2018 6 Hours of Shanghai

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Track layout of Shanghai International Circuit

The 2018 6 Hours of Shanghai was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai, China on 16–18 November 2018. Shanghai served as the fifth round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event, all part of the championship. The race was won by the #7 Toyota TS050 Hybrid.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Poles position winners in each class are marked in bold[1][2]

Pos Class Team Average Time Gap Grid
1 LMP1 No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:42.931 - 1
2 LMP1 No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing 1:43.159 +0.228 2
3 LMP1 No. 1 Rebellion Racing 1:43.218 +0.287 3
4 LMP1 No. 17 SMP Racing 1:43.870 +0.939 4
5 LMP1 No. 3 Rebellion Racing 1:44.179 +1.248 5
6 LMP1 No. 10 DragonSpeed 1:44.612 +1.681 6
7 LMP1 No. 11 SMP Racing 1:44.789 +1.858 7
8 LMP1 No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team 1:46.353 +3.422 8
9 LMP2 No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:48.888 +5.957 9
10 LMP2 No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing 1:49.138 +6.207 10
11 LMP2 No. 31 DragonSpeed 1:49.857 +6.926 11
12 LMP2 No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut 1:50.206 +7.275 12
13 LMP2 No. 28 TDS Racing 1:51.006 +8.075 13
14 LMP2 No. 29 Racing Team Nederland 1:51.657 +8.726 14
15 LMP2 No. 50 Larbre Compétition 1:51.925 +8.994 15
16 LMGTE Pro No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1:58.627 +15.696 16
17 LMGTE Pro No. 81 BMW Team MTEK 1:58.874 +15.943 17
18 LMGTE Pro No. 97 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.000 +16.069 18
19 LMGTE Pro No. 92 Porsche GT Team 1:59.031 +16.100 19
20 LMGTE Pro No. 82 BMW Team MTEK 1:59.055 +16.124 20
21 LMGTE Pro No. 95 Aston Martin Racing 1:59.157 +16.226 21
22 LMGTE Pro No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK 1:59.278 +16.347 22
23 LMGTE Pro No. 91 Porsche GT Team 1:59.286 +16.355 23
24 LMGTE Pro No. 51 AF Corse 1:59.454 +16.523 24
25 LMGTE Pro No. 71 AF Corse 1:59.689 +16.758 25
26 LMGTE Pro No. 64 Corvette Racing 2:00.228 +17.297 26
27 LMGTE Am No. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:01.884 +18.953 27
28 LMGTE Am No. 77 Dempsey – Proton Racing 2:01.951 +19.020 28
29 LMGTE Am No. 54 Spirit of Race 2:02.090 +19.159 29
30 LMGTE Am No. 88 Dempsey – Proton Racing 2:02.115 +19.184 30
31 LMGTE Am No. 90 TF Sport 2:02.211 +19.280 31
32 LMGTE Am No. 61 Clearwater Racing 2:02.400 +19.469 32
33 LMGTE Am No. 56 Team Project 1 2:02.429 +19.498 33
34 LMGTE Am No. 86 Gulf Racing UK 2:04.241 +21.310 34
35 LMGTE Am No. 70 MR Racing 2:04.648 +21.717 35

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's distance) was 80 laps. Class winners in bold[3][4]

Pos Class No Team Drivers Chassis Tyre Laps Time/Retired
Engine
1 LMP1 7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing United Kingdom Mike Conway
Japan Kamui Kobayashi
Argentina José María López		 Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 113 6:01:46.414
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
2 LMP1 8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing Spain Fernando Alonso
Switzerland Sébastien Buemi
Japan Kazuki Nakajima		 Toyota TS050 Hybrid M 113 +1.419
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6
3 LMP1 11 Russia SMP Racing Russia Mikhail Aleshin
United Kingdom Jenson Button
Russia Vitaly Petrov		 BR Engineering BR1 M 112 +1 Lap
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V6
4 LMP1 1 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Switzerland Neel Jani
Germany André Lotterer
Brazil Bruno Senna		 Rebellion R13 M 112 +1 Lap
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
5 LMP1 3 Switzerland Rebellion Racing Switzerland Mathias Beche
United States Gustavo Menezes
France Thomas Laurent		 Rebellion R13 M 110 +3 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
6 LMP1 10 United States DragonSpeed Australia James Allen
United Kingdom Ben Hanley
Netherlands Renger van der Zande		 BR Engineering BR1 M 110 +3 Laps
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8
7 LMGTE
Pro		 95 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Denmark Marco Sørensen
Denmark Nicki Thiim		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 109 +4 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
8 LMP2 38 China Jackie Chan DC Racing France Gabriel Aubry
Monaco Stéphane Richelmi
China Ho-Pin Tung		 Oreca 07 D 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
9 LMGTE
Pro		 91 Germany Porsche GT Team Italy Gianmaria Bruni
Austria Richard Lietz		 Porsche 911 RSR M 109 +4 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6
10 LMGTE
Pro		 92 Germany Porsche GT Team Denmark Michael Christensen
France Kévin Estre		 Porsche 911 RSR M 109 +4 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
11 LMGTE
Pro		 97 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing United Kingdom Alex Lynn
Belgium Maxime Martin		 Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 109 +4 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8
12 LMP2 31 United States DragonSpeed United Kingdom Anthony Davidson
Mexico Roberto Gonzalez
Venezuela Pastor Maldonado		 Oreca 07 M 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
13 LMGTE
Pro		 51 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom James Calado
Italy Alessandro Pier Guidi		 Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 109 +4 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8
14 LMP2 36 France Signatech Alpine Matmut France Nicolas Lapierre
Brazil André Negrão
France Pierre Thiriet		 Alpine A470 D 109 +4 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
15 LMGTE
Pro		 71 Italy AF Corse United Kingdom Sam Bird
Italy Davide Rigon		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 109 +4 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
16 LMGTE
Pro		 66 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Germany Stefan Mücke
France Olivier Pla		 Ford GT M 109 +4 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
17 LMGTE
Pro		 64 United States Corvette Racing United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
United States Tommy Milner		 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 109 +4 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
18 LMGTE
Pro		 81 Germany BMW Team MTEK Netherlands Nicky Catsburg
Germany Martin Tomczyk		 BMW M8 GTE M 109 +4 Laps
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8
19 LMGTE
Pro		 67 United States Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK United Kingdom Andy Priaulx
United Kingdom Harry Tincknell		 Ford GT M 109 +4 Laps
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6
20 LMGTE
Pro		 82 Germany BMW Team MTEK United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist
Portugal António Félix da Costa		 BMW M8 GTE M 108 +5 Laps
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8
21 LMGTE
Am		 77 Germany Dempsey - Proton Racing France Julien Andlauer
Australia Matt Campbell
Germany Christian Ried		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
22 LMGTE
Am		 56 Germany Team Project 1 Germany Jörg Bergmeister
United States Patrick Lindsey
Norway Egidio Perfetti		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
23 LMGTE
Am		 88 Germany Dempsey - Proton Racing United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Qubaisi
Italy Matteo Cairoli
Italy Riccardo Pera		 Porsche 911 RSR M 108 +5 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
24 LMP2 37 China Jackie Chan DC Racing Malaysia Jazeman Jaafar
Malaysia Nabil Jeffri
Malaysia Weiron Tan		 Oreca 07 D 108 +5 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
25 LMGTE
Am		 54 Switzerland Spirit of Race Italy Francesco Castellacci
Italy Giancarlo Fisichella
Switzerland Thomas Flohr		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 108 +5 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26 LMGTE
Am		 98 United Kingdom Aston Martin Racing Canada Paul Dalla Lana
Portugal Pedro Lamy
Austria Mathias Lauda		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 108 +5 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
27 LMGTE
Am		 70 Japan MR Racing Monaco Olivier Beretta
Italy Eddie Cheever III
Japan Motoaki Ishikawa		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 107 +6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28 LMGTE
Am		 61 Singapore Clearwater Racing Republic of Ireland Matt Griffin
Japan Keita Sawa
Malaysia Weng Sun Mok		 Ferrari 488 GTE M 107 +6 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
29 LMGTE
Am		 90 United Kingdom TF Sport United Kingdom Jonathan Adam
Republic of Ireland Charlie Eastwood
Turkey Salih Yoluç		 Aston Martin Vantage GTE M 105 +8 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5L V8
30 LMGTE
Am		 86 United Kingdom Gulf Racing UK United Kingdom Ben Barker
Austria Thomas Preining
United Kingdom Michael Wainwright		 Porsche 911 RSR M 100 +13 Laps
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6
31 LMP2 29 Netherlands Racing Team Nederland Netherlands Frits van Eerd
Netherlands Giedo van der Garde
Netherlands Nyck de Vries		 Dallara P217 M 99 +14 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
32 LMP2 50 France Larbre Compétition France Erwin Creed
France Enzo Guibbert
France Romano Ricci		 Ligier JS P217 M 75 +38 Laps
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
NC[N 1] LMP2 28 France TDS Racing France Loïc Duval
France François Perrodo
France Matthieu Vaxivière		 Oreca 07 D 108 Not classified
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8
NC[N 1] LMP1 17 Russia SMP Racing Russia Matevos Isaakyan
Russia Egor Orudzhev
France Stéphane Sarrazin		 BR Engineering BR1 M 100 Not classified
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6
DNF LMP1 4 Austria ByKolles Racing Team France Tom Dillmann
United Kingdom James Rossiter
United Kingdom Oliver Webb		 ENSO CLM P1/01 M 50 Engine
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6
  1. 1 2 The TDS Racing No. 28 and the SMP Racing No. 17 did not complete the final lap of the race and therefore, were not classified as finishers.

Standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for the Drivers' Championship standings.

References

  1. ↑ "2018 6 Hours of Shanghai Qualifying Results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ↑ "#7 Toyota On Pole For 6H Shanghai". DailySportsCar. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 6 Hours of Shanghai Race Results" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "Toyota Wins Rain-Soaked, Heavily-Interrupted 6H Shanghai". DailySportsCar. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018-19 LMP World Endurance Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[dead link]
  6. ↑ "2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[dead link]
  7. ↑ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[dead link]
  8. ↑ "2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2018.[dead link]
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