2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The 2018 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 3–5 May 2018. Spa-Francorchamps served as the first race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event as part of the championship. The race was won by the #8 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. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:54.962  | —  | 1
2  | LMP1  | No. 1 Rebellion Racing | 1:56.425  | +1.463  | 2
3  | LMP1  | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | 1:56.992  | +2.030  | 3
4  | LMP1  | No. 11 SMP Racing | 1:58.247  | +3.285  | 4
5  | LMP1  | No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team | 1:58.697  | +3.735  | 5
6  | LMP2  | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 2:02.405  | +7.443  | 6
7  | LMP2  | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 2:02.429  | +7.467  | 7
8  | LMP2  | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:02.824  | +7.862  | 8
9  | LMP2  | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:03.023  | +8.061  | 9
10  | LMP2  | No. 31 DragonSpeed | 2:03.420  | +8.458  | 15
11  | LMP2  | No. 28 TDS Racing | 2:04.703  | +9.741  | 11
12  | LMP2  | No. 29 Racing Team Nederland | 2:05.502  | +10.540  | 12
13  | LMP2  | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:05.739  | +10.777  | 13
14  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:12.947  | +17.985  | 14
15  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:13.030  | +18.068  | 15
16  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 2:13.034  | +18.072  | 16
17  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 2:13:352  | +18.390  | 17
18  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 82 BMW Team MTEK | 2:14.017  | +19.055  | 18
19  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:14.385  | +19.423  | 19
20  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:15.104  | +20.142  | 20
21  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:15.127  | +20.165  | 21
22  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 81 BMW Team MTEK | 2:15.142  | +20.180  | 22
23  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:16.004  | +21.042  | 23
24  | LMGTE Am  | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:16.357  | +21.395  | 24
25  | LMGTE Am  | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:16.359  | +21.397  | 25
26  | LMGTE Am  | No. 56 Team Project 1 | 2:16.637  | +21.675  | 26
27  | LMGTE Am  | No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:16.768  | +21.806  | 27
28  | LMGTE Am  | No. 90 TF Sport | 2:17.627  | +22.665  | 28
29  | LMGTE Am  | No. 70 MR Racing | 2:18.582  | +23.550  | 29
30  | LMGTE Am  | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 2:18.917  | +23.955  | 30
31  | LMGTE Am  | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 2:19.445  | +24.483  | 31
32  | LMP1  | No. 10 DragonSpeed | 1:59.1581 | +4.196  | WD2
33  | LMGTE Am  | No. 86 Gulf Racing UK  | 2:15.3323 | +20.370  | 32
34  | LMP1  | No. 17 SMP Racing | No Time  | —  | 33
35  | LMP1  | No. 5 CEFC TRSM Racing | No Time  | —  | WD4
36  | LMP1  | No. 6 CEFC TRSM Racing | No Time  | —  | WD4
EX  | LMP1  | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | No Time5 | —  | PL5

^1 – Only one driver of the No. 10 DragonSpeed set a lap time.
^2 – No.10 DragonSpeed withdrew due to Fittipaldi's high-speed crash at Eau Rouge.
^3 – Only one driver of the No. 86 Gulf Racing set a lap time.
^4 – Both Manors-run Ginettas withdrew after qualifying due to financial issues.
^5 – No.7 Toyota was excluded due to incorrect declaration of Fuel Flow Meter and will start from pit lane a lap down.[2]

## 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 114 laps. Class winners in bold.[3]

Pos | Class  | No | Team  | Drivers  | Chassis  | Tyre  | Laps | Time/Retired

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Engine
1  | LMP1  | 8  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |  Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 163  | 06:00:50.702
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
2  | LMP1  | 7  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |  Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 163  | +1.444
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
3  | LMP1  | 3  |  Rebellion Racing |  Mathias Beche
Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes | Rebellion R13  | M | 161  | +2 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
4  | LMP1  | 4  |  ByKolles Racing Team |  Oliver Webb
Dominik Kraihamer
Tom Dillmann | ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 158  | +5 Laps
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6
5  | LMP1  | 11  |  SMP Racing |  Mikhail Aleshin
Vitaly Petrov | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 158  | +5 Laps
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
6  | LMP2  | 26  |  G-Drive Racing |  Roman Rusinov
Jean-Éric Vergne
Andrea Pizzitola | Oreca 07 | D | 156  | +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7  | LMP2  | 38  |  Jackie Chan DC Racing |  Ho-Pin Tung
Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi | Oreca 07 | D | 156  | +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8  | LMP2  | 36  |  Signatech Alpine Matmut |  Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet | Alpine A470 | D | 156  | +7 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9  | LMP2  | 37  |  Jackie Chan DC Racing |  Jazeman Jaafar
Weiron Tan
Nabil Jeffri | Oreca 07 | D | 155  | +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10  | LMP2  | 28  |  TDS Racing |  François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Loïc Duval | Oreca 07 | D | 155  | +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11  | LMP2  | 31  |  DragonSpeed |  Roberto González
Pastor Maldonado
Nathanaël Berthon | Oreca 07 | M | 155  | +8 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12  | LMP2  | 50  |  Larbre Compétition |  Erwin Creed
Romano Ricci
Julien Canal | Ligier JS P217 | M | 152  | +11 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13  | LMGTE
Pro  | 66  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Billy Johnson | Ford GT | M | 148  | +15 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
14  | LMGTE
Pro  | 92  |  Porsche GT Team |  Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 148  | +15 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15  | LMGTE
Pro  | 71  |  AF Corse |  Davide Rigon
Sam Bird | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 147  | +16 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16  | LMGTE
Pro  | 91  |  Porsche GT Team |  Richard Lietz
Gianmaria Bruni | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 147  | +16 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17  | LMGTE
Pro  | 82  |  BMW Team MTEK |  Tom Blomqvist
António Félix da Costa | BMW M8 GTE | M | 146  | +17 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
18  | LMGTE
Pro  | 97  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin
Jonathan Adam | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 146  | +17 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
19  | LMGTE
Pro  | 95  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim
Darren Turner | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 146  | +17 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
20  | LMGTE
Pro  | 81  |  BMW Team MTEK |  Martin Tomczyk
Nick Catsburg | BMW M8 GTE | M | 145  | +18 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
21  | LMGTE
Am  | 98  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 144  | +19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
22  | LMGTE
Am  | 90  |  TF Sport |  Salih Yoluç
Euan Alers-Hankey
Charlie Eastwood | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 144  | +19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
23  | LMGTE
Am  | 61  |  Clearwater Racing |  Weng Sun Mok
Keita Sawa
Matt Griffin  | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 143  | +20 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24  | LMGTE
Am  | 77  |  Dempsey-Proton Racing |  Christian Ried
Julien Andlauer
Matt Campbell | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 142  | +21 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
25  | LMGTE
Am  | 70  |  MR Racing |  Motoaki Ishikawa
Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 142  | +21 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26  | LMGTE
Am  | 88  |  Dempsey-Proton Racing |  Khaled Al Qubaisi
Gianluca Roda
Matteo Cairoli | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 141  | +22 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
27  | LMGTE
Pro  | 51  |  AF Corse |  Alessandro Pier Guidi
James Calado | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 139  | +24 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28  | LMP2  | 29  |  Racing Team Nederland |  Frits van Eerd
Giedo van der Garde
Jan Lammers | Dallara P217 | M | 139  | +24 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
29  | LMGTE
Am  | 86  |  Gulf Racing UK |  Michael Wainwright
Ben Barker
Alex Davison | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 137  | +26 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
30  | LMGTE
Am  | 54  |  Spirit of Race |  Thomas Flohr
Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella | Ferrari 488 GTE | M | 136  | +27 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
31  | LMGTE
Am  | 56  |  Team Project 1 |  Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 131  | +32 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DSQ  | LMP1  | 1  |  Rebellion Racing |  Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Bruno Senna | Rebellion R13  | M | 161  | Disqualified[N 1]
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
DNF  | LMP1  | 17  |  SMP Racing |  Stéphane Sarrazin
Egor Orudzhev
Matevos Isaakyan | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 132  | Collision
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
DNF  | LMGTE
Pro  | 67  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Tony Kanaan | Ford GT | M | 26  | Collision
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
DNS  | LMP1  | 10  |  DragonSpeed |  Ben Hanley
Henrik Hedman
Pietro Fittipaldi | BR Engineering BR1 | M | –  | Did Not Start
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
WD  | LMP1  | 5  |  CEFC TRSM Racing |  Charlie Robertson
Dean Stoneman | Ginetta G60-LT-P1  | M | –  | Withdrew
Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6
WD  | LMP1  | 6  |  CEFC TRSM Racing |  Oliver Rowland
Alex Brundle
Oliver Turvey | Ginetta G60-LT-P1  | M | –  | Withdrew
Mecachrome V634P1 3.4 L Turbo V6

## Standings after the race

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2018–2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship[5]
| Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

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1  |  |  Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi | 26
2  |  |  Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
José María López | 18
3  |  |  Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes
Mathias Beche | 15
4  |  |  Oliver Webb
Tom Dillmann
Dominik Kraihamer | 12
5  |  |  Mikhail Aleshin
Vitaly Petrov | 10

2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship[6]
| Pos. | +/–  | Team  | Points

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1  |  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing | 26
2  |  |  Rebellion Racing | 15
3  |  |  ByKolles Racing Team | 12
4  |  |  SMP Racing | 10

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

2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship[7]
| Pos. | +/–  | Driver  | Points

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1  |  |  Billy Johnson
Olivier Pla
Stefan Mücke | 25
2  |  |  Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre | 18
3  |  |  Davide Rigon
Sam Bird | 15
4  |  |  Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz | 12
5  |  |  António Félix da Costa
Tom Blomqvist | 10

2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship[8]
| Pos. | +/–  | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  |  Porsche | 30
2  |  |  Ford | 26
3  |  |  Ferrari | 15.5
4  |  |  BMW | 14
5  |  |  Aston Martin | 14

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

## Notes

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1. ^ The No. 1 Rebellion was disqualified from the race after the car was found to have had a skid block worn beyond allowable limits.[4]

## References

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1. ^ "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
2. ^ "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Stewards Decision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
3. ^ "2017 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Provisional Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
4. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (5 May 2018). "#1 Rebellion R-13 Disqualified From 6H Spa". DailySportsCar. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
5. ^ "2018 – 2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
6. ^ "2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
7. ^ "2018 – 2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
8. ^ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

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