2015 6 Hours of Silverstone

The Silverstone Circuit

The 2015 6 Hours of Silverstone was an endurance sports car racing event held at the Silverstone Circuit near Silverstone, England on 10–12 April 2015. The event served as the opening round of the 2015 World Endurance Championship. The race was won by the No. 7 Audi R18 e-tron quattro entered by Audi Sport Team Joest.

Qualifying

Qualifying result

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

Pos	Class	Team	Average Time	Grid
1	LMP1	No. 17 Porsche Team	1:39.721	1
2	LMP1	No. 18 Porsche Team	1:40.340	2
3	LMP1	No. 8 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:40.352	3
4	LMP1	No. 1 Toyota Racing	1:40.382	4
5	LMP1	No. 7 Audi Sport Team Joest	1:41.153	5
6	LMP1	No. 2 Toyota Racing	1:41.694	6
7	LMP2	No. 28 G-Drive Racing	1:48.021	7
8	LMP2	No. 26 G-Drive Racing	1:48.083	8
9	LMP2	No. 47 KCMG	1:49.389	9
10	LMP2	No. 36 Signatech Alpine	1:49.498	10
11	LMP1	No. 4 Team ByKolles	1:50.622	11
12	LMP2	No. 30 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:51.551	12
13	LMP2	No. 42 Strakka Racing	1:52.284	13
14	LMP2	No. 35 OAK Racing	1:53.457	14
15	LMP2	No. 31 Extreme Speed Motorsports	1:55.491	15
16	LMGTE Pro	No. 95 Aston Martin Racing	1:59.970	16
17	LMGTE Pro	No. 99 Aston Martin Racing V8	2:00.175	17
18	LMGTE Pro	No. 97 Aston Martin Racing	2:00.333	18
19	LMGTE Pro	No. 91 Porsche Team Manthey	2:00.651	19
20	LMGTE Pro	No. 51 AF Corse	2:00.701	20
21	LMGTE Pro	No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey	2:01.591	21
22	LMGTE Am	No. 98 Aston Martin Racing	2:01.998	22
23	LMGTE Pro	No. 71 AF Corse	2:02.156	23
24	LMGTE Am	No. 50 Larbre Compétition	2:02.937	24
25	LMGTE Am	No. 88 Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	2:03.134	25
26	LMGTE Am	No. 83 AF Corse	2:03.482	26
27	LMGTE Am	No. 72 SMP Racing	2:04.114	27
28	LMGTE Am	No. 96 Aston Martin Racing	2:05.050	28
29	LMGTE Am	No. 77 Dempsey Racing-Proton	2:06.024	29

Race

Race result

The minimum number of laps for classification (70% of the overall winning car's race distance) was 141 laps. Class winners in bold.^[2]

Pos	Class	No.	Team	Drivers	Chassis	Tyre	Laps
					Engine
1	LMP1	7	Audi Sport Team Joest	André Lotterer Marcel Fässler Benoît Tréluyer	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M	201
					Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
2	LMP1	18	Porsche Team	Marc Lieb Romain Dumas Neel Jani	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	201
					Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
3	LMP1	1	Toyota Racing	Anthony Davidson Sébastien Buemi Kazuki Nakajima	Toyota TS040 Hybrid	M	201
					Toyota 3.7 L V8
4	LMP1	2	Toyota Racing	Alexander Wurz Stéphane Sarrazin Mike Conway	Toyota TS040 Hybrid	M	200
					Toyota 3.7 L V8
5	LMP1	8	Audi Sport Team Joest	Loïc Duval Lucas di Grassi Oliver Jarvis	Audi R18 e-tron quattro	M	197
					Audi TDI 4.0 L Turbo Diesel V6
6	LMP2	26	G-Drive Racing	Roman Rusinov Julien Canal Sam Bird	Ligier JS P2	D	185
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
7	LMP2	28	G-Drive Racing	Gustavo Yacamán Ricardo González Pipo Derani	Ligier JS P2	D	184
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
8	LMP2	42	Strakka Racing	Nick Leventis Jonny Kane Danny Watts	Strakka Dome S103	M	178
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
9	LMGTE Pro	51	AF Corse	Gianmaria Bruni Toni Vilander	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	172
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
10	LMGTE Pro	91	Porsche Team Manthey	Richard Lietz Michael Christensen	Porsche 911 RSR	M	172
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
11	LMGTE Pro	71	AF Corse	Davide Rigon James Calado	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	172
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
12	LMGTE Pro	95	Aston Martin Racing	Christoffer Nygaard Nicki Thiim Marco Sørensen	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	171
					Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
13	LMGTE Pro	97	Aston Martin Racing	Darren Turner Stefan Mücke	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	171
					Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
14	LMGTE Pro	99	Aston Martin Racing V8	Fernando Rees Alex MacDowall Richie Stanaway	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	171
					Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
15	LMGTE Pro	92	Porsche Team Manthey	Patrick Pilet Frédéric Makowiecki	Porsche 911 RSR	M	170
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
16	LMGTE Am	98	Aston Martin Racing	Paul Dalla Lana Pedro Lamy Mathias Lauda	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	168
					Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
17	LMGTE Am	83	AF Corse	François Perrodo Emmanuel Collard Rui Águas	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	168
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
18	LMGTE Am	72	SMP Racing	Viktor Shaitar Aleksey Basov Andrea Bertolini	Ferrari 458 Italia GT2	M	168
					Ferrari 4.5 L V8
19	LMP2	47	KCMG	Matthew Howson Richard Bradley Nick Tandy	Oreca 05	D	167
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
20	LMGTE Am	96	Aston Martin Racing	Roald Goethe Stuart Hall Francesco Castellacci	Aston Martin V8 Vantage GTE	M	166
					Aston Martin 4.5 L V8
21	LMGTE Am	88	Abu Dhabi-Proton Racing	Christian Ried Klaus Bachler Khalded Al Qubaisi	Porsche 911 RSR	M	166
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
22	LMP2	35	OAK Racing	Jacques Nicolet Jean-Marc Merlin Erik Maris	Ligier JS P2	D	165
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
23	LMGTE Am	77	Dempsey Racing-Proton	Patrick Dempsey Patrick Long Marco Seefried	Porsche 911 RSR	M	165
					Porsche 4.0 L Flat-6
24	LMP2	31	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Ed Brown David Brabham Jon Fogarty	HPD ARX-03b	D	165
					Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6
25	LMGTE Am	50	Larbre Compétition	Gianluca Roda Paolo Ruberti Kristian Poulsen	Chevrolet Corvette C7.R	M	160
					Chevrolet 5.5 L V8
DNF	LMP1	4	Team ByKolles	Simon Trummer Vitantonio Liuzzi Christian Klien	CLM P1/01	M	116
					AER P60 Turbo V6
DNF	LMP1	17	Porsche Team	Timo Bernhard Brendon Hartley Mark Webber	Porsche 919 Hybrid	M	44
					Porsche 2.0 L Turbo V4
DNF	LMP2	36	Signatech Alpine	Nelson Panciatici Paul-Loup Chatin Vincent Capillaire	Alpine A450b	D	20
					Nissan VK45DE 4.5 L V8
EX	LMP2	30	Extreme Speed Motorsports	Scott Sharp Ryan Dalziel David Heinemeier Hansson	HPD ARX-03b	D	183
					Honda HR28TT 2.8 L Turbo V6

References

1. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Qualifying Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
2. "FIA WEC 6 Hours of Silverstone Race Final Classification" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015.