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.
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 |
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]
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