2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2017 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 4–6 May 2017. It was the second race 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 Toyota 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. 1 Porsche LMP Team	1:54.097	—	1
2	LMP1	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:54.693	+0.596	2
3	LMP1	No. 9 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:54.701	+0.604	3
4	LMP1	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	1:54.907	+0.810	4
5	LMP1	No. 2 Porsche LMP Team	1:55.440	+1.343	5
6	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	2:02.601	+8.504	6
7	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut	2:02.624	+8.527	7
8	LMP2	No. 35 Signatech Alpine Matmut	2:02.629	+8.532	8
9	LMP2	No. 24 CEFC Manor TRS Racing	2:02.632	+8.535	9
10	LMP2	No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion	2:03.619	+9.522	10
11	LMP1	No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team	2:03.827	+9.730	11
12	LMP2	No. 34 Tockwith Motorsports	2:04.176	+10.079	12
13	LMP2	No. 28 TDS Racing	2:05.058	+10.961	13
14	LMP2	No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing	2:05.421	+11.324	14
15	LMP2	No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion	2:05.614	+11.517	15
16	LMP2	No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing	2:14.220	+20.123	16
17	LMGTE Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	2:15.017	+20.920	17
18	LMGTE Pro	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:15.418	+21.321	18
19	LMGTE Pro	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:15.565	+21.468	19
20	LMGTE Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	2:15.765	+21.668	20
21	LMGTE Pro	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	2:16.862	+22.765	21
22	LMGTE Pro	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	2:17.010	+22.913	22
23	LMGTE Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	2:17.156	+23.059	23
24	LMGTE Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	2:17.640	+23.543	24
25	LMGTE Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:18.659	+24.562	25
26	LMGTE Am	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:19.065	+24.968	26
27	LMGTE Am	No. 54 Spirit of Race	2:19.658	+25.561	27
28	LMGTE Am	No. 61 Clearwater Racing	2:20.915	+26.818	28
29	LMGTE Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing	2:22.120	+28.023	29
30	LMP2	No. 25 CEFC Manor TRS Racing	No Time	—	30

Race edit

Race result edit

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 122 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	173	06:00:11.490
1	LMP1	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	173	06:00:11.490
2	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	173	+1.992
2	LMP1	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	173	+1.992
3	LMP1	2	Porsche LMP Team	Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	173	+35.283
3	LMP1	2	Porsche LMP Team	Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber Brendon Hartley	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	173	+35.283
4	LMP1	1	Porsche LMP Team	Neel Jani Nick Tandy André Lotterer	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	173	+1:25.438
4	LMP1	1	Porsche LMP Team	Neel Jani Nick Tandy André Lotterer	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	173	+1:25.438
5	LMP1	9	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Yuji Kunimoto Nicolas Lapierre	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	171	+2 Laps
5	LMP1	9	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Yuji Kunimoto Nicolas Lapierre	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	171	+2 Laps
6	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer James Rossiter	ENSO CLM P1/01	M	161	+12 Laps
6	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Oliver Webb Dominik Kraihamer James Rossiter	Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6	M	161	+12 Laps
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn	Oreca 07	D	160	+13 Laps
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Pierre Thiriet Alex Lynn	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	160	+13 Laps
8	LMP2	31	Vaillante Rebellion	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Oreca 07	D	160	+13 Laps
8	LMP2	31	Vaillante Rebellion	Julien Canal Nicolas Prost Bruno Senna	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	160	+13 Laps
9	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	Oreca 07	D	160	+13 Laps
9	LMP2	38	Jackie Chan DC Racing	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	160	+13 Laps
10	LMP2	13	Vaillante Rebellion	Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Nelson Piquet Jr.	Oreca 07	D	159	+14 Laps
10	LMP2	13	Vaillante Rebellion	Mathias Beche David Heinemeier Hansson Nelson Piquet Jr.	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	159	+14 Laps
11	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Romain Dumas Gustavo Menezes Matt Rao	Alpine A470	D	159	+14 Laps
11	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Romain Dumas Gustavo Menezes Matt Rao	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	159	+14 Laps
12	LMP2	35	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Pierre Ragues André Negrão Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A470	D	158	+15 Laps
12	LMP2	35	Signatech Alpine Matmut	Pierre Ragues André Negrão Nelson Panciatici	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	158	+15 Laps
13	LMP2	24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Éric Vergne	Oreca 07	D	158	+15 Laps
13	LMP2	24	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Tor Graves Jonathan Hirschi Jean-Éric Vergne	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	158	+15 Laps
14	LMP2	25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Roberto González Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov	Oreca 07	D	158	+15 Laps
14	LMP2	25	CEFC Manor TRS Racing	Roberto González Simon Trummer Vitaly Petrov	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	158	+15 Laps
15	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Ben Hanley Emmanuel Collard	Oreca 07	D	158	+15 Laps
15	LMP2	28	TDS Racing	François Perrodo Ben Hanley Emmanuel Collard	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	158	+15 Laps
16	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy	Oreca 07	D	156	+17 Laps
16	LMP2	37	Jackie Chan DC Racing	David Cheng Alex Brundle Tristan Gommendy	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	156	+17 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	151	+22 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	151	+22 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	150	+23 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	150	+23 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford GT	M	150	+23 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Stefan Mücke Olivier Pla Billy Johnson	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	150	+23 Laps
20	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	Ford GT	M	150	+23 Laps
20	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Harry Tincknell Pipo Derani	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	150	+23 Laps
21	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 911 RSR	M	149	+24 Laps
21	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Richard Lietz Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	149	+24 Laps
22	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 911 RSR	M	149	+24 Laps
22	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Michael Christensen Kévin Estre	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	149	+24 Laps
23	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	148	+25 Laps
23	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Jonathan Adam Daniel Serra	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	148	+25 Laps
24	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	148	+25 Laps
24	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	148	+25 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin Vantage GTE	D	146	+27 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	146	+27 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst	Porsche 911 RSR	D	146	+27 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Matteo Cairoli Marvin Dienst	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	146	+27 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	145	+28 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	61	Clearwater Racing	Weng Sun Mok Keita Sawa Matt Griffin	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	145	+28 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	144	+29 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	54	Spirit of Race	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	144	+29 Laps
DNF	LMP2	34	Tockwith Motorsports	Nigel Moore Philip Hanson Karun Chandhok	Ligier JS P217	D	151	Retired
DNF	LMP2	34	Tockwith Motorsports	Nigel Moore Philip Hanson Karun Chandhok	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	D	151	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster	Porsche 911 RSR	D	76	Collison
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Nick Foster	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	D	76	Collison

Standings after the race edit

2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings

Pos.	+/–	Driver	Points
1		Anthony Davidson Kazuki Nakajima Sébastien Buemi	50
2		Brendon Hartley Earl Bamber Timo Bernhard	33
3		André Lotterer Neel Jani Nick Tandy	28
4	6	Kamui Kobayashi Mike Conway	19.5
5	1	Ho-Pin Tung Oliver Jarvis Thomas Laurent	16

2017 LMP1 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings

Pos.	+/–	Constructor	Points
1	1	Toyota	69.5
2	1	Porsche	61

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	38
2	3	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	36
3	1	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	36
4	1	Billy Johnson Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	27
5	2	Frédéric Makowiecki Richard Lietz	25

2017 GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings

Pos.	+/–	Constructor	Points
1	1	Ferrari	72
2	1	Ford	65
3		Porsche	34
4		Aston Martin	24

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

Notes edit

References edit

^ "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
^ "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

External links edit

Official website

[Qualifying-1] "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.

[Race_result-2] "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.

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