Scotsman claims third place in rare race in South AmericaAllan McNish remains firmly in the FIA World Endurance Championship title race after the Scotsman recorded a third place finish in the So Paulo Six Hour race this weekend.McNish, regular co-driver Tom Kristensen (Den) and local favourite Lucas di Grassi (BRA) steered their diesel-engined Audi R18 ultra home 74.679 seconds behind race winners Alex Wurz/Nicholas Lapierre (Toyota).Dumfries-born McNish and Kristensen now lie 7.5-points behind Audi Sport team-mates Marcel Fssler (CH)/Andr Lotterer (D)/Benot Trluyer (F) in the eight-race series with just two races remaining after the next round in Bahrain (29 Sep)their hybrid-diesel Audi finishing just 13.901secs ahead of the McNish Audi.The 661-mile race staged at the historic 2.676-mile Autdromo de Interlagos was only McNishs second ever race in Brazil in his 30 year motorsport careerthe Scotsman previously competing in the 2002 Formula One Grand Prix.Congratulations to Toyota for an excellent victory. Wed worked hard with our Audi to get a good race [handling] balance and thats what we had but today was the maximum that the R18 ultra could achieve.We were quick on a single lap but in traffic, the hybrids had an advantage. I was very pleased with my double stint at the beginning and also the way that things ran from there on in. We were as competitive as we could beTom and I now just look ahead to Bahrain and concentrate on that race and getting back in front in the championship.  McNish started the six hour race from second place courtesy of di Grassis efforts in qualifying the previous day, alongside the pole-starting Toyota with the Fssler/Lotterer/Trluyer (Audi) third on the 28-car grid, but the Scotsman slipped to third 12mins in.Kristensen took over the third-placed Audi from McNish with almost two hours goneAllan having led briefly during the scheduled re-fuelling pit-stop phasebut the Dane lost valuable time soon afterwards with a spin following contact with a slower car.Approaching mid-race, Kristensen went one lap down to the leading Toyota after pitting for fuel and tyres during the races first full course caution period before setting a searing pace.   Di Grassi entered the fray placed third, 16secs behind the Fssler/Lotterer/ Trluyer Audi with 140mins remaining and despite the Brazilian setting the fastest lap of the race with 45mins to run, remained third to the chequered flag.McNish returns home to Monaco briefly before heading to Singapore for next weekends Formula One Grand Prix (21-23 Sep) in the role of an FIA Steward.2012 FIA World Endurance Championship (after 5 rounds)Drivers: 1st Marcel Fssler (CH)/Andr Lotterer (D)/Benot Trluyer (F), 114.5pts. 2nd Allan McNish (GB)/Tom Kristensen (DEN), 107pts. LMP1 Manufacturers': 1st Audi*, 147pts. 2nd Toyota, 43pts (*Audi already Champions).