2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

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]

Pos. Class Team Average Time Gap Grid
1 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:53.747 - 1
2 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:54.243 +0.496 2
3 LMP1 No. 17 SMP Racing 1:54.711 +0.964 3
4 LMP1 No. 3 Rebellion Racing 1:55.640 +1.893 4
5 LMP1 No. 11 SMP Racing 1:56.018 +2.271 5
6 LMP1 No. 1 Rebellion Racing 1:56.021 +2.274 6
7 LMP2 No. 26 G-Drive Racing 2:00.674 +6.927 7
8 LMP2 No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing 2:01.225 +7.478 8
9 LMP2 No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing 2:01.558 +7.811 9
10 LMP2 No. 31 DragonSpeed 2:01.816 +8.069 10
11 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut 2:01.832 +8.085 11
12 LMP1 No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team 2:02.246 +8.499 12
13 LMP2 No. 29 Racing Team Nederland 2:03.959 +10.212 13
14 LMP2 No. 28 TDS Racing 2:04.967 +11.220 14
15 LMP2 No. 29 Larbre Compétition 2:06.234 +12.487 15
16 LMGTE Pro No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 2:12.885 +19.138 16
17 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 2:12.952 +19.205 17
18 LMGTE Pro No. 82 BMW Team MTEK 2:12.977 +19.230 18
19 LMGTE Pro No. 81 BMW Team MTEK 2:13.313 +19.566 19
20 LMGTE Pro No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 2:13.341 +19.594 20
21 LMGTE Pro No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 2:13.392 +19.645 21
22 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche GT Team 2:13.683 +19.936 22
23 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche GT Team 2:13.836 +20.089 23
24 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 2:14.060 +20.313 24
25 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 2:14.182 +20.435 25
26 LMGTE Am No. 90 TF Sport 2:16.061 +22.314 26
27 LMGTE Am No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:16.171 +22.424 27
28 LMGTE Am No. 56 Team Project 1 2:16.390 +22.643 28
29 LMGTE Am No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:17.005 +23.258 29
30 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:17.093 +23.346 30
31 LMGTE Am No. 54 Spirit of Race 2:17.173 +23.426 31
32 LMGTE Am No. 61 Clearwater Racing 2:17.288 +23.541 32
33 LMGTE Am No. 86 Gulf Racing 2:19.225 +25.478 33
34 LMGTE Am No. 70 MR Racing No Time1 34

^1 – 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]

Pos. Class No. Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 133 5:44:41.101
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 3 Switzerland Rebellion Racing France Nathanaël Berthon
France Thomas Laurent
United States Gustavo Menezes
Rebellion R13 M 132 +1 lap
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
3 LMP1 11 Russia SMP Racing Russia Mikhail Aleshin
Russia Vitaly Petrov
Belgium Stoffel Vandoorne
BR Engineering BR1 M 132 +1 lap
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
4 LMP1 17 Russia SMP Racing Russia Egor Orudzhev
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Russia Sergey Sirotkin
BR Engineering BR1 M 131 +2 laps
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
5 LMP1 1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Switzerland Neel Jani
Germany André Lotterer
Brazil Bruno Senna
Rebellion R13 M 130 +3 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
6 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 129 +4 laps
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
7 LMP2 31 United States DragonSpeed United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Mexico Roberto Gonzalez
Venezuela Pastor Maldonado
Oreca 07 M 129 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
8 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
Netherlands Job van Uitert
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Aurus 01 D 129 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9 LMP2 36 France Singatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Thiriet
Alpine A470 M 129 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
10 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing France Gabriel Aubry
Monaco Stéphane Richelmi
China Ho-Pin Tung
Oreca 07 D 129 +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
11 LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France Norman Nato
France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 D 128 +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
12 LMP2 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Nyck de Vries
Dallara P217 M 127 +6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
13 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
United Kingdom Jordan King
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Oreca 07 D 127 +6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
14 LMP2 50 France Larbre Compétition United States Nicholas Boulle
France Erwin Creed
France Romano Ricci
Ligier JS P217 M 126 +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
15 LMGTE
Pro
97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Belgium Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 124 +9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE
Pro
51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 124 +9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE
Pro
92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR M 124 +9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
18 LMGTE
Pro
82 Germany BMW Team MTEK Portugal António Félix da Costa
Brazil Augusto Farfus
BMW M8 GTE M 124 +9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
19 LMGTE
Pro
67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford GT M 124 +9 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
20 LMGTE
Pro
71 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom Sam Bird
Italy Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 124 +9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE
Pro
95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 124 +9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
22 LMGTE
Pro
91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR M 124 +9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23 LMGTE
Pro
81 Germany BMW Team MTEK Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Germany Martin Tomczyk
BMW M8 GTE M 124 +9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
24 LMGTE
Pro
66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Germany Stefan Mücke
France Olivier Pla
Ford GT M 123 +10 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
25 LMGTE
Am
77 Germany DempseyProton Racing Australia Matt Campbell
Italy Riccardo Pera
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR M 122 +11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
26 LMGTE
Am
90 United Kingdom TF Sport Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
United Kingdom Euan Hankey
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 122 +11 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
27 LMGTE
Am
61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Italy Matteo Cressoni
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 122 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE
Am
54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 122 +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE
Am
56 Germany Team Project 1 Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Lindsey
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR M 122 +11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
30 LMGTE
Am
98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 121 +12 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
31 LMGTE
Am
86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
Austria Thomas Preining
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR M 121 +12 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
32 LMGTE
Am
70 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Italy Eddie Cheever III
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 120 +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
33 LMGTE
Am
88 Germany DempseyProton Racing Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Gianluca Roda
Italy Giorgio Roda
Porsche 911 RSR M 115 +18 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
34 LMP1 4 Austria ByKolles Racing Team France Tom Dillmann
Italy Paolo Ruberti
United Kingdom Oliver Webb
ENSO CLM P1/01 M 95 +38 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8

Standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.

References

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


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