg
Rebellion Racing won the race overall and in P1
Level 5 Motorsports won the P2 class. PLM12 95 Level 5 HPD Luis Diaz.jpg
Level 5 Motorsports won the P2 class.
CORE Autosport won the LMPC class. PLM12 06 Core LMPC Ryan Dalziel.jpg
CORE Autosport won the LMPC class.
The GT class winners were Extreme Speed Motorsports. PLM12 01 ESM Ferrari Toni Vilander.jpg
The GT class winners were Extreme Speed Motorsports.
The GTE-Am class for ELMS competitors was won by IMSA Performance. PLM12 67 IMSA Performance Porsche Anthony Pons.jpg
The GTE-Am class for ELMS competitors was won by IMSA Performance.
NGT Motorsports took honors in the GTC class. PLM12 30 NGT Porsche.jpg
NGT Motorsports took honors in the GTC class.

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified (NC). [2]

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
Engine
1P112 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi 		Lola B12/60 M 394
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
2P295 Flag of the United States.svg Level 5 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Tucker
Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Díaz 		HPD ARX-03b D 391
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
3P2055 Flag of the United States.svg Level 5 Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Tucker
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Franchitti
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Marino Franchitti 		HPD ARX-03b D 390
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
4P246 Flag of France.svg Thiriet by TDS Racing Flag of France.svg Pierre Thiriet
Flag of France.svg Christophe Tinseau
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche 		Oreca 03 D 390
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
50 Flag of the United States.svg DeltaWing Nissan Flag of the United States.svg Gunnar Jeannette
Flag of Spain.svg Lucas Ordoñez 		DeltaWing M 388
Nissan 1.6 L Turbo I4
6PC06 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of Venezuela.svg Alex Popow
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mark Wilkins 		Oreca FLM09 M 385
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
7P235 Flag of France.svg OAK Racing Flag of France.svg Jacques Nicolet
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bertrand Baguette 		Morgan LMP2 D 383
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
8PC9 Flag of the United States.svg RSR Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira
Flag of the United States.svg Tomy Drissi
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Ricardo Vera		 Oreca FLM09 M 383
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
9PC52 Flag of the United States.svg PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Flag of Mexico.svg Rudy Junco, Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Ken Dobson
Flag of Ecuador.svg Elton Julian 		Oreca FLM09 M 382
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
10PC05 Flag of the United States.svg CORE Autosport Flag of the United States.svg Colin Braun
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Bennett
Flag of Mexico.svg Ricardo González 		Oreca FLM09 M 381
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
11PC8 Flag of the United States.svg Merchant Services Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kyle Marcelli
Flag of the United States.svg Matt Downs
Flag of the United States.svg Chapman Ducote		 Oreca FLM09 M 376
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
12GT01 Flag of the United States.svg Extreme Speed Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Johannes van Overbeek
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 375
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
13GT3 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of Denmark.svg Jan Magnussen
Flag of Spain.svg Antonio García
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor 		Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 375
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
14GT55 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of the United States.svg Bill Auberlen
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Summerton 		BMW M3 GT2 D 374
BMW 4.0 L V8
15GT56 Flag of the United States.svg BMW Team RLL Flag of Germany.svg Dirk Müller
Flag of Germany.svg Uwe Alzen
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Summerton 		BMW M3 GT2 D 373
BMW 4.0 L V8
16GT45 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Long
Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 373
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17GT17 Flag of the United States.svg Team Falken Tire Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Sellers
Flag of Germany.svg Wolf Henzler
Flag of Austria.svg Martin Ragginger		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR F 372
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
18PC25 Flag of the United States.svg Dempsey Racing Flag of the United States.svg Duncan Ende
Flag of France.svg Henri Richard
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Lewis		 Oreca FLM09 M 372
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8
19GT44 Flag of the United States.svg Flying Lizard Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Seth Neiman
Flag of Germany.svg Marco Holzer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 369
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
20GT91 Flag of the United States.svg SRT Motorsports Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kuno Wittmer
Flag of Germany.svg Dominik Farnbacher
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 		SRT Viper GTS-R M 369
SRT 8.0 L V10
21GT02 Flag of the United States.svg Extreme Speed Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Ed Brown
Flag of the United States.svg Guy Cosmo
Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Lazzaro 		Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 368
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
22GT48 Flag of the United States.svg Paul Miller Racing Flag of the United States.svg Bryce Miller
Flag of Germany.svg Sascha Maassen
Flag of Austria.svg Richard Lietz 		Porsche 997 GT3-RSR D 367
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23GTE
Am		67 Flag of France.svg IMSA Performance Matmut Flag of France.svg Anthony Pons
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Armindo
Flag of France.svg Raymond Narac		 Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 363
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24GT23 Flag of the United States.svg Lotus Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Townsend Bell
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Sweedler
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johnny Mowlem 		Lotus Evora GTE Y 360
Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6
25GTC30 Flag of the United States.svg NGT Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Henrique Cisneros
Flag of Germany.svg Mario Farnbacher
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Giermaziak 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 356
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26GTC66 Flag of the United States.svg TRG Flag of Venezuela.svg Emilio Di Guida
Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pumpelly
Flag of the United States.svg Nelson Canache		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 351
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27GTC68 Flag of the United States.svg TRG Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hedlund
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Gutierrez, Jr.		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 351
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
28GTC11 Flag of the United States.svg JDX Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Cumming
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Michael Valiante
Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 351
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
29
DNF		GTC22 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Job Racing Flag of the United States.svg Leh Keen
Flag of the United States.svg Cooper MacNeil
Flag of South Africa.svg Dion von Moltke 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 349
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30GT4 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Gavin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner 		Chevrolet Corvette C6.R M 348
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
31P116 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing Team Flag of the United States.svg Chris Dyson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Smith
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Steven Kane 		Lola B12/60 D 338
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Hybrid Butanol)
32P21 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Greaves Motorsport Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Brundle
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Buncombe
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Kimber-Smith 		Zytek Z11SN D 338
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
33P16 Flag of the United States.svg Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Graf
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas 		HPD ARX-03a M 334
Honda 3.4 L V8
34
DNF		P2118 Flag of Ireland.svg Murphy Prototypes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Warren Hughes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jody Firth
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley 		Oreca 03 D 330
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
35
DNF		P120 Flag of the United States.svg Dyson Racing Team Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Burgess
Flag of the United States.svg Chris McMurry
Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Patterson 		Lola B11/66 D 322
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
(Butanol)
36GTC31 Flag of the United States.svg NGT Motorsport Flag of Venezuela.svg Angel Benitez, Jr.
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Bullitt
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 318
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
37
DNF		GTC24 Flag of the United States.svg Competition Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Davis
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Avenatti
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Calvert-Jones		 Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 267
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
38
DNF		GTE
Am		60 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Ireland.svg Matt Griffin		 Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 232
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
39
DNF		GT93 Flag of the United States.svg SRT Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Kendall
Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Bomarito
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Marc Goossens 		SRT Viper GTS-R M 224
SRT 8.0 L V10
40
DNF		P227 Flag of the United States.svg Dempsey Racing Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Dempsey
Flag of the United States.svg Joe Foster
Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron 		Lola B12/87 M 220
Judd DB 3.6 L V8
41
DNF		GTC34 Flag of the United States.svg Green Hornet Racing Flag of the United States.svg Peter LeSaffre
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wong
Flag of Ireland.svg Damien Faulkner 		Porsche 997 GT3 Cup Y 40
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ
1 		P237 Flag of the United States.svg Conquest Endurance Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Martin Plowman
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of the United States.svg Eric Lux 		Morgan LMP2 D 391
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8

References

  1. ↑ "ALMS, Petit Le Mans – Preview – Action Ahoy!". DailySportsCar. October 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Provisional Race Report" (PDF). International Motor Sports Association. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013.
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