2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
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The 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 16 to 17 June 2012 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France before 240,000 spectators. It was the 80th running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, with 30 of the race's 56 entries contesting the championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 3 June.
The race winning No. 1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro, driven by Marcel Fässler, Benoît Tréluyer and André Lotterer.
Highcroft Racing No. 0 Nissan Deltawing, First Garage 56 entry of the 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans
The No. 59 Luxury Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 that took pole position in LMGTE Pro
André Lotterer earned the seventh pole position for Audi at Le Mans
Alexander Wurz
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Alexander Georg "Alex" Wurz is an Austrian former professional racing driver, driver training expert and businessman. He competed in Formula One from 1997 until 2007, and is also a two-time winner of the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Walk of Fame – Le Mans, Handprints and signatures from the winners of the 1996 edition of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
Wurz at the 1997 British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
Wurz testing for Williams at Silverstone in 2006.