The World Endurance Championship received entries in four classes, including Le Mans Prototype 1, Le Mans Prototype 2, Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Professional and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance — Amateur. The entry list for the 2012 season was released by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest on 2 February, and included nine LMP1 and LMP2 cars, five LMGTE Pro entries, and seven LMGTE Am cars, bringing the full grid up to thirty entrants. Additional entries from full-season teams were also allowed over the course of the season, with a maximum of three cars per entrant.
LMP1
LMP2
LMGTE Pro
LMGTE Am
Results and standings
Race results
The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.
Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car in qualifying in each category. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the points allocation was doubled.
Drivers' World Championship
, Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler won the Drivers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Shanghai. They had won three races including the 24 Hours of Le Mans driving the No.1 car of Audi Sport Team Joest.
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† — Drivers were classified, but did not score as they drove for less than the required minimum time during the race.
Manufacturers' World Championship
The FIA LMP1 Manufacturers' World Endurance Championship was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in the LMP1 category. Points were only awarded to the highest scoring entry for that manufacturer for each event. Further, only the scores from six events counted towards the championship, Le Mans plus the five best race results over the season. Audi secured the Manufacturers' World Championship at the 6 Hours of Silverstone following four consecutive victories in the first half of the championship.
Manufacturer
SEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
1
Audi
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
173
2
Toyota
Ret
2
1
Ret
1
1
96
Manufacturers' World Cup
The LMGTE Manufacturers' World Cup was open to full-season manufacturer entries participating in either of the two LMGTE categories. Results in the LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am categories were combined for the World Cup. Only the two best classified cars of the same manufacturer in an event scored points for the World Cup. Ferrari secured the Manufacturers' World Cup title at the 6 Hours of Bahrain following four consecutive victories.
Manufacturer
SEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
Total points
1
Ferrari
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
338
1
Ferrari
6
3
2
2
3
3
3
5
338
2
Porsche
2
1
8
3
2
2
1
1
233
2
Porsche
3
5
Ret
5
4
4
6
4
233
3
Chevrolet Corvette
4
6
3
6
5
7
4
3
143
3
Chevrolet Corvette
5
Ret
6
EX
EX
8
7
7
143
LMP1 Trophy
The FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP1 Teams was open to full-season privateer LMP1 entries not designated as manufacturers. Only the best classified car of a team at each event scored points for the Trophy. Rebellion Racing secured the LMP1 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning five of the first seven races in the season including five races with both team cars on the privateer podium.
Team
SEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
Total points
1
Rebellion Racing
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
205
2
Strakka Racing
2
3
4
2
2
1
3
3
148
3
JRM
3
4
2
4
4
Ret
2
2
123
4
OAK Racing
6
Ret
Ret
5
4
30
5
Pescarolo Team
1
Ret
25
LMP2 Trophy
earned the LMP2 Trophy at the 6 Hours of Fuji, winning three races and earning four class pole positions.
The LMGTE Pro Trophy was won by AF Corse, who secured the championship at the 6 Hours of Bahrain. The team had finished every race of the season in either first or second place with either of their two Ferraris.
Team
SEB
SPA
LMS
SIL
SÃO
BHR
FUJ
SHA
Total points
1
AF Corse
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
201
2
Aston Martin Racing
3
Ret
3
2
2
2
3
1
142
3
Team Felbermayr-Proton
2
1
Ret
3
3
3
1
2
133
4
Luxury Racing
Ret
3
2
53
LMGTE Am Trophy
won the LMGTE Am Trophy at the 6 Hours of Shanghai, winning three races with either of their two Chevrolet Corvettes.
Sebring International Raceway
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Circuit de la Sarthe
Silverstone Circuit
Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Bahrain International Circuit
Fuji Speedway
Shanghai International Circuit
No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest
No. 71 AF Corse
Tom Kristensen
Enzo Potolicchio
Olivier Beretta
Marc Gené
John Martin
Tor Graves
Richard Lietz
Marcel Fässler
Toni Vilander
Pedro Lamy
Jan Charouz
Matt Griffin
No. 49 Pecom Racing