2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps
Event Information
Round 3 of 7 in the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Date29 April 2023 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship
Location Stavelot, Belgium
Venue Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Results
Race 1
Distance 148 laps km
Pole position Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi
Toyota Gazoo Racing
2:00.812
Winner Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi
Flag of Argentina.svg José María López
Toyota Gazoo Racing
6:00:24.798

The 2023 TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium, held on 29 April 2023. It was the third round of the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship, and the twelfth running of the event as part of the championship.

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Background

The provisional calendar for the 2023 FIA World Endurance Championship released in September 2022. It brought back the Portimaõ race at Autodromo Internacional Algarve for 16 April, leaving only a two week gap between the previous race at Portimaõ, and the race at Spa. [1]

Entry list

The provisional entry list was revealed on 29 March 2023. The entry list consisted of a record 13 Hypercar entries, 11 LMP2 entries and 14 LMGTE Am entries. Hertz Team Jota entered the Hypercar class with their customer Porsche 963 for the first time this season, meaning they will only run the No. 28 car in LMP2 for the remainder of the season. Cadillac Racing also entered an additional car for this race. There were no changes in entries in the LMGTE Am category. [2]

On 24 April 2023, Paul Dalla Lana announced he retired from racing effective immediately. Ian James' Heart of Racing Team has taken over the NorthWest AMR entry. Ian James, Daniel Mancinelli and Alex Riberas will drive the No. 98 Aston Martin Vantage AMR during the season. Conforming with championship regulations, the team will keep competing under the NorthWest AMR banner. [3]

Schedule

DateTime (local: CEST)Event
Thursday, 27 April11:30Free Practice 1
16:20Free Practice 2
Friday, 28 April11:00Free Practice 3
17:00Qualifying - LMGTE Am
17:25Qualifying - LMP2
17:50Qualifying - Hypercar
Saturday, 29 April12:45Race
Source: [4]

Free practice

Free Practice 1ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi 2:02.982
LMP222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque 2:07.471
LMGTE Am57 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra 2:16.177
Free Practice 2ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar51 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi 2:01.871
LMP231 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns 2:06.108
LMGTE Am54 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon 2:15.736
Free Practice 3ClassNo.EntrantDriverTime
Hypercar7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi 2:08.702
LMP231 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg 2:10.268
LMGTE Am60 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni 2:25.726
Source: [5] [6] [7]

Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

PosClassNo.TeamTimeGapGrid
1Hypercar7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing 2:00.812-1
2Hypercar50 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse 2:00.836+0.0242
3Hypercar51 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse 2:00.973+0.1613
4Hypercar2 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing 2:01.043+0.2314
5Hypercar3 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing 2:02.138+1.3265
6Hypercar6 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport 2:02.306+1.4946
7Hypercar38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hertz Team Jota 2:02.907+2.0957
8Hypercar708 Flag of the United States.svg Glickenhaus Racing 2:02.960+2.1488
9Hypercar93 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies 2:03.217+2.4059
10Hypercar5 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport 2:03.650+2.83810
11Hypercar94 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies 2:03.879+3.06711
12Hypercar4 Flag of Austria.svg Floyd Vanwall Racing Team 2:04.614+3.80212
13LMP223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports 2:05.979+5.16713
14LMP241 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT 2:06.318+5.50614
15LMP263 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing 2:06.506+5.69414
16LMP231 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT 2:06.532+5.72016
17LMP228 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota 2:06.556+5.74417
18LMP29 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing 2:06.601+5.78918
19LMP222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports 2:06.684+5.87219
20LMP234 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition 2:06.825+6.01320
21LMP210 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vector Sport 2:07.035+6.22321
22LMP235 Flag of France.svg Alpine Elf Team 2:07.099+6.28722
23LMP236 Flag of France.svg Alpine Elf Team 2:07.157+6.34523
24LMGTE Am25 Flag of Oman.svg ORT by TF 2:17.216+16.40424
25LMGTE Am85 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames 2:19.150+18.33825
26LMGTE Am88 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition 2:19.481+18.66926
27LMGTE Am33 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing 2:19.506+18.69427
28LMGTE Am83 Flag of Italy.svg Richard Mille AF Corse 2:19.723+18.91128
29LMGTE Am98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Northwest AMR 2:19.976+19.16429
30LMGTE Am54 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse 2:20.382+19.57030
31LMGTE Am777 Flag of Japan.svg D'Station Racing 2:20.507+19.69531
32LMGTE Am57 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing 2:20.515+19.70332
33LMGTE Am77 Flag of Germany.svg Dempsey-Proton Racing 2:21.247+20.43533
34LMGTE Am86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Racing2:22.469+21.65734
35LMGTE Am60 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx 2:23.097+22.28535
36LMGTE Am56 Flag of Germany.svg Project 1 – AO No Time36
37Hypercar8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing No Time37
38LMGTE Am21 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse No Time38
Source: [8]

Race

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of overall winning car's distance) was 103 laps. Class winners are in bold and .

PosClassNoTeamDriversChassisTyreLapsTime/Retired
Engine
1Hypercar7 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
Flag of Japan.svg Kamui Kobayashi
Flag of Argentina.svg José María López
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 1486:00:24.798 [N 1]
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
2Hypercar8 Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Sébastien Buemi
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Flag of Japan.svg Ryo Hirakawa
Toyota GR010 Hybrid M 148+11.637
Toyota H8909 3.5 L Turbo V6
3Hypercar51 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Calado
Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Giovinazzi
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Pier Guidi
Ferrari 499P M 148+1:09.439
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
4Hypercar5 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of the United States.svg Dane Cameron
Flag of Denmark.svg Michael Christensen
Flag of France.svg Frédéric Makowiecki
Porsche 963 M 148+1:12.264
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
5Hypercar2 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Lynn
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Westbrook
Cadillac V-Series.R M 147+1 Lap
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
6Hypercar38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Hertz Team Jota Flag of Portugal.svg António Félix da Costa
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Will Stevens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye
Porsche 963 M 147+1 Lap
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
7LMP241 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of Angola.svg Rui Andrade
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Louis Delétraz
Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
8LMP223 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Blomqvist
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Jarvis
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Pierson
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
9LMP234 Flag of Poland.svg Inter Europol Competition Flag of Spain.svg Albert Costa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Fabio Scherer
Flag of Poland.svg Jakub Śmiechowski
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
10LMP29 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Caldarelli
Flag of Romania.svg Filip Ugran
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bent Viscaal
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
11LMP222 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Autosports Flag of Portugal.svg Filipe Albuquerque
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Hanson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frederick Lubin
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
12LMP231 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Team WRT Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Frijns
Flag of Indonesia.svg Sean Gelael
Flag of Austria.svg Ferdinand Habsburg
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
13Hypercar708 Flag of the United States.svg Glickenhaus Racing Flag of France.svg Romain Dumas
Flag of France.svg Franck Mailleux
Flag of France.svg Olivier Pla
Glickenhaus SCG 007 LMH M 146+2 Laps
Glickenhaus P21 3.5 L Turbo V8
14Hypercar93 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel Jensen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul di Resta
Flag of France.svg Jean-Éric Vergne
Peugeot 9X8 M 146+2 Laps [N 2]
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
15LMP236 Flag of France.svg Alpine Elf Team Flag of France.svg Julien Canal
Flag of France.svg Charles Milesi
Flag of France.svg Matthieu Vaxivière
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
16LMP235 Flag of France.svg Alpine Elf Team Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Olli Caldwell
Flag of Brazil.svg André Negrão
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Oreca 07 G 146+2 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
17Hypercar94 Flag of France.svg Peugeot TotalEnergies Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller
Peugeot 9X8 M 146+2 Laps
Peugeot 2.6 L Turbo V6
18LMP228 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jota Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi
Flag of Denmark.svg David Heinemeier Hansson
Flag of Denmark.svg Oliver Rasmussen
Oreca 07 G 145+3 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
19LMP263 Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing Flag of Italy.svg Mirko Bortolotti
White flag of surrender.svg Daniil Kvyat
Flag of France.svg Doriane Pin
Oreca 07 G 144+4 Laps
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
20LMGTE Am83 Flag of Italy.svg Richard Mille AF Corse Flag of Argentina.svg Luis Pérez Companc
Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Rovera
Flag of France.svg Lilou Wadoux
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 140+8 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
21LMGTE Am33 Flag of the United States.svg Corvette Racing Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nicky Catsburg
Flag of the United States.svg Ben Keating
Flag of Argentina.svg Nicolás Varrone
Chevrolet Corvette C8.R M 140+8 Laps
Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
22LMGTE Am25 Flag of Oman.svg ORT by TF Flag of Oman.svg Ahmad Al Harthy
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Dinan
Flag of Ireland.svg Charlie Eastwood
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 140+8 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
23LMGTE Am88 Flag of Germany.svg Proton Competition Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hardwick
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zacharie Robichon
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Tincknell
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 139+9 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
24LMGTE Am85 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Dames Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Sarah Bovy
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rahel Frey
Flag of Denmark.svg Michelle Gatting
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 139+9 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
25LMGTE Am21 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Diego Alessi
Flag of the United States.svg Simon Mann
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ulysse de Pauw
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 139+9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
26LMGTE Am98 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Northwest AMR Flag of the United States.svg Ian James
Flag of Italy.svg Daniel Mancinelli
Flag of Spain.svg Alex Riberas
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 139+9 Laps
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
27LMGTE Am57 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kessel Racing Flag of the United States.svg Scott Huffaker
Flag of Japan.svg Takeshi Kimura
Flag of Brazil.svg Daniel Serra
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 139+9 Laps
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
28LMGTE Am77 Flag of Germany.svg Dempsey-Proton Racing Flag of France.svg Julien Andlauer
Flag of Germany.svg Christian Ried
Flag of Denmark.svg Mikkel O. Pedersen
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 138+10 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
29LMGTE Am777 Flag of Japan.svg D'Station Racing Flag of Japan.svg Tomonobu Fujii
Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Hoshino
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Casper Stevenson
Aston Martin Vantage AMR M 138+10 Laps [N 3]
Aston Martin 4.0 L Turbo V8
30LMGTE Am60 Flag of Italy.svg Iron Lynx Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Cressoni
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Alessio Picariello
Flag of Italy.svg Claudio Schiavoni
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 137+11 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
31LMGTE Am86 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg GR Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Barker
Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Pera
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Wainwright
Porsche 911 RSR-19 M 136+12 Laps
Porsche 4.2 L Flat-6
RetHypercar50 Flag of Italy.svg Ferrari AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Molina
Flag of Denmark.svg Nicklas Nielsen
Ferrari 499P M 106Accident
Ferrari 3.0 L Turbo V6
RetHypercar4 Flag of Austria.svg Floyd Vanwall Racing Team Flag of France.svg Tom Dillmann
Flag of Argentina.svg Esteban Guerrieri
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve
Vanwall Vandervell 680 M 80Accident
Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8
NCLMGTE Am54 Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Castellacci
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Flohr
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Rigon
Ferrari 488 GTE Evo M 79Accident
Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8
RetHypercar6 Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Penske Motorsport Flag of France.svg Kévin Estre
Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Laurens Vanthoor
Porsche 963 M 53Electrics
Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8
RetHypercar3 Flag of the United States.svg Cadillac Racing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Aitken
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Renger van der Zande
Cadillac V-Series.R M 40Accident
Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8
RetLMP210 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Vector Sport Flag of France.svg Gabriel Aubry
Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan Cullen
Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Matthias Kaiser
Oreca 07 G 14Wheel
Gibson GK428 V8 engine
Source: [12]

Standings after the race

Source: [13]

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Notes

  1. The No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid received a 5-second penalty due to overtaking off-track without giving back the position. [9]
  2. The No. 93 Peugeot 9X8 received a 5-second penalty for leaving the pits whilst a mechanic was still in the working area. [10]
  3. The No. 777 Aston Martin Vantage AMR received a time penalty for not meeting the minimum drive time of 1 hours and 45 minutes with their driver Casper Stevenson. [11]
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