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2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

The 2023 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium, held on 29 April 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the twelfth running of the event as part of the championship.

Belgium 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Event information
Round 3 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date29 April 2023
LocationStavelot, Belgium
VenueCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Laps completed148
Hypercar
Pole position
Time2:00.812
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
DriversJapan Kamui Kobayashi
Winners
TeamToyota Gazoo Racing
DriversUnited Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López

Background

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The provisional calendar for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship released in September 2022. It brought back the Portimaõ race at Autodromo Internacional Algarve for 16 April, leaving only a two-week gap between the previous race at Portimaõ, and the race at Spa.[1]

Entry list

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The provisional entry list was revealed on 29 March 2023. The entry list consisted of a record 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries and 14 LMGTE Am entries. Hertz Team Jota entered the Hypercar class with their customer Porsche 963 for the first time this season, meaning they will only run the No. 28 car in LMP2 for the remainder of the season. Cadillac Racing also entered an additional car for this race. There were no changes in entries in the LMGTE Am category.[2]

On 24 April 2023, Paul Dalla Lana announced he retired from racing effective immediately. Ian James' Heart of Racing Team has taken over the NorthWest AMR entry. Ian James, Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas will drive the No. 98 Aston Martin Vantage AMR during the season. Conforming with championship regulations, the team will keep competing under the NorthWest AMR banner.[3]

Schedule

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Date Time (local: CEST) Event
Thursday, 27 April 11:30 Free Practice 1
16:20 Free Practice 2
Friday, 28 April 11:00 Free Practice 3
17:00 Qualifying - LMGTE Am
17:25 Qualifying - LMP2
17:50 Qualifying - Hypercar
Saturday, 29 April 12:45 Race
Source:[4]

Free practice

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  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
Free Practice 1 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 8 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi 2:02.982
LMP2 22 United Kingdom  United Autosports Portugal  Filipe Albuquerque 2:07.471
LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland  Kessel Racing Brazil  Daniel Serra 2:16.177
Free Practice 2 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 51 Italy  Ferrari AF Corse Italy  Antonio Giovinazzi 2:01.871
LMP2 31 Belgium  Team WRT Netherlands  Robin Frijns 2:06.108
LMGTE Am 54 Italy  AF Corse Italy  Davide Rigon 2:15.736
Free Practice 3 Class No. Entrant Driver Time
Hypercar 7 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing Japan  Kamui Kobayashi 2:08.702
LMP2 31 Belgium  Team WRT Austria  Ferdinand Habsburg 2:10.268
LMGTE Am 60 Italy  Iron Lynx Italy  Matteo Cressoni 2:25.726
Source:[5][6][7]

Qualifying

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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

Pos Class No. Team Time Gap Grid
1 Hypercar 7 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing 2:00.812 - 1
2 Hypercar 50 Italy  Ferrari AF Corse 2:00.836 +0.024 2
3 Hypercar 51 Italy  Ferrari AF Corse 2:00.973 +0.161 3
4 Hypercar 2 United States  Cadillac Racing 2:01.043 +0.231 4
5 Hypercar 3 United States  Cadillac Racing 2:02.138 +1.326 5
6 Hypercar 6 Germany  Porsche Penske Motorsport 2:02.306 +1.494 6
7 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom  Hertz Team Jota 2:02.907 +2.095 7
8 Hypercar 708 United States  Glickenhaus Racing 2:02.960 +2.148 8
9 Hypercar 93 France  Peugeot TotalEnergies 2:03.217 +2.405 9
10 Hypercar 5 Germany  Porsche Penske Motorsport 2:03.650 +2.838 10
11 Hypercar 94 France  Peugeot TotalEnergies 2:03.879 +3.067 11
12 Hypercar 4 Austria  Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 2:04.614 +3.802 12
13 LMP2 23 United Kingdom  United Autosports 2:05.979 +5.167 13
14 LMP2 41 Belgium  Team WRT 2:06.318 +5.506 14
15 LMP2 63 Italy  Prema Racing 2:06.506 +5.694 14
16 LMP2 31 Belgium  Team WRT 2:06.532 +5.720 16
17 LMP2 28 United Kingdom  Jota 2:06.556 +5.744 17
18 LMP2 9 Italy  Prema Racing 2:06.601 +5.789 18
19 LMP2 22 United Kingdom  United Autosports 2:06.684 +5.872 19
20 LMP2 34 Poland  Inter Europol Competition 2:06.825 +6.013 20
21 LMP2 10 United Kingdom  Vector Sport 2:07.035 +6.223 21
22 LMP2 35 France  Alpine Elf Team 2:07.099 +6.287 22
23 LMP2 36 France  Alpine Elf Team 2:07.157 +6.345 23
24 LMGTE Am 25 Oman  ORT by TF 2:17.216 +16.404 24
25 LMGTE Am 85 Italy  Iron Dames 2:19.150 +18.338 25
26 LMGTE Am 88 Germany  Proton Competition 2:19.481 +18.669 26
27 LMGTE Am 33 United States  Corvette Racing 2:19.506 +18.694 27
28 LMGTE Am 83 Italy  Richard Mille AF Corse 2:19.723 +18.911 28
29 LMGTE Am 98 Canada  Northwest AMR 2:19.976 +19.164 29
30 LMGTE Am 54 Italy  AF Corse 2:20.382 +19.570 30
31 LMGTE Am 777 Japan  D'Station Racing 2:20.507 +19.695 31
32 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland  Kessel Racing 2:20.515 +19.703 32
33 LMGTE Am 77 Germany  Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:21.247 +20.435 33
34 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom  GR Racing 2:22.469 +21.657 34
35 LMGTE Am 60 Italy  Iron Lynx 2:23.097 +22.285 35
36 LMGTE Am 56 Germany  Project 1 – AO No Time 36
37 Hypercar 8 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing No Time 37
38 LMGTE Am 21 Italy  AF Corse No Time 38
Source:[8]

Race

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The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 103 laps. Class winners are in bold and ‡.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 Hypercar 7 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom  Mike Conway
Japan  Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina  José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 148 6:00:24.798‡[N 1]
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2 Hypercar 8 Japan  Toyota Gazoo Racing Switzerland  Sébastien Buemi
New Zealand  Brendon Hartley
Japan  Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 148 +11.637
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
3 Hypercar 51 Italy  Ferrari AF Corse United Kingdom  James Calado
Italy  Antonio Giovinazzi
Italy  Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 148 +1:09.439
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
4 Hypercar 5 Germany  Porsche Penske Motorsport United States  Dane Cameron
Denmark  Michael Christensen
France  Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 148 +1:12.264
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5 Hypercar 2 United States  Cadillac Racing New Zealand  Earl Bamber
United Kingdom  Alex Lynn
United Kingdom  Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 147 +1 Lap
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
6 Hypercar 38 United Kingdom  Hertz Team Jota Portugal  António Félix da Costa
United Kingdom  Will Stevens
China  Yifei Ye
Porsche 963 M 147 +1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7 LMP2 41 Belgium  Team WRT Angola  Rui Andrade
Switzerland  Louis Delétraz
Poland  Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps‡
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
8 LMP2 23 United Kingdom  United Autosports United Kingdom  Tom Blomqvist
United Kingdom  Oliver Jarvis
United States  Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
9 LMP2 34 Poland  Inter Europol Competition Spain  Albert Costa
Switzerland  Fabio Scherer
Poland  Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
10 LMP2 9 Italy  Prema Racing Italy  Andrea Caldarelli
Romania  Filip Ugran
Netherlands  Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
11 LMP2 22 United Kingdom  United Autosports Portugal  Filipe Albuquerque
United Kingdom  Philip Hanson
United Kingdom  Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12 LMP2 31 Belgium  Team WRT Netherlands  Robin Frijns
Indonesia  Sean Gelael
Austria  Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13 Hypercar 708 United States  Glickenhaus Racing France  Romain Dumas
France  Franck Mailleux
France  Olivier Pla
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 146 +2 Laps
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
14 Hypercar 93 France  Peugeot TotalEnergies Denmark  Mikkel Jensen
United Kingdom  Paul di Resta
France  Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 146 +2 Laps[N 2]
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
15 LMP2 36 France  Alpine Elf Team France  Julien Canal
France  Charles Milesi
France  Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16 LMP2 35 France  Alpine Elf Team United Kingdom  Olli Caldwell
Brazil  André Negrão
Mexico  Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 146 +2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17 Hypercar 94 France  Peugeot TotalEnergies France  Loïc Duval
United States  Gustavo Menezes
Switzerland  Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 M 146 +2 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
18 LMP2 28 United Kingdom  Jota Brazil  Pietro Fittipaldi
Denmark  David Heinemeier Hansson
Denmark  Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 145 +3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19 LMP2 63 Italy  Prema Racing Italy  Mirko Bortolotti
Main Page  Daniil Kvyat
France  Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 144 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
20 LMGTE Am 83 Italy  Richard Mille AF Corse Argentina  Luis Pérez Companc
Italy  Alessio Rovera
France  Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 140 +8 Laps‡
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE Am 33 United States  Corvette Racing Netherlands  Nicky Catsburg
United States  Ben Keating
Argentina  Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 140 +8 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
22 LMGTE Am 25 Oman  ORT by TF Oman  Ahmad Al Harthy
United States  Michael Dinan
Republic of Ireland  Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 140 +8 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
23 LMGTE Am 88 Germany  Proton Competition United States  Ryan Hardwick
Canada  Zacharie Robichon
United Kingdom  Harry Tincknell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 139 +9 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24 LMGTE Am 85 Italy  Iron Dames Belgium  Sarah Bovy
Switzerland  Rahel Frey
Denmark  Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 139 +9 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25 LMGTE Am 21 Italy  AF Corse Italy  Diego Alessi
United States  Simon Mann
Belgium  Ulysse de Pauw
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 139 +9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE Am 98 Canada  Northwest AMR United States  Ian James
Italy  Daniel Mancinelli
Spain  Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 139 +9 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
27 LMGTE Am 57 Switzerland  Kessel Racing United States  Scott Huffaker
Japan  Takeshi Kimura
Brazil  Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 139 +9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE Am 77 Germany  Dempsey-Proton Racing France  Julien Andlauer
Germany  Christian Ried
Denmark  Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 138 +10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29 LMGTE Am 777 Japan  D'Station Racing Japan  Tomonobu Fujii
Japan  Satoshi Hoshino
United Kingdom  Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 138 +10 Laps[N 3]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30 LMGTE Am 60 Italy  Iron Lynx Italy  Matteo Cressoni
Belgium  Alessio Picariello
Italy  Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 137 +11 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
31 LMGTE Am 86 United Kingdom  GR Racing United Kingdom  Ben Barker
Italy  Riccardo Pera
United Kingdom  Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 136 +12 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
Ret Hypercar 50 Italy  Ferrari AF Corse Italy  Antonio Fuoco
Spain  Miguel Molina
Denmark  Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 106 Accident
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
Ret Hypercar 4 Austria  Floyd Vanwall Racing Team France  Tom Dillmann
Argentina  Esteban Guerrieri
Canada  Jacques Villeneuve
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 80 Accident
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
NC LMGTE Am 54 Italy  AF Corse Italy  Francesco Castellacci
Switzerland  Thomas Flohr
Italy  Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 79 Accident
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
Ret Hypercar 6 Germany  Porsche Penske Motorsport France  Kévin Estre
Germany  André Lotterer
Belgium  Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 53 Electrics
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
Ret Hypercar 3 United States  Cadillac Racing United Kingdom  Jack Aitken
France  Sébastien Bourdais
Netherlands  Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R M 40 Accident
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
Ret LMP2 10 United Kingdom  Vector Sport France  Gabriel Aubry
Republic of Ireland  Ryan Cullen
Liechtenstein  Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 14 Wheel
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Source:[12]

Standings after the race

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Source:[13]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.

References

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  1. ^ Watkins, Gary (29 September 2022). "WEC 2023 calendar expands to seven rounds, Portimao returns". motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. ^ Kilbey, Stephen (29 March 2023). "13 Hypercars Set For 6 Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lloyd, Daniel (24 April 2023). "Dalla Lana Calls Time on Racing Career". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Spa-Francorchamps - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  5. ^ "2023 Spa FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Spa FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 Spa FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. ^ "2023 Spa Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Decision No. 39 - Car 7" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ "Decision No. 40 - Car 93" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Decision No. 41 - Car 777" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  12. ^ "2023 Spa Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). FIA. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. ^ "2023 Spa standings - FIA World Endurance Championship". Retrieved 30 April 2023.

Notes

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  1. ^ The No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid received a 5-second penalty due to overtaking off-track without giving back the position.[9]
  2. ^ The No. 93 Peugeot 9X8 received a 5-second penalty for leaving the pits whilst a mechanic was still in the working area.[10]
  3. ^ The No. 777 Aston Martin Vantage AMR received a time penalty for not meeting the minimum drive time of 1 hours and 45 minutes with their driver Casper Stevenson.[11]


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