WEC - 2015 6 Hours of Shanghai - Preview
Lap distance: 5.451 km
Race duration: 6 hours
Location: No 2000 Yining Road - Shanghai 201814 - Peoples Republic of China
Website : http://www.f1china.com.cn/
Other Races: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Audi R8 LMS Cup, FASC Super GT Festival
Press officer: Ivy Zhangy
Airport: Shanghai Du Pong - 65km
Shanghai International Circuit
In 2012 the season concluded at the Shanghai International Circuit with the first endurance race organised at global level in the economic capital of China. The tough and demanding circuit, with an impressive infrastructure, provides the perfect stage for the tens of thousands of Chinese fans who turned out in 2013 and 2014 to witness THE world’s premier endurance championship.
DATE | 27-28 October 2012 | 7-9 November 2013 | 31 Oct – 2 November 2014 |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | Wurz / Lapierre no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 191 laps | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer No1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 190 laps | Buemi / Davidson no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 188 laps |
LMP2 | Martin / Beche / Graves no25 Delta-ADR Oreca 03 - Nissan (D) 180 laps | Rusinov / Martin / Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 177 laps | Rusinov / Pla / Canal no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 177 laps |
LMGTE Pro | Mücke / Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 169 laps | Mücke / Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 169 laps | Makowiecki / Pilet no92 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 167 laps |
LMGTE Am | Bornhauser / Canal / Lamy no50 Larbre Competition Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M) 166 laps | Potolicchio / Aguas / Rigon no81 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 166 laps | Dalla Lana / Lamy / Nygaard no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 165 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | A. Wurz no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 1:48.273 | A. Wurz / N. Lapierre no7 Toyota Racing Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M) 1:48.013 | R. Dumas / N. Jani no20 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 1:48.300 |
LMP2 | J. Rossiter no32 Lotus Lola B12/80 Coupé – Lotus (D) 1:54.132 | J. Martin / M. Conway no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (D) 1:55.423 | R. Rusinov / O. Pla no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1:54.327 |
LMGTE Pro | D. Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:03.721 | S. Mücke / D. Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:04.370 | S. Mücke / D. Turner no97 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:04.342 |
LMGTE Am | P. Ruberti no88 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 2:05.584 | C. Nygaard / N. Thiim no95 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:05.903 | P. Lamy / C. Nygaard no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:05.072 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | A. McNish | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 1m47.442 | 182.6kph | 9 November 2013 |
LMP2 | J. Martin | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m55.109 | 170.5kph | 9 November 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | B. Senna | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m04.099 | 158.1kph | 9 November 2013 |
LMGTE Am | P. Lamy | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m04.008 | 158.2kph | 2 November 2014 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Thursday 29 October
08:30-18:30: Scrutineering
Friday 30 October
09:00: Drivers’ briefing
10:30 - 12:00: Free Practice #1
14:00: Pre-event Press conference
15:30 - 17:00: Free Practice #2
Saturday 31 October
09:00 - 10:00: Free Practice #3
13:30 – 13:50: Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM
14:00 – 14:20: Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2
14:45: Qualifying Press Conference
Sunday 1 November
11:00 - 17:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Shanghai
17:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freita: FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux: FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Yves Bacquelaine: FIA International Steward
Denis Chevrier: FIA Technical Delegate
Alain Chantegret: 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 on the following link:
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP –6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:
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