2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas

Last updated

Map of the Circuit of the Americas Austin circuit.svg
Map of the Circuit of the Americas

The 2014 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Circuit of the Americas near Austin, Texas on 20 September 2014. It served as the fourth of eight rounds of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship and was the second time the race was held as part of the championship. A total of 50,334 spectators attended the event.

Contents

The No. 8 Toyota TS040 Hybrid of Sébastien Buemi, Anthony Davidson and Nicolas Lapierre won the pole position with the fastest two-lap average lap time and maintained its start-line advantage until a monsoon fell on the track and stopped the race for 77 minutes. Audi's No. 2 R18 e-tron quattro of Marcel Fässler, André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer and Romain Dumas, Neel Jani and Marc Lieb in the No. 14 Porsche 919 Hybrid battled for the outright lead until the latter car slowed with engine problems and the former vehicle took the victory. The sister No. 1 Audi of Loïc Duval, Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen finished in second place and the No. 8 Toyota completed the outright podium finishers in third.

The (Le Mans Prototype 1-Lightweight) LMP1-L category was won by the No. 12 Rebellion Racing Rebellion-Toyota of Nick Heidfeld, Mathias Beche, and Nico Prost. The Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) category finished with the No. 47 KCMG Oreca 03R of Richard Bradley, Matthew Howson and Tsugio Matsuda taking the team's first class victory in the World Endurance Championship, ahead of the No. 27 SMP Racing Oreca driven by Sergey Zlobin, Maurizio and Nicolas Minassian in second and the debuting Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD-ARX 03 of Ed Brown, Ryan Dalziel and Scott Sharp took third. Stefan Mücke and Darren Turner in the No. 97 Aston Martin Vantage won the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) class and the British marque also took the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) category with Paul Dalla Lana, Pedro Lamy and Christoffer Nygaard in the No. 98 Vantage.

The result of the race meant Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi kept their lead in the Drivers' Championship to 96 points, but their advantage over Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer was reduced to eleven points. Di Grassi and Kristensen remained in the third position with 72 points. Beche, Heidfeld and Prost maintained fourth with 48 points and Dumas, Jani and Lieb rounded out the top five with 45 points. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi (with 157 points) took the lead from Toyota (139 points) while Porsche remained in third with 82 points with four races left in the season.

Background

Entrants

A total of twenty-nine cars were officially entered for the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, with the bulk of entries in Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) and Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2). The 2013 race winners, Audi Sport Team Joest, returned to defend their title. Three manufacturers were represented in LMP1, including a duo of cars entered by Audi Sport Team Joest, Toyota and Porsche. [1] Kazuki Nakajima was not available to drive the No. 7 Toyota TS040 Hybrid because of a Super Formula commitment and was replaced by IndyCar Series driver Mike Conway. [2] After spending the last three months recovering from a heavy crash during practice for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Loïc Duval returned to Audi Sport Team Joest after doctors granted him medical clearance. [3] The Kodewa-backed Lotus team moved up from the LMP2 category with their new CLM P1/01 but missed the first three races because the new car was not ready. [4] In the month before its debut, Lotus named Super GT competitor James Rossiter, experienced sports car driver Christophe Bouchut and Formula Three European Championship race winner Lucas Auer as the trio to pilot the No. 9 car. [5] Rebellion Racing was the other representative of the LMP1 privateer teams. [1]

Mike Conway replaced Kazuki Nakajima at Toyota because Nakajima had a Super Formula commitment Mike Conway - August 2014 - Sarah Stierch.jpg
Mike Conway replaced Kazuki Nakajima at Toyota because Nakajima had a Super Formula commitment

LMP2 consisted of four cars with twelve drivers. [1] United SportsCar Championship participants Extreme Speed Motorsports debuted in the World Endurance Championship with a HPD ARX 03B-Honda driven by the team's regular drivers Scott Sharp, Ryan Dalziel and Ed Brown. [6] Tsugio Matsuda returned from his four-month hiatus from prototype car racing and joined Matthew Howson and Richard Bradley in driving the No. 47 KCMG Oreca 03R-Nissan. [7] After SMP Racing rearranged their driver lineups for Le Mans, the team returned to their regular driver pairings for the rest of the season starting at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. [8] G-Drive Racing switched from the Morgan chassis to the new Nissan powered Ligier JS P2 monocoque. [9] The Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional (LMGTE Pro) field consisted of four manufacturers (Aston Martin, Ferrari, Porsche and Corvette Racing), while the Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur (LMGTE Am) entrants were six teams: Aston Martin Racing, AF Corse, Prospeed Competition, Proton Competition, 8 Star Motorsports and Krohn Racing. [1] Porsche Team Manthey changed their driver roster: Richard Lietz could not recover sufficiently from a fractured arm he sustained while practising at Virginia International Raceway. As a precaution, Lietz was replaced by Nick Tandy who was paired by Jörg Bergmeister in the No. 91 Porsche 911 RSR. Patrick Pilet moved to the No. 92 car to partner regular driver Frédéric Makowiecki. [10]

Corvette Racing entered a Chevrolet Corvette C7.R with Tommy Milner and Wayne Taylor Racing's Jordan Taylor and Ricky Taylor competing in the company's first World Endurance Championship (WEC) race outside of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [11] James Calado missed Le Mans because he suffered from two brain haemorrhages as a consequence of a heavy practice accident. He did recover sufficiently to return to sports car racing and retook his role of sharing the No. 71 Ferrari 458 Italia with Davide Rigon at the 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas. [12] Krohn Racing, who competed full-time in the 2012 and 2013 seasons, [9] entered its No. 57 Ferrari 458 Italia for owner Tracy Krohn, his long-time teammate Niclas Jönsson and experienced racer Ben Collins. [13] Matthieu Vaxivière returned to compete for Prospeed Competition after breaking his vertebrae in a Formula Renault 3.5 Series accident in Monaco which forced him to miss Le Mans. He co-drove the Dempsey-Proton Racing Porsche 911 RSR. [14] [15] Enzo Potolicchio stopped driving for the rest of the season and his place in the 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari was taken by 24 Hours of Daytona class winner Jeff Segal. [16] Nicki Thiim was absent because of a Porsche Carrera Cup Germany commitment at the Sachsenring and was substituted by Richie Stanaway. [9] [17]

Preview

Circuit of the Americas (pictured in 2015), where the race was held CircuitOfTheAmericasAerial-July2015.jpg
Circuit of the Americas (pictured in 2015), where the race was held

The 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas was confirmed as part of the FIA World Endurance Championship's 2014 schedule in an FIA Endurance Commission meeting in Paris in January 2014. [18] It was the fourth of eight scheduled endurance sports car round of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, [18] the second running of the event, and the season's sole North American race. [19] It was held on 20 September at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas following two days of practice and qualifying. An agreement was reached by circuit officials, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) to run the race on the Saturday. [18] WEC used the Circuit of the Americas' 3.427 mi (5.515 km) 20-turn Grand Prix layout. [19]

Before the race Toyota drivers Anthony Davidson, Sébastien Buemi and Nicolas Lapierre led the Drivers' Championship with 80 points, 20 ahead of their nearest rivals André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler and Benoît Tréluyer of Audi Sport Team Joest and a further six in front of their two teammates Lucas di Grassi and Tom Kristensen. Rebellion Racing's Mathias Beche, Nico Prost and Nick Heidfeld were fourth with 42 points and part-time driver Marc Gené rounded out the top five with 36 points. [20] Toyota led the Manufacturers' Championship with 115 points, one ahead of their nearest rivals Audi in second; the third-placed manufacturer Porsche had accumulated 60 points. [20]

Going into the race the FIA Endurance Commission altered the balance of performance in LMP1 and LMGTE. The two Audi R18 e-tron quattro cars had their engine power altered by 0.3 per cent but had a one percent in fuel flow per hour along with a small increase of fuel capacity by 0.1 litres (0.022 imp gal; 0.026 US gal). The minimum weight of the LMP1 privateer cars was reduced to 800 kilograms (1,800 lb) from the Le Mans limit of 810 kilograms (1,790 lb) as the CLM P1/01 and Rebellion R-Ones received a four percent increase in maximum fuel flow rate and a fifteen percent break in fuel energy per lap to increase their performance. In the LMGTE category the commission added an additional 20 kilograms (44 lb) of ballast to the Aston Martins to lower their performance. [15]

Practice

There were three practice sessions—one 90-minute session each on Thursday afternoon and evening and a one-hour session on Friday afternoon—preceding Saturday's race. [19] The first practice session took place in overcast and cool weather conditions. [21] The No. 2 Audi R18 e-tron quattro driven by Fässler led with the fastest lap time of the day, at 1 minute and 51.136 seconds, one-tenth of a second quicker than teammate Kristensen in second whose best lap was recorded late in the session. Brendon Hartley's No. 20 Porsche 919 Hybrid was third-fastest after leading the session in its opening minutes and both Toyota TS040 Hybrids rounded out the top five in LMP1-H. [21] Davidson stopped his car near the exit of pit lane in the closing minutes of the session with a systems problem but continued after he restarted his vehicle. [21] [22] Olivier Pla was first to lead LMP2 but Dalziel ended as the fastest driver with a lap of 1 minute and 58.111 seconds. Pla fell to second and Howson was third. Darren Turner's No. 97 Aston Martin was the quickest car late on in LMGTE Pro while Stanaway helped the British marque to be fastest in LMGTE Am. [22]

Loic Duval (pictured in 2018) recorded the fastest overall lap time in practice Loic Duval.jpg
Loïc Duval (pictured in 2018) recorded the fastest overall lap time in practice

The second practice session was delayed for an hour because of an electrical thunderstorm that caused localised flooding around the circuit and it also prevented trackside marshals from taking up their posts due to local bylaws governing safety. [23] [24] Once the rain had abated enough to allow for cars to circulate the track, the session commenced and several drivers reported aquaplaning over the multiple heavy puddles that had formed on the circuit. The first red flag came out after seventeen minutes when Rigon beached the No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari off course between turns 17 and 18. The car was recovered back to the pit lane. After the restart, the rain let up and Davidson's No. 8 Toyota recorded the best lap of the session with a time of 2 minutes and 1.333 seconds. Kristensen placed the No. 1 Audi in second and Wurz's No. 7 Toyota was third. In LMP2, the No. 47 KCMG of Bradley was fastest with a time of 2 minutes and 17 seconds. Makowiecki topped the LMGTE Pro time sheets in Porsche Team Manthey's No. 92 and the No. 95 Aston Martin of Stanaway paced the LMGTE Am category. [24] [25]

In the final practice session, Kristensen put the No. 1 Audi at the top of the time sheets and Duval improved on his co-driver's form with a lap of 1 minute and 49.480 seconds. The No. 2 Audi of Fässler was second fastest and Toyota's No. 8 car of Davidson was third. [26] The fastest Porsche was fourth courtesy of a lap from Neel Jani's No. 20 entry. Pla in the No. 26 was again the fastest driver in LMP2 with a lap of 1 minute and 56.601 seconds, eight-tenths of a second faster than Bradley's No. 47 KCMG vehicle. In LMGTE Pro, Aston Martin's No. 99 Vantage driven by Fernando Rees was quickest by four-hundredths of a second from the sister No. 97 entry of Stefan Mücke. [27] Aston Martin was also the fastest manufacturer in LMGTE Am with Pedro Lamy's No. 98 Vantage from Paolo Ruberti in second place, driving the No. 90 8 Star Motorsports Ferrari. [26]

Qualifying

Friday's late afternoon qualification session was divided into two groups lasting 25 minutes each. [19] Cars in LMGTE Pro and AM were sent out first and, after a five-minute interval, LMP1 and LMP2 vehicles drove on the track. All cars were required to be driven by two participants for one timed lap each, with the starting order determined by the competitors' fastest average times. [28] [29] The fastest qualifier was awarded one point which went towards the Drivers' and Manufacturers' Championships. [30]

Sebastien Buemi helped Toyota take its third pole position of the season Sebastien Buemi 41.jpg
Sébastien Buemi helped Toyota take its third pole position of the season

Toyota chose to keep the No. 8 car in the garage before venturing onto the track with Davidson, who slid on a wet patch at turn 11 and aborted his first attempt. He subsequently set a lap time of 1 minute and 48.900 seconds and then recorded a 1-minute and 49.000 seconds effort. [30] Buemi later relieved Davidson and his lap of 1 minute and 49.156 seconds gave the No. 8 entry a two-lap average effort of 1 minute and 49.093 seconds. [31] This earned Buemi, Davidson and Lapierre their first pole position of 2014 and Toyota's third. [32] They were joined on the grid's front row by Jani and Romain Dumas's No. 14 Porsche whose two-lap average was 1.190 seconds slower because Jani's best lap was disallowed transgressing energy recovery system limits that dictated the maximum amount of fuel each car could use. [28] Hartley and Mark Webber qualified the No. 20 Porsche in third and Fässler and Lotterer put the No. 2 Audi in fourth from a second attempt by Fässler. [30] Toyota's No. 7 car driven by Conway and Stéphane Sarrazin took fifth and di Grassi and Duval's No. 1 Audi completed the top ten after one of di Grassi's laps was deleted for violating energy recovery system limits because of a computer glitch. [31] The LMP1-L class pole position was taken by Dominik Kraihamer and Fabio Leimer in the No. 12 Rebellion R-One with a two-lap average of 1 minute and 54.665 seconds, [31] and was joined by the sister No. 13 entry of Heidfeld which stopped with a broken fly-by-wire throttle and halted the session for 4½ minutes. [33] The No. 9 Lotus CLM P1/01 did not set a lap because of a gearbox selector failure although the team were granted dispensation to start the race but began one lap behind the rest of the field from the pit lane. [28] [33]

In LMP2, Roman Rusinov and Pla drove the No. 26 G-Drive Oreca to its third class pole position of the season and the team's second consecutive at the Circuit of the Americas with an average effort of 1 minutes and 58.075 seconds. [28] Howson and Tsugio Matsuda joined them on the grid's front row in the No. 47 KCMG vehicle which was almost three-tenths of a second slower. [31] The No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports HPD ARX-03b of Dalziel and Sharp began from third in the team's first World Endurance Championship race after Sharp appeared to struggle with the track conditions. [31] [33] Gianmaria Bruni and Toni Vilander, competing in AF Corse's No. 51 Ferrari, took the squad's fourth LMGTE Pro pole position in a row with a two-lap average effort of 2 minutes and 6.456 seconds, [34] [30] in a rain-affected session that made portions of the track dump. [29] The two qualified 0.638 seconds in front of Mücke and Turner in the No. 97 Aston Martin. Makowiecki and Pilet's No. 92 Porsche Manthey car took third and their teammates Tandy and Bergmeister were fourth. Alex MacDowall and Rees' No. 99 Aston Martin completed the top five in class. [31] Vaxivière was chosen to go a long stint and Emmanuel Collard drove on a drier track, [34] enabling the duo to claim their first LMGTE Am pole position in the No. 75 ProSpeed Competition Porsche with a two-lap average time of 2 minutes and 8.271 seconds, less than a tenth of a second faster than Stanaway and Kristian Poulsen's No. 95 Aston Martin. [31]

Qualifying results

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold. [35]

Final qualifying classification
PosClassTeamAverage TimeGapGrid
1LMP1-HNo. 8 Toyota Racing 1:49.0931
2LMP1-HNo. 14 Porsche Team 1:50.283+1.1902
3LMP1-HNo. 20 Porsche Team 1:50.302+1.2093
4LMP1-HNo. 2 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:50.340+1.2474
5LMP1-HNo. 7 Toyota Racing 1:50.363+1.2705
6LMP1-HNo. 1 Audi Sport Team Joest 1:51.684+2.5916
7LMP1-LNo. 13 Rebellion Racing 1:54.665+5.5727
8LMP2No. 26 G-Drive Racing 1:56.075+6.9828
9LMP2No. 47 KCMG 1:56.371+7.2789
10LMP2No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports 1:57.262+8.16910
11LMP2No. 27 SMP Racing 1:58.791+9.69811
12LMGTE ProNo. 51 AF Corse 2:06.456+17.36312
13LMGTE ProNo. 97 Aston Martin Racing 2:07.094+18.00113
14LMGTE ProNo. 92 Porsche Team Manthey 2:07.099+18.00614
15LMGTE ProNo. 91 Porsche Team Manthey 2:07.315+18.22215
16LMGTE ProNo. 99 Aston Martin Racing 2:07.850+18.75716
17LMGTE ProNo. 71 AF Corse 2:08.258+19.16517
18LMGTE AmNo. 75 Prospeed Competition 2:08.271+19.17818
19LMGTE AmNo. 95 Aston Martin Racing 2:08.367+19.27419
20LMGTE ProNo. 65 Corvette Racing 2:08.674+19.58120
21LMGTE AmNo. 61 AF Corse 2:08.758+19.66521
22LMGTE AmNo. 90 8 Star Motorsports 2:09.197+20.10422
23LMGTE AmNo. 81 AF Corse 2:09.461+20.36823
24LMGTE AmNo. 88 Proton Competition 2:09.704+20.61124
25LMGTE AmNo. 98 Aston Martin Racing 2:12.271+23.17825
26LMGTE AmNo. 57 Krohn Racing 2:13.349+24.25626
LMP1-LNo. 12 Rebellion Racing No Time27
LMP2No. 37 SMP Racing No Time28
LMP1-LNo. 9 Lotus No Time29

Race

Weather conditions at the start of the race were dry and clear. [36] The air temperature ranged between 27 and 32 °C (81 and 90 °F) and the track temperature was between 28 and 38 °C (82 and 100 °F). [37] It had a two-day attendance of 50,334 spectators. [36] Buemi maintained the overall lead going into the first corner. He extended the No. 8 Toyota's lead to 40 seconds before he lost 13 seconds because he half-spun. That allowed the sister No. 7 Toyota to reduce the gap to Buemi as the Audis got ahead of both Porsches. [38] With four hours and 41 minutes left, light rain was reported as falling in turn 11, [39] and it then turned to a monsoon that flooded the track. [40] Although drivers were circumspect en route to having wet-weather tyres installed in the pit lane, [40] five of the six LMP1-H cars and several other vehicles from the other three categories aquaplaned off the track. [39] That caused race officials to stop the race after an hour and 35 minutes, [41] and most cars were ordered to stop on the start/finish straight. [38] Race officials allowed open-cockpit vehicles to be covered, and teams were permitted to demist their cars windscreens for improved visibility. [39]

Racing resumed 77 minutes later in safety car conditions and in fading light as some teams chose to make tyre changes. The change in positions meant both Audis led from the No. 14 Porsche and both Toyotas were a lap behind. [38] The No. 2 Audi had been switched to the intermediate compound tyres after a strategy call from its race engineer Leena Gade, [42] and the sister car was on dry compound tyres. [40] Jani took the outright lead but a lack of engine power put his No. 14 Porsche behind Audi's No. 2 car of Fässler and later Lotterer. [38] After establishing large enough of an advantage, a final pit stop for fuel for Fässler allowed the No. 2 Audi to win the entry's second consecutive win of the season after the 24 Hours of Le Mans. [42] He was 53 seconds in front of di Grassi's No. 1 car in second and Buemi took the No. 8 Toyota to complete the outright podium in third. [39] LMP1-L was dominated by Rebellion's No. 12 car ran without trouble and took the class victory. [36] KCMG won a race-long battle between Extreme Speed Motorsports, SMP Racing and G-Drive and took its first class victory in the World Endurance Championship with the No. 47 Oreca. [36] [40] Aston Martin took both GTE classes with the No. 97 car winning in Pro and 98 entry took the Am class honours. [43]

Race results

Class winners in bold. [44]

Final race classification
PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1LMP1-H2 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 1576:01'52.122
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
2LMP1-H1 Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of Brazil.svg Lucas di Grassi
Audi R18 e-tron quattro M 157+53.016
Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo V6
(Diesel)
3LMP1-H8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Davidson
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Lapierre
Toyota TS040 Hybrid M 157+1:03.945
Toyota 3.7 L V8
4LMP1-H14 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Flag of Germany.svg Marc Lieb
Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 156+1 Lap
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
5LMP1-H20 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber
Porsche 919 Hybrid M 155+2 Laps
Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
6LMP1-H7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Racing Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Wurz
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Sarrazin
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
Toyota TS040 Hybrid M 155+2 Laps
Toyota 3.7 L V8
7LMP1-L12 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of France.svg Nicolas Prost
Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Mathias Beche
Rebellion R-One M 149+8 Laps
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
8LMP247 Flag of Hong Kong.svg KCMG Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Howson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Bradley
Flag of Japan.svg Tsugio Matsuda
Oreca 03R D 145+12 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9LMP227 Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing Flag of Russia.svg Sergey Zlobin
Flag of Italy.svg Maurizio Mediani
Flag of France.svg Nicolas Minassian
Oreca 03R M 145+12 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
10LMP230 Flag of the United States.svg Extreme Speed Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Scott Sharp
Flag of the United States.svg Ed Brown
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ryan Dalziel
HPD ARX-03b D 141+16 Laps
Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
11LMGTE
Pro
97 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Darren Turner
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Mücke
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 141+16 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
12LMGTE
Pro
92 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Manthey Flag of France.svg Patrick Pilet
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 911 RSR M 141+16 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
13LMGTE
Pro
51 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Gianmaria Bruni
Flag of Finland.svg Toni Vilander
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 141+16 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
14LMP226 Flag of Russia.svg G-Drive Racing Flag of Russia.svg Roman Rusinov
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Ligier JS P2 D 141+16 Laps
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
15LMP1-L9 Flag of Romania.svg Lotus Flag of France.svg Christophe Bouchut
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Rossiter
Flag of Austria.svg Lucas Auer
CLM P1/01 M 140+17 Laps
AER P60 Turbo V6
16LMGTE
Pro
91 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Manthey Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Bergmeister
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Tandy
Porsche 911 RSR M 139+18 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
17LMGTE
Am
98 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Paul Dalla Lana
Flag of Portugal.svg Pedro Lamy
Flag of Denmark.svg Christoffer Nygaard
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 138+19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
18LMGTE
Am
95 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Poulsen
Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 138+19 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
19LMGTE
Pro
71 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 137+20 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
20LMGTE
Am
88 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of Austria.svg Klaus Bachler
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khaled Al Qubaisi
Porsche 911 RSR M 137+20 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
21LMGTE
Am
61 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Argentina.svg Luís Pérez Companc
Flag of Italy.svg Marco Cioci
Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Venturi
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 137+20 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
22LMGTE
Pro
99 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aston Martin Racing Flag of Hong Kong.svg Darryl O'Young
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex MacDowall
Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Rees
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE M 137+20 Laps
Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
23LMGTE
Am
90 Flag of the United States.svg 8 Star Motorsports Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Segal
Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Ruberti
Flag of Italy.svg Gianluca Roda
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 136+21 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
24LMGTE
Pro
65 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Milner
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Chevrolet Corvette C7.R M 135+22 Laps
Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8
25LMGTE
Am
57 Flag of the United States.svg Krohn Racing Flag of the United States.svg Tracy Krohn
Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Jönsson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Collins
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 135+22 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
26LMGTE
Am
81 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stephen Wyatt
Flag of Italy.svg Michele Rugolo
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Bertolini
Ferrari 458 Italia GT2 M 133+24 Laps
Ferrari 4.5 L V8
27LMGTE
Am
75 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Prospeed Competition Flag of France.svg François Perrodo
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Flag of France.svg Emmanuel Collard
Porsche 911 RSR M 111+46 Laps
Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
DNFLMP1-L13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Flag of Austria.svg Dominik Kraihamer
Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Belicchi
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Leimer
Rebellion R-One M 88Accident
Toyota RV8KLM 3.4 L V8
DNFLMP237 Flag of Russia.svg SMP Racing Flag of Russia.svg Kirill Ladygin
Flag of Russia.svg Anton Ladygin
Flag of Russia.svg Viktor Shaitar
Oreca 03R M 75Retired
Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
Tyre manufacturers
Key
SymbolTyre manufacturer
D Dunlop
M Michelin

Standings after the race

The result of the race meant Davidson, Lapierre and Buemi kept their lead in the Drivers' Championship to 96 points, but their advantage over Lotterer, Fässler and Tréluyer was reduced to eleven points. Di Grassi and Kristensen remained in the third position with 72 points. Beche, Heidfeld and Prost maintained fourth with 48 points and Dumas, Jani and Marc Lieb rounded out the top five with 45 points. [20] In the Manufacturers' Championship, Audi (with 157 points) took the lead from Toyota (139 points) while Porsche remained in third with 82 points with four races left in the season. [20]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 80th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 16 to 17 June 2012 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France before 240,000 spectators. It was the 80th running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third round of the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, with 30 of the race's 56 entries contesting the championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 3 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps</span>

The 2012 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was a six-hour automobile endurance race for two or three driver teams in Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Francorchamps, Stavelot, Wallonia, Belgium on 5 May 2012 before 31,000 people. It was the second round of eight in the 2012 FIA World Endurance Championship, featuring the Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1), Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2), Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Professional, and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance Amateur classes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 81st 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 81st 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance racing event for teams of three drivers entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 19 to 23 June 2013 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France. It was the 81st running of the event, as organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third and the premier round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship, with 32 of the race's 56 entries contesting the championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 9 June. Approximately 245,000 spectators attended the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 82nd 24 Hours of Le Mans was an 24-hour automobile endurance racing event for teams of three drivers entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 11 to 15 June 2014 at the Circuit de la Sarthe close to Le Mans, France. It was the 82nd running of the event, as organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race was the third round and the premier event of the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship, with half of the race's fifty-five entries contesting the championship. Approximately 263,000 spectators attended the event, the largest crowd since 1989.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 6 Hours of São Paulo</span>


The 2013 6 Hours of São Paulo was an endurance auto race held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil on 30 August – 1 September 2013. The race was the fourth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship and the second consecutive running of the 6 Hours of São Paulo. Audi continued their streak of four overall victories following an accident for the sole Toyota in LMP1, with André Lotterer, Marcel Fässler, and Benoît Tréluyer leading the Joest Racing duo to the checkered flag. G-Drive Racing earned their first victory in the LMP2 category ahead of OAK Racing, while AF Corse Ferrari led home Aston Martin Racing in the LMGTE Pro class by a gap of less than two seconds. Aston Martin however prevailed in LMGTE Am, ahead of the 8 Star Ferrari.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 FIA World Endurance Championship</span>

The 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the third season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series, co-organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars from four ACO categories. World Championship titles were awarded for Le Mans Prototypes drivers and for LMP1 manufacturers, and several World Endurance Cups and Endurance Trophies were also awarded. The eight race series began in April at the Silverstone Circuit and concluded in November at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Toyota TS040 Hybrid</span> Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) sports car

The Toyota TS040 Hybrid is a Le Mans Prototype 1 (LMP1) sports car built and used by Toyota Motorsport GmbH in the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the FIA World Endurance Championship. Work on the car's design began in November 2012, when the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) published its 2014 technical regulations and Toyota utilised its resources after the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans. The car is an aerodynamic improvement on its predecessor, the TS030 Hybrid, and its design allowed four-wheel drive. It has two kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) regenerative-braking devices at the front and rear axles to charge a supercapacitor and, in accordance with the 2014 regulations, was placed in the 6 MJ (1.7 kWh) class. The TS040's engine was carried over from the TS030; its displacement was increased from 3.4 L (210 cu in) to 3.7 L (230 cu in) for better efficiency, producing 513 horsepower (383 kW) to the rear wheels.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 83rd 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance event for teams of three drivers each entering Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars held from 10 to 14 June 2015 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France. It was the 83rd running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest as well as the third round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 31 May. A record-breaking 263,500 people attended the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 FIA World Endurance Championship</span> Fourth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship

The 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship season was the fourth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship auto racing series, co-organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series was open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars meeting four ACO categories. World championship titles were awarded for Le Mans Prototypes drivers and for manufacturers in the LMP1 category, and several World Endurance Cups and Endurance Trophies were also awarded in all four categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and ended at the Bahrain International Circuit in November after eight rounds, and included the 83rd running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 6 Hours of Silverstone</span> Sports car endurance race held in England

The 2015 6 Hours of Silverstone was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, Northamptonshire, England on 12 April 2015 before a crowd of 45,000 spectators. The event served as the opening round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship; it was fourth running of the event as part of the championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps</span> 2015 edition of the endurance race held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium

The 2015 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars on 2 May at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. Spa-Francorchamps hosted the second race of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with 54,000 people attending the race weekend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 84th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance racing event held for teams of three drivers each fielding Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars from 15 to 19 June 2016 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France before 263,500 spetators. It was the 84th running of the 24 Hour race organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) as well as the third and flagship round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 5 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring</span>

The 2015 6 Hours of Nürburgring was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 28–30 August 2015. Nürburgring served as the fourth round of the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship, and it marked the inaugural running of the event as part of the championship. A total of 62,000 people attended the race weekend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 6 Hours of Silverstone</span> 5th edition of sports car endurance race held at Silverstone Circuit

The 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England on 15–17 April 2016. Silverstone served as the opening round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the fifth running of the event as part of the championship. A total of 52,000 people attended the race weekend.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps</span> Motor race

The 2016 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps, formally the WEC 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps, was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium on 5–7 May 2016. Spa-Francorchamps served as the second race of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the fifth running of the event as part of the championship. A total of 56,000 people attended the race.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 85th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for 60 teams of three drivers in Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars. It was held from 17 to 18 June 2017 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, near Le Mans, before 258,500 spectators. The race's 85th running, organised by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, was the third of nine rounds in the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship. A test day was held two weeks earlier on 4 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring</span> Racing event held in 2016

The 2016 6 Hours of Nürburgring was a six-hour endurance sports car racing event held for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars at the Nürburgring, Nürburg, Germany on 24 July 2016. The Nürburgring round served as the fourth race of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship, and was the second running of the event as part of the championship. A total of 58,000 people spectated the event.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 FIA World Endurance Championship</span> 6th season of the World Endurance Championship

The 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship was the sixth season of the FIA World Endurance Championship, an auto racing series co-organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO). The series is open to Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style racing cars divided into four categories. The season began at the Silverstone Circuit in April and will end at the Bahrain International Circuit in November, and include the 85th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. World championship titles will be awarded to the leading prototype drivers and manufacturers, while for the first time in the World Endurance Championship the leading grand touring drivers and manufacturers will also be awarded a world championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 87th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 87th 24 Hours of Le Mans was an 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance cars entered by teams of three drivers each held from 15 to 16 June 2019 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France before approximately 252,500 people. It was the 87th running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The round was the last race in the 2018–19 FIA World Endurance Championship and the second time in the season that the series had visited Le Mans. A test day was held two weeks prior to the race on 2 June.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 24 Hours of Le Mans</span> 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race

The 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans was a 24-hour automobile endurance race for Le Mans Prototype (LMP) and Le Mans Grand Touring Endurance (LMGTE) cars fielded by teams of three drivers each held from 19 to 20 September 2020 at the Circuit de la Sarthe, close to Le Mans, France. It was the 88th running of the event, as organised by the automotive group, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) since 1923. The race, held behind closed doors, was the seventh in the 2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship, having been postponed from June to September as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in France.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Austin: Die Starterliste zum Rennen". Motorsport Magazin (in German). 22 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  2. Fritzsche, Mario (1 August 2014). "Austin: Conway erstmals im Toyota" (in German). motorsport-total.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  3. Handley, Jake (17 September 2014). "Loïc Duval Raring To Race Again at COTA". The Checkered Flag. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  4. Edelstein, Stephen (12 June 2014). "Maybe next year: Lotus racer misses 2014 Le Mans start". Digital Trends. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  5. Watkins, Gary (26 August 2014). "F3 driver Lucas Auer to make LMP1 debut at Austin WEC with Lotus". Autosport . Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  6. Barstow, Ollie (12 August 2014). "WEC: Extreme Speed for CotA LMP2 wild-card". Crash. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  7. "Matsuda Confirmed in KCMG Oreca-Nissan for COTA" (Press release). SportsCar365. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  8. Goodwin, Graham (16 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Preview, LMP2". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 van der Walt, Andries (13 August 2014). "Provisional Entry List For The 6 Hours Of Circuit Of The Americas Released". Rallystar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  10. "Porsche shuffles its GTE Pro line-up for remaining WEC rounds". Autosport. 2 September 2014. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  11. McEachern, Sean (9 August 2014). "Corvette Racing Confirms WEC Entry At Circuit Of The Americas". GM Authority. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  12. Smith, Sam; Miller, Fiona (19 September 2014). "AF Corse and Calado bouncing back together". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  13. "Krohn Racing to Compete in FIA WEC Six Hours of Circuit of the Americas". Krohn Racing. 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  14. Paulay, Emma (29 September 2015). "Matthieu Vaxivière: "Endurance is one of several options for the future"". Automobile Club de l'Ouest . Retrieved 12 September 2017.
  15. 1 2 Goodwin, Graham (1 August 2014). "FIA WEC News Round-up: Ligier, New Prospeed Porsche, BoP & Corvette". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  16. Dagys, John (13 August 2014). "Segal: "I'm Hoping COTA is the Beginning of Something Bigger"". SportsCar365. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  17. "Fuji: Le-Mans-Siegertrio zurück bei Young Driver AMR" (in German). motorsport-total.com. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  18. 1 2 3 Howson, Mark (31 January 2014). "More Revisions To The WEC Calendar". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John (17 September 2014). "FIA WEC: All you need to know about this weekend's Six Hours of COTA". Fox Sports . Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "WEC Classification". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  21. 1 2 3 Dagys, John (18 September 2014). "Fassler Tops FIA WEC Practice 1 at COTA". SportsCar365. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  22. 1 2 Goodwin, Graham (18 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 1, Audi, ESM & Aston On Top". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  23. Watkins, Gary (19 September 2014). "Austin WEC: Audi and Toyota top a practice session each on Thursday". Autosport. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  24. 1 2 Goodwin, Graham (19 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 2, Stormy Weather". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  25. DiZinno, Tony (18 September 2014). "Davidson Leads FIA WEC COTA Practice 2 in Mixed Conditions". SportsCar365. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  26. 1 2 Goodwin, Graham (19 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Free Practice 3 Report". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  27. Watkins, Gary (19 September 2014). "Austin WEC: Audi leads final practice with Loic Duval". Autosport. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  28. 1 2 3 4 "Toyota takes 3rd pole of year ahead of 6hrs of COTA". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  29. 1 2 Miller, Fiona (20 September 2014). "6 Hrs COTA LMGTE Qualifying: Ferrari and Porsche reign at COTA". FIA World Endurance Championship. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  30. 1 2 3 4 Watkins, Gary (19 October 2014). "Austin WEC: Anthony Davidson/Sebastien Buemi put Toyota on pole". Autosport. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Dagys, John (20 September 2014). "Toyota Claims FIA WEC Pole at COTA". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  32. "Toyota snatches WEC pole from Porsche in Austin". Speedcafe. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  33. 1 2 3 Goodwin, Graham (20 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, LMP Qualifying, Toyota take Pole, Ligier Do the Austin Double!". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  34. 1 2 Goodwin, Graham (20 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, GTE Qualifying, AF Corse Win Strategy Battle, New Prospeed 911 in Am". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  35. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Qualifying Practice Final Classification" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. 19 September 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  36. 1 2 3 4 Dagys, John (21 September 2014). "Audi Wins FIA WEC Six Hours of COTA". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  37. "6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas: FIA WEC: Race: Weather Report" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. 20 September 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  38. 1 2 3 4 Goodwin, Graham (21 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Report, LMP1". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  39. 1 2 3 4 DiZinno, Tony (20 September 2014). "Massive Deluge Causes Chaos, Red Flag in COTA Second Hour". SportsCar365. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  40. 1 2 3 4 Barstow, Ollie (21 September 2014). "WEC Austin: Audi strikes as storm scuppers Toyota hopes". Crash. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  41. Watkins, Gary (24 September 2014). "Austin WEC: Storm and crashes interrupt race, cause red flag". Autosport. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  42. 1 2 Richards, Giles (21 September 2014). "Leena Gade's strategy pays off with Audi first and second in Austin". The Guardian . Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  43. Goodwin, Graham (21 September 2014). "FIA WEC: Circuit of the Americas, Race Report, GTE Pro & GTE Am". DailySportsCar. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  44. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas Race Final Classification" (PDF). FIA World Endurance Championship. 21 September 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
FIA World Endurance Championship
Previous race:
24 Hours of Le Mans
2014 season Next race:
6 Hours of Fuji