2012 24 Hours of Spa

The 2012 Total 24 Hours of Spa was the 65th running of the 24 Hours of Spa. It was the fourth round of the 2012 Blancpain Endurance Series season and was held over the 28 and 29 of July at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The race was won by Andrea Piccini, Rene Rast and Frank Stippler driving an Audi.

2012 Total Spa 24 Hours
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Entry List

On 4 July, the RACB and SRO Belgium released the provisional entry list.[1]

2012 Entry List
No.	Team	Car	Drivers
Pro Cup
1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Stéphane Ortelli	Christopher Mies	Christopher Haase
2	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Laurens Vanthoor	Edward Sandström	Marco Bonanomi
3	Marc VDS Racing Team	BMW Z4 GT3	Bas Leinders	Maxime Martin	Markus Palttala
4	Marc VDS Racing Team	BMW Z4 GT3	Bert Longin	Mike Hezemans	Henri Moser
6	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Marcel Fässler	André Lotterer	Tom Kristensen
9	Gulf Racing UK	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Rob Bell	Andy Meyrick	Michael Wainwright
16	Audi Sport Performance Team	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Andrea Piccini	René Rast	Frank Stippler
36	DB Motorsport	BMW Z4 GT3	Jeroen den Boer	Jeffrey van Hooydonk	Stéphane Lémeret
43	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Filipe Albuquerque	Dino Lunardi	Grégory Guilvert
66	BMW/Vita4One Racing Team	BMW Z4 GT3	Gregory Franchi	Frank Kechele	Mathias Lauda
69	Gulf Racing UK	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Jamie Campbell-Walter	Stuart Hall	Roald Goethe
71	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Davide Rigon	Daniel Zampieri	Stefano Gattuso
75	Prospeed Competition	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Marc Goossens	Xavier Maassen	Marc Hennerici
83	SMG Challenge	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Philippe Gache	Olivier Pla	Eric Clément
Pro-Am Cup
5	Boutsen Ginion Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Jack Clarke	Nico Verdonck	Edouard Mondron	Eric van de Poele
7	ARC Bratislava	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Miroslav Konopka	Zdeno Mikulasko	Stefano Crotti	Christoff Corten
8	Haribo Racing Team	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Christian Menzel	Hans Guido Riegel	Mike Stursberg	Uwe Alzen
10	SOFREV ASP	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Olivier Panis	Christian Moulin-Traffort	Fabien Barthez	Eric Debard
12	ART Grand Prix	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Duncan Tappy	Grégoire Demoustier	Mike Parisy	Ulric Amado
14	KRK Racing	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Dennis Retera	Raf Vanthoor	Anthony Kumpen	Koen Wauters
15	Boutsen Ginion Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Massimo Vagliani	Jérôme Thiry	Sarah Bovy	Marlène Broggi
17	Insight Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Martin Jensen	Dennis Andersen	Iain Dockerill
18	Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Jeroen Bleekemolen	Steve Jans	Bret Curtis	Franky Cheng
19	Black Falcon	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Oliver Morley	Manuel Metzger	Stephan Rösler	Kenneth Heyer
20	SOFREV ASP	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Patrice Goueslard	Ludovic Badey	Jean-Luc Beaubélique	Tristan Vautier
21	MTECH	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Matt Griffin	Duncan Cameron	Mike Edmonds	Niki Cadei
23	United Autosports	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	Mark Blundell	Mark Patterson	Alain Li	Richard Meins
24	Blancpain Reiter	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+	Peter Kox	Jos Menten	Marc A. Hayek
29	ROAL Motorsport	BMW Z4 GT3	Tom Coronel	Edoardo Liberati	Stefano Colombo	Michela Cerruti
30	GT3 Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Phil Keen	Aaron Scott	Craig Wilkins	Peter Belshaw
33	Pro GT by Alméras	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Antoine Leclerc	Eric Dermont	David Tuchbant	Franck Perera
34	Pro GT by Alméras	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Anthony Beltoise	Roland Berville	Henry Hassid
35	GT Academy Team RJN	Nissan GT-R GT3	Alex Buncombe	Jann Mardenborough	Chris Ward	Lucas Ordóñez
37	DB Motorsport	BMW Z4 GT3	Simon Knap	Jochen Habets	Andrew Danyliw	Leon Rijnbeek
42	Sport Garage	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Lionel Comole	Romain Brandela	Kevin Despinasse	Michaël Petit
44	Sport Garage	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Gilles Duqueine	Eric Vaissière	André-Alain Corbel	Christian Beroujon
47	ASM Team	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Karim Ojjeh	Ricardo Bravo	Pedro Lamy	Luis Silva
49	AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Yannick Mallégol	Howard Blank	Jean-Marc Bachelier	Francois Perrodo
50	AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Enzo Ide	Raffaele Giammaria	Marco Cioci	Jack Gerber
51	AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Toni Vilander	Daniel Brown	Giuseppe Cirò	Gaetano Ardagna Perez
52	AF Corse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Andrea Bertolini	Niek Hommerson	Louis Machiels	Alessandro Pier Guidi
57	Vita4One Team Italy	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Eugenio Amos	Alessandro Bonacini	Giacomo Petrobelli	Jonathan Hirschi
59	Vita4One Team Italy	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Alessandro Bonetti	Andrea Ceccato	Michael Lyons	Filip Salaquarda
60	Von Ryan Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Stephen Jelley	Stef Dusseldorp	Julien Draper	Matthew Draper
62	Lapidus Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Tim Mullen	Adam Christodoulou	Klaas Hummel	Andreas Möntmann
70	Race Art	BMW Z4 GT3	Nick Catsburg	Jaap van Lagen	Roger Grouwels	Robert Nearn
72	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	Marc Rostan	Pierre Bruneau	Claude-Yves Gosselin	Lorenzo Bontempelli
74	Prospeed Competition	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Maxime Soulet	Paul van Splunteren	Dylan Derdaele	Fred Bouvy
80	Emil Frey Racing	Jaguar XK-R	Fredy Barth	Gabriele Gardel	Lorenz Frey	Rolf Maritz
88	Von Ryan Racing	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	Rob Barff	Chris Goodwin	Álvaro Parente	Roger Wills
89	GPR AMR	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Bertrand Baguette	Tim Verberg	Damien Dupont	Ronnie Latinne
90	Preci-Spark	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	Bernd Schneider	Mike Jordan	David Jones	Godfrey Jones
107	Beechdean-Aston Martin Racing	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	Jonathan Adam	John Gaw	Andrew Howard	Phil Dryburgh
Gentlemen Trophy
25	First Motorsport	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	Steve van Bellingen	Bert Redant	Armand Fumal	Johan Vanloo
41	Saintéloc Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Pierre Hirschi	Robert Hissom	Philippe Marie
58	Exagon Engineering	Porsche 997 GT3-R	Christian Kelders	Daniel Desbruères	Jean-Luc Blanchemain
73	Kessel Racing	Ferrari 430 Scuderia	Pablo Paladino	Paolo Andreasi	Beniamino Caccia
81	ALFAB Racing	Audi R8 LMS	Erik Behrens	Daniel Roos	Patrik Skoog	Magnus Öhman
82	Bull Fight Racing/GCR	Dodge Viper CC	Gaël Lesoudier	Guy Clairay	Christophe Decultot	Pierre Fontaine
85	Racing Adventures	Ford Mustang	Raphaël van der Straten	Nicolas De Crem	José Close	Wolfgang Haugg
98	JB Motorsport	Audi R8 LMS	Jan Brunstedt	Mikael Bender	Jocke Mangs
Cup Class
32	Pro GT by Alméras	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Matthieu Vaxivière	Jean-Louis Alloin	Jérémy Alloin	Alain Ferté
84	Race Art	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Mathijs Harkema	'Brody'	Christophe Geoffroy	Henri Richard
86	RMS	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Thierry Stepec	Eric Mouez	David Loger	Philippe Salini
87	RMS	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Fabio Spirgi	Richard Feller	Olivier Baron	Manuel Nicolaïdis
95	Speedlover	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	Christophe Bigourie	Raf Vleugels	Nicolas Vandierendonck

Qualifying

Race

Class winners in bold. Cars failing to complete 70% of winner's distance marked as Not Classified (NC).

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	GT3 Pro	16	Audi Sport Performance Team	Frank Stippler René Rast Andrea Piccini	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	509
					Audi 5.2 L V10
2	GT3 Pro	1	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Stéphane Ortelli Christopher Mies Christopher Haase	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	508
					Audi 5.2 L V10
3	GT3 Pro	66	BMW/Vita4One Racing Team	Frank Kechele Greg Franchi Mathias Lauda	BMW Z4 GT3	M	508
					BMW 4.4 L V8
4	GT3 Pro	3	Marc VDS Racing Team	Maxime Martin Bas Leinders Markus Palttala	BMW Z4 GT3	M	507
					BMW 4.4 L V8
5	GT3 Pro-Am	52	AF Corse	Andrea Bertolini Alessandro Pier Guidi Louis Machiels Niek Hommerson	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	502
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
6	GT3 Pro	6	Audi Sport Team Phoenix	André Lotterer Tom Kristensen Marcel Fässler	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	501
					Audi 5.2 L V10
7	GT3 Pro-Am	8	Haribo Racing Team	Uwe Alzen Christian Menzel Mike Stursberg Hans Guido Riegel	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	497
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
8	GT3 Pro-Am	10	SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	Olivier Panis Fabien Barthez Eric Debard Morgan Moulin-Traffort	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	497
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
9	GT3 Pro-Am	88	Von Ryan Racing	Álvaro Parente Roger Wills Chris Goodwin Rob Barff	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	497
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
10	GT3 Pro-Am	20	SOFREV Auto Sport Promotion	Ludovic Badey Jean-Luc Beaubelique Patrice Goueslard Tristan Vautier	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	495
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
11	GT3 Pro-Am	24	Blancpain Reiter	Peter Kox Marc Hayek Albert von Thurn und Taxis Jos Menten	Lamborghini Gallardo LP600+ GT3	M	486
					Lamborghini 5.2 L V10
12	GT3 Pro-Am	17	Insight Racing	Martin Jensen Dennis Andersen Iain Dockerill	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	486
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
13	GT3 Pro-Am	74	Prospeed Competition	Maxime Soulet Dylan Derdaele Paul van Splunteren Frédéric Bouvy	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	485
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
14	GT3 Pro-Am	30	GT3 Racing	Peter Belshaw Craig Wilkins Aaron Scott Phil Keen	Audi R8 LMS	M	484
					Audi 5.2 L V10
15	GT3 Pro	4	Marc VDS Racing Team	Mike Hezemans Bert Longin Henri Moser	BMW Z4 GT3	M	478
					BMW 4.4 L V8
16	GT3 Pro-Am	89	GPR AMR	Bertrand Baguette Ronnie Lattine Tim Verbergt Damien Dupont	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	M	477
					Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
17	Gentleman Trophy	25	First Motorsport	Bert Redant Armand Fumal Steve van Bellingen Johan Vanloo	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup S	M	475
					Porsche 3.6 L Flat-6
18	GT3 Pro-Am	49	AF Corse	Yannick Mallégol Howard Blank Jean-Marc Bachelier François Perrodo	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	475
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19	GT3 Pro-Am	19	Black Falcon	Kenneth Heyer Oliver Morley Manuel Metzger Stephan Rosler	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	M	473
					Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8
20	GT3 Pro	75	Prospeed Competition	Marc Goossens Xavier Maassen Marc Hennerici	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	471
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21	GT3 Pro-Am	34	Pro GT by Alméras	Anthony Beltoise Roland Berville Henry Hassid Nicolas Armindo	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	471
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22	Gentleman Trophy	82	Bull Fight Racing/GCR	Pierre Fontaine Gaël Lesoudier Christophe Decultot Gilles Vannelet	Dodge Viper Competition Coupe	M	462
					Dodge 8.3 L V10
23	Gentleman Trophy	41	Saintéloc Racing	Robert Hissom Pierre Hirschi Philippe Marie Jérôme Demay	Audi R8 LMS	M	460
					Audi 5.2 L V10
24	Gentleman Trophy	81	ALFAB Racing	Erik Behrens Daniel Roos Patrik Skoog Magnus Ohman	Audi R8 LMS	M	455
					Audi 5.2 L V10
25	Cup	94	SpeedLover	Kevin Balthazard Christophe Bigourie Raf Vleugels Rik Renmans	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	M	455
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
26 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	51	AF Corse	Dan Brown Giuseppe Cirò Gaetano Ardagna Pérez Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	449
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
27 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	72	Kessel Racing	Lorenzo Bontempelli Pierre Bruneau Marc Rostan Claude-Yves Gosselin	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	449
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
28	GT3 Pro-Am	42	Sport Garage	Romain Brandela Lionel Comole Michaël Petit Kevin Despinasse	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	448
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
29	GT3 Pro-Am	50	AF Corse	Marco Cioci Jack Gerber Raffaele Giammaria Enzo Ide	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	447
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
30	GT3 Pro-Am	60	Von Ryan Racing	Julien Draper Matthew Draper Stephen Jelley Stef Dusseldorp	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	434
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
31 DNF	GT3 Pro	2	Belgian Audi Club Team WRT	Edward Sandström Marco Bonanomi Laurens Vanthoor	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	417
					Audi 5.2 L V10
32 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	29	ROAL Motorsport	Tom Coronel Stefano Colombo Edoardo Liberati Michela Cerruti	BMW Z4 GT3	M	400
					BMW 4.4 L V8
33	Gentleman Trophy	98	JB Motorsport	Jan Brunstedt Mikael Bender Jocke Mangs	Audi R8 LMS	M	363
					Audi 5.2 L V10
34 DNF	GT3 Pro	71	Kessel Racing	Daniel Zampieri Davide Rigon Stefano Gattuso	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	354
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
35 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	107	Beechdean-Aston Martin Racing	Jonathan Adam John Gaw Andrew Howard Phil Dryburgh	Aston Martin V12 Vantage GT3	M	342
					Aston Martin 6.0 L V12
36 DNF	Gentleman Trophy	58	Exagon Engineering	Christian Kelders Jean-Luc Blanchemain Daniel Desbrueres Pascal Mulle	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	342
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
37 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	57	Vita4One Team Italy	Alessandro Bonacini Eugenio Amos Giacomo Petrobelli Jonathan Hirschi	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	338
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
38 NC	Gentleman Trophy	57	VDS Racing Adventures	Raphaël van de Straten Nicolas de Crem José Close Benjamin Bailly	Ford Mustang FR500 GT3	M	334
					Ford 5.0 L V8
39 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	7	ARC Bratislava	Miroslav Konopka Zdeno Mikulasko Steffano Crotti Christoff Corten	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	305
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
40 DNF	GT3 Pro	36	DB Motorsport	Stéphane Léméret Jeffrey van Hooydonk Jeroen den Boer	BMW Z4 GT3	M	271
					BMW 4.4 L V8
41 DNF	GT3 Pro	41	Saintéloc Racing	Dino Lunardi Grégory Guilvert Filipe Albuquerque	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	267
					Audi 5.2 L V10
42 DNF	GT3 Pro	83	SMG Challenge	Philippe Gache Eric Clément Olivier Pla	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	262
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
43 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	21	MTech	Matt Griffin Niki Cadei Mike Edmonds Duncan Cameron	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	257
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
44 DNF	GT3 Pro	69	Gulf Racing UK	Jamie Campbell-Walter Roald Goethe Stuart Hall	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	216
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
45 DNF	GT3 Pro	9	Gulf Racing UK	Rob Bell Michael Wainwright Andy Meyrick	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	203
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
46 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	14	KRK Racing	Koen Wauters Anthony Kumpen Raf Vanthoor Dennis Retera	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	M	190
					Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8
47 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	47	ASM Team	Pedro Lamy Ricardo Bravo Luís Silva Karim Ojjeh	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	190
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
48 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	23	United Autosports	Mark Blundell Mark Patterson Alain Li Richard Meins	Audi R8 LMS Ultra	M	187
					Audi 5.2 L V10
49 DNF	Cup	76	Race Art	Philippe Broodcoren Christophe Geoffroy Mathijs Harkema Henri Richard	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	M	181
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
50 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	44	Sport Garage	Gilles Duqueine Christian Beroujon André-Alain Corbel Eric Vaissiere	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	164
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
51 DNF	Cup	32	Pro GT by Alméras	Jean-Louis Alloin Jérémy Alloin Matthieu Vaxivière Alain Ferté	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	M	163
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
52 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	59	Vita4One Team Italy	Alessandro Bonetti Andrea Ceccato Michael Lyons Filip Salaquarda	Ferrari 458 Italia GT3	M	158
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
53 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	70	Race Art	Nick Catsburg Roger Grouwels Jaap van Lagen Robert Nearn	BMW Z4 GT3	M	136
					BMW 4.4 L V8
54 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	18	Black Falcon	Jeroen Bleekemolen Steve Jans Bret Curtis Franky Cheng	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	M	125
					Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8
55 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	5	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Nico Verdonck Edouard Mondron Eric van de Poele Jack Clarke	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	124
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
56 DNF	Gentleman Trophy	73	Kessel Racing	Beniamino Caccia Paolo Andreasi Pablo Paladino Giacomo Piccini	Ferrari 430 Scuderia GT3	M	123
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
57 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	15	Boutsen Ginion Racing	Jérôme Thiry Sarah Bovy Massimo Vagliani Marlene Broggi	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	96
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
58 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	62	Lapidus Racing	Klaas Hummel Adam Christodoulou Phil Quaife Tim Mullen	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	96
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
59 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	12	ART Grand Prix	Duncan Tappy Grégoire Demoustier Mike Parisy Ulric Amado	McLaren MP4-12C GT3	M	95
					McLaren 3.8 L Turbo V8
60 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	90	Preci-Spark	David Jones Godfrey Jones Mike Jordan Bernd Schneider	Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT3	M	73
					Mercedes-Benz 6.2 L V8
61 DNF	Cup	86	RMS	Philippe Salini Thierry Stépec Éric Mouez David Loger	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	M	63
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6
62 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	35	GT Academy Team RJN	Chris Ward Alex Buncombe Jann Mardenborough Lucas Ordoñez	Nissan GT-R GT3	M	53
					Nissan 3.8 L Turbo V6
63 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	37	DB Motorsport	Jochen Habets Leon Rijnbeek Simon Knap Andrew Danyliw	BMW Z4 GT3	M	52
					BMW 4.4 L V8
64 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	80	Emil Frey Racing	Lorenz Frey Rolf Maritz Gabriele Gardel Fredy Barth	Jaguar XKR	M	52
					Jaguar 5.0 L V8
65 DNF	GT3 Pro-Am	33	Pro GT by Alméras	Jean-Antoine Leclerc Éric Dermont David Tuchbant Franck Perera	Porsche 997 GT3-R	M	39
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
66 DNF	Cup	87	RMS	Manuel Nicolaidis Fabio Spirgi Olivier Baron Richard Feller	Porsche 997 GT3 Cup	M	34
					Porsche 3.8 L Flat-6

References

1. "Spa 24: voorlopige deelnemerslijst". turbomagazine.be. turbomagazine.be. 4 July 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 7 July 2012.