6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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The 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (formerly the 1000 Kilometres of Spa-Francorchamps) is an endurance race for sports cars held at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.

Belgium 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps (French)
FIA World Endurance Championship
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
First race1953
First FIA WEC race2012
Duration6 hours
Most wins (driver)Jacky Ickx
Sébastien Buemi (5)
Most wins (team)Toyota Gazoo Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Ferrari
Porsche (10)

History

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The Spa 24 Hours had been introduced in 1924, and other races followed. As on the Nürburgring, both a 24-hour race for touring cars and GTs is held, and an endurance race for sports cars and GTs. The 24 hour race counted towards the inaugural World Sports Car championship in 1953, the last time that race would be held until 1964, and the last time it was for sports cars for several decades. Earlier in 1953 a minor sports car race, the Coupe de Spa was the first race held in the lineage of the 1000 km (now 6 hour) race.[1] The first Spa Grand Prix was held in 1954,[2] and in 1963 joined the World Sportscar Championship and was extended to 500 km. Starting in 1966 the name Spa Grand Prix was no-longer used,[2] and the race was run for 1000 km, following the 1000 km Nürburgring and 1000 km Monza. Due to safety problems on the traditional long and very fast 14 km track over public roads, the race was discontinued after 1975.

 
The 14km Spa used by sportscars up until 1975

The 1000 km race was resumed in 1982 after the track was made safer by shortening it to 7 km. In 1989 and 1990, the race distance was lowered to 480 km. Due to the decline of the WSC, the "1000km" was discontinued after 1990 even before the WSC closed.

The race was revived in 1999, as a part of the SportsRacing World Cup (the predecessor to the FIA Sportscar Championship), running to a 2-hour, 30 minute time limit. In 2003, the 1000 km race was resumed as a joint event of the FIA SCC with the British GT Championship. In 2004, it was part of the Le Mans Series (LMS), and in 2011 was also part of the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup. From 2012 onwards the race has been part of the FIA World Endurance Championship, albeit in the format of a six-hour race.

Jacky Ickx currently holds record of most wins, having won the race 5 times, in 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, and 1983. He is also one of two drivers to win the 1000 km on both the original and current circuits, the other being Derek Bell.

Winners

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Year Drivers Team Car Time Distance Championship
14.1 km (8.8 mi) circuit
1953   Olivier Gendebien Ferrari 166 MM Non-championship
1954   Hans Davids   Hans Davids Jaguar C-Type 169 km (105 mi) Non-championship
1955   Paul Frère   Aston Martin Aston Martin DB3S 1:37:33.900 282 km (175 mi) Non-championship
1956   Ninian Sanderson   Ecurie Ecosse Jaguar D-Type 0:57:34.800 169 km (105 mi) Non-championship
1957   Tony Brooks   Aston Martin Aston Martin DBR1 1:15:56.000 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1958   Masten Gregory   Ecurie Ecosse Lister-Jaguar 1:05:02.300 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1959   Carel Godin de Beaufort   Ecurie Maarsbergen Porsche 718 RSK 1:11:10.100 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1960   Paul Frère Porsche 718 RSK 1:20:54.800 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1961   Willy Mairesse   Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1:05:33.800 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1962   Edgar Berney   Edgar Berney Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta 1:12:32.100 211.8 km (131.6 mi) Non-championship
1963   Willy Mairesse   Ecurie Nationale Belge Ferrari 250 GTO 2:38:40:800 500 km (310 mi) International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1964   Mike Parkes   Maranello Concessionaires Ferrari 250 GTO 2:32:05.200 500 km (310 mi) International Championship for GT Manufacturers
1965   Willy Mairesse   Ecurie Francorchamps Ferrari 250 LM 2:29:45.700 500 km (310 mi) International Championship for GT Manufacturers
International Trophy for GT Prototypes
1966   Ludovico Scarfiotti
  Mike Parkes
  SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P3 4:43:24.000 1,000 km (620 mi) International Manufacturers' Championship
International Sports Car Championship
1967   Jacky Ickx
  Dick Thompson
  J.W. Automotive Engineering Mirage M1-Ford 5:09:46.500 1,000 km (620 mi) International Championship for Sports-Prototypes
International Championship for Sports Cars
1968   Jacky Ickx
  Brian Redman
  J.W. Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk.I 5:05:19:300 1,000 km (620 mi) International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars
1969   Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  Porsche System Engineering Porsche 908LH 4:24:19.600 1,000 km (620 mi) International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars
1970   Jo Siffert
  Brian Redman
  J.W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 4:09:47.800 1,000 km (620 mi) International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars
1971   Pedro Rodríguez
  Jackie Oliver
  J.W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 4:01:09.700 1,000 km (620 mi) International Championship for Makes
International Cup for GT Cars
1972   Arturo Merzario
  Brian Redman
  SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 4:17:19.100 1,000 km (620 mi) World Championship for Makes
International Grand Touring Trophy
1973   Derek Bell
  Mike Hailwood
  Gulf Research Mirage M6-Ford 4:05:43.500 1,000 km (620 mi) World Championship for Makes
International Grand Touring Trophy
1974   Jacky Ickx
  Jean-Pierre Jarier
  Equipe Gitanes Matra-Simca MS670C 4:12:15.600 1,000 km (620 mi) World Championship for Makes
FIA Cup for GT Cars
1975   Henri Pescarolo
  Derek Bell
  Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Alfa Romeo 33TT12 3:32:58.400 750 km (470 mi)1 World Championship for Makes
FIA Cup for GT Cars
FIA Cup for 2-Litre Cars
1976
to
1981
No Races
7.0 km (4.3 mi) circuit
1982   Jacky Ickx
  Jochen Mass
  Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 6:06:04.140 1,000 km (620 mi) World Endurance Championship
1983   Jacky Ickx
  Jochen Mass
  Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 5:44:33.520 1,000 km (620 mi) World Endurance Championship
European Endurance Championship
1984   Stefan Bellof
  Derek Bell
  Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956B 5:53:17.190 1,000 km (620 mi) World Endurance Championship
1985   Bob Wollek
  Mauro Baldi
  Martini Racing Lancia LC2 5:00:23.420 848 km (527 mi)2 World Endurance Championship
1986   Thierry Boutsen
  Frank Jelinski
  Brun Motorsport Porsche 962C 5:35:54.540 1,000 km (620 mi) World Sports Prototype Championship
1987   Raul Boesel
  Martin Brundle
  Johnny Dumfries
  Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 6:00:16.180 1,000 km (620 mi) World Sports Prototype Championship
1988   Mauro Baldi
  Stefan Johansson
  Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes 6:01:34.230 1,000 km (620 mi) World Sports Prototype Championship
1989   Mauro Baldi
  Kenny Acheson
  Team Sauber Mercedes Sauber C9-Mercedes 2:39:16.453 480 km (300 mi) World Sports Prototype Championship
1990   Jochen Mass
  Karl Wendlinger
  Team Sauber Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C11 2:42:54.880 480 km (300 mi) World Sports Prototype Championship
1991
to
1998
No Races
1999   Laurent Rédon
  Mauro Baldi
  JB Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP 2:30:24.347 452.920 km (281.431 mi) SportsRacing World Cup
2000   Filippo Francioni
  Salvatore Ronca
  Lucchini Engineering Lucchini SR2000-Alfa Romeo 2:31:17.377 355.368 km (220.815 mi) SportsRacing World Cup
2001   Marco Zadra
  Jean-Marc Gounon
  BMS Scuderia Italia Ferrari 333 SP 2:31:27.898 445.952 km (277.102 mi) FIA Sportscar Championship
2002   Sébastien Bourdais
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Pescarolo Sport Courage C60 EVO-Peugeot 2:03:16.0893 376.272 km (233.805 mi) FIA Sportscar Championship
2003   Tom Kristensen
  Seiji Ara
  Audi Sport Japan Audi R8 5:47:50.209 1,000 km (620 mi) FIA Sportscar Championship
British GT Championship
2004   Johnny Herbert
  Jamie Davies
  Audi Sport UK Veloqx Audi R8 5:58:55.262 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Endurance Series
2005   John Nielsen
  Casper Elgaard
  Hayanari Shimoda
  Zytek Motorsport Zytek 04S 6:00:48.389 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Endurance Series
2006   Emmanuel Collard
  Jean-Christophe Boullion
  Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60-Judd 6:01:06.782 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Series
2007   Stéphane Sarrazin
  Pedro Lamy
  Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
5:47:47.313 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Series
2008   Jacques Villeneuve
  Nicolas Minassian
  Marc Gené
  Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
5:17:48.566 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Series
2009   Nicolas Minassian
  Simon Pagenaud
  Christian Klien
  Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
5:45:35.429 1,000 km (620 mi) Le Mans Series
2010   Sébastien Bourdais
  Simon Pagenaud
  Pedro Lamy
  Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP
(Diesel)
6:00:39.012 975 km (606 mi)4 Le Mans Series
2011   Alexander Wurz
  Anthony Davidson
  Marc Gené
  Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908
(Diesel)
6:02:03.799 1,127.633 km (700.679 mi) Le Mans Series
Intercontinental Le Mans Cup
2012   Romain Dumas
  Loïc Duval
  Marc Gené
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 ultra
(Diesel)
6:00:22.708 1,120.62 km (696.32 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2013   Benoît Tréluyer
  André Lotterer
  Marcel Fässler
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
(Diesel hybrid)
6:00:55.971 1,176.67 km (731.15 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2014   Nicolas Lapierre
  Sébastien Buemi
  Anthony Davidson
  Toyota Racing Toyota TS040 Hybrid 6:01:31.675 1,197.68 km (744.20 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2015   Benoît Tréluyer
  André Lotterer
  Marcel Fässler
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
(Diesel hybrid)
6:01:08.896 1,232.704 km (765.967 mi) 6 FIA World Endurance Championship
2016   Loïc Duval
  Oliver Jarvis
  Lucas di Grassi
  Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro
(Diesel hybrid)
6:00:32.112 1,120.640 km (696.333 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2017   Sébastien Buemi
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Anthony Davidson
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:11.490 1,211.692 km (752.911 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2018   Fernando Alonso
  Sébastien Buemi
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:50.702 1,141.652 km (709.390 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2019   Fernando Alonso
  Sébastien Buemi
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 5:44:41.101 5 931.532 km (578.827 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2020   Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  José María López
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota TS050 Hybrid 6:00:02.534 1,001.572 km (622.348 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2021   Sébastien Buemi
  Brendon Hartley
  Kazuki Nakajima
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:00:17.733 1,134.648 km (705.038 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2022   José María López
  Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:00:31.052 721.412 km (448.265 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2023   José María López
  Mike Conway
  Kamui Kobayashi
  Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:00:24.798 1,036.455 km (644.023 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
2024   Callum Ilott
  Will Stevens
  Hertz Team Jota Porsche 963 5:57:31.542 987.428 km (613.559 mi) FIA World Endurance Championship
^1 The 1975 event was originally scheduled for 1000 km, but was shortened to 750 km the day of the race due to an approaching storm.
^2 The 1985 event was originally scheduled for 1000 km, but was shortened to five hours (848 km) after the ensuing 40-minute caution caused by the collision of the Bellof/Boutsen Brun Motorsport Porsche 956 with the Ickx/Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche 962 at Eau Rouge. Bellof died in the hospital afterwards, and officials ended the race at the five-hour mark, after 122 of 145 laps.
^3 The 2002 event was stopped early due to heavy rain.
^4 The 2010 event was red flagged during the race due to electrical outages. The race covered approximately 975 km when it ended on a six hour time limit.
^5 The 2019 event was stopped early because of snow.
^6 Race record for distance covered.

Records

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Wins by constructor

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Rank Constructor Wins Years
1   Ferrari 10 1953, 1961–1966, 1972, 1999, 2001
  Porsche 1959, 1960, 1969–1971, 1982–1984, 1986, 2024
3   Toyota 8 2014, 2017–2023
4   Audi 6 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
5   Peugeot 5 2007-2011
6   Jaguar 3 1954, 1956, 1987
7   Aston Martin 2 1955, 1957
  Mirage 1967, 1973
  Sauber 1988, 1989
  Courage 2002, 2006
11   Lister 1 1958
  Ford 1968
  Matra 1974
  Alfa Romeo 1975
  Lancia 1985
  Mercedes-Benz 1990
  Lucchini 2000
  Reynard 2005

Wins by engine manufacturer

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Rank Manufacturer Wins Years
1   Ferrari 11 1953, 1961–1966, 1972, 1985, 1999, 2001
2   Porsche 10 1959, 1960, 1969-1971, 1982–1984, 1986, 2024
3   Toyota 8 2014, 2017–2023
4   Peugeot 6 2002, 2007–2011
  Audi 2003, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
6   Jaguar 4 1954, 1956, 1958, 1987
7   Ford 3 1967, 1968, 1973
  Mercedes-Benz 1988-1990
9   Aston Martin 2 1955, 1957
  Alfa Romeo 1975, 2000
11   Matra 1 1974
  Gibson 2005
  Judd 2006

Drivers with multiple wins

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Rank Driver Wins Years
1   Jacky Ickx 5 1967, 1968, 1974, 1982, 1983
  Sébastien Buemi 2014, 2017-2019, 2021
3   Brian Redman 4 1968–1970, 1972
  Mauro Baldi 1985, 1988, 1989, 1999
  Kazuki Nakajima 2017-2019, 2021
6   Willy Mairesse 3 1961, 1963, 1965
  Derek Bell 1973, 1975, 1984
  Jochen Mass 1982, 1983, 1990
  Marc Gené 2008, 2011, 2012
  Anthony Davidson 2011, 2014, 2017
  Mike Conway 2020, 2022, 2023
  Kamui Kobayashi 2020, 2022, 2023
  José María López 2020, 2022, 2023
14   Paul Frère 2 1955, 1960
  Mike Parkes 1955, 1960
  Jo Siffert 1969, 1970
  Jean-Christophe Boullion 2002, 2006
  Sébastien Bourdais 2002, 2010
  Pedro Lamy 2007, 2010
  Nicolas Minassian 2008, 2009
  Simon Pagenaud 2009, 2010
  Loïc Duval 2012, 2016
  Benoît Tréluyer 2013, 2015
  André Lotterer 2013, 2015
  Marcel Fässler 2013, 2015
  Fernando Alonso 2018, 2019

References

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  1. ^ "Coupe de Spa 1953". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. ISBN 0851126421.
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