WEC - 2015 6 HOURS OF CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS - Preview
Lap distance: 5.513 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: 9201 Circuit of The Americas Blvd. Austin, TX 78617
Website : http://circuitoftheamericas.com/events
Other Races: Tudor United Sports Car Championship, Continetal Tire Sportscar Challenge, Porsche GT3 Cup USA
Press officer: Jarin Wadiwalla
Cell: +1 210.834.4920
jarin.wadiwalla@circuitoftheamericas.com
Airport: Austin Bergstrom – 9 miles / 14km – http://www.austintexas.gov/airport
Circuit of the Americas
The North American round of the FIA WEC returns to the ultra modern circuit near Austin, Texas, for the third edition of the 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas and the Lone Star Le Mans weekend. The FIA World Endurance Championship will race on the same day as the Tudor United Sports Car Championship for a weekend of endurance racing. The first ever FIA WEC event was held at Sebring in March 2012 but the race moved to Circuit of the Americas in September 2013.
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | B. Tréluyer | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 1m47.375 | 184.9kph | 22 September 2013 |
LMP2 | M. Conway | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m54.559 | 173.3kph | 22 September 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | K. Kobayashi | Ferrari F458 Italia | 2m03.520 | 160.8kph | 22 September 2013 |
LMGTE Am | N. Thiim | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m04.830 | 159.1kph | 22 September 2013 |
DATE | 20-22 September 2013 | 18-20 September 2014 |
WINNERS | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | Kristensen / Duval / McNish no2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 187 laps | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer No2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 157 laps |
LMP2 | Rusinov / Martin / Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 178 laps | Bradley / Howson / Matsuda no47 KCMG Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 145 laps |
LMGTE Pro | B. Senna / F. Makowiecki no99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 167 laps | D Turner / S Mücke no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 141 laps |
LMGTE Am | Hall / Campbell-Walter no96 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 165 laps | Dalla Lana / Lamy / Nygaard no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 138 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | L. Duval / A. McNish no2 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 1:48.355 | S. Buemi / A. Davidson no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 1 :49.093 |
LMP2 | J. Martin / M. Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 1 :54.951 | R. Rusinov / O. Pla no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1 :56.075 |
LMGTE Pro | B. Senna / F. Makowiecki no99 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2 :04.628 | G. Bruni / T. Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 2 :06.456 |
LMGTE Am | R. Aguas / M. Malucelli no81 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 2 :06.515 | E. Collard / M. Vaxivière no75 Prospeed Competition Porsche 911 GT3 RSR 2 :08.271 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
| Wednesday 16 September | |
| 08:30-19:00 | Scrutineering |
| Thursday 17 September | |
| 12:45 | Drivers’ briefing |
| 14:45 - 16:15 | Free Practice #1 |
| 17:45 | Pre-event Press conference |
| 20:00 - 21:30 | Free Practice #2 |
| Friday 18 September | |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Free Practice #3 |
| 17:45 – 18:05 | Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM |
| 18:15 – 18:35 | Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2 |
| 18:45 | Qualifying Press Conference |
| 19:15 | Mixed Interview Zone |
| Saturday 19 September | |
| 17:00 - 23:00 | RACE: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas |
| 23:15 | Post-race Press Conference |
| FIA OFFICIALS | |
| Eduardo Freitas | FIA Race Director |
| Jean-Francois Veroux | FIA WEC Steward (Chairman) |
| Michael Schwägerl | FIA International Steward |
| Denis Chevrier | FIA Technical Delegate |
| Jacques Tropenat | FIA Medical Delegate |
| Jeff Carter | FIA Media Delegate |
| David Escribano | Chief timekeeper |
| Yannick Dalmas | Driver Adviser |
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS
The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found here.
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP – 6 HOURS OF CIRCUIT OF THE AMERICAS
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found here.
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