Toyota Gazoo Racing’s No.7 TS050 HYBRID trio of Mike Conway, Kamui Kobayashi and José Maria Lopez won today’s sixth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps. 

Today’s race saw extremely changeable weather conditions including four safety car sessions due to intermittent rainfall and incidents out on track. After a week of extremely hot temperatures, the rain returned to Spa-Francorchamps where tyre choice played a major factor in today’s action-packed race. Rebellion Racing started on pole but the Swiss team suffered an early setback when Norman Nato lost valuable time due to high tyre pressure issues in the opening stint. 

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Today’s win for the Toyota Gazoo Racing marks the third win of the season for the No. 7 car (and fourth for the squad) and sees the No. 7 entry extend its lead at the top of the overall leaderboard to 12 points.

United Autosports storms to third consecutive LMP2 victory

British team United Autosports once again ruled supreme in the highly-competitive LMP2 category as its trio of drivers Phil Hanson, Filipe Albuquerque and Paul Di Resta claimed their third successive LMP2 victory in the ORECA 07 – Gibson.  

AF Corse finish on top in LMGTE Am 

LMGTE Am also provided plenty of action and lead changes but the supremely consistent No.83 AF Corse of François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard and Nicklas Nielsen claimed victory after a hard six hours of action.

It was a second victory this season for the trio, and the No.83 became the first Ferrari to score multiple Am wins in a season since SMP Racing in 2015. The result stretches their lead at the head of the points table to 110 points, 12 ahead of third place finishers No.90 TF Sport.

Toyota wins an unpredictable TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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• Kamui Kobayashi and Mike Conway combine to set average of 1m54.488s to grab pole position in No.7 car

• Kobayashi sets outright quickest lap on 1m54.488s to seal first Toyota pole at Spa 

• No.8 Toyota TS050-HYBRID places second as Fernando Alonso and Kazuki Nakajima lap 0.379s off sister car

• No.1 Rebellion Racing Rebellion R13-Gibson is third as Neel Jani and Bruno Senna finish as best non-Hybrid entry 

• No.3 Rebellion car of Gustavo Menezes and Thomas Laurent starts fourth 

• Session interrupted by two red flags. The first for the No.17 SMP Racing BR Engineering BR1-AER which stopped on track with a technical problem. Car will start from rear of grid. 

• Second red flag caused by accident to DragonSpeed entry driven by Pietro Fittipaldi at Eau Rouge. 

• Session delayed by 40-minutes as Fittipaldi receives medical attention for suspected leg fractures 

• Brazilian transported to Liege hospital. Condition is not life-threatening 

• Signatech Alpine Matmut grabs pole in LMP2 as Nicolas Lapierre and Pierre Thiriet combine for average of 2m02.405s 

• 2016 champions are 0.1s ahead of G-Drive Racing car driven by Jean-Eric Vergne and Andrea Pizzitola 

• No.38 Jackie Chan DC Racing LMP2 car of Ho-Pin Tung and Gabriel Aubry will start third

Toyota claims pole for Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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This time next week the opening round of the WEC Super Season will be getting underway. We can’t wait…what about you? J-7 pour les TOTAL 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps ! A cette même heure la semaine prochaine, la manche d'ouverture de la Super Saison du Championnat du Monde d'Endurance FIA (WEC) sera sur le point de s'élancer. Nous sommes très impatients d'y être... Et vous ?

One week to go to TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps!

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The opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship Super Season, the TOTAL 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps (3-5 May), was officially launched at an event in Brussels in front of WEC CEO Gérard Neveu, top class drivers from the LMP1, LMP2 and GTE classes and leading media figures from Belgium and the Netherlands. 

Alongside José María López (AR, Toyota Gazoo Racing), Jan Lammers (NL, Racing Team Nederland), Maxime Martin (BE, Aston Martin Racing) and Nicky Catsburg (NL, BMW Team MTEK), Gérard Neveu explained why the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit plays such an important role in the WEC calendar. 2018 will be the first time that the season has opened at the Belgian track.  (Top photo shows L-R Maxime Martin, Gérard Neveu, Nicky Catsburg, José María López and Jan Lammers)

“As well as being one of the most iconic tracks in the world and loved by all the drivers, every year Spa manages to surpass itself and our event gets better and better. Coming before the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Spa also plays a crucial role as a dress rehearsal for the big race, and there was no better place for us to launch our Super Season. 

“We have an incredible 37 cars on the grid, and our pre-season test, the Prologue, proved that nothing can be guaranteed in terms of the competition throughout the field. 

“We have so many things for our fans to see and do, including some great new Augmented Reality and Interactive entertainments, we really look forward to welcoming fans from not just Belgium but also the Netherlands, France, Luxembourg, the UK and beyond. 

“With the support of our partner, Total, we are convinced this year’s edition – the first of two in the Super Season – will be the best yet.” 

Belgium ready to kick start WEC Super Season

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Since the entry list for the opening round of the WEC Super Season was announced, the Prologue has been and gone and the final pieces of the jigsaw puzzle have now fallen into place for the driver line ups of the 25 different teams.  A WEC record-breaking 37 cars (24 Hours of Le Mans events excepted) will line up for the start of the Belgian race with 10 cars in LMP1, 8 in LMP2, 10 in LMGTE Pro and 9 in LMGTE Am.

Liste des engagés des Total 6 Heures de Spa-Francorchamps : nouvelles confirmations Depuis l'annonce de la liste des engagés de la manche d'ouverture de la Super Saison du Championnat du Monde d'Endurance FIA (WEC), le Prologue a eu lieu et les dernières pièces du puzzle des équipages des 25 écuries présentes se sont mises en place.  La grille de départ de cette première course de la Super Saison affiche un nombre record (à l'exception des 24 Heures du Mans) de 37 engagés : 10 voitures en LMP1, 8 en LMP2, 10 en LMGTE Pro et 9 en LMGTE Am.

All eyes turn towards Spa for Super Season opener Entertainment guaranteed....   As well as the action on track throughout Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the WEC Fan Area will have free entertainment for everybody and fascinating new activities for everyone this year.  New for this Super Season are VA (Augmented Reality) experiences which you can find everywhere in the paddock! 360° videos of the garages, pictures of drivers, maps, timetable -> on site practical information, or even a selfie with your favourite driver…go on, give it a try!

Spa au printemps ! L'équation parfaite du week-end de course ! Divertissements garantis...  En plus de l'action en piste du jeudi au samedi, la Fan Area WEC offrira des animations gratuites pour tous, et chacun pourra découvrir de nouvelles activités passionnantes.  Une nouveauté pour cette Super Saison : l'expérience de la Réalité Augmentée, que vous pourrez découvrir où que vous soyez dans le paddock ! Des vidéos à 360° des garages, les informations pratiques de l’événement, et vous pourrez même prendre un selfie avec votre pilote favori... Laissez-vous tenter par ce voyage inédit !

Updated Entry List for Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps

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Ticketing opens for Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps! Eau Rouge, Blanchimont, Pouhon, La Source…names which mean only one thing – ticketing for the Total 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps is open and it’s time to plan your trip!  The opening round of the FIA WEC Super Season, which takes place on Saturday 5 May, promises to be an historic occasion for many reasons: the start of the ‘transition’ season which sees the WEC place the 24 Hours of Le Mans as its final round; the traditional dress rehearsal for the greatest race of them all; and – in 2018 – the first time that the competitors will be able to measure up against each other on track at this driver and fan favourite venue.  The LMP classes - 2017 in facts and figures With 50 FIA World Endurance Championship races complete, here’s a brief overview of some key statistics for the LMP classes.  It was Porsche’s third consecutive Manufacturers’ world championship, and Porsche LMP Team took three consecutive Le Mans outright victories plus its drivers won the World Endurance Championship title on three occasions.  Since the Porsche 919 Hybrid’s debut in 2014, the tally from 34 races was 17 wins with 7 of them being 1-2 victories. In addition, 20 pole positions and 13 fastest race laps were marked in the history books The GTE classes - facts and figures from 2017 Across GTE Pro and Am, 37 wins for Aston Martin and 35 for Ferrari...here's the lowdown on the GTE classes after the 2017 season. A fantastic season for Ferrari’s James Calado and Alessandro Pier Guidi led the Prancing Horse to a 5th GTE Manufacturers’ title and 3rd Drivers Championship…but this year was different as both were official FIA World Championship titles.   AF Corse’s No.51 crew, together with No.71’s Davide Rigon and Sam Bird, took 5 wins, 6 podiums and 4 poles.  Read all about the GTE manufacturers, teams and drivers HERE or find the French version HERE Rebellion Racing aiming to return to LMP1 in 2018 with super-strong line up! 2017 LMP2 Champions, Rebellion Racing, are aiming to return to the FIA World Endurance Championship for the Super Season in the LMP1 category, just one year after leaving it.  The Swiss team will apply for entry for two cars which will be in the hands of some well-known WEC faces who combine to form an impressively talented driver line up.  2017 LMP2 Driver Champion Bruno Senna (BR) and Rebellion regular Mathias Beche (CH) return to the team and will be joined by Neel Jani (CH) who started his endurance career with the team nine years ago, and former FIA WEC champion and Le Mans winner André Lotterer (DE).  After making his debut for Rebellion at Petit Le Mans in the USA in October this year, Gustavo Menezes (US) is also announced as part of the crew for the 2018-2019 Super Season. WEC 2017 Rookie of the year Thomas Laurent (FR) will bring his energy and youth to the experienced line up following an amazing first season in the WEC with Jackie Chan DC Racing.  No details have yet been revealed about the cars Rebellion Racing propose to compete with, which will be revealed at the Geneva International Motor Show in March.

Tickets on sale for start of Super Season; 2017 in facts and figures

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Following the second round of the 2017 FIA WEC, here's a roundup of who is leading which points table as the competitors head towards the double-points-scoring 24 Hours of Le Mans.

LMP1 – Toyota takes the lead 

Toyota’s success at the WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps last weekend has not only given the Japanese manufacturer the lead in the Manufacturers’ World Championship standings, 8.5 points ahead of Porsche, but also a very positive boost as the team goes forward to the third round of the FIA World Endurance Championship, the 24 Hours of Le Mans. 

The win for the No.8 Toyota TS050 HYBRID crew of Sébastien Buemi-Anthony Davidson-Kazuki Nakajima means they now have a 17-point lead in the World Endurance Drivers Championship over the No.2 Porsche line up of Brendon Hartley-Timo Bernhard-Earl Bamber. Third in the standings are Porsche’s André Lotterer-Neel Jani-Nick Tandy on 28 points. 

World Championship and class points classifications after Spa

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