2012 Petit Le Mans


The 15h 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.
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

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of their class winner's distance are marked as Not Classified.
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTireLaps
PosClassNoTeamDriversEngineTireLaps
1P112 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
Nicolas Prost
Andrea Belicchi
Lola B12/60394
1P112 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
Nicolas Prost
Andrea Belicchi
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8394
2P295 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Luis Díaz
HPD ARX-03b391
2P295 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Christophe Bouchut
Luis Díaz
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6391
3P2055 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Dario Franchitti
Marino Franchitti
HPD ARX-03b390
3P2055 Level 5 Motorsports Scott Tucker
Dario Franchitti
Marino Franchitti
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6390
4P246 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet
Christophe Tinseau
Mathias Beche
Oreca 03390
4P246 Thiriet by TDS Racing Pierre Thiriet
Christophe Tinseau
Mathias Beche
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8390
50 DeltaWing Nissan Gunnar Jeannette
Lucas Ordoñez
DeltaWing388
50 DeltaWing Nissan Gunnar Jeannette
Lucas Ordoñez
Nissan 1.6 L Turbo I4388
6PC06 CORE Autosport Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Mark Wilkins
Oreca FLM09385
6PC06 CORE Autosport Alex Popow
Ryan Dalziel
Mark Wilkins
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8385
7P235 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet
Olivier Pla
Bertrand Baguette
Morgan LMP2383
7P235 OAK Racing Jacques Nicolet
Olivier Pla
Bertrand Baguette
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8383
8PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi
Ricardo Vera
Oreca FLM09383
8PC9 RSR Racing Bruno Junqueira
Tomy Drissi
Ricardo Vera
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8383
9PC52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Rudy Junco, Jr.
Ken Dobson
Elton Julian
Oreca FLM09382
9PC52 PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports Rudy Junco, Jr.
Ken Dobson
Elton Julian
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8382
10PC05 CORE Autosport Colin Braun
Jon Bennett
Ricardo González
Oreca FLM09381
10PC05 CORE Autosport Colin Braun
Jon Bennett
Ricardo González
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8381
11PC8 Merchant Services Racing Kyle Marcelli
Matt Downs
Chapman Ducote
Oreca FLM09376
11PC8 Merchant Services Racing Kyle Marcelli
Matt Downs
Chapman Ducote
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8376
12GT01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2375
12GT01 Extreme Speed Motorsports Scott Sharp
Johannes van Overbeek
Toni Vilander
Ferrari 4.5 L V8375
13GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen
Antonio García
Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R375
13GT3 Corvette Racing Jan Magnussen
Antonio García
Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8375
14GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller
Jonathan Summerton
BMW M3 GT2374
14GT55 BMW Team RLL Bill Auberlen
Jörg Müller
Jonathan Summerton
BMW 4.0 L V8374
15GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller
Uwe Alzen
Jonathan Summerton
BMW M3 GT2373
15GT56 BMW Team RLL Dirk Müller
Uwe Alzen
Jonathan Summerton
BMW 4.0 L V8373
16GT45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Pilet
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR373
16GT45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Patrick Long
Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Pilet
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6373
17GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Wolf Henzler
Martin Ragginger
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR372
17GT17 Team Falken Tire Bryan Sellers
Wolf Henzler
Martin Ragginger
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6372
18PC25 Dempsey Racing Duncan Ende
Henri Richard
Ryan Lewis
Oreca FLM09372
18PC25 Dempsey Racing Duncan Ende
Henri Richard
Ryan Lewis
Chevrolet 6.2 L V8372
19GT44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Marco Holzer
Nick Tandy
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR369
19GT44 Flying Lizard Motorsports Seth Neiman
Marco Holzer
Nick Tandy
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6369
20GT91 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer
Dominik Farnbacher
Ryan Hunter-Reay
SRT Viper GTS-R369
20GT91 SRT Motorsports Kuno Wittmer
Dominik Farnbacher
Ryan Hunter-Reay
SRT 8.0 L V10369
21GT02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2368
21GT02 Extreme Speed Motorsports Ed Brown
Guy Cosmo
Anthony Lazzaro
Ferrari 4.5 L V8368
22GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller
Sascha Maassen
Richard Lietz
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR367
22GT48 Paul Miller Racing Bryce Miller
Sascha Maassen
Richard Lietz
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6367
23GTE
Am
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Anthony Pons
Nicolas Armindo
Raymond Narac
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR363
23GTE
Am
67 IMSA Performance Matmut Anthony Pons
Nicolas Armindo
Raymond Narac
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6363
24GT23 Lotus Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler
Johnny Mowlem
Lotus Evora GTE360
24GT23 Lotus Alex Job Racing Townsend Bell
Bill Sweedler
Johnny Mowlem
Toyota-Cosworth 3.5 L V6360
25GTC30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros
Mario Farnbacher
Jakub Giermaziak
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup356
25GTC30 NGT Motorsport Henrique Cisneros
Mario Farnbacher
Jakub Giermaziak
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6356
26GTC66 TRG Emilio Di Guida
Spencer Pumpelly
Nelson Canache
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup351
26GTC66 TRG Emilio Di Guida
Spencer Pumpelly
Nelson Canache
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6351
27GTC68 TRG Emmanuel Collard
Mike Hedlund
Manuel Gutierrez, Jr.
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup351
27GTC68 TRG Emmanuel Collard
Mike Hedlund
Manuel Gutierrez, Jr.
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6351
28GTC11 JDX Racing Chris Cumming
Michael Valiante
Sean Johnston
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup351
28GTC11 JDX Racing Chris Cumming
Michael Valiante
Sean Johnston
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6351
29
DNF
GTC22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil
Dion von Moltke
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup349
29
DNF
GTC22 Alex Job Racing Leh Keen
Cooper MacNeil
Dion von Moltke
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6349
30GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Richard Westbrook
Tommy Milner
Chevrolet Corvette C6.R348
30GT4 Corvette Racing Oliver Gavin
Richard Westbrook
Tommy Milner
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8348
31P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Steven Kane
Lola B12/60338
31P116 Dyson Racing Team Chris Dyson
Guy Smith
Steven Kane
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
338
32P21 Greaves Motorsport Alex Brundle
Alex Buncombe
Tom Kimber-Smith
Zytek Z11SN338
32P21 Greaves Motorsport Alex Brundle
Alex Buncombe
Tom Kimber-Smith
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8338
33P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Romain Dumas
HPD ARX-03a334
33P16 Muscle Milk Pickett Racing Klaus Graf
Lucas Luhr
Romain Dumas
Honda 3.4 L V8334
34
DNF
P2118 Murphy Prototypes Warren Hughes
Jody Firth
Brendon Hartley
Oreca 03330
34
DNF
P2118 Murphy Prototypes Warren Hughes
Jody Firth
Brendon Hartley
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8330
35
DNF
P120 Dyson Racing Team Tony Burgess
Chris McMurry
Mark Patterson
Lola B11/66322
35
DNF
P120 Dyson Racing Team Tony Burgess
Chris McMurry
Mark Patterson
Mazda MZR-R 2.0 L Turbo I4
322
36GTC31 NGT Motorsport Angel Benitez, Jr.
Mark Bullitt
Jeff Segal
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup318
36GTC31 NGT Motorsport Angel Benitez, Jr.
Mark Bullitt
Jeff Segal
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6318
37
DNF
GTC24 Competition Motorsports Andrew Davis
Michael Avenatti
David Calvert-Jones
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup267
37
DNF
GTC24 Competition Motorsports Andrew Davis
Michael Avenatti
David Calvert-Jones
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6267
38
DNF
GTE
Am
60 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Matt Griffin
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2232
38
DNF
GTE
Am
60 AF Corse Piergiuseppe Perazzini
Marco Cioci
Matt Griffin
Ferrari 4.5 L V8232
39
DNF
GT93 SRT Motorsports Tommy Kendall
Jonathan Bomarito
Marc Goossens
SRT Viper GTS-R224
39
DNF
GT93 SRT Motorsports Tommy Kendall
Jonathan Bomarito
Marc Goossens
SRT 8.0 L V10224
40
DNF
P227 Dempsey Racing Patrick Dempsey
Joe Foster
Dane Cameron
Lola B12/87220
40
DNF
P227 Dempsey Racing Patrick Dempsey
Joe Foster
Dane Cameron
Judd DB 3.6 L V8220
41
DNF
GTC34 Green Hornet Racing Peter LeSaffre
Brian Wong
Damien Faulkner
Porsche 997 GT3 Cup40
41
DNF
GTC34 Green Hornet Racing Peter LeSaffre
Brian Wong
Damien Faulkner
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-640
DSQ
P237 Conquest Endurance Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Eric Lux
Morgan LMP2391
DSQ
P237 Conquest Endurance Martin Plowman
David Heinemeier Hansson
Eric Lux
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8391