2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
| Event information | |
|---|---|
| Round 6 of 9 in the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship | |
 | |
| Date | 17 September 2016 |
| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Venue | Circuit of the Americas |
| Duration | 6 Hours |
| Results | |
| Laps completed | 186 |
| Distance (km) | 1025.418 |
| Distance (miles) | 637.236 |
| LMP1 | |
| Pole position | |
| Time | 1:45.750 |
| Team |  Audi Sport Team Joest |
| Winners | |
| Team | Porsche Team |
| Drivers | Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber |
| LMP2 | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Signatech Alpine |
| Drivers | Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi |
| LMGTE Pro | |
| Winners | |
| Team |  Aston Martin Racing |
| Drivers |  Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen |
| LMGTE Am | |
| Winners | |
| Team | Aston Martin Racing |
| Drivers |  Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda |
The 2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit of the Americas, Austin, USA, on 15–17 September 2016, and served as the sixth round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Mark Webber won the race driving the No. 1 Porsche 919 Hybrid car.
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying result
[edit]Pole position in Class is in bold.[1]
| Pos | Class | Team | Average Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LMP1 | No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:45.750 | 1 |
| 2 | LMP1 | No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest | 1:45.983 | 2 |
| 3 | LMP1 | No. 1 Porsche Team | 1:46.560 | 3 |
| 4 | LMP1 | No. 6 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:47.218 | 4 |
| 5 | LMP1 | No. 2 Porsche Team | 1:47.331 | 5 |
| 6 | LMP1 | No. 5 Toyota Gazoo Racing | 1:48.584 | 6 |
| 7 | LMP1 | No. 13 Rebellion Racing | 1:53.646 | 7 |
| 8 | LMP1 | No. 4 ByKolles Racing | 1:54.577 | 8 |
| 9 | LMP2 | No. 36 Signatech Alpine | 1:55.892 | 9 |
| 10 | LMP2 | No. 44 Manor | 1:56.873 | 10 |
| 11 | LMP2 | No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand | 1:57.367 | 11 |
| 12 | LMP2 | No. 42 Strakka Racing | 1:57.536 | 12 |
| 13 | LMP2 | No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine | 1:58.060 | 13 |
| 14 | LMP2 | No. 37 SMP Racing | 1:58.379 | 14 |
| 15 | LMP2 | No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 1:58.394 | 15 |
| 16 | LMP2 | No. 27 SMP Racing | 1:58.769 | 16 |
| 17 | LMP2 | No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports | 2:00.631 | 17 |
| 18 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 95 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.610 | 18 |
| 19 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 71 AF Corse | 2:04.652 | 19 |
| 20 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:04.804 | 20 |
| 21 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 51 AF Corse | 2:04.821 | 21 |
| 22 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 97 Aston Martin Racing | 2:04.889 | 22 |
| 23 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK | 2:05.057 | 23 |
| 24 | LMGTE-Pro | No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing | 2:06.060 | 24 |
| 25 | LMGTE-Am | No. 98 Aston Martin Racing | 2:07.683 | 25 |
| 26 | LMGTE-Am | No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing | 2:08.295 | 26 |
| 27 | LMGTE-Am | No. 78 KCMG | 2:08.816 | 27 |
| 28 | LMGTE-Am | No. 86 Gulf Racing | 2:09.119 | 28 |
| 29 | LMGTE-Am | No. 83 AF Corse | 2:09.187 | 29 |
| 30 | LMGTE-Am | No. 50 Larbre Compétition | 2:09.190 | 30 |
| 31 | LMP2 | No. 26 G-Drive Racing | 1:57.8601 | 31 |
^1 – Only one driver of the No. 26 G-Drive Racing set a lap time.
Race
[edit]Race result
[edit]Class winners are denoted with bold.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The No. 35 DC Racing Alpine-Nissan was penalized by the stewards after the race for failing to achieve the minimum driver time for Nelson Panciatici. Seven laps plus 38.948 seconds was added to race time for DC Racing to account for the amount of time Panciatici was short of his requirement.
References
[edit]- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Race - Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.