The 2023 6 Hours of Monza was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy on 9 July 2023. It was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the third running of the event as part of the championship.

Italy 2023 6 Hours of Monza
Event information
Round 5 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date10 July 2023
LocationMonza
VenueAutodromo Nazionale di Monza
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed200
Distance (km)1158.6
Distance (miles)720
Hypercar
Pole position
Time1:35.358
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
TeamJapan Toyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
LMP2
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Jota
DriversBrazil Pietro Fittipaldi
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark Oliver Rasmussen
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamGermany Dempsey-Proton Racing
DriversFrance Julien Andlauer
Germany Christian Ried
Denmark Mikkel O. Pedersen

Background

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The provisional calendar for the season was revealed in September 2022. The Monza event returned to the calendar for the third consecutive year.[1]

Entry list

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The entry list was revealed on 28 June 2023. The entry list consists of 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries, and 12 LMGTE Am entries. In Hypercar, the No. 99 Proton Competition Porsche 963 entered with their customer car for the first team this season, bringing the total customer teams up to two. In the No. 4 Floyd Vanwall Racing Team entry, João Paulo de Oliveira replaced Tom Dillmann.[2] Furthermore, Nathanaël Berthon replaced Ryan Briscoe in the No. 708 Glickenhaus Racing entry.[3]
In LMP2, Andrea Caldarelli returned to the No. 9 Prema Racing team after missing Le Mans. Furthermore, Mathias Beche replaced Mirko Bortolotti at the No. 63 Prema Racing team. At United Autosports, Ben Hanley and Giedo van der Garde replaced Filipe Albuquerque and Tom Blomqvist at the No. 22 and No. 23 cars, respectively, due to Albuquerque and Blomqvist driving at the IMSA race this weekend.[3]
In LMGTE Am, the No. 88 Proton Competition and No. 98 NorthWest AMR machines were absent. Furthermore, Efrin Castro made his debut in the WEC with Team Project 1.[4] Kei Cozzolino replaced Daniel Serra at the No. 57 Kessel Racing team.[3]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: CEST) Event
Friday, 7 July 11:30 Free Practice 1
16:40 Free Practice 2
Saturday, 8 July 10:45 Free Practice 3
14:40 Qualifying - LMGTE Am
15:05 Qualifying - LMP2
15:30 Qualifying - Hypercar
Sunday, 9 July 12:30 Race
Source:[5]

Free practice

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  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse   Alessandro Pier Guidi 1:37.533
LMP2 41   Team WRT   Robert Kubica 1:40.356
LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse   Davide Rigon 1:47.538
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Kamui Kobayashi 1:36.363
LMP2 41   Team WRT   Robert Kubica 1:39.955
LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx   Alessio Picariello 1:46.973
Free Practice 3 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Jean-Éric Vergne 1:35.878
LMP2 28   Jota   Pietro Fittipaldi 1:39.621
LMGTE Am 56   Project 1 – AO   Matteo Cairoli 1:46.762
Source:[6][7][8]

Qualifying

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:35.358 - 1
2 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse 1:35.375 +0.017 2
3 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:35.460 +0.102 3
4 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:35.662 +0.304 4
5 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing 1:35.720 +0.362 5
6 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse 1:35.771 +0.413 6
7 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies 1:35.780 +0.422 7
8 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:35.973 +0.615 8
9 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota 1:36.188 +0.830 9
10 Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport 1:36.497 +1.139 10
11 Hypercar 708   Glickenhaus Racing 1:36.614 +1.256 11
12 Hypercar 99   Proton Competition 1:36.668 +1.310 12
13 Hypercar 4   Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 1:38.089 +2.731 13
14 LMP2 41   Team WRT 1:39.354 +3.996 14
15 LMP2 28   Jota 1:39.707 +4.349 15
16 LMP2 22   United Autosports 1:39.790 +4.432 16
17 LMP2 10   Vector Sport 1:39.887 +4.529 17
18 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition 1:39.894 +4.536 18
19 LMP2 31   Team WRT 1:39.957 +4.599 19
20 LMP2 63   Prema Racing 1:39.976 +4.618 20
21 LMP2 35   Alpine Elf Team 1:40.061 +4.703 21
22 LMP2 36   Alpine Elf Team 1:40.214 +4.856 22
23 LMP2 9   Prema Racing 1:40.340 +4.982 23
24 LMP2 23   United Autosports 1:40.379 +5.021 24
25 LMGTE Am 85   Iron Dames 1:47.632 +12.274 25
26 LMGTE Am 25   ORT by TF 1:48.058 +12.700 26
27 LMGTE Am 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing 1:48.116 +12.758 27
28 LMGTE Am 83   Richard Mille AF Corse 1:48.221 +12.863 28
29 LMGTE Am 86   GR Racing 1:48.464 +13.106 29
30 LMGTE Am 33   Corvette Racing 1:48.519 +13.161 30
31 LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse 1:48.599 +13.241 31
32 LMGTE Am 21   AF Corse 1:48.713 +13.355 32
33 LMGTE Am 57   Kessel Racing 1:48.962 +13.604 33
34 LMGTE Am 56   Project 1 – AO 1:49.232 +13.874 34
35 LMGTE Am 777   D'Station Racing 1:49.509 +14.151 35
36 LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx 1:49.883 +14.525 36
Source:[9]

Race

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 140 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Final race classification
Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 7   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 200 6:00:31.922‡
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 50   Ferrari AF Corse   Antonio Fuoco
  Miguel Molina
  Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 200 +16.520
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 93   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Mikkel Jensen
  Paul di Resta
  Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 200 +1:18.179
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 5   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Dane Cameron
  Michael Christensen
  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 199 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5 Hypercar 51   Ferrari AF Corse   James Calado
  Antonio Giovinazzi
  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 199 +1 Lap
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
6 Hypercar 8   Toyota Gazoo Racing   Sébastien Buemi
  Brendon Hartley
  Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 199 +1 Lap
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
7 Hypercar 6   Porsche Penske Motorsport   Kévin Estre
  André Lotterer
  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 199 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
8 Hypercar 708   Glickenhaus Racing   Nathanaël Berthon
  Romain Dumas
  Olivier Pla
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 199 +1 Lap
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
9 Hypercar 38   Hertz Team Jota   António Félix da Costa
  Will Stevens
  Yifei Ye
Porsche 963 M 198 +2 Laps
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
10 Hypercar 2   Cadillac Racing   Earl Bamber
  Alex Lynn
  Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 198 +2 Laps
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
11 LMP2 28   Jota   Pietro Fittipaldi
  David Heinemeier Hansson
  Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 193 +7 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 36   Alpine Elf Team   Julien Canal
  Charles Milesi
  Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 LMP2 41   Team WRT   Rui Andrade
  Louis Delétraz
  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
14 LMP2 23   United Autosports   Giedo van der Garde
  Oliver Jarvis
  Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
15 LMP2 34   Inter Europol Competition   Albert Costa
  Fabio Scherer
  Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16 LMP2 22   United Autosports   Ben Hanley
  Philip Hanson
  Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 LMP2 63   Prema Racing   Mathias Beche
  Daniil Kvyat
  Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
18 LMP2 35   Alpine Elf Team   Olli Caldwell
  André Negrão
  Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 192 +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19 Hypercar 94   Peugeot TotalEnergies   Loïc Duval
  Gustavo Menezes
  Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 M 191 +9 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
20 Hypercar 4   Floyd Vanwall Racing Team   Esteban Guerrieri
  João Paulo de Oliveira
  Tristan Vautier
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 191 +9 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
21 LMP2 9   Prema Racing   Andrea Caldarelli
  Filip Ugran
  Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 191 +9 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
22 LMGTE Am 77   Dempsey-Proton Racing   Julien Andlauer
  Christian Ried
  Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 185 +15 Laps‡
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
23 LMGTE Am 60   Iron Lynx   Matteo Cressoni
  Alessio Picariello
  Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 185 +15 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 86   GR Racing   Ben Barker
  Riccardo Pera
  Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 184 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25 LMGTE Am 33   Corvette Racing   Nicky Catsburg
  Ben Keating
  Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 184 +16 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
26 LMGTE Am 85   Iron Dames   Sarah Bovy
  Rahel Frey
  Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 184 +16 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
27 LMGTE Am 83   Richard Mille AF Corse   Luis Pérez Companc
  Alessio Rovera
  Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 183 +17 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 25   ORT by TF   Ahmad Al Harthy
  Michael Dinan
  Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 183 +17 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE Am 56   Project 1 – AO   Matteo Cairoli
  Efrin Castro
  Guilherme Oliveira
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 183 +17 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
30 LMGTE Am 21   AF Corse   Simon Mann
  Ulysse de Pauw
  Julien Piguet
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 182 +18 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31 LMGTE Am 54   AF Corse   Francesco Castellacci
  Thomas Flohr
  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 180 +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
NC LMP2 31   Team WRT   Robin Frijns
  Sean Gelael
  Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 179 Not classified
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret Hypercar 99   Proton Competition   Gianmaria Bruni
  Neel Jani
  Harry Tincknell
Porsche 963 M 134 Retired
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Ret LMGTE Am 57   Kessel Racing   Kei Cozzolino
  Scott Huffaker
  Takeshi Kimura
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 70 Retired
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Ret LMP2 10   Vector Sport   Gabriel Aubry
  Ryan Cullen
  Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 66 Retired
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Ret LMGTE Am 777   D'Station Racing   Tomonobu Fujii
  Satoshi Hoshino
  Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 7 Retired
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
Source:[10]
Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol Tyre manufacturer
G Goodyear
M Michelin

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Watkins, Gary (29 September 2022). "WEC 2023 calendar expands to seven rounds, Portimao returns". motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  2. ^ Euwema, Davey (16 June 2023). "Dillmann, Vanwall Part Ways in "Mutual Agreement"". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Lloyd, Daniel (28 June 2023). "Heart of Racing to Skip Monza Amid IMSA Date Clash". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  4. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 July 2023). "Castro to Make GTE-Am Debut With Project 1-AO at Monza". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Monza - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Monza FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Monza FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Monza FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2023 Monza Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
  10. ^ "2023 Monza Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). FIA. Retrieved 14 September 2023.


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