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^[1]), 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).^[2]

New in 2012: There was an exciting new "Top-40" qualifying format for the 40 fastest cars on the starting grid, which tooke 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".^[3]

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.^[2]

Classes for 2012

In 2012, there were 28 classes split into 4 divisions.

2012: Classes: ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen[2]
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	Rene 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 P 4/5 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

References

1. Dillon, Ben (2011-06-22). "2011 Nurburgring 24-hour race preview". evo. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
2. "Regulations - 40. ADAC Zurich 24h-Rennen" [Regulations - 40th ADAC Zurich 24h Race] (PDF). ADAC Nordrhein e.V. 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
3. "Excitement guaranteed: New Qualifying Format". 24h-rennen.de. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2013-06-09.

External links

• 2012 24 Hours of Nürburgring official results