2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the Circuit de 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

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### Qualifying results

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.[1]

Pos | Class  | Team  | Average Time  | Gap | Grid

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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

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### Race result

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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

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

## Standings after the race

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2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings
| Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

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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

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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

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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

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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

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## References

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