2019 4 Hours of Silverstone

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The #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid, which scored pole and won the race overall

The 2019 4 Hours of Silverstone, officially known as the 2019 WEC 4 Hours of Silverstone, was an endurance sportscar racing event held on 1 September 2019, as the opening round of the 2019-20 FIA World Endurance Championship. This was the inaugural running of the race, in a 4 hours format, having previously been run as the 6 Hours of Silverstone.[1] The race was won overall by Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi, and José María López, in the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid run by Toyota Gazoo Racing.[2][3]

Background[]

The provisional calendar for the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship was unveiled at the 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone, featuring eight races, on five continents, starting at Silverstone in September 2019 with a four-hour race, and ending with the Le Mans 24 Hours in June 2020. It was noted that for first time in the FIA World Endurance Championship, 4 hour races would be introduced, at the Silverstone Circuit, and the Shanghai International Circuit, following a fan survey which was conducted by the championship[4][5][6][7] despite overwhelming preference shown for 6 hour, 12 hour, and 24 hour races.[8] The race would mark the return of Goodyear to international motorsports, with the Goodyear brand replacing Dunlop.[9]

Entry List[]

The initial entry list for the event was released on 17 July 2019, with a total of 30 cars, split across 4 classes initially being set to compete in the event, with Rebellion Racing only entering one of its 2 full-season Rebellion R13 LMP1 cars.[10][11] The final entry list for the event, which saw majority of the available seats filled, and was updated just ahead of the event saw the number of cars increase to 31, following the addition of a second car for Rebellion Racing.[12][13] This final entry list saw a number of changes, with Pastor Maldonado withdrawing from the #38 Jota car, and being replaced by António Félix da Costa,[14] Porsche Carrera Cup regular David Kolkmann being drafted to replace David Heinemeier Hansson in the #56 Team Project 1 car, former Audi works LMP1 driver Oliver Jarvis replacing Chris Dyson in the #6 Team LNT, as well as the withdrawals from the event by Anthony Davidson and Alexandre Coigny due to injuries, leaving the #38 Jota and the #42 Cool Racing Oreca 07s to compete as a 2 driver entry.[15]

Qualifying[]

Qualifying Report[]

Kamui Kobayashi (pictured here in 2014) scored pole position with teammate Mike Conway

As per WEC Regulations, Qualifying on Saturday, held after FP3 was split into 2 different sessions of 20 minutes each, with the first session being held for the LM GTE categories, and the second session being held for the Le Mans Prototype classes. In Qualifying, teams must nominate two drivers from each crew, who must at least set one timed lap in qualifying, with the reference for the starting grid being calculated on the average of the two fastest lap times (one per driver). In an instance where multiple teams set an identical average time, priority is given to the team who set the average earliest.[16]

During the LMP Qualifying session, in the LMP1 class, the #7 Toyota TS050 piloted by the pair of Mike Conway and Kamui Kobayashi scored pole,[17] with a 1:36.015 Averaged time, almost a second quicker than the previous year's average time, despite the cars now carrying more ballast, due to a new track surface. The #8 Toyota TS050, piloted by the pair of Sébastien Buemi and Kazuki Nakajima averaged 3 tenths behind the #7, to finish 2nd,[18] while the leading privateer car, the #1 Rebellion R13, piloted by Gustavo Menezes and Bruno Senna averaged almost half a second behind the #7 to finish 3rd.[18]

In the LMP2 class, the #29 Racing Team Nederland Oreca 07, piloted by Giedo van der Garde and Job van Uitert, set an average of 1m37.220s, to go six tenths faster than the 2nd placed #22 United Autosports Oreca 07, which was piloted by Paul di Resta, and Philip Hanson, averaging a 1:41.683 lap time, which meant that Michelin-shod cars scored a 1-2. The highest placed Goodyear-shod team, the #37 Jackie Chan DC Racing piloted by Will Stevens, and Gabriel Aubry would set an average of 1:41.683, enough to earn 3rd on the LMP2 grid.[17]

During the GTE Qualifying session, in the LMGTE Pro class, the AF Corse team scored a 1-2 in Qualifying, with the cars being over 5 tenths faster than the competition.[19] The #51 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo piloted by Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado averaged 1:54.171, a tenth faster than the #71 piloted by Davide Rigon and Miguel Molina, which had a combined average of 1:54.302. The fastest non-Ferrari was the #97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE, which finished 3rd, and was piloted by Alex Lynn and Maxime Martin, who averaged a 1:54.992.

In the LMGTE Am class, the #90 TF Sport Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE scored pole in the class, with Charlie Eastwood and Salih Yoluc piloting the car, and achieving an average of 1:56.034.[19] The #56 Team Project 1 car secured P2, with Egidio Perfetti, and Matteo Cairoli at the wheel, setting an average of 1:56.371. The GTE-Am class had the sole qualifying non-starter, with the #57 Team Project 1 suffering from an engine failure towards the end of the third free practice session, that left mechanics scrambling to do an engine replacement, due to a flywheel failure.[20]

Post-Qualifying[]

Porsche was fined €25,000 for a Homologation Error, which had been found on the #56 Team Project 1 during post-qualifying scrutineering. Porsche had provided an erratum to update the car’s homologation papers during the WEC pre-season test, The Prologue, and while the erratum was valid on 1 August 2019, Porsche had failed to forward the updated homologation papers or relevant parts to its customer teams. Porsche cited a lack of parts for delivery as its reason for failing to issue the relevant updated parts to the teams, while simultaneously admitting its failure to inform the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The team was not penalized, as the issue was judged by the FIA to have been of no fault of the team, with the blame lying squarely with Porsche, and as the car did not gain any performance advantage from not using the updated parts.[21]

Qualifying Results[]

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[22]

Pos Class Team Average Time Gap Grid
1 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:36.015 1
2 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:36.315 +0.300 2
3 LMP1 No. 1 Rebellion Racing 1:36.560 +0.545 3
4 LMP1 No. 3 Rebellion Racing 1:37.024 +1.009 4
5 LMP1 No. 6 Team LNT 1:37.220 +1.205 5
6 LMP1 No. 5 Team LNT 1:37.464 +1.449 6
7 LMP2 No. 29 Racing Team Nederland 1:40.948 +4.933 7
8 LMP2 No. 22 United Autosports 1:41.683 +5.668 8
9 LMP2 No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:41.976 +5.961 9
10 LMP2 No. 42 Cool Racing 1:42.017 +6.002 10
11 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Elf 1:42.216 +6.201 11
12 LMP2 No. 33 High Class Racing 1:42.414 +6.399 12
13 LMP2 No. 38 Jota Sport 1:42.885 +6.870 13
14 LMP2 No. 47 Cetilar Racing 1:43.363 +7.348 14
15 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:54.171 +18.156 15
16 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 1:54.302 +18.287 16
17 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:54.992 +18.977 17
18 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche GT Team 1:55.067 +19.052 18
19 LMGTE Pro No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:55.149 +19.134 19
20 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche GT Team 1:55.493 +19.478 20
21 LMGTE Am No. 90 TF Sport 1:56.034 +20.019 21
22 LMGTE Am No. 56 Team Project 1 1:56.371 +20.356 22
23 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 1:56.469 +20.454 23
24 LMGTE Am No. 83 AF Corse 1:56.489 +20.474 24
25 LMGTE Am No. 54 AF Corse 1:56.742 +20.727 25
26 LMGTE Am No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing 1:57.351 +21.336 26
27 LMGTE Am No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing 1:57.507 +21.492 27
28 LMGTE Am No. 62 Red River Sport 1:57.934 +21.919 28
29 LMGTE Am No. 86 Gulf Racing 1:58.199 +22.184 29
30 LMGTE Am No. 70 MR Racing 1:58.336 +22.321 30
31 LMGTE Am No. 57 Team Project 1 31

Race[]

Race Report[]

José María López (pictured here in 2014) brought the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid across the line to lead home a 1-2 finish for Toyota Gazoo Racing

At the start of the race, following the rolling start, Mike Conway in the #7 TS050 Hybrid led the field, ahead of Sébastien Buemi, in the sister #8 car, with the two Toyota TS050 Hybrids remaining ahead of the field for the first 30 minutes of the race. This was in spite of a safety car being brought out, due to the #22 United Autosports stopping on track with an electronics failure. This lead would later be disrupted when a Full Course Yellow period occurred 30 minutes into the season-opening race, which was caused by the #6 Team LNT Ginetta G60-LT-P1 losing its right rear wheel.[23] Both Rebellion R13s, which were running third and fourth, pitted immediately as the yellow flags were raised, while the Toyotas waited until later in the intervention to come in, with the delayed pit stops costing Toyota GAZOO Racing the lead, as the Full Course Yellow was lifted when both cars pitted, easily handing the Rebellion Racing team a 1-2, with Bruno Senna in the #1 leading from Loïc Duval in the #3.[24] The Rebellion Racing 1-2 would not last long however, as the pace of the Rebellions were not match for that of the Toyota Hybrids, as Sébastien Buemi would swiftly overtake both Rebellions before the end of the first hour. Buemi in the #8 would later lead the Toyota 1-2, as Conway's #7 car fell behind in the pits. Conway would later overtake both Rebellions before he and Buemi opened up a commanding 30-second gap at the head of the field. Towards the end of the 1st hour, the #5 Ginetta G60-LT-P1 would fall off the lead lap, while the sister #6 found itself plagued by trouble, with the loss of the rear wheel causing the first Full Course Yellow, and a later collision with the #71 AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE bringing out the second safety car, with the collision taking the Ferrari out of the race.

Rainfall during the second hour would slightly close the gap between the hybrid-powered Toyotas and the non-hybrid Rebellions, after Toyota elected to delay its switch to wet tires. However, this would do little to reduce the gap, due to the sheer pace of the Toyotas when fitted with wets; a good pitstop for the #3, put new driver Pipo Derani in the lead. This lead however, would just last a mere six turns, with Kobayashi swiftly overtaking Derani in the #7 Toyota on the approach to Brooklands, using the Hybrid power to exit the corner ahead of Derani, while Hartley soon followed suit in the sister car. Norman Nato in the #1 Rebellion went for a pit stop but locked up the wheels when stopping, with the car skidding on its slicks, in the wet pitlane, hitting 3 crew members, with one of them hospitalised for a broken toe, and the car suffering damage.[25] In the LMP2 Category, the #29 Racing Team Nederland Oreca 07 held a commanding lead at the 2 hours mark, following a great stint by Giedo van der Garde, with Job van Uitert building upon the lead built by his teammate's earlier stint, conquering the wet conditions. In the LM GTE Pro category, the Porsche GT Team held a 1-2 in the GTE-Pro class with Michael Christensen leading from Richard Lietz, while Maxime Martin sat third in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE. In the LM GTE Am class, the #56 Team Project 1 Porsche 911 RSR led the field. [26]

Gianmaria Bruni (picture here in 2012) brought the #91 Porsche 911 RSR-19 to the chequered flag to a give the car a race win on its debut.

In the third hour, Hartley received a call from the team to allow Kobayashi by, with the Kiwi doing so at Brooklands. This order would remain throughout the race, even as the two cars pitted for the final driver swap, which saw José María López take the wheel of the #7, and Kazuki Nakajima receiving the #8. The pair would retain this order in a controlled fashion until the finish, separated by a 1.901-second gap. Rebellion Racing would ultimately finish on third step of the podium with the #3 R13, while the sister car, #1 had a late power steering failure 10 minutes from the end, that saw the car spend time in the garage, paired with a puncture earlier in the race, saw it finish in 10th overall. The #5 Team LNT Ginetta G60-LT-P1 would finish 4th, with the car having entered the gravel trap at one point mid race, and the car finishing 5 laps down, on the LMP2 lead lap, overtaking the #42 Cool Racing Oreca in the closing stages of the race. In LMP2, the class winner, the #42 Cool Racing car finished 5th overall, taking advantage of the early dramas in the race, and overcoming the handicap of a drive-through penalty to finish 5 laps down. The #36 Signatech Alpine Oreca would finish 2nd, taking advantage of a missing gear on the #29 Racing Team Nederland in the closing laps, in a rather eventful race for the #29, even splitting the Ginettas in the early stages of the race, with the car holding a commanding lead in the initial stages in the LMP2 class.

In the LM GTE Categories, in the GTE Pro class, the Porsche GT Team scored a 1-2, on the debut of the Porsche 911 RSR-19, with the pairing of Gianmaria Bruni and Richard Lietz in the #91 car leading the 1-2 finish, capitalizing on the troubles of the AF Corse Ferrari 488 GTE Evos, which had dominated qualifying the previous day. The #71 car retired after a clash with the #6 Ginetta G60-LT-P1, while the #51 was given a drive-through penalty for overtaking under a safety car, when leading the GTE Pro race, which allowed Porsche to regain a 1-2. The Drive Through assigned to the #51 was cancelled after it was served because stewards realized they made a mistake and the Ferrari did not made an infraction under the safety car regime. The Ferrari was denied by a victory chance and finish in 4th. Aston Martin Racing finished 3rd with the #97 entry, driven by Maxime Martin and Alex Lynn.[27] The #83 AF Corse 488 GTE Evo would win the GTE Am class, with the car shining from the competitors in what was a race of uncertainty, with the trio of Niklas Nielsen, Emmanuel Collard and Francois Perrodo performing brilliantly throughout the race, to bring the car to a win on its debut in the GTE Am class. [28]

Post Race[]

Following the race, Rebellion Racing announced that the #3 would not contest the remaining flyaway WEC races, and would likely only return at the , with Rebellion CEO Calim Bouhadra citing budget and logistical reasons, and saying that the last-minute decision to run the second car at Silverstone resulted in the drastic measure of having to stop its Japan-bound sea freight, while in Greece in order to retrieve sufficient parts to run both cars for the season opening race.[29] Race winner Mike Conway expressed his surprise at the lack of a challenge from Rebellion Racing, due to the sheer pace the cars had demonstrated in Free Practice, against Toyota’s expectations going into the race, which were that Rebellion could likely challenge on outright pace, even if the non-hybrid cars’ strength only fully came in traffic-free conditions, where the Toyotas would lose their Hybrid power advantages.[30]

Ferrari and Aston Martin Racing later expressed their displeasure with the race control, due to drive through penalties, which were later rescinded mid-race, after they had already been served, with Ferrari Competizioni GT technical director Ferdinando Cannizzo saying that it had effectively ended Ferrari's chances of victory.[31]

Race Result[]

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 90 laps. Class winners in bold.[32]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 129 4:00:57.709
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 129 +1.901
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3 LMP1 3 Switzerland Rebellion Racing France Nathanaël Berthon
Brazil Pipo Derani
France Loïc Duval
Rebellion R13 M 128 +1 Lap
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4 LMP1 5 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Charlie Robertson
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Russia Egor Orudzhev
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 M 124 +5 Laps
AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
5 LMP2 42 Switzerland Cool Racing France Nicolas Lapierre
Switzerland Antonin Borga
Oreca 07 M 124 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Elf France Thomas Laurent
Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Ragues
Oreca 07 M 124 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Job van Uitert
Oreca 07 M 124 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing China Ho-Pin Tung
France Gabriel Aubry
United Kingdom Will Stevens
Oreca 07 G 124 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 38 United Kingdom Jota Sport Portugal António Félix da Costa
Mexico Roberto González
Oreca 07 G 124 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP1 1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Brazil Bruno Senna
United States Gustavo Menezes
France Norman Nato
Rebellion R13 M 123 +6 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
11 LMP2 47 Italy Cetilar Racing Italy Andrea Belicchi
Italy Roberto Lacorte
Italy Giorgio Sernagiotto
Dallara P217 M 122 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 33 Denmark High Class Racing Denmark Anders Fjordbach
United States Mark Patterson
Japan Kenta Yamashita
Oreca 07 G 122 +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 115 +14 Laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
14 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 115 +14 Laps
Porsche 4.2L Flat-Six
15 LMGTE Pro 97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Belgium Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 115 +14 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 115 +14 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
17 LMGTE Pro 95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 114 +15 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
18 LMGTE Am 83 Italy AF Corse France Emmanuel Collard
Denmark Nicklas Nielsen
France François Perrodo
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 114 +15 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
19 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
United Kingdom Ross Gunn
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 113 +15 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
20 LMGTE Am 70 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Japan Kei Cozzolino
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 113 +16 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing United Kingdom Ben Barker
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Andrew Watson
Porsche 911 RSR M 113 +16 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
22 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Australia Matt Campbell
Italy Riccardo Pera
Germany Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR M 113 +16 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23 LMGTE Am 56 Germany Team Project 1 Italy Matteo Cairoli
Germany David Kolkmann
Norway Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR M 113 +16 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24 LMGTE Am 90 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Turkey Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage AMR GTE M 113 +16 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
25 LMGTE Am 62 United Kingdom Red River Sport United Kingdom Bonamy Grimes
United Kingdom Charles Hollings
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 113 +16 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 54 Italy AF Corse Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 113 +16 laps
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 57 Germany Team Project 1 Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
Brazil Felipe Fraga
United States Ben Keating
Porsche 911 RSR M 112 +17 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
28 LMP1 6 United Kingdom Team LNT United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
United Kingdom Michael Simpson
United Kingdom Guy Smith
Ginetta G60-LT-P1 M 112 +17 Laps
AER P60C 2.4 L Turbo V6
29 LMGTE Am 88 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Austria Thomas Preining
Italy Gianluca Giraudi
Mexico Ricardo Sanchez
Porsche 911 RSR M 111 +18 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
DNF LMGTE Pro 71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE EVO M 54 Collision
Ferrari F154CB 4.0L Turbo V8
DNF LMP2 22 United Kingdom United Autosports Portugal Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom Philip Hanson
United Kingdom Paul di Resta
Oreca 07 M 2 Electrical issue
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8


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