2016 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas

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

Qualifying result

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

Race result

Class winners are denoted with bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	186
1	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	186
2	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18	M	186
2	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	186
3	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	186
3	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	186
4	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	185
4	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	185
5	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	184
5	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Anthony Davidson	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	184
6	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18	M	180
6	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	180
7	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion R-One	D	174
7	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	174
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Alpine A460	D	172
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	172
9	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Ligier JS P2	D	171
9	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	171
10	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Oreca 05	D	171
10	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Alex Brundle René Rast	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	171
11	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb	CLM P1/01	D	170
11	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer Oliver Webb	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	170
12	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani	BR Engineering BR01	D	168
12	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	168
13	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Ligier JS P2	M	168
13	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	168
14	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	BR Engineering BR01	D	167
14	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	167
15	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek	Ligier JS P2	M	166
15	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	M	166
16	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	163
16	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	163
17	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	163
17	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	163
18	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	162
18	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	162
19	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell	Ford GT	M	162
19	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	162
20	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Fernando Rees	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	162
20	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Fernando Rees	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	162
21	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	161
21	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	161
22	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	158
22	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	M	158
23	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 RSR	M	158
23	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	158
24	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Lars Viljoen Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	157
24	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Lars Viljoen Pierre Ragues Ricky Taylor	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	157
25	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 911 RSR	M	153
25	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	153
26	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A460	D	153^{[N 1]}
26	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	153^{[N 1]}
27	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khaled Al Qubaisi Kévin Estre David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 911 RSR	M	153
27	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khaled Al Qubaisi Kévin Estre David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	153
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	147
28	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	147
29	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	Ford GT	M	144
29	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	144
DNF	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Oreca 05	D	157
DNF	LMP2	44	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	157
DNF	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson	Gibson 015S	D	58
DNF	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Lewis Williamson	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	58

Notes

^ 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

^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 17, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Race - Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

[DC_Racing-3] 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.

[1] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 17, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2016.

[Race_result-2] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas - Race - Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. September 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.

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