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2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

2023 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

Endurance sports car racing

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

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Free practice

  • Only the fastest car in each class is shown.
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Qualifying

Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.

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Race

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

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Standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for all championship standings.

References

  1. [1]
    Watkins, Gary (29 September 2022). "WEC 2023 calendar expands to seven rounds, Portimao returns". motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Kilbey, Stephen (29 March 2023). "13 Hypercars Set For 6 Hours Of Spa-Francorchamps". Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  3. [3]
    Lloyd, Daniel (24 April 2023). "Dalla Lana Calls Time on Racing Career". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. [4]
    "2023 Spa-Francorchamps - FIA World Endurance Championship". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
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    "2023 Spa FP1 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "2023 Spa FP2 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
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    "2023 Spa FP3 results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  8. [8]
    "2023 Spa Q results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Decision No. 39 - Car 7" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. [10]
    "Decision No. 40 - Car 93" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. [11]
    "Decision No. 41 - Car 777" (PDF). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  12. [12]
    "2023 Spa Race results - FIA World Endurance Championship" (PDF). FIA. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  13. [13]
    "2023 Spa standings - FIA World Endurance Championship". Retrieved 30 April 2023.

Notes

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    The No. 7 Toyota GR010 Hybrid received a 5-second penalty due to overtaking off-track without giving back the position.[9]
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    The No. 93 Peugeot 9X8 received a 5-second penalty for leaving the pits whilst a mechanic was still in the working area.[10]
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    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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