2017 6 Hours of Silverstone


The 2017 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 14–16 April 2017. Silverstone served as the opening round of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the sixth running of the event as part of the championship. The event was won by the #8 Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid

Qualifying

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
ClassTeamAverage Time
1LMP1No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:37.3041
2LMP1No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:37.593+0.2892
3LMP1No. 1 Porsche LMP Team1:38.615+1.3113
4LMP1No. 2 Porsche LMP Team1:39.063+1.7594
5LMP2No. 26 G-Drive Racing1:44.387+7.0835
6LMP2No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut1:44.433+7.1296
7LMP2No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:44.591+7.2877
8LMP2No. 31 Vaillante Rebellion1:45.194+7.8908
9LMP1No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team1:45.235+7.9319
10LMP2No. 13 Vaillante Rebellion1:45.323+8.01910
11LMP2No. 24 CEFC Manor TRS Racing1:46.102+8.79811
12LMP2No. 28 TDS Racing1:46.183+8.87912
13LMP2No. 25 CEFC Manor TRS Racing1:46.494+9.19013
14LMP2No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:47.250+9.94614
15LMGTE ProNo. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:56.202+18.89815
16LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse1:57.011+19.70716
17LMGTE ProNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing1:57.117+19.81317
18LMGTE ProNo. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:57.269+19.96518
19LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing1:57.414+20.11019
20LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse1:57.466+20.16220
21LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche GT Team1:58.003+20.69921
22LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche GT Team1:58.066+20.76222
23LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing1:59.562+22.25823
24LMGTE AmNo. 54 Spirit of Race2:00.608+23.30424
25LMGTE AmNo. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing2:01.347+24.04325
26LMGTE AmNo. 61 Clearwater Racing2:01.621+24.31726
27LMGTE AmNo. 86 Gulf Racing2:01.925+24.62127

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification was 138 laps. Class winners in bold.
ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
ClassTeamDriversEngineTyreTime/Retired
1LMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid19706:00:33.211
1LMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Anthony Davidson
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V619706:00:33.211
2LMP12 Porsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard
Earl Bamber
Brendon Hartley
Porsche 919 Hybrid197+6.173
2LMP12 Porsche LMP Team Timo Bernhard
Earl Bamber
Brendon Hartley
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4197+6.173
3LMP11 Porsche LMP Team Neel Jani
Nick Tandy
André Lotterer
Porsche 919 Hybrid197+46.956
3LMP11 Porsche LMP Team Neel Jani
Nick Tandy
André Lotterer
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4197+46.956
4LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Ho-Pin Tung
Oliver Jarvis
Thomas Laurent
Oreca 07184+13 Laps
4LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Ho-Pin Tung
Oliver Jarvis
Thomas Laurent
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8184+13 Laps
5LMP231 Vaillante Rebellion Julien Canal
Nicolas Prost
Bruno Senna
Oreca 07184+13 Laps
5LMP231 Vaillante Rebellion Julien Canal
Nicolas Prost
Bruno Senna
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8184+13 Laps
6LMP228 TDS Racing François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxiviere
Emmanuel Collard
Oreca 07184+13 Laps
6LMP228 TDS Racing François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxiviere
Emmanuel Collard
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8184+13 Laps
7LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
Gustavo Menezes
Matt Rao
Alpine A470183+14 Laps
7LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
Gustavo Menezes
Matt Rao
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8183+14 Laps
8LMP226 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Pierre Thiriet
Alex Lynn
Oreca 07183+14 Laps
8LMP226 G-Drive Racing Roman Rusinov
Pierre Thiriet
Alex Lynn
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8183+14 Laps
9LMP224 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Tor Graves
Jonathan Hirschi
Jean-Éric Vergne
Oreca 07183+14 Laps
9LMP224 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Tor Graves
Jonathan Hirschi
Jean-Éric Vergne
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8183+14 Laps
10LMP225 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Roberto González
Simon Trummer
Vitaly Petrov
Oreca 07182+15 Laps
10LMP225 CEFC Manor TRS Racing Roberto González
Simon Trummer
Vitaly Petrov
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8182+15 Laps
11LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Cheng
Alex Brundle
Tristan Gommendy
Oreca 07182+15 Laps
11LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing David Cheng
Alex Brundle
Tristan Gommendy
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8182+15 Laps
12LMP213 Vaillante Rebellion Mathias Beche
David Heinemeier Hansson
Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Oreca 07172+25 Laps
12LMP213 Vaillante Rebellion Mathias Beche
David Heinemeier Hansson
Nelson Piquet, Jr.
Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8172+25 Laps
13LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Pipo Derani
Ford GT171+26 Laps
13LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Pipo Derani
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6171+26 Laps
14LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE171+26 Laps
14LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8171+26 Laps
15LMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Richard Lietz
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR171+26 Laps
15LMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Richard Lietz
Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6171+26 Laps
16LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Billy Johnson
Ford GT171+26 Laps
16LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Billy Johnson
Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6171+26 Laps
17LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Davide Rigon
Sam Bird
Ferrari 488 GTE170+27 Laps
17LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Davide Rigon
Sam Bird
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8170+27 Laps
18LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen
Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin Vantage GTE170+27 Laps
18LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Nicki Thiim
Marco Sørensen
Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8170+27 Laps
19LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Jonathan Adam
Daniel Serra
Aston Martin Vantage GTE168+29 Laps
19LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Darren Turner
Jonathan Adam
Daniel Serra
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8168+29 Laps
20LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Weng Sun Mok
Keita Sawa
Matt Griffin
Ferrari 488 GTE166+31 Laps
20LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Weng Sun Mok
Keita Sawa
Matt Griffin
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8166+31 Laps
21LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE166+31 Laps
21LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8166+31 Laps
22LMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Christian Ried
Matteo Cairoli
Marvin Dienst
Porsche 911 RSR166+31 Laps
22LMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey-Proton Racing Christian Ried
Matteo Cairoli
Marvin Dienst
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6166+31 Laps
23LMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid159+38 Laps
23LMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6159+38 Laps
24LMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing Michael Wainwright
Ben Barker
Nick Foster
Porsche 911 RSR143+54 Laps
24LMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing Michael Wainwright
Ben Barker
Nick Foster
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6143+54 Laps
DNFLMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr
Francesco Castellacci
Miguel Molina
Ferrari 488 GTE165Spun
DNFLMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Thomas Flohr
Francesco Castellacci
Miguel Molina
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8165Spun
DNFLMP14 ByKolles Racing Team Oliver Webb
Dominik Kraihamer
James Rossiter
ENSO CLM P1/01155Collision
DNFLMP14 ByKolles Racing Team Oliver Webb
Dominik Kraihamer
James Rossiter
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V6155Collision
DNFLMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR95Fire
DNFLMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-695Fire

Standings after the race

;2017 LMP FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Anthony Davidson
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi
25
2 Brendon Hartley
Earl Bamber
Timo Bernhard
18
3 André Lotterer
Neel Jani
Nick Tandy
15
4 Ho-Pin Tung
Oliver Jarvis
Thomas Laurent
12
5 Bruno Senna
Julien Canal
Nicolas Prost
10

;2017 LMP1 FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Porsche33
2 Toyota26.5

;2017 GT FIA World Endurance Drivers Championship standings
+/–DriverPoints
1 Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Pipo Derani
26
2 Alessandro Pier Guidi
James Calado
18
3 Frédéric Makowiecki
Richard Lietz
15
4 Billy Johnson
Olivier Pla
Stefan Mücke
12
5 Davide Rigon
Sam Bird
10

;2017 GT FIA World Endurance Manufacturers Championship standings
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Ford38
2 Ferrari28
3 Porsche16
4 Aston Martin14