2018 6 Hours of Silverstone


The 2018 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 17–19 August 2018. Silverstone served as the third round of the 2018-19 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the seventh running of the event as part of the championship. The race was won by the #3 Rebellion R13, after the #8 and #7 TS050 Hybrids were disqualified due to excessive wear on their Skid Planks.

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
ClassTeamAverage Time
1LMP1No. 7 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:36.8951
2LMP1No. 8 Toyota Gazoo Racing1:37.306+0.4112
3LMP1No. 11 SMP Racing1:38.932+2.0373
4LMP1No. 17 SMP Racing1:39.070+2.1754
5LMP1No. 3 Rebellion Racing1:39.247+2.3525
6LMP1No. 1 Rebellion Racing1:39.613+2.7186
7LMP1No. 10 DragonSpeed1:41.412+4.5177
8LMP1No. 4 ByKolles Racing Team1:41.839+4.9448
9LMP2No. 37 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:44.896+8.0019
10LMP2No. 38 Jackie Chan DC Racing1:45.083+8.18810
11LMP2No. 36 Signatech Alpine Matmut1:46.370+9.47511
12LMP2No. 28 TDS Racing1:47.048+10.15312
13LMP2No. 29 Racing Team Nederland1:47.107+10.21213
14LMP2No. 31 DragonSpeed1:47.270+10.37514
15LMP2No. 50 Larbre Compétition1:49.489+12.59415
16LMGTE ProNo. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:55.727+18.83216
17LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing1:55.805+18.91017
18LMGTE ProNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing1:56.103+19.20818
19LMGTE ProNo. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK1:56.204+19.30919
20LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche GT Team1:56.446+19.55120
21LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse1:56.510+19.61521
22LMGTE ProNo. 82 BMW Team MTEK1:56.731+19.83622
23LMGTE ProNo. 81 BMW Team MTEK1:56.992+20.09723
24LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse1:57.105+20.21024
25LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche GT Team1:57.151+20.25625
26LMGTE AmNo. 56 Team Project 11:59.001+22.10626
27LMGTE AmNo. 77 Dempsey - Proton Racing1:59.203+22.30827
28LMGTE AmNo. 90 TF Sport1:59.275+22.38028
29LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing1:59.338+22.44329
30LMGTE AmNo. 88 Dempsey - Proton Racing1:59.757+22.86230
31LMGTE AmNo. 54 Spirit of Race1:59.809+22.91431
32LMGTE AmNo. 70 MR Racing2.00.003+23.10832
33LMGTE AmNo. 61 Clearwater Racing2.00.118+23.22333
34LMGTE AmNo. 86 Gulf Racing UK2.00.221+23.32634

Race

Upon starting the Rebellion R-13s were caught out by the DragonSpeed car, and also, contact in LMGTE Am caused carnage on the first lap, similar to the previous races. On lap 23, Aleshin's engine failed and the car retired. Shortly afterward, the No. 10 suffered a supposed suspension issue, as stated by Hanley. The No. 54 had an issue that tossed off the rear wing, bringing out a yellow. Binder was caught out by slowing LMP2 cars, causing him to spin. The car could not start and retired. Egor Orudzhev's No. 17 lost grip and made contact with Molina, and the No. 71 brought out the safety car for tire debris. The No. 71 ultimately finished second to last, because after the safety car period, the No. 95, from near the LMGTE Pro lead, had a brake repair. The No. 82 had a suspension failure, forcing its retirement, and an FCY to recover it. Late in the race, Sarrazin stopped in the pit lane and had to be pushed to its box. The No. 7 ran wide at Stowe and got a puncture, and the No. 8 took the lead. Lotterer had an unstable rear end and came in for a rear wing change. In the final 30 minutes, the No. 92 of Christensen hit Priaulx's Ford, giving it a penalty even so on the road it was 3rd in class.

Post-Race

In the post-race, the No. 91 Porsche GT was disqualified for low ride height, same being with both the Nos. 7 & 8 of Toyota, giving Thomas Laurent, Mathias Beche, and Gustavo Menezes the win with Rebellion Racing, the first for a non-hybrid since 2012 spa, when Duams, Gene, and Duval won in the Audi R18 ultra, and Laurent had the prize of youngest race winner. The podium was then a 1-2 for Rebellion followed by SMP No. 17. In LMP2, Richelmi, Aubry, and Tung won from Jafaar, Jeffri, and Tan, followed by the Le Mans class winners. The disqualification of Lietz/Bruni meant that the LMGTE Pro podium was Calado/ Pier Guidi followed by Priaulx/Tincknell, with Estre/Christensen in third. LMGTE Am, the Le Mans winners finished ahead of TF Sport's Adam/Hankey/Eastwood, completing the podium was Perfetti/ Lindsey/Bergmeister in the "Bumblebee" Project 1.

Race Result

The minimum number of laps for classification was 135 laps. Class winners in bold.
ClassTeamDriversChassisTyreTime/Retired
ClassTeamDriversEngineTyreTime/Retired
1LMP13 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche
Gustavo Menezes
Thomas Laurent
Rebellion R131936:02:10.579
1LMP13 Rebellion Racing Mathias Beche
Gustavo Menezes
Thomas Laurent
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V81936:02:10.579
2LMP11 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Rebellion R13192+1 Lap
2LMP11 Rebellion Racing Neel Jani
André Lotterer
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8192+1 Lap
3LMP117 SMP Racing Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin
BR Engineering BR1192+1 Lap
3LMP117 SMP Racing Egor Orudzhev
Stéphane Sarrazin
AER P60B 2.4L Turbo V6192+1 Lap
4LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung
Oreca 07185+8 Laps
4LMP238 Jackie Chan DC Racing Gabriel Aubry
Stéphane Richelmi
Ho-Pin Tung
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8185+8 Laps
5LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing Jazeman Jaafar
Nabil Jeffri
Weiron Tan
Oreca 07185+8 Laps
5LMP237 Jackie Chan DC Racing Jazeman Jaafar
Nabil Jeffri
Weiron Tan
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8185+8 Laps
6LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet
Alpine A470183+10 Laps
6LMP236 Signatech Alpine Matmut Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8183+10 Laps
7LMP231 DragonSpeed Anthony Davidson
Roberto González
Pastor Maldonado
Oreca 07181+12 Laps
7LMP231 DragonSpeed Anthony Davidson
Roberto González
Pastor Maldonado
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8181+12 Laps
8LMP229 Racing Team Nederland Frits van Eerd
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries
Dallara P217181+12 Laps
8LMP229 Racing Team Nederland Frits van Eerd
Giedo van der Garde
Nyck de Vries
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8181+12 Laps
9LMP250 Larbre Compétition Erwin Creed
Yoshiharu Mori
Romano Ricci
Ligier JS P217176+17 Laps
9LMP250 Larbre Compétition Erwin Creed
Yoshiharu Mori
Romano Ricci
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8176+17 Laps
10LMP228 TDS Racing Loïc Duval
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07173+20 Laps
10LMP228 TDS Racing Loïc Duval
François Perrodo
Matthieu Vaxivière
Gibson GK428 4.2L V8173+20 Laps
11LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo172+21 Laps
11LMGTE
Pro
51 AF Corse James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari F154CB 3.9L Turbo V8172+21 Laps
12LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Ford GT172+21 Laps
12LMGTE
Pro
67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Andy Priaulx
Harry Tincknell
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6172+21 Laps
13LMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 911 RSR172+21 Laps
13LMGTE
Pro
92 Porsche GT Team Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6172+21 Laps
14LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin
Aston Martin Vantage AMR171+22 Laps
14LMGTE
Pro
97 Aston Martin Racing Alex Lynn
Maxime Martin
Aston Martin 4.0L Turbo V8171+22 Laps
15LMGTE
Pro
81 BMW Team MTEK Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk
BMW M8 GTE171+22 Laps
15LMGTE
Pro
81 BMW Team MTEK Nicky Catsburg
Martin Tomczyk
BMW S63 4.0L Turbo V8171+22 Laps
16LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Ford GT170+23 Laps
16LMGTE
Pro
66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
Ford EcoBoost 3.5L Turbo V6170+23 Laps
17LMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey - Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Matt Campbell
Christian Ried
Porsche 911 RSR168+25 Laps
17LMGTE
Am
77 Dempsey - Proton Racing Julien Andlauer
Matt Campbell
Christian Ried
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6168+25 Laps
18LMGTE
Am
90 TF Sport Jonathan Adam
Charlie Eastwood
Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin Vantage GTE168+25 Laps
18LMGTE
Am
90 TF Sport Jonathan Adam
Charlie Eastwood
Salih Yoluç
Aston Martin 4.5L V8168+25 Laps
19LMGTE
Am
56 Team Project 1 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 911 RSR168+25 Laps
19LMGTE
Am
56 Team Project 1 Jörg Bergmeister
Patrick Lindsey
Egidio Perfetti
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6168+25 Laps
20LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin Vantage GTE168+25 Laps
20LMGTE
Am
98 Aston Martin Racing Paul Dalla Lana
Pedro Lamy
Mathias Lauda
Aston Martin 4.5L V8168+25 Laps
21LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Keita Sawa
Weng Sun Mok
Ferrari 488 GTE167+26 Laps
21LMGTE
Am
61 Clearwater Racing Matt Griffin
Keita Sawa
Weng Sun Mok
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8167+26 Laps
22LMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing UK Ben Barker
Alex Davison
Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR167+26 Laps
22LMGTE
Am
86 Gulf Racing UK Ben Barker
Alex Davison
Michael Wainwright
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6167+26 Laps
23LMGTE
Am
70 MR Racing Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari 488 GTE167+26 Laps
23LMGTE
Am
70 MR Racing Olivier Beretta
Eddie Cheever III
Motoaki Ishikawa
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8167+26 Laps
24LMGTE
Am
88 Dempsey - Proton Racing Matteo Cairoli
Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
Porsche 911 RSR167+26 Laps
24LMGTE
Am
88 Dempsey - Proton Racing Matteo Cairoli
Gianluca Roda
Giorgio Roda
Porsche 4.0L Flat 6167+26 Laps
25LMP110 DragonSpeed Ben Hanley
Henrik Hedman
Renger van der Zande
BR Engineering BR1165+28 Laps
25LMP110 DragonSpeed Ben Hanley
Henrik Hedman
Renger van der Zande
Gibson GL458 4.5L V8165+28 Laps
26LMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr
Ferrari 488 GTE158+35 Laps
26LMGTE
Am
54 Spirit of Race Francesco Castellacci
Giancarlo Fisichella
Thomas Flohr
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8158+35 Laps
27LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Sam Bird
Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE157+36 Laps
27LMGTE
Pro
71 AF Corse Sam Bird
Davide Rigon
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8157+36 Laps
28LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin Vantage AMR157+36 Laps
28LMGTE
Pro
95 Aston Martin Racing Marco Sørensen
Nicki Thiim
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8157+36 Laps
DNFLMGTE
Pro
82 BMW Team MTEK António Félix da Costa
Augusto Farfus
BMW M8 GTE116Suspension
DNFLMGTE
Pro
82 BMW Team MTEK António Félix da Costa
Augusto Farfus
BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8116Suspension
DNFLMP14 ByKolles Racing Team René Binder
Oliver Webb
ENSO CLM P1/0159Spin
DNFLMP14 ByKolles Racing Team René Binder
Oliver Webb
Nismo VRX30A 3.0 L Turbo V659Spin
DNFLMP111 SMP Racing Mikhail Aleshin
Jenson Button
Vitaly Petrov
BR Engineering BR123Engine
DNFLMP111 SMP Racing Mikhail Aleshin
Jenson Button
Vitaly Petrov
AER P60B 2.4 L Turbo V623Engine
DSQLMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota TS050 Hybrid197Disqualified
DSQLMP18 Toyota Gazoo Racing Fernando Alonso
Sébastien Buemi
Kazuki Nakajima
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6197Disqualified
DSQLMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota TS050 Hybrid197Disqualified
DSQLMP17 Toyota Gazoo Racing Mike Conway
Kamui Kobayashi
José María López
Toyota 2.4L Turbo V6197Disqualified
DSQLMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz
Porsche 911 RSR172Disqualified
DSQLMGTE
Pro
91 Porsche GT Team Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz
Porsche 4.0 L Flat 6172Disqualified

Standings after the race

;2018–2019 LMP World Endurance Drivers' Championship
+/–DriverPoints
1 Fernando Alonso
Kazuki Nakajima
Sébastien Buemi
65
2 1 Thomas Laurent
Gustavo Menezes
Mathias Beche
63
3 1 Kamui Kobayashi
Mike Conway
José María López
46
4 1 Neel Jani
André Lotterer
36
5 1 Nicolas Lapierre
André Negrão
Pierre Thiriet
29

;2018–2019 LMP1 World Endurance Championship
+/–TeamPoints
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing66
2 Rebellion Racing63
3 1 SMP Racing25
4 1 ByKolles Racing Team12
5 CEFC TRSM Racing1
6 DragonSpeed0.5

;2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Drivers' Championship
+/–DriverPoints
1 Michael Christensen
Kévin Estre
71
2 Stefan Mücke
Olivier Pla
57
3 1 Billy Johnson48
4 4 James Calado
Alessandro Pier Guidi
43.5
5 2 Gianmaria Bruni
Richard Lietz
40

;2018–2019 World Endurance GTE Manufacturers' Championship
+/–ConstructorPoints
1 Porsche117
2 Ford90
3 Ferrari71
4 Aston Martin46
5 BMW27