2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

The 2019 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 2–4 May 2019. Spa-Francorchamps served as the seventh race of the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the eighth 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][2]

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

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1  | LMP1 | No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:53.747 | - | 1
2  | LMP1  | No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:54.243  | +0.496  | 2
3  | LMP1  | No. 17 SMP Racing | 1:54.711  | +0.964  | 3
4  | LMP1  | No. 3 Rebellion Racing | 1:55.640  | +1.893  | 4
5  | LMP1  | No. 11 SMP Racing | 1:56.018  | +2.271  | 5
6  | LMP1  | No. 1 Rebellion Racing | 1:56.021  | +2.274  | 6
7  | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 2:00.674 | +6.927 | 7
8  | LMP2  | No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:01.225  | +7.478  | 8
9  | LMP2  | No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing | 2:01.558  | +7.811  | 9
10  | LMP2  | No. 31 DragonSpeed | 2:01.816  | +8.069  | 10
11  | LMP2  | No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut | 2:01.832  | +8.085  | 11
12  | LMP1  | No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team | 2:02.246  | +8.499  | 12
13  | LMP2  | No. 29 Racing Team Nederland | 2:03.959  | +10.212  | 13
14  | LMP2  | No. 28 TDS Racing | 2:04.967  | +11.220  | 14
15  | LMP2  | No. 29 Larbre Compétition | 2:06.234  | +12.487  | 15
16  | LMGTE Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:12.885 | +19.138 | 16
17  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:12.952  | +19.205  | 17
18  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 82 BMW Team MTEK | 2:12.977  | +19.230  | 18
19  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 81 BMW Team MTEK | 2:13.313  | +19.566  | 19
20  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:13.341  | +19.594  | 20
21  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:13.392  | +19.645  | 21
22  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 92 Porsche GT Team | 2:13.683  | +19.936  | 22
23  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 91 Porsche GT Team | 2:13.836  | +20.089  | 23
24  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:14.060  | +20.313  | 24
25  | LMGTE Pro  | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:14.182  | +20.435  | 25
26  | LMGTE Am | No. 90 TF Sport | 2:16.061 | +22.314 | 26
27  | LMGTE Am  | No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:16.171  | +22.424  | 27
28  | LMGTE Am  | No. 56 Team Project 1 | 2:16.390  | +22.643  | 28
29  | LMGTE Am  | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:17.005  | +23.258  | 29
30  | LMGTE Am  | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:17.093  | +23.346  | 30
31  | LMGTE Am  | No. 54 Spirit of Race | 2:17.173  | +23.426  | 31
32  | LMGTE Am  | No. 61 Clearwater Racing | 2:17.288  | +23.541  | 32
33  | LMGTE Am  | No. 86 Gulf Racing  | 2:19.225  | +25.478  | 33
34  | LMGTE Am  | No. 70 MR Racing | No Time1 | —  | 34

^1 – Motoaki Ishikawa crashed the No. 70 MR Racing car in qualifying, resulting in the car being unable to set a qualifying time.

## 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][4]

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 | 133  | 5:44:41.101
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2  | LMP1  | 3  |  Rebellion Racing |  Nathanaël Berthon
Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes | Rebellion R13  | M | 132  | +1 lap
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
3  | LMP1  | 11  |  SMP Racing |  Mikhail Aleshin
Vitaly Petrov
Stoffel Vandoorne | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 132  | +1 lap
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
4  | LMP1  | 17  |  SMP Racing |  Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin
Sergey Sirotkin | BR Engineering BR1 | M | 131  | +2 laps
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
5  | LMP1  | 1  |  Rebellion Racing |  Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Bruno Senna | Rebellion R13  | M | 130  | +3 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
6  | LMP1  | 7  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing |  Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López | Toyota TS050 Hybrid | M | 129  | +4 laps
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
7  | LMP2  | 31  |  DragonSpeed |  Anthony Davidson
Roberto Gonzalez
Pastor Maldonado | Oreca 07 | M | 129  | +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
8  | LMP2  | 26  |  G-Drive Racing |  Roman Rusinov
Job van Uitert
Jean-Éric Vergne | Aurus 01 | D | 129  | +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9  | LMP2  | 36  |  Singatech Alpine Matmut |  Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet | Alpine A470 | M | 129  | +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
10  | LMP2  | 38  |  Jackie Chan DC Racing |  Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung | Oreca 07 | D | 129  | +4 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
11  | LMP2  | 28  |  TDS Racing |  Norman Nato
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière | Oreca 07 | D | 128  | +5 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
12  | LMP2  | 29  |  Racing Team Nederland |  Frits van Eerd
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries | Dallara P217 | M | 127  | +6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
13  | LMP2  | 37  |  Jackie Chan DC Racing |  David Heinemeier Hansson
Jordan King
Will Stevens | Oreca 07 | D | 127  | +6 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
14  | LMP2  | 50  |  Larbre Compétition |  Nicholas Boulle
Erwin Creed
Romano Ricci  | Ligier JS P217 | M | 126  | +7 laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
15  | LMGTE
Pro  | 97  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 124  | +9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
16  | LMGTE
Pro  | 51  |  AF Corse |  James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 124  | +9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
17  | LMGTE
Pro  | 92  |  Porsche GT Team |  Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 124  | +9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
18  | LMGTE
Pro  | 82  |  BMW Team MTEK |  António Félix da Costa
Augusto Farfus | BMW M8 GTE | M | 124  | +9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
19  | LMGTE
Pro  | 67  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell | Ford GT | M | 124  | +9 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
20  | LMGTE
Pro  | 71  |  AF Corse |  Sam Bird
Davide Rigon | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 124  | +9 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
21  | LMGTE
Pro  | 95  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage AMR | M | 124  | +9 laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
22  | LMGTE
Pro  | 91  |  Porsche GT Team |  Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 124  | +9 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23  | LMGTE
Pro  | 81  |  BMW Team MTEK |  Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk | BMW M8 GTE | M | 124  | +9 laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
24  | LMGTE
Pro  | 66  |  Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK |  Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla | Ford GT | M | 123  | +10 laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
25  | LMGTE
Am  | 77  |  Dempsey – Proton Racing |  Matt Campbell
Riccardo Pera
Christian Ried | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 122  | +11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
26  | LMGTE
Am  | 90  |  TF Sport |  Charlie Eastwood
Euan Hankey
Salih Yoluç | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 122  | +11 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
27  | LMGTE
Am  | 61  |  Clearwater Racing |  Matteo Cressoni
Matt Griffin
Luís Pérez Companc | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 122  | +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
28  | LMGTE
Am  | 54  |  Spirit of Race |  Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 122  | +11 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
29  | LMGTE
Am  | 56  |  Team Project 1 |  Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 122  | +11 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
30  | LMGTE
Am  | 98  |  Aston Martin Racing |  Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda | Aston Martin Vantage GTE | M | 121  | +12 laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
31  | LMGTE
Am  | 86  |  Gulf Racing  |  Ben Barker
Thomas Preining
Michael Wainwright | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 121  | +12 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
32  | LMGTE
Am  | 70  |  MR Racing |  Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa  | Ferrari 488 GTE Evo | M | 120  | +13 laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
33  | LMGTE
Am  | 88  |  Dempsey – Proton Racing |  Matteo Cairoli
Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda  | Porsche 911 RSR | M | 115  | +18 laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
34  | LMP1  | 4  |  ByKolles Racing Team |  Tom Dillmann
Paolo Ruberti
Oliver Webb | ENSO CLM P1/01 | M | 95  | +38 laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8

## 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 | 160
2  |  |  Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
José María López | 129
3  |  |  Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes | 99
4  |  |  Mathias Beche | 73
5  |  |  Neel Jani
André Lotterer | 73

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

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1  |  |  Toyota Gazoo Racing | 177
2  |  |  Rebellion Racing | 116
3  |  |  SMP Racing | 86
4  |  |  ByKolles Racing Team | 22.5
5  |  |  DragonSpeed | 8.5
6  |  |  CEFC TRSM Racing | 1

* 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  |  |  Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre | 140
2  |  |  Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz | 104
3  |  |  James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi | 98.5
4  |  |  Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla | 70
5  |  1  |  Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell | 67

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

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1  |  |  Porsche | 246
2  |  |  Ferrari | 153
3  |  |  Ford | 137
4  |  |  Aston Martin | 133
5  |  |  BMW | 101

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

## References

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1. ^ "2018 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
2. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (3 May 2019). "Conway & Kobayashi Break Qualifying Record En Route To Spa Pole". Dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
3. ^ "2019 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Provisional Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
4. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (4 May 2019). "Toyota Wins From Rebellion in Wet and Wild 6H Spa". sportscar365.com. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
5. ^ "2018-19 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
6. ^ "2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
7. ^ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
8. ^ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

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