2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps explained

The 2019 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 2–4 May 2019. Spa-Francorchamps served as the seventh race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the eighth running of the event as part of the championship. The race was won by the #8 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1] [2]

ClassTeamAverage Time
1LMP1No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:53.747-1
2LMP1No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:54.243+0.4962
3LMP1No. 17 SMP Racing1:54.711+0.9643
4LMP1No. 3 Rebellion Racing1:55.640+1.8934
5LMP1No. 11 SMP Racing1:56.018+2.2715
6LMP1No. 1 Rebellion Racing1:56.021+2.2746
7LMP2No. 26 G-Drive Racing2:00.674+6.9277
8LMP2No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing2:01.225+7.4788
9LMP2No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing2:01.558+7.8119
10LMP2No. 31 DragonSpeed2:01.816+8.06910
11LMP2No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut2:01.832+8.08511
12LMP1No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team2:02.246+8.49912
13LMP2No. 29 Racing Team Nederland2:03.959+10.21213
14LMP2No. 28 TDS Racing2:04.967+11.22014
15LMP2No. 29 Larbre Compétition2:06.234+12.48715
16LMGTE ProNo. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK2:12.885+19.13816
17LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing2:12.952+19.20517
18LMGTE ProNo. 82 BMW Team MTEK2:12.977+19.23018
19LMGTE ProNo. 81 BMW Team MTEK2:13.313+19.56619
20LMGTE ProNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing2:13.341+19.59420
21LMGTE ProNo. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK2:13.392+19.64521
22LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche GT Team2:13.683+19.93622
23LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche GT Team2:13.836+20.08923
24LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse2:14.060+20.31324
25LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse2:14.182+20.43525
26LMGTE AmNo. 90 TF Sport2:16.061+22.31426
27LMGTE AmNo. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing2:16.171+22.42427
28LMGTE AmNo. 56 Team Project 12:16.390+22.64328
29LMGTE AmNo. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing2:17.005+23.25829
30LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing2:17.093+23.34630
31LMGTE AmNo. 54 Spirit of Race2:17.173+23.42631
32LMGTE AmNo. 61 Clearwater Racing2:17.288+23.54132
33LMGTE AmNo. 86 Gulf Racing2:19.225+25.47833
34LMGTE AmNo. 70 MR RacingNo Time—34

– Motoaki Ishikawa crashed the No. 70 MR Racing car in qualifying, resulting in the car being unable to set a qualifying time.

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 114 laps. Class winners in bold.[3] [4]

ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima		Toyota TS050 Hybrid1335:44:41.101
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2LMP13 Rebellion Racing Nathanaël Berthon
Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes		Rebellion R13132+1 lap
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
3LMP111 SMP Racing Mikhail Aleshin
Vitaly Petrov
Stoffel Vandoorne		BR Engineering BR1132+1 lap
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
4LMP117 SMP Racing Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin
Sergey Sirotkin		BR Engineering BR1131+2 laps
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
5LMP11 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Bruno Senna		Rebellion R13130+3 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
6LMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López		Toyota TS050 Hybrid129+4 laps
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
7LMP231 DragonSpeed Anthony Davidson
Roberto Gonzalez
Pastor Maldonado		Oreca 07129+4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
8LMP226 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Job van Uitert
Jean-Éric Vergne		Aurus 01129+4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9LMP236 Singatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet		Alpine A470129+4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
10LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung		Oreca 07129+4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
11LMP228 TDS Racing Norman Nato
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière		Oreca 07128+5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
12LMP229 Racing Team Nederland
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries		Dallara P217127+6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
13LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Heinemeier Hansson
Jordan King
Will Stevens		Oreca 07127+6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
14LMP250 Larbre Compétition Nicholas Boulle
Erwin Creed
Romano Ricci		Ligier JS P217126+7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
15LMGTE
Pro		97 Aston Martin Racing Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin		Aston Martin Vantage AMR124+9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
16LMGTE
Pro		51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo124+9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
17LMGTE
Pro		92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre		Porsche 911 RSR124+9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
18LMGTE
Pro		82 BMW Team MTEK António Félix da Costa
Augusto Farfus		BMW M8 GTE124+9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
19LMGTE
Pro		67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell		Ford GT124+9 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
20LMGTE
Pro		71 AF Corse Sam Bird
Davide Rigon		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo124+9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
21LMGTE
Pro		95 Aston Martin Racing Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim		Aston Martin Vantage AMR124+9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
22LMGTE
Pro		91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz		Porsche 911 RSR124+9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23LMGTE
Pro		81 BMW Team MTEK Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk		BMW M8 GTE124+9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
24LMGTE
Pro		66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla		Ford GT123+10 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
25LMGTE
Am		77 Dempsey – Proton Racing Matt Campbell
Riccardo Pera
Christian Ried		Porsche 911 RSR122+11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
26LMGTE
Am		90 TF Sport Charlie Eastwood
Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç		Aston Martin Vantage GTE122+11 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
27LMGTE
Am		61 Clearwater Racing Matteo Cressoni
Matt Griffin
Luís Pérez Companc		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo122+11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
28LMGTE
Am		54 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo122+11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
29LMGTE
Am		56 Team Project 1 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti		Porsche 911 RSR122+11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
30LMGTE
Am		98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda		Aston Martin Vantage GTE121+12 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
31LMGTE
Am		86 Gulf Racing Ben Barker
Thomas Preining
Michael Wainwright		Porsche 911 RSR121+12 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
32LMGTE
Am		70 MR Racing Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa		Ferrari 488 GTE Evo120+13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
33LMGTE
Am		88 Dempsey – Proton Racing Matteo Cairoli
Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda		Porsche 911 RSR115+18 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
34LMP14 ByKolles Racing Team Tom Dillmann
Paolo Ruberti
Oliver Webb		ENSO CLM P1/0195+38 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8

Standings after the race

2018–2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship[5]
+/–DriverPoints
1 Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi		160
2 Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
José María López		129
3 Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes		99
4 Mathias Beche73
5 Neel Jani
André Lotterer		73
2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship[6]
+/–TeamPoints
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing177
2 Rebellion Racing116
3 SMP Racing86
4 ByKolles Racing Team22.5
5 DragonSpeed8.5
6 CEFC TRSM Racing1
2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship[7]
+/–DriverPoints
1 Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre		140
2 Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz		104
3 James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi		98.5
4 Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla		70
5 1 Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell		67
2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship[8]
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Porsche246
2 Ferrari153
3 Ford137
4 Aston Martin133
5 BMW101

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification. 4 May 2018. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 5 May 2018.
  2. Web site: Conway & Kobayashi Break Qualifying Record En Route To Spa Pole. 3 May 2019. Stephen. Kilbey. Dailysportscar.com. 5 May 2019.
  3. Web site: 2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Provisional Classification. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 4 May 2019. 5 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Toyota Wins From Rebellion in Wet and Wild 6H Spa. 4 May 2019. Daniel. Lloyd. sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. 5 May 2019.
  5. Web site: 2018-19 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship. 4 May 2019. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 5 May 2019.
  6. Web site: 2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship. 4 May 2019. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 5 May 2019.
  7. Web site: 2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship. 4 May 2019. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 5 May 2019.
  8. Web site: 2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship. 4 May 2019. Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. PDF. 5 May 2019.

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