2014 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The 2014 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally known as the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium on 2–3 May 2014. Spa-Francorchamps served as the second race of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship. Toyota's Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi, and Nicolas Lapierre led the field to the checkered flag for their second consecutive victory of the season, ahead of Audi and the sister Toyota. The LMP2 category also had its second consecutive winner with G-Drive Racing ahead of Jota Sport's guest entry in the series. AF Corse Ferrari held off Porsche Team Manthey in the LMGTE Pro class, while another AF Corse Ferrari won the LMGTE Am category ahead of two Aston Martins.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying result

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

Pos Class Team Average Time Grid
1 LMP1-H No. 14 Porsche Team 2:01.198 1
2 LMP1-H No. 8 Toyota Racing 2:01.836 2
3 LMP1-H No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 2:02.499 3
4 LMP1-H No. 7 Toyota Racing 2:03.177 4
5 LMP1-H No. 20 Porsche Team 2:03.672 5
6 LMP1-H No. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 2:03.881 6
7 LMP1-H No. 3 Audi Sport Team Joest 2:06.160 7
8 LMP2 No. 47 KCMG 2:12.103 8
9 LMP2 No. 27 SMP Racing 2:12.751 9
10 LMP2 No. 26 G-Drive Racing 2:13.143 10
11 LMP2 No. 38 Jota Sport 2:13.761 11
12 LMP1-L No. 12 Rebellion Racing 2:14.934 12
13 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 2:32.338 14
14 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 2:32.505 15
15 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey 2:32.581 16
16 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey 2:32.817 17
17 LMGTE Pro No. 99 Aston Martin Racing 2:33.070 18
18 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 2:33.572 19
19 LMGTE Am No. 61 AF Corse 2:33.962 20
20 LMGTE Am No. 75 Prospeed Competition 2:33.981 21
21 LMGTE Am No. 81 AF Corse 2:34.039 22
22 LMGTE Am No. 88 Proton Competition 2:34.828 23
23 LMGTE Am No. 90 8 Star Motorsports 2:35.348 24
24 LMGTE Am No. 60 AF Corse 2:35.641 25
25 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:39.390 26
26 LMGTE Am No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 2:39.404 27
LMP2 No. 37 SMP Racing No Time 131
LMP1-L No. 13 Rebellion Racing No Time

^1 – The No. 37 SMP Racing Oreca-Nissan was allowed to grid at the back of the LMP field.[3]

Race

Race result

Class winners in bold.[4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps
Engine
1 LMP1-H 8 Japan Toyota Racing United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
France Nicolas Lapierre
Toyota TS040 Hybrid M 171
Toyota 3.7 L V8
2 LMP1-H 1 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Denmark Tom Kristensen
France Loïc Duval
Brazil Lucas di Grassi
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 171
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
3 LMP1-H 7 Japan Toyota Racing Austria Alexander Wurz
France Stéphane Sarrazin
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS040 Hybrid M 171
Toyota 3.7 L V8
4 LMP1-H 14 Germany Porsche Team Germany Marc Lieb
France Romain Dumas
Switzerland Neel Jani
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 170
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
5 LMP1-H 2 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Germany André Lotterer
Switzerland Marcel Fässler
France Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 170
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
6 LMP1-H 3 Germany Audi Sport Team Joest Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
Italy Marco Bonanomi
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 169
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
7 LMP1-L 12 Switzerland Rebellion Racing France Nicolas Prost
Germany Nick Heidfeld
Switzerland Mathias Beche
Rebellion R-One M 161
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
8 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
France Olivier Pla
France Julien Canal
Morgan LMP2 D 160
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9 LMP2 38 United Kingdom Jota Sport United Kingdom Simon Dolan
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Spain Marc Gené
Zytek Z11SN D 160
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
10 LMP2 47 Hong Kong KCMG United Kingdom Matthew Howson
United Kingdom Richard Bradley
Switzerland Alexandre Imperatori
Oreca 03 D 159
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
11 LMP2 37 Russia SMP Racing Russia Kirill Ladygin
Russia Anton Ladygin
Russia Viktor Shaitar
Oreca 03 M 158
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
12 LMP2 27 Russia SMP Racing Russia Sergey Zlobin
Italy Maurizio Mediani
France Nicolas Minassian
Oreca 03 M 158
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
13 LMGTE
Pro
51 Italy AF Corse Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Finland Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 152
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
14 LMGTE
Pro
91 Germany Porsche Team Manthey France Patrick Pilet
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Porsche 911 RSR M 151
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 LMGTE
Pro
71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
United Kingdom James Calado
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 151
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
16 LMGTE
Pro
97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner
Germany Stefan Mücke
Brazil Bruno Senna
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 151
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
17 LMGTE
Pro
99 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Hong Kong Darryl O'Young
United Kingdom Alex MacDowall
Brazil Fernando Rees
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 150
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Am
61 Italy AF Corse Argentina Luís Pérez Companc
Italy Marco Cioci
Italy Mirko Venturi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 149
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19 LMGTE
Am
95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark Kristian Poulsen
New Zealand Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 149
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
20 LMGTE
Am
98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Denmark Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 149
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
21 LMGTE
Pro
92 Germany Porsche Team Manthey Germany Marco Holzer
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 148
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22 LMGTE
Am
88 Germany Proton Competition Germany Christian Ried
Austria Klaus Bachler
United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
Porsche 911 RSR M 148
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
23 LMP1-H 20 Germany Porsche Team Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Australia Mark Webber
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 148
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
24 LMGTE
Am
81 Italy AF Corse Australia Stephen Wyatt
Italy Michele Rugolo
Italy Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 148
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
25 LMGTE
Am
75 Belgium Prospeed Competition France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxivière
France Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 997 GT3-RSR M 146
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
26 LMGTE
Am
60 Italy AF Corse United States Peter Mann
Italy Raffaele Giammaria
Italy Lorenzo Casé
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 145
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
27 LMGTE
Am
90 United States 8 Star Motorsports Venezuela Enzo Potolicchio
Italy Paolo Ruberti
Italy Gianluca Roda
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 142
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
DNF LMP1-L 13 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Austria Dominik Kraihamer
Italy Andrea Belicchi
Switzerland Fabio Leimer
Rebellion R-One M 47
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8

References

  1. ^ Watkins, Gary (3 May 2014). "Spa WEC: Toyota wins again with Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi". Autosport. Haymarket Press. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Practice Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race (360') Final Starting Grid" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  4. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.


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