2017 6 Hours of Silverstone

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 edit

Qualifying results edit

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 Gulf Racing	2:01.925	+24.621	27

Race edit

Race result edit

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
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	197	06:00:33.211
1	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	197	06:00:33.211
2	LMP1	2	Porsche LMP Team	Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	197	+6.173
2	LMP1	2	Porsche LMP Team	Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	197	+6.173
3	LMP1	1	Porsche LMP Team	Neel Jani Nick Tandy André Lotterer	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	197	+46.956
3	LMP1	1	Porsche LMP Team	Neel Jani Nick Tandy André Lotterer	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	197	+46.956
4	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	Oreca 07	D	184	+13 Laps
4	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	184	+13 Laps
5	LMP2	31	Vaillante Rebellion	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Oreca 07	D	184	+13 Laps
5	LMP2	31	Vaillante Rebellion	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	184	+13 Laps
6	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxiviere Emmanuel Collard	Oreca 07	D	184	+13 Laps
6	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Matthieu Vaxiviere Emmanuel Collard	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	184	+13 Laps
7	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Matt Rao	Alpine A470	D	183	+14 Laps
7	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Matt Rao	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	183	+14 Laps
8	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn	Oreca 07	D	183	+14 Laps
8	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	183	+14 Laps
9	LMP2	24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Éric Vergne	Oreca 07	D	183	+14 Laps
9	LMP2	24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Éric Vergne	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	183	+14 Laps
10	LMP2	25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Roberto González Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov	Oreca 07	D	182	+15 Laps
10	LMP2	25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Roberto González Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	182	+15 Laps
11	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy	Oreca 07	D	182	+15 Laps
11	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	182	+15 Laps
12	LMP2	13	Vaillante Rebellion	Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Nelson Piquet Jr.	Oreca 07	D	172	+25 Laps
12	LMP2	13	Vaillante Rebellion	Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Nelson Piquet Jr.	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	172	+25 Laps
13	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	Ford GT	M	171	+26 Laps
13	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	171	+26 Laps
14	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	171	+26 Laps
14	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	171	+26 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 911 RSR	M	171	+26 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	171	+26 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford GT	M	171	+26 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	171	+26 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	170	+27 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	170	+27 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	170	+27 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	170	+27 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	168	+29 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	168	+29 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	166	+31 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	166	+31 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	166	+31 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	166	+31 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst	Porsche 911 RSR	D	166	+31 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	166	+31 Laps
23	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	159	+38 Laps
23	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	159	+38 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster	Porsche 911 RSR	D	143	+54 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	143	+54 Laps
DNF	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	165	Spun
DNF	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	165	Spun
DNF	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer James Rossiter	ENSO CLM P1/01	M	155	Collision
DNF	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer James Rossiter	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6	M	155	Collision
DNF	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 911 RSR	M	95	Fire
DNF	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	95	Fire

Standings after the race edit

2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima Sébastien Buemi	25
2	Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard	18
3	André Lotterer Neel Jani Nick Tandy	15
4	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	12
5	Bruno Senna Julien Canal Nicolas Prost	10

2017 LMP1 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings

Pos.	+/–	Constructor	Points
1		Porsche	33
2		Toyota	26.5

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

2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	26
2	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	18
3	Frédéric Makowiecki Richard Lietz	15
4	Billy Johnson Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	12
5	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	10

2017 GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings

Pos.	Constructor	Points
1	Ford	38
2	Ferrari	28
3	Porsche	16
4	Aston Martin	14

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

Notes edit

References edit

^ "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.

External links edit

Official website

[Qualifying-1] "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.

[Race_result-2] "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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