2016 6 Hours of Silverstone

The 2016 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England on 15-17 April 2016. The event served as the opening round of the 2016 World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the No. 2 Porsche 919 Hybrid entered by Porsche Team.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.^[1]

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Grid
1	LMP1	No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:53.204	1
2	LMP1	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:53.308	2
3	LMP1	No. 1 Porsche Team	1:54.150	3
4	LMP1	No. 2 Porsche Team	1:54.266	4
5	LMP1	No. 6 Toyota Racing	1:58.200	5
6	LMP1	No. 5 Toyota Racing	2:00.109	6
7	LMP1	No. 4 Bykolles Racing Team	2:08.322	7
8	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	2:08.479	8
9	LMP2	No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports	2:09.632	9
10	LMP2	No. 43 RGR Sport by Morand	2:10.295	10
11	LMP2	No. 27 SMP Racing	2:10.627	11
12	LMP2	No. 37 SMP Racing	2:11.023	12
13	LMP2	No. 45 Manor	2:11.893	13
14	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	2:12.221	14
15	LMGTE Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	2:12.440	15
16	LMP2	No. 44 Manor	2:13.105	16
17	LMP2	No. 42 Strakka Racing	2:13.729	17
18	LMGTE Pro	No. 77 Dempsey-Proton Racing	2:13.822	18
19	LMGTE Pro	No. 66 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:14.475	19
20	LMP2	No. 35 Baxi DC Racing Alpine	2:14.863	20
21	LMGTE Am	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	2:15.102	21
22	LMGTE Pro	No. 67 Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	2:17.367	22
23	LMGTE Am	No. 78 KCMG	2:17.399	23
24	LMGTE Am	No. 50 Larbre Compétition	2:02.937	24
25	LMGTE Am	No. 86 Gulf Racing	2:19.084	25
26	LMGTE Am	No. 83 AF Corse	2:20.131	26
27	LMP2	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	2:20.410	27
28	LMGTE Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	2:21.091	28
29	LMGTE Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	2:22.252	29
30	LMGTE Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:23.005	30
31	LMP1	No. 12 Rebellion Racing	2:08.322	31
32	LMGTE Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	2:11.589	32
33	LMP1	No. 13 Rebellion Racing	No Time	33

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 136 laps. Class winners in bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
Pos	Class	No	Team	Drivers	Engine	Tyre	Laps
1	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	194
1	LMP1	2	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	194
2	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	193
2	LMP1	6	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	193
3	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	Rebellion R-One	D	183
3	LMP1	13	Rebellion Racing	Dominik Kraihamer Alexandre Imperatori Mathéo Tuscher	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	183
4	LMP1	12	Rebellion Racing	Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld Nelson Piquet, Jr.	Rebellion R-One	D	181
4	LMP1	12	Rebellion Racing	Nicolas Prost Nick Heidfeld Nelson Piquet, Jr.	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	181
5	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Ligier JS P2	D	179
5	LMP2	43	RGR Sport by Morand	Ricardo González Filipe Albuquerque Bruno Senna	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	179
6	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Ligier JS P2	D	179
6	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ryan Dalziel Chris Cumming Pipo Derani	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	179
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Nathanaël Berthon René Rast	Oreca 05	D	179
7	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Nathanaël Berthon René Rast	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	179
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Alpine A460	D	178
8	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nicolas Lapierre Gustavo Menezes Stéphane Richelmi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	178
9	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts	Gibson 015S	D	177
9	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	177
10	LMP2	45	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Oreca 05	D	177
10	LMP2	45	Manor	Matt Rao Richard Bradley Roberto Merhi	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	177
11	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici	Alpine A460	D	176
11	LMP2	35	Baxi DC Racing Alpine	David Cheng Ho-Pin Tung Nelson Panciatici	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	176
12	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	BR Engineering BR01	D	176
12	LMP2	37	SMP Racing	Vitaly Petrov Viktor Shaytar Kirill Ladygin	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	176
13	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek	Ligier JS P2	D	175
13	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Ed Brown Johannes van Overbeek	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	175
14	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer James Rossiter Oliver Webb	CLM P1/01	D	172
14	LMP1	4	ByKolles Racing Team	Simon Trummer James Rossiter Oliver Webb	AER P60 2.4 L Turbo V6	D	172
15	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani	BR Engineering BR01	D	171
15	LMP2	27	SMP Racing	Nicolas Minassian Maurizio Mediani	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	171
16	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota TS050 Hybrid	M	170
16	LMP1	5	Toyota Gazoo Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota 2.4 L Turbo V6	M	170
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	167
17	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon Sam Bird	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	167
18	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari 488 GTE	M	166
18	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni James Calado	Ferrari F154CB 3.9 L Turbo V8	M	166
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Darren Turner	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	166
19	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen Darren Turner	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	166
20	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell	Ford GT	M	165
20	LMGTE Pro	67	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Andy Priaulx Marino Franchitti Harry Tincknell	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	165
21	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke Billy Johnson	Ford GT	M	165
21	LMGTE Pro	66	Ford Chip Ganassi Team UK	Olivier Pla Stefan Mücke Billy Johnson	Ford EcoBoost 3.5 L Turbo V6	M	165
22	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	163
22	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 4.5 L V8	M	163
23	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	162
23	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	162
24	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Yutaka Yamagishi Paolo Ruberti Pierre Ragues	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	161
24	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Yutaka Yamagishi Paolo Ruberti Pierre Ragues	Chevrolet LT5.5 5.5 L V8	M	161
25	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	154
25	LMGTE Pro	77	Dempsey-Proton Racing	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	154
26	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 911 RSR	M	154
26	LMGTE Am	78	KCMG	Christian Ried Wolf Henzler Joël Camathias	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	154
27	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khalid Al Qubaisi Klaus Bachler David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 911 RSR	M	153
27	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Khalid Al Qubaisi Klaus Bachler David Heinemeier Hansson	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	153
DNF	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Fernando Rees Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	D	151
DNF	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Fernando Rees Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin 4.5 L V8	D	151
DNF	LMP2	44	Manor	Tor Graves James Jakes Will Stevens	Oreca 05	D	129
DNF	LMP2	44	Manor	Tor Graves James Jakes Will Stevens	Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8	D	129
DNF	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	70
DNF	LMP1	1	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4	M	70
DNF	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M	69
DNF	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	69
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 911 RSR	M	56
DNF	LMGTE Am	86	Gulf Racing	Michael Wainwright Adam Carroll Ben Barker	Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6	M	56
EX^{[N 1]}	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M	194
EX^{[N 1]}	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6	M	194

Notes

^ The No. 7 Audi was excluded from the race for a technical infraction in post-race inspection. The car's skid plank was worn beyond the limits allowed by the regulations.^[3]

References

^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
^ "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
^ Dagys, John (17 April 2016). "No. 7 Audi Excluded; Porsche Inherits 6H Silverstone Win". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

FIA World Endurance Championship
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[Exclusion-4] The No. 7 Audi was excluded from the race for a technical infraction in post-race inspection. The car's skid plank was worn beyond the limits allowed by the regulations.^[3]

[Qualifying-1] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.

[Race_result-2] "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2016.

[Audi_Exclusion-3] Dagys, John (17 April 2016). "No. 7 Audi Excluded; Porsche Inherits 6H Silverstone Win". Sportscar365. Retrieved 8 May 2016.

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