WEC - 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai - Preview
WEC - 2017 6 Hours of Shanghai - Preview
2017 6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI
Round 8: 3-5 November 2017
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
Press officer: Ivy Zhangy
Airport: Shanghai Du Pong 65km
Shanghai International Circuit
The tough and demanding Shanghai International Circuit is one of the highlights on the FIA World Endurance Championship calendar. With an impressive infrastructure the modern track provides the perfect stage for the tens of thousands of Chinese fans who travel to witness the world’s premier endurance championship.
DATE | 28 October | 9 November | 2 November | 1 November | 6 November |
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WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 | Bernhard/Hartley/Webber No18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 169 laps | Bernhard/Hartley/ Webber No1 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 195 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 | Panciatici / Chatin / Dillmann No36 Signatech Alpine Alpine A450b - Nissan (D) 154 laps | Rusinov / Stevens / Brundle no26 G-Drive Racing Oreca 05 - Nissan (D) 180 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 | Lietz / Christensen no91 Porsche Team Manthey Porsche 911 RSR 151 laps | Priaulx / Tincknell No67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT 170 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 | Perrodo / Collard / Aguas No83 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 146 laps | Dalla Lana / Lamy / Lauda no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 166 laps |
POLE POSITION | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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 | B. Hartley/ M. Webber No18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 1:42.719 | B. Hartley/ M. Webber No18 Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid (M) 1:44.462 |
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 | S. Bird / J. Canal no26 G-Drive Racing Ligier JS P2 - Nissan (D) 1:52.763 | M. Rao / A. Lynn No44 Manor Oreca 05 - Nissan (D) 1:54.225 |
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 | G. Bruni / T. Vilander No51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 2:02.243 | A. Priaulx / H. Tincknell No67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Ford GT (M) 2:01.391 |
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 | P. Lamy / P. Dalla Lana no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:04.728 | P. Lamy / P. Dalla Lana no98 Aston Martin Racing Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M) 2:04.997 |
LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | B. Hartley | Porsche 919 Hybrid | 1m45.935 | 185.2kph | 6 November 2016 |
LMP2 | J. Martin | Oreca 03 - Nissan | 1m55.109 | 170.5kph | 9 November 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | A. Priaulx | Ford GT | 2m02.217 | 160.6kph | 6 November 2016 |
LMGTE Am | P. Lamy | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m04.008 | 158.2kph | 2 November 2014 |
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
Thursday 2 November
08:30-18:30 Scrutineering
Friday 3 November
08:45 Drivers’ briefing
11:00 - 12:30 Free Practice #1
14:00 Pre-event Press conference
15:30 - 17:00 Free Practice #2
Saturday 4 November
10:00 - 11:00 Free Practice #3
14:00 – 14:20 Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM
14:30 – 14:50 Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2
15:00 Qualifying Press Conference
Sunday 5 November
11:00 - 17:00 RACE: 6 Hours of Shanghai
17:15 Post-race Press Conference
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
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 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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