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WEC - 2015 6 Hours of Shanghai - Preview

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27.10.15
Round 7: 30 October – 1 November 2015
WEC - 2015 6 Hours of Shanghai - preview

Lap distance: 5.451 km

Race duration: 6 hours

Location: No 2000 Yining Road - Shanghai 201814 - Peoples Republic of China

Website : http://www.f1china.com.cn/

Other Races: Porsche Carrera Cup Asia, Audi R8 LMS Cup, FASC Super GT Festival

Press officer: Ivy Zhangy

E: Liujl@jussevents.com

Airport: Shanghai Du Pong  - 65km                   

Shanghai International Circuit

In 2012 the season concluded at the Shanghai International Circuit with the first endurance race organised at global level in the economic capital of China. The tough and demanding circuit, with an impressive infrastructure, provides the perfect stage for the tens of thousands of Chinese fans who turned out in 2013 and 2014 to witness THE world’s premier endurance championship.

 

DATE

27-28 October 2012

7-9 November 2013

31 Oct – 2 November 2014

 

 

 

 

WINNERS

2012

2013

2014

LMP1

Wurz / Lapierre

no7 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M)

191 laps

Fässler / Lotterer / Tréluyer

No1 Audi Sport Team Joest

Audi R18 e-tron quattro (M)

190 laps

Buemi / Davidson

no8 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS 040 – Hybrid (M)

188 laps

LMP2

Martin / Beche / Graves

no25 Delta-ADR

Oreca 03 - Nissan (D)

180 laps

Rusinov / Martin / Conway

no26 G-Drive Racing

Oreca 03 – Nissan (D)

177 laps

Rusinov / Pla / Canal

no26 G-Drive Racing

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan  (D)

177 laps

LMGTE Pro

Mücke / Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

169 laps

Mücke / Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

169 laps

Makowiecki / Pilet

no92 Porsche Team Manthey

Porsche 911 RSR

167 laps

LMGTE Am

Bornhauser / Canal / Lamy

no50 Larbre Competition

Chevrolet Corvette C6-ZR1 (M)

166 laps

Potolicchio / Aguas / Rigon

no81 8 Star Motorsports

Ferrari F458 Italia (M)

166 laps

Dalla Lana / Lamy / Nygaard

no98 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

165 laps

 

POLE POSITION

2012

2013

2014

LMP1

A. Wurz

no7 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M)

1:48.273

A. Wurz / N. Lapierre

no7 Toyota Racing

Toyota TS030 – Hybrid (M)

1:48.013

R. Dumas / N. Jani

no20 Porsche Team

Porsche 919 Hybrid (M)

1:48.300

LMP2

J. Rossiter

no32 Lotus

Lola B12/80 Coupé – Lotus (D)

1:54.132

J. Martin / M. Conway

no26 G-Drive Racing

Oreca 03 – Nissan (D)

1:55.423

R. Rusinov / O. Pla

no26 G-Drive Racing

Ligier JS P2 - Nissan  (D)

1:54.327

LMGTE Pro

D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

2:03.721

S. Mücke / D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

2:04.370

S. Mücke / D. Turner

no97 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

2:04.342

LMGTE Am

P. Ruberti

no88 Team Felbermayr-Proton

Porsche 911 RSR (997) (M)

2:05.584

C. Nygaard / N. Thiim

no95 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8 (M)

2:05.903

P. Lamy / C. Nygaard

no98 Aston Martin Racing

Aston Martin Vantage V8  (M)

2:05.072

 

LAP RECORDS

LMP1

A. McNish

Audi R18 e-tron quattro

1m47.442

182.6kph

9 November 2013

LMP2

J. Martin

Oreca 03 - Nissan

1m55.109

170.5kph

9 November 2013

LMGTE Pro

B. Senna

Aston Martin Vantage V8

2m04.099

158.1kph

9 November 2013

LMGTE Am

P. Lamy

Aston Martin Vantage V8

2m04.008

158.2kph

2 November 2014

 

FIA WEC TIMETABLE

Thursday 29 October    

08:30-18:30: Scrutineering

Friday 30 October          

09:00: Drivers’ briefing

10:30 - 12:00: Free Practice #1

14:00: Pre-event Press conference

15:30 - 17:00: Free Practice #2

Saturday 31 October     

09:00 - 10:00: Free Practice #3

13:30 – 13:50: Qualifying - LMGTE-PRO/LMGTE-AM

14:00 – 14:20: Qualifying - LMP1/LMP2

14:45: Qualifying Press Conference

Sunday 1 November

11:00 - 17:00                      RACE: 6 Hours of Shanghai

17:15                                   Post-race Press Conference

FIA OFFICIALS

Eduardo Freita: FIA Race Director

Jean-Francois Veroux: FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)

Yves Bacquelaine: FIA International Steward

Denis Chevrier: FIA Technical Delegate

Alain Chantegret: FIA Medical Delegate

Jeff Carter: FIA Media Delegate

David Escribano: Chief timekeeper

Yannick Dalmas: Driver Adviser

 

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS

The provisional classifications for all the Championship can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com

FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP –6 HOURS OF SHANGHAI

Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link:

http://www.fia.com