2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The 2018 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 3–5 May 2018. Spa-Francorchamps served as the first race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh 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]

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Gap	Grid
1	LMP1	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:54.962	—	1
2	LMP1	No. 1 Rebellion Racing	1:56.425	+1.463	2
3	LMP1	No. 3 Rebellion Racing	1:56.992	+2.030	3
4	LMP1	No. 11 SMP Racing	1:58.247	+3.285	4
5	LMP1	No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team	1:58.697	+3.735	5
6	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut	2:02.405	+7.443	6
7	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	2:02.429	+7.467	7
8	LMP2	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	2:02.824	+7.862	8
9	LMP2	No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing	2:03.023	+8.061	9
10	LMP2	No. 31 DragonSpeed	2:03.420	+8.458	15
11	LMP2	No. 28 TDS Racing	2:04.703	+9.741	11
12	LMP2	No. 29 Racing Team Nederland	2:05.502	+10.540	12
13	LMP2	No. 50 Larbre Compétition	2:05.739	+10.777	13
14	LMGTE Pro	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:12.947	+17.985	14
15	LMGTE Pro	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:13.030	+18.068	15
16	LMGTE Pro	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	2:13.034	+18.072	16
17	LMGTE Pro	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	2:13:352	+18.390	17
18	LMGTE Pro	No. 82 BMW Team MTEK	2:14.017	+19.055	18
19	LMGTE Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	2:14.385	+19.423	19
20	LMGTE Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	2:15.104	+20.142	20
21	LMGTE Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	2:15.127	+20.165	21
22	LMGTE Pro	No. 81 BMW Team MTEK	2:15.142	+20.180	22
23	LMGTE Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	2:16.004	+21.042	23
24	LMGTE Am	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:16.357	+21.395	24
25	LMGTE Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:16.359	+21.397	25
26	LMGTE Am	No. 56 Team Project 1	2:16.637	+21.675	26
27	LMGTE Am	No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:16.768	+21.806	27
28	LMGTE Am	No. 90 TF Sport	2:17.627	+22.665	28
29	LMGTE Am	No. 70 MR Racing	2:18.582	+23.550	29
30	LMGTE Am	No. 54 Spirit of Race	2:18.917	+23.955	30
31	LMGTE Am	No. 61 Clearwater Racing	2:19.445	+24.483	31
32	LMP1	No. 10 DragonSpeed	1:59.158¹	+4.196	WD²
33	LMGTE Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing UK	2:15.332³	+20.370	32
34	LMP1	No. 17 SMP Racing	No Time	—	33
35	LMP1	No. 5 CEFC TRSM Racing	No Time	—	WD⁴
36	LMP1	No. 6 CEFC TRSM Racing	No Time	—	WD⁴
EX	LMP1	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	No Time⁵	—	PL⁵

^1 – Only one driver of the No. 10 DragonSpeed set a lap time.
^2 – No.10 DragonSpeed withdrew due to Fittipaldi's high-speed crash at Eau Rouge.
^3 – Only one driver of the No. 86 Gulf Racing set a lap time.
^4 – Both Manors-run Ginettas withdrew after qualifying due to financial issues.
^5 – No.7 Toyota was excluded due to incorrect declaration of Fuel Flow Meter and will start from pit lane a lap down.^[2]

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]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	163	06:00:50.702
1	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Fernando Alonso Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	163	06:00:50.702
2	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	163	+1.444
2	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	163	+1.444
3	LMP1	3	Rebellion Racing	Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes	Rebellion R13	M	161	+2 Laps
3	LMP1	3	Rebellion Racing	Mathias Beche Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M	161	+2 Laps
4	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer Tom Dillmann	ENSO CLM P1/01	M	158	+5 Laps
4	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer Tom Dillmann	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6	M	158	+5 Laps
5	LMP1	11	SMP Racing	Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov	BR Engineering BR1	M	158	+5 Laps
5	LMP1	11	SMP Racing	Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	158	+5 Laps
6	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Andrea Pizzitola	Oreca 07	D	156	+7 Laps
6	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Jean-Éric Vergne Andrea Pizzitola	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	156	+7 Laps
7	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi	Oreca 07	D	156	+7 Laps
7	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Gabriel Aubry Stéphane Richelmi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	156	+7 Laps
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet	Alpine A470	D	156	+7 Laps
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Pierre Thiriet	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	156	+7 Laps
9	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Jazeman Jaafar Weiron Tan Nabil Jeffri	Oreca 07	D	155	+8 Laps
9	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Jazeman Jaafar Weiron Tan Nabil Jeffri	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	155	+8 Laps
10	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Loïc Duval	Oreca 07	D	155	+8 Laps
10	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxivière Loïc Duval	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	155	+8 Laps
11	LMP2	31	DragonSpeed	Roberto González Pastor Maldonado Nathanaël Berthon	Oreca 07	M	155	+8 Laps
11	LMP2	31	DragonSpeed	Roberto González Pastor Maldonado Nathanaël Berthon	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	155	+8 Laps
12	LMP2	50	Larbre Compétition	Erwin Creed Romano Ricci Julien Canal	Ligier JS P217	M	152	+11 Laps
12	LMP2	50	Larbre Compétition	Erwin Creed Romano Ricci Julien Canal	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	152	+11 Laps
13	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford GT	M	148	+15 Laps
13	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	148	+15 Laps
14	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 911 RSR	M	148	+15 Laps
14	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	148	+15 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	147	+16 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	147	+16 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Gianmaria Bruni	Porsche 911 RSR	M	147	+16 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Gianmaria Bruni	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	147	+16 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	82	BMW Team MTEK	Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa	BMW M8 GTE	M	146	+17 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	82	BMW Team MTEK	Tom Blomqvist António Félix da Costa	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	146	+17 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	146	+17 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Alex Lynn Maxime Martin Jonathan Adam	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	146	+17 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	146	+17 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Marco Sørensen Nicki Thiim Darren Turner	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	146	+17 Laps
20	LMGTE Pro	81	BMW Team MTEK	Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg	BMW M8 GTE	M	145	+18 Laps
20	LMGTE Pro	81	BMW Team MTEK	Martin Tomczyk Nick Catsburg	BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	145	+18 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	M	144	+19 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	144	+19 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	90	TF Sport	Salih Yoluç Euan Alers-Hankey Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	M	144	+19 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	90	TF Sport	Salih Yoluç Euan Alers-Hankey Charlie Eastwood	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	144	+19 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	143	+20 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	143	+20 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR	M	142	+21 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Julien Andlauer Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	142	+21 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	70	MR Racing	Motoaki Ishikawa Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	142	+21 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	70	MR Racing	Motoaki Ishikawa Olivier Beretta Eddie Cheever III	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	142	+21 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Khalid Al-Qubaisi Gianluca Roda Matteo Cairoli	Porsche 911 RSR	M	141	+22 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Khalid Al-Qubaisi Gianluca Roda Matteo Cairoli	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	141	+22 Laps
27	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	139	+24 Laps
27	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	139	+24 Laps
28	LMP2	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Jan Lammers	Dallara P217	M	139	+24 laps
28	LMP2	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Jan Lammers	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	M	139	+24 laps
29	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing UK	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Alex Davison	Porsche 911 RSR	M	137	+26 Laps
29	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing UK	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Alex Davison	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	137	+26 Laps
30	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	136	+27 Laps
30	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	136	+27 Laps
31	LMGTE Am	56	Team Project 1	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti	Porsche 911 RSR	M	131	+32 Laps
31	LMGTE Am	56	Team Project 1	Jörg Bergmeister Patrick Lindsey Egidio Perfetti	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	131	+32 Laps
DSQ	LMP1	1	Rebellion Racing	Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna	Rebellion R13	M	161	Disqualified^{[N 1]}
DSQ	LMP1	1	Rebellion Racing	Neel Jani André Lotterer Bruno Senna	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M	161	Disqualified^{[N 1]}
DNF	LMP1	17	SMP Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Egor Orudzhev Matevos Isaakyan	BR Engineering BR1	M	132	Collision
DNF	LMP1	17	SMP Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Egor Orudzhev Matevos Isaakyan	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	132	Collision
DNF	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Tony Kanaan	Ford GT	M	26	Collision
DNF	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Tony Kanaan	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	26	Collision
DNS	LMP1	10	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Pietro Fittipaldi	BR Engineering BR1	M	–	Did Not Start
DNS	LMP1	10	DragonSpeed	Ben Hanley Henrik Hedman Pietro Fittipaldi	AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	–	Did Not Start
WD	LMP1	5	CEFC TRSM Racing	Charlie Robertson Dean Stoneman	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	M	–	Withdrew
WD	LMP1	5	CEFC TRSM Racing	Charlie Robertson Dean Stoneman	Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6	M	–	Withdrew
WD	LMP1	6	CEFC TRSM Racing	Oliver Rowland Alex Brundle Oliver Turvey	Ginetta G60-LT-P1	M	–	Withdrew
WD	LMP1	6	CEFC TRSM Racing	Oliver Rowland Alex Brundle Oliver Turvey	Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6	M	–	Withdrew

Standings after the race[]

2018–2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship^[5]

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Fernando Alonso Kazuki Nakajima Sébastien Buemi	26
2	Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway José María López	18
3	Thomas Laurent Gustavo Menezes Mathias Beche	15
4	Oliver Webb Tom Dillmann Dominik Kraihamer	12
5	Mikhail Aleshin Vitaly Petrov	10

2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship^[6]

Pos.	Team	Points
1	Toyota Gazoo Racing	26
2	Rebellion Racing	15
3	ByKolles Racing Team	12
4	SMP Racing	10

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

2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship^[7]

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Billy Johnson Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	25
2	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	18
3	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	15
4	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	12
5	António Félix da Costa Tom Blomqvist	10

2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship^[8]

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Porsche	30
2	Ford	26
3	Ferrari	15.5
4	BMW	14
5	Aston Martin	14

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

Notes[]

^ The No. 1 Rebellion was disqualified from the race after the car was found to have had a skid block worn beyond allowable limits.^[4]

References[]

^ "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Stewards Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Provisional Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ Kilbey, Stephen (5 May 2018). "#1 Rebellion R-13 Disqualified From 6H Spa". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
^ "2018 – 2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ "2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ "2018 – 2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

External links[]

Official website

FIA World Endurance Championship
Previous race: None	2018–19 season	Next race: 24 Hours of Le Mans

[RebellionDSQ-5] The No. 1 Rebellion was disqualified from the race after the car was found to have had a skid block worn beyond allowable limits.^[4]

[Qualifying-1] "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[Steward_Decision_No.14-2] "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Stewards Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[Race_result-3] "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Provisional Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[Rebellion_Disqualification-4] Kilbey, Stephen (5 May 2018). "#1 Rebellion R-13 Disqualified From 6H Spa". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 5 May 2018.

[6] "2018 – 2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[7] "2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[8] "2018 – 2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

[9] "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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