2014 FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the third season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series, co-organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars from four ACO categories. World Championship titles were awarded for Le Mans Prototypes drivers and for LMP1 manufacturers, and several World Endurance Cups and Endurance Trophies were also awarded.[1] The eight race series began in April at the Silverstone Circuit and concluded in November at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

2014 FIA World Endurance Championship
OrganizerFédération Internationale de l'Automobile
Automobile Club de l'Ouest
DisciplineSports car endurance racing
Number of races8
Champions
LMP1 ManufacturerJapan Toyota
GTE ManufacturerItaly Ferrari
LMP1 TeamSwitzerland Rebellion Racing
LMP2 TeamRussia SMP Racing
LMGTE Pro TeamItaly AF Corse
LMGTE Am TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
FIA World Endurance Championship seasons
Anthony Davidson (pictured) and Sébastien Buemi won the Drivers' Championship.
Toyota won the Manufacturers' Championship with the Toyota TS040 Hybrid.

The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Toyota Racing pairing Anthony Davidson and Sébastien Buemi, as they won four of the season's eight races. Davidson and Buemi finished as champions by 39 points,[2] ahead of Audi Sport Team Joest trio Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, who won successive races at Le Mans and the Circuit of the Americas. Ten points further behind in third place, was the Porsche Team's Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb. With their victory in São Paulo, Dumas, Jani and Lieb gained the tie-break over Audi Sport Team Joest's Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen. The season's other event was won by the sister Toyota team of Mike Conway, Stéphane Sarrazin and Alexander Wurz in Bahrain, while Nicolas Lapierre was a part of the winning team at Silverstone and Spa with Davidson and Buemi. With five wins, Toyota won the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers, 45 points ahead of Audi.[2] Rebellion Racing won the two privateer trophies on offer for the LMP1-L cars, winning all eight races; five wins for the No. 12 entry of Mathias Beche, Nick Heidfeld and Nicolas Prost, with three wins for the sister No. 13 entry of Andrea Belicchi, Dominik Kraihamer and Fabio Leimer.

Consistent finishing within the LMP2 class was enough to give the No. 27 entry from SMP Racing the FIA Endurance Trophy for the class, while Sergey Zlobin won the drivers' championship. Despite only winning at Le Mans – which awarded double points, where he was partnered with Anton Ladygin and Mika Salo – Zlobin, achieved six podium finishes with four different teammates and won the championship by nine points. G-Drive Racing, with drivers Julien Canal, Olivier Pla and Roman Rusinov won four races, but retirements at Le Mans and São Paulo ultimately denied them the titles. Similarly, seven points further in arrears, KCMG with drivers Richard Bradley and Matthew Howson won three races but also suffered two retirements at Le Mans and Shanghai. Tsugio Matsuda (Circuit of the Americas) and Alexandre Imperatori (Bahrain and São Paulo) were also part of winning KCMG teams, but did not contest the whole season.

In the GT element of the series, the World Endurance Cup was won by AF Corse and drivers Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander. Bruni and Vilander took 4 victories during the season, and finished 33.5 points clear of the next best driver Frédéric Makowiecki, driving for Porsche Team Manthey. Makowiecki won twice during the season, winning with Marco Holzer and Richard Lietz at Silverstone, and with Patrick Pilet in Shanghai. Lietz and Pilet finished third and fourth in the standings respectively. The only other winners in the GT standings as a whole, was Aston Martin Racing at the Circuit of the Americas and São Paulo, with drivers Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner. In the Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro teams standings, AF Corse finished 20 points clear of Porsche Team Manthey. In the separate sub-classifications for the LMGTE amateur class, Aston Martin Racing won seven out of the eight races, to take a 1–2 in the teams' championship. In the drivers' championship, David Heinemeier Hansson and Kristian Poulsen won the title with four wins and four second places. They finished 34 points clear of the sister entry of Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Christoffer Nygaard, who won a trio of races. Third place went to Nicki Thiim, 20 points further adrift, who was a part of the Heinemeier Hansson-Poulsen entry at 5 events. The season's other winners were AF Corse at Spa, with drivers Marco Cioci, Luis Pérez Companc and Mirko Venturi.

Calendar edit

A provisional calendar was published by the FIA World Endurance Championship on 20 September 2013.[3] All eight races remained from the 2013 schedule, although with some dates changed. On 18 October, the calendar was revised to avoid some collisions with Formula One races.[4] At the World Motor Sport Council meeting on 4 December 2013 the FIA confirmed the 2014 schedule.[5] The round at Fuji Speedway took place on 12 October, avoiding a clash with the United SportsCar Petit Le Mans, and the provisional round at Interlagos was confirmed. The schedule was revised again on 31 January 2014, moving the São Paulo round to 30 November to avoid clashes with Formula One.[6]

The rounds at the Circuit of the Americas and the Bahrain International Circuit both finished in night-time conditions.[7]

Rnd Race Circuit Location Date
Prologue Circuit Paul Ricard   Le Castellet, Var 28/29 March
1 6 Hours of Silverstone Silverstone Circuit   Silverstone 20 April
2 WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps   Stavelot 3 May
3 24 Heures du Mans Circuit de la Sarthe   Le Mans 14–15 June
4 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Circuit of the Americas   Austin, Texas 20 September
5 6 Hours of Fuji Fuji Speedway   Oyama, Shizuoka 12 October
6 6 Hours of Shanghai Shanghai International Circuit   Shanghai 2 November
7 6 Hours of Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit   Sakhir 15 November
8 6 Hours of São Paulo Autódromo José Carlos Pace   São Paulo 30 November

Entries edit

The FIA unveiled an entry of 31 cars for the 2014 season of the World Endurance Championship, divided into five categories: Le Mans Prototype 1-Hybrid (LMP1-H), 1-Lightweight (LMP1-L), and 2 (LMP2), and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) and Amateur (LMGTE Am).

LMP1-H edit

LMP1-H became the unique category for the factory prototype teams in 2014 after the LMP1 category was split in two. Audi returned with a revised R18, led by the defending World Champion duo of Tom Kristensen and Loïc Duval, joined by Lucas di Grassi. 2012 World Champions Benoît Tréluyer, Marcel Fässler, and André Lotterer were in the sister Audi, while a third car also entered the Spa and Le Mans rounds. Toyota also returned with an all-new TS040 while retaining the same drivers from their past two seasons. Porsche expanded their World Endurance Championship effort beyond LMGTE with their all-new 919, bringing with them a collection of factory drivers, former Formula One driver Mark Webber, and newcomer to the championship Brendon Hartley.

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6 (Diesel) M 1   Tom Kristensen[8] All
  Lucas di Grassi[8] All
  Loïc Duval[8] 1–2, 4–8
  Marc Gené[9] 3
2   André Lotterer[8] All
  Benoît Tréluyer[8] All
  Marcel Fässler[8] All
3   Marco Bonanomi[8] 2–3
  Filipe Albuquerque[8] 2–3
  Oliver Jarvis[8] 3
  Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid Toyota RV8 3.7 L V8 M 7   Alexander Wurz[10] All
  Stéphane Sarrazin[10] All
  Kazuki Nakajima[10] 1–3, 5–6
  Mike Conway[11] 4, 7–8
8   Anthony Davidson[10] All
  Sébastien Buemi[10] All
  Nicolas Lapierre[10] 1–4
  Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4 M 14   Marc Lieb[12] All
  Romain Dumas[12] All
  Neel Jani[12] All
20   Timo Bernhard[12] All
  Mark Webber[12] All
  Brendon Hartley[12] All
Key
Full-season entry
* Eligible for all championship points
Additional entry
* Eligible only for Drivers' championship points
Third manufacturer entry
* Eligible for Drivers' championship points
* Only eligible for Manufacturers' championship points at Le Mans

LMP1-L edit

The new LMP1-L category, designed solely for privateers without hybrid systems in their cars, featured two-time winners of the FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams, Rebellion Racing. The team developed two all-new Toyota-powered R-One chassis, but started the season with their familiar Lolas while they awaited the completion of the R-Ones. Fabio Leimer of Switzerland became the new rookie on the team, replacing Neel Jani, who was promoted to the Porsche factory team. The Kodewa-backed Lotus team moved up from the LMP2 category with their new CLM P1/01 with a new engine in the World Championship from British firm Advanced Engine Research (AER). However, Lotus missed the season's first three races as the car was not yet ready.[13]

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Lotus CLM P1/01 AER P60 Turbo V6 M 9   James Rossiter[14] 4–5
  Christophe Bouchut[14] 4–5
  Lucas Auer[15] 4, 6, 8
  Pierre Kaffer[16] 5–8
  Simon Trummer[17] 7
  Nathanaël Berthon[17] 7
  Rebellion Racing Lola B12/60[18]
Rebellion R-One
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8 M 12   Nicolas Prost[19] All
  Nick Heidfeld[20] All
  Mathias Beche[20] All
13   Dominik Kraihamer[21] All
  Andrea Belicchi[22] All
  Fabio Leimer[23] All

LMP2 edit

The LMP2 class, nine strong in 2013, saw a significant reduction in its entrant list for 2014, with defending LMP2 champions OAK Racing downsizing their operation to a single Morgan entry, taking over the Russian G-Drive title that came with driver Roman Rusinov, before being replaced mid-season by OAK's newer Ligier JS P2 model. Russian outfit SMP Racing, in conjunction with AF Corse, shifted from the European Le Mans Series with their pair of Orecas, while Hong Kong-based team KCMG moved from the Asian Le Mans Series with a solo Oreca, after running invitational entries in the WEC in 2013. Greaves Motorsport returned to the European Le Mans Series for 2014 after two years in the WEC, while PeCom Racing's LMP2 effort was dissolved. Delta-ADR and Fabien Giroix, formerly of Gulf Racing Middle East, merged their teams under the Millennium Racing name, but the two-car entry withdrew from the series prior to the first round due to financial problems. Strakka Racing announced a switch from the LMP1 category to co-develop an LMP2 coupé with Japanese manufacturer Dome, the S103. However, Strakka's 2014 program was delayed and eventually cancelled after issues with developing the car evolved.[24]

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  G-Drive Racing Morgan LMP2
Ligier JS P2
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 26   Roman Rusinov[25] All
  Olivier Pla[25] All
  Julien Canal[25] All
  SMP Racing Oreca 03
Oreca 03R
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 M 27   Sergey Zlobin[26] All
  Maurizio Mediani[26] 1–2, 4–8
  Nicolas Minassian[26] 1–2, 4–8
  Anton Ladygin[27] 3
  Mika Salo[27] 3
37   Kirill Ladygin[26] All
  Viktor Shaytar[26] 1–2, 4–8
  Anton Ladygin[26] 1–2, 4–8
  Maurizio Mediani[27] 3
  Nicolas Minassian[27] 3
  KCMG Oreca 03
Oreca 03R
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8 D 47   Matthew Howson[28] All
  Richard Bradley[29] All
  Tsugio Matsuda[30] 1, 4
  Alexandre Imperatori[31] 2–3, 5–8

LMGTE Pro edit

Much remained the same in the LMGTE Pro category, with Porsche, Aston Martin, and AF Corse Ferrari each with two full-season cars. Davide Rigon was promoted within AF Corse following the departures of Giancarlo Fisichella and Kamui Kobayashi, while Frédéric Makowiecki switched allegiances from Aston Martin to Porsche. Fernando Rees, LMGTE Am champion in 2012 with Larbre Compétition, was promoted to LMGTE Pro alongside Darryl O'Young and Alex MacDowall, with their World Touring Car Championship team Bamboo Engineering, associated with Aston Martin to lead one of the company's entries. British privateers Ram Racing moved to the World Endurance Championship after their 2013 European Le Mans Series LMGTE title led by Matt Griffin and Álvaro Parente in the first of the team's Ferraris. However, the team withdrew from the series after Le Mans.

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 51   Gianmaria Bruni[32] All
  Toni Vilander[32] All
  Giancarlo Fisichella[33] 3
71   Davide Rigon[32] All
  James Calado[34] 1–2, 4–8
  Olivier Beretta[33] 3
  Pierre Kaffer[35] 3
  Ram Racing Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 52   Matt Griffin[36] 1, 3
  Álvaro Parente[37] 1, 3
  Federico Leo[38] 3
  Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 91   Jörg Bergmeister[30] All
  Patrick Pilet[28] 1–3
  Nick Tandy[30] 1, 3–4
  Richard Lietz[39] 5–8
92   Frédéric Makowiecki[40] All
  Marco Holzer[28] 1–3
  Richard Lietz[30] 1, 3
  Patrick Pilet[39] 4–8
  Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 M 97   Darren Turner[28] All
  Stefan Mücke[28] All
  Bruno Senna[41] 2–3
99   Alex MacDowall[42] All
  Fernando Rees[42] All
  Darryl O'Young[42] 1–6, 8
  Abdulaziz Al Faisal[43] 7

LMGTE Am edit

Defending LMGTE Am champions 8 Star returned with their Ferrari, picking up Proton Competition's Paolo Ruberti and Gianluca Roda to co-drive with team owner Enzo Potolicchio. They were joined in the Ferrari camp by AF Corse as well as Ram Racing's second Ferrari, which was also withdrawn after Le Mans. Proton Competition upgraded their Porsche to the 2013-specification 911 RSR, while series newcomers Prospeed Competition bolstered Porsche's efforts. Aston Martin also retained their dual amateur entries, with 2013 LMP2 championship runner-up David Heinemeier Hansson moving to the all Danish squad. Krohn Racing returned to the United States for the United SportsCar Championship, while IMSA Performance entered the European Le Mans Series. 2012 LMGTE Amateur Endurance Trophy winners Larbre Compétition switched to the European Le Mans Series, competing in LMP2; the team had the intention to take part in the WEC rounds following the 24 Hours of Le Mans, but later backed out of these plans.

Entrant/Team Car Engine Tyre No. Drivers Rounds
  Ram Racing[44] Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 53   Johnny Mowlem[44] 1, 3
  Ben Collins[44] 1
  Mark Patterson[44] 1, 3
  Archie Hamilton[27] 3
  AF Corse Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 60   Peter Ashley Mann[41] 2–3
  Raffaele Giammaria[41] 2–3
  Lorenzo Casé[41] 2–3
61   Luis Pérez Companc[28] 1–4
  Marco Cioci[30] 1–4
  Mirko Venturi[30] 1–4
  Bret Curtis[45] 5
  Mike Skeen[45] 5
  Jeroen Bleekemolen[45] 5
  Alexander Talkanitsa Sr.[17] 7
  Jeff Segal[17] 7–8
  Alessandro Pier Guidi[17] 7–8
  Emerson Fittipaldi[46] 8
62   Yannick Mallégol[27] 3
  Jean-Marc Bachelier[27] 3
  Howard Blank[27] 3
81   Stephen Wyatt[28] 1–5, 7–8
  Michele Rugolo[30] 1–5, 7–8
  Sam Bird[47] 1, 3
  Andrea Bertolini[41] 2, 4–5, 7–8
  Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR
Porsche 911 RSR
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 75   François Perrodo[48] All
  Emmanuel Collard[48] All
  Matthieu Vaxivière[48] 1–2, 4–8
  Markus Palttala[49] 3
  Proton Competition Porsche 911 RSR Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6 M 88   Christian Ried[28] All
  Khaled Al Qubaisi[30] All
  Klaus Bachler[30] 1–5, 7–8
  Wolf Henzler[50] 6
  8 Star Motorsports Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 Ferrari 4.5 L V8 M 90   Gianluca Roda[51] All
  Paolo Ruberti[51] All
  Enzo Potolicchio[51] 1–2
  Frankie Montecalvo[27] 3
  Jeff Segal[11] 4–5
  Matteo Cressoni[50] 6–8
  Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage GTE Aston Martin 4.5 L V8 M 95   David Heinemeier Hansson[52] All
  Kristian Poulsen[28] All
  Nicki Thiim[42] 1, 3, 5, 7–8
  Richie Stanaway[41] 2, 4, 6
98   Paul Dalla Lana[28] All
  Pedro Lamy[30] All
  Christoffer Nygaard[30] All

Results and standings edit

Race results edit

The highest finishing competitor entered in the World Endurance Championship is listed below. Invitational entries may have finished ahead of WEC competitors in individual races.

Rnd. Circuit LMP1-H Winners LMP1-L Winners LMP2 Winners LMGTE Pro Winners LMGTE Am Winners Report
1 Silverstone   No. 8 Toyota Racing   No. 12 Rebellion Racing   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Sébastien Buemi
  Anthony Davidson
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Mathias Beche
  Nick Heidfeld
  Nicolas Prost
  Julien Canal
  Olivier Pla
  Roman Rusinov
  Marco Holzer
  Richard Lietz
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Kristian Poulsen
  Nicki Thiim
2 Spa-Francorchamps   No. 8 Toyota Racing   No. 12 Rebellion Racing   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 51 AF Corse   No. 61 AF Corse Results
  Sébastien Buemi
  Anthony Davidson
  Nicolas Lapierre
  Mathias Beche
  Nick Heidfeld
  Nicolas Prost
  Julien Canal
  Olivier Pla
  Roman Rusinov
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
  Luis Pérez Companc
  Marco Cioci
  Mirko Venturi
3 Le Mans   No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest   No. 12 Rebellion Racing   No. 27 SMP Racing[N 1]   No. 51 AF Corse   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Marcel Fässler
  André Lotterer
  Benoît Tréluyer
  Mathias Beche
  Nick Heidfeld
  Nicolas Prost
  Sergey Zlobin
  Anton Ladygin
  Mika Salo
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Giancarlo Fisichella
  Toni Vilander
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Kristian Poulsen
  Nicki Thiim
4 Austin   No. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest   No. 12 Rebellion Racing   No. 47 KCMG   No. 97 Aston Martin Racing   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Marcel Fässler
  André Lotterer
  Benoît Tréluyer
  Mathias Beche
  Nick Heidfeld
  Nicolas Prost
  Matthew Howson
  Richard Bradley
  Tsugio Matsuda
  Darren Turner
  Stefan Mücke
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Christoffer Nygaard
5 Fuji   No. 8 Toyota Racing   No. 13 Rebellion Racing   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 51 AF Corse   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Sébastien Buemi
  Anthony Davidson
  Dominik Kraihamer
  Andrea Belicchi
  Fabio Leimer
  Julien Canal
  Olivier Pla
  Roman Rusinov
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Kristian Poulsen
  Nicki Thiim
6 Shanghai   No. 8 Toyota Racing   No. 12 Rebellion Racing   No. 26 G-Drive Racing   No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Sébastien Buemi
  Anthony Davidson
  Mathias Beche
  Nick Heidfeld
  Nicolas Prost
  Julien Canal
  Olivier Pla
  Roman Rusinov
  Patrick Pilet
  Frédéric Makowiecki
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Christoffer Nygaard
7 Bahrain   No. 7 Toyota Racing   No. 13 Rebellion Racing   No. 47 KCMG   No. 51 AF Corse   No. 95 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Alexander Wurz
  Stéphane Sarrazin
  Mike Conway
  Dominik Kraihamer
  Andrea Belicchi
  Fabio Leimer
  Matthew Howson
  Richard Bradley
  Alexandre Imperatori
  Gianmaria Bruni
  Toni Vilander
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Kristian Poulsen
  Nicki Thiim
8 Interlagos   No. 14 Porsche Team   No. 13 Rebellion Racing   No. 47 KCMG   No. 97 Aston Martin Racing   No. 98 Aston Martin Racing Results
  Marc Lieb
  Romain Dumas
  Neel Jani
  Dominik Kraihamer
  Andrea Belicchi
  Fabio Leimer
  Matthew Howson
  Richard Bradley
  Alexandre Imperatori
  Darren Turner
  Stefan Mücke
  Paul Dalla Lana
  Pedro Lamy
  Christoffer Nygaard
  1. ^ The LMP2 class winner for Le Mans was the No. 38 Jota Sport invitational entry. As it was not a full-season WEC entrant, the points for the win were awarded to the No. 27 SMP Racing entry.

Entries were required to complete the timed race as well as to complete 70% of the overall winning car's race distance in order to earn championship points. A single bonus point was awarded to the team and all drivers of the pole position car for each category in qualifying. For the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race result points allocation was doubled. Furthermore, a race must complete three laps under green flag conditions in order for championship points to be awarded.

Drivers' Championships edit

Five titles were awarded to drivers in the 2014 season. A World Championship was reserved for LMP1 and LMP2 drivers. A World Cup was available for drivers in the LMGTE categories. Further, three FIA Endurance Trophies were also awarded to drivers in the LMP1-L, LMP2 and LMGTE Am categories.

Points systems
Duration 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Other Pole
6 Hours 25 18 15 12 10 8 6 4 2 1 0.5 1
24 Hours 50 36 30 24 20 16 12 8 4 2 1 1

World Endurance Drivers' Championship edit

Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Anthony Davidson   Toyota Racing 1 1 3 3 1 1 10 2 166
1   Sébastien Buemi   Toyota Racing 1 1 3 3 1 1 10 2 166
2   André Lotterer   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 5 1 1 6 4 4 5 127
2   Benoît Tréluyer   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 5 1 1 6 4 4 5 127
2   Marcel Fässler   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 5 1 1 6 4 4 5 127
3   Marc Lieb   Porsche Team Ret 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 117
3   Romain Dumas   Porsche Team Ret 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 117
3   Neel Jani   Porsche Team Ret 4 5 4 4 3 2 1 117
4   Lucas di Grassi   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 117
4   Tom Kristensen   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 2 2 2 5 5 5 3 117
5   Alexander Wurz   Toyota Racing 2 3 Ret 6 2 2 1 4 116
5   Stéphane Sarrazin   Toyota Racing 2 3 Ret 6 2 2 1 4 116
6   Nicolas Lapierre   Toyota Racing 1 1 3 3 96
7   Loïc Duval   Audi Sport Team Joest Ret 2 WD 2 5 5 5 3 81
8   Kazuki Nakajima   Toyota Racing 2 3 Ret 2 2 71
9   Timo Bernhard   Porsche Team 3 12 NC 5 3 6 3 Ret 64.5
9   Mark Webber   Porsche Team 3 12 NC 5 3 6 3 Ret 64.5
9   Brendon Hartley   Porsche Team 3 12 NC 5 3 6 3 Ret 64.5
10   Mathias Beche   Rebellion Racing 4 7 4 7 12 7 7 8 64.5
10   Nicolas Prost   Rebellion Racing 4 7 4 7 12 7 7 8 64.5
10   Nick Heidfeld   Rebellion Racing 4 7 4 7 12 7 7 8 64.5
11   Mike Conway   Toyota Racing 6 1 4 45
12   Marc Gené   Audi Sport Team Joest 2 36
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold - Pole position

World Endurance Cup for GT Drivers edit

Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Gianmaria Bruni   AF Corse 4 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 4 168
1   Toni Vilander   AF Corse 4 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 4 168
2   Frédéric Makowiecki   Porsche Team Manthey 1 9 2 2 11 1 5 2 134.5
3   Richard Lietz   Porsche Team Manthey 1 2 4 2 4 6 111
4   Patrick Pilet   Porsche Team Manthey 2 2 11 2 11 1 5 2 108.5
5   Darren Turner   Aston Martin Racing 3 4 10 1 9 Ret 2 1 102
5   Stefan Mücke   Aston Martin Racing 3 4 10 1 9 Ret 2 1 102
6   Jörg Bergmeister   Porsche Team Manthey 2 2 11 4 4 2 4 6 99
7   Davide Rigon   AF Corse 5 3 Ret 7 2 3 3 3 94
7   James Calado   AF Corse 5 3 WD 7 2 3 3 3 94
8   Kristian Poulsen   Aston Martin Racing 8 7 3 6 5 6 6 8 78
8   David Heinemeier Hansson   Aston Martin Racing 8 7 3 6 5 6 6 8 78
9   Marco Holzer   Porsche Team Manthey 1 9 2 63
10   Nicki Thiim   Aston Martin Racing 8 3 5 6 8 56
11   Christoffer Nygaard   Aston Martin Racing 9 8 7 5 6 5 8 7 56
11   Pedro Lamy   Aston Martin Racing 9 8 7 5 6 5 8 7 56
11   Paul Dalla Lana   Aston Martin Racing 9 8 7 5 6 5 8 7 56
12   Alex MacDowall   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 WD 10 3 4 12 5 55.5
12   Fernando Rees   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 WD 10 3 4 12 5 55.5
Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points

LMP1 Private Teams Drivers' Trophy edit

Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Mathias Beche   Rebellion Racing 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 204
1   Nicolas Prost   Rebellion Racing 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 204
1   Nick Heidfeld   Rebellion Racing 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 204
2   Andrea Belicchi   Rebellion Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 1 93
2   Dominik Kraihamer   Rebellion Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 1 93
2   Fabio Leimer   Rebellion Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 1 93
3   Lucas Auer   Lotus 2 3 Ret 33
4   Christophe Bouchut   Lotus 2 Ret 18
4   James Rossiter   Lotus 2 Ret 18
5   Pierre Kaffer   Lotus Ret 3 Ret Ret 15

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Drivers edit

Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Sergey Zlobin   SMP Racing 3 4 1 2 3 2 Ret 2 146
2   Olivier Pla   G-Drive Racing 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 3 Ret 137
2   Julien Canal   G-Drive Racing 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 3 Ret 137
2   Roman Rusinov   G-Drive Racing 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 3 Ret 137
3   Matthew Howson   KCMG 2 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 1 130
3   Richard Bradley   KCMG 2 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 1 130
4   Anton Ladygin   SMP Racing Ret 3 1 Ret 4 3 2 Ret 110
5   Nicolas Minassian   SMP Racing 3 4 Ret 2 3 2 Ret 2 96
5   Maurizio Mediani   SMP Racing 3 4 Ret 2 3 2 Ret 2 96
6   Alexandre Imperatori   KCMG 2 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 87
7   Kirill Ladygin   SMP Racing Ret 3 Ret Ret 4 3 2 Ret 60
7   Viktor Shaytar   SMP Racing Ret 3 Ret 4 3 2 Ret 60

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Drivers edit

Pos. Driver Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Kristian Poulsen   Aston Martin Racing 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 198
1   David Heinemeier Hansson   Aston Martin Racing 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 198
2   Christoffer Nygaard   Aston Martin Racing 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 164
2   Pedro Lamy   Aston Martin Racing 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 164
2   Paul Dalla Lana   Aston Martin Racing 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 164
3   Nicki Thiim   Aston Martin Racing 1 1 1 1 2 144
4   Christian Ried   Proton Competition 4 4 2 3 4 5 4 4 121
4   Khaled Al Qubaisi   Proton Competition 4 4 2 3 4 5 4 4 121
5   Klaus Bachler   Proton Competition 4 4 2 3 4 4 4 111
6   Luis Pérez Companc   AF Corse 6 1 3 4 76
6   Marco Cioci   AF Corse 6 1 3 4 76
6   Mirko Venturi   AF Corse 6 1 3 4 76
7   Stephen Wyatt   AF Corse 3 5 Ret 6 Ret 2 3 68
7   Michele Rugolo   AF Corse 3 5 Ret 6 Ret 2 3 68

Manufacturers' Championships edit

Two manufacturers' championships were held in the FIA WEC, one for sports prototypes and one for grand tourers. The World Manufacturers' Championship was only open to manufacturer entries in the LMP1 category, while the World Cup for GT Manufacturers allowed entries from both LMGTE Pro and LMGTE Am to participate. Both titles allowed the top two finishing cars from each manufacturer to earn points toward their total.

World Endurance Manufacturers' Championship edit

Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Toyota 1 1 3 3 1 1 1 2 289
2 3 Ret 6 2 2 6 4
2   Audi Ret 2 1 1 5 4 4 3 244
Ret 5 2 2 6 5 5 5
3   Porsche 3 4 4 4 3 3 2 1 193
Ret 6 NC 5 4 6 3 Ret

World Endurance Cup for GT Manufacturers edit

Pos. Manufacturer SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1   Ferrari 4 1 1 3 1 3 1 3 288
5 3 5 7 2 7 3 4
2   Porsche 1 2 2 2 4 1 4 2 262
2 9 4 4 7 2 5 6
3   Aston Martin 3 4 3 1 3 4 2 1 232
7 5 7 5 5 5 6 5

Teams championships edit

Teams in each of the FIA WEC categories, with the exception of LMP1-H, were eligible for their own FIA Endurance Trophies. Each entry, regardless of team, was scored separately.

FIA Endurance Trophy for Private LMP1 Teams edit

Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1 12   Rebellion Racing 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 204
2 13   Rebellion Racing Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 2 1 1 93
3 9   Lotus 2 Ret 3 Ret Ret 33

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMP2 Teams edit

Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1 27   SMP Racing 3 4 1 2 3 2 Ret 2 146
2 26   G-Drive Racing 1 1 Ret 3 1 1 3 Ret 137
3 47   KCMG 2 2 Ret 1 2 Ret 1 1 130
4 37   SMP Racing Ret 3 Ret Ret 4 3 2 Ret 60

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Pro Teams edit

Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1 51   AF Corse 4 1 1 3 1 Ret 1 4 168
2 92   Porsche Team Manthey 1 6 2 2 6 1 5 2 148
3 97   Aston Martin Racing 3 4 3 1 5 Ret 2 1 138
4 91   Porsche Team Manthey 2 2 4 4 4 2 4 6 122
5 71   AF Corse 5 3 Ret 5 2 3 3 3 98
6 99   Aston Martin Racing 7 5 WD 6 3 4 6 5 70
7 52   Ram Racing 6 Ret 8

FIA Endurance Trophy for LMGTE Am Teams edit

Pos. Car Team SIL
 
SPA
 
LMS
 
COA
 
FUJ
 
SHA
 
BHR
 
SÃO
 
Total
points
1 95   Aston Martin Racing 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 198
2 98   Aston Martin Racing 2 3 5 1 2 1 3 1 164
3 88   Proton Competition 4 4 2 3 4 5 4 4 121
4 61   AF Corse 6 1 3 4 5 6 6 102
5 81   AF Corse 3 5 Ret 6 Ret 2 3 68
6 90   8 Star Motorsports Ret 7 4 5 Ret 3 5 Ret 65
7 75   Prospeed Competition Ret 6 Ret 7 3 4 7 5 58
8 53   Ram Racing 5 6 26

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