2012 6 Hours of Silverstone

The 2012 6 Hours of Silverstone was held at Silverstone on 26 August 2012, and was the fourth round in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Audi claimed the LMP1 Manufacturers' World Championship with an overall victory at the event.

Regulation changes

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) specified the four braking zones where the hybrid LMP1 cars were permitted to recover energy generated under braking. The braking zones were designated at Village corner, Brooklands turn and Club corner sequence. The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and FIA imposed a maximum of energy that could be recovered between two braking zones.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Notes:

• —The No. 32 Lotus Lola started from the pit lane.
• —The No. 55 JWA-Avila Porsche and No. 70 Larbre Compétition Chevrolet started from the back of the grid due to being granted a waiver for drivers Markus Palttala and Christophe Bourret, respectively, who were otherwise not allowed to race in the wet conditions.

Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 135 laps. Class winners are in bold and .

Championship standings after the race

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