2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps explained

The 2017 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 4–6 May 2017. It was the second race of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the sixth running of the event as part of the championship. The event was won by the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]

ClassTeamAverage Time
1LMP11:54.0971
2LMP1No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:54.693+0.5962
3LMP1No. 9 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:54.701+0.6043
4LMP1No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:54.907+0.8104
5LMP11:55.440+1.3435
6LMP2No. 26 G-Drive Racing2:02.601+8.5046
7LMP2No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut2:02.624+8.5277
8LMP2No. 35 Signatech Alpine Matmut2:02.629+8.5328
9LMP2No. 24 CEFC Manor TRS Racing2:02.632+8.5359
10LMP2No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion2:03.619+9.52210
11LMP1No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team2:03.827+9.73011
12LMP2No. 34 Tockwith Motorsports2:04.176+10.07912
13LMP2No. 28 TDS Racing2:05.058+10.96113
14LMP2No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing2:05.421+11.32414
15LMP2No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion2:05.614+11.51715
16LMP2No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing2:14.220+20.12316
17LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse2:15.017+20.92017
18LMGTE ProNo. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK2:15.418+21.32118
19LMGTE ProNo. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK2:15.565+21.46819
20LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse2:15.765+21.66820
21LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche GT Team2:16.862+22.76521
22LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche GT Team2:17.010+22.91322
23LMGTE ProNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing2:17.156+23.05923
24LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing2:17.640+23.54324
25LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing2:18.659+24.56225
26LMGTE AmNo. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing2:19.065+24.96826
27LMGTE AmNo. 54 Spirit of Race2:19.658+25.56127
28LMGTE AmNo. 61 Clearwater Racing2:20.915+26.81828
29LMGTE AmNo. 86 Gulf Racing2:22.120+28.02329
30LMP2No. 25 CEFC Manor TRS RacingNo Time30

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 122 laps. Class winners in bold.[2]

ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid17306:00:11.490
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
2LMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
Toyota TS050 Hybrid173+1.992
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
3LMP12 Porsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard
Earl Bamber
Brendon Hartley
Porsche 919 Hybrid173+35.283
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
4LMP11 Porsche LMP Team Neel Jani
Nick Tandy
André Lotterer
Porsche 919 Hybrid173+1:25.438
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
5LMP19 Toyota Gazoo Racing Stéphane Sarrazin
Yuji Kunimoto
Nicolas Lapierre
Toyota TS050 Hybrid171+2 Laps
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
6LMP14 ByKolles Racing Team Oliver Webb
Dominik Kraihamer
James Rossiter
161+12 Laps
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6
7LMP226 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Pierre Thiriet
Alex Lynn
Oreca 07160+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8LMP231 Vaillante Rebellion Julien Canal
Nicolas Prost
Bruno Senna
Oreca 07160+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Ho-Pin Tung
Oliver Jarvis
Thomas Laurent
Oreca 07160+13 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10LMP213 Vaillante Rebellion Mathias Beche
David Heinemeier Hansson
Nelson Piquet Jr.
Oreca 07159+14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Romain Dumas
Gustavo Menezes
Matt Rao
Alpine A470159+14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12LMP235 Signatech Alpine Matmut Pierre Ragues
André Negrão
Nelson Panciatici
Alpine A470158+15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13LMP224 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Tor Graves
Jonathan Hirschi
Jean-Éric Vergne
Oreca 07158+15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
14LMP225 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Roberto González
Simon Trummer
Vitaly Petrov
Oreca 07158+15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
15LMP228 TDS Racing François Perrodo
Ben Hanley
Emmanuel Collard
Oreca 07158+15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
16LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Cheng
Alex Brundle
Tristan Gommendy
Oreca 07156+17 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
17LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Davide Rigon
Sam Bird
Ferrari 488 GTE151+22 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
18LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE150+23 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
19LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Billy Johnson
Ford GT150+23 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
20LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Pipo Derani
Ford GT150+23 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
21LMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Richard Lietz
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR149+24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22LMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR149+24 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Jonathan Adam
Daniel Serra
Aston Martin Vantage GTE148+25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
24LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen
Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Vantage GTE148+25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
25LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE146+27 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
26LMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Christian Ried
Matteo Cairoli
Marvin Dienst
Porsche 911 RSR146+27 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Weng Sun Mok
Keita Sawa
Matt Griffin
Ferrari 488 GTE145+28 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28LMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr
Francesco Castellacci
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE144+29 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
DNFLMP234 Tockwith Motorsports Nigel Moore
Philip Hanson
Karun Chandhok
Ligier JS P217151Retired
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
DNFLMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing Michael Wainwright
Ben Barker
Nick Foster
Porsche 911 RSR76Collison
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6

Standings after the race

2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Anthony Davidson
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi
50
2 Brendon Hartley
Earl Bamber
Timo Bernhard
33
3 André Lotterer
Neel Jani
Nick Tandy
28
4 6 Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
19.5
5 1 Ho-Pin Tung
Oliver Jarvis
Thomas Laurent
16
2017 LMP1 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 1 Toyota69.5
2 1 Porsche61
2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Pipo Derani
38
2 3 Davide Rigon
Sam Bird
36
3 1 Alessandro Pier Guidi
James Calado
36
4 1 Billy Johnson
Olivier Pla
Stefan Mücke
27
5 2 Frédéric Makowiecki
Richard Lietz
25
2017 GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 1 Ferrari72
2 1 Ford65
3 Porsche34
4 Aston Martin24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification. 5 May 2017. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 6 May 2017.
  2. Web site: 2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification . Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . PDF . 6 May 2017 . 7 May 2017.