2017 6 Hours of Silverstone
Track layout of the Silverstone Circuit
The 2017 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 14–16 April 2017. Silverstone served as the opening round 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 TS050 Hybrid
Qualifying[]
Qualifying results[]
Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Gap | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:37.304 | — | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:37.593 | +0.289 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 1 Porsche LMP Team | 1:38.615 | +1.311 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 2 Porsche LMP Team | 1:39.063 | +1.759 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 1:44.387 | +7.083 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 1:44.433 | +7.129 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP2 | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:44.591 | +7.287 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP2 | No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion | 1:45.194 | +7.890 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team | 1:45.235 | +7.931 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion | 1:45.323 | +8.019 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 24 CEFC Manor TRS Racing | 1:46.102 | +8.798 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 28 TDS Racing | 1:46.183 | +8.879 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 25 CEFC Manor TRS Racing | 1:46.494 | +9.190 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 1:47.250 | +9.946 | 14 |
| 15 | LMGTE Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:56.202 | +18.898 | 15 |
| 16 | LMGTE Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 1:57.011 | +19.707 | 16 |
| 17 | LMGTE Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 1:57.117 | +19.813 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 1:57.269 | +19.965 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 1:57.414 | +20.110 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 1:57.466 | +20.162 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE Pro | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 1:58.003 | +20.699 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE Pro | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 1:58.066 | +20.762 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 1:59.562 | +22.258 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE Am | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 2:00.608 | +23.304 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE Am | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:01.347 | +24.043 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE Am | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 2:01.621 | +24.317 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE Am | No. 86 | 2:01.925 | +24.621 | 27 |
Race[]
Race result[]
The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 138 laps. Class winners in bold.[2]
| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Chassis | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engine | ||||||||
| 1 | LMP1 | 8 |  Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
 Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima
|
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 197 | 06:00:33.211 |
| Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 2 | LMP1 | 2 |  Porsche LMP Team
|
Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley
|
Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 197 | +6.173 |
| Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | ||||||||
| 3 | LMP1 | 1 | Porsche LMP Team
|
Neel Jani Nick Tandy André Lotterer
|
Porsche 919 Hybrid | M | 197 | +46.956 |
| Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 | ||||||||
| 4 | LMP2 | 38 |  Jackie Chan DC Racing
|
 Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent
|
Oreca 07 | D | 184 | +13 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 5 | LMP2 | 31 | Vaillante Rebellion
|
Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna
|
Oreca 07 | D | 184 | +13 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 6 | LMP2 | 28 | TDS Racing
|
François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxiviere Emmanuel Collard
|
Oreca 07 | D | 184 | +13 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 7 | LMP2 | 36 | Signatech Alpine Matmut
|
Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes
|
Alpine A470 | D | 183 | +14 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 8 | LMP2 | 26 |  G-Drive Racing
|
Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn
|
Oreca 07 | D | 183 | +14 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 9 | LMP2 | 24 | CEFC Manor TRS Racing
|
 Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Éric Vergne
|
Oreca 07 | D | 183 | +14 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 10 | LMP2 | 25 | CEFC Manor TRS Racing
|
 Roberto González Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov
|
Oreca 07 | D | 182 | +15 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 11 | LMP2 | 37 | Jackie Chan DC Racing
|
David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy
|
Oreca 07 | D | 182 | +15 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 12 | LMP2 | 13 | Vaillante Rebellion
|
Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Nelson Piquet, Jr.
|
Oreca 07 | D | 172 | +25 Laps |
| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | ||||||||
| 13 | LMGTE Pro |
67 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK
|
Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani
|
Ford GT | M | 171 | +26 Laps |
| Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 14 | LMGTE Pro |
51 |  AF Corse
|
James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 171 | +26 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 15 | LMGTE Pro |
91 | Porsche GT Team
|
 Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki
|
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 171 | +26 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 16 | LMGTE Pro |
66 | Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK
|
Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson
|
Ford GT | M | 171 | +26 Laps |
| Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 17 | LMGTE Pro |
71 | AF Corse
|
Davide Rigon Sam Bird
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 170 | +27 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 18 | LMGTE Pro |
95 | Aston Martin Racing
|
Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 170 | +27 Laps |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 19 | LMGTE Pro |
97 | Aston Martin Racing
|
Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 168 | +29 Laps |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 20 | LMGTE Am |
61 |  Clearwater Racing
|
Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 166 | +31 Laps |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| 21 | LMGTE Am |
98 | Aston Martin Racing
|
 Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda
|
Aston Martin Vantage GTE | D | 166 | +31 Laps |
| Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 | ||||||||
| 22 | LMGTE Am |
77 | Dempsey-Proton Racing
|
Christian Ried Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst
|
Porsche 911 RSR | D | 166 | +31 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| 23 | LMP1 | 7 | Toyota Gazoo Racing
|
Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López
|
Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 159 | +38 Laps |
| Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| 24 | LMGTE Am |
86 | Gulf Racing
|
Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster
|
Porsche 911 RSR | D | 143 | +54 Laps |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMGTE Am |
54 | Spirit of Race
|
Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina
|
Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 165 | Spun |
| Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMP1 | 4 | ByKolles Racing Team
|
Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer James Rossiter
|
ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 155 | Collision |
| Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6 | ||||||||
| DNF | LMGTE Pro |
92 | Porsche GT Team
|
Michael Christensen Kévin Estre
|
Porsche 911 RSR | M | 95 | Fire |
| Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "2017 6 Hours of Silverstone Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 April 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "2017 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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