Lone Star Le Mans

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Lone Star Le Mans
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Austin circuit.svg
FIA World Endurance Championship
Venue Circuit of the Americas
First race2013
First WEC race 2013
Duration6 hours (for WEC)
2 hours 40 minutes (for IMSA)
Previous names6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas (2013–2017)
Most wins (driver) Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard (3)
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley (3)
Most wins (team) Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team (2)
Most wins (manufacturer) Flag of Germany.svg Porsche (3)

The Lone Star Le Mans (previously known as 6 Hours of the Circuit of the Americas) [1] is an endurance race for Le Mans Prototypes and grand tourer-style cars held at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Its first running was on 22 September 2013 as the fifth round of the 2013 FIA World Endurance Championship season. [2]

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The name "Lone Star Le Mans" had previously been used for the Austin round of the United SportsCar Championship, now the IMSA SportsCar Championship, from 2014 to 2016.

On 2 December 2019, the Austin round of the WEC was revived for 2020, as a result of a conflict between the promoters at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace and the WEC, where the Austin round replaced the 6 Hours of São Paulo. [3]

On 9 June 2023, the schedule for the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship was announced, with Austin returning to the schedule on 1 September as the 6th race of the season, effectively replacing the 1000 Miles of Sebring (a race specially created just for the WEC) as the American round of the championship. [4]

Results

FIA WEC races

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleChampionshipReportRef
2013 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan McNish
Flag of Denmark.svg Tom Kristensen
Flag of France.svg Loïc Duval
Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [5]
2014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marcel Fässler
Flag of Germany.svg André Lotterer
Flag of France.svg Benoît Tréluyer
Flag of Germany.svg Audi Sport Team Joest Audi R18 e-tron quattro 6 hours6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [6]
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [7]
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [8]
2017 Flag of New Zealand.svg Earl Bamber
Flag of Germany.svg Timo Bernhard
Flag of New Zealand.svg Brendon Hartley
Flag of Germany.svg Porsche Team Porsche 919 Hybrid 6 hours6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas FIA World Endurance Championship Report [9]
2018–2019: Not held
2020 Flag of the United States.svg Gustavo Menezes
Flag of France.svg Norman Nato
Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13 6 hoursLone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report [10]
2021–2023: Not held
2024 Flag of Poland.svg Robert Kubica
Flag of Israel.svg Robert Shwartzman
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yifei Ye
Flag of Italy.svg AF Corse Ferrari 499P 6 hoursLone Star Le Mans FIA World Endurance Championship Report [11]

Other races

YearOverall Winner(s)EntrantCarDistance/DurationRace TitleChampionshipReportRef
2013
(Grand-Am)
Flag of the United States.svg Jon Fogarty
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Gurney
Flag of the United States.svg GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing Corvette DP 2 hours 45 minutesGrand-Am of The Americas presented by GAINSCO and TOTAL Rolex Sports Car Series Report [12]
2013
(ALMS)
Flag of Germany.svg Lucas Luhr
Flag of Germany.svg Klaus Graf
Flag of the United States.svg Muscle Milk Pickett Racing HPD ARX-03c 2 hours 45 minutesInternational Sports Car Weekend American Le Mans Series Report [13]
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett
Flag of Mexico.svg Memo Rojas
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 45 minutesLone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report [14]
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Scott Pruett
Flag of the United States.svg Joey Hand
Flag of the United States.svg Chip Ganassi Racing Ford EcoBoost Riley DP 2 hours 40 minutesLone Star Le Mans United SportsCar Championship Report [15]
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Dallara Corvette DP 2 hours 40 minutesLone Star Le Mans IMSA SportsCar Championship Report [16]
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Ricky Taylor
Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Taylor Racing Cadillac DPi-V.R 2 hours 40 minutesAdvance Auto Parts Sportscar Showdown IMSA SportsCar Championship Report [17]

6 Hours of the Americas

The 6 Hours of the Americas was an event organised by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO) and would have been part of the inaugural season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge on March 6, 2016. On January 29 it was announced that the race would be cancelled with the official reason stated as a lack of entrants. [18]

References

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  2. "FIA WEC Unveils 2013 Provisional Calendar". FIA World Endurance Championship. September 28, 2012. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
  3. "São Paulo to be replaced by Austin, Texas". FIA World Endurance Championship. December 2, 2019. Retrieved December 3, 2019.
  4. "Cota, Interlagos return on 2024 WEC Schedule". SportsCar 365. June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
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  13. "American Le Mans Series Austin 2013". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  14. "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2014". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  15. "United SportsCar Championship Austin 2015". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  16. "IMSA Championship Austin 2016". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  17. "IMSA Championship Austin 2017". Racing Sports Cars. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  18. "Intercontinental GT round at COTA to be cancelled". Motorsport.com . January 29, 2016. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2016.