WEC 6 Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps Preview
| Lap distance | 7.003 km |
| Race duration: | 6 hours |
| Location: | Spa-Francorchamps is located in the Ardennes region of East Belgium, 140km from Brussels and close to the border with Germany. |
| Other Races: | Porsche Carrera Cup GB, Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Benelux |
| Airport: | Brussels Airport – 146km – http://www.brusselsairport.be |
| CORDS |
RACE LAP RECORDS | |||||
LMP1 | Benoit Tréluyer | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | 2m01.251 | 208.0kph | 4 May 2013 |
LMP2 | Mike Conway | Oreca 03 Nissan | 2m09.537 | 194.6kph | 4 May 2013 |
LMGTE Pro | G. Bruni | Ferrari F458 Italia | 2m19.106 | 181.3kph | 4 May 2013 |
LMGTE Am | C.Nygaard | Aston Martin Vantage V8 | 2m20.334 | 179.7kph | 3 May 2014 |
ROLL OF HONOUR WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
WINNERS | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
LMP1 | Dumas / Duval / Gené no3 Audi Sport Team Joest ** Audi R18 Ultra (M) 160 laps | Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer no1 Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M) 168 laps | Davidson / Lapierre / Buemi no8 Toyota Racing Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M) 171 laps |
LMP2 | Dolan / Hancock no38 Jota Sport ** Zytek Z11SN – Nissan (D) 151 laps | Perez Companc / Minassian / Kaffer no49 Pecom Racing Oreca 03 – Nissan (M) 157 laps | Rusinov / Pla / Canal no26 G-Drive Racing Morgan-Nissan (D) 160 laps |
LMGTE Pro | Lieb / Lietz no77 Team Felbermayr-Proton Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 144 laps | Bruni / Fisichella no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 149 laps | Bruni / Vilander no51 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 152 laps |
LMGTE Am | Armindo / Narac / Pons no67 IMSA PERFORMANCE MATMUT** Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M) 139 laps | Potolicchio / Aguas / Malucelli no81 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 147 laps | Perez-Companc / Cioci / Venturi no61 AF Corse Ferrari F458 Italia (M) 149 laps |
DID YOU KNOW?
2015 will be the fourth edition of the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps and the 7km circuit has produced some great on track action since that first race in 2012. Here are some facts and figures from the previous seasons.
- Overall the top speed recorded in 2014 was 311.2 kph and this compares to 308.6kph in 2013 and 302kph in 2012.
- The fastest lap recorded during the weekend was set by Lucas Di Grassi in 2013 with a 1m58.934 lap in qualifying for that year’s race. However with lap times at Silverstone two weeks ago being lowered by nearly three seconds compared to 2014, the expectation is a new fastest lap will be set at Spa on Saturday 2 May.
- With Audi winning in 2012 and 2013 and Toyota winning last year, the scene is now set for an epic three way battle to the chequered flag in The Ardennes.
- The last overall win for Porsche at the 1000km race at Spa was in 1984. Stefan Bellof and Derek Bell won the World Endurance Championship event in the Porsche 956B in a time of 5 hours, 53 minutes.
- The WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is the only event on the World Endurance Championship calendar to be on the same weekend in 2012, 2013, 2014 and now in 2015. All other events have moved weekends at least once.
- Ferrari have had the upperhand in the GTE classes at Spa, winning both the Pro and Am classes in 2013 and 2014. Porsche won both classes in 2012.
- Over 114,000 spectators have attended the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in 2012-2014.
- Top Speed recorded at Spa-Francorchamps
| 311.2kph / 194.5mph | Timo Bernhard | Porsche 919 hybrid | Race 2014 |
| 311.2kph / 194.5mph | Marc Lieb | Porsche 919 hybrid | FP2 2014 |
| Fastest WEC lap recorded at Spa-Francorchamps | |||
| 1m58.934 | Lucas Di Grassi | Audi R18 e-tron quattro | Qualifying 2013 |
| 2014 Race Distance | |||
| 1197.67km / 748.5 miles | 171 laps | ||
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
| Thursday 30 April | |
| 10:15 | Drivers’ briefing |
| 12:00 - 13:30 | Free Practice #1 |
| 15:00 | Pre-event Press conference |
| 16:30 - 18:00 | Free Practice #2 |
| Friday 1 May | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Free Practice #3 |
| 18:00 – 18:25 | Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM |
| 18:35 - 19:00 | Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2 |
| 19:10 | Qualifying Press Conference |
| 19:40 | Mixed Interview Zone |
| Saturday 2 May | |
| 14:30 - 20:30 | RACE: WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps |
| 20:45 | Post-race Press Conference |
FIA OFFICIALS
| Eduardo Freitas | FIA Race Director |
| Jean-Francois Veroux | FIA WEC Steward (Chairman) |
| Michael Schwägerl | 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 – WEC 6 HOURS OF SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on here.
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