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2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas

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United States 2017 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas
Event information
Round 6 of 9 in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date16 September 2017
LocationAustin, Texas
VenueCircuit of the Americas
Duration6 Hours
Results
Laps completed192
Distance (km)1058.496
Distance (miles)657.792
LMP1
Pole position
Time1:44.741
TeamGermany Porsche Team
Winners
TeamGermany Porsche Team
DriversGermany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Earl Bamber
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
LMP2
Winners
TeamFrance Signatech Alpine Matmut
DriversFrance Nicolas Lapierre
United States Gustavo Menezes
Brazil André Negrão
LMGTE Pro
Winners
TeamItaly AF Corse
DriversUnited Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
LMGTE Am
Winners
TeamUnited Kingdom Aston Martin Racing
DriversCanada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda

The 2017 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 2017, and served as the sixth round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship season. Porsche's Timo Bernhard, Brendon Hartley and Earl Bamber won the race driving the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid car, after the #1 was forced to yield to #2 under team orders.[1]

Qualifying

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Qualifying result

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Performance done during the qualifying session (Pole position in Class is in bold)[2]
Pos Class Team Driver Times Grid A
1 LMP1 1 Germany Porsche LMP Team Switzerland Neel Jani 1 min 44 s 741 1
2 LMP1 2 Germany Porsche LMP Team Germany Timo Bernhard 1 min 44 s 994 2
3 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland Sébastien Buemi 1 min 46 s 400 3
4 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan Kamui Kobayashi 1 min 47 s 098 4
5 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre 1 min 54 s 024 5
6 LMP2 13 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Switzerland Mathias Beche 1 min 54 s 275 6
7 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis 1 min 54 s 315 7
8 LMP2 31 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Brazil Bruno Senna 1 min 54 s 394 8
9 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn 1 min 54 s 588 9
10 LMP2 24 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing France Jean-Éric Vergne 1 min 55 s 186 9
11 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing United Kingdom Alex Brundle 1 min 55 s 550 11
12 LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France Matthieu Vaxiviere 1 min 55 s 831 12
13 LMGTE-Pro 71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon 2 min 03s 057 13
14 LMGTE-Pro 67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Andy Priaulx 2 min 03 s 256 14
15 LMGTE-Pro 95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Nicki Thiim 2 min 03 s 308 15
16 LMGTE-Pro 51 Italy AF Corse Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi 2 min 03 s 553 16
17 LMGTE-Pro 66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK France Olivier Pla 2 min 03 s 750 17
18 LMGTE-Pro 97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Jonathan Adam 2 min 04 s 051 18
19 LMGTE Pro 91 Germany Porsche GT Team Austria Richard Lietz 2 min 04 s 323 19
20 LMGTE Pro 92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen 2 min 04 s 386 20
21 LMGTE Am 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Portugal Pedro Lamy 2 min 06 s 031 21
22 LMGTE Am 54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Spain Miguel Molina 2 min 07 s 203 22
23 LMGTE Am 61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin 2 min 07 s 532 23
24 LMGTE Am 77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Italy Matteo Cairoli 2 min 08 s 126 24
25 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK United Kingdom Ben Barker 2 min 08 s 819 25
26 LMP2 25 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing no times 26

Race

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Race result

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Class winners are denoted with a yellow background.[3]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 2 Germany Porsche LMP Team Germany Timo Bernhard
New Zealand Earl Bamber
New Zealand Brendon Hartley
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 192 6:00:52.444
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
2 LMP1 1 Germany Porsche LMP Team Switzerland Neel Jani
United Kingdom Nick Tandy
Germany André Lotterer
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 192 +0.276
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
3 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing France Stéphane Sarrazin
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 192 +21.956
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
4 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 192 +45.026
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6
5 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
United States Gustavo Menezes
Brazil André Negrão
Alpine A470 D 177 +15 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
6 LMP2 13 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion Switzerland Mathias Beche
Denmark David Heinemeier Hansson
Brazil Nelson Piquet Jr.
Oreca 07 D 176 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
7 LMP2 31 Switzerland Vaillante Rebellion France Julien Canal
France Nicolas Prost
Brazil Bruno Senna
Oreca 07 D 176 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
8 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing Netherlands Ho-Pin Tung
United Kingdom Oliver Jarvis
France Thomas Laurent
Oreca 07 D 176 +16 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
9 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing United States David Cheng
United Kingdom Alex Brundle
France Tristan Gommendy
Oreca 07 D 175 +17 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
10 LMP2 24 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing United Kingdom Matt Rao
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
France Jean-Éric Vergne
Oreca 07 D 175 +17 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
11 LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxiviere
France Emmanuel Collard
Oreca 07 D 174 +18 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
12 LMP2 26 Russia G-Drive Racing Russia Roman Rusinov
France Pierre Thiriet
United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Oreca 07 D 168 +24 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8
13 LMGTE
Pro
51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE M 167 +25 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
14 LMGTE
Pro
92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR M 167 +25 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
15 LMGTE
Pro
71 Italy AF Corse Italy Davide Rigon
United Kingdom Sam Bird
Ferrari 488 GTE M 167 +25 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE
Pro
95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Nicki Thiim
Denmark Marco Sørensen
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 167 +25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
17 LMGTE
Pro
97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Darren Turner
United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Brazil Daniel Serra
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 167 +25 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Pro
91 Germany Porsche GT Team Austria Richard Lietz
France Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 166 +26 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
19 LMGTE
Pro
67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell
Ford GT M 166 +26 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
20 LMGTE
Pro
66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Germany Stefan Mücke
France Olivier Pla
Ford GT M 166 +26 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6
21 LMGTE
Am
98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE D 162 +30 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
22 LMGTE
Am
61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Singapore Weng Sun Mok
Japan Keita Sawa
Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Ferrari 488 GTE M 162 +30 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE
Am
54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Switzerland Thomas Flohr
Italy Francesco Castellacci
Spain Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE M 159 +33 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
24 LMGTE
Am
77 Germany Dempsey-Proton Racing Germany Christian Ried
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Germany Marvin Dienst
Porsche 911 RSR D 148 +44 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNF LMGTE
Am
86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK United Kingdom Michael Wainwright
United Kingdom Ben Barker
Australia Nick Foster
Porsche 911 RSR D 92
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNF LMP2 25 China CEFC Manor TRS Racing Mexico Roberto González
Switzerland Simon Trummer
Russia Vitaly Petrov
Oreca 07 D 51
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8

References

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  1. ^ "Austin WEC: Team orders dictate order of another Porsche 1-2". www.motorsport.com. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ "6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Qualifying" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  3. ^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
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