2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

2021 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Event information
Round 1 of 6 in the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship
Date	1 May 2021
Location	Stavelot
Venue	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Duration	6 hours
Results
Laps completed	162
Distance (km)	1134.648
Distance (miles)	705.024
Hypercar
Pole position
Time	2:00.747
Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
Winners
Team	Toyota Gazoo Racing
Drivers	Sébastien Buemi; Kazuki Nakajima; Brendon Hartley
LMP2
Winners
Team	United Autosports USA
Drivers	Philip Hanson; Fabio Scherer; Filipe Albuquerque
LMP2 Pro-Am
Winners
Team	Racing Team Nederland
Drivers	Frits van Eerd; Giedo van der Garde; Job van Uitert
LMGTE Pro
Winners
Team	Porsche GT Team
Drivers	Kévin Estre; Neel Jani
LMGTE Am
Winners
Team	AF Corse
Drivers	François Perrodo; Nicklas Nielsen; Alessio Rovera

The 2021 Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 1 May 2021. It served as the opening round of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the tenth running of the event as part of the championship. The race marked the debut of the new 'Hypercar' era of endurance racing and was won by the debuting #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid.

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[1]

Pos	Class	Team	Time	Gap	Grid
1	Hypercar	No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing	2:00.747	–	1
2	Hypercar	No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing	2:01.266	+0.519	2
3	LMP2	No. 22 United Autosports USA	2:02.404	+1.657	3
4	Hypercar	No. 36 Alpine Elf Matmut	2:02.652	+1.905	4
5	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	2:02.984	+2.237	5
6	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 29 Racing Team Nederland	2:03.435	+2.688	6
7	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 70 Realteam Racing	2:03.475	+2.728	7
8	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 25 G-Drive Racing	2:03.485	+2.738	8
9	LMP2	No. 28 JOTA	2:03.516	+2.769	9
10	LMP2	No. 38 JOTA	2:03.625	+2.878	10
11	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 21 DragonSpeed USA	2:03.816	+3.069	11
12	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 24 PR1 Motorsports	2:03.869	+3.122	12
13	LMP2	No. 31 Team WRT	2:03.915	+3.168	13
14	LMP2	No. 34 Inter Europol Competition	2:04.207	+3.460	14
15	LMP2	No. 1 Richard Mille Racing Team	2:05.284	+4.537	15
16	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 20 High Class Racing	2:05.522	+4.775	16
17	LMP2 Pro-Am	No. 44 ARC Bratislava	2:07.051	+6.304	17
18	LMGTE-Pro	No. 92 Porsche GT Team	2:11.219	+10.472	18
19	LMGTE-Pro	No. 52 AF Corse	2:12.351	+11.604	19
20	LMGTE-Pro	No. 91 Porsche GT Team	2:12.370	+11.623	20
21	LMGTE-Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	2:12.443	+11.696	21
22	LMGTE-Pro	No. 63 Corvette Racing	2:13.106	+12.359	22
23	LMGTE-Am	No. 33 TF Sport	2:14.660	+13.913	23
24	LMGTE-Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:15.615	+14.868	24
25	LMGTE-Am	No. 88 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:16.319	+15.572	25
26	LMGTE-Am	No. 54 AF Corse	2:16.367	+15.620	26
27	LMGTE-Am	No. 83 AF Corse	2:17.560	+16.813	27
28	LMGTE-Am	No. 47 Cetilar Racing	2:17.719	+16.972	28
29	LMGTE-Am	No. 85 Iron Lynx	2:18.452	+17.705	29
30	LMGTE-Am	No. 86 GR Racing	2:18.813	+18.066	30
31	LMGTE-Am	No. 60 Iron Lynx	2:20.356	+19.609	31
32	LMGTE-Am	No. 56 Team Project 1	No Time	–	32
33	LMGTE-Am	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	No Time	–	33
34	LMGTE-Am	No. 777 D'station Racing	No Time	–	34

Race

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 113 laps. Class winners are denoted in bold and with ‡.^[2]

Final race classification
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
Pos.	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired
1	Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	162	6:00:17.733 ‡
1	Hypercar	8	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	162	6:00:17.733 ‡
2	Hypercar	36	Alpine Elf Matmut	André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Alpine A480	M	162	+1:07.196
2	Hypercar	36	Alpine Elf Matmut	André Negrão Nicolas Lapierre Matthieu Vaxivière	Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8	M	162	+1:07.196
3	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota GR010 Hybrid	M	161	+1 Lap
3	Hypercar	7	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	Toyota 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	161	+1 Lap
4	LMP2	22	United Autosports USA	Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer Filipe Albuquerque	Oreca 07	G	161	+1 Lap‡
4	LMP2	22	United Autosports USA	Philip Hanson Fabio Scherer Filipe Albuquerque	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	161	+1 Lap‡
5	LMP2	38	JOTA	Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson	Oreca 07	G	160	+2 Laps
5	LMP2	38	JOTA	Roberto González António Félix da Costa Anthony Davidson	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	160	+2 Laps
6	LMP2	28	JOTA	Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist	Oreca 07	G	160	+2 Laps
6	LMP2	28	JOTA	Sean Gelael Stoffel Vandoorne Tom Blomqvist	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	160	+2 Laps
7	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert	Oreca 07	G	159	+3 Laps ‡
7	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	29	Racing Team Nederland	Frits van Eerd Giedo van der Garde Job van Uitert	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	159	+3 Laps ‡
8	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande Alex Brundle	Oreca 07	G	159	+3 Laps
8	LMP2	34	Inter Europol Competition	Jakub Śmiechowski Renger van der Zande Alex Brundle	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	159	+3 Laps
9	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	70	Realteam Racing	Esteban Garcia Loïc Duval Norman Nato	Oreca 07	G	158	+4 Laps
9	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	70	Realteam Racing	Esteban Garcia Loïc Duval Norman Nato	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	158	+4 Laps
10	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	21	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley	Oreca 07	G	158	+4 Laps
10	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	21	DragonSpeed USA	Henrik Hedman Juan Pablo Montoya Ben Hanley	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	158	+4 Laps
11	LMP2	1	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser	Oreca 07	G	158	+4 Laps
11	LMP2	1	Richard Mille Racing Team	Tatiana Calderón Sophia Flörsch Beitske Visser	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	158	+4 Laps
12	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	20	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Anders Fjordbach Dennis Andersen	Oreca 07	G	157	+5 Laps
12	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	20	High Class Racing	Jan Magnussen Anders Fjordbach Dennis Andersen	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	157	+5 Laps
13	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	25	G-Drive Racing	John Falb Rui Andrade Roberto Merhi	Aurus 01	G	157	+5 Laps
13	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	25	G-Drive Racing	John Falb Rui Andrade Roberto Merhi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	157	+5 Laps
14	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	24	PR1 Motorsports	Patrick Kelly Gabriel Aubry Simon Trummer	Oreca 07	G	157	+5 Laps
14	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	24	PR1 Motorsports	Patrick Kelly Gabriel Aubry Simon Trummer	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	157	+5 Laps
15	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Kévin Estre Neel Jani	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	153	+9 Laps ‡
15	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche GT Team	Kévin Estre Neel Jani	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	153	+9 Laps ‡
16	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	153	+9 Laps
16	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Alessandro Pier Guidi James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	153	+9 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	52	AF Corse	Daniel Serra Miguel Molina	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	153	+9 Laps
17	LMGTE Pro	52	AF Corse	Daniel Serra Miguel Molina	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	153	+9 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	63	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet Corvette C8.R	M	152	+10 Laps
18	LMGTE Pro	63	Corvette Racing	Antonio García Oliver Gavin	Chevrolet 5.5 L V8	M	152	+10 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	152	+10 Laps
19	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche GT Team	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	152	+10 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	152	+10 Laps
20	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Nicklas Nielsen Alessio Rovera	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	152	+10 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	33	TF Sport	Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	152	+10 Laps
21	LMGTE Am	33	TF Sport	Ben Keating Dylan Pereira Felipe Fraga	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	152	+10 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	47	Cetliar Racing	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	151	+11 Laps
22	LMGTE Am	47	Cetliar Racing	Roberto Lacorte Giorgio Sernagiotto Antonio Fuoco	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	151	+11 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	54	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	151	+11 Laps
23	LMGTE Am	54	AF Corse	Thomas Flohr Francesco Castellacci Giancarlo Fisichella	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	151	+11 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Andrew Haryanto Marco Seefried Alessio Picariello	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	151	+11 Laps
24	LMGTE Am	88	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Andrew Haryanto Marco Seefried Alessio Picariello	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	151	+11 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	151	+11 Laps
25	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Augusto Farfus Marcos Gomes	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	151	+11 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	777	D'station Racing	Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson	Aston Martin Vantage AMR	M	150	+12 Laps
26	LMGTE Am	777	D'station Racing	Satoshi Hoshino Tomonobu Fujii Andrew Watson	Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8	M	150	+12 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	85	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Katherine Legge Manuela Gostner	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	150	+13 Laps
27	LMGTE Am	85	Iron Lynx	Rahel Frey Katherine Legge Manuela Gostner	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	150	+13 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni	Ferrari 488 GTE Evo	M	149	+14 Laps
28	LMGTE Am	60	Iron Lynx	Claudio Schiavoni Andrea Piccini Matteo Cressoni	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	149	+14 Laps
29	LMP2	31	Team WRT	Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi	Oreca 07	G	127	+35 Laps
29	LMP2	31	Team WRT	Robin Frijns Ferdinand Habsburg Charles Milesi	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	127	+35 Laps
DNF	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	138	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Jaxon Evans Matt Campbell	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	138	Retired
DNF	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Franco Colapinto Nyck de Vries	Aurus 01	G	125	Retired
DNF	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Franco Colapinto Nyck de Vries	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	125	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	GR Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble	Porsche 911 RSR-19	M	0	Retired
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	GR Racing	Michael Wainwright Ben Barker Tom Gamble	Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6	M	0	Retired
DNF	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	44	ARC Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Tom Jackson Darren Burke	Ligier JS P217	G	0	Retired
DNF	LMP2 (Pro-Am)	44	ARC Bratislava	Miro Konôpka Tom Jackson Darren Burke	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	G	0	Retired

Tyre manufacturers
Key
Symbol	Tyre manufacturer
G	Goodyear
M	Michelin

Standings after the race

2021 Hypercar World Endurance Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima Brendon Hartley	25
2	Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière	18
3	Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López	16

2021 Hypercar World Endurance Championship

Pos.	+/–	Team	Points
1		Toyota Gazoo Racing	26
2		Alpine Elf Matmut	18

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

2021 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Kévin Estre Neel Jani	26
2	James Calado Alessandro Pier Guidi	18
3	Miguel Molina Daniel Serra	15
4	Gianmaria Bruni Richard Lietz	12
5	Nicklas Nielsen François Perrodo Alessio Rovera	10

2021 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship

Pos.	+/–	Team	Points
1		Porsche	38
2		Ferrari	33

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

References

^ "2021 6 Hours of Spa Qualifying Results" (PDF).
^ "2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 May 2021.

50°26′14″N 5°58′17″E / 50.43722°N 5.97139°E / 50.43722; 5.97139

[Qualifying-1] "2021 6 Hours of Spa Qualifying Results" (PDF).

[Race_result-2] "2021 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps Race Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 May 2021.

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